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formal | law and order | null | racist | Violent Crime Madam President, on another matter, last week in my hometown of Louisville, I sat down with law enforcement officials and local leaders to discuss our skyrocketing rate of violent crime. The participants came from a wide variety of backgrounds, but everybody agreed murders, shootings, robberies, carjackings, and overdoses are simply out of control. Louisville recorded 188 homicides in 2021, an alltime record. Twenty-four of the victims were children. Just recently an anti-gun, anti-police activist made national headlines when he tried to assassinate a Jewish Democratic Louisville mayoral candidate. Jefferson County saw more than 500 drug overdose deaths last year, hundreds more than in years before the pandemic. These problems are literally overwhelming the city's coroners. One expert I met with said that violent crime has stolen more years of potential life from Louisville than the pandemic. Carjackings are up over 200 percent in the last 2 years. We now average more than one carjacking every 48 hours. Folks on the ground say they are also seeing nonfatal shootings and gang activity increasing. This crime spree is coming from the tiny minority of Louisville residents. One half of 1 percent of the population manages to commit an outright majority of all the city's violent crime. That is possible in large part because many are let out back on the street within days of their arrests. Of course, this isn't just a Louisville problem. We have seen violent crime soar nationwide since the far left's national anti-police and anti-law enforcement campaign that began back in 2020. Cities everywhere are under siege. Here in Washington, in broad daylight just yesterday, there was literally an armed robbery right outside the headquarters of the FBI. Polls show 69 percent of Louisville residents oppose--oppose--the ``defund the police'' movement and 66 percent want more police in their neighborhoods. But many Democrats are still unwilling to openly call for law and order in our streets. As a result, police officials say their officers feel under siege. They are worried politicians will not have their back. Another huge factor is President Biden's failure to secure our borders. I was told at last week's roundtable that every bit of deadly heroin and fentanyl in our city streets now comes across our southern border. As long as this administration neglects to enforce our laws, every State becomes a border State. We need to secure the border and stop narcotics flooding our neighborhoods. We need officials at all levels to back the blue, crack down on crime, and re-establish law and order. But the Biden administration gives us just the opposite. They nominated and confirmed a Supreme Court Justice who argued that COVID justified early release for every single prisoner in Washington, DC. Just yesterday, the President issued a giant catalog of pardons and commutations, cutting sentences after sentence after sentence, particularly for convicted drug criminals. They never miss an opportunity to send the wrong signal. And until Federal, State, and local Democrats get with the program, innocent people in Louisville and across the country will continue to suffer. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-04-27-pt1-PgS2175 | null | 4,300 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Violent Crime Madam President, on another matter, last week in my hometown of Louisville, I sat down with law enforcement officials and local leaders to discuss our skyrocketing rate of violent crime. The participants came from a wide variety of backgrounds, but everybody agreed murders, shootings, robberies, carjackings, and overdoses are simply out of control. Louisville recorded 188 homicides in 2021, an alltime record. Twenty-four of the victims were children. Just recently an anti-gun, anti-police activist made national headlines when he tried to assassinate a Jewish Democratic Louisville mayoral candidate. Jefferson County saw more than 500 drug overdose deaths last year, hundreds more than in years before the pandemic. These problems are literally overwhelming the city's coroners. One expert I met with said that violent crime has stolen more years of potential life from Louisville than the pandemic. Carjackings are up over 200 percent in the last 2 years. We now average more than one carjacking every 48 hours. Folks on the ground say they are also seeing nonfatal shootings and gang activity increasing. This crime spree is coming from the tiny minority of Louisville residents. One half of 1 percent of the population manages to commit an outright majority of all the city's violent crime. That is possible in large part because many are let out back on the street within days of their arrests. Of course, this isn't just a Louisville problem. We have seen violent crime soar nationwide since the far left's national anti-police and anti-law enforcement campaign that began back in 2020. Cities everywhere are under siege. Here in Washington, in broad daylight just yesterday, there was literally an armed robbery right outside the headquarters of the FBI. Polls show 69 percent of Louisville residents oppose--oppose--the ``defund the police'' movement and 66 percent want more police in their neighborhoods. But many Democrats are still unwilling to openly call for law and order in our streets. As a result, police officials say their officers feel under siege. They are worried politicians will not have their back. Another huge factor is President Biden's failure to secure our borders. I was told at last week's roundtable that every bit of deadly heroin and fentanyl in our city streets now comes across our southern border. As long as this administration neglects to enforce our laws, every State becomes a border State. We need to secure the border and stop narcotics flooding our neighborhoods. We need officials at all levels to back the blue, crack down on crime, and re-establish law and order. But the Biden administration gives us just the opposite. They nominated and confirmed a Supreme Court Justice who argued that COVID justified early release for every single prisoner in Washington, DC. Just yesterday, the President issued a giant catalog of pardons and commutations, cutting sentences after sentence after sentence, particularly for convicted drug criminals. They never miss an opportunity to send the wrong signal. And until Federal, State, and local Democrats get with the program, innocent people in Louisville and across the country will continue to suffer. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-04-27-pt1-PgS2175 | null | 4,301 |
formal | secure the border | null | anti-Latino | Violent Crime Madam President, on another matter, last week in my hometown of Louisville, I sat down with law enforcement officials and local leaders to discuss our skyrocketing rate of violent crime. The participants came from a wide variety of backgrounds, but everybody agreed murders, shootings, robberies, carjackings, and overdoses are simply out of control. Louisville recorded 188 homicides in 2021, an alltime record. Twenty-four of the victims were children. Just recently an anti-gun, anti-police activist made national headlines when he tried to assassinate a Jewish Democratic Louisville mayoral candidate. Jefferson County saw more than 500 drug overdose deaths last year, hundreds more than in years before the pandemic. These problems are literally overwhelming the city's coroners. One expert I met with said that violent crime has stolen more years of potential life from Louisville than the pandemic. Carjackings are up over 200 percent in the last 2 years. We now average more than one carjacking every 48 hours. Folks on the ground say they are also seeing nonfatal shootings and gang activity increasing. This crime spree is coming from the tiny minority of Louisville residents. One half of 1 percent of the population manages to commit an outright majority of all the city's violent crime. That is possible in large part because many are let out back on the street within days of their arrests. Of course, this isn't just a Louisville problem. We have seen violent crime soar nationwide since the far left's national anti-police and anti-law enforcement campaign that began back in 2020. Cities everywhere are under siege. Here in Washington, in broad daylight just yesterday, there was literally an armed robbery right outside the headquarters of the FBI. Polls show 69 percent of Louisville residents oppose--oppose--the ``defund the police'' movement and 66 percent want more police in their neighborhoods. But many Democrats are still unwilling to openly call for law and order in our streets. As a result, police officials say their officers feel under siege. They are worried politicians will not have their back. Another huge factor is President Biden's failure to secure our borders. I was told at last week's roundtable that every bit of deadly heroin and fentanyl in our city streets now comes across our southern border. As long as this administration neglects to enforce our laws, every State becomes a border State. We need to secure the border and stop narcotics flooding our neighborhoods. We need officials at all levels to back the blue, crack down on crime, and re-establish law and order. But the Biden administration gives us just the opposite. They nominated and confirmed a Supreme Court Justice who argued that COVID justified early release for every single prisoner in Washington, DC. Just yesterday, the President issued a giant catalog of pardons and commutations, cutting sentences after sentence after sentence, particularly for convicted drug criminals. They never miss an opportunity to send the wrong signal. And until Federal, State, and local Democrats get with the program, innocent people in Louisville and across the country will continue to suffer. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-04-27-pt1-PgS2175 | null | 4,302 |
formal | echo | null | antisemitic | Ulysses S. Grant Madam President, I know the vote is imminent, but I wanted to also echo his words on Ulysses S. Grant. History was not always kind to Grant, as a general and as a President. With the publication of Ron Chernow's book on Grant, many of us and many historians and many citizens changed their views on Grant as a very important general and a very important President, who did mostly the right things on race after the Civil War. And if he could have served another term or two, our country would look very different, in terms of race and in terms of the structure, in terms of the Black codes and Jim Crow and structural racism that we have seen in this country. I just wanted to call to the Senate's attention, Senator Blunt and I have a resolution--it may be hotlined later today, I believe--in commendation, thanking President Grant, honoring the life and legacy of U.S. Grant and the commemoration of his 200th birthday. So I also wanted to add those comments. I suggest the absence of a quorum. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-04-27-pt1-PgS2178-2 | null | 4,303 |
formal | thugs | null | racist | Tribute to Lieutenant Kristen Trindle Madam President, America's retreat from Afghanistan was a dark chapter for our country. We all remember the terrible scenes of desperate people clinging to the undersides of planes, of Taliban thugs beating innocent people, and most tragically of all, the 13 flag-draped remains of brave American service men and women killed by an ISIS suicide bomb. We will never forget those tragic events. They are grim reminders about the wages of weakness in Washington. But for every act of cowardice in Washington, for every act of evil by our enemies, there was an act of even greater bravery by our troops. As they always do, America's heroes redeem even the most forlorn missions through extraordinary action. I would like to recognize one of our Nation's heroes today. Navy LT Kristen Trindle is a member of my team in the Senate, where she does excellent work as my deputy national security adviser, after starting 6 years ago as my intern. I know that Lieutenant Trindle would be too humble to sit beside me today if she had any idea about what I am going to say. But last year she took a leave of absence from her Senate duties to deploy with the Navy Reserves. That deployment took her to Kabul, the eye of the storm. Lieutenant Trindle served as aide-de-camp to the general in charge of evacuation. Their mission: to save as many Americans and Afghan allies as possible from the advancing Taliban. Lieutenant Trindle immediately proved her worth. For weeks, she was everywhere at once, creating on-the-fly methods to screen evacuees, coordinating evacuation efforts with counterparts from four countries--even helping orphans in the chaos of the Kabul airport. Those actions alone would have been worthy of commendation, but Lieutenant Trindle went above and beyond the call of duty. She volunteered to leave the relative safety of headquarters to lead a clandestine extraction team charged with finding and recovering Americans and Afghan allies. These dangerous rescue missions often required Lieutenant Trindle to go outside the wire to rescue highly vulnerable evacuees. She executed these missions in the dead of night, despite confirmed threats, within sight of the enemy. Armed Taliban fighters were regularly within 100 yards of her position, beating and whipping civilians and menacing Americans. Lieutenant Trindle was unfazed by this danger. She carried on with her mission. Lieutenant Trindle and her team rescued an astounding 961 Americans and Afghan allies. That group included young kids, pregnant women, injured civilians, as well as high-ranking generals, helicopter pilots, translators--even an Afghan Supreme Court justice. Suffice it to say, many of these evacuees would be in jail, or worse, if Lieutenant Trindle and her team hadn't been there. At this time, my staff in Washington and Arkansas were working around the clock to evacuate American citizens. Two of those Americans, a married couple, had visited Afghanistan for a wedding right before being trapped behind enemy lines. They made a harrowing journey through Taliban checkpoints to reach Kabul, where they got stuck for days, unable to get to the airport. They called my office's evacuation hotline for help, and we guided them as far as we could--to the chaos of the airport gate--while we updated the coordination cell just beyond the barricade. Suddenly, Lieutenant Trindle appeared. You can find the cell phone videos of that nighttime rescue online. The Americans were screaming for help. The Taliban fighters were savagely attacking civilians nearby. Then, over the roar and din of the crowd came the calm, resolute voice of Lieutenant Trindle, saying, ``She's with me.'' That couple is now home in America, in safety. Lieutenant Trindle was with them. The Nation has awarded Lieutenant Trindle the Bronze Star for her actions during the evacuation. I had the great honor of presenting that medal to her earlier today. As the official account of Lieutenant Trindle's actions note, she ``achieved 100% mission success in the face of unparalleled chaos.'' I would add that Lieutenant Trindle met ``unparalleled chaos'' with unparalleled courage. She deserves every bit this high honor, and she deserves her country's sincere gratitude. Thank you very much, Kristen. I yield the floor. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-04-27-pt1-PgS2178 | null | 4,304 |
formal | Federal Reserve | null | antisemitic | Federal Reserve | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-04-27-pt1-PgS2180 | null | 4,305 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, Louisville, KY, makes its mark on American life as the host of the Kentucky Derby, the producer of the iconic Louisville Slugger baseball bat, and a place to sample America's signature spirit, bourbon. Many Americans may not know that my hometown leaves its fingerprints on their lives in another way: as the home of the world's largest automated package handling facility, the UPS Worldport. This massive warehouse--at 5.2 million square feet, it is larger than the Mall of America--sorts millions of packages every day, speedily shipping them to consumers across the globe. It serves as the keystone of the vast UPS supply chain, linking consumers to businesses all over the country. Today, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring the retirement of one of the key figures in the Worldport's development, UPS Airlines president Brendan Canavan. To many, the UPS Worldport might seem like something out of a science fiction movie. Standing in the facility, you would be struck by the sheer scale of thousands of packages whirring about on a complicated system of conveyor belts, scanners, and lifts. This enormous warehouse sorts the average package in just 13 minutes. Human hands only touch packages twice. It is an amazing feat of modern technology and supply chain efficiency. It would take an extraordinarily visionary business leader to have planned and executed such a facility. Its scale and complexity are almost too vast to fathom. But Brendan Canavan moved to Louisville in 2004 and did just that. In only a few years, he helped turn Louisville into a global supply chain hub and brought new levels of speed to the process. Brendan knows so much about UPS's operations because he has performed many of them himself. While in college in his hometown of Philadelphia, he worked as a UPS loader and driver. He later stepped into management roles around the country, coming into leadership positions just as computer technology began to take a greater role in the supply chain logistics industry. As a rising star in the company, Brendan was tasked with the development of Louisville's Worldport facility in 2004. He came to our city and quickly got to work developing the warehouse, which now processes roughly 300 flights of UPS shipments every single day. For his outstanding work developing the Worldport, he was rewarded with greater and greater roles in UPS's leadership structure. By 2014, Brendan had ascended to the presidency of UPS Airlines. In that role, he oversaw nearly 300 individual airplanes and thousands of pilots, operating all over the world at all hours of the day. As the coordinator of such a vast organization, he ensured his company maintained its technological prowess, allowing UPS to keep up with the ever-changing demands of its global consumers. Two years ago, Brendan faced a challenge unlike any UPS had ever seen: the coronavirus pandemic. Across the world, airports shut down and supply chains became hopelessly gnarled. Still, Brendan wielded his decades of on-the-ground experience to hold UPS's systems together, continuing to perform vital services even in the face of seemingly insurmountable challenges. Now, after what must have been some of the most difficult years of his career, Brendan is taking a step back to spend more time with his family and devote extra energy to volunteering. His desire to aid others has not diminished one bit, and he continues to make a mark on Louisville. I want to thank Brendan for his decades of service to our country, his outstanding leadership at UPS, and his hard work to make Louisville a capital of global supply chain logistics. On behalf of the Senate, I share my congratulations with Brendan on his extraordinary career and wish him the best in his retirement. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. McCONNELL | Senate | CREC-2022-04-27-pt1-PgS2185-2 | null | 4,306 |
formal | Federal Reserve | null | antisemitic | Mr. CASEY. Mr. President, last week, I travelled overseas as part of a congressional delegation conducting meetings on Russian aggression, security, and food security, among other things. Our delegation was scheduled to return on Monday, April 25, but due to mechanical problems with our aircraft, we were delayed for a day. As a result of that delay, I missed two votes. I take seriously my duties in service to the people of Pennsylvania, including voting on policies and nominations. Accordingly, I wish for the record to show that, had I not been absent due to mechanical difficulties with the plane, I would have voted yea on the following votes: yea on vote No. 135, on the motion to invoke cloture: Lael Brainerd to be Vice-Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; yea on vote No. 136, on confirmation: Lael Brainerd, to be Vice-Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. CASEY | Senate | CREC-2022-04-27-pt1-PgS2186 | null | 4,307 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Mr. CASEY. Mr. President, last week, I travelled overseas as part of a congressional delegation conducting meetings on Russian aggression, security, and food security, among other things. Our delegation was scheduled to return on Monday, April 25, but due to mechanical problems with our aircraft, we were delayed for a day. As a result of that delay, I missed two votes. I take seriously my duties in service to the people of Pennsylvania, including voting on policies and nominations. Accordingly, I wish for the record to show that, had I not been absent due to mechanical difficulties with the plane, I would have voted yea on the following votes: yea on vote No. 135, on the motion to invoke cloture: Lael Brainerd to be Vice-Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; yea on vote No. 136, on confirmation: Lael Brainerd, to be Vice-Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. CASEY | Senate | CREC-2022-04-27-pt1-PgS2186 | null | 4,308 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | At the request of Mr. Lee, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Risch) was added as a cosponsor of S. 251, a bill to provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-04-27-pt1-PgS2190 | null | 4,309 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Mr. MANCHIN (for himself and Mrs. Capito) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to: S. Res. 598 Whereas, on March 25, 2022, the Glenville State University Lady Pioneers women's basketball team (referred to in this preamble as the ``Glenville State Lady Pioneers'') won the National Collegiate Athletic Association (referred to in this preamble as the ``NCAA'') Division II Women's Basketball Championship at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Birmingham, Alabama, which was the first national championship in the history of Glenville State University in any sport and the first NCAA basketball title for a West Virginia school; Whereas the Glenville State Lady Pioneers finished their historic season with a record of 35 wins and 1 loss by securing an 85 to 72 victory over the Western Washington University Vikings in the national championship; Whereas the Glenville State Lady Pioneers and their team motto ``heart over height'' have become symbols of pride and success to Glenville State University and the State of West Virginia; Whereas the Glenville State Lady Pioneers defeated their opponents by an average of 25.6 points per game throughout the NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament, becoming just the second team to shutout every opponent in tournament history and breaking the record for points scored in a single NCAA Division II tournament by scoring 525 total points, besting the previous record of 504 points set by California University of Pennsylvania in 2004; Whereas the Glenville State Lady Pioneers overcame a 2- point deficit at halftime to outscore the Western Washington University Vikings by 15 points in the second half, scoring 30 points off of 25 turnovers and taking 23 more shots than the Vikings; Whereas Re'Shawna Stone scored 25 points in 29 minutes and collected 5 steals to lead the team to victory over the Western Washington University Vikings and was recognized as the Most Valuable Player for the 2021-2022 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament; Whereas Re'Shawna Stone was named to the First Team of the 2021-22 Division II Conference Commissioners Association Women's Basketball All-Americans and as the Player of the Year for the Mountain East Conference and Atlantic Region, averaging 16.5 points and 4.3 rebounds per game while leading the team in both assists and steals; Whereas Zakiyah Winfield played a pivotal role in the championship game by scoring 23 points, including a buzzer beater in the third quarter of the game, and collecting 7 rebounds, after averaging 19.5 points and 7.3 rebounds in the tournament; Whereas Kim Stephens, Head Coach of the Glenville State Lady Pioneers, was named the 2022 Women's Basketball Coaches Association NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year and received the Pat Summitt Trophy, which was named after the former University of Tennessee coach and is awarded annually to each of the 6 membership divisions of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association; Whereas Coach Stephens, a native of Parkersburg, West Virginia, graduate of Parkersburg South High School and Glenville State University, and former player and Assistant Coach for the Glenville State Lady Pioneers, has led the team to the NCAA Division II Tournament in all 6 years as Head Coach, finishing the 2021-2022 season with a career record of 158 wins and 21 losses; Whereas, in the history of the Glenville State Lady Pioneers, the team has reached the NCAA Division II Tournament 6 consecutive times and the Elite Eight 3 times; Whereas, on their way to winning the first national championship for the Glenville State Lady Pioneers, the team was one of the most dominant college sports teams in the United States, boasting the top scoring offense in the United States by averaging 96 points per game and 13.5 points more than any other team in Division II during the 2021-2022 season; and Whereas the Glenville State Lady Pioneers should be praised for the historic season of both athletic and academic accomplishments: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate-- (1) congratulates the Glenville State University Lady Pioneers women's basketball team for winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II Women's Basketball Championship; (2) recognizes the athletic program at Glenville State University for its achievement in both sports and academics; and (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to-- (A) Glenville State University for appropriate display; (B) the President of Glenville State University; and (C) the Head Coach of the Glenville State University Lady Pioneers women's basketball team. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-04-27-pt1-PgS2194-2 | null | 4,310 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, over the past 2 years, our understanding of healthcare and good health practices has changed. The pandemic revealed we cannot limit the delivery of care to the hospital or the doctor's office. We need to reach out, particularly to the most vulnerable members of our communities, directly, personally. That is exactly what is underway in Chicago right now. Four years ago, I brought together the CEOs of the top 10 hospitals in Chicago. They were located in areas around the city, I noticed, that were comparable to the areas of greatest gun violence, each one of those hospitals. So I asked the 10 CEOs to come over for breakfast--I bought the bagels and coffee--and they sat down around the table and they looked at one another and they told me: This is the first time we have ever sat in the same room together. They are competitors. They are trying to get the same people to come to their hospitals. But this morning was a conversation about what they had in common. These hospitals are on the frontlines of treating victims with bullet wounds. When I met with those CEOs in 2018, we talked about how you not only treat this kind of violence but how you prevent it. We launched something called the Chicago HEAL Initiative. ``HEAL'' stands for Hospital Engagement, Action, and Leadership. Despite being competitors, these 10 hospital CEOs sat down, and on their own--without my input, without my urging or any Federal mandates--wrote 16 things they thought they could achieve over a span of 3 years. I looked at the list and said that this sounds good to me. We knew we couldn't solve every aspect of the complex problems facing us with gun violence, but it was a good start. They said to me: This is the first time we have ever gotten together, and we were able to come up with an agreement. Well, last week, the 3 years were up, and we announced what happened at these hospitals over the last 3 years. The gunshot patient in the emergency room, hospitals are no longer just stitching up their wounds; they are also addressing the emotional scars to prevent retaliation. Last year, 3,000 gunshot victims were paired with counselors and caseworkers. Without these interventions, we know that nearly half--half--of the gunshot victims would be back in the hospital within 5 years. That is a fact. But the hospitals are also looking further upstream to try to put an end to violence in the city of Chicago. People say the best way to stop a bullet is with a job. Well, these 10 hospitals took that to heart. Over the last 3 years, these 10 hospitals increased new hires from neighborhoods of the highest gun violence, which face more poverty than other neighborhoods, obviously, by a whopping 21 percent. Here is what they do. They go into the high schools and middle schools around the hospitals where they do business and sit down and talk to the kids and say: How would you like to shadow one of our nurses or one of our doctors, see what it is like in the hospital here and maybe even have a summer internship? All of a sudden, young people have taken an interest in that hospital that they walk by every day and never ever related to. The hospitals also decided they have economic clout. Think of the money that is spent on goods and supplies at every hospital in America. Well, they decided to reach out to their suppliers and say to them: We are going to give you special consideration if you will locate part of your business in the neighborhood around our hospital so that people in the neighborhoods can be working to provide the goods and materials that we need. They increased goods and services from local suppliers by nearly 30 percent--$120 million last year--just the beginning, seed money to get these businesses in the neighborhood supplying the hospital. Importantly, these 10 hospitals are going into the Chicago middle and high schools offering apprenticeship programs, and it is working. Last year, 5,000 students went through these apprenticeship and intern programs. This is especially important 2 years into the pandemic. Our hospitals have been hit with shortages of nurses, doctors, and critical support staff--not just in the city of Chicago, I might add, but the entire State. I spoke to the Southern Illinois Health Clinic CEO, and he has talked to me about the same thing they are running into in Chicago. They just don't have enough medical professionals. I met last week with members of the Illinois Hospital Association. They told me that the shortages and burnouts in our health workforce is their top concern. They are working with local schools to recruit students. A few years ago, I kept hearing this nursing shortage, nursing shortage, and I decided I had to learn what was behind this. And it is a very simple fact of economics. Here is what it comes down to. If you are a registered nurse in my State of Illinois, it is not uncommon for you to have an opportunity to make a six-figure salary, not uncommon at all. And particularly if you arein the big city, you are going to make that much money. That is a good salary, and I believe these nurses deserve it. But then you say, well, we need more nurses. We need to have more nurse training. Well, what do you need for nurse training? A teacher. A professor. How do you take a registered nurse and turn that registered nurse into a professor? Two years for a master's degree in nursing. The obvious question: What is that nurse going to do for 2 years while she is going to school or he is going to school to become a professor? They are not going to get the six-figure salary that they were earning as RNs. So there is an obvious economic disincentive for them to go into teaching even if they want to do it. Now, let's assume they get through the 2 years and the master's degree, and now they are professors. The amount that they are being paid at the community college or at the nursing school is not comparable to the salary of an RN. So the economics of the situation come in as a great obstacle. So what happens--you know this, I am sure, very well, Madam President. What happens to the hospital that doesn't have enough nurses? They have to go out for what they call contract nurses. I am not holding anything against these people. They make a living and are pretty smart at it. They make themselves available. Some of them move all over the country to be in different hospitals, and they get paid dramatically more than the RNs who are on the regular staff. One hospital told me they pay three times the rate for a contract nurse as a regular nurse. Another said five times the rate. If you can think what that means, the budgets of these hospitals and clinics are going through the roof with these additional costs for a nursing shortage. So we have got to find a way to create the economics of more nursing professors from the RN pool that is overtaxed, working hard, getting paid six figures, and move them into teaching ranks. The obvious beneficiaries are all of us in America, but directly it is hospitals and clinics. So they have to join with us in a joint effort to try to solve this problem. We also know that trauma is the root of much of the pain and conflict in our neighborhoods. You have heard the phrase: ``Hurt people hurt people.'' Almost 30 years ago, the CDC did a study on adverse childhood experiences, called ACEs. They found that witnessing violence or growing up without a stable home can really have an impact on the human mind, the mind of a child. Without the right help, that trauma can rewire a child's brain and change the way they see the world. It is not hard to see how this fuels the cycle of violence. Under the HEAL Initiative, these 10 Chicago hospitals are bringing their medical expertise into the community to help children cope with traumatic experiences. I have seen it in a classroom, in one of the classrooms called Calm Classrooms Project, which teaches meditation in school. I was at a classroom of third graders, and the teacher said to the kids at their desks: Now we are going to be quiet for 5 minutes. So everybody just think about what we are going to do today. There was one kid who just couldn't do it. He was fidgeting. He wanted to talk. She was telling him: No, no. Be quiet for a little while. I said to the teacher afterwards: What is going on? She said: That little boy is going through some real problems at home. I said: What are you going to do about it? She said: Senator, I am a teacher. I am not a psychologist. I am not a counselor. We need somebody to sit down and talk to him. He needs help right now. Well, imagine all these kids coming back from their Zoom educations, trying to get back into the classroom and into the swing of things. For a lot of kids, there is an adjustment. They need a helping hand. So what we are trying to teach is that what is going on with mental health issues, wellness issues, trauma issues all relates to the outcomes we are looking for: kids who are successful in school and kids who avoid the gangs and violence on the street. Two weeks ago, I visited Drake Elementary School--the Drake Dragons--where I toured one of the school clinics and the mobile health van. Listen to this, Madam President. You are going to like this. They have a clinic in the school itself. They treat the kids with counseling and physical and health--whatever needs they have. They, of course, are there for the staff, but they also make it open to the families of the kids, no questions asked: Come on down to our clinic. When you drop your kid off at school, come on into the clinic if you need a helping hand. And they have expanded that to the neighborhood as well. It is a great idea, and it is based in the school--what I like about it. It has been years and years since I was there, in grade school. We had an occasional school nurse, but that was about it. What would you think about a real clinic in the school? And over half of the people who come in need mental health counseling. It is an important part of life, and they are responding to it. We were joined in our meeting just a week or so ago by Dr. Walensky from the CDC. She applauded these hospitals that are part of the Chicago HEAL Initiative, and she said this innovative partnership is exactly what CDC sees in the future. I hope President Biden agrees. I am sure he will. In his fiscal year 2023 budget, the President called for a $250 million investment in community violence interventions to support programs like the HEAL Initiative. Believe me, I am going to knock on his door. In March, in his State of the Union Address, the President urged lawmakers to come on a bipartisan basis to address mental health. Debbie Stabenow, our colleague from Michigan, has been one of the strongest proponents of mental health. She was talking about this--and should. The President hears the message, and he is delivering. I partnered also with Senator Capito, a Republican from West Virginia, on the RISE from Trauma Act, which will help more kids heal from trauma. Our bill would increase the resources for a trauma-informed workforce. Projects like HEAL and this legislation with Senator Capito can really change lives for the better. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. DURBIN | Senate | CREC-2022-05-02-pt1-PgS2232-2 | null | 4,311 |
formal | Chicago | null | racist | Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, over the past 2 years, our understanding of healthcare and good health practices has changed. The pandemic revealed we cannot limit the delivery of care to the hospital or the doctor's office. We need to reach out, particularly to the most vulnerable members of our communities, directly, personally. That is exactly what is underway in Chicago right now. Four years ago, I brought together the CEOs of the top 10 hospitals in Chicago. They were located in areas around the city, I noticed, that were comparable to the areas of greatest gun violence, each one of those hospitals. So I asked the 10 CEOs to come over for breakfast--I bought the bagels and coffee--and they sat down around the table and they looked at one another and they told me: This is the first time we have ever sat in the same room together. They are competitors. They are trying to get the same people to come to their hospitals. But this morning was a conversation about what they had in common. These hospitals are on the frontlines of treating victims with bullet wounds. When I met with those CEOs in 2018, we talked about how you not only treat this kind of violence but how you prevent it. We launched something called the Chicago HEAL Initiative. ``HEAL'' stands for Hospital Engagement, Action, and Leadership. Despite being competitors, these 10 hospital CEOs sat down, and on their own--without my input, without my urging or any Federal mandates--wrote 16 things they thought they could achieve over a span of 3 years. I looked at the list and said that this sounds good to me. We knew we couldn't solve every aspect of the complex problems facing us with gun violence, but it was a good start. They said to me: This is the first time we have ever gotten together, and we were able to come up with an agreement. Well, last week, the 3 years were up, and we announced what happened at these hospitals over the last 3 years. The gunshot patient in the emergency room, hospitals are no longer just stitching up their wounds; they are also addressing the emotional scars to prevent retaliation. Last year, 3,000 gunshot victims were paired with counselors and caseworkers. Without these interventions, we know that nearly half--half--of the gunshot victims would be back in the hospital within 5 years. That is a fact. But the hospitals are also looking further upstream to try to put an end to violence in the city of Chicago. People say the best way to stop a bullet is with a job. Well, these 10 hospitals took that to heart. Over the last 3 years, these 10 hospitals increased new hires from neighborhoods of the highest gun violence, which face more poverty than other neighborhoods, obviously, by a whopping 21 percent. Here is what they do. They go into the high schools and middle schools around the hospitals where they do business and sit down and talk to the kids and say: How would you like to shadow one of our nurses or one of our doctors, see what it is like in the hospital here and maybe even have a summer internship? All of a sudden, young people have taken an interest in that hospital that they walk by every day and never ever related to. The hospitals also decided they have economic clout. Think of the money that is spent on goods and supplies at every hospital in America. Well, they decided to reach out to their suppliers and say to them: We are going to give you special consideration if you will locate part of your business in the neighborhood around our hospital so that people in the neighborhoods can be working to provide the goods and materials that we need. They increased goods and services from local suppliers by nearly 30 percent--$120 million last year--just the beginning, seed money to get these businesses in the neighborhood supplying the hospital. Importantly, these 10 hospitals are going into the Chicago middle and high schools offering apprenticeship programs, and it is working. Last year, 5,000 students went through these apprenticeship and intern programs. This is especially important 2 years into the pandemic. Our hospitals have been hit with shortages of nurses, doctors, and critical support staff--not just in the city of Chicago, I might add, but the entire State. I spoke to the Southern Illinois Health Clinic CEO, and he has talked to me about the same thing they are running into in Chicago. They just don't have enough medical professionals. I met last week with members of the Illinois Hospital Association. They told me that the shortages and burnouts in our health workforce is their top concern. They are working with local schools to recruit students. A few years ago, I kept hearing this nursing shortage, nursing shortage, and I decided I had to learn what was behind this. And it is a very simple fact of economics. Here is what it comes down to. If you are a registered nurse in my State of Illinois, it is not uncommon for you to have an opportunity to make a six-figure salary, not uncommon at all. And particularly if you arein the big city, you are going to make that much money. That is a good salary, and I believe these nurses deserve it. But then you say, well, we need more nurses. We need to have more nurse training. Well, what do you need for nurse training? A teacher. A professor. How do you take a registered nurse and turn that registered nurse into a professor? Two years for a master's degree in nursing. The obvious question: What is that nurse going to do for 2 years while she is going to school or he is going to school to become a professor? They are not going to get the six-figure salary that they were earning as RNs. So there is an obvious economic disincentive for them to go into teaching even if they want to do it. Now, let's assume they get through the 2 years and the master's degree, and now they are professors. The amount that they are being paid at the community college or at the nursing school is not comparable to the salary of an RN. So the economics of the situation come in as a great obstacle. So what happens--you know this, I am sure, very well, Madam President. What happens to the hospital that doesn't have enough nurses? They have to go out for what they call contract nurses. I am not holding anything against these people. They make a living and are pretty smart at it. They make themselves available. Some of them move all over the country to be in different hospitals, and they get paid dramatically more than the RNs who are on the regular staff. One hospital told me they pay three times the rate for a contract nurse as a regular nurse. Another said five times the rate. If you can think what that means, the budgets of these hospitals and clinics are going through the roof with these additional costs for a nursing shortage. So we have got to find a way to create the economics of more nursing professors from the RN pool that is overtaxed, working hard, getting paid six figures, and move them into teaching ranks. The obvious beneficiaries are all of us in America, but directly it is hospitals and clinics. So they have to join with us in a joint effort to try to solve this problem. We also know that trauma is the root of much of the pain and conflict in our neighborhoods. You have heard the phrase: ``Hurt people hurt people.'' Almost 30 years ago, the CDC did a study on adverse childhood experiences, called ACEs. They found that witnessing violence or growing up without a stable home can really have an impact on the human mind, the mind of a child. Without the right help, that trauma can rewire a child's brain and change the way they see the world. It is not hard to see how this fuels the cycle of violence. Under the HEAL Initiative, these 10 Chicago hospitals are bringing their medical expertise into the community to help children cope with traumatic experiences. I have seen it in a classroom, in one of the classrooms called Calm Classrooms Project, which teaches meditation in school. I was at a classroom of third graders, and the teacher said to the kids at their desks: Now we are going to be quiet for 5 minutes. So everybody just think about what we are going to do today. There was one kid who just couldn't do it. He was fidgeting. He wanted to talk. She was telling him: No, no. Be quiet for a little while. I said to the teacher afterwards: What is going on? She said: That little boy is going through some real problems at home. I said: What are you going to do about it? She said: Senator, I am a teacher. I am not a psychologist. I am not a counselor. We need somebody to sit down and talk to him. He needs help right now. Well, imagine all these kids coming back from their Zoom educations, trying to get back into the classroom and into the swing of things. For a lot of kids, there is an adjustment. They need a helping hand. So what we are trying to teach is that what is going on with mental health issues, wellness issues, trauma issues all relates to the outcomes we are looking for: kids who are successful in school and kids who avoid the gangs and violence on the street. Two weeks ago, I visited Drake Elementary School--the Drake Dragons--where I toured one of the school clinics and the mobile health van. Listen to this, Madam President. You are going to like this. They have a clinic in the school itself. They treat the kids with counseling and physical and health--whatever needs they have. They, of course, are there for the staff, but they also make it open to the families of the kids, no questions asked: Come on down to our clinic. When you drop your kid off at school, come on into the clinic if you need a helping hand. And they have expanded that to the neighborhood as well. It is a great idea, and it is based in the school--what I like about it. It has been years and years since I was there, in grade school. We had an occasional school nurse, but that was about it. What would you think about a real clinic in the school? And over half of the people who come in need mental health counseling. It is an important part of life, and they are responding to it. We were joined in our meeting just a week or so ago by Dr. Walensky from the CDC. She applauded these hospitals that are part of the Chicago HEAL Initiative, and she said this innovative partnership is exactly what CDC sees in the future. I hope President Biden agrees. I am sure he will. In his fiscal year 2023 budget, the President called for a $250 million investment in community violence interventions to support programs like the HEAL Initiative. Believe me, I am going to knock on his door. In March, in his State of the Union Address, the President urged lawmakers to come on a bipartisan basis to address mental health. Debbie Stabenow, our colleague from Michigan, has been one of the strongest proponents of mental health. She was talking about this--and should. The President hears the message, and he is delivering. I partnered also with Senator Capito, a Republican from West Virginia, on the RISE from Trauma Act, which will help more kids heal from trauma. Our bill would increase the resources for a trauma-informed workforce. Projects like HEAL and this legislation with Senator Capito can really change lives for the better. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. DURBIN | Senate | CREC-2022-05-02-pt1-PgS2232-2 | null | 4,312 |
