[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 14, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H612-H616]
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CONDEMNING RAPE AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE COMMITTED BY HAMAS IN ITS WAR
AGAINST ISRAEL
Mr. SELF. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and agree to the
resolution (H. Res. 966) condemning rape and sexual violence committed
by Hamas in its war against Israel.
The Clerk read the title of the resolution.
The text of the resolution is as follows:
H. Res. 966
Whereas, on October 7, 2023, Hamas terrorists infiltrated
Israel and brutally murdered 1,200 men, women, and children,
injured thousands, and took 240 hostages including babies and
children;
Whereas Israeli police have gathered thousands of
testimonies from eyewitnesses of Hamas violence on October 7,
2023, including countless instances of rape, gang rape,
sexual mutilation, and other forms of sexual violence, and
are continuing to gather evidence;
Whereas photographic evidence, forensic medical units, and
morgue workers have identified bodies subjected to mutilation
and trauma consistent with sexual assault and rape, including
shattered pelvises;
Whereas eyewitness accounts from survivors of the attacks
and Hamas body camera footage in Israel's southern
communities and the Nova music festival in Re'im document
gang rape and genital mutilation;
Whereas terrorists captured by Israeli security forces
admitted they had been ordered by Hamas leaders to carry out
sexual violence against Israeli civilians;
Whereas it has been reported that many victims of rape and
sexual assault on October 7th, were murdered by the Hamas
perpetrators and are unable to provide testimony;
Whereas released Israeli hostages have reported instances
of sexual assault or abuse that occurred while held hostage
by Hamas;
Whereas Israel's police, in coordination with Shin Bet,
Israel's internal security service, has launched
investigations to build cases on charges of mass murder,
rape, torture, and bodily mutilation of civilians during the
Hamas attacks;
Whereas human rights lawyers, criminologists, and
researchers leading the ``Israeli Civil Commission on October
7th Crimes by Hamas against Women and Children'' have
concluded that Hamas terrorists ``weaponized violence against
women'' to inflict physical and psychological trauma;
Whereas rape and sexual violence have, throughout history,
been used as weapons of war around the world to terrorize and
subvert populations;
Whereas rape and sexual violence have serious and difficult
mental, physical, and emotional impacts on victims, their
families, and communities; and
Whereas some international bodies have been slow to condemn
Hamas brutal actions on October 7th, and in some cases,
failed to explicitly mention instances of sexual and gender-
based violence against women: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) condemns all rape and forms of sexual violence as
weapons of war, including those acts committed by Hamas
terrorists on and since October 7th;
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(2) calls on all nations to criminalize rape and sexual
assault, and hold accountable all perpetrators of sexual
violence, including state and non-state armed groups;
(3) calls on all international bodies to unequivocally
condemn the barbaric murder, rape, sexual assault, and
kidnapping by Hamas and other terrorists on and since October
7th, and hold accountable all perpetrators;
(4) reaffirms the United States Government's support for
independent, impartial investigations of rape and sexual
violence committed by Hamas on and since October 7th; and
(5) reaffirms its commitment to supporting survivors of
rape and sexual violence, including those brutalized on and
since October 7.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from
Texas (Mr. Self) and the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. Manning)
each will control 20 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Texas.
General Leave
Mr. SELF. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may
have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and
include extraneous material on this measure.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentleman from Texas?
There was no objection.
Mr. SELF. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H. Res. 966. On October 7, Israel
suffered one of the worst days in its history as over 1,200 innocent
people were slaughtered in cold blood and more than 220 people taken
hostage.
In the days following the initial attack, Israeli police began
gathering evidence of the atrocities committed that day.
Since then, eyewitnesses from survivors and captured terrorists have
confirmed that Hamas terrorists were ordered and encouraged to commit
disgusting acts of sexual violence against Israeli civilians.
These gruesome assaults did not end on October 7. The Hamas
terrorists that perpetuated this attack dragged innocent men, women,
and children away from their families into dark, cold, underground
tunnels where they were kept hostage in brutal conditions.
