To chairwoman waters expressing appreciation for her willingness to work cooperatively on this legislation. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Ms. Norton mr. Speaker, i have no further speakers, i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman reserves. The gentleman from North Carolina, mr. Rouzer. Mr. Rouzer mr. Speaker, in closing, h. R. 8326 will ensure that child care availability is incorporated in the Economic Development strategies required for e. D. A. Grants. I urge support of this bill and yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from North Carolina yields back the balance of his time. The gentlewoman from the district of columbia is recognized. Ms. Norton i urge my colleagues to support this legislation and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from district of the ia yields back question is will the house suspend the rules and pass h. R. 8326. 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 bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from district of columbia seek recognition . Ms. Norton i move that the house suspend the rules and pass e bill h. R. 5919, National Childrens museum act, as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 5919, a bill to amend title 40, United States code, require the administrator of General Services to enter into a cooperative agreement with the National Childrens museum to provide the National Childrens museum rental space without charge in the Ronald Reagan building and International Trade center and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from district of columbia ms. Norton, and the gentleman from North Carolina, mr. Rouzer, each will control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentlewoman from the district of columbia, ms. Norton. Ms. Norton i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h. R. 5919 as amended. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Ms. Norton mr. Speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from the district of columbia is recognized. Ms. Norton mr. Speaker, i rise in strong support of h. R. 5919, the National Childrens museum act. This is a bill that i wrote and am grateful that the house is considering it today. I thank chairman defazio and Ranking Member graves for their support of this bill. This bipartisan bill would require the General Services administration to enter into a cooperative agreement with the National Childrens museum, a congressionally designated museum, to allow the museum to remain in the Ronald Reagan building the Ronald Reagan building and International Trade center as it is called, a federally owned building in the Nations Capital, without charge for the duration of its existing lease. There is precedent for congress requiring the General Service administration to enter into a cooperative agreement for use of a Federal Building in the district of columbia by a private Museum Without charge. The National Building museum operates under such an agreement. This bill would allow the National Childrens museum, the nations first combination Childrens Museum and Science Center to remain centrally located in the Nations Capital for the benefit of the millions who visit and live in the city and the National Capital region. Originally named the capital ty the capital Childrens Museum, the National Childrens museum was a staple in the district for decades. The institution opened in 1974 n a former convent on h street northeast. In 2003 congress recognized the immense value of having a Childrens Museum in d. C. And officially designated the museum as the National Childrens museum. Now the museum is bringing new and innovative science, technology, engineering, arts, and math or steam exhibits to the Nations Capital, building on more than 30 years of educating d. C. Children and families. Importantly, this bill would relieve concerns about the ability of the museum to survive the coronavirus pandemic. When the museum reopened in the Ronald Reagan building at International Trade center this year, it immediately attracted many visitors from throughout the National Capital region and the nation. But was forced by the pandemic to close 18 days later. At this time, the museum remains temporarily closed until further notice. Still, the museum has continued o offer valuable steam resources to our children. As they navigate these new, challenging learning circumstances, including over 75 athome experiment and project programs, monthly podcasts, virtual field trips, and a Climate Action heroes digital exhibit among other resources. When the museum does open, capacity will be restricted by at least 70 under social distancing guidelines. Due to the anticipate red ducks in capacity, the museum is estimating operating revenues will amount to only 30 of the original goal for next year. Once returned to full capacity, the museum expects to serve half a million visitors a year. Filling the Steam Content void in our Nations Capital and throughout the country. Despite the many benefits it brings to the Nations Capital, the museum is an outlier. It is the only congressionally designated museum expected to pay rent in a Federal Building. This bill will allow the museum to remain in its current federal location and allow staff to focus on bringing 21st century steam learning techniques to the Nations Capital. I strongly urge my colleagues to support this bill. I reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from the district of columbia reserves the balance of her time. The gentleman from North Carolina is recognized. Mr. Rouser mr. Speaker, h. R. 5919 directs g. S. A. To provite writ relief to the National Childrens museum currently housed in the federal Ronald Reagan building and International Trade center. This bill will provide the Childrens Museum with similar relief afored to other congressionally designated museums. I want to thank the fine gentleman from illinois, mr. Davis, for working with ms. Norton on this bipartisan piece of legislation. I urge support for this legislation and reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from North Carolina reserves. The gentlewoman from district of columbia is recognized. Ms. Norton im very pleased to recognize my good friend from our region, representative don beyer, for such time as he may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Beyer thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise in support of the Childrens National museum act. Great thanks to Eleanor Holmes norton, rodney davis, peter defawse and others who work sod hard on this legislation. Childrens museums are extraordinary gifts to the life of the mind. We give you are kids imaginization imaginations, dreams, whole new universes. Childrens museums change the trajectories of their lives. This is the legacy of the National Childrens museum in the National Capital. For decades the museum was much beloved in the city. We often took our kids to the old convent in northwest d. C. After moving in 2004 in order to grow its been fighting to get back to its roots ever since. Were lucky to have it located now in the Ronald Reagan building again in the heart of d. C. But still it faces barriers to reach its past success. Even though this august body made it a congressionally designated museum in 2003, it is the only such congressionally designated museum expected to pay rent in a Federal Building. With this bill the Nonprofit Museum will be able to thrive, remain financially viable and accessible to our nations children. And work with the g. S. A. In a way that makes sense. I urge my friends not to just vote for this bill but after we have crushed the pan democrat toik bring their children and grandchildren to be thrilled and inspired by our National Childrens museum. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back, the gentlewoman from district of columbia reserve, the gentleman from North Carolina is recognized. Mr. Rouzer i yield three minutes to my good friend and the fine gentleman from illinois, mr. Davis. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Davis thank you, mr. Speaker. Thank you to my good friend, mr. Rouzer, for the timism do want to say thank you to my colleague and partner on the highway and transit subcommittee, ms. Holmes norton, mr. Beyer, and all who work to make sure we do whats right. Were here to make sure that the National Childrens museum here in washington, d. C. Is able because of a pandemic and covid19 to still be table provide the entertainment and offer its offerings of activities to our kids not just here in washington, d. C. But through the this great country. Today is the day we can celebrate in a bipartisan way that we can allow g. S. A. To give them a break. Help this community. Help them find some sense of normalcy by being able to safely attend and participate in the activities of the National Childrens museum. Prepandemic, the Museum Offered our children the ability to interact with exhibits, focused on science, technology, engineer, arts and math. This allowed our kids to be able to foster greater appreciation for stem fields. Who knows. The next great member of the next Pandemic Response team could have been cuff had their interest piqued in working on since by going to the Childrens Museum here in washington, d. C. We need Stem Education now more than ever. And this is an opportunity to show the world that republicans and democrats in this institution can agree to get things done. Thank you, ms. Holmes norton, for working with me and working with all of us on this very important piece of legislation. I ask my colleagues to support it. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from illinois yields back. The gentleman from North Carolina reserves. The entlewoman from gentlewoman from district of columbia is recognized. Ms. Morton mr. Speaker, i have no further speakers and i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman reserves. The gentleman from North Carolina is recognized. Mr. Rouzer mr. Speaker, im ready to close. H. R. 5919 will provide muchneeded rental relief for the National Childrens museum consistent with the policy for other congressionally designated museums. Mr. Speaker, i again want to thank Ranking Member davis for his work on this legislation and urge its support. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from North Carolina yields back the balance of the time. The gentlewoman from the district of columbia, ms. Norton is recognized. Ms. Norton i urge my colleagues to support this legislation and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman yields back. The question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h. R. 5919 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 bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid n the table. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from the district of columbia seek recognition . Ms. Norton mr. Speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules 1869, the bill s. Secure federal leases act, as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk senate 1869, an act to require the disclosure of owner shep of high security pace leased to acome date a federal agency and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from the district of columbia, ms. Norton, and the gentleman from North Carolina, mr. Rouzer, each will control 20 minutes. The chair now recognizes the gentlewoman from the district of columbia, ms. Norton. Ms. Norton i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on s. 1869 as amended. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Ms. Norton i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman is recognized. Ms. Norton i rise in support of s. 1869, the secure federal leases from espionage and suspicious entanglements act or the secure federal leases act. Introduced by senator peters of michigan. In 2017, the Government Accounting Office published a report that found that several federal agencies were unknowingly Leasing Office space in foreignowned properties some of which were used for high security purposes. While the General Services administration subsequently implemented some policies to improve this lack of awareness, more needs to be done. S. 1869, the secure federal leases act, requires agencies to verify the identity of a propertys immediate or highest evel owners in the space to be used for highsecurity purposes. It does this by requiring a propertys owners a propertys owner to identify and disclose whether they are a foreign person or entity, or if they are financed by foreign persons or entities. Before the federal agency enters into a new or amended lease agreement. The bill also requires g. S. A. And other agencies to include provisions in future leases for highsecurity spaces that will require owners to agree to having limited access except where allowed by the tenant agency. To tackle the issue of foreign Beneficial Owners, this bill also directs g. S. A. To develop a governmentwide system that will enable federal property nagers to collect individual information about each owner of a property, including name, address and some governmentissued identification within two years of passage. This would allow for the identification and disclosure of Foreign Ownership that might otherwise elude detection under g. S. A. s current system. G. S. A. s g. S. A. Has made some positive changes in response to the 2017 g. A. O. Report on this issue. But this legislation ensures that their best practices policies are followed uniformly by all agencies, particularly those with independent Leasing Authority, and improved going forward. With a while a less o. R. R. May be approved lessor may be approved by the federal government, it may not be appropriate for an agency to lease a highpriority space from this person. This legislation will require agencies to evaluate the risks of doing so and by developing a new, more rigorous Beneficial Owner identification system, the federal government can be more vigilant in ensuring that foreign governments do not have access to our most sensitive leased properties. I support this legislation and urge my colleagues to do the same. I reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman reserves the balance of her time. The gentleman from North Carolina is recognized. Mr. Rouzer mr. Speaker, s. 1869, the secure federal leases act, would require entities that lease commercial space to high Security Federal agencies to identify any Foreign Ownership interest in the property. In 2017, the General Accountability Office issued a report revealing that there was insufficient information on the owner shch certain highSecurity Federally leelsed buildings. The g. A. O. Recommended information be collected and reported to agencies to determine if security precautions are necessary. The General Services administration, g. S. A. , has already taken steps to address the vulnerabilities raised by g. A. O. And this bill will help support those efforts. S. 1869 would require federal agencies with Leasing Authority to collect this information to improve the security of federal facilities. I want to thank the sponsors of this legislation for working with us on amendments to this bill that will help to ensure its effectiveness. I urge support of this legislation and i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. The gentlewoman from the district of columbia is recognized. Ms. Norton i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman reserves the balance of her time. The gentleman from North Carolina is recognized. Mr. Rouzer mr. Speaker, in closing, s. As i said, s. 186 will help identify any Foreign Ownership interest in proposed leases for high security agencies and improve the security of sensitive federal facilities. I yield back the balance of my time and urge support for this legislation. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The gentlewoman from the district of columbia is recognized. Ms. Norton mr. Speaker, i urge my colleagues to support this legislation and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time. The question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass senate 1869, as amended. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, 2 3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and, without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from the district of columbia seek recognition . Ms. Norton mr. Speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and pass the bill, h. R. 5953, preventing disaster revictimization act, as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 5953. A bill to amend the Disaster Recovery reform act of 2018, to require the Administration Administrator of the federal Emergency Management agency to waive certain debts owed to the United States related to covered assistance provided to an individual or household and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from the district of columbia, ms. Norton, and the gentleman from missouri, mr. Graves, each will control 20 minutes. The chair now recognizes the gentlewoman from the district of columbia, ms. Norton. Ms. Norton mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h. R. 5953, as amended. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Ms. Norton mr. Speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman is recognized. Ms. Norton mr. Speaker, i rise in support of h. R. 5953, the preventing disaster revictimization act, introduced by transportation and Infrastructure CommitteeRanking Member graves of missouri. Representative huffman representative thompson, representative lamalfa of california. And congresswoman plaskett of the u. S. Virgin islands. This legislation is designed to ensure disaster survivors are not revictimized by recruitment recoupment or clawbacks of federal Disaster Assistance they have received from the federal Emergency Management agency. Unfortunately fema has repeatedly instructed disaster survivors to register for individual assistance which they were ultimately not eligible or granted qualified survivors more assistance than they qualified for. However, once fema identifies its error, it forces these survivors into a bureaucratic nightmare, to appeal the debt that they owe they now owe as a result of femas error. This still ised goes on. But im disappointed, that given the technology and data we have at our fingertips, we have not been able to improve this system for survivors more than we have. So given how small a piece of the federal Disaster Recovery apparatus this is. H. R. 553 would waive survivors debt owed to the federal government in instances where fema erroneously distributed assistance. This bill would also provide a similar waiver to disaster survivors who may be involved in legal action against a party deemed responsible for a disaster event. While this scenario is less common, it is currently playing out in california and jeopardizing Disaster Relief for tens of thousands of families displaced by unprecedented wildfires over the last few years. Survivors may have already been traumatized by a disaster, the federal government should not force them to endure a convoluted process to correct femas mistake or decision to pursue legal action years after an event against a liable party. I support this legislation and ask my colleagues to do the same. I reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman reserves the balance of her time. The gentleman from missouri, mr. Graves, is recognized. Mr. Graves thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, id yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Graves thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, im the proud sponsor of h. R. 5953, the preventing disaster revictimization act. In the 2018 Disaster Recovery reform act, congress made it necessary to recover or made the Recovery Process fairer and it made it more equitable for most communities. This bill builds upon those efforts by ensuring that spent funds arent clawed back. So when a disaster victim applies in good faith from fema for assistance and receives it from the agency, we fully expect those individuals need to move quickly to use the assistance for eligible expenses like home repairs, to speed up recovery, to begin rebuilding their lives. These victims should never expect fema to have to come back or expect fema to come back, you know, weeks or months or sometimes even years later and say, sorry, we made a mistake, now you, the victim, have to give back those funds that weve already distributed to you and that youve already put to good use. To add insult to injury, femas information on how disaster victims can appeal these decisions is incredibly confusing and its insufficient. Through no fault of their own, many of these disaster victims are faced with debt collectors and the full force of the federal government seeking repayment. People acting in good faith to rebuild should not be revictimized because they were re because they relied upon femas determination that they were qualified for assistance that they did receive. Unfortunately disaster victims have experienced this recently in my own district, in one of my communities, actually a few of my communities, one particularly in craig, missouri. And in other communities all across the country. One constituent in my district was awarred just over 12,000 only to have awarded just over 12,000 to have fema show up after the money was spent to say that they messed up, that they didnt actually that that individual didnt actually qualify for the money in their determination and that it needed to be paid back. Thats simply wrong and it can devastate someone who is already facing some very difficult circumstances. H. R. 5953 is going clarify that if fema makes an error and theres no evidence of fraud, the victim will not be revictimized and their debt is automatically viewed as a hardship and waived. In addition, the bill would also require fema to report back to congress on its errors, on its error rates, and tell us what theyre doing to be more accountable. I urge support for this legislation and to ensure that the government does not revictimize disaster victims and with that id reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. The gentlewoman from the district of columbia is recognized. Ms. Norton mr. Speaker, i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman reserves the balance of her time. The gentleman from missouri is recognized. Mr. Graves thank you, mr. Speaker. At this time i would yield such time as she may consume to the gentlelady from puerto gonzalezcolon. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman is recognized. Miss gonzalezcolon thank you. I want to say thank you to the Ranking Member, sam graves, for leading this bill, preventing the federal Emergency Management agency for being able to collect Disaster Assistance funds that it has previously awarded to individuals and families who applied for the federal funding after they were affected by Natural Disasters. I think this h. R. 5953, very venting disaster revictimization act, is more important than ever preventing disaster revictimization act, is more important than ever, with the history we have in the past, earthquakes and here in the nation as well. And we are experiencing all those examples he just mentioned. His legislation is its the result of poor recordkeeping practices which are not the fault of those affected by Natural Disasters. I truly believe that fema should be there to support individuals and families when they need most, not resimize them when theyre restarting over. As an example in puerto rico, the island was devastated by hurricane 2017, then again earthquakes early this year. And we, you know, we receive more than 60 billion in Disaster Recovery funding that have been awarded to puerto rico and how now can we tell those rebuilding that some of the funding that was given to them by mistake . How does the federal government recollect funding that was already used to buy materials to rebuild a home . It cant. I think this legislation makes sure our constituents and our people are not victimized by femas mistakes. I think this is a great opportunity to use those funds wisely and that is the reason i want to say thank you again to representative sam graves for leading this issue, protecting those that have already become victims and i urge this passage. With that, i yield back the balance of my time. Thank you. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman yields back. The gentleman from missouri reserves. The gentleman from the gentlewoman from the district of columbia is recognized. Ms. Norton i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from missouri is recognized. Mr. Graves thank you, mr. Speaker. Im ready to close. In closing this bill, h. R. 5953, is going to ensure that disaster victims aplying for fema assistance in good faith are not revimized by the agency if it realizes that it did make an error. Resident north missouri and across this country need to be able to rely on femas determination on el jill for assistance and not have to look over their shoulder as they rebuild, wondering if theyre going to have to give back money sometime down the road. This bill also ensures that fema is working to prevent such errors in the future, making it a much better steward of the taxpayers dollars and vital disaster funding. With that, i would urge support nor very important piece of legislation. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from missouri yields back. The gentlewoman from the district of columbia is recognized. Ms. Norton i urge my colleagues to support this legislation and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman yields back. The question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h. R. 5953 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 bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from the district of columbia seek recognition . Ms. Norton mr. Speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h. R. 4358. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk Union Calendar number 473 the speaker pro tempore does the gentlewoman wish to call the bill as amended . Ms. Norton mr. Speaker i say again i move that the house suspend the rules and pass the bill 4358. The speaker pro tempore as amended . The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk Union Calendar number 473, h. R. 435 , a bill to direct the administrator of the federal Emergency Management agency to submit to congress a report on preliminary Damage Assessment and establish Damage Assessment teams in the federal Emergency Management agency and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill as amended. The clerk Union Calendar number 473, h. R. 4358, a bill to direct the administrator of the federal Emergency Management agency to submit to congress a report on preliminary Damage Assessment and to establish Damage Assessment teams in the federal Emergency Management agency and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from the district of columbia ms. Norton and the gentleman from missouri, mr. Graves, each will control 20 minutes. The chair now recognizes the gentlewoman from the district of columbia, ms. Norton. Ms. Norton i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h. R. 4358 as amended. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Ms. Norton i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman is recognized. Ms. Norton i rise in strong support of h. R. 4358 as amended. The preliminary Damage Assessment improvement act of 2019. Introduced by mr. Katko of new york. H. R. 4358 as amended would direct the federal Emergency Management agency to produce a report examining preliminary Damage Assessment or p. D. A. Process and establish a more consistent training regime for fema personnel to effectively support these assessments at state, local, tribal, and territory units of government. Fema uses p. D. A. Findings in the wake of a disaster to determine the extent of damage and the subsequent unmet needs of individuals, businesses and the Public Sector in the affected community. This bill would ensure greater consistency for p. D. A. s across femas regions by creating a Training Program with the goal of ensuring that Data Collected is done in a more consistent manner. As communities across the country experience more extreme weather events, timely and consistent p. D. A. s have never been more important to the Recovery Process of disaster declared areas. I support this legislation and ask my colleagues to do the same. I reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman reserves the balance of her time. The gentleman from missouri, mr. Graves, is recognized. Mr. Graves thank you, mr. Speaker. I yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Graves h. R. 4358 is going to improve consistency in femas preliminary Damage Assessments to better help communities hit by disaster. Inconsistencies in fema training and personnel on the ground following a disaster often slow the Recovery Process down dramatically. This bill is going to help ensure theres more consistency within fema to support state and local communities as they navigate preliminary Damage Assessment, the process to determine eligibility for assistance. Ultimately the bill is about helping americans impacted by disasters to get the help they need sooner and more reliably. I want to thank Ranking Member katko for his leadership and work on this legislation. I would urge support for the bill and reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentlewoman from the district of columbia is recognized. Ms. Norton i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman reserves. The gentleman from missouri. Mr. Graves thank you, mr. Speaker. At this time i yield as much time as he may consume to Ranking Member katko. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Katko spock thank you, mr. Speaker. I am honored to be the sponsor of h. R. 4538, the preliminary Damage Assessment improvement act, along with the gentleman from south carolina, mr. Cunningham. Preliminary Damage Assessments or p. D. A. s play a Critical Role in assessing and validating the impact of a disaster. P. D. A. s establish a foundation for further assistance requests and are essential to the overall Disaster Relief process. Inaccurate p. D. A. s can impact the types of federal Emergency Management agency or fema Assistance Available to communities following a disaster. Although fema is currently required to designate officials to support states and local communities in the p. D. A. Process, inconsistencies in turnovers and staffing can endanger access to critical relief. H. R. 4358 requires fema to report on femas role in the p. D. A. Process including staffing and training. The bill also directs fema to take measures to ensure fema teams involved in Damage Assessments are appropriately trained and consistent. Whether fema is responding to flooding in my district on lake ontarios southern shore which happens often, or hurricane south carolinas low country or Natural Disasters in any other impacted community nationwide, consistency and dependability are crucial. I want to thank the American Flood Coalition for working with me and representative cunningham on this important legislation. In closing, h. R. 45 excuse me, h. R. 4358 will help communities across the country recover from disasters by improving the consistency, dependability and accuracy in the preliminary Damage Assessment process for fema Disaster Relief. I urge support of this legislation and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. The gentleman from missouri reserves. The gentlewoman from the district of columbia is recognized. Ms. Norton i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman reserves. The gentleman from missouri is recognized. Mr. Graves. Mr. Graves thank you, mr. Speaker. H. R. 4358, as i mentioned earlier, is going to improve fema support for communities that have been hit by disasters by ensure manager consistency in the preliminary Damage Assessment process. This bill will provide much better and faster government assistance to those whose lives have been impacted by floods, by hurricanes, and so many other disasters that we see. Again, i want to thank and i want to commend the gentleman from new york, Ranking Member katko, for his leadership on this issue. I urge support of this important legislation and yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The gentlewoman from the district of columbia, ms. Norton is recognized. Ms. Norton i urge my colleagues to support this legislation and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman yields back. Members, the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h. R. 4358 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 bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid n the table. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from the district of columbia seek recognition . Ms. Norton mr. Speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules d pass the bill h. R. 2914, housing survivors of major disasters act as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 2914, a bill to make available necessary Disaster Assistance for families affected by major disasters and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from the district of columbia, ms. Norton, and the gentleman from missouri, mr. Graves, each will control 20 minutes. The chair now recognizes the gentlewoman from the district of columbia, ms. Norton. Ms. Norton mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h. R. 2914 as amended. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Ms. Norton mr. Speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman is recognized. Ms. Norton mr. Speaker, i rise in support of h. R. 2914, the housing survivors of major mr. Ter act, introduced by espaillat of new york. And miss gonzalezcolon of puerto rico. This Bipartisan Legislation is aimed at reducing the bureaucratic burden placed on disaster survivors when applying for federal assistance. In the wake of hurricanes irma and maria, and several other disasters in the continental United States, including wildfires near california or near oregon, many disaster survivors have struggled to produce documents necessary to prove their residency. This is particularly difficult when those disasters have decimated all of their possessions and records. Additionally, qualified survivors have had trouble registering for assistance because theyve resided in homes passed down from generation to generation in areas where title Record Keeping hasnt been adequately aintained to track these transfers. Weve seen this issue time and and over the last decade a half since hurricane katrina. Fema has worked to address these challenges, but all efforts to this point have been ad hoc. H. R. 2914 formalizes the home certification process that fema has developed over the years, allowing survivors to selfcertify their residency with an expanded list of acceptable supported documentation. Survivors should not be expected to wade through bureaucratic red tape after their lives have been upended by a disaster. I support h. R. 2919 and would ask my colleagues to do the same. I reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from the district of columbia reserves the balance of her time. The gentleman from missouri, mr. Graves, is recognized. Mr. Graves thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, i rise in support of h. R. I yield myself such time as i may consume, by the way. I rise in support of h. R. 2914, which would help disaster veck tim victims verify residency and Home Ownership following a disaster. Essential property and possessions are often destroyed and disaster victims may not be able to easily obtain the paperwork needed for them to verify their residency, which delays needed assistance and the Recovery Process. This bills going to clarify how the federal Emergency ManagementAgency Addresses alternate verification and i want to thank the gentlewoman from puerto rico, ms. Gonzales cologne, for her work miss gonzales cologne, for her zcolon miss gonzale for her work with mr. Espaillat. I reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman is recognized. Ms. Norton mr. Speaker, im pleased to introduce my good iend, representative