formal | critical race theory | null | racist | Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, sure, the Democrats' $2 trillion didn't buy our country anything lasting like a Hoover Dam or an Interstate Highway System--nothing like that--but the money had to go someplace--and, boy, did it ever. Democrats and lots of the media spent most of 2020 and 2021 shouting that Republicans were risking calamity because we didn't want to dump endless sums into slush funds for State and local governments. It turns out we were right, and they were wrong. State and local governments are now so awash in Democrat bailout money they can't even figure out where to put it. One recent news report found this bonanza has ``provided a boon for localities seeking to build or upgrade their pickleball amenities.'' Yes, you heard that right. Dozens of municipalities are adding pickleball courts to their park and recreation offerings--and many are using a slice of their coronavirus aid package to underwrite the construction boom. If the Hoover Dam and the Lincoln Tunnel are enduring monuments to the New Deal's infrastructure spending, perhaps pickleball courts will become a lasting legacy of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan. In New York, one county set aside $12 million in so-called relief funds to renovate a minor league baseball stadium. In Iowa, county officials put aside $2 million--listen to this--to buy a private ski area. In Colorado, two golf courses are getting their irrigation systems replaced, thank goodness. In Wisconsin, a skate park is getting a million-dollar makeover. The American Rescue Plan didn't rescue working people from anything. It only rescued bureaucrats from any semblance--any semblance--of fiscal sanity. Remember, Democrats openly admitted they viewed pandemic relief as an ideological Trojan horse. They called this terrible, deadly virus ``a tremendous opportunity to restructure things to fit our vision.'' And so right on cue, their so-called rescue plan has funded environmental justice grants to address something called inequitable tree canopy cover in Massachusetts. Some public school systems, in the vice grip of Big Labor, are using their windfalls to advance bizarre indoctrination in things like critical race theory. The rescue plan dollars have funded staff trainings to make sure the educators paid to look after young kids are up on all of the latest ``woke'' buzzwords and causes. The American people wouldn't want this junk if it were free. They definitely don't want it for the pricetag of $2 trillion of their money and the worst inflation in a generation. I suggest the absence of a quorum. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. McCONNELL | Senate | CREC-2022-05-02-pt1-PgS2232 | null | 4,313 |
formal | public school | null | racist | Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, sure, the Democrats' $2 trillion didn't buy our country anything lasting like a Hoover Dam or an Interstate Highway System--nothing like that--but the money had to go someplace--and, boy, did it ever. Democrats and lots of the media spent most of 2020 and 2021 shouting that Republicans were risking calamity because we didn't want to dump endless sums into slush funds for State and local governments. It turns out we were right, and they were wrong. State and local governments are now so awash in Democrat bailout money they can't even figure out where to put it. One recent news report found this bonanza has ``provided a boon for localities seeking to build or upgrade their pickleball amenities.'' Yes, you heard that right. Dozens of municipalities are adding pickleball courts to their park and recreation offerings--and many are using a slice of their coronavirus aid package to underwrite the construction boom. If the Hoover Dam and the Lincoln Tunnel are enduring monuments to the New Deal's infrastructure spending, perhaps pickleball courts will become a lasting legacy of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan. In New York, one county set aside $12 million in so-called relief funds to renovate a minor league baseball stadium. In Iowa, county officials put aside $2 million--listen to this--to buy a private ski area. In Colorado, two golf courses are getting their irrigation systems replaced, thank goodness. In Wisconsin, a skate park is getting a million-dollar makeover. The American Rescue Plan didn't rescue working people from anything. It only rescued bureaucrats from any semblance--any semblance--of fiscal sanity. Remember, Democrats openly admitted they viewed pandemic relief as an ideological Trojan horse. They called this terrible, deadly virus ``a tremendous opportunity to restructure things to fit our vision.'' And so right on cue, their so-called rescue plan has funded environmental justice grants to address something called inequitable tree canopy cover in Massachusetts. Some public school systems, in the vice grip of Big Labor, are using their windfalls to advance bizarre indoctrination in things like critical race theory. The rescue plan dollars have funded staff trainings to make sure the educators paid to look after young kids are up on all of the latest ``woke'' buzzwords and causes. The American people wouldn't want this junk if it were free. They definitely don't want it for the pricetag of $2 trillion of their money and the worst inflation in a generation. I suggest the absence of a quorum. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. McCONNELL | Senate | CREC-2022-05-02-pt1-PgS2232 | null | 4,314 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, let me say a word about gun violence because in the city of Chicago, which I am honored to represent, it breaks my heart what is happening in that city. Not last weekend but the weekend before, there were 37 shootings in the course of a weekend. Seven people died. This weekend, 9 people were killed and 26 others wounded by gunfire. This is the beginning of the summer months. I am afraid that it tells us we still have a massive challenge ahead of us. We have to do more at every single level. Let's start with what the HEAL Initiative is doing and bring some hope to the lives of folks, give them an opportunity for a decent-paying job, let them have an affordable place to live that is safe from gunshots and other threats to a family. We have to work on this together to deal with the criminal justice system. We learned the hard way that simply putting tougher sentences down for something like crack cocaine is not necessarily the answer. In fact, it can backfire, as it did, we learned, over the last 20 years. We have to have sensible criminal sentencing guidelines that punish wrongdoing, of course; keep dangerous people off the street, of course; but give people a chance to rebuild their lives. Many of them will be able to do it. Let me also say that we have to have effective prosecution. We lost one of our best Chicago policewomen just last year. Her name was Ella French. Ella French was a lovely, young, respected police officer who was sitting in a car with her partner. A fellow came up with a gun, shot her in the back of the head--unfortunately, killed her--and then shot her partner in the head, too, and blinded him in one eye. His name is Officer Yanez. I met him at the South Side Irish Parade. Well, the tribute to Ella French, who lost her life in the line of duty, was like something I have never seen before in Chicago. They went to a high schoolin the southern part of the city and took the chapel and set it aside for visitors to come pay their respects. The Presiding Officer wouldn't believe the lines that went on for blocks, men and women in uniform and everybody else--myself, my wife, folks in the city--paying their respects to Ella French. She was an extraordinary person. The gun that killed her was a straw purchase gun. What does that mean? Somebody went into a Federal gun dealer and said: I want to buy a gun. They looked and checked, and that person had no criminal record. The person bought the gun, turned around, went outside, and handed it to a convicted felon, who then turned around and killed this policewoman. That is a straw purchase. Unfortunately, for too long, we have treated that as a bookkeeping crime, a misdemeanor, nothing serious. It is serious. Straw purchases are a way to avoid the prohibition under the law of a person with a criminal record buying a gun. We ought to treat it as a serious matter. I have appealed to all the U.S. attorneys in my State, and I hope all Senators will talk to the U.S. attorneys across the Nation. Take straw purchasing seriously. This is not a bookkeeping error; this is a deadly crime that can kill innocent, good people like Ella French and maimed the officer who was with her. So we ought to take that seriously. This weekend that I just referred to, the previous one, with 37 shootings, 1 of them was on Sunday night. Madam President, they went to the scene afterwards and found 68 cartridges--68. The people in the neighborhood said it sounded like a war zone. Two of the cartridges were from an AK-47, a military assault type rifle, which has no place anywhere except in the military or maybe some police application, but in this case, it was being used in a shootout between two people in cars. I don't understand what happened next. They ended up finding one of the people who were involved in the shooting. He had a gun. He had a gun illegally. He doesn't have a firearm identification card, required under Illinois law. After taking a look at the facts of the situation, they plan on charging him with a misdemeanor. What is going on here? A misdemeanor for a shootout on the streets of Chicago with 68 cartridges on the ground afterwards? Whether it is a straw purchase treated as a bookkeeping error or a shootout with an AK-47 treated as a misdemeanor, we have to send the word out that this is unacceptable--not just in Chicago but unacceptable across this country. If you want to legally own a gun, store it properly, use it properly and legally, I am all for it, and I think that is what the Second Amendment is all about. But what is going on on streets of Chicago, the streets of East St. Louis, Rockford, and so many other cities is a shootout with a massive amount of guns that are finding their way onto the streets. So we have to take that seriously. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. DURBIN | Senate | CREC-2022-05-02-pt1-PgS2233 | null | 4,315 |
formal | Chicago | null | racist | Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, let me say a word about gun violence because in the city of Chicago, which I am honored to represent, it breaks my heart what is happening in that city. Not last weekend but the weekend before, there were 37 shootings in the course of a weekend. Seven people died. This weekend, 9 people were killed and 26 others wounded by gunfire. This is the beginning of the summer months. I am afraid that it tells us we still have a massive challenge ahead of us. We have to do more at every single level. Let's start with what the HEAL Initiative is doing and bring some hope to the lives of folks, give them an opportunity for a decent-paying job, let them have an affordable place to live that is safe from gunshots and other threats to a family. We have to work on this together to deal with the criminal justice system. We learned the hard way that simply putting tougher sentences down for something like crack cocaine is not necessarily the answer. In fact, it can backfire, as it did, we learned, over the last 20 years. We have to have sensible criminal sentencing guidelines that punish wrongdoing, of course; keep dangerous people off the street, of course; but give people a chance to rebuild their lives. Many of them will be able to do it. Let me also say that we have to have effective prosecution. We lost one of our best Chicago policewomen just last year. Her name was Ella French. Ella French was a lovely, young, respected police officer who was sitting in a car with her partner. A fellow came up with a gun, shot her in the back of the head--unfortunately, killed her--and then shot her partner in the head, too, and blinded him in one eye. His name is Officer Yanez. I met him at the South Side Irish Parade. Well, the tribute to Ella French, who lost her life in the line of duty, was like something I have never seen before in Chicago. They went to a high schoolin the southern part of the city and took the chapel and set it aside for visitors to come pay their respects. The Presiding Officer wouldn't believe the lines that went on for blocks, men and women in uniform and everybody else--myself, my wife, folks in the city--paying their respects to Ella French. She was an extraordinary person. The gun that killed her was a straw purchase gun. What does that mean? Somebody went into a Federal gun dealer and said: I want to buy a gun. They looked and checked, and that person had no criminal record. The person bought the gun, turned around, went outside, and handed it to a convicted felon, who then turned around and killed this policewoman. That is a straw purchase. Unfortunately, for too long, we have treated that as a bookkeeping crime, a misdemeanor, nothing serious. It is serious. Straw purchases are a way to avoid the prohibition under the law of a person with a criminal record buying a gun. We ought to treat it as a serious matter. I have appealed to all the U.S. attorneys in my State, and I hope all Senators will talk to the U.S. attorneys across the Nation. Take straw purchasing seriously. This is not a bookkeeping error; this is a deadly crime that can kill innocent, good people like Ella French and maimed the officer who was with her. So we ought to take that seriously. This weekend that I just referred to, the previous one, with 37 shootings, 1 of them was on Sunday night. Madam President, they went to the scene afterwards and found 68 cartridges--68. The people in the neighborhood said it sounded like a war zone. Two of the cartridges were from an AK-47, a military assault type rifle, which has no place anywhere except in the military or maybe some police application, but in this case, it was being used in a shootout between two people in cars. I don't understand what happened next. They ended up finding one of the people who were involved in the shooting. He had a gun. He had a gun illegally. He doesn't have a firearm identification card, required under Illinois law. After taking a look at the facts of the situation, they plan on charging him with a misdemeanor. What is going on here? A misdemeanor for a shootout on the streets of Chicago with 68 cartridges on the ground afterwards? Whether it is a straw purchase treated as a bookkeeping error or a shootout with an AK-47 treated as a misdemeanor, we have to send the word out that this is unacceptable--not just in Chicago but unacceptable across this country. If you want to legally own a gun, store it properly, use it properly and legally, I am all for it, and I think that is what the Second Amendment is all about. But what is going on on streets of Chicago, the streets of East St. Louis, Rockford, and so many other cities is a shootout with a massive amount of guns that are finding their way onto the streets. So we have to take that seriously. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. DURBIN | Senate | CREC-2022-05-02-pt1-PgS2233 | null | 4,316 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, when a tornado tore through the city of Mayfield, KY, last December, America's eyes turned to the community. Volunteers, FEMA workers, and elected officials quickly rushed to the scene to offer our help. But in the aftermath of the devastating storm, amid all the commotion, one figure stood out above all the rest, rallying her town, coordinating recovery efforts, and promising that Mayfield would bounce back, no matter how long it took to rebuild. That inspiring leader was Mayfield Mayor Kathy O'Nan, and today, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Mayor O'Nan for her leadership and for recently earning recognition as the Mayfield-Graves County Chamber of Commerce Woman of the Year. In the past few months, Mayor O'Nan has become a familiar figure to anyone tracking Western Kentucky's recovery from last year's tornados. To the residents of Mayfield, though, she has long served as a standalone advocate for their town and an exemplary community leader. Mayor O'Nan got her start in Mayfield as a high school teacher and church choir director and still knows how to command a rowdy room, whether it is full of students or national reporters. She uses those skills to wear the many hats required of a mayor in a tight-knit town like Mayfield, from community cheerleader, to event coordinator, to business developer. When I first arrived in Mayfield after last December's storms, Mayor O'Nan came up to me immediately, rattling off all the Federal help her community needed to recover. On every subsequent visit, she has been there front and center, ready to discuss storm relief. We have worked closely to provide Western Kentucky with the resources required to rebuild. I am incredibly grateful to have such a hard-working, knowledgeable, and capable friend on the ground. Mayor O'Nan's leadership has been noticed by figures around the country in the past few months. But, as always, her first priority is Mayfield, so I am confident her Woman of the Year Award from the Mayfield-Graves County Chamber of Commerce means more to her than any outside recognition ever could. After all, the residents of Mayfield aren't just her constituents. They are also her neighbors, family, and friends. Mr. President, the Mayfield Messenger highlighted Mayor O'Nan's recognition as the Mayfield-Graves County Chamber of Commerce Woman of the Year in a recent article. I ask unanimous consent that the article be printed in the Record. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. McCONNELL | Senate | CREC-2022-05-02-pt1-PgS2241-3 | null | 4,317 |
formal | safeguard | null | transphobic | Ms. CORTEZ MASTO. Mr. President, today I recognize Robert ``Bob'' Edgar Rose, who passed away on February 14, 2022. Bob served as Nevada's 26th Lieutenant Governor and as chief justice of the Nevada Supreme Court. He will be greatly missed and always remembered for his invaluable contributions to the State of Nevada. Bob grew up in Livingston, NJ. After law school, Bob moved to Nevada to clerk for the Nevada Supreme Court. He then went on to practice law in Reno before serving as chairman of the Nevada Democratic Party and as Washoe County district attorney. In 1974, he was elected Lieutenant Governor of Nevada. During his decades of service to the State of Nevada, Bob made a difference in every role in which he served. As Lieutenant Governor, Bob worked to safeguard the rights of all Nevadans. He strongly advocated for the Equal Rights Amendment to ensure equality under the law for women. Despite political backlash at the time, Bob cast the deciding vote to send the amendment to the Nevada Assembly in 1977. Although Nevada did not ratify the amendment until 2017, Bob was recognized for his early leadership in this fight for equality. This important vote may have cost him the chance to be Governor, but Bob believed in doing what was right. Following Bob's term as Lieutenant Governor, Governor Richard Bryan appointed him to the Eighth Judicial District Court in Las Vegas. In 1988, Bob achieved his lifelong dream of winning a seat on the Nevada Supreme Court. During his 18 years on the bench, he led efforts to modernize and improve Nevada's judicial system. Bob helped establish the Nevada Judicial Assessment Commission and the Jury Improvement Commission. Additionally, he pushed the court to mandate a statewide seminar on standardized practices for domestic violence cases. Nevada became the first State in the country to require such judicial training. In recognition of his many accomplishments and contributions, the Nevada Supreme Court awarded Bob the first Legacy of Justice Award in 2009. At every opportunity, Bob demonstrated his strong commitment to justice. I know that his courage, integrity, and dedication to the rule of law will not be forgotten. My thoughts are with Bob's wife, Jolene, and with his family and friends during this time of loss. | 2020-01-06 | Ms. CORTEZ MASTO | Senate | CREC-2022-05-02-pt1-PgS2243-3 | null | 4,318 |
formal | Federal Reserve | null | antisemitic | Mr. PAUL. Mr. President, the Kentucky Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners--NAWBO--provides dynamic opportunities for women to network with other business owners, mentor one another, develop partnerships, and incubate and foster that next big idea. It is comprised of women of all ages and levels of experience from all sectors of the marketplace. This year, as NAWBO Kentucky celebrates three decades of success stories that are as diverse as our Commonwealth, its members have established a Legacy Award to recognize women business owners who have excelled for 30 or more years. The first to be honored in such a way is Alice Houston, of Louisville. Alice is known as an entrepreneur, the president and CEO of the largest minority-owned transportation company in North America; as a tireless and dedicated board member, of such organizations as the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and the National Urban League; as a philanthropist, leading with her own generosity to raise funds for worthy causes and institutions; and as a wife, mother, and grandmother. She embodies the true character of the Legacy Award. Every young woman who wants to be a trailblazer, who envisions a life of giving back while moving forward, or who is struggling to chart a bold new direction for her business is thankful that there are real-life phenomena like Alice Houston, whose business acumen, love of family and community, and generosity of spirit light a pathway to great possibilities. I am proud to salute the Kentucky Association of Women Business Owners on its 30th anniversary and to honor Alice Houston as the inaugural recipient of its Legacy Award. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. PAUL | Senate | CREC-2022-05-02-pt1-PgS2244-3 | null | 4,319 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Mr. PAUL. Mr. President, the Kentucky Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners--NAWBO--provides dynamic opportunities for women to network with other business owners, mentor one another, develop partnerships, and incubate and foster that next big idea. It is comprised of women of all ages and levels of experience from all sectors of the marketplace. This year, as NAWBO Kentucky celebrates three decades of success stories that are as diverse as our Commonwealth, its members have established a Legacy Award to recognize women business owners who have excelled for 30 or more years. The first to be honored in such a way is Alice Houston, of Louisville. Alice is known as an entrepreneur, the president and CEO of the largest minority-owned transportation company in North America; as a tireless and dedicated board member, of such organizations as the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and the National Urban League; as a philanthropist, leading with her own generosity to raise funds for worthy causes and institutions; and as a wife, mother, and grandmother. She embodies the true character of the Legacy Award. Every young woman who wants to be a trailblazer, who envisions a life of giving back while moving forward, or who is struggling to chart a bold new direction for her business is thankful that there are real-life phenomena like Alice Houston, whose business acumen, love of family and community, and generosity of spirit light a pathway to great possibilities. I am proud to salute the Kentucky Association of Women Business Owners on its 30th anniversary and to honor Alice Houston as the inaugural recipient of its Legacy Award. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. PAUL | Senate | CREC-2022-05-02-pt1-PgS2244-3 | null | 4,320 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | At the request of Mr. Lee, the name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. Crapo) was added as a cosponsor of S. 251, a bill to provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-05-02-pt1-PgS2246-3 | null | 4,321 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Energy Now, Mr. President, on another matter, an unfortunate routine keeps playing itself out with the Biden administration. First, they implement bad policies that create problems. Then they propose solutions that are really just more bad ideas. A case in point is inflation. Democrats spent last spring unleashing a deluge of reckless spending on our recovering economy. They spent the rest of the year trying to pull off yet another taxing-and-spending spree. Now they want to pass a massive tax hike while families are already hurting. Unfortunately, for the American people, the same thing is playing itself out in the world of energy policy. Since day one, the Biden administration has done its best to wage holy war on American domestic energy production. The predictable result, thanks to these policies and the broader inflation that Democrats have fueled, is that American families are hurting badly. Across the board, energy costs have risen nearly 32 percent in a year. But now comes the third part of the unfortunate routine: a slew of bad, far-left policy choices and proposals that would make the pain for the American people actually even worse. Some Democrats are pushing for a massive new tax on companies involved in developing and exporting American energy. The last time this wrongheaded idea was given legs, President Carter ended up reducing domestic production, increasing our foreign dependence, and raising Americans' prices at the pump. And over the last few weeks, the Biden administration took two more steps in the wrong direction. After ignoring Federal law by failing to award a single oil or gas development lease for five straight quarters, the administration has shrunk its land offering by 80 percent while jacking up its royalty rate by 50 percent. That is right. Democrats' response to supply shortages and sky-high prices at the pump is to make American energy even less available and even more expensive. Meanwhile, it has begun to tear up the regulatory reforms put in place under the last administration to streamline infrastructure project permitting. President Biden and his team struck the match on a historic surge in energy prices and are now making it even more--more--expensive for American producers to boost supply. They endorsed a bipartisan infrastructure bill and are now making it harder for American builders to get to work. And, of course, Democrats are still itching to resurrect their Green New Deal. In the midst of historic inflation, they want to jack costs up even further for consumers while making America wildly dependent on China and other regimes with abysmal environmental and labor standards. The same Democrats who don't want us responsibly exploring for oil and natural gas also don't want us responsibly exploring for critical minerals either and want to tie up American manufacturing in redtape. So the administration's war on American energy has left destruction in its wake. The only idea they have left to try is the one that would have worked from the beginning: Unleash--unleash--the abundant, affordable, and reliable supply we have got right here at home. I suggest the absence of a quorum. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-05-03-pt1-PgS2254-3 | null | 4,322 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | The Secretary of the Senate reported that on today, May 3, 2022, she had presented to the President of the United States the following enrolled bills: S. 233. An act to designate the Rocksprings Station of the U.S. Border Patrol located on West Main Street in Rocksprings, Texas, as the ``Donna M. Doss Border Patrol Station''. S 400. An act to designate the headquarters building of the Department of Transportation located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, in Washington, DC, as the ``William T. Coleman, Jr., Federal Building''. S. 497. An act to establish the American Fisheries Advisory Committee to assist in the awarding of fisheries research and development grants, and for other purposes. S. 658. An act to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to work with cybersecurity consortia for training, and for other purposes. S. 812. An act to direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in the World Health Organization, and for other purposes. S. 1226. An act to designate the United States courthouse located at 1501 North 6th Street in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, as the ``Sylvia H. Rambo United States Courthouse'', and for other purposes. S. 2126. An act to designate the Federal Office Building located at 308 W. 21st Street in Cheyenne, Wyoming, as the ``Louisa Swain Federal Office Building'', and for other purposes. S. 2629. An act to establish cybercrime reporting mechanisms, and for other purposes. S. 3059. An act to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to provide for a periodic transaction reporting requirement for Federal judicial officers and the online publication of financial disclosure reports of Federal judicial officers, and for other purposes. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-05-03-pt1-PgS2272-7 | null | 4,323 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | The following communications were laid before the Senate, together with accompanying papers, reports, and documents, and were referred as indicated: EC-3780. A communication from the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. Act 24-371, ``Technical Amendments Act of 2022''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-3781. A communication from the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. Act 24-361, ``Closing of Public Streets and Alleys Adjacent to Squares 3039, 3040, and 3043 Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 2022''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-3782. A communication from the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. Act 24-362, ``Department of Human Services Emergency Powers Temporary Amendment Act of 2022''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-3783. A communication from the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. Act 24-363, ``Limited Coronavirus Procurement Second Extension Temporary Amendment Act of 2022''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-3784. A communication from the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. Act 24-364, ``Medical Marijuana Patient Access Extension Temporary Amendment Act of 2022''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-3785. A communication from the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. Act 24-365, ``Tenant Payment Plan Phasing Temporary Act of 2022''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-3786. A communication from the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. Act 24-366, ``Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking Emergency Powers Temporary Amendment Act of 2022''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-3787. A communication from the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. Act 24-367, ``East Capitol Gateway Eminent Domain Authority Temporary Act of 2022''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-3788. A communication from the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. Act 24-357, ``Eviction Record Sealing Authority and Fairness in Renting Amendment Act of 2022''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-3789. A communication from the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. Act 24-358, ``Armstead Barnett Way Designation Act of 2022''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-3790. A communication from the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. Act 24-359, ``Developmental Disability Eligibility Reform Amendment Act of 2022''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-3791. A communication from the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. Act 24-360, ``Grandparent and Close Relative Caregivers Program Amendment Act of 2022''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-3792. A communication from the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on D.C. Act 24-368, ``Office of the State Superintendent of Education Pay Parity Program for Early Childhood Educators Authorization Temporary Amendment Act of 2022''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-3793. A communication from the Deputy Archivist of the United States, National Archives and Records Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Classified National Security Information'' (RIN3095-AC06) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-3794. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Regulations on Rulemaking Procedures'' (RIN1660-AA91) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-3795. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Hazard Mitigation Assistance: Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities'' (RIN1660-ZA23) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-3796. A communication from the Director, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2022-06, Introduction'' (FAC 2022-06) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 28, 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-3797. A communication from the Director, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2022-06, Technical Amendments'' (FAC 2022-06) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 28, 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-3798. A communication from the Director, Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2022-06, Small Entity Compliance Guide'' (FAC 2022- 06) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 28, 2022; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. EC-3799. A communication from the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, the amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure that have been adopted by the Supreme Court of the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC-3800. A communication from the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, the amendments to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure that have been adopted by the Supreme Court of the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC-3801. A communication from the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, the amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that have been adopted by the Supreme Court of the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC-3802. A communication from the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, the amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure that have been adopted by the Supreme Court of the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC-3803. A communication from the Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting additional legislative proposals relative to the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023''; to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC-3804. A communication from the Acting Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States, transmitting, a report entitled ``Equal Access to Justice Act Awards Report to Congress Fiscal Year 2021''; to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC-3805. A communication from the Branch Chief, Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Implementation of the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) at U.S. Land Borders'' (RIN1651-AB14) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 6, 2022; to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC-3806. A communication from the Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting additional legislative proposals relative to the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. EC-3807. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the issuance of a Proclamation with respect to the policies and actions of the Government of the Russian Federation to continue the premeditated, unjustified, unprovoked, and brutal war against Ukraine, which constitute a national emergency by reason of a disturbance or threatened disturbance of international relations of the United States; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3808. A communication from the Assistant Vice President of Government Affairs, National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Amtrak, transmitting, pursuant to law, Amtrak's fiscal year 2023 General and Legislative Annual Report; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3809. A communication from the Chairman, Federal Maritime Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 60th Annual Report of the activities of the Federal Maritime Commission for fiscal year 2021; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3810. A communication from the Assistant Vice President of Government Affairs and Corporate Communications, National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Amtrak, transmitting, pursuant to law, other materials required to accompany Amtrak's Grant and Legislative Request for fiscal year 2023; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3811. A communication from the Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Pipeline Safety: Amendments to Parts 192 and 195 to Require Valve Installation and Minimum Rupture Detection Standards'' (RIN2137-AF06) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 6, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3812. A communication from the Division Chief for Regulatory Development, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Implementation of Household Goods Working Group Recommendations'' (RIN2126-AC35) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 28, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3813. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Establishment of the San Luis Obispo Coast Viticultural Area'' (RIN1513-AC59) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 26, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3814. A communication from the Policy Advisor, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards for Model Years 2024-2026 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks'' (RIN2127-AM34) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3815. A communication from the Policy Advisor, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Make Inoperative Exemptions; Vehicle Modifications To Accommodate People With Disabilities; Modifications by Rental Car Companies'' (RIN2127-AL67) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3816. A communication from the Policy Advisor, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) Requirements; Manufacturer Identification; Certification; Replica Motor Vehicles; Importation of Vehicles and Equipment Subject to Federal Safety, Bumper, and Theft Prevention Standards'' (RIN2127-AL77) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3817. A communication from the Policy Advisor, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Preemption'' (RIN2127-AM33) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3818. A communication from the Policy Advisor, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Federal Motor Vehicle Standards; Compressed Natural Gas Fuel Container Integrity'' (RIN2127-AL88) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3819. A communication from the Policy Advisor, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Occupant Protection for Vehicles With Automated Driving Systems'' (RIN2127-AM06) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3820. A communication from the Policy Advisor, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment, Adaptive Driving Beam Headlamps'' (RIN2127-AL83) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3821. A communication from the Secretary of the Federal Maritime Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Policy Statement on Retaliation'' (FMC Docket No. 21-15) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 30, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3822. A communication from the Secretary of the Federal Maritime Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Inflation Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties'' ((RIN3072-AC89) (FMC Docket No. 22-02)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 30, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3823. A communication from the Secretary of the Federal Maritime Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Policy Statement on Attorney Fees'' (FMC Docket No. 21-14) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 30, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3824. A communication from the Secretary of the Federal Maritime Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Policy Statement on Representative Complaints'' (FMC Docket No. 21-13) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 30, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3825. A communication from the Secretary of the Federal Maritime Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Marine Terminal Operator Schedules Final Rule'' (FMC Docket No. 21-06) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3826. A communication from the Secretary of the Federal Maritime Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Passenger Vessel Financial Responsibility'' ((RIN3072-AC82) (FMC Docket No. 20-15)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3827. A communication from the Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of Part 15 of the Commission's Rules for Unlicensed Operations in the Television Bands, Repurposed 600 MHz Band, 600 MHz Guard Bands and Duplex Gap, and Channel 37; Expanding the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions; Unlicensed White Space Device Operations in the Television Bands and Unlicensed Operation in the TV Broadcast Bands'' ((FCC 22-6) (ET Docket Nos. 14-165, 20-36, and 04-186) (GN Docket No. 12-268)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 30, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3828. A communication from the Deputy Chief of the Auctions Division, Office of Economics and Analytics, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Auction of Flexible-Use Licenses in the 2.5 GHz Band for Next-Generation Wireless Services; Notice and Filing Requirements, Minimum Opening Bids, Upfront Payments, and Other Procedures for Auction 108; Bidding Scheduled to Begin July 29, 2022'' ((FCC 22-24) (AU Docket No. 20-429)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 30, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3829. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Television Broadcasting Services; Vernon, AL'' (MB Docket No. 22-30) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3830. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Television Broadcasting Services; Billings, Montana'' (MB Docket No. 22- 39) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3831. A communication from the Chief of Staff, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Television Broadcasting Services; Albany, New York'' (MB Docket No. 22- 13) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3832. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Security Zone; Corpus Christi Ship Channel, Corpus Christi, TX'' ((RIN1625-AA87) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0034)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 30, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3833. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Special Local Regulation; Bonita Tideway, Brigantine, NJ'' ((RIN1625- AA08) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0232)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3834. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Great Lakes Pilotage Rates-2022 Annual Review and Revisions to Methodology'' ((RIN1625-AC70) (Docket No. USCG-2021-0431)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3835. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Security Zone; Cooper River Bridge Run, Cooper River and Town Creek Reaches, Charleston, SC'' ((RIN1625-AA87) (Docket No. USCG- 2022-0174)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3836. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Tennessee River, Chattanooga, TN'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0250)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3837. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Swansboro, NC'' ((RIN1625- AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0093)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3838. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Columbia River, Rufus, OR'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG- 2022-0176)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3839. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Anacostia River, Washington, D.C.'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0212)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3840. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; San Diego, San Diego, CA'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG- 2022-0234)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3841. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Chincoteague Bay, Chincoteague, VA'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2021-0751)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3842. A communication from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Special Local Regulation; Montlake Cut, Union Bay Reach, Seattle, Washington'' ((RIN1625-AA08) (Docket No. USCG-2021-0774)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3843. A communication from the Legal Tech, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone for Pollution Responders; Neva Strait, Sitka, AK'' ((RIN1625- AA00) (Docket No. USCG-2022-0216)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3844. A communication from the Legal Tech, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Safety Zone; Maumee River; Toledo, OH'' ((RIN1625-AA00) (Docket No. USCG- 2021-0576)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3845. A communication from the Senior Regulatory Attorney for Enforcement Programs and Services, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Department of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Definition of 'Frame or Receiver' and Identification of Firearms'' (RIN1140-AA54) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 2, 2022; to the Committee on the Judiciary. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-05-03-pt1-PgS2272-8 | null | 4,324 |
formal | job creator | null | conservative | Ms. ERNST (for herself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Young, Ms. Hirono, Mrs. Capito, and Mr. Markey) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: S. Res. 612 Whereas the United States proudly recognizes small businesses as the backbone of the economy and acknowledges the impactful contributions of women entrepreneurs throughout the United States who are pushing small businesses to succeed; Whereas, because female professionals, leaders, and small business owners play a vital role in the economy of the United States, when the United States empowers women, it empowers the entire economy; Whereas women entrepreneurs provide critical goods and services, create high-paying jobs, build stronger supply chains for the United States, and play an integral role in Federal contracting and procurement; Whereas women small business owners are key job creators and employers that are building a legacy for the next generation of businesswomen; Whereas, according to the 2019 Annual Business Survey conducted by the Census Bureau, women-owned businesses employed more than 10,000,000 workers and accumulated $1,800,000,000,000 in receipts; Whereas women-owned businesses make up more than 20 percent of all employer firms in the United States; Whereas the vast majority of all women-owned businesses are classified as small businesses; Whereas National Small Business Week takes place from May 1 to May 7, 2022, and recognizes the critical contributions of the entrepreneurs and small business owners of the United States; and Whereas women-owned small businesses should be celebrated for their accomplishments and contributions during National Small Business Week: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate-- (1) acknowledges the important role women-owned small businesses have in the economy of the United States; and (2) commits to supporting women-owned small businesses by recognizing those businesses during National Small Business Week. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-05-03-pt1-PgS2281 | null | 4,325 |
