Yeas and nays are ordered. He orvotes objected to under the house irule 20. Proceedings on postponed questions at a later time. For what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition . Madam speaker, i move hat house suspend the rules and pass that the house suspend the rules and pass h. R. 2227, as amended. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 2227, a bill to amend the Service Members civil relief act to authorize spouses of Service Members to incur a catastrophic injury or illness or die while in military service to terminate leases of premises and Motor Vehicles and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from california, mr. Takano, and the gentleman from tennessee, mr. Roe, each will control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. Takano. Mr. Takano madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h. R. 2122 as amended. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Takano i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Takano i rise in support of h. R. 2227 as amended this egold star spouses and spouses of spouses of injured Service Members lease regular leaf expansion act of 2019. This bill was bro deuced by representative cheri bustos of illinois and i thank her for her work with the committee. It expands on the work the committee did last congress with representative bustos to improve the Service Members civil relief act. This bill ensures that active and reserve component Service Members and their spouses or dependents who are catastrophically injured while in service to this nation have the ability to break their home and vehicle leases up to a year after their injury so that the family can modify their living situation to what best suits their new needs. Service members and families undergo difficult Life Transitions because of catastrophic injuries. Families should have the flexibility to be at their Service Members side during recovery and the ability to easily move closer to family, friends, or other support networks. Families dealing with the catastrophic injury of their loved ones should not have to worry about leases and cancellation fees. Madam speaker, this bill is an outgrowth of the bill ms. Bustos led last congress and was the suggestion of the paralyzed veterans of america. It also clarifies similar legislation that passed in the National Defense authorization act last year. H. R. 2227 as amended would make it clear that catastrophically disabled Service Member who was the mental capacity to terminate a lease may do so. Its not only spouses and dependents who are protected by the Service Members civil relief act. Madam speaker, i would like to thank dr. Wenstrup, a former member of this committee, for his focus on the issue and for working with ms. Bustos on the bill. I would also like to thank the paralyzed veterans of america for highlighting the need to include catastrophically disabled veterans and families in our work to improve the civil the Service Members civil relief act. Finally, i applaud the bipartisan work of congressman levin and bilirakis on this bill and their work on the Economic Opportunity subcommittee. I encourage all of my colleagues to join me in voting for h. R. 2227 as amended. Madam speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentleman from tennessee is recognized. Mr. Roe i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Roe thank you, madam speaker. Today i rise in support of h. R. 2227 as amended, the gold star spouses and spouse of injured Service Members lease regular leaf act, of 2019. This bill would build upon legislation enacted last congress and in face call year 2020 National Defense authorization act to amend the Service Members civil relief act to allow a surviving spouse of a Service Member who died on active duty to terminate a property lease follow the various members death. This bill would expand that allowance to include Motor Vehicle leases prorkvide the same protection for spouses of Service Members who are catastrophically injured in service. Madam speaker, the last thing a husband or wife should have to worry about when their Service Member spouse dies or is grievously injured in service to our country are late fees or penalties for terminating a lease for a car or property. Ensuring that they dont have this is the very least we can do in exchange for their sacrifice. I want to thank my colleague, congresswoman bustos from illinois, my friend dr. Brad wenstrup of ohio, a fell vote fellow veteran and former Senior Committee member, as well as other members of congress who work sod hard on this bill in order to clarify these protections for these most deserving men and women. I encourage and urge all my colleagues to join me in supporting h. R. 2227 as amend and with that i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentleman from california is recognized. Mr. Takano i have no further speakers, im prepared to close, i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from tennessee is recognized. Mr. Roe i would like to yield three minutes to my good friend, dr. Brad wenstrup, an iraq war veteran, and commend him on his work on this bill. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Wenstrup thank you. Thank you, madam speaker. Its a tragedy any time a United StatesService Member is killed or gravely injured in the line of duty. Those events, however, dont happen in a vacuum. They have lasting impacts on that heros family and loved ones. Thats why i rise in support of this bill h. R. 2227, which i introduced with representative bustos. Our legislation would give spouses and dependents of Service Members who are killed or catastrophically injured in the line of duty the flexibility to move closer to family and friends for support. Because no one enduring that type of life altering event should go through it alone. In 2018, representative bustos and i worked together to pass the gold star spouses leasing relief act an get it signed into law. It gave gold star spouses the ability to terminate their property leases without penalty if their Service Member was killed in the line of duty. We expanded those protections to include auto leases as well in last years National Defense authorization act. Now this bill builds upon the good work of those two efforts by extending those protections to dependents of Service Members in addition to spouses. I want to thank representative bustos and the members of the House Veterans Affairs committee for their work in bringing this important bill to the floor. I urge my colleagues to support h. R. 2227 and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from tennessee is recognized. Mr. Roe i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from california is recognized. Mr. Takano i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from tennessee is recognized. Mr. Roe i have no further speakers, im ready to close. Madam speaker, i encourage all of my colleagues to support this. This reminds me, it takes me back to when i was in college in 1965. And my scout master was killed in vietnam with four children. And they were responsible for all these things, with no source no money, i think our lives then were worth 10,000 or if you bought extra insurance 20,000. This is the right thing to do. Im sorry it took 50 years to get it done. I certainly appreciate all of my colleagues, especially my good friend dr. Wenstrup and representative bustos, who brought this to our attention and got it done and i encourage all my colleagues to support it. With that, i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. The gentleman from california is recognized. Mr. Takano madam speaker, i associate myself with the remarks of the Ranking Member. A catastrophic medical condition associated with, you know, someone who has worn the uniform of the nation, our nation, in service of our nation should not be also accompanied by his family or her family. Needing to worry about paying off a lease on a home or car. The law of the United States should reflect the gratitude that the people have for a Service Members service to our country. This is the right thing to do. I encourage all of my colleagues to, again, join me in passing h. R. 2227 as amended. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h. R. 2227 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. Without objection the title is amended. For what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition . Mr. Takano i move that the house suspend the rules and pass h. R. 4852. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 4852, a bill to amend title 38 United States code to require the secretary of Veterans Affairs to make available to veterans certain Additional Information about postsecondary educational institutions and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from california, mr. Takano, and the gentleman from tennessee, mr. Roe, each will control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. Takano. Mr. Takano thank you, madam speaker. I ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and to insert extraneous material on h. R. 4852. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Takano thank you, madam speaker. I yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Takano i rise in support of h. R. 4852, the g. I. And veterans Education Empowerment act, the give act. H. R. 4852, introduced by representative torres, provides veterans with more information about educational institutions prior to their enrollment. Too often, veterans find their educational institutions are not good fits for their educational goals and drop out or transfer to other institutions, after wasting time and benefits. After transferring, veterans lose credits from their transfer institutions or simply give up on acquiring a new skill set altogether because the institution does not meet their needs. Madam speaker, the give act addresses an overlooked cause for veterans dropping out or transfering to other institutions. Cultural incongruence. I have observed countless instances where veterans begin their studies only to find out they are not comfortable on the campus of their educational institution. Congress created the g. I. Bill comparison tool to provide veterans with more information when they consider where they will pursue a postsecondary education. While the g. I. Bill comparison tool provides data on tuition an cost, accreditation an cautionary information, there are gaps in the information regarding Campus Culture. For example, the g. I. Bill comparison tool does not inform a catholic veteran who may be interested in attending a Catholic Institution if an institution is affiliated with the Roman Catholic church. Madam speaker, small pieces of information like that are critical to helping veterans ssimilate to life on campus. Data on Campus Culture are collected by the department of registration not currently displayed on the g. I. Bill comparison tool website. If enacted, the give act will require v. A. To provide perfect Prospective Student veterans on whether an substitution is minorityserve, gender specific, or has a real jus affiliation. Madam speaker, this bill will simply require the g. I. Bill comparison tool to display information to help veterans choose the right to school the first time. This bill will also help veterans choose a campus thats aligned with their values and reduce the number of transfers due to cultural incompatibility. We owe it to our veterans to give them the most accurate and relevant information that will allow them to efficiently obtain a new skill set so they can reenter the labor force and find meaningful opportunities. I would like to thank representative torres for her work on this important issue. Madam speaker, i encourage all of my colleagues to join me to pass h. R. 4852. I reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. The gentleman from tennessee is recognized. Mr. Roe thank you, madam speaker. I yield myself as much time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Roe thank you, madam speaker. Today i rise in support of h. R. 4852, the g. I. And veterans Education Empowerment or give act. This bill would require the department of Veterans Affairs to provide Additional Information on schools listed on the g. I. Bill comparison tool. The tool was First Authorized by legislation sponsored by congressman Gus Bilirakis of florida, the Ranking Member of the subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, in 2013, to give Service Members an veterans the opportunity to compare information and veterans the opportunity to compare information on g. I. Eligible schools to determine which school is right for them. The tools modeled off the department of educations College Navigation website which includes information about tuition and fee costs, policies or transferring credits, and whether an institution is private, not for profit or public. The h. R. 4852 would add three Additional Data points to the tool to ensure that it captures information about whether an institution is affiliated with a religion, serves a specific group of minorities or is genderspecific. As the old saying goes, information is power. I am sure that this Additional Information will help g. I. Bill users choose the right school to fit their specific needs and ultimately ensure their success in Higher Education and beyond. I want to thank congresswoman norma torres of california for her work on this legislation and i urge all of my colleagues to support it and with that, i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. The gentleman from california is recognized. Mr. Takano madam speaker, i have no further speakers and im prepared to close. I reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. The gentleman from tennessee is recognized. Mr. Roe thank you, madam speaker. I too have no more speakers and im prepared to close. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Roe thank you, madam speaker. Having used the g. I. Bill myself many, many years ago, it is an invaluable tool for our veterans. And we know that the g. I. Bill really helped create was one of the major things to help create the america we live in today. As a postworld war ii veterans left, came out, used the g. I. Bill, went to college and really created this country, helped create this great country that we live in. And certainly there information right here, we two years ago passed a bill that would make the g. I. Bill forever so that if you lose your job when youre 45 years old or 50 years old, if youre a veteran, you can go back and use that g. I. Bill to retrain and continue your education. This bill right here helps further clarify and help you use that information better for you and your family and i strongly encourage my colleagues to support that. With that, i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The gentleman from california is recognized. Mr. Takano madam speaker, i, again, urge all of my colleagues in passing h. R. 4852. Our veterans deserve to have the most Accurate Information available to them as theyre making their choices about the institutions they would like to use their g. I. Bill at. I yield back the balance of my time and, again, i urge all of my colleagues to support this bill. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill, h. R. 4852. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. Mr. Takano madam speaker, i ask a recorded vote. I request the yeas and nays. The speaker pro tempore in the opinion of the chair, 2 3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the