espaillat, and to give him such time as he may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new york is recognized. Mr. Espaillat thank you, mr. Speaker. Thank you, madam chairwoman. Ms. Norton mahomes. For your contributions to this ms. Norton homes, for your contribution to this holmes, for your contribution to this ranking bell. I also want to thank mr. Graves, representative katko, and Committee Staff for advancing this important legislation. Particularly erin davis of the committee that has been particularly helpful to my team, my staff for the past year and a half, to get this bill over the line. And i know it would have been very difficult without his help and expertise. Since Hurricane Maria and irma devastated the island of puerto rico in the fall of 2017, i have visited the island several times, including with some of my congressional colleagues. Ive spoken about this with congresswoman with the congresswoman from puerto rico who has been who has command of this issue. Ive seen firsthand how Public Policy failures, our failures have manifested on the island. Of major ng survivors disaster act addresses some of these policy failures within the Housing Assistance program our government deploys after Natural Disasters. Some of these programs shortcomings have left thousands of americans in puerto rico without the means to rebuild their homes. Our bill ames to aims to fix this. Currently folks applying for assistance must furnish the deed of their home and or noterized statements confirming the ownership of their home. Mr. Speaker, i vividly remember when Hurricane Sandy struck my home state of new york, the last thing people were thinking about as they sought cover was where to find pieces of paper. And i can attest that the hurt of communities in puerto rico and florida and elsewhere in the wake of hurblings hurricanes maria and irma were devastating. How can we expect families to find their deeds through rubble, destruction and pain left by these storms . I am equally stretched by the idea that in the most vulnerable time and in the wake of destruction, the American Government is asking its citizens to find a notary before they can receive help. Whats more, in places like puerto rico, thousands of individuals have no formal documentation, properties and ownership is passed on generation to generation, very often five and six generations. Giving all these given all these challenges, we crafted this Bipartisan Legislation to remove these barriers and establish new and more realistic standards for Natural Disaster survivors applying for federal Housing Assistance. Along with chairman defazio, Ranking Member graves, my colleagues in the committee, and congresswoman gonzalezcolon, i want to thank senator Elizabeth Warren and her staff and numerous advocates for their tireless efforts in crafting and advancing this legislation over the past two years. Which is vital if we wish to make the people of puerto rico whole again and avoid similar calamities in the future. Thank you, mr. Speaker. And i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The gentlewoman from the district of columbia is reserves. The gentleman from missouri is reserved is recognized. Mr. Graves thank you, mr. Speaker. At this time i yield such time as she may consume to the gentlelady from puerto rico. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from puerto rico is recognized. Miss gonzalezcolon thank you, mr. Speaker. I want to say thank you again to my Ranking Member for all the help and his staff to make this bill able to come to the floor today. I rise in support of h. R. 2914, the housing survivors of major disaster act. And i want to thank representative espaillat for leading this bill with me, to ensure not just people in the nation but actually on the island of puerto rico, constituents that i do represent here in congress, and those affected by Hurricane Maria have increased flexibility in providing ownership of a property. When applying for federal disaster funding. And this was a major issue. And actually still is so many times. Fema changed the way the documents were going to be accepted. Then they changed it again and they did that more than five times. During the course of Hurricane Irma and maria. So at beginning, and no papers were adopted, accepted, and it was change it, so a difficult situation for people, even in the center of the island. The documents that were requested in the north part of the island were different from those in the south, from those in the west or the countryside. And thats the reason this bill is so important. This bill will provide necessary flexibility in the that f documents, individuals that were residing in the area during the Natural Disaster got to apply for Disaster Assistance. Individuals may now use their drivers license, deeds or title to properties, utility bills or any of the 13 forms included in this bill as evidence of occupancy. In our case, you got many people that were affected, there was no doubt in terms of fema or the government they were affected by the hurricanes. But yet they did not have the papers at the time because they lose it or because of the disaster and they were so difficult to get the government actually to use or redo those papers in time. So that took almost a year for many of the individuals affected by hurricanes in puerto rico just to provide the documents. And as you may know, many of the dates expired. Some so most of the people didnt quail qualify them to then to receive the federal funds that were qualify then to receive the federal funds that were available for disaster survivors. Thats the reason h. R. 2914 also includes language for a report on the disaster Housing Assistance programs and how effective this program is. The federal Emergency Management agency decided against using this disaster Housing Assistance program in puerto rico following hurricanes irma and maria. As the agency looks to other efficient programs to most effectively meet the immediate needs of those affected by the two hurricanes. And i may say that after those crazy one and two years, i may say that the Fema Administration is helping in providing and using many of the forms that are now included in this bill to get those funds available. But again, that can change if we dont have it in law. And thats the reason this bill is so important. And i want to thank, again, representative espaillat and leadership on the committee, as well as of as my Ranking Member for supporting this legislation. And working with me and my staff to improve this bill for the past year, and i urge its passage and with that, i thank you and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time. The gentleman from missouri reserves. The gentlewoman from the district of columbia is recognized. Ms. Norton i reserve, mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman reserves the balance of her time. The gentleman from missouri is recognized. Thank you, mr. Speaker. I yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Graves thank you, mr. Speaker. H. R. 2914 is going help speed up the recovery following the disaster by helping disaster victims who have lost their personal records and likely much more to verify residency and Home Ownership. Its a very good piece of legislation. And i would urge support of this and with that i yield back the balance of my time. Thanks. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The gentlewoman from the district of columbia is recognized. Ms. Norton mr. Speaker, i urge my colleagues to support this legislation and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time. The question, members, is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill, h. R. 2914, as amended. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, 2 3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and, without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the Unfinished Business is the vote on the motion of the gentlewoman from the district of columbia, ms. Norton, to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 4611, as amended. On which the yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 4611, a bill to modify permitting requirements with respect to the discharge of any pollutant from the Point Loma Waste Water Treatment Plant in certain circumstances and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Members will record their votes by electronic device. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from North Carolina seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, as the member designated by mr. Price of North Carolina, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. Price will vote yes, he will vote yes, on h. R. 4611. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from massachusetts seek recognition . Thank you, mr. Speaker. As the member designated by ms. Bonamici, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. Been meche will vote yes on h. R. 4611. As the member designated by ms. Brownley, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. Brownley will vote yes on h. R. 4611. As the member designated by ms. Frankel, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. Frankel will vote yes on h. R. 4611. The speaker pro tempore as the member designated by mr. Costa, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. Costa will vote yes on h. R. 4611. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition . As the member designated by mr. Lawson, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. Lawson will vote yea on h. R. 4611. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from virginia seek recognition . As the member designated by mr. Mceachin, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. Mceachin will vote yes on h. R. 4611. As the member designated by ms. Porter, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. Porter will vote yes on h. R. 4611. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition . Ms. Matsui as the member designated by mr. Desaulnier, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. Desaulnier will vote yes on h. R. 4611. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from michigan seek recognition . Mrs. Dingell as the member designated by mr. Ruiz of california, pursuant to house i inform the , house that mr. Ruiz will vote aye on h. R. 4611. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, as the member esignated by mr. Vincente gonzalez, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. Gonzalez will 4611. Ye on h. R. Cardenas as the member mr. Khanna as the z mr. Speaker, member designated by mr. Vincente gonzalez, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that that mr. Gonzalez aye on h. R. 4611. Mr. Speaker, as the member khanna, d by mr. Pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. Khanna will vote yes on h. R. 4611. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition . Speaker, as the member designated by ongresswoman napolitano, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that Congress Member napolitano will h. R. 4611. As the member designated by Congress Member vargas, pursuant i House Resolution 965, inform the house that Congress Member vargas will vote yes on h. R. 4611. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from connecticut seek recognition . Mr. Ourtney thank you, speaker. Mr. Speaker, as the member designated by mr. Langevin of pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the mr. Langevin will vote yes on h. R. 4611. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from missouri seek recognition . Mr. Cleaver mr. Speaker, as the member designated by mr. Clay, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. Clay will vote yes on h. R. 4611. As the member designated by mr. Carson, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. Carson will vote aye on h. R. 4611. The speaker pro tempore for does the gentleman from washington seek recognition . Dr. S a member designated by schrier, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that dr. Schrier will vote yes on h. R. 4611. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the honorable gentleman from michigan seek recognition . Mr. Kildee mr. Speaker, as the member designated by mr. Ryan of pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. Ryan will vote yes on h. R. 4611. By mrs. Ember designated lawrence of michigan, pursuant 965, i resolution inform the house that mrs. Lawrence will vote yes on h. R. 4611. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from delaware seek recognition . Mr. Lunt rochester speaker, as the member esignated by ms. Degette of colorado, pursuant to h. Res. I inform the house that ms. Degette will vote yes on h. R. 4611. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition . As the member designated by representative brian higgins, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. Hiki will vote aye on h. R. 4611. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition . Mr. Jeffries as the member esignated by chairwoman zoe lofgren, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the ouse that chairwoman lofgren will vote yea on h. R. 4611. S the member designated by chairwoman Eddie Bernice johnson, pursuant to h. Res. 965, i inform the house that chairwoman johnson will vote aye on h. R. 4611. As the member designated by chairman jerry nadler, pursuant 965, i inform the will that chairman nadler vote yea on h. R. 4611. As the member designated by serrano, n jose pursuant to h. Res. 965, i inform the house that congressman will vote aye on h. R. 4611. By he member designated brendan boyle, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the ouse that congressman boyle will vote yea on h. R. 4611. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from minnesota seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, as the member designated by mr. Peterson, ursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. Peterson will vote yes on h. R. 4611. Stop for what purpose does the gentleman from california the speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition . Mr. Sherman as the member mendy d by mr. Gaurn garamendi, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. Garamendi will vote yes on h. R. 4611. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition . Mr. Pallone mr. Speaker, as the mrs. Bonnienated by watson coleman, pursuant to i inform the house that mrs. Watson coleman will vote yes on h. R. 4611. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition . Mr. Garcia mr. Speaker, as the ember designated by mr. Grijalva, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. Grijalva will vote yea on h. R. 4611. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition . Mr. Mcgovern as the member designated by mr. Welch of vermont, pursuant to house i inform the , house that mr. Welch will vote yes on h. R. 4611. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from connecticut seek recognition . As the member designated by ms. Wilson, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. Vote yes on h. R. 4611. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition . Mr. Beyer mr. Speaker, as the member designated by ms. Moore, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. Moore will vote yes on h. R. 4611. As the member designated by mr. Cohen, pursuant to house i inform the , house that mr. Cohen will vote 4611. H. R. As the member designated by mr. Blumenauer, pursuant to house i inform the , house that mr. Blumenauer will vote yes on h. R. 4611. As the member designated by mr. Pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. Lieu will vote yes on h. R. 4611. S the member designated by mr. Lowenthal, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. Lowenthal will 4611. Es on h. R. As the member designated by ms. To h. Res. Ursuant 965, i inform the house that ms. Barragan will vote yes on h. R. 4611. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition . Mr. Stanton as the member esignated by mrs. Kirkpatrick, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mrs. Kirkpatrick will vote yes on h. R. 4611. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from New Hampshire seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, as the member designated by mrs. Bustos, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mrs. Bustos will vote aye on h. R. 4611. As the member designated by mr. Keating, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. Keating will vote ye on h. R. 4611. As the member designated by ms. Meng, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. Meng will vote ye on h. R. 4611. And as as the member designated pursuant to e, House Resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. Pingree will vote aye on h. R. 4611. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, as the member designated by ms. Escobar of texas, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. Escobar will votee on h. R. 4611. Will vote yes on h. R. 4611. As the member designated by mr. Castro of texas, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. Castro will vote yes on h. R. 4611. Thank you, mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition . As the member designated by mr. Rush, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. Rush will vote yes on h. R. 4611. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from pennsylvania seek recognition . As the member designated by representative speier, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that representative speier will vote yes on h. R. 4611. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman rom maryland seek recognition . As the member designated by ms. Jayapal, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. Jayapal will vote aye on h. R. 4611. As the member designated by mr. Pocan of wisconsin, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. Poe cab will vote aye on h. R. 4611. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition . As the member designated by representative lowey, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that representative lowey will vote aye on h. R. 4611. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman seek recognition . As the member designated by representive roybalallard, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that representative roybal al laffered will vote aye on h. R. 4611. Representative roybalallard will vote aye on h. R. 4611. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition . As the member designated by ms. Titus of nevada, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. Titus will vote yes on h. R. 4611. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from maine seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, as the member designated by mr. Rose, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. Rose will vote yea on h. R. 4611. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition . Ms. Wasserman schultz as the member designated by mr. Payne of new jersey, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. Payne will vote ea on h. R. 4611. As the member designated by mr. Hastings of florida, pursuant to House Resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. Hastings will vote yea on h. R. 4611. The speaker pro tempore on this vote the yeas are 395. Four. Ys are 2 3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. Will receive a message. The messenger mr. Speaker, a senate. From the the secretary mr. Speaker, i have been directed by the senate to inform the house that the passed s. 732, an act o amend the protect act to expand the National Amber alert system to territories of the United States, and for other urposes, in which the concurrence of the house is requested. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition . Unanimous ker, i ask consent that i hereafter be considered the first cosponsor a bill originally introduced by representative mark meadows of North Carolina the purposes of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule 12. The speaker pro tempore without objection. The chair will entertain equests for oneminute speeches. For what purpose does the gentlelady from pennsylvania seek recognition . Madam speaker, i ask consent to speak for one minute and to revise and extend them. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Pennsylvania, like the rest of the country, is in the midst of both a Public Health and an crisis and this clearly isnt news to anyone. Weve been here for months now. My community, the people i represent, are looking to us, he people that they just cast to s for ballots for comprehensively address this crisis. We have a collective to address the covid19 pandemic. Ive been in my Community Owners to Small Business and hardworking pennsylvanians need federal support to weather sirs. Ry ms. Houlahan economic recovery cannot ignore the needs of our Small Businesses. All. S not recovery at we need to pay my paycheck foregivens act for loans less than 150,000, which 90 of for more than p. P. P. Borrowers across the country. Lives ndemic has taken and livelihoods from so many pennsylvanians. E have an opportunity here to contain this virus and reverse this economic fallout. Urge the passage of the paycheck protection Small Business foregivens act, and i yield back the balance of my time. Speaker. , madam the speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition . Madam speaker, i ask consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is minute. Ed for one thank you, madam speaker. I rise today to recognize two businesses in the sixth district committed themselves to serving those who served our nation. Tactical and Survival Incorporated of harrisonburg, was rewarded the igher vets medallion for the second year in a row. Rubicon planning of roanoke earned this distinction for the time. This prestigious honor is the only Program Within the federal government that recognizes the and vary fivable efforts verifiable efforts. Hese two patriotic businesses understand why veterans are such an asset to the workforce. Cline veterans will seek longer hours. Veterans work well in a team and have a sense of duty. Theyre disciplined, determined, confident. Theyre trapd to be problem solvers, to adapt to training situations. These reasons i encourage Small Businesses to hire rubicon and i thank planning and tssi to be one of across the wardees nation who have already committed themselves to doing so. Madam speaker, i yield back. For peaker pro tempore what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent to ddress the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Thank you, madam speaker. Need a covid relief package and we need it now. Merica is the richest country in the world. Mr. Crist in fact, america is he richest country in the history. The cares act and the fed pumped trillions of dollars into the economy this spring. Interest rates sunk to historic lows. Our economic might was built for moment. For this emergency. We can afford to meet the needs and this pandemic. Economists in fact are urgently elling us that the problems of today vastly outweigh the potential debt problems of tomorrow. Is especially true if inaction means laying off irefighters and people losing their homes. We know we can help our people. We should agree, help our people. Ut all my constituents know is that has not happened. We have a sacred duty to get it done. Yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition . Madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the minute and to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Lamalfa china continues to grow as a threat to freedom and human rights worldwide. Liberation army is one of their strongest tools. Unfortunately, the large u. S. Funds are shelling out millions of dollars to Chinese Companies to support the p. L. A. Individuals, banks, and companies should not be putting our National Security at risk in inflate their financial portfolios. President trump has been consistently tough on china and executive sued an order banning american nvestment in these dangerous companies. Similarly, congressman gallagher and i introduced the stop p. L. A. To prohibit American Funds from going to entities that militaryhinese growing presence. I urge my house colleagues to join us in making this bill a strategy part of our to hold china accountable. We should stand strong and never communist Chinese Party or any of its entities. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition . Ms. Jackson lee madam speaker, unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentlewoman is minute. Ed for one ms. Jackson lee thank you very much. Madam speaker, just recently, i indicated cle that one ine people of texas, six texans have been infected study that 9, as a indicates in our local newspaper. That may be the case for states the nation. So i think it is extremely the general t Services Administration and the that department follow their administrative allow the president elect and Vice President elect o be engaged in covid19 briefings to save lives. In addition, i think it is we move forward on the heroes act that will provide will provide for payroll protection, and, of testing. Early on, testing was supposed to be five million a day. 1. 6 million tested a day, at least, minimally in least. Ted states, at we have to do more to save lives. Testing, social distancing, wearing a r hands, mask will save lives. It will save lives here. T will save lives across america. Finally, we must pass this legislation to help in the Mental Health stress that people facing and the economic stress they are facing. The General ServicesAdministration Needs to do their it now, so that the American Peoples lives can be saved. I yield back. Thank you. The speaker pro tempore are there any further requests for oneminute speeches . Under the speakers announced policy of january 3, 2019, the gentleman from arizona, mr. Schweikert is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. Mr. Schweikert thank you, madam speaker. We are the chaos and all organizing our conferences, i wanted to touch on a couple of pieces of legislation that are out there right now that we do packages between now and the end of the year we will consider. I love using the little boards because i think it helps us to concentrate. If there is any positive in what we have gone through in the pandemic is the skepticism that was this body about telemedicine, i hope is over. If you see the Adoption Rate of whats happened with our seniors and embracing, having positive experiences and eventually demnding Telemedicine Services. Now there is open enrollment in parts of Medicare Part d, what type of Telemedicine Services do you provide and offer . If we understand as a body that the access for our seniors to use telemedicine, functionally the expansion of the reimbursements, the rules expires when the pandemic is declared over. Im desperately hoping that our brothers and sisters on the right and left hear that and understand if the community has embraced the price efficiency, the additional access to health care that is the telemedicine, lets make sure we dont let it expire when the vaccine and those come onto the market