And announces to the house hi s approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from North Carolina seek recognition . Ms. Foxx mr. Speaker pursuant to clause 1, rule 1, i demand a vote on agreeing to the speakers approval of the journal. The speaker pro tempore those in favor will please say aye. Those opposed, no. The ayes have it. The journal stands approved. Ms. Foxx mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from North Carolina seek recognition . Ms. Foxx mr. Speaker i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and i make a point of order that a quorum is not present. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question will be postponed. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from michigan, mr. Trott. Mr. Trott i pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman from South Carolina, mr. Wilson, is recognized for one minute. Mr. Wilson im grateful to recognize a constituent, chaplain Lieutenant Colonel brian bowman, as our guest chaplain today. Chaplain bowman, a native of belair maryland, now resides in South Carolina. He is a dedicated member of the South CarolinaAir National Guard. After enlisting in the air force in 1992, he faithfully served in the air force and the air force reserves before joining the South CarolinaAir National Guard. On active duty, he provided ministry at home and abroad, during operations noble eagle, operation freedom. He is an author of the oath of the military office and for god and country which discusses the call for military chaplaincy. In recognition of his service, chaplain bowman was awarded the samuel stone award as the Air National Guard chaplain of the year in 2013 a welldeserved honor. Chaplain bowman is also the founder and director of operation thank you, a nonprofit dedicated to inspiring our Service Members and military families. As a 28year veteran of the National Guard and grateful parent of three members currently serving in the guard, i know firsthand of chaplain bowmans dedicated service. Im grateful to welcome chaplain brian bowman, his wife, shelly, his daughter, mary ellen, to the capitol today. In conclusion, god bless our troops and may the president , by his actions, not forget september 11 and the global war on terrorism. The speaker pro tempore the time of the gentleman from South Carolina has expired. The chair will entertain up to five further oneminute requests on each side of the aisle. The chair now recognizes the gentleman from michigan for one minute. Mr. Trott thank you, mr. Speaker. This headline is dated july 21, 2025. It is what our children and grandchildren will read in the history books in 10 years. Due to obama agreement, iran develops nuclear arsenal, rogue nation now threatening to strike United States, destroy israel and attack other allies. In addition to creating a nuclear iran, this deal will also create an arms race. It will create a means through which to finance more terrorism. It will create more tension because we only have managed access inspections. What this deal will not change is irans behavior. They will continue to hate us. They will continue to call for death to america. This deal is a big gamble, a gamble the United Nations is apparently willing to take but one we in Congress Must reject. I urge my colleagues to join me in opposing this deal. We can never allow this terrible headline to become a reality. I yield back my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from connecticut seek recognition . The gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Ms. Esty thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise today to congratulate praton whitney on their 90th anniversary. Since 1925, praton whitney has been a cornerstone of connecticut and the nations economy. In the last 90 years, the men and women from across the country and in my state have designed and produced the most technologically advance and dependable engines on the market. Their f135 engine powers lockheed martins s35 joint Strike Fighter and their new geared turbo fan engine is setting the standard for performance in commercial aviation. Praton whitneys engineers, manufacturers, designers and technicians have fostered connecticuts Innovation Ecosystem for almost a century. We could not be more proud that they call connecticut home. Congratulations, praton whitney, we look forward to another 90 years of aviation leadership. Thank you and i yield back my time. The speaker pro tempore the time of the gentlewoman has expired. For what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition . Seek permission to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. The speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. Thank you mr. Speaker. The house will soon consider legislation to address sanctuary cities, local policies that sit federal policies to help individuals who have broken a law, a policy that led recently to a terrible tragedy. Mr. Jolly we should address this. I rise out of concern for the enforcement mechanism in the current draft of the legislation. The current draft would penalize sanctuary cities by reducing assistance to Law Enforcement. The very men and women we rely on each day to keep us safe. Consider the irony to promote greater safety in Law Enforcement we are threatening to reduce assistance to Law Enforcement when it is commissions and councils that adopt policies regarding sanctuary cities. This is wrong. We can do better. I anticipate voting for passage because we need to address this issue nationally, but i ask my colleagues today to Work Together. Lets replace this shortsighted provision that wrongly hurts those who helps us every day on the front lines of Law Enforcement. Men and women months ago we recognized during police week. Lets ensure we can increase and continue to invest in local Law Enforcement. Thank you, mr. Speaker. I yiled yield back. The speaker pro tempore the time of the gentleman has expired. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition . Ms. Lee i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. Ms. Lee thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise in strong opposition to h. R. 1599, which would nullify states rights to label genetically modified organism, commonly known as g. M. O. s. The house will vote on this bill today. I share the concerns of many of my constituents in californias 13th Congressional District about the proliferation of untested genetically modified foods entering our food supply. And the risks to farmers Public Health created by the rushed commercialization of genetically engineered crops and genetically modified organism products. The American People deserve the best information possible when it comes to food choices they make for themselves and their families. Already, some 60 foreign nations around the world require g. M. O. Labeling. We need to be on the side of transparency and the safety of the people we represent. Thats why i support legislation like representative peter defazios gentlemen neatically engineered right to know act, h. R. 913, which would require the labeling of genetically engineered foods at the federal level. I hope my colleagues will defeat h. R. 15 9 and move forward with federal efforts of requiring adequate and clear labeling for the foods American Families are eating. Thank you and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewomans time has expired. For what purpose does the gentleman from New Hampshire seek recognition . Mr. Guinta i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. Mr. Guinta mr. Speaker, i rise today on behalf of the 1. 