Only recently has it become clear what kind of horrors the hostage
faced in their captivity. Survivors have described the awful conditions
they were kept in and the abuse they suffered underground, including
instances of rape and sexual abuse.
The U.N. and other international bodies have glossed over these
atrocities and failed to fully condemn Hamas for its rape and sexual
assault, despite purporting to stand for human rights.
Today, we will unequivocally condemn sexual violence as a weapon of
war by Hamas and all other depraved aggressors.
I thank Congresswoman Frankel for introducing this resolution, which
I am proud to support and which deserves our unanimous support.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. MANNING. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H. Res. 966
condemning rape and sexual violence committed by Hamas in its war
against Israel, and I yield myself such time as I may consume.
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I was proud to join my dear friend and colleague, Representative Lois
Frankel of Florida--one of the strongest champions for the rights of
women and girls around the world--in introducing this important,
bipartisan resolution.
I am also grateful to our colleagues, Representatives Mario Diaz-
Balart and Jen Kiggans for their leadership and commitment to raising
awareness of the sexual and gender-based violence committed against
Israeli women.
Mr. Speaker, on October 7, Hamas terrorists invaded Israel, going
house to house, murdering civilians, executing parents in front of
their children, and massacring hundreds of young people at a music
festival. In addition to the 1,200 people Hamas killed that day, it
took an estimated 250 innocent civilians into Gaza, including women and
children.
Since that day, we have only begun to understand the full scale of
the horrific sexual violence that Hamas used as a weapon of war against
Israeli women in its attack.
Just this morning, I heard firsthand testimony of witnesses and saw
photographs of Israeli women of all ages who were raped, mutilated,
brutalized, burned, and killed in horrific and unimaginable ways. Every
day, more and more evidence is surfacing of the widespread and
deliberate sexual violence that is almost unspeakable in its brutality.
This weaponized sexual violence should shock the conscience of the
entire world. Despite all the evidence, however, some have minimized or
outright denied the fact that Hamas used rape as a weapon of war on
October 7.
The collective silence about this heinous sexual violence from groups
around the world who purport to stand up for women's rights has been
devastating--groups including UN Women, which took months to issue a
statement clearly condemning these despicable acts as evil.
We are here today because we cannot and will not allow these horrific
crimes to be denied. We must confront the terrible reality of what
Hamas did in these attacks and the trauma inflicted on so many women
and men.
That is why this resolution unequivocally condemns these atrocities,
calls on all international bodies to denounce them, and reaffirms that
the U.S. House of Representatives stands with these victims just like
we stand with all women who are survivors of rape and sexual violence.
We remain deeply concerned for the women who are still among the
hostages being held by Hamas. There is deep concern that these women
are continuing to be sexually abused and may be pregnant. This House
and this Congress must continue to do everything we can to get every
single one of the remaining hostages released and home to their
families.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. SELF. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from New
Jersey (Mr. Van Drew).
Mr. VAN DREW. Mr. Speaker, on October 7, 2023, Hamas infiltrated
Israel and brutally attacked and murdered thousands of men, women,
children, and babies, taking 240 hostages, including those that were so
unbelievably innocent.
Women were beaten. Women were raped. They were paraded around covered
in blood. Some were so brutally raped that their pelvises were broken.
They begged for mercy, but none was given. They begged to die, but
Hamas would not allow that until they were first dehumanized, beaten,
and raped.
Hamas celebrated. They celebrated, and they took photos and videos of
these horrific crimes. Families were forced to watch videos of their
loved ones, their daughters, their babies, their wives, their mothers
being brutalized, raped, and killed. Babies were decapitated. They were
put in ovens.
This was not a military operation. Hamas is not a military group.
They are not freedom fighters. They are not fighting against
oppression. They are nothing more than the face of evil.
This vote is not complicated. You can vote to stand against rape,
torture, and murder of women. You can vote to stop the innocent from
being harmed. You can vote to stand alongside those who committed these
horrific, evil crimes, or you can vote to say that it is awful.
