Fulfill our commitment to the u. S. House gaveling back in. Back to a vote. Have the honor to transmit a sealed envelope received from the white house on march 13, 2020, at 5 28 p. M. , and said to contain a message from the president on declaring a National Emergency concerning the nobel Novel Coronavirus disease outbreak. With best wished, i am, signed, sincerely, cheryl l. Johnson, clerk of the house. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the message. The clerk to the congress of the United States. Pursuant to per section 201 of the National Emergencies act, 50 United States code 1621, i hereby report that i have exercised my authority to declare that the outbreak of coronavirus disease in the United States constitutes a National Emergency. This declaration invokes section 1135 of the Social Security act, 42 United States code, to allow the secretary of health and Human Services to exercise the authority under that section to temporarily waive or modify certain requirements of the medicare, medicaid and state Childrens HealthInsurance Programs of the Health Insurance portability and accountability act privacy rule throughout the duration of the Public Health emergency declared in response to the covid19 outbreak. Im enclosing a copy of the proclamation i have issued. Signed, donald j. Trump, the white house, march 13, 2020. The speaker pro tempore referred to the committees on energy and commerce and ways and means and ordered printed. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition . Mrs. Lowey mr. Speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass the bill, h. R. 6201, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2020, and for other purposes, as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 6201. A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2020, and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from new york, mrs. Lowey, and the gentlewoman from texas, ms. Granger, each will control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentlewoman from new york, mrs. Lowey. Mrs. Lowey mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h. R. 6201, currently under consideration. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mrs. Lowey mr. Speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman is recognized. Mrs. Lowey the Families FirstCoronavirus Response act builds on the 8. 3 billion supplemental enacted last week to meet the needs of the American People. By guaranteeing free coronavirus testing, providing paid leave, strengthening Food Security initiatives through additional investments in w. I. C. , food banks and senior nutrition. The bill also makes sure that children who depend on free and reduced price meals have access to food during school and child care closures. Mr. Speaker, we must help ensure the physical safety and Financial Security of our nations working families during this time crisis. I urge my colleagues to join me in support of this legislation and i reserve the balance of my ime. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman reserves, the gentlewoman from texas is recognized. I rise in support of h. R. 6201, the second Coronavirus Relief bill, fiscal year 2020 appropriation bills were enacted less than three months ago which included record levels of spend option our Public Health infrastructure. Ms. Granger this allowed the administration to respond immediately to the coronavirus when the threat became clear. Last week, the house and senate voted almost unanimously on an 8 billion emergency supplemental giving the Administration New resources to respond to the virus. Unfortunately the threat we face has grown more complex and costly in only a weeks time. The bill before us will provide a second installment of supplemental funds and combat the negative economic effects of this disease that has now been called a pandemic. This legislation builds off of last weeks bill where we expanded the availability of tests for the coronavirus to ensure that everyone who needs to be tested gets tested. In his remarks today, the president reaffirmed his commitment to distribute millions of tests and speed up how they are processed. This bill takes the next step to include more than 1 billion to cover the cost of taking these tests including for Service Members and veterans. We must ensure tests are administered so that people know if they are infected. This is the only way we can stop the spread of this virus. Emergency Food Assistance is provided in the bill for seniors, women, children and lowincome families. This includes additional help for children whose schools are being closed as a precautionary measure to keep them safe. Tax incentives are included to encourage american businesses, to allow employees to take emergency leave to limit spread of the virus. No one should have to choose between getting a paycheck or infecting other people. We have heard many concerns about the needs of Small Businesses. In addition to the tax incentives in the bill more than 37 billion is already available from prior appropriations for the Small Business administration to make loans. As we watch the impact of this virus on our nations job creators, i will continue working with the administration an my colleagues to ensure they get the help they need. While bringing this bill to the floor has taken much longer than i had hoped, it is time for congress to pass it. This bill will give the president and our Public Health officials the tools that are needed right now to respond to this quickly changing threat. I urge my colleagues to join me in voting for this measure. We must pass this bill today to help lessen the devastating impact of this tpwhrobal pandemic on the American People. Thank you and i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman reserves. The gentlewoman from new york is recognized. Ms. Lowby mr. Speaker, i yield such time ms. Lowby mr. Speaker, i yield such ms. Lowey mr. Speaker, i yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from ways and means. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. I rise in support of this package to help protect our Nations Health and security. I want to highlight three poll sthiss ways and Means Committee contributed to the measure before us this evening. First, were ensuring that coronavirus testing is provided free of charge. It is imperative that anyone who needs to be tested for coronavirus is able to afford that testing. If changes worry they cant afford the cost of the test theyll forego it. To provide americans with the necessary confidence to seek testing we have included a provision that ensures free coronavirus testing in medicare, medicaid and chip as well as for people enrolled in private insurance, the uninsured, tribal communities receiving care outside of Indian Health facileties and our military families. Second, we are making a historic emergency commitment to paid leave for the American Family members affected by coronavirus. One of our Top Priorities was to get americans affected by coronavirus emergency paid leave so that they get paid their so that they can pay their bills. After intense negotiation with treasury we have agreed that this is an emergency. We will require employers to provide the leave and reimburse them for the full cost via tax credit. Affected selfemployed workers