formal | job creators | null | conservative | Ms. ERNST (for herself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Young, Ms. Hirono, Mrs. Capito, and Mr. Markey) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: S. Res. 612 Whereas the United States proudly recognizes small businesses as the backbone of the economy and acknowledges the impactful contributions of women entrepreneurs throughout the United States who are pushing small businesses to succeed; Whereas, because female professionals, leaders, and small business owners play a vital role in the economy of the United States, when the United States empowers women, it empowers the entire economy; Whereas women entrepreneurs provide critical goods and services, create high-paying jobs, build stronger supply chains for the United States, and play an integral role in Federal contracting and procurement; Whereas women small business owners are key job creators and employers that are building a legacy for the next generation of businesswomen; Whereas, according to the 2019 Annual Business Survey conducted by the Census Bureau, women-owned businesses employed more than 10,000,000 workers and accumulated $1,800,000,000,000 in receipts; Whereas women-owned businesses make up more than 20 percent of all employer firms in the United States; Whereas the vast majority of all women-owned businesses are classified as small businesses; Whereas National Small Business Week takes place from May 1 to May 7, 2022, and recognizes the critical contributions of the entrepreneurs and small business owners of the United States; and Whereas women-owned small businesses should be celebrated for their accomplishments and contributions during National Small Business Week: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate-- (1) acknowledges the important role women-owned small businesses have in the economy of the United States; and (2) commits to supporting women-owned small businesses by recognizing those businesses during National Small Business Week. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-05-03-pt1-PgS2281 | null | 4,326 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | National Critical Capabilities Defense Act Mr. President, I will move to one final topic before I conclude. This is atopic we are hearing more about because of the pandemic and because of legislation we are working on right now. Today and tomorrow, as the majority leader made reference to, we are going to be voting here in the Senate on measures ahead of a conference--kind of a coming together of the House and Senate--to work out differences on landmark legislation aimed at addressing U.S. economic competition with the Chinese Communist Party and investing in American workers. As the House and Senate proceed to this conference on the Senate-passed U.S. Innovation and Competition Act and the House version, which is called the COMPETES Act, I urge bipartisan leadership in both the House and the Senate to negotiate in good faith and ensure substantive provisions that support the interests of American workers, supply chains, and security. Key among these provisions in the trade title is the House COMPETES Act and within it, the bipartisan, bicameral National Critical Capabilities Defense Act, which both Senator Cornyn and I wrote and have led the effort on to pass this legislation. In the House, Representatives Pascrell and DeLauro have worked on this as well. The pandemic exacerbated a problem that has been decades in the making. Here it is: The United States has ceded its manufacturing power to other countries--especially countries like China--that don't play by the rules. From the PPE shortages that we all know so much about at the beginning of the pandemic--I mean, we couldn't even provide enough masks, gloves, and gowns for our own people. That was an American failure that was long in the making. We cannot--cannot--allow that to happen. But, of course, PPE doesn't end the story; we have ceded our manufacturing power to other parts of the world in so many other ways. For too long, corporations have prioritized their profits over anything else. They have prioritized those profits by offshoring their manufacturing to countries with low labor standards that undercut American workers, thereby lowering the cost of design and production all across the board. So offshoring our manufacturing capabilities--the best in the world, I would argue--why would we offshore it like we have over a generation? Offshoring our supply chain has gotten so bad that it is now putting our economic security at risk, but it is also putting our national security at risk. The issue is that we don't even know how bad the problem is. At its core, this bill, the National Critical Capabilities Defense Act, is a transparency effort. We need to know how much we are relying on foreign adversaries for both the design and manufacturing of goods that are critical to our economic and national security interests. Once we know that, we can start investing in domestic manufacturing strategically, which will lower costs for families, provide good-paying jobs to American workers, and ensure that we are no longer relying on adversaries for the basic functions of our economy. This is a commonsense policy, and that is why this bill has bipartisan support in the House and the Senate. Members of the Senate are coming together on this who often don't agree on much but agree that we have to protect our manufacturing base. We cannot be at the mercy of other countries in a pandemic or more generally when it comes to our economic interests but also our security interests. That is why Biden administration officials, from the National Security Advisor to the Secretary of Commerce, have acknowledged a need to review outbound investment. Even former National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster proposed some form of a government outbound investment review mechanism. I recognize that this is not an easy problem to solve. It is not an easy mechanism to create within the bureaucracy of the Federal Government. But this critical moment calls for having to do the hard work to ensure that we are meeting the economic and national security challenges of the day. This is a moment to do the work to set our government and the American people up for success in a world where the Chinese Communist Party will continue to incentivize American investment into that country and away from the United States, thereby eroding the foundation of American power, which is leveraging our economic might to uphold liberal Democratic norms--the same norms that are being challenged every day in places like Ukraine. So this is why I urge my colleagues in leadership to work with me and to work with others in a bipartisan, bicameral effort to negotiate and hammer out the details of this legislation and to ensure the inclusion of this critical legislation in a final competitiveness package. If a company is outsourcing technology, outsourcing a product that compromises or has the potential to compromise our national security, we not only should know about that, but we should have the opportunity as a government whose first duty is to protect our national security. That same Government, the U.S. Government, should be able to review those transactions and make a determination about whether or not that outsourcing will put us at a disadvantage. That is a reasonable request for people in both parties, both Houses, and the administration, and it is about time we did this. It is long overdue. So this isn't simply that we couldn't make enough masks and had to rely upon other countries in a pandemic. That was bad enough. That was embarrassing enough. This is a lot more than PPE; this is about our economic security and our national security. There is no reason why those kinds of investments that companies make every day--sometimes without any thought about what it will do to our security--there is no reason why that shouldn't be the subject of an appropriate review to protect our national security. With that, I would yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a quorum. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-05-04-pt1-PgS2299-3 | null | 4,327 |
formal | XX | null | transphobic | The following communications were laid before the Senate, together with accompanying papers, reports, and documents, and were referred as indicated: EC-3846. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes; Amendment 39-21913'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (FAA- 2022-0004)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 30, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3847. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of Class E Airspace; Corsciana, TX'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2021-1102)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 30, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3848. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Establishment and Amendment of Area Navigation (RNAV) Routes; Eastern United States'' ((RIN2120- AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2021-0912)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3849. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Establishment of Area Navigation (RNAV) Routes; South and Central United States'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2022-0920)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3850. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of Area Navigation (RNAV) Routes Q-140 and Q-812; NY'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2022- 0029)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3851. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Routes T-212, T-216, T-218, and T-221; Eastern United States'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2021-0974)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3852. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of Area Navigation (RNAV) Routes; Southeastern United States'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA- 2021-0913)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3853. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment and Removal of Area Navigation (RNAV) Routes; South Central FL Metroplex Project'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2021-0940)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3854. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of V-6, V-10, V-30, V-100, and V- 233 in the Vicinity of Litchfield, MI'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2021-0596)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3855. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments; Amendment No. 564'' ((RIN2120-AA63) (Docket No. 31417)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3856. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments; Amendment No. 3999'' ((RIN2120-AA65) (Docket No. 31418)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3857. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments; Amendment No. 4000'' ((RIN2120- AA65) (Docket No. 31419)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3858. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments; Amendment No. 3997'' ((RIN2120- AA65) (Docket No. 31415)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3859. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments; Amendment No. 3998'' ((RIN2120- AA65) (Docket No. 31416)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3860. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Modification of Class D and Class E Airspace, and Establishment of Class E Airspace; Southwest Oregon Regional Airport, OR'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2021-0816)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3861. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Establishment of Class E Airspace; Falmouth, MA'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2021-0988)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3862. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Establishment of Class E Airspace; Luka, MS'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2021-1191)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3863. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Establishment of Class E Airspace; Dewitt, AR'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2021-0938)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3864. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace; South Florida'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2021-0169)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3865. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of Class E Airspace D and Class E Airspace; Lawrenceville, GA'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2021-1108)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3866. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of Class E Airspace; Elkton, MD'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2021-1190)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3867. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of Class E Airspace; Hampton, GA'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2021-1049)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3868. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of Class E Airspace; Peachtree City, GA'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2021-1057)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3869. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of Class E Airspace; Griffin, GA'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2021-1053)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3870. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of Class E Airspace; Uvalde, TX'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2021-0636)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3871. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of Class E Airspace; Elkton, MD'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2021-1190)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3872. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of Class D, Class E, and Establishment of Class E Airspace; Atlanta, GA Area'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2021-0941)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3873. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Amendment of Class E Airspace and Revocation of Class E Airspace; Grove, OK'' ((RIN2120-AA66) (Docket No. FAA-2021-1149)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3874. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Criteria; Special Class Airworthiness Criteria for the 3DRobotics Government Services 3DR-GS H520-G Unmanned Aircraft'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2022-1083)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3875. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Criteria; Special Class Airworthiness Criteria for the Percepto Robotics, Ltd. Percepto System 2.4 Unmanned Aircraft'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2020-1089)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3876. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Criteria; Special Class Airworthiness Criteria for the Flytrex, Inc. FTX-M600P Unmanned Aircraft'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2020- 1090)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3877. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Criteria; Special Class Airworthiness Criteria for the Airobotics Inc, OPTIMUS 1-EX Unmanned Aircraft'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2020- 1092)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3878. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Criteria; Special Class Airworthiness Criteria for the Flirtey Inc. Flirtey F4.5 Unmanned Aircraft'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2020- 1091)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3879. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Criteria; Special Class Airworthiness Criteria for the TELEGRID Technologies, Inc. TELEGRID DE2020 Unmanned Aircraft'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2020-1088)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3880. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Criteria; Special Class Airworthiness Criteria for the Wingcopter GmbH 198 US Unmanned Aircraft'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2020- 1087)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3881. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Leonardo S.p.a. Helicopters; Amendment 39-21999'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2022-0024)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3882. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes; Amendment 39-21958'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2021-1059)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3883. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes; Amendment 39-21950'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2021-0883)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3884. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes; Amendment 39-21968'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2021-0506)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3885. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes; Amendment 39-21879'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2021-0617)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3886. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters; Amendment 39-32994'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2022-0021)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3887. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc., Helicopters; Amendment 39-21990'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2021-0713)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3888. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.) Helicopters; Amendment 39-21969'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2021-0157)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3889. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes; Amendment 39-21938'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (FAA- 2021-0664)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3890. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes; Amendment 39-21976'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (FAA- 2021-0962)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3891. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes; Amendment 39-21977'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (FAA- 2021-0963)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3892. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes; Amendment 39-21982'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (FAA- 2022-0279)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3893. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.) Helicopters; Amendment 39-21986'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2021-1178)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3894. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH (AHD) Helicopters; Amendment 39- 21979'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (FAA-2022-0278)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3895. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH Helicopters; Amendment 39- 21967'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (FAA-2021-1180)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3896. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; MARS A.S. Parachutes; Amendment 39-21992'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2022-0289)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3897. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; CFM International, S.A. Turbofan Engines; Amendment 39-21900'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2021-0259)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3898. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH Gliders; Amendment 39-21956'' ((RIN2120- AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2021-1019)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3899. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Turbofan Engines; Amendment 39-21959'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2021-0699)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3900. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Viking Air Limited (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bombardier, Inc.) Airplanes; Amendment 39-21963'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2020-1005)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3901. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Embraer S.A. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A.) Airplanes; Amendment 39-21964'' ((RIN2120- AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2020-1073)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3902. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; GROB Aircraft SE (Type Certificate Previously Held by GROB Aircraft AG) Airplanes; Amendment 39-21966'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2022-0152)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3903. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Pratt & Whitney Turbofan Engines; Amendment 39-21975'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2021-0959)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3904. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Various Restricted Category Helicopters; Amendment 39-21971'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2022-0158)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3905. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Honda Aircraft Company LLC Airplanes; Amendment 39-21965'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2021-0838)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3906. A communication from the Management and Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Airworthiness Directives; Goodrich Externally-Mounted Hoist Assemblies; Amendment 39-21962'' ((RIN2120-AA64) (Docket No. FAA-2020-1120)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3907. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Adjustments to 2021 Northern Albacore Tuna, North and South Atlantic Swordfish, and Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Reserve Category Quotes'' (RIN0648-XT041) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3908. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries'' (RIN0648-XB796) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3909. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries'' (RIN0648-XB751) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3910. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries'' (RIN0648-XB145) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3911. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Commercial Aggregated Large Coastal Sharks, Hammerhead Sharks, and Blacktip Sharks in the Gulf of Mexico Region; Retention Limit Adjustment'' (RIN0648-XB306) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3912. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries'' (RIN0648-XB214) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3913. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries'' (RIN0648-XB400) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3914. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries'' (RIN0648-XB791) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3915. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Pacific Island Fisheries; 2022 U.S. Territorial Longline Bigeye Tuna Catch Limits'' (RIN0648-XP016) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3916. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Western and Central Pacific Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species; Extension of Emergency Decisions of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission'' (RIN0648-XB334) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3917. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; 2021 Closure for Spiny Lobster in the U.S. Caribbean off Puerto Rico'' (RIN0648-XB228) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3918. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Reopening of the Red Snapper Recreational For-Hire Fishing Season in the Gulf of Mexico'' (RIN0648- XB465) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3919. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; 2021 Commercial and Recreational Accountability Measure and Closures for Gulf of Mexico Lane Snapper'' (RIN0648-XB450) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3920. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Closure of the Closed Area I Scallop Access Area to General Category Individual Fishing Quota Scallop Vessels'' (RIN0648-XB421) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3921. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Amendment 21t Plan'' (RIN0648-BK68) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3922. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Pacific Island Fisheries; Modifications to the American Samoa Longline Limited Entry Program'' (RIN0648-BH65) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3923. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Western and Central Pacific Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species; Extension of Emergency Decisions of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission'' (RIN0648-XB661) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3924. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Pacific Island Fisheries; Exemption for Large U.S. Longline Vessels to Fish in Portions of the American Samoa Large Vessel Prohibited Area; Court Order'' (RIN0648-BK28) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3925. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries Off West Coast States; Modification of the West Coast Commercial Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Action #18'' (RIN0648-XB196) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3926. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries Off West Coast States; Modification of the West Coast Commercial Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Action #17'' (RIN0648-XB156) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3927. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries Off West Coast States; Modification of the West Coast Commercial Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Action #22, #23, and #24'' (RIN0648- XB274) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3928. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries Off West Coast States; Modification of the West Coast Commercial Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Action #26 through #30'' (RIN0648-XB377) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3929. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries Off West Coast States; Modification of the West Coast Commercial Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Action #25'' (RIN0648-XB310) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3930. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Pink Shrimp and Midwater Trawl Exemptions to Vessel Monitoring System Requirements for the West Coast Groundfish Fishery'' (RIN0648-BK73) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3931. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Biennial Specifications; 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 Specifications for Pacific Mackerel'' (RIN0648-BK56) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3932. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 2021-2022 Biennial Specifications and Management Measures; Inseason Adjustments; Correction'' (RIN0648-BL10) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3933. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries Off West Coast States; Effective Dates of West Coast Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Program'' (RIN0648-BK80) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3934. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries Off West Coast States; Emergency Action to Temporarily Extend the Sablefish Primary Fishery Season'' (RIN0648-BK94) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3935. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Catch Sharing Plan; Inseason Action'' (RIN0648- XB316) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3936. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic; 2021 Recreational Accountability Measure and Closure for the South Atlantic Other Jacks Complex'' (RIN0648-XB588) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3937. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``2021-2022 Commercial Quota Reduction for King Mackerel in the Run-Around Gillnet Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico'' (RIN0648-XB395) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3938. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; 2021 Recreational Accountability Measure and Closure for Gulf of Mexico Gray Triggerfish'' (RIN0648-XB415) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3939. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; 2021 Recreational Accountability Measure and Closure for Gulf of Mexico Red Grouper'' (RIN0648-XB410) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3940. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Atlantic; Atlantic Migratory Group Cobia; Amendment 1 and Addendum 1 to Amendment 1'' (RIN0648-BK63) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3941. A communication from the Branch Chief, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Gray Triggerfish Management Measures'' (RIN0648-BK34) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3942. A communication from the Branch Chief, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; 2021 Commercial Closure for South Atlantic Red Snapper'' (RIN0648-BK34) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3943. A communication from the Branch Chief, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Red Snapper Private Angling Component Accountability Measure in Federal Waters off Texas'' (RIN0648-XB702) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3944. A communication from the Branch Chief, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Lane Snapper Management Measures'' (RIN0648-BK36) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3945. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Bluefish Fishery; Quota Transfers from VA to NY and NJ to NC'' (RIN0648-XB433) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3946. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring Fishery; Adjustment to the 2021 Specifications'' (RIN0648-XB447) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3947. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Bluefish Fishery; Quota Transfer from VA to NY'' (RIN0648-XB229) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3948. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfer from VA to RI'' (RIN0648-XB654) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3949. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring Fishery; 2021 Closure of the Atlantic Herring Fishery'' (RIN0648-XB612) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3950. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; 2022 and 2023 Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Specifications'' (RIN0648-XX072) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3951. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab Fishery; Final 2022 Atlantic Deep-Sea Red Crab Specifications'' (RIN0648-XX076) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3952. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Mackerel; 2022 Interim Action'' (RIN0648-BL05) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3953. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Bluefish Fishery; Quota Transfers from NJ to RI and MD to NC'' (RIN0648-XB525) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3954. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Framework Adjustment 61'' (RIN0648-BK24) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3955. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring Fishery; Adjustments to 2022 Specifications'' (RIN0648-XX077) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3956. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Bluefish Fishery; 2022 and Projected 2023 Specifications'' (RIN0648-XX073) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3957. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries; Specifications'' (RIN0648-BK59) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3958. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfers from VA to CT and NC to RI'' (RIN0648-XB615) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3959. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfers from NC to CT and ME to RI'' (RIN0648-XB686) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3960. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska'' (RIN0648-XB656) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3961. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska'' (RIN0648- XB183) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3962. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch in the Bering Sea Subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area'' (RIN0648-XB292) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3963. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Sablefish in the Bering Sea Subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area'' (RIN0648-XB231) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3964. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Trawl Catcher Vessels in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska'' (RIN0648-XB233) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3965. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; `Other Rockfish' in the Central and Western Regulatory Areas of the Gulf of Alaska'' (RIN0648-XB388) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3966. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area'' (RIN0648-XB372) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3967. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area'' (RIN0648-XB349) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3968. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Groundfish Fishery by Non-Rockfish Program Catcher Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Western and Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska'' (RIN0648-XB337) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3969. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Chinook Salmon Prohibited Species Catch Limits in the Gulf of Alaska'' (RIN0648-XB312) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3970. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; `Other Rockfish' in the Aleutian Islands Subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area'' (RIN0648-XB452) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3971. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Vessels Using Pot Gear in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska'' (RIN0648-XB755) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3972. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area'' (RIN0648-XB505) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3973. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Gulf of Alaska; Final 2022 and 2023 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish'' (RIN0648-XY118) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3974. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area'' (RIN0648-XB142) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3975. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher/ Processors using Hook-and-Line Gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska'' (RIN0648-XA789) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3976. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Kamchatka Flounder in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area'' (RIN0648- XB064) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3977. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Regulatory Amendment to Remove GOA Sablefish IFQ Pot Gear Tags and Notary Certification Requirements'' (RIN0648-BK76) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3978. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area'' (RIN0648-XB143) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3979. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Chinook Salmon Prohibited Species Catch Limits in the Gulf of Alaska'' (RIN0648-XB658) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3980. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Reapportionment of the 2021 Gulf of Alaska Pacific Halibut Prohibited Species Catch Limits for the Trawl Deep-water Fishery Categories'' (RIN0648-XB141) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3981. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Pacific Cod by Non- American Fisheries Act Crab Vessels Operating as Catcher Vessels Using Pot Gear in the Western Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska'' (RIN0648-XB777) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3982. A communication from the Branch Chief of the Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels Greater than or Equal to 50 feet Length Overall using Hook-and-Line Gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska'' (RIN0648-XB321) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-05-04-pt1-PgS2329-3 | null | 4,328 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | At the request of Mr. Whitehouse, the names of the Senator from West Virginia (Mr. Manchin) and the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Kelly) were added as cosponsors of S. 443, a bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities, and for other purposes. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-05-05-pt1-PgS2359 | null | 4,329 |
formal | family values | null | homophobic | Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself and Mr. Crapo) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to: S. Res. 618 Whereas, each year in the United States, El Dia de los Ninos-Celebrating Young Americans is recognized as a day to affirm and recognize the importance of young children and adolescents in the United States; Whereas children and adolescents represent the hopes and dreams of the people of the United States, and the well-being of children and adolescents is emphasized as a top priority in the United States; Whereas, according to data of the Bureau of the Census, the Hispanic population in the United States is the youngest major racial or ethnic group in the United States, as-- (1) more than 18,600,000 Hispanics in the United States, a group that represents approximately \1/3\ of the Hispanic population in the United States, are younger than 18 years of age; and (2) in 2019, nearly 16,400,000 Hispanics in the United States, a group that represents more than \1/4\ of the Hispanic population in the United States, were individuals between 18 and 34 years of age; Whereas the Hispanic population in the United States continues to grow and is a significant part of the workforce in the United States, and children in that population will be consumers, taxpayers, and voters in the future; Whereas, as the United States becomes more culturally and ethnically diverse, the people of the United States must strive to bring about cultural understanding and celebrate a tradition that honors all children and adolescents on El Dia de los Ninos-Celebrating Young Americans, a day that acknowledges and shares traditions and customs with all people in the United States; Whereas parents are at the center of teaching children about family values, morality, life preparation, health, survival, and culture; Whereas the designation of a day of special recognition to honor children and adolescents in the United States-- (1) will help affirm the significance of family, education, health, and community among the people of the United States; and (2) will provide an opportunity for those children and adolescents to reflect on their futures, to articulate their aspirations, to find comfort and security in the support of their family members, communities, and schools, and to grow to contribute to the United States; Whereas the National Latino Children's Institute, which served as an advocate and a voice for young Latino children, partnered with States and cities throughout the United States beginning in 1998 to highlight the contributions and challenges of young Latino children by advocating for the success and well-being of such children; and Whereas April 30, 2022, would be an appropriate day to recognize as ``El Dia de los Ninos-Celebrating Young Americans'': Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate-- (1) recognizes April 30, 2022, as ``El Dia de los Ninos- Celebrating Young Americans''; (2) encourages the people of the United States-- (A) to nurture and invest in children and adolescents in order to preserve and enhance economic prosperity, democracy, and the free and open exchange of ideas, which are concepts that are essential to the spirit of the United States; and (B) to celebrate the gifts of children and adolescents and to help them take their rightful place in the future of the United States; and (3) calls on the people of the United States to join with children, families, communities, schools, churches, cities, and States across the United States to observe El Dia de los Ninos-Celebrating Young Americans with appropriate ceremonies, including activities that-- (A) center on children and are free or of minimal cost so as to facilitate full participation by all people; (B) uplift and help children positively envision a path to their futures by allowing children to voice their hopes and dreams; (C) offer opportunities for children of diverse backgrounds to learn about the cultures of one another and to share ideas; (D) include family members, especially extended and elderly family members, so as to-- (i) promote understanding and communication among generations within families; and (ii) enable young people to learn from, and respect and benefit from the experiences of, their family elders; (E) enable diverse communities to build relationships of understanding; and (F) provide children with safe schools, homes, and communities that give them the long-term support they need to learn, develop, and become confident young adults who are ready and eager to believe in and contribute to the United States. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-05-05-pt1-PgS2363 | null | 4,330 |
formal | urban | null | racist | Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, I have six request for committees to meet during today's session of the Senate. They have the approval of the Majority and Minority Leaders. Pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 5(a), of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the following committees are authorized to meet during today's session of the Senate: committee on armed services The Committee on Armed Services is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, May 5, 2022, at 9:30 a.m., to conduct a hearing. committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs The Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, May 5, 2022, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing. committee on energy and natural resources The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, May 5, 2022, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing. committee on homeland security and governmental affairs The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, May 5, 2022, at 10:15 a.m., to conduct a hearing. committee on the judiciary The Committee on the Judiciary is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, May 5, 2022, at 9 a.m., to conduct an executive business meeting. subcommittee on consumer protection, product safety, and data security The Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Thursday, May 5, 2022, at 10 a.m., to conduct a hearing. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. WYDEN | Senate | CREC-2022-05-05-pt1-PgS2366-3 | null | 4,331 |