It is up to the men and women in this Chamber. It is a simple choice.
Every single Member of Congress should acknowledge that these actions
are despicable, barbaric, disgusting, and evil. Every single Member of
Congress should stand on this House floor and vote to condemn these
violent acts and show your support for the innocent victims of these
terrorists. Every single Member of Congress must stand on the right
side of history.
I stand with Israel. I stand with these women, with these babies, and
with these mothers. I hope that we all do.
Ms. MANNING. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentlewoman from
Florida (Ms. Lois Frankel), my friend, the chair of the Democratic
Women's Caucus, the co-chair of the Bipartisan Women, Peace, and
Security Caucus, and the author of this resolution.
Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I am rising today not only
as a Member of this Congress but as a mother and a grandmother.
Mr. Speaker, there are some subjects that are so difficult to talk
about, but it is our responsibility to do so.
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Today, we shine a light on something very terrible: sexual violence
used as a weapon of war. Today, our usually divided House, with the
support of our Speaker, the Democratic leaders, and my friends, Kathy
Manning, Mario Diaz-Balart, and Jen Kiggans, are presenting with 200--
let me repeat that, 200--cosponsors from both sides of the aisle, from
all philosophical bents, a bipartisan resolution condemning sexual
violence as a weapon of war and Hamas' despicable acts of rape and
sexual violence in its war against Israel.
I send a special shout-out to my good friend from Florida, Mario
Diaz-Balart, for his exceptional leadership for standing up for Israel
and for the girls and women of this world.
Mr. Speaker, today we mark 131 days since October 7 when Hamas
terrorists attacked Israel, mercilessly killed 1,200 people, tortured
and maimed thousands of others, taking 240 hostages.
War is never nice, but some actions in war are so awful and so devoid
of humanity, they are considered crimes.
Hamas terrorists' actions on October 7 and continuing are almost too
difficult to speak about--raping, mutilating, burning, and assaulting
victims to inflict physical and psychological pain, unleashing trauma
that continues to plague a grieving Israel.
This is what Raz Cohen, a survivor who witnessed Hamas' brutal
rampage remembers. He said that five men came out of a van. They
captured a woman, ripping off her clothes as they formed a circle
around her. One raped her and killed her with a knife. Then he raped
her again. He said that he still remembers her voice, screams without
words--while Hamas just laughed.
Raz' story is just one account of the widespread, unimaginable crimes
Hamas committed.
A well-known Israeli activist and actress, Noa Tishby, put it this
way, saying that these rapes were not spontaneous. They were planned.
They were calculated. In fact, they were a priority.
In their interrogations, captured Hamas terrorists calmly shared
their orders to soil the women. They gang-raped women to death. They
shot them in the head while they were raping them. They stabbed them
and shot them while raping them. They raped them next to bodies of
those who already had been slaughtered. They sliced off their breasts.
First responders found bodies with nails driven inside girls' vaginas.
Mr. Speaker, together with colleagues, I recently met with the
parents of two young women kidnapped by Hamas. They are 19 and 20 years
old. They are both musicians. They, along with 20 other young women,
are feared to be held captive underground in Gaza where air and food
are scarce and abuse is abundant.
They have been there 131 days.
It is excruciating to imagine the horrors they are experiencing each
day and the emotional torture of their families.
We must bring these hostages home now.
Shockingly and alarmingly, Hamas' brutal violence has been met with a
shrug from many corners of the world. Some even deny it.
Sexual violence as a weapon of war has been used throughout history
and around the world to terrorize and traumatize victims, but that
doesn't make it okay. It must never be normalized.
Our resolution makes it clear: Sexual violence is a crime against
humanity. Our resolution condemns all rape and sexual violence as a
weapon of war, including those acts committed by Hamas. It calls on all
nations to criminalize rape and sexual assault. It calls on all
international bodies to condemn Hamas' barbaric actions. It reaffirms
our support for an independent investigation of rape and sexual
violence committed by Hamas and reaffirms our commitment to supporting
survivors of rape and sexual violence.