and widely adopted and that the pap is over. This is the benchmark. If im making the argument that telemedicine has expanded access and seeing the opportunity for some real cost efficiency, because as we know, medicare is always hard to talk about medicare is one of the greatest drivers of u. S. Debt. It is the greatest driver of u. S. Debt. It is demographic. Our brothers and sisters who are 65 and older and im going to be there soon, earn this benefit. The unfunded liabilities and the substantial portion comes out of the general fund and it is a major driver. We should be excited that we have this concept during a miserable several months that it expanded access and seeing the price efficiency and the skepticism that seniors were going to have discomfort on using their. The arrogance of this place is wrong. We underestimated and the ability to use technology. The next wave of what else can we be doing to actually expand . And we have something that we have introduced called the safe testing at residence telehealth. E had to come up with the word start. We saw two months ago, there were some home covid tests that received approval. So if we would tie those home covid tests with telemedicine, those who are vulnerable in our communities could actually not risk getting in their car and going to a clinic or the drivethru and do it at home with these home test kits that are approved and that is part of the concept of the expansion of what is telemedicine. So if we like this, can i sort of expand the thought experiment of should americans who want to do their covid tests at home and then use telemedicine as part of the experience, should that be allowed . Of course it would. Why wouldnt you go further. I dont have a board on this next one but we talked about it, the ability to use technology to help us be part of that expansion of telemedicine and this could be everything from the oxygen patch to the things you use, to the portable e. K. G. To my understanding, there is a examine coming up a smart watch pulse going to do your rate and Blood Pressure and those things put in can do Pretty Amazing things to manage your health care. And that is in my many ways. Not just talking to a Health Care Professional but the ability to use technology to watch yourself, to keep yourself healthy and diagnose yourself if you are catching something and use that with your Health Care Professional. These are pieces of legislation that have demonstrated. They are here and adoption, particularly with seniors and im hoping the body thinks about if we do any stimulus or covid package that we think about telemedicine and keeping it with us. Lets walk through a couple of other things. Another piece of legislation that we have is if many of us have seen the economic, emotional, future income, and the damage we did by shutting down our society in trying to slow down the spread of covid, how did we help businesses, stay operating, keep their doors open and know they are providing a safe workplace . And we have a tax credit that would help those businesses provide testing but also get that partial reimbursement, that partial credit quickly. We came up with a quirky idea every couple ideas or every month, we have to contribute on the payroll tax, put the credit there so the cash comes back in very quickly or the credit comes back in quickly. Have a workplace piece of legislation. Something like that should be there, if we are trying to keep our communities open and keep them healthy, we need that testing at the Small Business level and this makes it affordable. Another thing i would like to think about and this is more global. Umh, the white house, the administration and those of us, the resources we put forward months ago and the operation of operation warp speed. Other than the stock market, we would see collective joy on how quickly we are moving towards a vaccine. D if it is true that that is. 5 effective, this is wonderful. We have done something that has never been done before bringing this type of vaccine and heading towards approval and emergency authorization. If this is our benchmark that we know we have light at the end of this tunnel and we need to step up and do the things that spur the economic expansion once again, americans deserve to live in a healthy and prosperous country. Operation warp speed is working which we know we have multiple vaccines that are on the cusp with amazing eff if i cassie and we need to make the economy grow. And first i want to give a simple thought. When we did tax reform, we actually stopped something that was actually part of the oirkoirk financing and the a. C. A. Had a mechanism where your ability to deduct your Health Care Expenses and didnt get to deduct anything until your Health Care Expenses were over 10 of your income. That was one of the mechanisms that will kicked seniors in the teeth and that was part of the a. C. A. Financing. When we did tax reform at the end of 2017, we held it for a couple more years at the 7. 5 . If you if you had 100 of next and 7. 50, the portion you get to conduct. It. At helps explain for the next two years would make it you get 5 and every dollar above that, you could deduct, considering how many folks in the United States this year and potentially into next year are going to have some unusual Health Care Expenses. Why wouldnt we do this . And the other part is, lets it it at the 7. 5 and make permanent. I know it will offend some folks because that was one of the financing mechanisms of obamacare was to to take that tax benefit. But i think we can agree upon what we have been through, this would be a healthy thing for those who had difficulty this year into next year. The last one i want to give you is it is a little bit of a quirky idea, but i sort of want to beg the body to think about hat can we do to spur economic expansion, to spur the animal spirits, the investments in our society, our country and into our communities but without piling on the debt because we all know a number of things we did this year were niss. These were unprecedented times. But we are going to have to start paying for this. The amount of interest costs, the Federal Reserve creating liquidity, evently that does dial back and we will have to pay. What do you do to spur the economy . We have a quirky idea that says if you would be willing to buy an asset and make investments in plants and equipment and do those sorts of things im buying this to get a Capital Gains in the future, but the problem from a conceptal stand point, you are being given a discounted tax rate on gain you already produced. How about you get those people who are willing to invest around the country to invest money on the hope that they buy today will go up in the future. Not guaranteed. And seeing the Federal Reserve and stunning amounts of cash sitting in Bank Accounts all around this country that we need circulating and need that velocity back into our communities, something that might be a fun incentive and say if you will buy assets and take risk today, we dont know and cant guarantee it, if that value goes up and you sell, you will get a discounted Capital Gainses tax rate because you will get it. We wanted to make sure that the curve that we are seeing where our brothers and sisters have Work Opportunities and numbers of Small Businesses that have disappeared permanently that those Small Businesses that have lost businesses, have access to investors who are willing to give them another chance. The beauty of this is it doesnt require a large check from the treasury today and we are saying take a risk on the American People and take a risk on our Economy Today and a couple of years from now, you get a benefit. We need to look at ideas like this that we can demonstrate a stimulus into our communities without putting ourselves more into debt. These are a handful of ideas that if the body and being in the minority, sometimes we have to persuade by hopefully having good ideas and getting here on the floor and telling everyone about them, but there are ideas ike this, whether its the telemedicine and expanding the definition of such, providing individuals the ability to test at home, the abilities like this, abilities of a loug Small Businesses to get a tax credit to provide testing for their employees to keep them healthy. This is a reverse sort of Capital Gains tax holiday works. It is creative. Those sorts of things actually already exist in i. R. S. Code. But these are ideas that im hoping the body will step up, move forward, and say, we can get this economy roaring again. We can get back to the economic miracle that 2018 and 2019 were. Using creativity like this. And thats my pitch for this evening. And, madam speaker, thank you for allowing me to tell our story. And with that, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. Pursuant to section 4b of House Resolution 967, the house stands adjourned until 10 00 a. M. Tomorrow for morning hour debate and noon for legislative business. Youre watching cspan. Your unfiltered view of government. Created by americas Cable Television company, as a public see