formal | quota | null | racist | Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows: EC-3919. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's report on the Social and Economic Conditions of Native Americans for FY 2018, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2992-1; Public Law 88-452, Sec. 811A (as added by Public Law 102-375, Sec. 822(12)); (106 Stat. 1299); to the Committee on Education and Labor. EC-3920. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of General Tod D. Wolters, United States Air Force, and his advancement to the grade of general on the retired list, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 1370(c)(1); Public Law 96-513, Sec. 112 (as amended by Public Law 104-106, Sec. 502(b)); (110 Stat. 293); to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-3921. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Michael S. Groen, United States Marine Corps, and his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the retired list, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 1370(c)(1); Public Law 96-513, Sec. 112 (as amended by Public Law 104-106, Sec. 502(b)); (110 Stat. 293); to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-3922. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Flem B. Walker, Jr., United States Army, and his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the retired list, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 1370(c)(1); Public Law 96-513, Sec. 112 (as amended by Public Law 104-106, Sec. 502(b)); (110 Stat. 293); to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-3923. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting an interim response to section 2862(f) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 113 note; Public Law 115-232, Sec. 2862(f); (132 Stat. 2284); to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-3924. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's Report to Congress on Dental Health in accordance with sections 399LL and 399LL-1 of the Public Health Service Act; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-3925. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to the Situation in or in relation to the Democratic Republic of the Congo that was declared in Executive Order 13413 of October 27, 2006, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); Public Law 94-412, Sec. 401(c); (90 Stat. 1257) and 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); Public Law 95- 223, Sec 204(c); (91 Stat. 1627); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-3926. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to Sudan that was declared in Executive Order 13067 of November 3, 1977, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); Public Law 94-412, Sec. 401(c); (90 Stat. 1257) and 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); Public Law 95-223, Sec 204(c); (91 Stat. 1627); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-3927. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to significant narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia that was declared in Executive Order 12978 of October 21, 1995, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); Public Law 94-412, Sec. 401(c); (90 Stat. 1257) and 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); Public Law 95-223, Sec 204(c); (91 Stat. 1627); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-3928. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to the stabilization of Iraq that was declared in Executive Order 13303 of May 22, 2003, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); Public Law 94-412, Sec. 401(c); (90 Stat. 1257) and 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); Public Law 95- 223, Sec 204(c); (91 Stat. 1627); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-3929. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to the situation in and in relation to Syria that was declared in Executive Order 13894 of October 14, 2019, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); Public Law 94-412, Sec. 401(c); (90 Stat. 1257) and 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); Public Law 95-223, Sec 204(c); (91 Stat. 1627); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-3930. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser, Office of Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report concerning international agreements other than treaties entered into by the United States to be transmitted to the Congress within the sixty-day period specified in the Case- Zablocki Act, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); Public Law 92- 403, Sec. 1(a) (as amended by Public Law 108-458, Sec. 7121(b)); (118 Stat. 3807); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-3931. A letter from the Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a Report to Congress on the International Atomic Energy Agency's Programs and Projects in Selected Countries in CY 2021, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2021 note; Public Law 105-277, Sec. 2809(c)(2); (112 Stat. 2681-850); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-3932. A letter from the Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report titled ``Cuban Compliance with the Migration Accords'', pursuant to Public Law 105-277, Sec. 2245; (112 Stat. 2681-824); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-3933. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser, Office of Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report concerning international agreements other than treaties entered into by the United States to be transmitted to the Congress within the sixty-day period specified in the Case- Zablocki Act, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); Public Law 92- 403, Sec. 1(a) (as amended by Public Law 108-458, Sec. 7121(b)); (118 Stat. 3807); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-3934. A letter from the Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a determination under section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-3935. A letter from the Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a memorandum of justification of a drawdown under section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-3936. A letter from the Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report titled ``International Military Education and Training Report, FY2021'', pursuant to 22 USC 2347h; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-3937. A letter from the Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a determination under Sec. 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (FAA) to Provide Military Assistance to Ukraine; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-3938. A letter from the Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a notification of twenty (20) notifications of a federal vacancy, acting status, nomination, or action on nomination, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3349(a); Public Law 105-277, Sec. 151(b); (112 Stat. 2681-614); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-3939. A letter from the Senior Advisor, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting a notification of an action on nomination and discontinuation of service in acting role, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3349(a); Public Law 105-277, Sec. 151(b); (112 Stat. 2681-614); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-3940. A letter from the Senior Advisor, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting two (2) notifications of a designation of acting officer and nomination, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3349(a); Public Law 105-277, Sec. 151(b); (112 Stat. 2681-614); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-3941. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting a notice regarding Sec. 542 of Division F of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub.L. 116-260), pursuant to Public Law 116-260, div. F, title V, Sec. 542; (134 Stat. 1477); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-3942. A letter from the Senior Official Performing the Duties of Chief Financial Officer, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's Annual Performance Report for Fiscal Years 2021-2023, including the Annual Performance Plan and Annual Performance Report, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1115(b); Public Law 111-352, Sec. 3; (124 Stat. 3867) and 31 U.S.C. 3515(a)(1); Public Law 101-576, Sec. 303(a)(1) (as amended by Public Law 107-289, Sec. 2(a)); (116 Stat. 2049); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-3943. A letter from the Chairman, Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, transmitting the Commission's strategic plan for fiscal years 2022 through 2026; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-3944. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Office of General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting a notification of an action on nomination, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3349(a); Public Law 105-277, Sec. 151(b); (112 Stat. 2681- 614); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-3945. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Transportation, transmitting a notification of a nomination, and discontinuation of service in an acting role, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3349(a); Public Law 105-277, Sec. 151(b); (112 Stat. 2681-614); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-3946. A letter from the Branch Chief, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary rule -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher/Processors Using Hook-and-Line Gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska [Docket No.: 210210-0018] (RTID: 0648-XA789) received April 18, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-3947. A letter from the Branch Chief, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; 2021-2022 Biennial Specifications and Management Measures; Inseason Adjustments; Correction [Docket No.: 201204-0325] (RIN: 0648-BL10) received April 18, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-3948. A letter from the Branch Chief, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary rule -- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; 2021 Commercial Closure for South Atlantic Red Snapper [Docket No.: 121004515-3608-02; RTID 0648-XB398] received April 18, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-3949. A letter from the Branch Chief, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary rule -- Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; 2021 Recreational Accountability Measure and Closure for Gulf of Mexico Red Grouper [Docket No.: 100217095-2081-04; RTID 0648- XB410] received April 18, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-3950. A letter from the Branch Chief, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary rule -- Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; 2021 Recreational Accountability Measure and Closure for Gulf of Mexico Gray Triggerfish [Docket No.: 121004518-3398-01; RTID 0648-XB415] received April 18, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-3951. A letter from the Branch Chief, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary rule -- Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries [Docket No.: 180117042-8884-02; RTID 0648- XB400] received April 18, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-3952. A letter from the Branch Chief, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's temporary rule -- Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Region; 2021-2022 Commercial Quota Reduction for King Mackerel in the Run-Around Gillnet Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico [Docket No.: 160426363-7275-02; RTID 0648-XB395] received April 18, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-3953. A letter from the Branch Chief, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Administration's temporary rule -- Fisheries Off West Coast States; Emergency Action to Temporarily Extend the Sablefish Primary Fishery Season [Docket No.: 211026-0217] (RIN: 0648- BK94) received April 18, 2022., pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-3954. A letter from the Branch Chief, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Administration's interim final rule -- Fisheries Off West Coast States; Effective Dates of West Coast Groundfish Electronic Monitoring Program [Docket No.: 210930-0203] (RIN: 0648-BK80) received April 18, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-3955. A letter from the Branch Chief, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Removal of GOA Sablefish IFQ Pot Gear Tags and Notary Certification Requirements [Docket No.: 211206-0252] (RIN: 0648-BK76) received April 18, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-3956. A letter from the Branch Chief, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Fisheries of the Atlantic; Atlantic Migratory Group Cobia; Amendment 1 and Addendum 1 to Amendment 1 [Docket No.: 211101-0222] (RIN: 0648-BK63) received April 18, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-3957. A letter from the Branch Chief, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish Fisheries; Specifications [Docket No.: 210716-0148] (RIN: 0648-BK59) received April 18, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-3958. A letter from the Branch Chief, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal Pelagic Species Fisheries; Biennial Specifications; 2021- 2022 and 2022-2023 Specifications for Pacific Mackerel [Docket No.: 211115-0231] (RIN: 0648-BK56) received April 18, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-3959. A letter from the Branch Chief, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Lane Snapper Management Measures [Docket No.: 211217-0261] (RIN: 0648-BK36) received April 18, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-3960. A letter from the Branch Chief, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Gray Triggerfish Management Measures [Docket No.: 210623-0136] (RIN: 0648-BK34) received April 18, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-3961. A letter from the Branch Chief, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Pacific Island Fisheries; Exemption for Large U.S. Longline Vessels To Fish in Portions of the American Samoa Large Vessel Prohibited Area; Court Order [Docket No.: 210701-0142] (RIN: 0648-BK28) received April 18, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-3962. A letter from the Branch Chief, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies Fishery; Framework Adjustment 61 [Docket No.: 210723-0150] (RIN: 0648- BK24) received April 18, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-3963. A letter from the Branch Chief, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Administration's final rule -- Pacific Island Fisheries; Modifications to the American Samoa Longline Fishery Limited Entry Program [Docket No.: 210929-0200] (RIN: 0648-BH65) received April 18, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-3964. A letter from the Branch Chief, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Administration's temporary rule -- Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic; 2021 Recreational Accountability Measure and Closure for the South Atlantic Other Jacks Complex [Docket No.: 120815345-3525-02; RTID 0648-XB588] received April 18, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-3965. A letter from the Branch Chief, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Administration's notification; quota transfers -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Bluefish Fishery; Quota Transfers from NJ to RI and MD to NC [Docket No.: 201209-0332] (RTID: 0648-XB525) April 18, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-3966. A letter from the Branch Chief, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Administration's temporary rule -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pacific Cod in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No.: 210217-0022; RTID 0648-XB505] received April 18, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-3967. A letter from the Branch Chief, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Administration's temporary rule -- Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; Reopening of the Red Snapper Recreational For-Hire Fishing Season in the Gulf of Mexico [Docket No.: 140818679-5356-02; RTID 0648-XB465] received April 18, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-3968. A letter from the Branch Chief, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Administration's temporary rule -- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; ``Other Rockfish'' in the Aleutian Islands Subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area [Docket No.: 210217-0022] (RTID: 0648-XB452) received April 18, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-3969. A letter from the Branch Chief, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Administration's temporary rule -- Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of Mexico; 2021 Commercial and Recreational Accountability Measure and Closures for Gulf of Mexico Lane Snapper [Docket No.: 100217097-1757-02; RTID 0648-XB450] received April 18, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-3970. A letter from the Branch Chief, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Administration's temporary rule -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Herring Fishery; Adjustment to the 2021 Specifications [Docket No.: 210325- 0071; RTID 0648-XB447] received April 18, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-3971. A letter from the Branch Chief, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Administration's notification; quota transfers -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Bluefish Fishery; Quota Transfers From VA to NY and NJ to NC [Docket No.: 201209-0332] (RTID: 0648-XB433) received April 18, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-3972. A letter from the Branch Chief, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Maritime Fisheries Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce, transmitting the Administration's temporary rule -- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Closure of the Closed Area I Scallop Access Area to General Category Individual Fishing Quota Scallop Vessels [Docket No.: 210513-0105; RTID 0648-XB421] received April 18, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-3973. A letter from the Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's report entitled, ``Report on Denial of Visas to Confiscators of American Property'', for the period from April 1, 2021, through March 31, 2022, pursuant to section 2225(c) of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998, as contained in the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act 1999, Public Law 105-277, 8 U.S.C. 1182d; to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC-3974. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting a report titled ``Department of Homeland Security Operation Allies Welcome Afghan Evacuee Report -- Quarterly Status Update 1'', pursuant to Public Law 117-43, Sec. 2503(a); (135 Stat. 378); to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC-3975. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters [Docket No.: FAA-2022-0019; Project Identifier MCAI-2021-00371-R; Amendment 39-21930; AD 2022-03-13] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-3976. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; CFM International, S.A. Turbofan Engines [Docket No.: FAA-2021- 0259; Project Identifier AD-2020-01128-E; Amendment 39-21900; AD 2022-02-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-3977. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters [Docket No.: FAA-2021-1018; Project Identifier MCAI-2021-00902-R; Amendment 39-21934; AD 2022-03-17] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-3978. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Rolls- Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (Type Certificate Previously Held by Rolls-Royce plc) Turbofan Engines [Docket No.: FAA- 2021-0662; Project Identifier MCAI-2021-00031-E; Amendment 39-21943; AD 2022-04-02] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-3979. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Textron Aviation Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Raytheon Aircraft Company, Hawker Beechcraft Corporation, and Beechcraft Corporation) Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2022-0088; Project Identifier AD-2022-00041-A; Amendment 39-21941; AD 2022-03-23] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-3980. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Learjet, Inc., Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2022-0144; Project Identifier AD-2022-00042-T; Amendment 39-21952; AD 2022-05- 01] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received March 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-3981. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2021-0664; Project Identifier AD-2021-00158-T; Amendment 39-21938; AD 2022-03- 21] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 14, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-3982. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; CFM International, S.A. Turbofan Engines [Docket No.: FAA-2021- 0259; Project Identifier AD-2020-01128-E; Amendment 39-21900; AD 2022-02-03] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 14, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-3983. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2021-1059; Project Identifier MCAI-2021-00797-T; Amendment 39-21958; AD 2022-05-07] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 14, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-3984. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- IFR Altitudes; Miscellaneous Amendments [Docket No.: 31408; Amdt. No. 563] received March 18, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-3985. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Schempp- Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH Gliders [Docket No.: FAA-2021-1019; Project Identifier 2020-CE-006-AD; Amendment 39-21956; AD 2022-05-05] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 14, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-3986. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; General Electric Company Turbofan Engines [Docket No.: FAA-2021-0699; Project Identifier AD-2020-01685-E; Amendment 39-21959; AD 2022-05-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 14, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-3987. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2021-0883; Project Identifier AD-2021-00307-T; Amendment 39-21950; AD 2022-04-08] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 14, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-3988. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; GROB Aircraft SE (Type Certificate Previously Held by GROB Aircraft AG) Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2022-0152; Project Identifier MCAI-2021-00254-A; Amendment 39-21966; AD 2022-05- 14] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 14, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-3989. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Directives; Viking Air Limited (Type Certificate Previously Held by Bombardier Inc.) Airplanes [Docket No.: FAA-2020-1005; Project Identifier MCAI-2020-00709-A; Amendment 39-21963; AD 2022-05- 11] (RIN: 2120-AA64) received April 14, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-3990. A letter from the Management and Program Analyst, FAA, Department of Transportation, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Airworthiness Criteria: Special Class Airworthiness Criteria for the Flirtey Inc. Flirtey F4.5 Unmanned Aircraft [Docket No.: FAA-2020-1091] received April 14, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-3991. A letter from the Assistant Vice President, Government Affairs, National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK), transmitting the Corporation's General and Legislative Annual Report and Fiscal Year 2023 Grant Request to Congress; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2022-05-06-pt1-PgH4717-8 | null | 4,332 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials were presented and referred as follows: ML-157. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the State of New Jersey, relative to Senate Resolution 69, urging Congress to pass a resolution condemning violence against historically Black colleges and universities; to the Committee on Education and Labor. ML-158. Also, a memorial of the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, relative to Senate Joint Resolution No. 1147, relative to sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine; jointly to the Committees on Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, and Ways and Means. ML-159. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Idaho, relative to House Joint Memorial No. 6, commending the courage and resolve shown by the Ukrainian people in defending their country against Russian aggressors and urge the Governor of Idaho to take all appropriate measures to sanction Russia; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. ML-160. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Idaho, relative to House Joint Memorial No. 4, ensuring that rural counties with large federal installations within their borders are not negatively affected by core-based statistical area designations; to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. ML-161. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of West Virginia, relative to Senate Concurrent Resolution 55, urging the current presidential administration to open federal lease sales onshore and offshore; supporting critical energy infrastructure to safely deliver energy produced in West Virginia; and ensuring American energy companies can access the capital they need to hire American workers; to the Committee on Natural Resources. ML-162. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of the State of Idaho, relative to House Joint Memorial No. 3, calling upon Congress to close the potential legal loophole by amending the United States Code and placing the portion of Yellowstone National Park located in Idaho under the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho; to the Committee on the Judiciary. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2022-05-06-pt1-PgH4722 | null | 4,333 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Under clause 3 of rule XII, petitions and papers were laid on the clerk's desk and referred as follows: PT-110. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Board of Supervisor of the City and County of San Francisco, California, relative to Resolution 64-22, urging the Federal Government to release Leonard Peltier and grant clemency after many years of unjust confinement as a political prisoner and to declare February 24, 2022, as a Day of Solidarity with Leonard Peltier in the City and County of San Francisco; to the Committee on the Judiciary. PT-111. Also, a petition of the City Commission of Aventura City, Florida, relative to Resolution No. 2022-27, to appeal to Florida State Representatives in the United States Federal Government, for additional support to Ukraine; and providing for an effective date; jointly to the Committees on Foreign Affairs and the Judiciary. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2022-05-06-pt1-PgH4724 | null | 4,334 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | The following communications were laid before the Senate, together with accompanying papers, reports, and documents, and were referred as indicated: EC-3983. A communication from the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Farm Credit Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Implementation of the Current Expected Credit Losses Methodology for Allowances, Related Adjustments to the Tier 1/Tier 2 Capital Rule, and Conforming Amendments'' (RIN3052- AD36) received in the Office of the President pro tempore of the Senate; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-3984. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Pesticide Product Performance Data Requirements for Products Claiming Efficacy Against Certain Invertebrate Pests'' ((RIN2070-AJ49) (FRL No. 5331-05-OCSPP)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. EC-3985. A communication from the Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting additional legislative proposals relative to the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023''; to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-3986. A communication from the Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting additional legislative proposals relative to the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023''; to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-3987. A communication from the Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the mobilizations of selected reserve units, received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 3, 2022; to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-3988. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting, pursuant to law, an interim response to the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2019; to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-3989. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting the report of eleven (11) officers authorized to wear the insignia of rear admiral or rear admiral (lower half) of general in accordance with title 10, United States Code, section 777; to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-3990. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting a report on the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Flem B. Walker, Jr., United States Army, and his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-3991. A communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic report on the national emergency that was declared in Executive Order 13894 with respect to the situation in and in relation to Syria; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-3992. A communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic report on the national emergency that was declared in Executive Order 12978 with respect to significant foreign narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-3993. A communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic report on the national emergency that was declared in Executive Order 13303 with respect to the stabilization of Iraq; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-3994. A communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic report on the national emergency that was declared in Executive Order 13067 with respect to Sudan; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-3995. A communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, a six-month periodic report on the national emergency that was declared in Executive Order 13413 with respect to the situation in or in relation to the Democratic Republic of the Congo; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-3996. A communication from the Federal Register Liaison Officer, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Expansion of the Clarksburg Viticultural Area'' (RIN1513-AC62) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 28, 2022; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC-3997. A communication from the Associate General Counsel for Legislation and Regulations, Office of General Counsel, Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalty Amounts for 2022'' (RIN2501-AE06) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 2, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-3998. A communication from the Chair and President of the Export-Import Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a transaction involving U.S. exports to South Korea; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-3999. A communication from the Sanctions Regulations Advisor, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Ukraine-/Russia Sanctions Regulations'' (31 CFR Part 589) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 29, 2022; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC-4000. A communication from the Secretary of the Army, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Transfer of Surplus Firearms to the Corporation for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety''; to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-4001. A communication from the Chief of the Division of Regulations, Jurisdiction, and Special Park Uses, National Park Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Curation of Federally Owned or Administered Archeological Collections'' (RIN1024-AE58) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-4002. A communication from the Chief of the Division of Regulations, Jurisdiction, and Special Park Uses, National Park Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``St. Croix National Scenic Reverway, Bicycling'' (RIN1024-AE64) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-4003. A communication from the Chief of the Division of Regulations, Jurisdiction, and Special Park Uses, National Park Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore; Snowmobiles'' (RIN1024-AE53) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-4004. A communication from the Chief of the Division of Regulations, Jurisdiction, and Special Park Uses, National Park Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Colonial National Historical Park; Vessels and Commercial Passenger- Carrying Motor Vehicles'' (RIN1024-AE39) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-4005. A communication from the Chief of the Division of Regulations, Jurisdiction, and Special Park Uses, National Park Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustments'' (RIN1024-AE69) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-4006. A communication from the General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Actions Regarding the Commission's Policy on Price Index Formation and Transparency, and Indices Referenced in Natural Gas and Electric Tariffs'' received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 27, 2022; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC-4007. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of State Air Quality Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Texas; Control of Emissions From Existing Other Solid Waste Incineration Unites'' (FRL No. 8798-02-R6) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 2, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4008. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Hawaii: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions'' (FRL No. 9760-02-R9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 2, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4009. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Oklahoma; Interstate Visibility Transport'' (FRL No. 8688-02-R6) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 2, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4010. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Wisconsin; Redesignation of the Revised Door County (partial) Area to Attainment of the 2015 Ozone Standard'' (FRL No. 9609-02-R5) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 2, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-05-09-pt1-PgS2380-5 | null | 4,335 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | At the request of Mr. Lee, the name of the Senator from Arkansas (Mr. Boozman) was added as a cosponsor of S. 251, a bill to provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-05-09-pt1-PgS2381-4 | null | 4,336 |
formal | XX | null | transphobic | The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the ruleson which the yeas and nays are ordered. The House will resume proceedings on postponed questions at a later time. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2022-05-10-pt1-PgH4727-7 | null | 4,337 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Mr. GARCIA of Illinois. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5911) to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Federal Credit Union Act to expand employment opportunities for those with a previous minor criminal offense, and for other purposes, as amended. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. GARCIA of Illinois | House | CREC-2022-05-10-pt1-PgH4741 | null | 4,338 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 1097) to establish a Federal rotational cyber workforce program for the Federal cyber workforce. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. CONNOLLY | House | CREC-2022-05-10-pt1-PgH4759 | null | 4,339 |
formal | XX | null | transphobic | The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered, or votes objected to under clause 6 of rule XX. The House will resume proceedings on postponed questions at a later time. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2022-05-10-pt1-PgH4783-4 | null | 4,340 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows: Ms. WATERS: Committee on Financial Services. H.R. 935. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to exempt from registration brokers performing services in connection with the transfer of ownership of smaller privately held companies; with an amendment (Rept. 117-313). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Ms. WATERS: Committee on Financial Services. H.R. 5911. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Federal Credit Union Act to expand employment opportunities for those with a previous minor criminal offense, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 117-314). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Ms. WATERS: Committee on Financial Services. H.R. 5914. A bill to amend the Investor Protection and Securities Reform Act of 2010 to provide grants to States for enhanced protection of senior investors and senior policyholders, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 117-315). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Ms. WATERS: Committee on Financial Services. H.R. 6899. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from engaging in transactions involving the exchange of Special Drawing Rights issued by the International Monetary Fund that are held by the Russian Federation or Belarus; with an amendment (Rept. 117-316). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Ms. WATERS: Committee on Financial Services. H.R. 7081. A bill to seek immediate bilateral, multilateral, and commercial debt service payment relief for Ukraine; with an amendment (Rept. 117-317). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Ms. WATERS: Committee on Financial Services. H.R. 6891. A bill to exclude government officials of the Russian Federation from certain international meetings, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 117-318, Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Ms. Waters: Committee on Financial Services. H.R. 7066. A bill to require United States financial institutions to ensure entities and persons owned or controlled by the institution comply with financial sanctions on the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus to the same extent as the institution itself, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 117-319, Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. RASKIN: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 1097. Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 903) to enhance the security operations of the Transportation Security Administration and stability of the transportation security workforce by applying the personnel system under title 5, United States Code, to employees of the Transportation Security Administration who provide screening of all passengers and property, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2499) to amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to create a presumption that a disability or death of a Federal employee in fire protection activities caused by any of certain diseases is the result of the performance of such employees duty, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5129) to amend the Community Services Block Grant Act to reauthorize and modernize the Act; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7691) making emergency supplemental appropriations for assistance for the situation in Ukraine for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes; and for other purposes (Rept. 117-320). Referred to the House Calendar. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2022-05-10-pt1-PgH4795 | null | 4,341 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Mr. SCHUMER. So, Mr. President, tomorrow, the U.S. Senate will vote to protect one of the most fundamental freedoms that women have in this country: the freedom to choose whether or not to have an abortion. Few decisions are more personal and few decisions are more private than decisions women make regarding their own pregnancies. Few should be more out of bounds to elected politicians and to the whims of government. But, sadly, few rights are in as much peril right now as the fundamental right to choose. If this abominable decision becomes law, women will lose their freedom in so many ways--a giant step backward in the United States, where expanding freedom has always been our goal and our aspiration. Tomorrow's vote will be one of the most important votes we take in this Chamber in decades because, for the first time in 50 years, a conservative majority--an extreme conservative majority--on the Supreme Court is on the brink of declaring that women do not have a right to an abortion, they do not have the right to control their own bodies, and they do not have the right to healthcare in the ways that they believe they need. If that happens, tens of millions of women will see their freedoms contract in the blink of an eye. Our children will grow up in a world where they have fewer rights than their parents and grandparents had. America will take a painful and damaging step backward. The American people will be watching the Senate closely tomorrow, and they will not forget how their elected Senators voted. I ask my colleagues to think carefully about their vote, to grapple with the impact of a world without Roe because all of us will have to answer for this vote for the rest of our time in public office. Now, it is worth saying over and over again: Last week's draft decision didn't come out of nowhere; it didn't materialize in a vacuum. On the contrary, it is precisely the outcome that extreme Republicans have been working toward for years. Leader McConnell himself has admitted that this was their planall along. They have worked for years to confirm radical judges, plucked right out of the Federalist Society playbook, with the express goal to ``pick away at Roe v. Wade.'' That is their quote. The radicals on the hard right have passed wave after wave of draconian restrictions at the State level, making abortion nearly impossible to access. One of those laws is about to be upheld by the Supreme Court of the United States. These radicals have taken what were once outlandish ideas, like prison time for women and doctors and abortion bans without exception for rape and incest, and brought them to the forefront. Ideas that were radical and out of hand they are now talking about freely. Should Roe ultimately be overturned, many of us fear it would be just the start. Over the weekend, Leader McConnell acknowledged where this is ultimately going. Without Roe, proposals for a nationwide ban on abortions are now possible if Republicans retake the Senate. That is what Leader McConnell said this weekend. That is right--a national ban on abortion. Not very long ago, the idea seemed to belong on the extreme of the extremes. Now the Republican leader himself acknowledges this is on the table--just a glaring indication of how radicalized the Republican Party has become in recent decades as the MAGA wing has all but completed its cancerous takeover. All the times that Republicans disguised their hostility to Roe as a matter of ``States' rights'' have been exposed for what they are: hypocrisy, a smokescreen hiding the real objective. It is one of the oldest, most sinister arguments Republicans have used for decades. For MAGA Republicans, this has never been about States' rights; it has always been about getting rid of abortion altogether. The hypocrisies run deeper still. It is worth noting that the very same party that spent years opposing healthcare by saying that ``the American people want healthcare decisions left up to families and doctors''--that is what they said as they opposed ACA year after year. They said, again, the American people want healthcare decisions left up to their families and doctors when it came to ACA. They are now the very same radicals who are telling Americans: No, it is not up to your family and your doctor; it is your body, our choice--the radical right's choice, the choice of five men on the Supreme Court who are extreme. Now, many on the other side can't even bring themselves to own the horrors they have unleashed. They are trying to convince people they are not extreme, but the truth is that the MAGA wing of the Republican Party is running the show, and their actions prove how extreme they are. Senate Republicans have spent a full week trying to change the subject to anything but Roe because they know how toxic this issue has become for them. The Republican leader tried to say, in vain, that the real story of the draft decision was not the end of Roe but the source of the leaked draft? Tell that to 100 million Americans who will lose their most personal of rights. I am sure they don't care as much about the leaked draft as about how they can control their own bodies. The chair of the Republican campaign arm, Senator Scott, released laughable talking points saying Republicans, of course, don't want to imprison doctors, even though his allies, his fellow MAGA Republicans, are pushing for exactly that at the State level. It would all be farcical if it wasn't so bone-chilling and the consequences were not so serious. Senate Republicans can try to run from their role in securing Roe's extinction, but sooner or later, the truth wins out. Without the actions they have taken for years, reproductive rights wouldn't be staring straight into a doomsday scenario. So, tomorrow, the vote to protect abortion rights will shine like a floodlight on every Member of this Chamber. Republicans who pretended disingenuously as if this moment couldn't possibly happen will have to answer to the women of America whose rights are about to be turned back by decades. Tomorrow, there will be no more hiding; there will be no more distracting, no more obfuscating where every Member in this Chamber stands. Senate Republicans will face a choice: Either vote to protect the rights of women to exercise freedom over their own bodies or stand with the Supreme Court as 50 years of women's rights are reduced to rubble before our very eyes. The vote tomorrow will tell. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. SCHUMER | Senate | CREC-2022-05-10-pt1-PgS2385-8 | null | 4,342 |
formal | MAGA | null | white supremacist | Mr. SCHUMER. So, Mr. President, tomorrow, the U.S. Senate will vote to protect one of the most fundamental freedoms that women have in this country: the freedom to choose whether or not to have an abortion. Few decisions are more personal and few decisions are more private than decisions women make regarding their own pregnancies. Few should be more out of bounds to elected politicians and to the whims of government. But, sadly, few rights are in as much peril right now as the fundamental right to choose. If this abominable decision becomes law, women will lose their freedom in so many ways--a giant step backward in the United States, where expanding freedom has always been our goal and our aspiration. Tomorrow's vote will be one of the most important votes we take in this Chamber in decades because, for the first time in 50 years, a conservative majority--an extreme conservative majority--on the Supreme Court is on the brink of declaring that women do not have a right to an abortion, they do not have the right to control their own bodies, and they do not have the right to healthcare in the ways that they believe they need. If that happens, tens of millions of women will see their freedoms contract in the blink of an eye. Our children will grow up in a world where they have fewer rights than their parents and grandparents had. America will take a painful and damaging step backward. The American people will be watching the Senate closely tomorrow, and they will not forget how their elected Senators voted. I ask my colleagues to think carefully about their vote, to grapple with the impact of a world without Roe because all of us will have to answer for this vote for the rest of our time in public office. Now, it is worth saying over and over again: Last week's draft decision didn't come out of nowhere; it didn't materialize in a vacuum. On the contrary, it is precisely the outcome that extreme Republicans have been working toward for years. Leader McConnell himself has admitted that this was their planall along. They have worked for years to confirm radical judges, plucked right out of the Federalist Society playbook, with the express goal to ``pick away at Roe v. Wade.'' That is their quote. The radicals on the hard right have passed wave after wave of draconian restrictions at the State level, making abortion nearly impossible to access. One of those laws is about to be upheld by the Supreme Court of the United States. These radicals have taken what were once outlandish ideas, like prison time for women and doctors and abortion bans without exception for rape and incest, and brought them to the forefront. Ideas that were radical and out of hand they are now talking about freely. Should Roe ultimately be overturned, many of us fear it would be just the start. Over the weekend, Leader McConnell acknowledged where this is ultimately going. Without Roe, proposals for a nationwide ban on abortions are now possible if Republicans retake the Senate. That is what Leader McConnell said this weekend. That is right--a national ban on abortion. Not very long ago, the idea seemed to belong on the extreme of the extremes. Now the Republican leader himself acknowledges this is on the table--just a glaring indication of how radicalized the Republican Party has become in recent decades as the MAGA wing has all but completed its cancerous takeover. All the times that Republicans disguised their hostility to Roe as a matter of ``States' rights'' have been exposed for what they are: hypocrisy, a smokescreen hiding the real objective. It is one of the oldest, most sinister arguments Republicans have used for decades. For MAGA Republicans, this has never been about States' rights; it has always been about getting rid of abortion altogether. The hypocrisies run deeper still. It is worth noting that the very same party that spent years opposing healthcare by saying that ``the American people want healthcare decisions left up to families and doctors''--that is what they said as they opposed ACA year after year. They said, again, the American people want healthcare decisions left up to their families and doctors when it came to ACA. They are now the very same radicals who are telling Americans: No, it is not up to your family and your doctor; it is your body, our choice--the radical right's choice, the choice of five men on the Supreme Court who are extreme. Now, many on the other side can't even bring themselves to own the horrors they have unleashed. They are trying to convince people they are not extreme, but the truth is that the MAGA wing of the Republican Party is running the show, and their actions prove how extreme they are. Senate Republicans have spent a full week trying to change the subject to anything but Roe because they know how toxic this issue has become for them. The Republican leader tried to say, in vain, that the real story of the draft decision was not the end of Roe but the source of the leaked draft? Tell that to 100 million Americans who will lose their most personal of rights. I am sure they don't care as much about the leaked draft as about how they can control their own bodies. The chair of the Republican campaign arm, Senator Scott, released laughable talking points saying Republicans, of course, don't want to imprison doctors, even though his allies, his fellow MAGA Republicans, are pushing for exactly that at the State level. It would all be farcical if it wasn't so bone-chilling and the consequences were not so serious. Senate Republicans can try to run from their role in securing Roe's extinction, but sooner or later, the truth wins out. Without the actions they have taken for years, reproductive rights wouldn't be staring straight into a doomsday scenario. So, tomorrow, the vote to protect abortion rights will shine like a floodlight on every Member of this Chamber. Republicans who pretended disingenuously as if this moment couldn't possibly happen will have to answer to the women of America whose rights are about to be turned back by decades. Tomorrow, there will be no more hiding; there will be no more distracting, no more obfuscating where every Member in this Chamber stands. Senate Republicans will face a choice: Either vote to protect the rights of women to exercise freedom over their own bodies or stand with the Supreme Court as 50 years of women's rights are reduced to rubble before our very eyes. The vote tomorrow will tell. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. SCHUMER | Senate | CREC-2022-05-10-pt1-PgS2385-8 | null | 4,343 |
formal | critical race theory | null | racist | Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, now on a different matter, this week, our colleagues want a second run on some controversial nominees who stalled out last month. Today, Senate Democrats will try again to confirm Professor Lisa Cook to the Federal Reserve Board. Professor Cook has no proven expertise in monetary economics at all, much less fighting inflation. One of her main supposed qualifications for this position is that she sits on the regional Fed Board in Chicago. The problem is, she was literally appointed to that position a few days before she was nominated for this one. Professor Cook is a proven partisan who has promoted leftwing conspiracy theories and called for a fellow academic to be fired because that person did not support defunding the police. The American people deserve an independent, nonpartisan inflation fighter for this important post. Likewise, the Federal Trade Commission is an important Agency that gets wide latitude to oversee our private sector. The American people need its Commissioners to be levelheaded experts who will put aside ideological ax-grinding. The two current Commissioners who were appointed by a Republican President were so qualified and uncontroversial, the Senate approved each of them on a voice vote. But to serve as their newest colleague, President Biden has picked a radical partisan named Alvaro Bedoya. Mr. Bedoya is such a poor fit that the first time Leader Schumer tried to shut down debate on his nomination, he lacked the votes and had to call it off. But Democrats want this hardcore partisan confirmed very badly, so here we are once again. Mr. Bedoya has publicly attacked police and law enforcement and demanded that our country not enforce--not enforce--our immigration laws. He has called for States to essentially nullify Federal immigration law, saying: Maryland police have no business working with ICE [and] I think it's high time that state legislators understand that they can do something about this. He has volunteered statements that align with ``defund the police,'' demanding that none of the Democrats' trillions in stimulus waste should go to provide for law enforcement. Mr. Bedoya's social media feeds have read like the rantings of a far-left activist with no aspiration to ever receive Senate confirmation. He has embraced socialized medicine, critical race theory, and cracking down on citizens' Second Amendment rights. He has launched political attacks on current Senators and called the National Republican Party Convention a--listen to this--``White supremacist rally''--a ``White supremacist rally,'' the Republican National Convention. The rabid partisanship is not just an extracurricular activity. We know Mr. Bedoya would apply it specifically to the work of the FTC. He is already on the record calling for the elimination of longstanding bipartisan FTC policy statements. He supports excluding minority party Commissioners from investigations. This nominee would not be fit to neutrally oversee major economic decisions, no matter what the makeup of the Senate was. But he is an essentially foolish choice--foolish--when the American people handed this administration a 50-50 Senate. I would urge my colleagues on both sides to stop this awful nomination so the President can reconsider and send us somebody suitable. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. McCONNELL | Senate | CREC-2022-05-10-pt1-PgS2387 | null | 4,344 |