I urge all our Members to join us in supporting this important
amendment in a statement of humanity.
Mr. SELF. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. MANNING. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from
Michigan (Ms. Tlaib).
Ms. TLAIB. Mr. Speaker, all acts of sexual violence are horrific. We
should all be fighting to end it here at home and all around the world.
So, while the resolution on the floor today rightfully denounces any
sexual violence by Hamas, I am disturbed that it completely ignores and
erases any sexual violence and abuse committed by Israeli forces
against Palestinians, especially children.
War crimes cannot justify more war crimes. We must stand up for
everyone's safety and human rights, no matter their faith, no matter
their ethnicity.
There are numerous, well-documented reports of sexual violence,
including rape, committed by Israeli forces against Palestinians in
their custody; children detained and stripped to their underwear in
public for the world to see.
Mr. Speaker, I call your attention to a Haaretz article titled:
``Cigarette Burns, Beatings, Attempted Sexual Assault: Settlers and
Soldiers Abuse Palestinians,'' which can be found at: https://
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-10-21/ty-article-magazine/.premium/
beatings-burns-attempted-sexual-assault-settlers-and-soldiers-abused-
palestinians/0000018b-530f-d1d7-ab8b-7f5fca1d0000.
The U.N. and human rights groups have raised alarms for years, but
Congress did nothing. They never cared.
We all have a responsibility to denounce sexual violence in all
forms, regardless of who is responsible. This resolution falls well
short of that responsibility, Mr. Speaker.
Mr. SELF. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. MANNING. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from New
Jersey (Mr. Gottheimer).
Mr. GOTTHEIMER. Mr. Speaker, I thank Representative Manning for
yielding me time and for her leadership. I thank Representative Frankel
for her phenomenal leadership on this issue and so many other issues.
I rise today to urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to join
me in supporting a bipartisan resolution which forcefully condemns
Hamas' use of rape and sexual violence as weapons of war on and since
October 7.
On October 7, Hamas terrorists invaded Israel and committed horrific
and repulsive acts of violence, murder, and torture, including sexual
assault, rape, and genital mutilation on babies, children, women, men,
and the elderly, including Americans.
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These deliberate and targeted acts on civilians have been verified
through the testimony of first responders, eyewitness accounts, CCTV,
pictures, and forensic evidence. If that wasn't enough, Hamas
terrorists even recorded their acts using cameras and the phones of
their victims, and cheered and celebrated as they did it. Then, these
terrorists proceeded to post these videos online and send them to the
families of their victims, who they mutilated and murdered.
These terrorists didn't even try to cover up their heinous acts
because they wanted the world to know what they did. They wanted the
world to know what they think is an acceptable way to treat Jewish
people. Since then, they have promised more waves of violence and
second, third, and fourth October 7s. Who would do this?
As a Member of Congress, the House Intelligence Committee, and
someone who has traveled to Israel since October 7, I have seen these
gut-wrenching videos and heard the testimony of survivors of the
horrific acts of sexual violence and torture. These stories and images
will stay with me forever. I will never forget seeing them.
That is why I continue to wear this dog tag around my neck. It
symbolizes the hostages who are still being abused and held by Hamas
terrorists, including the Americans still kidnapped and all of those
who were victims on October 7 and experienced the most gruesome acts
imaginable.
Sexual violence, assault, and rape have no place in our world, and I
am shocked by those who continue to deny that these acts were used by
Hamas as weapons of war against innocent civilians on October 7.
There are those who equivocate about Hamas and the terrors they have
committed. There should be no equivocation. Any equivocation is
despicable. Hamas is designated by the United States of America as a
foreign terrorist organization. They are terrorists, period. There is
no argument to be had.
