The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk the speakers rooms, washington, d. C. May 23, 2024. I hereby appoint the honorable Celeste Malloy to act as speaker pro tempore on this day, signed, mike johnson, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore the player will be loved by offered by chaplain kibben. Chaplain kibben would you pray with me. Eternal god, we pray to you as wepter this memorial day weekend. That you would bless our efforts to honor our fallen heroes. In the fanfare of parades and picnics, barbecues and summers beginning, may we take time to recall the countless sacrifices that were made to defend our freedoms and uphold our liberty. These noble men and women have stood firm. In the face of wars, alarms, and up against the anguish of adversity they would not be moved. May they rest knowing that they gave themselves fully to the work you, o lord, set before them to a
The subcommittee will come to order. Today the subcommittee for surface transportation, maritime freight and ports will examine the roadway safety crisis and the solutions that we must implement in response. Like to thank my ranking remember for their help in cop screening this important hearing. Every day more than 100 americans lose their lives on our roads. If trends continue we expect more than 40,000 fatalities this year. And hundreds of thousands of serious injuries. Thousands of families are going to be torn apart by preventable crashes. Those families deserve our recognition as we work to address this problem. Thats why id like to enter into the record statements made by victims families who have written to this committee to urge further action on roadway safety. Without objection those letters will be entered into the record. I also dedicate todays discussion to them as these families know all too well the safety situation on our roads constitutes a national crisis. In 2021 th
A lot of excitement building for the 2024 olympics which is 55 days from now. We will all be here together. We have more on the big events in a couple of minutes. I should tell you a lot of news coming out of france this morning. President macron going to new c caldonia where there have been riots going on. It is the Third Largest producer of nickel. A lot of folks paying attention to what is happening in the french territory today. Also news out of france where the country says it will be supporting the International Criminal court which says it would like to issue arrest warrants for Prime Minister netanyahu of israel and hamas. We will discuss all this and more throughout the broadcast today. Wow. Andrew, we have a ton to talk about. Joe just mentioned the Scarlett Johansson news with a. I. And the big issues coming from that. We will talk about all these things coming up. Are you scouting locations for us . We appreciate that. This is the first. Is this a good one, you think . Is t
Votes. Were going to take you live to the house gaveling in for votes. The motion of the gentleman from missouri, mr. Smith, to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 5863. As amended. On which the yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will report the title. The clerk h. R. 5863, a bill to provide tax relief with respect to certain federal disasters. 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. This is a 15minute vote. [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 on this vote the yeas are 382, and the nays are 7 recorded as present. 2 3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, this bill passes an
The subcommittee will come to order. Today the subcommittee for surface transportation, maritime freight and ports will examine the roadway safety crisis and the solutions that we must implement in response. Like to thank my ranking remember for their help in cop screening this important hearing. Every day more than 100 americans lose their lives on our roads. If trends continue we expect more than 40,000 fatalities this year. And hundreds of thousands of serious injuries. Thousands of families are going to be torn apart by preventable crashes. Those families deserve our recognition as we work to address this problem. Thats why id like to enter into the record statements made by victims families who have written to this committee to urge further action on roadway safety. Without objection those letters will be entered into the record. I also dedicate todays discussion to them as these families know all too well the safety situation on our roads constitutes a national crisis. In 2021 th