formal | Federal Reserve | null | antisemitic | Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, now on a different matter, this week, our colleagues want a second run on some controversial nominees who stalled out last month. Today, Senate Democrats will try again to confirm Professor Lisa Cook to the Federal Reserve Board. Professor Cook has no proven expertise in monetary economics at all, much less fighting inflation. One of her main supposed qualifications for this position is that she sits on the regional Fed Board in Chicago. The problem is, she was literally appointed to that position a few days before she was nominated for this one. Professor Cook is a proven partisan who has promoted leftwing conspiracy theories and called for a fellow academic to be fired because that person did not support defunding the police. The American people deserve an independent, nonpartisan inflation fighter for this important post. Likewise, the Federal Trade Commission is an important Agency that gets wide latitude to oversee our private sector. The American people need its Commissioners to be levelheaded experts who will put aside ideological ax-grinding. The two current Commissioners who were appointed by a Republican President were so qualified and uncontroversial, the Senate approved each of them on a voice vote. But to serve as their newest colleague, President Biden has picked a radical partisan named Alvaro Bedoya. Mr. Bedoya is such a poor fit that the first time Leader Schumer tried to shut down debate on his nomination, he lacked the votes and had to call it off. But Democrats want this hardcore partisan confirmed very badly, so here we are once again. Mr. Bedoya has publicly attacked police and law enforcement and demanded that our country not enforce--not enforce--our immigration laws. He has called for States to essentially nullify Federal immigration law, saying: Maryland police have no business working with ICE [and] I think it's high time that state legislators understand that they can do something about this. He has volunteered statements that align with ``defund the police,'' demanding that none of the Democrats' trillions in stimulus waste should go to provide for law enforcement. Mr. Bedoya's social media feeds have read like the rantings of a far-left activist with no aspiration to ever receive Senate confirmation. He has embraced socialized medicine, critical race theory, and cracking down on citizens' Second Amendment rights. He has launched political attacks on current Senators and called the National Republican Party Convention a--listen to this--``White supremacist rally''--a ``White supremacist rally,'' the Republican National Convention. The rabid partisanship is not just an extracurricular activity. We know Mr. Bedoya would apply it specifically to the work of the FTC. He is already on the record calling for the elimination of longstanding bipartisan FTC policy statements. He supports excluding minority party Commissioners from investigations. This nominee would not be fit to neutrally oversee major economic decisions, no matter what the makeup of the Senate was. But he is an essentially foolish choice--foolish--when the American people handed this administration a 50-50 Senate. I would urge my colleagues on both sides to stop this awful nomination so the President can reconsider and send us somebody suitable. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. McCONNELL | Senate | CREC-2022-05-10-pt1-PgS2387 | null | 4,345 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, now on a different matter, this week, our colleagues want a second run on some controversial nominees who stalled out last month. Today, Senate Democrats will try again to confirm Professor Lisa Cook to the Federal Reserve Board. Professor Cook has no proven expertise in monetary economics at all, much less fighting inflation. One of her main supposed qualifications for this position is that she sits on the regional Fed Board in Chicago. The problem is, she was literally appointed to that position a few days before she was nominated for this one. Professor Cook is a proven partisan who has promoted leftwing conspiracy theories and called for a fellow academic to be fired because that person did not support defunding the police. The American people deserve an independent, nonpartisan inflation fighter for this important post. Likewise, the Federal Trade Commission is an important Agency that gets wide latitude to oversee our private sector. The American people need its Commissioners to be levelheaded experts who will put aside ideological ax-grinding. The two current Commissioners who were appointed by a Republican President were so qualified and uncontroversial, the Senate approved each of them on a voice vote. But to serve as their newest colleague, President Biden has picked a radical partisan named Alvaro Bedoya. Mr. Bedoya is such a poor fit that the first time Leader Schumer tried to shut down debate on his nomination, he lacked the votes and had to call it off. But Democrats want this hardcore partisan confirmed very badly, so here we are once again. Mr. Bedoya has publicly attacked police and law enforcement and demanded that our country not enforce--not enforce--our immigration laws. He has called for States to essentially nullify Federal immigration law, saying: Maryland police have no business working with ICE [and] I think it's high time that state legislators understand that they can do something about this. He has volunteered statements that align with ``defund the police,'' demanding that none of the Democrats' trillions in stimulus waste should go to provide for law enforcement. Mr. Bedoya's social media feeds have read like the rantings of a far-left activist with no aspiration to ever receive Senate confirmation. He has embraced socialized medicine, critical race theory, and cracking down on citizens' Second Amendment rights. He has launched political attacks on current Senators and called the National Republican Party Convention a--listen to this--``White supremacist rally''--a ``White supremacist rally,'' the Republican National Convention. The rabid partisanship is not just an extracurricular activity. We know Mr. Bedoya would apply it specifically to the work of the FTC. He is already on the record calling for the elimination of longstanding bipartisan FTC policy statements. He supports excluding minority party Commissioners from investigations. This nominee would not be fit to neutrally oversee major economic decisions, no matter what the makeup of the Senate was. But he is an essentially foolish choice--foolish--when the American people handed this administration a 50-50 Senate. I would urge my colleagues on both sides to stop this awful nomination so the President can reconsider and send us somebody suitable. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. McCONNELL | Senate | CREC-2022-05-10-pt1-PgS2387 | null | 4,346 |
formal | Chicago | null | racist | Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, now on a different matter, this week, our colleagues want a second run on some controversial nominees who stalled out last month. Today, Senate Democrats will try again to confirm Professor Lisa Cook to the Federal Reserve Board. Professor Cook has no proven expertise in monetary economics at all, much less fighting inflation. One of her main supposed qualifications for this position is that she sits on the regional Fed Board in Chicago. The problem is, she was literally appointed to that position a few days before she was nominated for this one. Professor Cook is a proven partisan who has promoted leftwing conspiracy theories and called for a fellow academic to be fired because that person did not support defunding the police. The American people deserve an independent, nonpartisan inflation fighter for this important post. Likewise, the Federal Trade Commission is an important Agency that gets wide latitude to oversee our private sector. The American people need its Commissioners to be levelheaded experts who will put aside ideological ax-grinding. The two current Commissioners who were appointed by a Republican President were so qualified and uncontroversial, the Senate approved each of them on a voice vote. But to serve as their newest colleague, President Biden has picked a radical partisan named Alvaro Bedoya. Mr. Bedoya is such a poor fit that the first time Leader Schumer tried to shut down debate on his nomination, he lacked the votes and had to call it off. But Democrats want this hardcore partisan confirmed very badly, so here we are once again. Mr. Bedoya has publicly attacked police and law enforcement and demanded that our country not enforce--not enforce--our immigration laws. He has called for States to essentially nullify Federal immigration law, saying: Maryland police have no business working with ICE [and] I think it's high time that state legislators understand that they can do something about this. He has volunteered statements that align with ``defund the police,'' demanding that none of the Democrats' trillions in stimulus waste should go to provide for law enforcement. Mr. Bedoya's social media feeds have read like the rantings of a far-left activist with no aspiration to ever receive Senate confirmation. He has embraced socialized medicine, critical race theory, and cracking down on citizens' Second Amendment rights. He has launched political attacks on current Senators and called the National Republican Party Convention a--listen to this--``White supremacist rally''--a ``White supremacist rally,'' the Republican National Convention. The rabid partisanship is not just an extracurricular activity. We know Mr. Bedoya would apply it specifically to the work of the FTC. He is already on the record calling for the elimination of longstanding bipartisan FTC policy statements. He supports excluding minority party Commissioners from investigations. This nominee would not be fit to neutrally oversee major economic decisions, no matter what the makeup of the Senate was. But he is an essentially foolish choice--foolish--when the American people handed this administration a 50-50 Senate. I would urge my colleagues on both sides to stop this awful nomination so the President can reconsider and send us somebody suitable. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. McCONNELL | Senate | CREC-2022-05-10-pt1-PgS2387 | null | 4,347 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Mr. CARDIN. Madam President, I rise to express the urgent need to pass the Women's Health Protection Act and put an end to the constant attacks that have chipped away at women's constitutional rights in this country. Now more than ever, it is vital to codify reproductive rights and protect other hard-won civil rights as they face renewed threats. Last week, POLITICO published Supreme Court Associate Justice Alito'sdraft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, which, while not final, would strike down Roe v. Wade. This would have an immediate and devastating consequence for the health and well-being of tens of millions of women of reproductive age across the Nation. Women in low-income families who could not overcome the financial and logical barriers to travel to States with abortion access will suffer the most, increasing existing health disparities. While this draft opinion is a reminder of what is at stake, we have seen the erosion of reproductive rights for decades. Despite the clear constitutional rights the Supreme Court established almost 50 years ago in the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, each year, legislatures across the country have passed harmful abortion restrictions in an effort to impede a woman's fundamental right to make the best informed healthcare decisions for herself and her family. This goes against what I believe to be one of the fundamental responsibilities of the Court, which is to expand rights, not restrict them. Implementing the Bill of Rights, we have seen the Federal courts over a period of time protect Americans against the abuse of power, including the power exercised by our government. Should this opinion go into effect, this would be the first time in memory that the Court would act to take away the constitutional rights of Americans. It would also be the first time in our country's history when women now would have fewer rights than their mothers. The reasoning used in this draft decision could also be used to undermine other dearly held civil rights in the future. Justice Alito's leaked draft opinion laid out a roadmap to overturn other landmark decisions that expanded rights, including Obergefell v. Hodges, which affirmed marriage equality. Justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett all testified under oath before the Senate Judiciary Committee that Supreme Court precedents should stand--a bedrock principle of jurisprudence known as stare decisis--but they clearly arrived with an agenda to overturn Roe, and now, they are making that a reality. Senate Republicans and former President Donald Trump bear responsibility for nominating and confirming Justices far outside of the legal mainstream and damaging our confirmation process and the public's faith in the Supreme Court as an impartial arbiter of our Nation's laws. Senate Republicans deliberately stole the seat that President Barack Obama nominated Merrick Garland to fill, and they delayed even having a hearing for 1 year, effectively shrinking the size of the Supreme Court. Senate Republicans then turned around and rushed the confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, even though early voting had already begun in the 2020 Presidential elections. Overturning Roe goes against public opinion. A recent poll of the Washington Post-ABC showed that 70 percent of Americans believe that the Court should uphold Roe and that decisions regarding abortion should be left to a woman and her doctor. Now more than ever, it is essential for the Senate to pass the Women's Health Protection Act, of which I am proud to be a cosponsor. The legislation would protect the right to abortion free from medically unnecessary restrictions and create a statutory right for providers to provide and patients to receive care. This would codify Roe v. Wade and prevent States from continuing to enact restrictions on reproductive freedoms. Despite the opinion just being a draft and abortion still being a constitutional right, States are already seizing on the momentum of this draft opinion and moving to limit a woman's constitutional right. Since the leak of this draft opinion, legislatures around the country are rushing to criminalize abortion and outlaw contraception. Just last week, the Louisiana State Legislature advanced a bill that would classify abortion as homicide. This adds to the over half of our States that have already passed laws to restrict and ban abortion access. There are more than one dozen States with anti-abortion laws set to take effect immediately if the Supreme Court strikes down Roe v. Wade. The Republican leader, Mr. McConnell, stated: If the leaked opinion became the final opinion, legislative bodies--not only at the state level but at the federal level--certainly could legislate in that area. Thanks to five unelected, activist Justices on the Supreme Court, women are facing the prospect of a Federal, nationwide ban on abortion services. We go back to those days where abortions were performed illegally in back alleys. We can't let that happen in this country. While many States, including my home State of Maryland, have acted to expand abortion care, we cannot rely on a patchwork of State laws to protect a basic constitutional right. The right to choose is fundamental and a decision that a woman should make in consultation with a doctor or other healthcare provider free of political interference from Federal, State, or local government. I urge President Biden and the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Justice, and other Federal Agencies to use their power and to act swiftly to safeguard the reproductive rights of Americans. There is no denying that this is a bleak moment. We know the battle for reproductive rights has been an ongoing struggle with previous setbacks. We saw this just a few months ago following the anti-choice, pro-vigilante law that the Texas Legislature passed which threatens providers with jail time and fines for administering what is still federally and constitutionally protected medical care for women. We cannot wait any longer. We must do everything in our power to ensure access to reproductive services now. Therefore, I urge my colleagues to pass the Women's Health Protection Act, and we will have a chance to do that starting tomorrow. Throughout my time in Congress, I have been a steadfast supporter of reproductive rights, and this will not change. Regardless of the outcome of tomorrow's vote or the Supreme Court's final decision, I will continue to do everything within my power to ensure that women can have access to the care they need. I yield the floor. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. CARDIN | Senate | CREC-2022-05-10-pt1-PgS2407-4 | null | 4,348 |
formal | safeguard | null | transphobic | Mr. CARDIN. Madam President, I rise to express the urgent need to pass the Women's Health Protection Act and put an end to the constant attacks that have chipped away at women's constitutional rights in this country. Now more than ever, it is vital to codify reproductive rights and protect other hard-won civil rights as they face renewed threats. Last week, POLITICO published Supreme Court Associate Justice Alito'sdraft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, which, while not final, would strike down Roe v. Wade. This would have an immediate and devastating consequence for the health and well-being of tens of millions of women of reproductive age across the Nation. Women in low-income families who could not overcome the financial and logical barriers to travel to States with abortion access will suffer the most, increasing existing health disparities. While this draft opinion is a reminder of what is at stake, we have seen the erosion of reproductive rights for decades. Despite the clear constitutional rights the Supreme Court established almost 50 years ago in the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, each year, legislatures across the country have passed harmful abortion restrictions in an effort to impede a woman's fundamental right to make the best informed healthcare decisions for herself and her family. This goes against what I believe to be one of the fundamental responsibilities of the Court, which is to expand rights, not restrict them. Implementing the Bill of Rights, we have seen the Federal courts over a period of time protect Americans against the abuse of power, including the power exercised by our government. Should this opinion go into effect, this would be the first time in memory that the Court would act to take away the constitutional rights of Americans. It would also be the first time in our country's history when women now would have fewer rights than their mothers. The reasoning used in this draft decision could also be used to undermine other dearly held civil rights in the future. Justice Alito's leaked draft opinion laid out a roadmap to overturn other landmark decisions that expanded rights, including Obergefell v. Hodges, which affirmed marriage equality. Justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett all testified under oath before the Senate Judiciary Committee that Supreme Court precedents should stand--a bedrock principle of jurisprudence known as stare decisis--but they clearly arrived with an agenda to overturn Roe, and now, they are making that a reality. Senate Republicans and former President Donald Trump bear responsibility for nominating and confirming Justices far outside of the legal mainstream and damaging our confirmation process and the public's faith in the Supreme Court as an impartial arbiter of our Nation's laws. Senate Republicans deliberately stole the seat that President Barack Obama nominated Merrick Garland to fill, and they delayed even having a hearing for 1 year, effectively shrinking the size of the Supreme Court. Senate Republicans then turned around and rushed the confirmation of Justice Amy Coney Barrett after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, even though early voting had already begun in the 2020 Presidential elections. Overturning Roe goes against public opinion. A recent poll of the Washington Post-ABC showed that 70 percent of Americans believe that the Court should uphold Roe and that decisions regarding abortion should be left to a woman and her doctor. Now more than ever, it is essential for the Senate to pass the Women's Health Protection Act, of which I am proud to be a cosponsor. The legislation would protect the right to abortion free from medically unnecessary restrictions and create a statutory right for providers to provide and patients to receive care. This would codify Roe v. Wade and prevent States from continuing to enact restrictions on reproductive freedoms. Despite the opinion just being a draft and abortion still being a constitutional right, States are already seizing on the momentum of this draft opinion and moving to limit a woman's constitutional right. Since the leak of this draft opinion, legislatures around the country are rushing to criminalize abortion and outlaw contraception. Just last week, the Louisiana State Legislature advanced a bill that would classify abortion as homicide. This adds to the over half of our States that have already passed laws to restrict and ban abortion access. There are more than one dozen States with anti-abortion laws set to take effect immediately if the Supreme Court strikes down Roe v. Wade. The Republican leader, Mr. McConnell, stated: If the leaked opinion became the final opinion, legislative bodies--not only at the state level but at the federal level--certainly could legislate in that area. Thanks to five unelected, activist Justices on the Supreme Court, women are facing the prospect of a Federal, nationwide ban on abortion services. We go back to those days where abortions were performed illegally in back alleys. We can't let that happen in this country. While many States, including my home State of Maryland, have acted to expand abortion care, we cannot rely on a patchwork of State laws to protect a basic constitutional right. The right to choose is fundamental and a decision that a woman should make in consultation with a doctor or other healthcare provider free of political interference from Federal, State, or local government. I urge President Biden and the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Justice, and other Federal Agencies to use their power and to act swiftly to safeguard the reproductive rights of Americans. There is no denying that this is a bleak moment. We know the battle for reproductive rights has been an ongoing struggle with previous setbacks. We saw this just a few months ago following the anti-choice, pro-vigilante law that the Texas Legislature passed which threatens providers with jail time and fines for administering what is still federally and constitutionally protected medical care for women. We cannot wait any longer. We must do everything in our power to ensure access to reproductive services now. Therefore, I urge my colleagues to pass the Women's Health Protection Act, and we will have a chance to do that starting tomorrow. Throughout my time in Congress, I have been a steadfast supporter of reproductive rights, and this will not change. Regardless of the outcome of tomorrow's vote or the Supreme Court's final decision, I will continue to do everything within my power to ensure that women can have access to the care they need. I yield the floor. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. CARDIN | Senate | CREC-2022-05-10-pt1-PgS2407-4 | null | 4,349 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Madam President, I am here for the 14th time to keep unmasking the scheme to control our Supreme Court--a scheme that is now poised to destroy a woman's right to make her own reproductive health choices and to smash foundational Supreme Court precedent to get there. Last week, Politico confirmed a fear that many of us have had for years. We now see that the Supreme Court has at least five votes to eradicate Roe v. Wade, one of the most important decisions in the Court's history. For nearly half a century, women in this country have relied on Roe's recognition that our constitutional right to privacy includes the right to decide when to have a child. This is one of the most profoundly personal and life-changing decisions anyone can make. Now, the draft opinion from Justice Alito shows in black and white how the Court plans to steamroll over that right--and afterward probably many others that are anchored in that same American right to privacy. If Justice Alito's draft opinion becomes law, women in this country will have a well-established constitutional right stripped away. That has not happened before. Already 13 States have trigger bans that will snap into place the moment Roe is overturned, and 13 more are expected to ban or severely restrict abortions in the future. And it won't stop there. For example, Louisiana's Republican lawmakers just advanced a bill that would criminalize abortion as homicide and allow prosecutors to charge women seeking abortions as criminals. In the week since the news broke, a lot of Americans have expressed just how strongly they disagree with the path this Court is headed down. They are disappointed, stunned, outraged, and they are right. When you take a second to remember what these same Justices told us in the past about Roe, you can be doubly outraged. I know Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are. We saw the last three Republican Justices come through that committee and look us in the eye as we asked what they thought about Roe. Let's be clear: Each of these Republican Justices came before the committee; each was specifically asked about Roe v. Wade. Here is what they told us: Neil Gorsuch: Roe v. Wade, decided in 1973, is a precedent of the United States Supreme Court. It has been reaffirmed. Brett Kavanaugh: It is settled as a precedent of the Supreme Court, entitled to respect under principles of stare decisis. Amy Coney Barrett: Roe is not a super-precedent because calls for its overruling have never ceased. But that doesn't mean that Roe should be overruled. It just means that it doesn't fall within a small handful of cases like Marbury v. Madison and Brown v. Board that no one questions anymore. Add in Alito himself: Roe v. Wade is an important precedent of the Supreme Court. Yet here is what Alito's draft opinion says: Roe was egregiously wrong from the start. Its reasoning was exceptionally weak, and the decision has had damaging consequences. Well, there was no mention of ``egregiously'' at the confirmation hearings. There was no mention of ``wrong from the start'' when we asked about Roe. Does anyone seriously think that this was a sudden, new epiphany that came over the Federalist Society Justices in the last few weeks? None--none--managed to mention their belief that Roe v. Wade was ``egregiously wrong from the start.'' Whether that was outright lying or confirmation hearing hide-the-ball tricks, it is dishonorable, and it was dishonest. If that is what you believe as a judge, own it. Don't keep your views secret until you have the votes to make your move. That may be clever politics, but it is politics, not judging. It is a big tell about this captured Court. Since the news broke, Republicans have tried desperately to change the subject. The minority leader says: The real outrage is not the obliteration of women's rights but that we found out about it a month early. He says: This lawless action should be investigated and punished as quickly as possible. Other Republicans called for the FBI to prosecute the leaker criminally or civilly. Some even purport to identify the leaker. Chief Justice Roberts called the leak ``a singular and egregious breach of . . . trust'' and an ``affront to the community of public servants who work here.'' Look, as to the leak, Mr. Chief Justice, go for it. Investigate away. Send the Marshals. But to my Republican colleagues, sharpening their pitchforks and calling for criminal prosecution: Spare me the high dudgeon. Spare me the faux outrage. As former White House Ethics Counsel Walter Shaub explains, ``[T]he Supreme Court has no code of ethics--which is the place you would normally put a ban on misusing nonpublic information. [So] what crime would [the] FBI . . . investigate?'' As for the ``affront'' to the institution, I suggest everyone consider the real rot at the core of the Supreme Court. If you care about the independence and integrity of the Court, it is not this leak you should be outraged about; it is that for the first time in the history of the U.S. Supreme Court, the selection of Supreme Court Justices was farmed out, handed off to a private organization, and Justices were selected in some backroom with zero transparency into how the selections were made, how the lists were assembled, and zero transparency into the dark money that flowed into that private organization while the selections were being made. Who paid what to have a seat at the Federalist Society's judicial selection turnstile? We know from new reporting that it was the Federalist Society's Leonard Leo who ``laid out [the] road map for Trump on the Federal court system'' with the goal of ``transforming the foundational understanding of rights in America.'' So much for balls and strikes, huh? Leo came up with the list of ``judges that would please the Republican base'' from among what he called the ``decades of conservative lawyers in the pipeline.'' He became a ``team'' with Don McGahn, Trump's White House Counsel, and Mitch McConnell to ``keep the judicial nominations effort moving.'' It was Leo who took to the White House where he had ``extensive access,'' to the revised nominees list that included Kavanaugh and Barrett. The picks were made by advisers, said Senator McConnell, with Trump's rolemerely ``signing off on them,'' and he ``never veered from the lists of candidates suggested by Leo and others.'' Again, this was not about calling ``balls and strikes.'' If you want ``to have the longest possible impact on the kind of America you want,'' said Leader McConnell, ``you look at the courts.'' That is their goal, to change the kind of America we have--more accurately, the kind of America the far-right megadonors want, I would say. Trump noticed. ``Mitch McConnell. Judges. Judges. Judges. The only thing he wants is judges,'' said Trump. We know this happened because the Trump White House, right up to Trump himself, said so. Trump's own White House Counsel joked that he ``in-sourced'' the Federalist Society into the selection process. As one prominent conservative explained, this was an ``enterprise''--an ``enterprise of building a Supreme Court that will overturn Roe v. Wade.'' Once the anonymous donors behind the Federalist Society Justice-picking operation got the nominees they wanted, then came the dark money front groups rolling out ad campaigns to help ram those Justices through the Senate. Anonymous donations of $15 million, $17 million, $19 million went to phony front groups like the so-called ``Judicial Crisis Network'' to promote those backroom-chosen Federalist Society nominees. Then, once the Federalist Society Justices were stacked onto the Court, flotillas of dark money front groups appeared before them, both as litigants and as amici curiae, orchestrated by the dozens in little groups to signal the Republican Justices how to rule. And it is pretty likely that the same donor network was behind the nomination turnstile, the propaganda machine, and the flotillas. And by the way, they are winning--winning--with these handpicked Justices at an astonishing rate--80 to 0 by one count. We see the results of the scheme in this very case. The sponsors of the Mississippi abortion law admitted that they passed the law because they thought the new Supreme Court Justices would uphold it, just like a new legislative body had come in. After Amy Coney Barrett's nomination was rushed through the Senate, the State of Mississippi even changed its position to ask the Supreme Court to overrule Roe in its entirety. It all smells of ``fixery.'' No wonder Justice Sotomayor asked during oral argument whether the Court will ``survive the stench that this creates in the public perception that the Constitution and its reading are just political acts?'' So, if colleagues want to talk about demolition of the integrity and independence of the Court, then they better have something to say about turning the Supreme Court over to dark money special interests, about special interests capturing the Court to serve their rightwing ``enterprise.'' A captured Court, that is delivering for the special interests that stacked it and helping to keep their secrets has had its integrity and independence pretty well demolished already. The last gasp of the scoundrels is to pretend that it is Democrats calling out this dark money mess who are the ones undermining the integrity of the Court. They even point to a brief of mine where several colleagues and I quoted to the Court a poll showing that a majority of Americans feel the Court is ``mainly motivated by politics'' and that it ought to be ``restructured in order to reduce the influence of politics.'' That is a poll, not a threat. And the Court better start paying attention to why the American people feel that way, rather than quarreling that anyone that is ``threatening'' or ``bullying'' the Court by pointing that out. By the way, if threatening is what you want to fuss about, have the decency to be consistent. Here is a quote from FOX News' host Laura Ingraham discussing this actual abortion case after the oral arguments were done. Forgive my bad language to the pages who are here. I am actually quoting her verbatim. We have six Republican appointees on this Court after all the money that has been raised, the Federalist Society, all these big ``fat cat'' dinners. I'm sorry. I'm pissed about this. If this Court with six Justices cannot do the right thing here, the constitutional thing, then I think it's time to do what Robert Bork said we should do, which is to circumscribe the jurisdiction of this Court, and if they want to blow it up, then that's the way to change things finally. Far from pushing back on that threat to ``blow it up'' and ``change things finally,'' the Senate colleague she was talking to said: . . . in a heartbeat. When you are treating an accurate quotation of a poll as a threat and ignoring a public threat to blow up the Court and change things finally--after all the ``fat cat'' money spent on the Federalist Society, no less--forgive me for doubting your sincerity. As Senator Padilla said in the Judiciary Committee last week, have the decency to be consistent at least. Justice Alito spent over 98 pages trying and failing to justify overturning the decision protecting these rights--overturning a decision he told the U.S. Senate was an ``important precedent of the Supreme Court.'' His opinion isn't persuasive to me at all as it reads as snide and cruel, but that is not going to stop these Justices from trying to throw us back into an age where women aren't free to make their own choices about their own bodies and their own futures. It looks like the fix went in on that a while ago, and we just weren't told about it in the hearings. So, tomorrow, the majority leader will bring before this Chamber legislation to protect those rights nationwide, to protect that freedom across this country, and I am eager to vote for it. We have got to stand against this assault on women's constitutional rights, and I hope some Republican colleagues will join us. Particularly, I hope, in the weeks and months ahead, that we can find ways to unravel the dark money scheme that has brought this Court and our country closer to the brink because the Court that dark money built--it is not done. It is not done trying to reshape America against our will to suit the extreme ideology of the rightwing billionaires behind the scheme. There is one good thing in all this darkness, and that is that the American people see this nonsense and have had enough. I yield the floor. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. WHITEHOUSE | Senate | CREC-2022-05-10-pt1-PgS2412 | null | 4,350 |
formal | special interest | null | antisemitic | Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Madam President, I am here for the 14th time to keep unmasking the scheme to control our Supreme Court--a scheme that is now poised to destroy a woman's right to make her own reproductive health choices and to smash foundational Supreme Court precedent to get there. Last week, Politico confirmed a fear that many of us have had for years. We now see that the Supreme Court has at least five votes to eradicate Roe v. Wade, one of the most important decisions in the Court's history. For nearly half a century, women in this country have relied on Roe's recognition that our constitutional right to privacy includes the right to decide when to have a child. This is one of the most profoundly personal and life-changing decisions anyone can make. Now, the draft opinion from Justice Alito shows in black and white how the Court plans to steamroll over that right--and afterward probably many others that are anchored in that same American right to privacy. If Justice Alito's draft opinion becomes law, women in this country will have a well-established constitutional right stripped away. That has not happened before. Already 13 States have trigger bans that will snap into place the moment Roe is overturned, and 13 more are expected to ban or severely restrict abortions in the future. And it won't stop there. For example, Louisiana's Republican lawmakers just advanced a bill that would criminalize abortion as homicide and allow prosecutors to charge women seeking abortions as criminals. In the week since the news broke, a lot of Americans have expressed just how strongly they disagree with the path this Court is headed down. They are disappointed, stunned, outraged, and they are right. When you take a second to remember what these same Justices told us in the past about Roe, you can be doubly outraged. I know Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are. We saw the last three Republican Justices come through that committee and look us in the eye as we asked what they thought about Roe. Let's be clear: Each of these Republican Justices came before the committee; each was specifically asked about Roe v. Wade. Here is what they told us: Neil Gorsuch: Roe v. Wade, decided in 1973, is a precedent of the United States Supreme Court. It has been reaffirmed. Brett Kavanaugh: It is settled as a precedent of the Supreme Court, entitled to respect under principles of stare decisis. Amy Coney Barrett: Roe is not a super-precedent because calls for its overruling have never ceased. But that doesn't mean that Roe should be overruled. It just means that it doesn't fall within a small handful of cases like Marbury v. Madison and Brown v. Board that no one questions anymore. Add in Alito himself: Roe v. Wade is an important precedent of the Supreme Court. Yet here is what Alito's draft opinion says: Roe was egregiously wrong from the start. Its reasoning was exceptionally weak, and the decision has had damaging consequences. Well, there was no mention of ``egregiously'' at the confirmation hearings. There was no mention of ``wrong from the start'' when we asked about Roe. Does anyone seriously think that this was a sudden, new epiphany that came over the Federalist Society Justices in the last few weeks? None--none--managed to mention their belief that Roe v. Wade was ``egregiously wrong from the start.'' Whether that was outright lying or confirmation hearing hide-the-ball tricks, it is dishonorable, and it was dishonest. If that is what you believe as a judge, own it. Don't keep your views secret until you have the votes to make your move. That may be clever politics, but it is politics, not judging. It is a big tell about this captured Court. Since the news broke, Republicans have tried desperately to change the subject. The minority leader says: The real outrage is not the obliteration of women's rights but that we found out about it a month early. He says: This lawless action should be investigated and punished as quickly as possible. Other Republicans called for the FBI to prosecute the leaker criminally or civilly. Some even purport to identify the leaker. Chief Justice Roberts called the leak ``a singular and egregious breach of . . . trust'' and an ``affront to the community of public servants who work here.'' Look, as to the leak, Mr. Chief Justice, go for it. Investigate away. Send the Marshals. But to my Republican colleagues, sharpening their pitchforks and calling for criminal prosecution: Spare me the high dudgeon. Spare me the faux outrage. As former White House Ethics Counsel Walter Shaub explains, ``[T]he Supreme Court has no code of ethics--which is the place you would normally put a ban on misusing nonpublic information. [So] what crime would [the] FBI . . . investigate?'' As for the ``affront'' to the institution, I suggest everyone consider the real rot at the core of the Supreme Court. If you care about the independence and integrity of the Court, it is not this leak you should be outraged about; it is that for the first time in the history of the U.S. Supreme Court, the selection of Supreme Court Justices was farmed out, handed off to a private organization, and Justices were selected in some backroom with zero transparency into how the selections were made, how the lists were assembled, and zero transparency into the dark money that flowed into that private organization while the selections were being made. Who paid what to have a seat at the Federalist Society's judicial selection turnstile? We know from new reporting that it was the Federalist Society's Leonard Leo who ``laid out [the] road map for Trump on the Federal court system'' with the goal of ``transforming the foundational understanding of rights in America.'' So much for balls and strikes, huh? Leo came up with the list of ``judges that would please the Republican base'' from among what he called the ``decades of conservative lawyers in the pipeline.'' He became a ``team'' with Don McGahn, Trump's White House Counsel, and Mitch McConnell to ``keep the judicial nominations effort moving.'' It was Leo who took to the White House where he had ``extensive access,'' to the revised nominees list that included Kavanaugh and Barrett. The picks were made by advisers, said Senator McConnell, with Trump's rolemerely ``signing off on them,'' and he ``never veered from the lists of candidates suggested by Leo and others.'' Again, this was not about calling ``balls and strikes.'' If you want ``to have the longest possible impact on the kind of America you want,'' said Leader McConnell, ``you look at the courts.'' That is their goal, to change the kind of America we have--more accurately, the kind of America the far-right megadonors want, I would say. Trump noticed. ``Mitch McConnell. Judges. Judges. Judges. The only thing he wants is judges,'' said Trump. We know this happened because the Trump White House, right up to Trump himself, said so. Trump's own White House Counsel joked that he ``in-sourced'' the Federalist Society into the selection process. As one prominent conservative explained, this was an ``enterprise''--an ``enterprise of building a Supreme Court that will overturn Roe v. Wade.'' Once the anonymous donors behind the Federalist Society Justice-picking operation got the nominees they wanted, then came the dark money front groups rolling out ad campaigns to help ram those Justices through the Senate. Anonymous donations of $15 million, $17 million, $19 million went to phony front groups like the so-called ``Judicial Crisis Network'' to promote those backroom-chosen Federalist Society nominees. Then, once the Federalist Society Justices were stacked onto the Court, flotillas of dark money front groups appeared before them, both as litigants and as amici curiae, orchestrated by the dozens in little groups to signal the Republican Justices how to rule. And it is pretty likely that the same donor network was behind the nomination turnstile, the propaganda machine, and the flotillas. And by the way, they are winning--winning--with these handpicked Justices at an astonishing rate--80 to 0 by one count. We see the results of the scheme in this very case. The sponsors of the Mississippi abortion law admitted that they passed the law because they thought the new Supreme Court Justices would uphold it, just like a new legislative body had come in. After Amy Coney Barrett's nomination was rushed through the Senate, the State of Mississippi even changed its position to ask the Supreme Court to overrule Roe in its entirety. It all smells of ``fixery.'' No wonder Justice Sotomayor asked during oral argument whether the Court will ``survive the stench that this creates in the public perception that the Constitution and its reading are just political acts?'' So, if colleagues want to talk about demolition of the integrity and independence of the Court, then they better have something to say about turning the Supreme Court over to dark money special interests, about special interests capturing the Court to serve their rightwing ``enterprise.'' A captured Court, that is delivering for the special interests that stacked it and helping to keep their secrets has had its integrity and independence pretty well demolished already. The last gasp of the scoundrels is to pretend that it is Democrats calling out this dark money mess who are the ones undermining the integrity of the Court. They even point to a brief of mine where several colleagues and I quoted to the Court a poll showing that a majority of Americans feel the Court is ``mainly motivated by politics'' and that it ought to be ``restructured in order to reduce the influence of politics.'' That is a poll, not a threat. And the Court better start paying attention to why the American people feel that way, rather than quarreling that anyone that is ``threatening'' or ``bullying'' the Court by pointing that out. By the way, if threatening is what you want to fuss about, have the decency to be consistent. Here is a quote from FOX News' host Laura Ingraham discussing this actual abortion case after the oral arguments were done. Forgive my bad language to the pages who are here. I am actually quoting her verbatim. We have six Republican appointees on this Court after all the money that has been raised, the Federalist Society, all these big ``fat cat'' dinners. I'm sorry. I'm pissed about this. If this Court with six Justices cannot do the right thing here, the constitutional thing, then I think it's time to do what Robert Bork said we should do, which is to circumscribe the jurisdiction of this Court, and if they want to blow it up, then that's the way to change things finally. Far from pushing back on that threat to ``blow it up'' and ``change things finally,'' the Senate colleague she was talking to said: . . . in a heartbeat. When you are treating an accurate quotation of a poll as a threat and ignoring a public threat to blow up the Court and change things finally--after all the ``fat cat'' money spent on the Federalist Society, no less--forgive me for doubting your sincerity. As Senator Padilla said in the Judiciary Committee last week, have the decency to be consistent at least. Justice Alito spent over 98 pages trying and failing to justify overturning the decision protecting these rights--overturning a decision he told the U.S. Senate was an ``important precedent of the Supreme Court.'' His opinion isn't persuasive to me at all as it reads as snide and cruel, but that is not going to stop these Justices from trying to throw us back into an age where women aren't free to make their own choices about their own bodies and their own futures. It looks like the fix went in on that a while ago, and we just weren't told about it in the hearings. So, tomorrow, the majority leader will bring before this Chamber legislation to protect those rights nationwide, to protect that freedom across this country, and I am eager to vote for it. We have got to stand against this assault on women's constitutional rights, and I hope some Republican colleagues will join us. Particularly, I hope, in the weeks and months ahead, that we can find ways to unravel the dark money scheme that has brought this Court and our country closer to the brink because the Court that dark money built--it is not done. It is not done trying to reshape America against our will to suit the extreme ideology of the rightwing billionaires behind the scheme. There is one good thing in all this darkness, and that is that the American people see this nonsense and have had enough. I yield the floor. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. WHITEHOUSE | Senate | CREC-2022-05-10-pt1-PgS2412 | null | 4,351 |