In the past, the biased United Nations and its affiliated
organizations have been quick to condemn acts of brutality, sexual
violence, and rape
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around the globe. However, the response from UN Women, whose job is to
defend and promote women's rights anywhere and everywhere, was
egregiously late. I cannot fathom why an organization that exists for
the sole purpose of advancing women's rights would hesitate, even a
single second, to condemn the use of rape as a weapon of terror. There
is no excuse.
There are those today who try to deny what Hamas did on October 7. We
see people constantly pumping misinformation on social media, including
TikTok, which is controlled by the Chinese Communist Government, to
further spew anti-Semitic, anti-Israel rhetoric and even denial of acts
of sexual violence perpetrated by Hamas terrorists. Sexual violence is
a recognized war crime that must always be condemned.
The silence and lies from those who continue to deny acts of sexual
violence perpetrated by Hamas terrorists and those who vote against
this resolution is unacceptable. To deny the events of October 7 is an
insult to the many victims of extreme sexual violence in Israel that
day and to those who remain hostage today, including Americans we must
bring home.
Mr. Speaker, today, my colleagues have a chance to recognize the
horrific sexual violence from Hamas terrorists on innocent civilians
131 days ago. I urge them all to vote for and help pass this bipartisan
resolution.
Ms. MANNING. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time for
the purpose of closing.
Mr. Speaker, I am grateful to my colleagues who have spoken out and
condemned the brutal sexual violence committed against Israeli women
and girls on October 7.
With the passage of this important bipartisan resolution, we send a
clear message that rape is wrong, the rape of Israeli women is wrong,
the rape of all those brutalized during war is wrong. It must be called
out, and it must be condemned. The United States stands firmly against
gender-based violence and sexual abuse of women by Hamas.
Once again, I thank Representative Lois Frankel for her extraordinary
leadership on this issue, and I urge all my colleagues to join me in
support of this bill.
Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. SELF. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.
Mr. Speaker, Hamas' barbaric attack on Israel on October 7 can never
be forgotten. The brutal torture, murder, and rape of innocents will
forever go down as one of the worst terrorist attacks in the world's
history. We, as the United States, must stand against the use of sexual
violence in any form as a weapon of war. We must continue to work for
the safe return of all remaining hostages.
It is essential that Congress stands united to show the world that we
will not turn a blind eye while terrorists slaughter, torture, and rape
innocents.
Mr. Speaker, I strongly support this resolution. I ask all of my
colleagues in this House to support it, and I yield back the balance of
my time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Murphy). The question is on the motion
offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Self) that the House suspend
the rules and agree to the resolution, H. Res. 966.
The question was taken.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds
being in the affirmative, the ayes have it.
Mr. SELF. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 15-
minute vote on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to H. Res. 966
will be followed by 5-minute votes on:
Ordering the previous question on House Resolution 1009;
Adoption of House Resolution 1009, if ordered;
Ordering the previous question on House Resolution 994;
Adoption of House Resolution 994, if ordered; and
The motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 3202.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 418,
nays 0, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 12, as follows:
[Roll No. 44]
YEAS--418
Adams
Aderholt
Aguilar
Alford
Allen
Allred
Amo
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Auchincloss
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Balint
Banks
Barr
Barragan
Bean (FL)
Beatty
Bentz
Bera
Bergman
Beyer
Bice
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (GA)
Bishop (NC)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Boebert
Bonamici
Bost
Bowman
Boyle (PA)
Brecheen
Brown
Brownley
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Budzinski
Burchett
Burgess
Burlison
Bush
Calvert