25 million American Children and adults with type 1 diabetes. As members of congress, we have the privilege of meeting with individuals from our home states advocating on various issues. All come from different back grounds and different experiences. However, they all have one thing in common. They come to washington looking to change our nation. Last week i had the honor of meeting with 11yearold sky archibald from New Hampshire who was in washington as part of the juvenile Diabetes Research foundation congress. Sky was digsed with type 1 diabetes since the young age of 9, raiseing money to raising money to help find a cure. In fact, her hard work and dedication has resulted in the sign of a bill by New Hampshires own governor. Its because of bright and determined advocates like sky that washington can begin working better for New Hampshire. And its because of sky that i recently signed on to h. R. 1427, a bipartisan bill to help provide increased coverage of a vital tool that monitors sugar levels to help save the lives of those with diabetes. Thank you and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the time of the gentleman has expired. For what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition . Mr. Veasey mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. Mr. Veasey mr. Speaker, i rise today to commemorate the life and legacy of a very inspirational Grand Prairie resident from the dal wort community, tommy williams. She worked next door in the Arlington Independent School district. She served as a first, third and seventh grade teacher, a basketball coach a cheerleading sponsor and Vice President of curriculum at sam houston high school. In addition, ms. Williams she was the first africanamerican administrator and the first parent to serve as a Community Ombudsman in the Arlington Independent School district. In honor of her Outstanding Service and education, the tommie b. Williams Elementary School in arlington was dedicated in her honor in 1991. Although we lost a great educator in the School District and many in the dal Worth Community lost a great dalWorth Community lost a great neighbor, the parents, faculty will always remember her passion and belief in a Brighter Future for our youngest members of society. Mr. Speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from texas yields back the balance of his time. For what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition . Mrs. Maloney i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute mr. Lamalfa i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. Mr. Lamalfa thank you, mr. Speaker. Today i rise in favor of enforce the law against sanctuary cities act. Why does it take tragedy after tragedy before this congress and america gets behind the idea that we dont have to have more tragedies like kate steinle in San Francisco or one that almost maybe forgotten about, jemeil years ago, all at the hands of Illegal Immigrants who should not be here, should be deported . Why do we keep doing this . Again, sanctuary cities that dont enforce the law, they intentionally cause people to be in harms way because theyre not enforcing the law. Denying funding them is one strong message to sanctuary cities. Over 300 now in the United States that theyre doing the wrong thing and needlessly endangering or losing the lives of kate steinle from Illegal Immigrants. I urge passage and ask the senate take it up as well. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. For what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition . To speak on the floor for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. Mr. Aguilar thank you, mr. Speaker. Watching the news lately, its nothing but donald trump and his baseless rhetoric. Hes attacked a war hero but first attacked an entire country of people. Donald trump is trying to get into the white house but it looks like hes already infiltrated congress. This bill on the floor of this house today has donald trump written all over it. This donald trump bill treats people like criminals who havent even been arrested yet. Congress doesnt need to tell our local police and this was how to keep us safe. Decades of Research Shows that this kind of bill will only make our neighborhoods less safe. The safety of our families should not be upon to please donald trump. Republicans should work to fix our broken immigration system that will make our neighborhoods safer and supercharge our economy. I stand with the Major County Sheriffs Association and the fraternal order of police and oppose this bill. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from california yields back. For what purpose does the gentlelady from North Carolina seek recognition . Ms. Foxx i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. Ms. Foxx last week the house passed legislation that would fund the highway and transit programs through december 18. Transportation infrastructure, key components of Economic Development efforts in North Carolina and this fiscally responsible bill keeps important road and bridge projects going in the shortterm while discussions continue on a longer term bill. Earlier this year i introduced legislation to help the federal government responsibly manage taxpayer money and stretch the limited Funds Available to the Highway Trust Fund by exempting it from the davisbacon acts outdated wasteful labor requirements for federalaid highway and Public Transportation projects. The davisbacon act was passed in 1931 and requires federal contractors and subcontractors to pay the local prevailing wage for Construction Projects on which the federal government is a party. For decades it has been driving up the cost of federal highway projects by mandating artificially high wages. It is time to get america back on track by spending wisely not carelessly. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from North Carolina yields back. For what purpose does the gentlelady from texas seek recognition . Ms. Jackson lee i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. Ms. Jackson lee mr. Speaker, on august 6, just a few days from now, america will have the privilege of celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1965 Voting Rights act but the sadness to know that the Voting Rights act has been gutted by the United States supreme court. With instructions for this congress to respond to the rights of americans to vote. Im very proud of the words of Justice Ginsberg said, commence that if common sense if polio is on the demise, why get rid of the polio vaccination. Voting prohibitionses and prohibiting people from voting has decreased over the decades, but it has because of the Voting Rights act. Frankly we are doing a great disservice. When there are rebel flags being flown to show racial divide or monuments that represent very dire comments about those who are slaves, it looks as if this congress could bring a Voting Rights legislation to be voted on for all americans to be able to vote. What a sad state of affairs when we cannot have a real vote on the floor of the house to reauthorize the Voting Rights act which many of us have worked on even from the last congress. I finally conclude by saying on this floor will be a bill dealing with what we call sanctuary cities take advantage of an enormous tragedy which i offer my deepest sympathy. The National League of cities, the