formal | special interests | null | antisemitic | Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Madam President, I am here for the 14th time to keep unmasking the scheme to control our Supreme Court--a scheme that is now poised to destroy a woman's right to make her own reproductive health choices and to smash foundational Supreme Court precedent to get there. Last week, Politico confirmed a fear that many of us have had for years. We now see that the Supreme Court has at least five votes to eradicate Roe v. Wade, one of the most important decisions in the Court's history. For nearly half a century, women in this country have relied on Roe's recognition that our constitutional right to privacy includes the right to decide when to have a child. This is one of the most profoundly personal and life-changing decisions anyone can make. Now, the draft opinion from Justice Alito shows in black and white how the Court plans to steamroll over that right--and afterward probably many others that are anchored in that same American right to privacy. If Justice Alito's draft opinion becomes law, women in this country will have a well-established constitutional right stripped away. That has not happened before. Already 13 States have trigger bans that will snap into place the moment Roe is overturned, and 13 more are expected to ban or severely restrict abortions in the future. And it won't stop there. For example, Louisiana's Republican lawmakers just advanced a bill that would criminalize abortion as homicide and allow prosecutors to charge women seeking abortions as criminals. In the week since the news broke, a lot of Americans have expressed just how strongly they disagree with the path this Court is headed down. They are disappointed, stunned, outraged, and they are right. When you take a second to remember what these same Justices told us in the past about Roe, you can be doubly outraged. I know Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are. We saw the last three Republican Justices come through that committee and look us in the eye as we asked what they thought about Roe. Let's be clear: Each of these Republican Justices came before the committee; each was specifically asked about Roe v. Wade. Here is what they told us: Neil Gorsuch: Roe v. Wade, decided in 1973, is a precedent of the United States Supreme Court. It has been reaffirmed. Brett Kavanaugh: It is settled as a precedent of the Supreme Court, entitled to respect under principles of stare decisis. Amy Coney Barrett: Roe is not a super-precedent because calls for its overruling have never ceased. But that doesn't mean that Roe should be overruled. It just means that it doesn't fall within a small handful of cases like Marbury v. Madison and Brown v. Board that no one questions anymore. Add in Alito himself: Roe v. Wade is an important precedent of the Supreme Court. Yet here is what Alito's draft opinion says: Roe was egregiously wrong from the start. Its reasoning was exceptionally weak, and the decision has had damaging consequences. Well, there was no mention of ``egregiously'' at the confirmation hearings. There was no mention of ``wrong from the start'' when we asked about Roe. Does anyone seriously think that this was a sudden, new epiphany that came over the Federalist Society Justices in the last few weeks? None--none--managed to mention their belief that Roe v. Wade was ``egregiously wrong from the start.'' Whether that was outright lying or confirmation hearing hide-the-ball tricks, it is dishonorable, and it was dishonest. If that is what you believe as a judge, own it. Don't keep your views secret until you have the votes to make your move. That may be clever politics, but it is politics, not judging. It is a big tell about this captured Court. Since the news broke, Republicans have tried desperately to change the subject. The minority leader says: The real outrage is not the obliteration of women's rights but that we found out about it a month early. He says: This lawless action should be investigated and punished as quickly as possible. Other Republicans called for the FBI to prosecute the leaker criminally or civilly. Some even purport to identify the leaker. Chief Justice Roberts called the leak ``a singular and egregious breach of . . . trust'' and an ``affront to the community of public servants who work here.'' Look, as to the leak, Mr. Chief Justice, go for it. Investigate away. Send the Marshals. But to my Republican colleagues, sharpening their pitchforks and calling for criminal prosecution: Spare me the high dudgeon. Spare me the faux outrage. As former White House Ethics Counsel Walter Shaub explains, ``[T]he Supreme Court has no code of ethics--which is the place you would normally put a ban on misusing nonpublic information. [So] what crime would [the] FBI . . . investigate?'' As for the ``affront'' to the institution, I suggest everyone consider the real rot at the core of the Supreme Court. If you care about the independence and integrity of the Court, it is not this leak you should be outraged about; it is that for the first time in the history of the U.S. Supreme Court, the selection of Supreme Court Justices was farmed out, handed off to a private organization, and Justices were selected in some backroom with zero transparency into how the selections were made, how the lists were assembled, and zero transparency into the dark money that flowed into that private organization while the selections were being made. Who paid what to have a seat at the Federalist Society's judicial selection turnstile? We know from new reporting that it was the Federalist Society's Leonard Leo who ``laid out [the] road map for Trump on the Federal court system'' with the goal of ``transforming the foundational understanding of rights in America.'' So much for balls and strikes, huh? Leo came up with the list of ``judges that would please the Republican base'' from among what he called the ``decades of conservative lawyers in the pipeline.'' He became a ``team'' with Don McGahn, Trump's White House Counsel, and Mitch McConnell to ``keep the judicial nominations effort moving.'' It was Leo who took to the White House where he had ``extensive access,'' to the revised nominees list that included Kavanaugh and Barrett. The picks were made by advisers, said Senator McConnell, with Trump's rolemerely ``signing off on them,'' and he ``never veered from the lists of candidates suggested by Leo and others.'' Again, this was not about calling ``balls and strikes.'' If you want ``to have the longest possible impact on the kind of America you want,'' said Leader McConnell, ``you look at the courts.'' That is their goal, to change the kind of America we have--more accurately, the kind of America the far-right megadonors want, I would say. Trump noticed. ``Mitch McConnell. Judges. Judges. Judges. The only thing he wants is judges,'' said Trump. We know this happened because the Trump White House, right up to Trump himself, said so. Trump's own White House Counsel joked that he ``in-sourced'' the Federalist Society into the selection process. As one prominent conservative explained, this was an ``enterprise''--an ``enterprise of building a Supreme Court that will overturn Roe v. Wade.'' Once the anonymous donors behind the Federalist Society Justice-picking operation got the nominees they wanted, then came the dark money front groups rolling out ad campaigns to help ram those Justices through the Senate. Anonymous donations of $15 million, $17 million, $19 million went to phony front groups like the so-called ``Judicial Crisis Network'' to promote those backroom-chosen Federalist Society nominees. Then, once the Federalist Society Justices were stacked onto the Court, flotillas of dark money front groups appeared before them, both as litigants and as amici curiae, orchestrated by the dozens in little groups to signal the Republican Justices how to rule. And it is pretty likely that the same donor network was behind the nomination turnstile, the propaganda machine, and the flotillas. And by the way, they are winning--winning--with these handpicked Justices at an astonishing rate--80 to 0 by one count. We see the results of the scheme in this very case. The sponsors of the Mississippi abortion law admitted that they passed the law because they thought the new Supreme Court Justices would uphold it, just like a new legislative body had come in. After Amy Coney Barrett's nomination was rushed through the Senate, the State of Mississippi even changed its position to ask the Supreme Court to overrule Roe in its entirety. It all smells of ``fixery.'' No wonder Justice Sotomayor asked during oral argument whether the Court will ``survive the stench that this creates in the public perception that the Constitution and its reading are just political acts?'' So, if colleagues want to talk about demolition of the integrity and independence of the Court, then they better have something to say about turning the Supreme Court over to dark money special interests, about special interests capturing the Court to serve their rightwing ``enterprise.'' A captured Court, that is delivering for the special interests that stacked it and helping to keep their secrets has had its integrity and independence pretty well demolished already. The last gasp of the scoundrels is to pretend that it is Democrats calling out this dark money mess who are the ones undermining the integrity of the Court. They even point to a brief of mine where several colleagues and I quoted to the Court a poll showing that a majority of Americans feel the Court is ``mainly motivated by politics'' and that it ought to be ``restructured in order to reduce the influence of politics.'' That is a poll, not a threat. And the Court better start paying attention to why the American people feel that way, rather than quarreling that anyone that is ``threatening'' or ``bullying'' the Court by pointing that out. By the way, if threatening is what you want to fuss about, have the decency to be consistent. Here is a quote from FOX News' host Laura Ingraham discussing this actual abortion case after the oral arguments were done. Forgive my bad language to the pages who are here. I am actually quoting her verbatim. We have six Republican appointees on this Court after all the money that has been raised, the Federalist Society, all these big ``fat cat'' dinners. I'm sorry. I'm pissed about this. If this Court with six Justices cannot do the right thing here, the constitutional thing, then I think it's time to do what Robert Bork said we should do, which is to circumscribe the jurisdiction of this Court, and if they want to blow it up, then that's the way to change things finally. Far from pushing back on that threat to ``blow it up'' and ``change things finally,'' the Senate colleague she was talking to said: . . . in a heartbeat. When you are treating an accurate quotation of a poll as a threat and ignoring a public threat to blow up the Court and change things finally--after all the ``fat cat'' money spent on the Federalist Society, no less--forgive me for doubting your sincerity. As Senator Padilla said in the Judiciary Committee last week, have the decency to be consistent at least. Justice Alito spent over 98 pages trying and failing to justify overturning the decision protecting these rights--overturning a decision he told the U.S. Senate was an ``important precedent of the Supreme Court.'' His opinion isn't persuasive to me at all as it reads as snide and cruel, but that is not going to stop these Justices from trying to throw us back into an age where women aren't free to make their own choices about their own bodies and their own futures. It looks like the fix went in on that a while ago, and we just weren't told about it in the hearings. So, tomorrow, the majority leader will bring before this Chamber legislation to protect those rights nationwide, to protect that freedom across this country, and I am eager to vote for it. We have got to stand against this assault on women's constitutional rights, and I hope some Republican colleagues will join us. Particularly, I hope, in the weeks and months ahead, that we can find ways to unravel the dark money scheme that has brought this Court and our country closer to the brink because the Court that dark money built--it is not done. It is not done trying to reshape America against our will to suit the extreme ideology of the rightwing billionaires behind the scheme. There is one good thing in all this darkness, and that is that the American people see this nonsense and have had enough. I yield the floor. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. WHITEHOUSE | Senate | CREC-2022-05-10-pt1-PgS2412 | null | 4,352 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Mr. SANDERS. Madam President, the recently leaked draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization signals what many of us have feared would happen: At least five rightwing Supreme Court Justices seem poised to overturn Roe v. Wade and abolish the constitutional right of women to have an abortion. In my view, the U.S. Senate cannot and must not allow that to happen. We cannot go back to the days when women had to risk their lives to end an unwanted pregnancy. We cannot go back to the days of back alley abortions. We cannot go back to the days of forcing a woman to carry a pregnancy or go through a childbirth that could cause her illness or death. That, we cannot go back to. In America today, it is estimated that one out of every four women will choose to have an abortion by the time she turns 45. In 2019, over 625,000 women in America chose to have an abortion. While no one can say with any degree of certainty how many deaths there will be if abortion is made illegal and women are forced to carry unsafe pregnancies to term, there is no doubt that, over a period of time, many thousands of American women will die. Now, I get very tired of hearing the hypocrisy from the extreme rightwing, who say to ``get the government off our backs.'' How often have we heard that--``get the government off our backs; we want small government''? Well, I say to those rightwingers: If you want to get the government off the backs of the American people, then understand that it is women who control their own bodies, not politicians. During the COVID crisis, how many times had we heard on this floor and throughout this country the extreme rightwing say: The government must not force us to wear a mask. How dare the government do that. Government must not force us to have a vaccine. Wehave the right to do what we want with our bodies? Well, hypocritically, these very same rightwing politicians who worry so much about their masks and vaccines now want the Federal Government, the State governments, and their own local governments to mandate what women cannot and can do with their bodies. How hypocritical can you be? The decision about an abortion must be a decision for the woman and her doctor to make, not the government. That is why I rise this evening in strong support of the Women's Health Protection Act. This legislation would make Roe v. Wade the law of the land. This legislation would begin to put an end to the relentless assault on the reproductive rights of women that is taking place all across this country. But let me be as clear as I can be: It is not good enough to just talk about passing this bill. If there are not 60 votes in the Senate to pass this legislation--and there are not--we must end the filibuster and pass it with 50 votes. You know, I hear a lot of talk from my Democratic colleagues about the need for unity. Well, if there were ever a time for unity, now is that time. According to poll after poll, year after year, 60 percent of the American people believe that Roe v. Wade should be upheld. Moreover, according to a recent Washington Post-ABC poll, 75 percent of Americans say decisions on abortion should be left to a woman and her doctor, including 95 percent of Democrats, 81 percent of Independents, and 53 percent of Republicans. In other words, if the U.S. Senate were truly a representative body of the American people--which for a variety of reasons, clearly, it is not--we would easily have 60 votes to pass this bill, and women would be protected. It is important for us to remember how we got to where we are today. Five years ago, Senator Mitch McConnell--the Republican leader--and the Republican Party in the Senate ended the filibuster for Supreme Court nominees in order to do what they could not do legislatively, which was to make abortion illegal. They didn't have the votes to do that. So, in order to get Supreme Court Justices nominated, they ended the filibuster. Candidate Donald Trump promised that he would only nominate Supreme Court Justices who supported overturning Roe v. Wade. Unfortunately, out of the many lies--endless number of lies--that Trump made during his campaign and Presidency, it turns out that this is the one promise that he kept, the one honest statement that he made. Further, while it looks like, in this rare instance, Trump kept his promise, the Republican Supreme Court Justices, during their Senate confirmation hearings, did not. In fact, Justice Alito and the three Justices nominated by President Trump, all called Roe v. Wade an ``important precedent'' during their confirmation hearings. Let me quote Justice Alito at his Senate confirmation hearing on January 11, 2006: Roe v. Wade is an important precedent of the Supreme Court. It was decided in 1973, so it has been on the books for a long time. It is a precedent that has now been on the books for several decades. It has been challenged. It has been reaffirmed. That was Alito. In 2017, Justice Gorsuch said at his confirmation hearing: Roe v. Wade, decided in 1973, is a precedent of the United States Supreme Court. It has been reaffirmed. A good judge will consider it as precedent of the U.S. Supreme Court, worthy of treatment as precedent like any other. In 2018, Justice Kavanaugh said at his confirmation hearing: I said that [Roe v. Wade] is settled as a precedent of the Supreme Court, entitled the respect under principles of stare decisis. And one of the important things to keep in mind about Roe v. Wade is that it has been reaffirmed many times over the past 45 years, as you know, and most prominently, most importantly, reaffirmed in Planned Parenthood v. Casey in 1992. That was Justice Kavanaugh. But, today, it has become increasingly clear that, despite these statements to the contrary, the three Justices nominated by Trump were hired specifically to overturn Roe v. Wade, and with Justice Alito at the helm, nominated by President George W. Bush, that is precisely what it appears they are set to do. These are four Justices, all appointed by Presidents who lost the popular vote. Is it any wonder why Americans all over our country are losing faith in their democracy? Well, you know what I believe: If Republicans can end the filibuster to install rightwing Justices--nominated by Presidents who lost the popular vote--in order to overturn Roe v. Wade, Democrats can and must end the filibuster to make abortion legal and safe. Let's be clear: If the Supreme Court strikes down Roe v. Wade, abortion bans will immediately go into effect in 22 States throughout America, with 4 others likely to follow suit. In 10 of these States, it will be illegal to have an abortion even in cases of rape or incest. For example, in the State of Texas, if Roe v. Wade is struck down, it will be considered a felony for any Texas doctor to perform an abortion on a woman who is raped or impregnated by a family member. Furthermore, that law would actually criminalize abortion, punishing both women and doctors, who could face years in prison if they are found guilty. Other States have passed similar types of legislation. Mississippi's Governor has even refused to rule out the banning of contraception as a next step--the banning of contraception. Let us be clear: The Supreme Court, no matter how it ends up ruling, will not be able to ban abortion. If you are wealthy and if you have the means to get on an airplane or drive hundreds of miles to a clinic, you will have access to a safe abortion. But if you are poor or a member of the working class, it is likely that you will not. The reality is that overturning Roe v. Wade would be devastating to low-income and working-class women, who do not have the means to travel long distances to get an abortion. The issue we are discussing tonight is often framed as a ``woman's issue.'' I disagree. This is a human rights issue. And if there has ever been a time in American history when the men of this country must stand with the women of this country, this is that moment. I do find it somewhat amusing that the loudest voices in the Republican Party demanding that women be forced to give birth against their will are exactly the same people who oppose virtually every effort here in Congress designed to improve life for children and their mothers. These Republicans are opposed--and some Democrats are opposed--to paid family and medical leave in America. They literally believe that it is acceptable for an employer to force a mother to go back to her job a week after giving birth. Some Republican colleagues want women, regardless of what they believe, to have a baby, but they could care less about those babies once they are born. These same Republicans, without exception, are opposed to extending the $300 a month child tax credit that expired in December and went a long, long way to making it easier for working-class families to raise their children with dignity. These same Republicans are opposed to universal childcare and free pre-K. It is no great secret that women throughout the history of our country have had to fight valiantly for their basic human rights against all forms of patriarchy. Let us never forget that when our country was formed, women were not just second-class citizens; they were third or fourth class citizens. Women have been fighting for equal rights in this country since the 1800s. They didn't receive the right to vote until 1920. If you can believe this--and people don't know this--women needed a male cosigner on bank loans until 1974. Women had to get a male cosigner for a bank loan until 1974. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s--and way, way before that--women had to fight for entry into certain professions from which they were barred. The fight for equal pay continues to this day. Let us be clear. When it comes to the rights of women, we cannot go backward. We must go forward. We cannot go back to the days when women could not have full access to birth control. We cannot go back to the days of wide-scale domestic violence against women. The time has come for all of us to protect and expand women's rights in America. I yield the floor. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. SANDERS | Senate | CREC-2022-05-10-pt1-PgS2413 | null | 4,353 |
formal | working class | null | racist | Mr. SANDERS. Madam President, the recently leaked draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization signals what many of us have feared would happen: At least five rightwing Supreme Court Justices seem poised to overturn Roe v. Wade and abolish the constitutional right of women to have an abortion. In my view, the U.S. Senate cannot and must not allow that to happen. We cannot go back to the days when women had to risk their lives to end an unwanted pregnancy. We cannot go back to the days of back alley abortions. We cannot go back to the days of forcing a woman to carry a pregnancy or go through a childbirth that could cause her illness or death. That, we cannot go back to. In America today, it is estimated that one out of every four women will choose to have an abortion by the time she turns 45. In 2019, over 625,000 women in America chose to have an abortion. While no one can say with any degree of certainty how many deaths there will be if abortion is made illegal and women are forced to carry unsafe pregnancies to term, there is no doubt that, over a period of time, many thousands of American women will die. Now, I get very tired of hearing the hypocrisy from the extreme rightwing, who say to ``get the government off our backs.'' How often have we heard that--``get the government off our backs; we want small government''? Well, I say to those rightwingers: If you want to get the government off the backs of the American people, then understand that it is women who control their own bodies, not politicians. During the COVID crisis, how many times had we heard on this floor and throughout this country the extreme rightwing say: The government must not force us to wear a mask. How dare the government do that. Government must not force us to have a vaccine. Wehave the right to do what we want with our bodies? Well, hypocritically, these very same rightwing politicians who worry so much about their masks and vaccines now want the Federal Government, the State governments, and their own local governments to mandate what women cannot and can do with their bodies. How hypocritical can you be? The decision about an abortion must be a decision for the woman and her doctor to make, not the government. That is why I rise this evening in strong support of the Women's Health Protection Act. This legislation would make Roe v. Wade the law of the land. This legislation would begin to put an end to the relentless assault on the reproductive rights of women that is taking place all across this country. But let me be as clear as I can be: It is not good enough to just talk about passing this bill. If there are not 60 votes in the Senate to pass this legislation--and there are not--we must end the filibuster and pass it with 50 votes. You know, I hear a lot of talk from my Democratic colleagues about the need for unity. Well, if there were ever a time for unity, now is that time. According to poll after poll, year after year, 60 percent of the American people believe that Roe v. Wade should be upheld. Moreover, according to a recent Washington Post-ABC poll, 75 percent of Americans say decisions on abortion should be left to a woman and her doctor, including 95 percent of Democrats, 81 percent of Independents, and 53 percent of Republicans. In other words, if the U.S. Senate were truly a representative body of the American people--which for a variety of reasons, clearly, it is not--we would easily have 60 votes to pass this bill, and women would be protected. It is important for us to remember how we got to where we are today. Five years ago, Senator Mitch McConnell--the Republican leader--and the Republican Party in the Senate ended the filibuster for Supreme Court nominees in order to do what they could not do legislatively, which was to make abortion illegal. They didn't have the votes to do that. So, in order to get Supreme Court Justices nominated, they ended the filibuster. Candidate Donald Trump promised that he would only nominate Supreme Court Justices who supported overturning Roe v. Wade. Unfortunately, out of the many lies--endless number of lies--that Trump made during his campaign and Presidency, it turns out that this is the one promise that he kept, the one honest statement that he made. Further, while it looks like, in this rare instance, Trump kept his promise, the Republican Supreme Court Justices, during their Senate confirmation hearings, did not. In fact, Justice Alito and the three Justices nominated by President Trump, all called Roe v. Wade an ``important precedent'' during their confirmation hearings. Let me quote Justice Alito at his Senate confirmation hearing on January 11, 2006: Roe v. Wade is an important precedent of the Supreme Court. It was decided in 1973, so it has been on the books for a long time. It is a precedent that has now been on the books for several decades. It has been challenged. It has been reaffirmed. That was Alito. In 2017, Justice Gorsuch said at his confirmation hearing: Roe v. Wade, decided in 1973, is a precedent of the United States Supreme Court. It has been reaffirmed. A good judge will consider it as precedent of the U.S. Supreme Court, worthy of treatment as precedent like any other. In 2018, Justice Kavanaugh said at his confirmation hearing: I said that [Roe v. Wade] is settled as a precedent of the Supreme Court, entitled the respect under principles of stare decisis. And one of the important things to keep in mind about Roe v. Wade is that it has been reaffirmed many times over the past 45 years, as you know, and most prominently, most importantly, reaffirmed in Planned Parenthood v. Casey in 1992. That was Justice Kavanaugh. But, today, it has become increasingly clear that, despite these statements to the contrary, the three Justices nominated by Trump were hired specifically to overturn Roe v. Wade, and with Justice Alito at the helm, nominated by President George W. Bush, that is precisely what it appears they are set to do. These are four Justices, all appointed by Presidents who lost the popular vote. Is it any wonder why Americans all over our country are losing faith in their democracy? Well, you know what I believe: If Republicans can end the filibuster to install rightwing Justices--nominated by Presidents who lost the popular vote--in order to overturn Roe v. Wade, Democrats can and must end the filibuster to make abortion legal and safe. Let's be clear: If the Supreme Court strikes down Roe v. Wade, abortion bans will immediately go into effect in 22 States throughout America, with 4 others likely to follow suit. In 10 of these States, it will be illegal to have an abortion even in cases of rape or incest. For example, in the State of Texas, if Roe v. Wade is struck down, it will be considered a felony for any Texas doctor to perform an abortion on a woman who is raped or impregnated by a family member. Furthermore, that law would actually criminalize abortion, punishing both women and doctors, who could face years in prison if they are found guilty. Other States have passed similar types of legislation. Mississippi's Governor has even refused to rule out the banning of contraception as a next step--the banning of contraception. Let us be clear: The Supreme Court, no matter how it ends up ruling, will not be able to ban abortion. If you are wealthy and if you have the means to get on an airplane or drive hundreds of miles to a clinic, you will have access to a safe abortion. But if you are poor or a member of the working class, it is likely that you will not. The reality is that overturning Roe v. Wade would be devastating to low-income and working-class women, who do not have the means to travel long distances to get an abortion. The issue we are discussing tonight is often framed as a ``woman's issue.'' I disagree. This is a human rights issue. And if there has ever been a time in American history when the men of this country must stand with the women of this country, this is that moment. I do find it somewhat amusing that the loudest voices in the Republican Party demanding that women be forced to give birth against their will are exactly the same people who oppose virtually every effort here in Congress designed to improve life for children and their mothers. These Republicans are opposed--and some Democrats are opposed--to paid family and medical leave in America. They literally believe that it is acceptable for an employer to force a mother to go back to her job a week after giving birth. Some Republican colleagues want women, regardless of what they believe, to have a baby, but they could care less about those babies once they are born. These same Republicans, without exception, are opposed to extending the $300 a month child tax credit that expired in December and went a long, long way to making it easier for working-class families to raise their children with dignity. These same Republicans are opposed to universal childcare and free pre-K. It is no great secret that women throughout the history of our country have had to fight valiantly for their basic human rights against all forms of patriarchy. Let us never forget that when our country was formed, women were not just second-class citizens; they were third or fourth class citizens. Women have been fighting for equal rights in this country since the 1800s. They didn't receive the right to vote until 1920. If you can believe this--and people don't know this--women needed a male cosigner on bank loans until 1974. Women had to get a male cosigner for a bank loan until 1974. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s--and way, way before that--women had to fight for entry into certain professions from which they were barred. The fight for equal pay continues to this day. Let us be clear. When it comes to the rights of women, we cannot go backward. We must go forward. We cannot go back to the days when women could not have full access to birth control. We cannot go back to the days of wide-scale domestic violence against women. The time has come for all of us to protect and expand women's rights in America. I yield the floor. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. SANDERS | Senate | CREC-2022-05-10-pt1-PgS2413 | null | 4,354 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | Mr. GRASSLEY. Madam President, I intend to lift my objection to proceeding to the consideration of the nomination of Mayor Eric Garcetti, of California, to be the U.S. Ambassador to India. Today, I released the findings of a staff review examining whether Mr. Garcetti was aware of allegations of misconduct by a former senior adviser. I am making these findings public in the interest of transparency and for the benefit of my colleagues as the Senate fulfills its advice and consent duties. I intend to lift my hold on the nomination, but based on what I have learned, I intend to vote no if the nomination is considered by the full Senate. Please see the full investigative report here: https://www.grassley.senate.gov/download/report-on-investigation-into-eric-garcetti-nominated-to-be-ambassador-to-the-republic-of-india. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. GRASSLEY | Senate | CREC-2022-05-10-pt1-PgS2416 | null | 4,355 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | The following communications were laid before the Senate, together with accompanying papers, reports, and documents, and were referred as indicated: EC-4011. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval of Air Quality Implementation Plans; California; Ventura County; 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area Requirements; Correction Due to Vacatur'' (FRL No. 9681-01- R9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4012. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; New Hampshire; Boston- Manchester-Portsmouth Area Second 10-Year Limited Maintenance Plan for 1997 Ozone NAAQS'' (FRL No. 9558-02-R1) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4013. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Nevada; Clark County Department of Environment and Sustainability'' (FRL No. 9702-02-R9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4014. A communication from the Acting Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Air Plan Approval; State of Missouri; Revised Plan for 1978 and 2008 Lead NAAQS'' (FRL No. 9351-02-R7) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4015. A communication from the Acting Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Utah; Emissions Statement Rule and Nonattainment New Source Review Requirements for the 2015 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard for the Uinta Basin, Northern Wasatch Front and Southern Wasatch Front Nonattainment Area'' (FRL No. 9330-02-R8) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4016. A communication from the Acting Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Listing of HFO- 1234yf under the Significant New Alternatives Policy Program for Motor Vehicle Air Conditioning in Nonroad Vehicles and Servicing Fittings for Small Refrigerant Cans'' ((RIN2060- AV25) (FRL No. 8470-01-OAR)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4017. A communication from the Acting Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Air Plan Approval; Kentucky; Emissions Statement Requirements for the 2015 8-Hour Ozone Standard Nonattainment Area'' (FRL No. 9563-02-R4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4018. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Arizona: Maricopa County Air Quality Department'' (FRL No. 9219-02-R9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4019. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Arizona: Bullhead City; Second 10-Year PM10 Limited Maintenance Plan'' (FRL No. 9266-02-R9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4020. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia; 2017 Base Year Emissions Inventories for the Washington, DC-MD-VA Nonattainment Area for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard'' (FRL No. 9552-02-R3) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4021. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Iowa; 2015 Ozone NAAQS Interstate Transport Requirements'' (FRL No. 9468-02-R7) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4022. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Standards and Practices for All Appropriate Inquiries; Wisconsin; Withdrawal of direct final rule'' (FRL No. 9334.1-02-OLEM) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 5, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4023. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; New Hampshire; Env-A 800 Testing and Monitoring Procedures, Env-A 619.03 PSD Program Requirements, and Env-A 1200 VOC RACT'' (FRL No. 9591-02-R1) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 5, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4024. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, Participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in United States Environmental Protection Agency Programs, State and Local Assistance, Research and Demonstration Grants, National Environmental Education Act Grants'' (FRL No. 7573-01-OMS) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 9, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4025. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Mercury Cell Chlor-Alkali Plants Residual Risk and Technology Review'' ((RIN2060-AU59) (FRL No. 7546-02- OAR)) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 9, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4026. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; NC; Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill and Rocky Mount Areas Limited Maintenance Plans for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone NAAQS'' (FRL No. 9504-02-R4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 9, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4027. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Determination to Defer Sanctions; California; San Diego County Air Pollution Control District'' (FRL No. 9713- 02-R9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 9, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4028. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; Kentucky; Fugitive Emissions Rule'' (FRL No. 9124-02-R4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 9, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4029. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; GA; Updates to References to Appendix W Modeling Guidelines'' (FRL No. 9606-02-R4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 9, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4030. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; California; Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District, Placer County Air Pollution Control District'' (FRL No. 9453-01-R9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 9, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4031. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations: California; Opacity Testing of Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicles'' (FRL No. 8834-020-R9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 9, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4032. A communication from the Associate Director of the Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Air Plan Approval; SC; 2018 General Assembly Miscellaneous Revisions'' (FRL No. 9621-02-R4) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 9, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4033. A communication from the Branch of Administrative Support Services, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing Siderastrea glynni From the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife'' (RIN1018-BG60) received on May 9, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4034. A communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Updated FAQ regarding work- hour requirements with respect to time spent on COVID-19 testing'' received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 9, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4035. A communication from the Branch of Administrative Support Services, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassification of the Endangered Layia carnosa (Beach Layia) to Threatened With Section 4(d) Rule'' (RIN1018-BD00) received on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4036. A communication from the Biologist of the Wildlife Trade and Conservation Branch, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Implementing the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); Updates Following the Eighteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP18) to CITES'' (RIN1018-BF14) received on April 28, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4037. A communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Office of Nuclear Nuclear Security and Incident Response, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) 10-04, `Identifying Systems and Assets Subject to the Cyber Security Rule,' Revision 3'' received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 29, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4038. A communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) 13-10 `Cyber Security Control Assessments,' Revision 7'' received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 29, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4039. A communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Consolidated Decommissioning Guidance, Characterization, Survey, and Determination of Radiological Criteria'' received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 29, 2022; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4040. A communication from the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico Watershed Nutrient Task Force: 2019/2021 Report to Congress''; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4041. A communication from the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for the Agency's Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2022 through 2026; to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. EC-4042. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) Section 1332 State Innovation Waivers''; to the Committee on Finance. EC-4043. A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Medicare Program; Maximum Out-of- Pocket (MOOP) Limits and Service Category Cost Sharing Standards'' (RIN0938-AT97) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Finance. EC-4044. A communication from the Regulations Writer, Office of Regulations and Reports Clearance, Social Security Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Anti-Fraud System'' (RIN0960-AI31) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 2, 2022; to the Committee on Finance. EC-4045. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the fiscal year 2021 report of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office; to the Committee on Finance. EC-4046. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting six (6) legislative proposals relative to the President of the United States' Fiscal Year 2023 budget request for the Department of Homeland Security; to the Committee on Finance. EC-4047. A communication from the Regulations Writer, Office of Regulations and Reports Clearance, Social Security Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Extension of Expiration Dates for Three Body System Listings'' (RIN0960-AI66) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 9, 2022; to the Committee on Finance. EC-4048. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Millennium Challenge Corporation Annual Report, FY2021''; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-4049. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Concerning the Operation of the Tropical Forest Facility for the Previous Fiscal Year, for CY21''; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-4050. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Cuban Compliance with the Migration Accords''; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-4051. A communication from the Senior Official Performing the Duties of Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting additional legislative proposals relative to the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023''; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-4052. A communication from the Senior Official Performing the Duties of Assistant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs), transmitting additional legislative proposals relative to the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023''; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-4053. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, changes that occurred from November 20, 2021 through March 2, 2022, and an additional report on departure of ambassadors; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-4054. A communication from the Executive Secretary, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), transmitting, pursuant to law, five (5) reports relative to vacancies in the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-4055. A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, notice of the intent to designate Colombia as a Major Non-NATO Ally; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-4056. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a notification of intent to provide assistance to Ukraine, including for self-defense and border security operations; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-4057. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Determination Under Sections 506(a) (1) and 614(a) (1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to Provide Military Assistance to Ukraine''; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-4058. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed license amendment for the export of defense articles, including technical data and defense services to Norway and the UK in the amount of $50,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 21-054); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-4059. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed license amendment for the export of firearms, parts, and components abroad controlled under Category I of the U.S. Munitions List to Kuwait in the amount of $1,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 21-075); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-4060. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed license amendment for the export of firearms controlled under Category I of the U.S. Munitions List to Thailand in the amount of $1,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 21-077); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-4061. A communication from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed license amendment for the export of firearms, parts, and components abroad controlled under Category I of the U.S. Munitions List to Colombia in the amount of $1,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 21-010); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-4062. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Determination Under Sections 506(a) (1) and 614(a) (1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to Provide Military Assistance to Ukraine''; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-4063. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a notification of intent to provide military assistance to Ukraine, including for self- defense and border security operations; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-4064. A communication from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed license for the export of firearms, parts, and components abroad controlled under Category I of the U.S. Munitions List to the UK in the amount of $1,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 21-082); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-4065. A communication from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed license for the export of firearms, parts, and components abroad controlled under Category I of the U.S. Munitions List to Thailand in the amount of $1,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 21- 080); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-4066. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to section 36(c) of the Arms Export Control Act, the certification of a proposed license amendment for the export of defense articles, including technical data and defense services to Saudi Arabia, the UK, and Australia in the amount of $50,000,000 or more (Transmittal No. DDTC 21-042); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-4067. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Determination Under Sections 506(a) (1) and 614(a) (1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to Provide Military Assistance to Ukraine''; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-4068. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``U.S. Compliance with the Authorization for Use of Military Force in Iraq, from January 5, 2022 to March 5, 2022''; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-4069. A communication from the Senior Bureau Official, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Acquisition Regulation: Access to Contractor Records'' (RIN1400-AE60) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 5, 2022; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-4070. A communication from the Acting General Counsel, Peace Corps, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy in the position of Director of the Peace Corps, received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 9, 2022; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-4071. A communication from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, pursuant to the Case-Zablocki Act, 1 U.S.C. 112b, as amended, the report of the texts and background statements of international agreements, other than treaties (List 2022- 0070-2022-0080); to the Committee on Foreign Relations. EC-4072. A communication from the Board of Trustees, National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust, transmitting, pursuant to law, the annual management report relative to its operations and financial condition for fiscal year 2021; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-4073. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Report to Congress on Dental Health''; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-4074. A communication from the Director of Regulations and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals; Methyl Esters of Conjugated Linoleic Acid'' (Docket No. FDA- 2011-F-0365) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 25, 2022; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-4075. A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Fiscal Year 2017 Report to Congress on Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Activities - Community Economic Development and Rural Community Development Programs''; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-4076. A communication from the Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department of Labor, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Department's annual audit reports for the fiscal year 2020 financial statements of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act Special Fund and the District of Columbia's Workmen's Compensation Act Special Fund accounts; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. EC-4077. A communication from the Director of Regulations and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Beverages: Bottled Water'' (RIN0910-AI03) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 5, 2022; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-05-10-pt1-PgS2417-2 | null | 4,356 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | At the request of Mr. Lee, the name of the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Hagerty) was added as a cosponsor of S. 251, a bill to provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-05-10-pt1-PgS2420-2 | null | 4,357 |