Cammack
Caraveo
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carey
Carl
Carson
Carter (GA)
Carter (LA)
Carter (TX)
Cartwright
Casar
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chavez-DeRemer
Cherfilus-McCormick
Ciscomani
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Cleaver
Cline
Cloud
Clyburn
Clyde
Cohen
Cole
Collins
Comer
Connolly
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crane
Crawford
Crenshaw
Crockett
Crow
Cuellar
Curtis
D'Esposito
Davids (KS)
Davidson
Davis (IL)
Davis (NC)
De La Cruz
Dean (PA)
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Deluzio
DeSaulnier
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Dingell
Doggett
Donalds
Duarte
Duncan
Dunn (FL)
Edwards
Ellzey
Emmer
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Estes
Evans
Ezell
Fallon
Feenstra
Ferguson
Finstad
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fletcher
Flood
Foster
Foushee
Foxx
Frankel, Lois
Franklin, Scott
Frost
Fry
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallego
Garamendi
Garbarino
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Garcia, Mike
Garcia, Robert
Gimenez
Golden (ME)
Goldman (NY)
Gomez
Gonzales, Tony
Gonzalez, Vicente
Good (VA)
Gosar
Gottheimer
Granger
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Green, Al (TX)
Greene (GA)
Griffith
Grijalva
Guest
Guthrie
Hageman
Harder (CA)
Harris
Harshbarger
Hayes
Hern
Higgins (LA)
Hill
Himes
Hinson
Horsford
Houchin
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hoyle (OR)
Hudson
Huffman
Huizenga
Hunt
Issa
Ivey
Jackson (IL)
Jackson (NC)
Jackson (TX)
Jackson Lee
Jacobs
James
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Kamlager-Dove
Kaptur
Kean (NJ)
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
Khanna
Kiggans (VA)
Kildee
Kiley
Kilmer
Kim (CA)
Kim (NJ)
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster
Kustoff
LaHood
LaLota
Lamborn
Landsman
Langworthy
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Latta
LaTurner
Lawler
Lee (CA)
Lee (FL)
Lee (NV)
Lee (PA)
Leger Fernandez
Lesko
Letlow
Levin
Lieu
Lofgren
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Luna
Luttrell
Lynch
Magaziner
Malliotakis
Maloy
Mann
Manning
Massie
Mast
Matsui
McBath
McCaul
McClain
McClellan
McClintock
McCollum
McCormick
McGarvey
McGovern
McHenry
Meeks
Menendez
Meng
Meuser
Mfume
Miller (IL)
Miller (OH)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Mills
Molinaro
Moolenaar
Mooney
Moore (AL)
Moore (UT)
Moore (WI)
Moran
Morelle
Moskowitz
Moulton
Mrvan
Mullin
Murphy
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Nehls
Newhouse
Nickel
Norcross
Norman
Nunn (IA)
Obernolte
Ocasio-Cortez
Ogles
Owens
Pallone
Palmer
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Pelosi
Peltola
Pence
Perez
Perry
Peters
Pettersen
Pfluger
Pingree
Pocan
Porter
Posey
Pressley
Quigley
Ramirez
Raskin
Reschenthaler
Rodgers (WA)
Rogers (AL)
Rose
Rosendale
Ross
Rouzer
Roy
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rutherford
Ryan
Salinas
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scalise
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Scholten
Schrier
Schweikert
Scott (VA)
Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Self
Sessions
Sewell
Sherman
Sherrill
Simpson
Slotkin
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Smucker
Sorensen
Soto
Spanberger
Stansbury
Stanton
Stauber
Steel
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stevens
Strickland
Strong
Swalwell
Sykes
Takano
Tenney
Thanedar
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Timmons
Titus
Tokuda
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Trone
Turner
Underwood
Valadao
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Van Orden
Vargas
Vasquez
Veasey
Velazquez
Wagner
Walberg
Waltz
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Wexton
Wild
Williams (GA)
Williams (NY)
Wilson (FL)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Yakym
Zinke
ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1
Tlaib
NOT VOTING--12
Chu
Gallagher
Gooden (TX)
Grothman
LaMalfa
Mace
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Omar
Phillips
Rogers (KY)
Salazar
Spartz
Williams (TX)
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Messrs. SCHWEIKERT and THANEDAR changed their vote from ``nay'' to
``yea.''
So (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the rules were suspended and
the resolution was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
Stated for:
Mr. GROTHMAN. Mr. Speaker, had I been present, I would have voted
``yea'' on rollcall No. 44.
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