would be eligible for refundable tax credits. In the long run we need a comprehensive paid leave program like the one in the family act. If we had that now we would be in a far beater place with the options available us to as workers confront these challenges. Finally, we are implementing measures to stabilize the Unemployment Insurance system and make sure that workers access their owned benefits. These provisions will immediately help states deal with spikes in unemployment and prepare them for any future local or national recessions. These provisions give states necessary flexibility to provide Unemployment Insurance to coronavirus affected individuals without delays caused by waiting periods and work search requirements. I want to acknowledge in closing that despite the urgency with which we have worked this legislation had the benefit of extense i bipartisan negotiations and thoughtful consideration. My staff has worked around the clock as always, working with Ranking Member bradys staff, to get bipartisan input into these provisions. The speaker and i have spent much time on the phone with the secretary of the treasury to ensure, along with mr. Mnuchin, that this bill is a solution that the administration and both parties in this institution can support. As a result we have a very good product here. Im confident this measure will Pass Congress with full bipartisan support. And reach the president s desk without issue. As we face this challenge, americans are looking to government leaders to come together and present real solutions. Today we are doing that we are taking Decisive Action to help limit the spread of coronavirus to allow americans critical access to testing and to provide families Financial Security in the near and longterm. Lastly, let me acknowledge the Committee Staff at the ways and Means Committee for the work that they have put into this legislative achievement. Legislative counsel who truly put it a herculean effort to assemble this bill along with leadership staff, they worked around the clock,al hours of day and night, to create the immediacy of this legislation to slow the spread of the virus, support American Families an save lives. I want to acknowledge the teams that support the subcommittees for their excellent contributions. The American People will be better equipped to weather this crisis, thanks to their important bipartisan work and with that, i urge full support for this legislation and yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. The gentlewoman from new york reserves. The members are reminded to take their conferrings off the floor. The gentlewoman from texas is recognized. Ms. Granger i yield to the gentleman from texas, mr. Brady, for four minutes. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from texas is recognized. Mr. Brady thank you, mr. Speaker. President trumps declaration of a National Emergency is a call to action, to protect Americans Health and well being and protect the economy. This bill, thanks to the leadership of secretary mnuchin and leader mccarthy, working with both sides of the aisle, meets many of these goals. The president has skied in working with the private sector to see free testing and our bill builds on that. Americans who need lab testers in coronavirus will get them free. Were making good on President Trumps promise to to provide Financial Assistance for americans who are will, quarantined or caring for others due to coronavirus. It does so using our tax code rather than by trading a creating a new entitlement. The original bill contained provisions that would create undue burdens on americas Small Businesses. I have spoken directly with President Trump, a champion of Small Business who agrees that Small Businesses need flexibility and cash flow when providing emergency leave for workers so they can operate and survive during this economic challenge. In order to help shawl businesses and theyre workers, language has been added to this bill in president and President Trump is directing the secretary of the treasury and labor to write rules to ensure that Small Businesses do have the flexibility to provide paid leave for their employees. They shouldnt have to be concerned about cash flow when they work to retain the workers they need to operate and keep serving their customers in our community and our communities. This is vital to americas economic rebound. This bill also protects seniors and those with severe medical conditions by ensuring the Social Security administration is not running a new permanent mandate. We are also able to stop misguided demands in this bill to help provision the Health Provisions are now limited to the covid19 without including unrelated treatments. Ensuring that prolife Hyde Amendment protections remain intact to prevent taxpayer funds being used for abortion. In republican and republicans were able to brock efforts to add new burdens on hospitals that would have overruled the c. D. C. s sipesbased guidelines in preventing critical flexibility and prevented critical flexibility for local Health Care Providers these are temporary, targeted measures. They are temporary because weve seen what happens when a bill is supposed to be timely, targeted and temporary drags on for year. It prolongs economic hardship. We will rebound and we will rebound strongly. Good policies, one that strengthen ours local communities, result in speedy recoveries in an america we know we are blessed even when faced with great adversity. We are blessed by the abundance not only of resource boufs spirit. It is that very spirit that will get us through coronavirus and any other quheages face in the future. While todays bill is not perfect, it is another step in the right direction toward safety and security and revitalized economy. I encourage my colleagues to vote for this bill and come back to the table so we can continue our work to keep American Workers and families prepared, safe, and healthy. With that, i yield back, mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields. The gentlewoman from texas. Ms. Granger i urge a yes vote on this bill and yield back the balance of my time the speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman yields back. The gentlewoman from new york is recognized. Ms. Lowey the hour is late. Vote yes. And i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman yields back. The question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h. R. 6201 as amended. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, 2 3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the ms. Granger i ask for the yeas and nays. The speaker pro tempore the yeas and nays are requested. Those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. A sufficient number having risen, the yeas and nays are ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a 15minute vote. The speaker pro tempore on this vote, the yeas are 363, the nays are 40. One recorded as present. 2 3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. For what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition . Mr. Hoyer mr. Speaker, the house is not in order. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is correct. The house is not in order. Members are reminded to take their conversations off the floor. The gentleman may proceed. Mr. Highway for what purpose does the gentleman seek recognition . Mr. Hoyer mr. Speaker, the house has now spoken in a clear voice and approved this bipartisan bill. The speaker pro tempore the house is not in order. Members are asked to take their Conversation Office the floor. Members are asked to take their conversations off the floor. The gentleman from maryland is recognized. Mr. Hoyer thank you, mr. Speaker. As i said, the house has now spoken. In a clear voice and approved this bipartisan bill. If there are any developments that would require members to return before our scheduled return date of march 23, 24 hours notice will be provided. I want to thank all members for their patience as leaders on both sides worked hard to negotiate the Coronavirus Response. Legislation in the house has now adopted. Much remains to be done. Last have done good work week on behalf of the American People and good work this week on behalf of the American People and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from wyoming seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, by direction of the House Republican conference i send to the desk a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the resolution. The clerk House Resolution 903rks resolved that the following named member be and is hereby ranked as follow on the following Standing Committee on the house of representatives. Committee on the judiciary, mr. Jordan, to rank before mr. Collins of georgia. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the resolution is agreed to and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition . Mrs. Lowey mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that in the engrossment of the bill h. R. 6201, the clerk be authorized to make technical corrections and conforming changes to the bill. The speaker pro tempore without objection. For what purpose does the gentleman from mississippi seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the che on Homeland Security and the committee on energy and commerce be discharged from further consideration of h. R. 6160 and i ask for its immediate consideration in the house. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 6160, a bill to extend the chemical facility antiterrorism Standards Program of the department of Homeland Security. The speaker pro tempore is there objection to the consideration of the bill . Without objection, the bill is engrossed, read a third time and pass and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. The chair lays before the house the following enrollments. The clerk senate 1678, an act to express United States support for taiwans diplomatic lliances around the world. The speaker pro tempore the chair will now entertain requests for oneminute speeches. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from new jersey seek recognition . To address the house for one minute and rhett lets and revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Payne i rise today to honor ruby white widow smith, who has been a district resident for 95 years. She was born in south hill, virginia, on march 15, and moved to orange, new jersey, five years later. Ms. Smith graduated from Orange High School and later the new York Institute of dietetics. She tarted she started her career as a hospital dietitian and worked at Community Hospital in newark, new jersey. Then she spent 30 years as a clerk at western electric. But she is known and loved for her passion. Her dedication to New Hope Baptist Church in east orange. Her enjoyment of Denzel Washington movies. And her love of peppermints and bingo. So happy birthday to ruby ann widow smith. She is truly 100 years young. With that, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. For what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition . Address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognize. Mr. Gohmert thank you, mr. Speaker. It is quite sad, something this important had this kind of procedure. Now i got a bill at around 9 00 or so, i was told it was the most recent draft, i read through that and i got through it in time to have a number of questions, highlighted, tagged, and then we i wasnt able, my staff was trying, get a copy of the bill we were going to vote on and get it right before the buzzer goes off, were going to have a vote in 15 minutes. This is no way to handle something so important, part of which my problem, my concerns and questions, i couldnt get answered are going to put some people out of business and i get over here and people hadnt read it so they cant answer my questions. This is no way to handle billions and billions of dollars when were trying to help people and we dont even know whether well help them or hurt them. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition . Ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore work the jackson gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. The hour is late but i wanted to rise to speak to my constituents. We are facing a novel illness in the coronavirus and i know many are feeling nervous and uncertain with this type of disease but i want to remind my community in Northern Illinois that we have some tools at our disposal, Commonsense Solutions like making sure to wash our hands and use hand sanitizer, to sanitize frequently touched surfaces and refrain from touching our faces. But we also need to make sure we are extending common courtesies and kindness and respect to our neighbors and if youre feeling sick, stay home and if youre really feeling sick, please call ahead to your Health Care Provider so they can be ready to accommodate you. Together together our country will survive the coronavirus and make it through this challenging time. With that, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition . Without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for ne minute. Ms. Jackson lee mr. Speaker, as i stand before the words in god we trust, tonight we took a vote to save the lives of our fellow americans. Im very glad that what we did today was for families. Health care worker protections, emergency paid leave, emergency unemployed Unemployment Insurance, paid sick days for Public Health emergencies and personal and family care. I will go home to my district and convene meetings regarding those who are dealing with education, health care and testing. But the main thing that we must do is we must test every single american that is showing signs or needs and what we have in this bill is to provide free testing. But in addition, we have organized the Bipartisan Congressional Coronavirus Task force. Were doing that to engage with members as they are away in their districts. This is the most contagious more contagious than the flu, and more deadly. Let us be assured that we take care of the American People. I intend to do so in my state of texas and intend to make sure that resources go to save lives. In god we trust. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time. The chair lays before the house the following personal request. The clerk leave of absence requested for mr. Lewis of georgia for friday, march 13. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is requested the request is granted. Pursuant to section 7b of House Resolution 891, the house stands adjourned until 11 00 a. M. On monday, march 16,