formal | urban | null | racist | Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Booker, Mr. Heinrich, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Collins, Mr. Burr, and Ms. Hirono) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to: S. Res. 628 Whereas the 12th annual Kids to Parks Day will be celebrated on May 21, 2022; Whereas the goals of Kids to Parks Day are-- (1) to promote healthy outdoor recreation and responsible environmental stewardship; (2) to empower young people; and (3) to encourage families to get outdoors and visit the parks and public land of the United States; Whereas, on Kids to Parks Day, individuals from rural, suburban, and urban areas of the United States can be reintroduced to the splendid national, State, and neighborhood parks located in their communities; Whereas communities across the United States offer a variety of natural resources and public land, often with free access, to individuals seeking outdoor recreation; Whereas the people of the United States, young and old, should be encouraged to lead more healthy and active lifestyles; Whereas Kids to Parks Day is an opportunity for families to take a break from their busy lives and enjoy a day of active, wholesome fun; and Whereas Kids to Parks Day will-- (1) broaden an appreciation for nature and the outdoors in young people; (2) foster a safe setting for independent play and healthy adventure in neighborhood parks; and (3) facilitate self-reliance while strengthening communities: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate-- (1) designates May 21, 2022, as ``Kids to Parks Day''; (2) recognizes the importance of outdoor recreation and the preservation of open spaces for the health and education of the young people of the United States; and (3) encourages the people of the United States to observe Kids to Parks Day with safe family trips to parks. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-05-10-pt1-PgS2422-2 | null | 4,358 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following message from the President of the United States; which was read and, together with the accompanying papers, referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed:To the Congress of the United States: Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, within 90 days prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the anniversary date. In accordance with this provision, I have sent to the Federal Register for publication the enclosed notice stating that the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13873 of May 15, 2019, with respect to securing the information and communications technology and services supply chain, is to continue in effect beyond May 15, 2022. The unrestricted acquisition or use in the United States of information and communications technology or services designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of foreign adversaries augments the ability of these foreign adversaries to create and exploit vulnerabilities in information and communications technology or services, with potentially catastrophic effects. This threat continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States. Therefore, I have determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13873 with respect to securing the information and communications technology and services supply chain. Joseph R. Biden, Jr. The White House, May 12, 2022. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2022-05-12-pt1-PgH4877-6 | null | 4,359 |
formal | XX | null | transphobic | The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 91) to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 810 South Pendleton Street in Easley, South Carolina, as the ``Private First Class Barrett Lyle Austin Post Office Building'', on which the yeas and nays were ordered. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2022-05-12-pt1-PgH4896 | null | 4,360 |
formal | XX | null | transphobic | The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 207) to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 215 1st Avenue in Amory, Mississippi, as the ``Command Sergeant Major Lawrence E. `Rabbit' Kennedy Post Office Building'', on which the yeas and nays were ordered. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2022-05-12-pt1-PgH4897-2 | null | 4,361 |
formal | XX | null | transphobic | The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Kahele). Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 92) to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 110 Johnson Street in Pickens, South Carolina, as the ``Specialist Four Charles Johnson Post Office'', on which the yeas and nays were ordered. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Kahele) | House | CREC-2022-05-12-pt1-PgH4897 | null | 4,362 |
formal | XX | null | transphobic | The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 209) to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 305 Highway 15 North in Pontotoc, Mississippi, as the Lance Corporal Marc Lucas Tucker Post Office Building, on which the yeas and nays were ordered. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2022-05-12-pt1-PgH4898 | null | 4,363 |
formal | XX | null | transphobic | The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3508) to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 39 West Main Street, in Honeoye Falls, New York, as the ``CW4 Christian J. Koch Memorial Post Office'', on which the yeas and nays were ordered. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2022-05-12-pt1-PgH4899 | null | 4,364 |
formal | Federal Reserve | null | antisemitic | Nominations Madam President, on nominations, it has been a productive week on the Senate floor when it comes to nominations. Earlier this week, the Senate finally confirmed a highly qualified and historic nominee to serve on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors: Lisa Cook. Coming from humble beginnings in rural Georgia, where her family fought segregation, Ms. Cook will be the first Black woman to ever sit on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. She is a professor of economics at Michigan State, a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's Advisory Board, and she served as a senior economist on President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers. She absolutely belongs on the Board, and I am glad she was finally confirmed. Yesterday, we also confirmed Alvaro Bedoya as a Commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission, breaking a 2-to-2 deadlock that has kept the FTC from full strength for over a year. Mr. Bedoya's nomination is fantastic news for the American people. The FTC will be empowered to fight against price gougers, market manipulators, and go after bad actors using anti-competitive practices to drive up prices. We have been urging the FTC, for instance, to look at market manipulation and price gouging when it comes to gasoline, and now they will have the ability to do so because the Republican Commissioners refuse to move forward, but now we have a majority of Democrats on that Commission. This week, the Senate also confirmed another Fed nominee, Philip Jefferson, and secured Democratic majorities on important labor-focused Agencies, including the Federal Labor Relations Authority. Next week, we will also start the process to confirm more Democrats to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Finally, later today, the Senate will vote on Jerome Powell to serve another term as Chairman of the Federal Reserve. Few institutions are more important to help steer our economy in the right direction--and to fight inflation--than the Fed. Chairman Powell presided as Fed Chair during some of the most challenging moments in modern American history. I thank all of my colleagues--particularly Senator Brown, chairman of our Banking Committee--who have worked to move forward with this important nomination. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-05-12-pt1-PgS2466-2 | null | 4,365 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Nominations Madam President, on nominations, it has been a productive week on the Senate floor when it comes to nominations. Earlier this week, the Senate finally confirmed a highly qualified and historic nominee to serve on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors: Lisa Cook. Coming from humble beginnings in rural Georgia, where her family fought segregation, Ms. Cook will be the first Black woman to ever sit on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. She is a professor of economics at Michigan State, a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's Advisory Board, and she served as a senior economist on President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers. She absolutely belongs on the Board, and I am glad she was finally confirmed. Yesterday, we also confirmed Alvaro Bedoya as a Commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission, breaking a 2-to-2 deadlock that has kept the FTC from full strength for over a year. Mr. Bedoya's nomination is fantastic news for the American people. The FTC will be empowered to fight against price gougers, market manipulators, and go after bad actors using anti-competitive practices to drive up prices. We have been urging the FTC, for instance, to look at market manipulation and price gouging when it comes to gasoline, and now they will have the ability to do so because the Republican Commissioners refuse to move forward, but now we have a majority of Democrats on that Commission. This week, the Senate also confirmed another Fed nominee, Philip Jefferson, and secured Democratic majorities on important labor-focused Agencies, including the Federal Labor Relations Authority. Next week, we will also start the process to confirm more Democrats to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Finally, later today, the Senate will vote on Jerome Powell to serve another term as Chairman of the Federal Reserve. Few institutions are more important to help steer our economy in the right direction--and to fight inflation--than the Fed. Chairman Powell presided as Fed Chair during some of the most challenging moments in modern American history. I thank all of my colleagues--particularly Senator Brown, chairman of our Banking Committee--who have worked to move forward with this important nomination. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-05-12-pt1-PgS2466-2 | null | 4,366 |
formal | Chicago | null | racist | Nominations Madam President, on nominations, it has been a productive week on the Senate floor when it comes to nominations. Earlier this week, the Senate finally confirmed a highly qualified and historic nominee to serve on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors: Lisa Cook. Coming from humble beginnings in rural Georgia, where her family fought segregation, Ms. Cook will be the first Black woman to ever sit on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. She is a professor of economics at Michigan State, a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's Advisory Board, and she served as a senior economist on President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers. She absolutely belongs on the Board, and I am glad she was finally confirmed. Yesterday, we also confirmed Alvaro Bedoya as a Commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission, breaking a 2-to-2 deadlock that has kept the FTC from full strength for over a year. Mr. Bedoya's nomination is fantastic news for the American people. The FTC will be empowered to fight against price gougers, market manipulators, and go after bad actors using anti-competitive practices to drive up prices. We have been urging the FTC, for instance, to look at market manipulation and price gouging when it comes to gasoline, and now they will have the ability to do so because the Republican Commissioners refuse to move forward, but now we have a majority of Democrats on that Commission. This week, the Senate also confirmed another Fed nominee, Philip Jefferson, and secured Democratic majorities on important labor-focused Agencies, including the Federal Labor Relations Authority. Next week, we will also start the process to confirm more Democrats to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Finally, later today, the Senate will vote on Jerome Powell to serve another term as Chairman of the Federal Reserve. Few institutions are more important to help steer our economy in the right direction--and to fight inflation--than the Fed. Chairman Powell presided as Fed Chair during some of the most challenging moments in modern American history. I thank all of my colleagues--particularly Senator Brown, chairman of our Banking Committee--who have worked to move forward with this important nomination. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-05-12-pt1-PgS2466-2 | null | 4,367 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Ukraine Madam President, on Ukraine, in the immediate future, Republicans need to work with Democrats to pass another round of critical emergency funding for the people of Ukraine. We have a moral obligation to act and to act swiftly. The House already passed a Ukraine package with overwhelming bipartisan support. It should be no different here in the Senate. Both of our caucuses heard loud and clear from the Ukrainian Ambassador earlier this week that time is of the essence. I urge my Republican colleagues to work with Democrats to get a funding package done as soon as possible--ASAP. Republicans shouldn't block this bill. There is no reason--no reason whatsoever--not to get Ukraine funding approved fast. I also call on my colleagues to swiftly pass additional legislation to arm the Federal Government with the tools needed to liquidate assets seized from Russian oligarchs--yachts, mansions, private jets, art collections, and more. It should be a no-brainer to provide the tools necessary to go after crooked Russian oligarchs, but, nevertheless, House Republicans bewilderingly opposed adding these tools in the House package. The Senate should do better. Both parties should work quickly and decisively to get this done through regular order. This issue can certainly be--it should certainly be--a bipartisan issue. As the war in Ukraine enters its third bloody month, we must leave no stone unturned in making Putin and his cronies pay a price and in helping the Ukrainian people. Their fight against Russian aggression is a struggle between democracy and authoritarianism itself, so there should be no question--no question--about which side America stands on. Again, I urge my Republican colleagues not to block this legislation but to work with us to quickly get this passed through the Chamber. Everyone can have their own idea, but if everyone has their own idea, we will get nothing done. We have to come together on a bill that has gotten broad bipartisan support in the House and in the Senate. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-05-12-pt1-PgS2466 | null | 4,368 |
formal | Federal Reserve | null | antisemitic | The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the previous order, the Senate will proceed to the consideration of the Powell nomination, which the clerk will report. The senior assistant legislative clerk read the nomination of Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of four years. (Reappointment) | 2020-01-06 | The PRESIDING OFFICER | Senate | CREC-2022-05-12-pt1-PgS2476-5 | null | 4,369 |
formal | Federal Reserve | null | antisemitic | U.S. Federal Reserve Nominations | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-05-12-pt1-PgS2476-6 | null | 4,370 |
formal | blue | null | antisemitic | Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, every single day, law enforcement officers across the Nation put on a badge and leave for work to protect and serve our families and communities, not knowing if they will return to their own. Whether it be by ensuring safety on our roadways or responding to life-or-death crises, these brave men and women consistently honor their solemn oath in safeguarding the people of this blessed Nation. As we commemorate 2022 National Law Enforcement Week, we offer special honors for the 619 officers our Nation lost last year in the line of duty, sadly including officers from Mississippi. This week is dedicated to remembering their ultimate sacrifice, which is dearly felt by loved ones, friends, and entire communities. Law enforcement officers have remained steadfast in their commitment to serve, even when faced with harsh, unfair criticism, scrutiny, and limited resources. Their ability to carry out their already stressful duties in such a challenging and sometimes hostile environment is remarkable. I want to make it known to all the law enforcement officers across the State of Mississippi and around the country that I greatly admire you for your rock solid tenacity and loyalty throughout such challenges. I will continue to work to ensure you have what you need to do your job. These officers, who are truly hometown heroes, are strongholds in our communities, and the loss of any officer is deeply felt by all. This Police Week, we honor and mourn five heroes from Mississippi, officers who died in the line of duty in 2021. Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol Trooper John Martin Harris, 44, died on May 28, 2021, after a vehicle struck him during a traffic stop. Harris' childhood dream was to be a policeman and serve his community. Having earned two Purple Hearts throughout his 24-year law enforcement career is a testament to his dedication, bravery, and selflessness. He leaves behind his wife and his two children. Jefferson Davis County Deputy Sheriff Thomas Patrick ``Pat'' Barnes, 50, lost his life on April 10, 2021, after he sustained injuries in a single vehicle car crash while responding to a call for assistance from another agency. Barnes' passion for law enforcement began while working in security. He joined and graduated from the police academy in 2017 and began his career with Jefferson Davis County Sheriff's department shortly thereafter. He leaves behind his wife, four children, and his grandchildren. Hancock County Lieutenant Michael Anthony Boutte, Sr., was tragically shot and killed after responding to an emergency situation involving a suicidal man who turned his weapon onto arriving deputies. He died on February 1, 2021, at the age of 57. Before his law enforcement career, Boutte served in the U.S. Air Force, where he was deployed during Operation Desert Storm. Boutte is survived by his wife, his child, his step-children, and his grandchildren. Deputy Sheriff Bobby Daffin of George County Sheriff's Office passed away August 12, 2021, following a battle with COVID-19. He was 37 years old. Daffin served his community for 14 years and had recently served as a narcotics agent for the Southeast Mississippi Narcotics Task Force. He leaves behind a young daughter. Hinds County Sheriff Lee D. Vance, 63, lost his life from cardiorespiratory failure as a result of COVID-19 on August 3, 2021. Vance, who has always had a love for the city of Jackson, served as Jackson police chief from 2014-2017 and was later elected Hinds County Sheriff in 2019. He leaves behind four daughters, a son, and numerous grandchildren. We also honor the lives of many officers, whose stories of sacrifice had been lost to history until now. In addition to these recent losses, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial will include the name of Deputy Town Marshal Walker Cobb of Saucier, MS. At the age of 41, Cobb was fatally shot on December 25, 1903, while attempting to arrest an impaired suspect for disorderly conduct. More than a century later, his loss and sacrifice will be remembered. Throughout our Nation's history, our men and women in blue have often risked personal peril to safeguard their fellow citizens, and we owe them our staunch support. As we mark National Police Week, let us acknowledge our debt to these fallen officers and recommit ourselves to support them and their families, especially when tragedy strikes. I will continue to be an advocate for law enforcement professionals and do all I can to honor the legacy of those lost in the line of duty. To the families and loved ones of our fallen Mississippi law enforcement officers, I know you have faced enormous loss. It is said, ``The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.'' Please know that it is my prayer that the Lord stays near you during your time of grief. God bless you, and God bless our men and women in blue. | 2020-01-06 | Mrs. HYDE-SMITH | Senate | CREC-2022-05-12-pt1-PgS2488-2 | null | 4,371 |
formal | single | null | homophobic | Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, every single day, law enforcement officers across the Nation put on a badge and leave for work to protect and serve our families and communities, not knowing if they will return to their own. Whether it be by ensuring safety on our roadways or responding to life-or-death crises, these brave men and women consistently honor their solemn oath in safeguarding the people of this blessed Nation. As we commemorate 2022 National Law Enforcement Week, we offer special honors for the 619 officers our Nation lost last year in the line of duty, sadly including officers from Mississippi. This week is dedicated to remembering their ultimate sacrifice, which is dearly felt by loved ones, friends, and entire communities. Law enforcement officers have remained steadfast in their commitment to serve, even when faced with harsh, unfair criticism, scrutiny, and limited resources. Their ability to carry out their already stressful duties in such a challenging and sometimes hostile environment is remarkable. I want to make it known to all the law enforcement officers across the State of Mississippi and around the country that I greatly admire you for your rock solid tenacity and loyalty throughout such challenges. I will continue to work to ensure you have what you need to do your job. These officers, who are truly hometown heroes, are strongholds in our communities, and the loss of any officer is deeply felt by all. This Police Week, we honor and mourn five heroes from Mississippi, officers who died in the line of duty in 2021. Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol Trooper John Martin Harris, 44, died on May 28, 2021, after a vehicle struck him during a traffic stop. Harris' childhood dream was to be a policeman and serve his community. Having earned two Purple Hearts throughout his 24-year law enforcement career is a testament to his dedication, bravery, and selflessness. He leaves behind his wife and his two children. Jefferson Davis County Deputy Sheriff Thomas Patrick ``Pat'' Barnes, 50, lost his life on April 10, 2021, after he sustained injuries in a single vehicle car crash while responding to a call for assistance from another agency. Barnes' passion for law enforcement began while working in security. He joined and graduated from the police academy in 2017 and began his career with Jefferson Davis County Sheriff's department shortly thereafter. He leaves behind his wife, four children, and his grandchildren. Hancock County Lieutenant Michael Anthony Boutte, Sr., was tragically shot and killed after responding to an emergency situation involving a suicidal man who turned his weapon onto arriving deputies. He died on February 1, 2021, at the age of 57. Before his law enforcement career, Boutte served in the U.S. Air Force, where he was deployed during Operation Desert Storm. Boutte is survived by his wife, his child, his step-children, and his grandchildren. Deputy Sheriff Bobby Daffin of George County Sheriff's Office passed away August 12, 2021, following a battle with COVID-19. He was 37 years old. Daffin served his community for 14 years and had recently served as a narcotics agent for the Southeast Mississippi Narcotics Task Force. He leaves behind a young daughter. Hinds County Sheriff Lee D. Vance, 63, lost his life from cardiorespiratory failure as a result of COVID-19 on August 3, 2021. Vance, who has always had a love for the city of Jackson, served as Jackson police chief from 2014-2017 and was later elected Hinds County Sheriff in 2019. He leaves behind four daughters, a son, and numerous grandchildren. We also honor the lives of many officers, whose stories of sacrifice had been lost to history until now. In addition to these recent losses, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial will include the name of Deputy Town Marshal Walker Cobb of Saucier, MS. At the age of 41, Cobb was fatally shot on December 25, 1903, while attempting to arrest an impaired suspect for disorderly conduct. More than a century later, his loss and sacrifice will be remembered. Throughout our Nation's history, our men and women in blue have often risked personal peril to safeguard their fellow citizens, and we owe them our staunch support. As we mark National Police Week, let us acknowledge our debt to these fallen officers and recommit ourselves to support them and their families, especially when tragedy strikes. I will continue to be an advocate for law enforcement professionals and do all I can to honor the legacy of those lost in the line of duty. To the families and loved ones of our fallen Mississippi law enforcement officers, I know you have faced enormous loss. It is said, ``The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.'' Please know that it is my prayer that the Lord stays near you during your time of grief. God bless you, and God bless our men and women in blue. | 2020-01-06 | Mrs. HYDE-SMITH | Senate | CREC-2022-05-12-pt1-PgS2488-2 | null | 4,372 |
formal | safeguard | null | transphobic | Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, every single day, law enforcement officers across the Nation put on a badge and leave for work to protect and serve our families and communities, not knowing if they will return to their own. Whether it be by ensuring safety on our roadways or responding to life-or-death crises, these brave men and women consistently honor their solemn oath in safeguarding the people of this blessed Nation. As we commemorate 2022 National Law Enforcement Week, we offer special honors for the 619 officers our Nation lost last year in the line of duty, sadly including officers from Mississippi. This week is dedicated to remembering their ultimate sacrifice, which is dearly felt by loved ones, friends, and entire communities. Law enforcement officers have remained steadfast in their commitment to serve, even when faced with harsh, unfair criticism, scrutiny, and limited resources. Their ability to carry out their already stressful duties in such a challenging and sometimes hostile environment is remarkable. I want to make it known to all the law enforcement officers across the State of Mississippi and around the country that I greatly admire you for your rock solid tenacity and loyalty throughout such challenges. I will continue to work to ensure you have what you need to do your job. These officers, who are truly hometown heroes, are strongholds in our communities, and the loss of any officer is deeply felt by all. This Police Week, we honor and mourn five heroes from Mississippi, officers who died in the line of duty in 2021. Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol Trooper John Martin Harris, 44, died on May 28, 2021, after a vehicle struck him during a traffic stop. Harris' childhood dream was to be a policeman and serve his community. Having earned two Purple Hearts throughout his 24-year law enforcement career is a testament to his dedication, bravery, and selflessness. He leaves behind his wife and his two children. Jefferson Davis County Deputy Sheriff Thomas Patrick ``Pat'' Barnes, 50, lost his life on April 10, 2021, after he sustained injuries in a single vehicle car crash while responding to a call for assistance from another agency. Barnes' passion for law enforcement began while working in security. He joined and graduated from the police academy in 2017 and began his career with Jefferson Davis County Sheriff's department shortly thereafter. He leaves behind his wife, four children, and his grandchildren. Hancock County Lieutenant Michael Anthony Boutte, Sr., was tragically shot and killed after responding to an emergency situation involving a suicidal man who turned his weapon onto arriving deputies. He died on February 1, 2021, at the age of 57. Before his law enforcement career, Boutte served in the U.S. Air Force, where he was deployed during Operation Desert Storm. Boutte is survived by his wife, his child, his step-children, and his grandchildren. Deputy Sheriff Bobby Daffin of George County Sheriff's Office passed away August 12, 2021, following a battle with COVID-19. He was 37 years old. Daffin served his community for 14 years and had recently served as a narcotics agent for the Southeast Mississippi Narcotics Task Force. He leaves behind a young daughter. Hinds County Sheriff Lee D. Vance, 63, lost his life from cardiorespiratory failure as a result of COVID-19 on August 3, 2021. Vance, who has always had a love for the city of Jackson, served as Jackson police chief from 2014-2017 and was later elected Hinds County Sheriff in 2019. He leaves behind four daughters, a son, and numerous grandchildren. We also honor the lives of many officers, whose stories of sacrifice had been lost to history until now. In addition to these recent losses, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial will include the name of Deputy Town Marshal Walker Cobb of Saucier, MS. At the age of 41, Cobb was fatally shot on December 25, 1903, while attempting to arrest an impaired suspect for disorderly conduct. More than a century later, his loss and sacrifice will be remembered. Throughout our Nation's history, our men and women in blue have often risked personal peril to safeguard their fellow citizens, and we owe them our staunch support. As we mark National Police Week, let us acknowledge our debt to these fallen officers and recommit ourselves to support them and their families, especially when tragedy strikes. I will continue to be an advocate for law enforcement professionals and do all I can to honor the legacy of those lost in the line of duty. To the families and loved ones of our fallen Mississippi law enforcement officers, I know you have faced enormous loss. It is said, ``The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.'' Please know that it is my prayer that the Lord stays near you during your time of grief. God bless you, and God bless our men and women in blue. | 2020-01-06 | Mrs. HYDE-SMITH | Senate | CREC-2022-05-12-pt1-PgS2488-2 | null | 4,373 |
formal | safeguarding | null | transphobic | Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, every single day, law enforcement officers across the Nation put on a badge and leave for work to protect and serve our families and communities, not knowing if they will return to their own. Whether it be by ensuring safety on our roadways or responding to life-or-death crises, these brave men and women consistently honor their solemn oath in safeguarding the people of this blessed Nation. As we commemorate 2022 National Law Enforcement Week, we offer special honors for the 619 officers our Nation lost last year in the line of duty, sadly including officers from Mississippi. This week is dedicated to remembering their ultimate sacrifice, which is dearly felt by loved ones, friends, and entire communities. Law enforcement officers have remained steadfast in their commitment to serve, even when faced with harsh, unfair criticism, scrutiny, and limited resources. Their ability to carry out their already stressful duties in such a challenging and sometimes hostile environment is remarkable. I want to make it known to all the law enforcement officers across the State of Mississippi and around the country that I greatly admire you for your rock solid tenacity and loyalty throughout such challenges. I will continue to work to ensure you have what you need to do your job. These officers, who are truly hometown heroes, are strongholds in our communities, and the loss of any officer is deeply felt by all. This Police Week, we honor and mourn five heroes from Mississippi, officers who died in the line of duty in 2021. Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol Trooper John Martin Harris, 44, died on May 28, 2021, after a vehicle struck him during a traffic stop. Harris' childhood dream was to be a policeman and serve his community. Having earned two Purple Hearts throughout his 24-year law enforcement career is a testament to his dedication, bravery, and selflessness. He leaves behind his wife and his two children. Jefferson Davis County Deputy Sheriff Thomas Patrick ``Pat'' Barnes, 50, lost his life on April 10, 2021, after he sustained injuries in a single vehicle car crash while responding to a call for assistance from another agency. Barnes' passion for law enforcement began while working in security. He joined and graduated from the police academy in 2017 and began his career with Jefferson Davis County Sheriff's department shortly thereafter. He leaves behind his wife, four children, and his grandchildren. Hancock County Lieutenant Michael Anthony Boutte, Sr., was tragically shot and killed after responding to an emergency situation involving a suicidal man who turned his weapon onto arriving deputies. He died on February 1, 2021, at the age of 57. Before his law enforcement career, Boutte served in the U.S. Air Force, where he was deployed during Operation Desert Storm. Boutte is survived by his wife, his child, his step-children, and his grandchildren. Deputy Sheriff Bobby Daffin of George County Sheriff's Office passed away August 12, 2021, following a battle with COVID-19. He was 37 years old. Daffin served his community for 14 years and had recently served as a narcotics agent for the Southeast Mississippi Narcotics Task Force. He leaves behind a young daughter. Hinds County Sheriff Lee D. Vance, 63, lost his life from cardiorespiratory failure as a result of COVID-19 on August 3, 2021. Vance, who has always had a love for the city of Jackson, served as Jackson police chief from 2014-2017 and was later elected Hinds County Sheriff in 2019. He leaves behind four daughters, a son, and numerous grandchildren. We also honor the lives of many officers, whose stories of sacrifice had been lost to history until now. In addition to these recent losses, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial will include the name of Deputy Town Marshal Walker Cobb of Saucier, MS. At the age of 41, Cobb was fatally shot on December 25, 1903, while attempting to arrest an impaired suspect for disorderly conduct. More than a century later, his loss and sacrifice will be remembered. Throughout our Nation's history, our men and women in blue have often risked personal peril to safeguard their fellow citizens, and we owe them our staunch support. As we mark National Police Week, let us acknowledge our debt to these fallen officers and recommit ourselves to support them and their families, especially when tragedy strikes. I will continue to be an advocate for law enforcement professionals and do all I can to honor the legacy of those lost in the line of duty. To the families and loved ones of our fallen Mississippi law enforcement officers, I know you have faced enormous loss. It is said, ``The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.'' Please know that it is my prayer that the Lord stays near you during your time of grief. God bless you, and God bless our men and women in blue. | 2020-01-06 | Mrs. HYDE-SMITH | Senate | CREC-2022-05-12-pt1-PgS2488-2 | null | 4,374 |
formal | welfare | null | racist | Mr. MORAN. Mr. President, this week, our Nation observes National Police Week, a time when we pay tribute to our brave law enforcement officers and honor those who died in the line of duty. Over the course of this week, Americans will come together to pay tribute to the 619 officers who gave their lives in the line of duty last year. Among them, six brave officers from Kansas will be memorialized on the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, DC. Thousands travel to our Nation's Capital to honor those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice during this ceremony, and back home, Kansans will gather to honor the men and women who put on a uniform each day to protect the communities we call home. One officer Kansans will gather to pay tribute to next week is Captain Clay Germany of the Wichita Police Department. Captain Germany was a U.S. Navy veteran and started his law enforcement career serving with the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office and the Midwest City Police Department. He then dedicated 27 years to serving with the Wichita Police Department and, throughout his time, served as police officer, detective, sergeant, lieutenant, and captain. Captain Germany earned a reputation for being a trusted leader and mentor within the community and in the department, always willing to lend a helping hand. On behalf of Kansas, I want to express my gratitude for his service. Captain Germany's dedication helped make Wichita a better and safer community. I also want to recognize Wichita Police Department Officer Kyle Mellard, who was shot when responding to a welfare check in June of last year. After fighting for his life, Officer Mellard is able to walk again, a recovery that his fellow officers call a miracle. Despite his severe injuries, when talking about his recovery, Officer Mellard made his goal clear: to get back to work as an officer as soon as possible. All too often, we forget about the many important roles that our police officers have within our communities. This extends beyond relationships between police officers and individual residents. It is about the relationships between law enforcement and key institutions in our communities, such as churches, hospitals, schools, and businesses. During Police Week, we honor those we have lost, but we also remember the families they left behind. May God comfort them in their time of grief and be a source of strength for them. May God bless our law enforcement officers and protect them from harm as they faithfully perform their duties each and every day. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. MORAN | Senate | CREC-2022-05-12-pt1-PgS2488 | null | 4,375 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | The following bills were read the first and the second times by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated: H.R. 224. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5302 Galveston Road in Houston, Texas, as the ``Vanessa Guillen Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. H.R. 700. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 303 East Mississippi Avenue in Elwood, Illinois, as the ``Lawrence M. `Larry' Walsh Sr. Post Office''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. H.R. 847. An act to support research on privacy enhancing technologies and promote responsible data use, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. H.R. 935. An act to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to exempt from registration brokers performing services in connection with the transfer of ownership of smaller privately held companies; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. H.R. 2499. An act to amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to create a presumption that a disability or death of a Federal employee in fire protection activities caused by any of certain diseases is the result of the performance of such employees duty, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. H.R. 3525. An act to establish the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. H.R. 5324. An act to provide guidance for and investment in the upgrade and modernization of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Weather Radio All Hazards network, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. H.R. 5900. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2016 East 1st Street in Los Angeles, California, as the ``Marine Corps Reserve PVT Jacob Cruz Post Office''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. H.R. 5911. An act to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Federal Credit Union Act to expand employment opportunities for those with a previous minor criminal offense, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. H.R. 5914. An act to amend the Investor Protection and Securities Reform Act of 2010 to provide grants to States for enhanced protection of senior investors and senior policyholders, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. H.R. 6386. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 450 West Schaumburg Road in Schaumburg, Illinois, as the ``Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial Post Office Building''; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. H.R. 6891. An act to exclude government officials of the Russian Federation from certain international meetings, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. H.R. 6899. An act to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from engaging in transactions involving the exchange of Special Drawing Rights issued by the International Monetary Fund that are held by the Russian Federation or Belarus; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. H.R. 7066. An act to require United States financial institutions to ensure entities and persons owned or controlled by the institution comply with financial sanctions on the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus to the same extent as the institution itself, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. H.R. 7077. An act to require the United States Fire Administration to conduct on-site investigations of major fires, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. H.R. 7081. An act to seek immediate bilateral, multilateral, and commercial debt service payment relief for Ukraine; to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-05-12-pt1-PgS2491-2 | null | 4,376 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | At 11:35 a.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered by Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has passed the following bills, without amendment: S. 66. An act to require the Inter-Agency Task Force on Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia to develop a plan for reducing, mitigating, and controlling harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in South Florida, and for other purposes. S. 1872. An act to award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II in recognition of their extraordinary service during World War II. S. 4119. An act to reauthorize the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act. The message further announced that the House has passed the following bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate: H.R. 224. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5302 Galveston Road in Houston, Texas, as the ``Vanessa Guillen Post Office Building''. H.R. 700. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 303 East Mississippi Avenue in Elwood, Illinois, as the ``Lawrence M. ``Larry' Walsh Sr. Post Office''. H.R. 847. An act to support research on privacy enhancing technologies and promote responsible data use, and for other purposes. H.R. 935. An act to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to exempt from registration brokers performing services in connection with the transfer of ownership of smaller privately held companies. H.R. 1437. An act to amend the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 to direct the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to provide comprehensive and regularly updated Federal precipitation information, and for other purposes. H.R. 2499. An Act to amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to create a presumption that a disability or death of a Federal employee in fire protection activities caused by any of certain diseases is the result of the performance of such employees duty, and for other purposes. H.R. 5324. An act to provide guidance for and investment in the upgrade and modernization of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Weather Radio All Hazards network, and for other purposes. H.R. 5900. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2016 East 1st Street in Los Angeles, California, as the ``Marine Corps Reserve PVT Jacob Cruz Post Office''. H.R. 5911. An act to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Federal Credit Union Act to expand employment opportunities for those with a previous minor criminal offense, and for other purposes. H.R. 5914. An act to amend the Investor Protection and Securities Reform Act of 2010 to provide grants to States for enhanced protection of senior investors and senior policyholders, and for other purposes. H.R. 6386. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 450 West Schaumburg Road in Schaumburg, Illinois, as the ``Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial Post Office Building''. H.R. 6891. An act to exclude government officials of the Russian Federation from certain international meetings, and for other purposes. H.R. 6899. An act to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from engaging in transactions involving the exchange of Special Drawing Rights issued by the International Monetary Fund that are held by the Russian Federation or Belarus. H.R. 7066. An act to require United States financial institutions to ensure entities and persons owned or controlled by the institution comply with financial sanctions on the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus to the same extent as the institution itself, and for other purposes. H.R. 7077. An act to require the United States Fire Administration to conduct onsite investigations of major fires, and for other purposes. H.R. 7081. An act to seek immediate bilateral, multilateral, and commercial debt service payment relief for Ukraine. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-05-12-pt1-PgS2491 | null | 4,377 |
formal | XX | null | transphobic | The SPEAKER pro tempore. Proceedings will resume on questions previously postponed. Votes will be taken in the following order: Amendments en bloc No. 1; Amendments en bloc No. 2; Amendment No. 4; Motion to recommit, if offered; and Passage of the bill, if ordered. The first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15-minute vote. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, remaining electronic votes will be conducted as 5-minute votes. Amendments En Bloc No. 1 Offered by Ms. Bonamici of Oregon | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2022-05-13-pt1-PgH4951 | null | 4,378 |
formal | Chicago | null | racist | The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair announces the Speaker's appointment, pursuant to section 201(b) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1988 (22 U.S.C. 6431), and the order of the House of January 4, 2021, of the following individuals on the part of the House to the Commission on International Religious Freedom for a term effective May 14, 2022, and ending May 14, 2024: Mr. Nury Turkel, Alexandria, Virginia Mr. Frank R. Wolf, Vienna, Virginia, to succeed Ms. Anurima Bhargava, Chicago, Illinois Dr. David G. Curry, Corona Del Mar, California, to succeed Dr. James W. Carr, Searcy, Arkansas | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2022-05-13-pt1-PgH4961 | null | 4,379 |
formal | Chicago | null | racist | Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows: EC-4122. A letter from the Assistant General Counsel for Legislation, Regulation and Energy Efficiency, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Commercial Prerinse Spray Valves [EERE-2019-BT-TP-0025] (RIN: 1904-AE55) received March 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-4123. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Section 73.6622(j), Table of Allotments, Television Broadcasting Services (Vernon, Alabama) [MB Docket No.: 22-30] (RM-11916) received April 26, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-4124. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Section 73.622(j), Table of Allotments, Television Broadcasting Services (Billings, Montana) [MB Docket No.: 22-39] (RM-11917) received April 26, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-4125. A letter from the Chief of Staff, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, transmitting the Commission's final rule -- Amendment of Section 73.622(j), Table of Allotments, Television Broadcasting Services (Albany, New York) [MB Docket No.: 22-13] (RM-11914) received April 26, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-4126. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional Affairs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's NUREG technical report -- Consolidated Decommissioning Guidance, Characterization, Survey, and Determination of Radiological Criteria, Final Report received April 28, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-4127. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Anacostia River, Washington, DC [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0212] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received April 25, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-4128. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Columbia River, Rufus, OR [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0176] (RIN: 1625- AA00) received April 25, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-4129. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Security Zone; San Diego Bay, San Diego, CA [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0234] (RIN: 1625-AA87) received April 25, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-4130. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Special Local Regulation; Bonita Tideway, Brigantine, NJ [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0232] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received April 25, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-4131. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone for Pollution Responders; Neva Strait, Sitka, AK [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0216] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received April 25, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-4132. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Special Local Regulation; Montlake Cut, Union Bay Reach, Seattle, Washington [Docket Number: USCG-2021-0774] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received April 25, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-4133. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Chincoteague Bay, Chincoteague, VA [Docket Number: USCG-2021- 0751] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received April 25, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-4134. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Tennessee River, Chattanooga, TN [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0250] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received April 25, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-4135. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Security Zone; Cooper River Bridge Run, Cooper River and Town Creek Reaches, Charleston, SC [Docket Number: USCG-2022-0174] (RIN: 1625- AA87) received April 25, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-4136. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Great Lakes Pilotage Rates-2022 Annual Review and Revisions to Methodology [Docket No.: USCG- 2021-0431] (RIN: 1625-AC70) received April 25, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-4137. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Florida [Docket No.: USCG-2022-0075] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received March 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-4138. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Maumee River, Toledo, OH [Docket No.: USCG-2021-0303] (RIN:1625- AA00) received March 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-4139. A letter from the Legal Tech, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Navigation and Navigable Waters, and Shipping; Technical, Organizational, and Conforming Amendments [Docket No.: USCG-2021-0348] received March 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-4140. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Security Zone, Delaware River, Philadelphia, PA [Docket No. USCG-2022-0040] (RIN: 1625-AA87) received March 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-4141. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Tschefuncta River [Docket No.: USCG-2016-0963] (RIN: 1625- AA09) received March 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-4142. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Security Zones; Christina River, Wilmington, DE; Darby Creek and Schuykill River, Philadelphia, PA [Docket No.: USCG-2022-0145] (RIN: 1625-AA87) received March 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-4143. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Special Local Regulation; Lake Havasu, Lake Havasu City, AZ [Docket No.: USCG-2022-0032] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received March 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-4144. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Security Zone for Navy Diving Exercise; Gastineau Channel, Juneau, AK [Docket No.: USCG-2021-0893] (RIN: 1625-AA87) received March 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-4145. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Jackson Fireworks Scattering; Yellow Bluff San Francisco Bay, Sausalito, CA [Docket No.: USCG-2022-0069] (RIN: 1625-AA00) March 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-4146. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Security Zones; Anacostia River, Washington, DC and Susquehanna River, between Cecil and Harford Counties, MD [Docket No.: USCG- 2022-0127] (RIN: 1625-AA87) received March 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-4147. A letter from the Legal Technician, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Safety Zone; Shore (Belt) Parkway Bridge Construction, Mill Basin; Brooklyn, NY [Docket No.: USCG-2021-0848] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received March 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-4148. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Security Zone; Grounded Tug and Barge, Deerfield Beach, FL [Docket No.: USCG-0222- 0074] (RIN: 1625-AA87) received March 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-4149. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Chicago River, Chicago, IL [Docket No.: USCG- 2022-0035] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received March 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-4150. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; CBWTP Outfall Diffuser Improvements, Columbia River, Portland, OR [Docket No.: USCG-2021-0647] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received March 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-4151. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Potomac River, Between Charles County, MD and King George County, VA [Docket No.: USCG-2022-0112] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received March 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-4152. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, CG-LRA, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Atlantic Ocean, Cape Lookout, NC [Docket No.: USCG-2022-0094] (RIN: 1625-AA00) received March 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-4153. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's temporary final rule -- Safety Zone; Coast Guard Island, Alameda, CA [Docket No.: USCG-2022-0126] (RIN: 1625- AA00) received March 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-4154. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Old River, Between Victoria Island and Byron Tract, CA [Docket No.: USCG-2021-0181] (RIN: 1625-AA09) received March 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104- 121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-4155. A letter from the Legal Technician, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Special Local Regulations; Sector Ohio Valley Annual and Recurring Special Local Regulations, Update [Docket No.: USCG-2021-0873] (RIN: 1625-AA08) received March 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-4156. A letter from the Legal Yeoman, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Operational Risk Assessments for Waterfront Facilities Handling Liquified Natural Gas and Fuel, and Updates to Industry Standards [Docket No.: USCG- 2019-0444] (RIN: 1625-AC52) received March 30, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-4157. A letter from the Director, Legal Processing Division, Internal Revenue Service, transmitting the Service's IRB only rule -- 2022 Indexed Qualifying Payment Amount (Rev. Proc. 2022-11) received April 26, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Ways and Means. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2022-05-13-pt1-PgH4968-3 | null | 4,380 |
formal | terrorist | null | Islamophobic | Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows: Mr. Thompson of Mississippi: Committee on Homeland Security. H.R. 6873. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Office for Bombing Prevention to address terrorist explosive threats, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 117-322). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Thompson of Mississippi: Committee on Homeland Security. H.R. 6868. A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for financial assistance to fund certain cybersecurity and infrastructure security education and training programs and initiatives, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 117-323). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Thompson of Mississippi: Committee on Homeland Security. H.R. 6824. A bill to authorize the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security to hold an annual cybersecurity competition relating to offensive and defensive cybersecurity disciplines, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 117-324). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2022-05-13-pt1-PgH4970 | null | 4,381 |
formal | XX | null | transphobic | The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on which the yeas and nays are ordered. The House will resume proceedings on postponed questions at a later time. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2022-05-16-pt1-PgH4976-2 | null | 4,382 |
formal | terrorist | null | Islamophobic | Mr. MALINOWSKI. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 6873) to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Office for Bombing Prevention to address terrorist explosive threats, and for other purposes, as amended. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. MALINOWSKI | House | CREC-2022-05-16-pt1-PgH4979 | null | 4,383 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | Mr. TRONE. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 1760) to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs planned to be built in Oahu, Hawaii, as the ``Daniel Kahikina Akaka Department of Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic''. | 2020-01-06 | Mr. TRONE | House | CREC-2022-05-16-pt1-PgH4991-2 | null | 4,384 |
formal | XX | null | transphobic | The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, proceedings will resume on motions to suspend the rules previously postponed. Votes will be taken in the following order: | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2022-05-16-pt1-PgH5002-3 | null | 4,385 |
formal | XX | null | transphobic | The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 6824) to authorize the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security to hold an annual cybersecurity competition relating to offensive and defensive cybersecurity disciplines, and for other purposes, as amended, on which the yeas and nays were ordered. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2022-05-16-pt1-PgH5002-4 | null | 4,386 |
formal | XX | null | transphobic | The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 6825) to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance the funding and administration of the Nonprofit Security Grant Program of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes, as amended, on which the yeas and nays were ordered. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2022-05-16-pt1-PgH5003 | null | 4,387 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | The SPEAKER. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5658) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a report on the cybersecurity roles and responsibilities of the Federal Government, and for other purposes, as amended, on which the yeas and nays were ordered. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER | House | CREC-2022-05-16-pt1-PgH5004-2 | null | 4,388 |
formal | XX | null | transphobic | The SPEAKER. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5658) to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit a report on the cybersecurity roles and responsibilities of the Federal Government, and for other purposes, as amended, on which the yeas and nays were ordered. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER | House | CREC-2022-05-16-pt1-PgH5004-2 | null | 4,389 |
formal | Federal Reserve | null | antisemitic | Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows: EC-4158. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Leon N. Thurgood, United States Army, and his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the retired list, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 1370(c)(1); Public Law 96-513, Sec. 112 (as amended by Public Law 104-106, Sec. 502(b)); (110 Stat. 293); to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-4159. A letter from the President and Chair, Board of Directors, Export-Import Bank of the United States, transmitting the Bank's FY 2021 Annual Performance Report to Congress, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635g(a); July 31, 1945, ch. 341, Sec. 8(a) (as amended by Public Law 93-646, Sec. 10); (88 Stat. 2336); to the Committee on Financial Services. EC-4160. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, transmitting the Council's 2021 Annual Report; to the Committee on Financial Services. EC-4161. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, transmitting the Center's Major final rule -- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2023 [CMS-9911-F] (RIN: 0938-AU65) received May 12, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-4162. A letter from the Team Lead, Regulations, Reorganizations, and Reporting, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's general notice -- Public Health Reassessment and Immediate Termination of Order Suspending the Right to Introduce Certain Persons from Countries Where a Quarantinable Communicable Disease Exists with Respect to Unaccompanied Noncitizen Children received April 6, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-4163. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals; Methyl Esters of Conjugated Linoleic Acid [Docket No.: FDA- 2011-F-0365] received April 26, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-4164. A letter from the Acting Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Listing of HFO-1234yf under the Significant New Alternatives Policy Program for Motor Vehicle Air Conditioning in Nonroad Vehicles and Servicing Fittings for Small Refrigerant Cans [EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0347; FRL-8470- 01-OAR] (RIN: 2060-AV25) received April 26, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-4165. A letter from the Acting Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Kentucky; Emissions Statement Requirements for the 2015 8- Hour Ozone Standard Nonattainment Area [EPA-R04-OAR-2021- 0395; FRL-9563-02-R4] received April 26, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-4166. A letter from the Acting Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Air Plan Approval; State of Missouri; Revised Plan 1978 and 2008 Lead NAAQS [EPA-R07-OAR-2021-0913; FRL-9351-02-R7] received April 26, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-4167. A letter from the Acting Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Utah; Emissions Statement Rule and Nonattainment New Source Review Requirements for the 2015 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard for the Uinta Basin, Northern Wasatch Front and Southern Wasatch Front Nonattainment Areas [EPA-R08-OAR- 2021-0775; FRL-9330-02-R8] received April 26, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-4168. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional Affairs, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's issuance of regulatory guidance -- NEI 10-04 [Revision 3] Identifying Systems and Assets Subject to the Cyber Security Rule received April 28, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-4169. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional Affairs, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's issuance of regulatory guidance -- NEI 13-10 [Revision 7] Cyber Security Control Assessments received April 28, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-4170. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to Ethiopia that was declared in Executive Order 14046 of September 17, 2021, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); Public Law 94-412, Sec. 401(c); (90 Stat. 1257) and 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); Public Law 95-223, Sec 204(c); (91 Stat. 1627); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-4171. A letter from the Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's Report to Congress on Observer Status for Taiwan at the Summit of the World Health Organization, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 290 note; Public Law 108-235, Sec. 1(c); (118 Stat. 658); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-4172. A letter from the Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a determination under section 7071, pursuant to Public Law 117- 103, div. K, title VII, Sec. 7071; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-4173. A letter from the Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a determination under section 7071, pursuant to Public Law 117- 103, div. K, title VII, Sec. 7071; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-4174. A letter from the Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's Report to Congress on Certain Iran-Related Multilateral Sanctions Regime Efforts for the Period of August 7, 2021 to February 6, 2022; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-4175. A letter from the Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's Report to Congress on Voting Practices in the United Nations for 2021; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-4176. A letter from the Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's Report to Congress on The Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Concerning Defense Trade Cooperation; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-4177. A letter from the Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a Determination on Imposition and Waiver of Sanctions under Sections 603 and 604 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-4178. A letter from the Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 39th Annual Report to Congress on the Multinational Force and Observers Pursuant to Section 6 of Public Law 97-132, 22 U.S.C. Section 3425, for the Period Ending January 15, 2022; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-4179. A letter from the Director, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the Board's 2021 No FEAR Act Report, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 2301 note; Public Law 107-174, 203(a) (as amended by Public Law 109-435, Sec. 604(f)); (120 Stat. 3242); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-4180. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting the Chief Human Capital Officers (CHCO) Council's Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2021, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1401 note; Public Law 107-296, Sec. 1303(d); (116 Stat. 2289); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-4181. A letter from the Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's FY 2021 No FEAR Act report, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 2301 note; Public Law 107-174, 203(a) (as amended by Public Law 109-435, Sec. 604(f)); (120 Stat. 3242); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-4182. A letter from the Secretary and Chief Administrative Officer, Postal Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's FY 2021 No FEAR Act Report, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 2301 note; Public Law 107-174, 203(a) (as amended by Public Law 109-435, Sec. 604(f)); (120 Stat. 3242); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-4183. A letter from the Secretary to the Board, Railroad Retirement Board, transmitting the Board's Fiscal Year 2021 No FEAR Act annual report to Congress, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-4184. A letter from the Acting Deputy Director, Selective Service System, transmitting the System's FY 2021 Annual Report to Congress, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 3809(g); June 24, 1948, ch. 625, title I, Sec. 10 (as amended by Public Law, 102-190, Sec. 1091); (105 Stat. 1486); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-4185. A letter from the Senior Manager, Equal Opportunity Compliance, Tennessee Valley Authority, transmitting the Authority's FY 2021 No FEAR Act report, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1395i(k)(5); Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XVIII, Sec. 1817(k)(5) (as added by Public Law 104-191, Sec. 201(b)); (110 Stat. 1996); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-4186. A letter from the Biologist, Wildlife Trade and Conservation Branch, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's direct final rule -- Implementing the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); Updates Following the Eighteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP18) to CITES [Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2020-0019; FF09A30000-190FXIA16710900000] (RIN: 1018-BF14) received April 29, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-4187. A letter from the Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a revocation of designations; to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC-4188. A letter from the Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, USCIS, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's Major final rule -- Temporary Increase of the Automatic Extension Period of Employment Authorization and Documentation for Certain Renewal Applicants [CIS No.: 2414-22; DHS Docket No.: USCIS- 2022-0002] (RIN: 1615-AC78) received May 12, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC-4189. A letter from the Assistant Vice President, Government Affairs, National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK), transmitting additional information to the Grant and Legislative Request for FY 2023 as required under Section 24315(a)(2) of Title 49 U.S.C.; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-4190. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Federal Coordinated Health Care Office, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's Major final rule -- Medicare Program; Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs; Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency; Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency [CMS-4192-F, CMS-1744-F, and CMS-3401-F] (RIN: 0938-AU30, 0938-AU31, and 0938-AU33) received May 12, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means. EC-4191. A letter from the Chair of the Board of Directors, Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, transmitting a notice of issuance of final regulations pursuant to the Congressional Accountability Act, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 1384(d)(1); Public Law 104-1, Sec. 304(d)(1); (109 Stat. 30); jointly to the Committees on House Administration and Education and Labor. EC-4192. A letter from the Secretary to the Board, Railroad Retirement Board, transmitting the Congressional Justification of Budget Estimates for Fiscal Year 2023 including the Performance Plan for the year, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1115(b); Public Law 111-352, Sec. 3; (124 Stat. 3867) and 45 U.S.C. 231f(f); Aug. 29, 1935, ch. 812, Sec. 7(f) (as amended by Public Law 93-445, Sec. 416); (97 Stat. 436); jointly to the Committees on Appropriations, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Ways and Means. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2022-05-16-pt1-PgH5007-2 | null | 4,390 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive communications were taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows: EC-4158. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, transmitting a letter on the approved retirement of Lieutenant General Leon N. Thurgood, United States Army, and his advancement to the grade of lieutenant general on the retired list, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 1370(c)(1); Public Law 96-513, Sec. 112 (as amended by Public Law 104-106, Sec. 502(b)); (110 Stat. 293); to the Committee on Armed Services. EC-4159. A letter from the President and Chair, Board of Directors, Export-Import Bank of the United States, transmitting the Bank's FY 2021 Annual Performance Report to Congress, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635g(a); July 31, 1945, ch. 341, Sec. 8(a) (as amended by Public Law 93-646, Sec. 10); (88 Stat. 2336); to the Committee on Financial Services. EC-4160. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, transmitting the Council's 2021 Annual Report; to the Committee on Financial Services. EC-4161. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, transmitting the Center's Major final rule -- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2023 [CMS-9911-F] (RIN: 0938-AU65) received May 12, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-4162. A letter from the Team Lead, Regulations, Reorganizations, and Reporting, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's general notice -- Public Health Reassessment and Immediate Termination of Order Suspending the Right to Introduce Certain Persons from Countries Where a Quarantinable Communicable Disease Exists with Respect to Unaccompanied Noncitizen Children received April 6, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-4163. A letter from the Director, Regulations Policy and Management Staff, FDA, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's final rule -- Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals; Methyl Esters of Conjugated Linoleic Acid [Docket No.: FDA- 2011-F-0365] received April 26, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-4164. A letter from the Acting Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Listing of HFO-1234yf under the Significant New Alternatives Policy Program for Motor Vehicle Air Conditioning in Nonroad Vehicles and Servicing Fittings for Small Refrigerant Cans [EPA-HQ-OAR-2021-0347; FRL-8470- 01-OAR] (RIN: 2060-AV25) received April 26, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-4165. A letter from the Acting Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Kentucky; Emissions Statement Requirements for the 2015 8- Hour Ozone Standard Nonattainment Area [EPA-R04-OAR-2021- 0395; FRL-9563-02-R4] received April 26, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-4166. A letter from the Acting Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Air Plan Approval; Air Plan Approval; State of Missouri; Revised Plan 1978 and 2008 Lead NAAQS [EPA-R07-OAR-2021-0913; FRL-9351-02-R7] received April 26, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-4167. A letter from the Acting Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's final rule -- Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Utah; Emissions Statement Rule and Nonattainment New Source Review Requirements for the 2015 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard for the Uinta Basin, Northern Wasatch Front and Southern Wasatch Front Nonattainment Areas [EPA-R08-OAR- 2021-0775; FRL-9330-02-R8] received April 26, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-4168. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional Affairs, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's issuance of regulatory guidance -- NEI 10-04 [Revision 3] Identifying Systems and Assets Subject to the Cyber Security Rule received April 28, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-4169. A letter from the Director, Office of Congressional Affairs, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's issuance of regulatory guidance -- NEI 13-10 [Revision 7] Cyber Security Control Assessments received April 28, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. EC-4170. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a six-month periodic report on the national emergency with respect to Ethiopia that was declared in Executive Order 14046 of September 17, 2021, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); Public Law 94-412, Sec. 401(c); (90 Stat. 1257) and 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); Public Law 95-223, Sec 204(c); (91 Stat. 1627); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-4171. A letter from the Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's Report to Congress on Observer Status for Taiwan at the Summit of the World Health Organization, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 290 note; Public Law 108-235, Sec. 1(c); (118 Stat. 658); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-4172. A letter from the Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a determination under section 7071, pursuant to Public Law 117- 103, div. K, title VII, Sec. 7071; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-4173. A letter from the Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a determination under section 7071, pursuant to Public Law 117- 103, div. K, title VII, Sec. 7071; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-4174. A letter from the Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's Report to Congress on Certain Iran-Related Multilateral Sanctions Regime Efforts for the Period of August 7, 2021 to February 6, 2022; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-4175. A letter from the Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's Report to Congress on Voting Practices in the United Nations for 2021; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-4176. A letter from the Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's Report to Congress on The Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Concerning Defense Trade Cooperation; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-4177. A letter from the Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a Determination on Imposition and Waiver of Sanctions under Sections 603 and 604 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-4178. A letter from the Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 39th Annual Report to Congress on the Multinational Force and Observers Pursuant to Section 6 of Public Law 97-132, 22 U.S.C. Section 3425, for the Period Ending January 15, 2022; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. EC-4179. A letter from the Director, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, transmitting the Board's 2021 No FEAR Act Report, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 2301 note; Public Law 107-174, 203(a) (as amended by Public Law 109-435, Sec. 604(f)); (120 Stat. 3242); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-4180. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel Management, transmitting the Chief Human Capital Officers (CHCO) Council's Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2021, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1401 note; Public Law 107-296, Sec. 1303(d); (116 Stat. 2289); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-4181. A letter from the Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's FY 2021 No FEAR Act report, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 2301 note; Public Law 107-174, 203(a) (as amended by Public Law 109-435, Sec. 604(f)); (120 Stat. 3242); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-4182. A letter from the Secretary and Chief Administrative Officer, Postal Regulatory Commission, transmitting the Commission's FY 2021 No FEAR Act Report, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 2301 note; Public Law 107-174, 203(a) (as amended by Public Law 109-435, Sec. 604(f)); (120 Stat. 3242); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-4183. A letter from the Secretary to the Board, Railroad Retirement Board, transmitting the Board's Fiscal Year 2021 No FEAR Act annual report to Congress, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-4184. A letter from the Acting Deputy Director, Selective Service System, transmitting the System's FY 2021 Annual Report to Congress, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 3809(g); June 24, 1948, ch. 625, title I, Sec. 10 (as amended by Public Law, 102-190, Sec. 1091); (105 Stat. 1486); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-4185. A letter from the Senior Manager, Equal Opportunity Compliance, Tennessee Valley Authority, transmitting the Authority's FY 2021 No FEAR Act report, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1395i(k)(5); Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XVIII, Sec. 1817(k)(5) (as added by Public Law 104-191, Sec. 201(b)); (110 Stat. 1996); to the Committee on Oversight and Reform. EC-4186. A letter from the Biologist, Wildlife Trade and Conservation Branch, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting the Department's direct final rule -- Implementing the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); Updates Following the Eighteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP18) to CITES [Docket No. FWS-HQ-IA-2020-0019; FF09A30000-190FXIA16710900000] (RIN: 1018-BF14) received April 29, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on Natural Resources. EC-4187. A letter from the Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a revocation of designations; to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC-4188. A letter from the Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, USCIS, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting the Department's Major final rule -- Temporary Increase of the Automatic Extension Period of Employment Authorization and Documentation for Certain Renewal Applicants [CIS No.: 2414-22; DHS Docket No.: USCIS- 2022-0002] (RIN: 1615-AC78) received May 12, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); to the Committee on the Judiciary. EC-4189. A letter from the Assistant Vice President, Government Affairs, National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK), transmitting additional information to the Grant and Legislative Request for FY 2023 as required under Section 24315(a)(2) of Title 49 U.S.C.; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. EC-4190. A letter from the Regulations Coordinator, Federal Coordinated Health Care Office, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's Major final rule -- Medicare Program; Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs; Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency; Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency [CMS-4192-F, CMS-1744-F, and CMS-3401-F] (RIN: 0938-AU30, 0938-AU31, and 0938-AU33) received May 12, 2022, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Public Law 104-121, Sec. 251; (110 Stat. 868); jointly to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means. EC-4191. A letter from the Chair of the Board of Directors, Office of Congressional Workplace Rights, transmitting a notice of issuance of final regulations pursuant to the Congressional Accountability Act, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 1384(d)(1); Public Law 104-1, Sec. 304(d)(1); (109 Stat. 30); jointly to the Committees on House Administration and Education and Labor. EC-4192. A letter from the Secretary to the Board, Railroad Retirement Board, transmitting the Congressional Justification of Budget Estimates for Fiscal Year 2023 including the Performance Plan for the year, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1115(b); Public Law 111-352, Sec. 3; (124 Stat. 3867) and 45 U.S.C. 231f(f); Aug. 29, 1935, ch. 812, Sec. 7(f) (as amended by Public Law 93-445, Sec. 416); (97 Stat. 436); jointly to the Committees on Appropriations, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Ways and Means. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | House | CREC-2022-05-16-pt1-PgH5007-2 | null | 4,391 |
formal | Chicago | null | racist | At 3:02 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered by Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has passed the following bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate: H.R. 91. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 810 South Pendleton Street in Easley, South Carolina, as the ``Private First Class Barrett Lyle Austin Post Office Building''. H.R. 92. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 110 Johnson Street in Pickens, South Carolina, as the ``Specialist Four Charles Johnson Post Office''. H.R. 207. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 215 1st Avenue in Amory, Mississippi, as the ``Command Sergeant Major Lawrence E. `Rabbit' Kennedy Post Office Building''. H.R. 209. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at the 305 Highway 15 North in Pontotoc, Mississippi, as the ``Lance Corporal Marc Lucas Tucker Post Office Building''. H.R. 903. An act to enhance the security operations of the Transportation Security Administration and stability of the transportation security workforce by applying the personnel system under title 5, United States Code, to employees of the Transportation Security Administration, and for other purposes. H.R. 3508. An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 39 West Main Street, in Honeoye Falls, New York, as the ``CW4 Christian J. Koch Memorial Post Office''. H.R. 5129. An act to amend the Community Services Block Grant Act to reauthorize and modernize the Act. The message further announced that pursuant to section 201(b) of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (22 U.S.C. 6431), and the order of the House of January 4, 2021, the Speaker appoints the following individuals on the part of the House of Representatives to the Commission on International Religious Freedom for a term effective May 14, 2022, and ending May 14, 2024: Mr. Nury Turkel of Alexandria, Virginia, Mr. Frank R. Wolf of Vienna, Virginia, to succeed Ms. Anurima Bhargava of Chicago, Illinois, and Dr. David G. Curry of Corona Del Mar, California, to succeed Dr. James W. Carr of Searcy, Arkansas. The message also announced that pursuant to section 1687(b)(1)(A-B) of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2022 (Public Law 117-81), the Minority Leader appoints the following member to the Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States: Mr. Matthew Kroenig of McLean, Virginia. The message further announced that pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 2702, the Minority Leader reappoints the following member to the Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress: Mr. Gunter Waibel of Oakland, California. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-05-16-pt1-PgS2518-2 | null | 4,392 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | By Mr. PADILLA (for himself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Van Hollen, and Ms. Warren): S. 4221. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to achieve parity between the cost-of-living adjustment with respect to an annuity under the Federal Employees Retirement System and an annuity under the Civil Service Retirement System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | 2020-01-06 | The RECORDER | Senate | CREC-2022-05-16-pt1-PgS2520-2 | null | 4,393 |
formal | the Fed | null | antisemitic | By Mr. PADILLA (for himself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Van Hollen, and Ms. Warren): S. 4221. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to achieve parity between the cost-of-living adjustment with respect to an annuity under the Federal Employees Retirement System and an annuity under the Civil Service Retirement System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | 2020-01-06 | The RECORDER | Senate | CREC-2022-05-16-pt1-PgS2520 | null | 4,394 |
formal | based | null | white supremacist | Mr. COTTON (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Braun, and Mr. Coons) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to: S. Res. 635 Whereas amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (referred to in this preamble as ``ALS'') is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord; Whereas the life expectancy for an individual with ALS is between 2 and 5 years after the date on which the individual receives an ALS diagnosis; Whereas ALS occurs throughout the world with no racial, ethnic, gender, or socioeconomic boundaries; Whereas ALS may affect any individual in any location; Whereas the cause of ALS is unknown in up to 90 percent of cases; Whereas approximately 10 percent of ALS cases have a strong known genetic driver; Whereas, on average, the period between the date on which an individual first experiences symptoms of ALS and the date on which the individual is diagnosed with ALS is more than 1 year; Whereas the onset of ALS often involves muscle weakness or stiffness, and the progression of ALS results in the further weakening, wasting, and paralysis of-- (1) the muscles of the limbs and trunk; and (2) the muscles that control vital functions, such as speech, swallowing, and breathing; Whereas ALS can strike individuals of any age, but it predominantly strikes adults; Whereas it is estimated that tens of thousands of individuals in the United States have ALS at any given time; Whereas, based on studies of the population of the United States, slightly more than 5,000 individuals in the United States are diagnosed with ALS each year, and 15 individuals in the United States are diagnosed with ALS each day; Whereas, between 2015 and 2040, the number of ALS cases around the world is expected to increase by nearly 70 percent; Whereas the majority of individuals with ALS die of respiratory failure; Whereas, in the United States, military veterans are approximately twice as likely to be diagnosed with ALS than the general public; Whereas, as of the date of introduction of this resolution, there is no cure for ALS; Whereas the spouses, children, and family members of individuals living with ALS provide support to those individuals with love, day-to-day care, and more; and Whereas an individual with ALS, and the caregivers of such an individual, can be required to bear significant costs for medical care, equipment, and home care services for the individual as the disease progresses: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate-- (1) designates May 2022 as ``ALS Awareness Month''; (2) affirms the dedication of the Senate to-- (A) ensuring individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (referred to in this resolving clause as ``ALS'') have access to effective treatments as soon as possible; (B) identifying risk factors and causes of ALS to prevent new cases; (C) empowering individuals with ALS to engage with the world in the way they want; (D) reducing the physical, emotional, and financial burdens of living with ALS; and (E) ensuring all individuals with ALS and their caregivers receive high quality services and supports that benefit them; and (3) commends the dedication of the family members, friends, organizations, volunteers, researchers, and caregivers across the United States who are working to improve the quality and length of life of ALS patients and the development of treatments and cures that reach patients as soon as possible. | 2020-01-06 | Unknown | Senate | CREC-2022-05-16-pt1-PgS2522 | null | 4,395 |
formal | XX | null | transphobic | The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 2520) to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for engagements with State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments, and for other purposes, on which the yeas and nays were ordered. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2022-05-17-pt1-PgH5076-2 | null | 4,396 |
formal | terrorist | null | Islamophobic | The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 6873) to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Office for Bombing Prevention to address terrorist explosive threats, and for other purposes, as amended, on which the yeas and nays were ordered. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2022-05-17-pt1-PgH5076-3 | null | 4,397 |
formal | XX | null | transphobic | The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 6873) to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Office for Bombing Prevention to address terrorist explosive threats, and for other purposes, as amended, on which the yeas and nays were ordered. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2022-05-17-pt1-PgH5076-3 | null | 4,398 |
formal | XX | null | transphobic | The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfinished business is the vote on the motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 6871) to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for certain acquisition authorities for the Under Secretary of Management of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes, on which the yeas and nays were ordered. | 2020-01-06 | The SPEAKER pro tempore | House | CREC-2022-05-17-pt1-PgH5077 | null | 4,399 |
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