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1140, which the clerk will report by title. The clerk a bill to enhance the Security Operations of the Transportation Security Administration and stability of the transportation Security Work force by applying the personal system under title 5 United States code to employees of the Transportation Security Administration who provide screening of all passengers and property, and for other purposes. The chair when the committee of the whole rose earlier today amendment number 9 printed in house report 116411, offered by the gentlewoman from florida, miss mucarselpowell, had been postponed. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, proceedings will now resume on those amendments printed in house report 116411 on which further proceedings were postponed in the following order. Amendment number 7 by mr. Cisneros of california. Amendment 9 by ms. Mucarselpowell of florida. The chair will reduce to two minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote after the first vote in this series. The Unfinished Business is the request for recorded vote on amendment number 7 printed in 116411 by the gentleman from california, mr. Cisneros, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. The clerk will redesignate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 7 printed in house report number 116411, offered by mr. Cisneros of california. The chair a recorded vote has been requested. Those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be count r counted. Be counted. A sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This will be 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 the chair on this vote the yeas and the nays are one. The amendment is adopted. The Unfinished Business is the request for a recorded vote on in dment number 9 printed house report 116411 by the florida, ms. Om mucarselpowell, on which proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. The clerk will redesignate the amendment. 9 clerk amendment number printed in house report 116411 ffered by ms. Mucarselpowell of florida. The chair a recorded vote has been requested. Those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. A sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This will be a twominute 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. ] coip on this vote the yeas are 403. The nays are zero. The amendment is adopted. There being no further amendments, under the rule, the committee now rises. The chair mr. Speaker, the committee of the whole house on the state of the union has had under the consideration h. R. 1140 and according to House Resolution, House Resolutionle 77, i report the bill as amended by that resolution back to the house with sundry further amendments adopted in the committee of the whole. The speaker pro tempore the chair of the committee of the whole house on the state of the Union Reports that the committee has had under consideration the bill h. R. 1140 and pursuant to House Resolution 877, reports the bill as amended by that resolution back to the house with sundry further amendments adopted in the committee of the whole. Under the rule, the previous question is ordered. In a separate vote, demanded on any amendment reported from the committee of the whole . If not, the chair will put them enrows. The question is on the adoption of the amendments. So many as are in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. The ayes have t the amendments are agreed to. The questions question is on engrossment and third reading of the bill. So many as are in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. The ayes have it. Third reading. The clerk a bill to enhance the Security Operations of the transportation and Security Administration and civil it of the transportation and Security Work force by applying the personnel system under title 5 United States code to employees of Transportation Security Administration to provide screening of all passengers and property, and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore the ouse will be in order. He house will be in order. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from arizona rise . Mrs. Lesko thank you, mr. Speaker. I have a motion to recommit at the desk. The speaker pro tempore is the gentlewoman opposed to the bill . Mrs. Lesko i am in its current form. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman qualifies. The clerk will report the motion. The clerk mrs. Lesko of arizona moves to recommit the bill h. R. 1140 to the committee on Homeland Security with instructions to report the same back to the house forthwith with the following amendment. Add at the end of section 4 the following, c, roll of construction, during the transition period and after the conversion date, the secretary shall ensure that the Transportation Security Administration continues to prevent the hiring of individuals who have been convicted of a sex crime and offense involving a minor, a crime of violence, or terrorism. The speaker pro tempore the ouse will be in order. The gentlewoman is recognized for five minutes. Mrs. Lesko thank you, mr. Speaker. I first want to say that the vast majority of t. S. A. Officers are good, hardworking professionals. But there are some bad actors. If the house could be in order, sir. The speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. Members will take their conversations off the floor. Mrs. Lesko on february 6, 2020 the state of california announced the arrest and prosecution of a former t. S. A. Screener. Resulting from an f. B. I. Investigation. According to the criminal complaint, the t. S. A. Screener used fraud or deceit to falsely imprison a woman going through security. While stationed as a travel document checker at Los Angeles International airport in june of 2019. The screener insisted that the woman passenger needed extra screening in a private elevator. Where he told the passenger to reveal her full breasts. Sir, the house is not in order. The speaker pro tempore the ouse will be in order. Mrs. Lesko again, this bad actor t. S. A. Screener told a passenger to reveal her full breasts and lift her pants and underwear. The victim in the case stated that she complied with the t. S. O. s instruction out of fear. Fortunately, this offender was immediately fired by the t. S. A. However, under this bill, h. R. 1140, if it passed, this predator could be on the federal payroll for months or even years. But this is not an isolated incident. In addition to the sexual predator at l. A. X. In the last five years alone the screener in bosston was caught luring teenage girls into posing for nude photos. The screener at la guardia molested a female College Student at the airport bathroom. And two screeners in denver plotted to grope attractive men. My amendment is simple. It would enhance Aviation Security and protect the flying public by preventing the t. S. A. From hiring any candidate with a history of sexual misconduct, offenses involving minors, or terrorism. This amendment is identical to an amendment offered by my democratic colleague, ms. Underwood, which was not offered here today. The underwood amendment was made in order by the rules committee. The rule was supported by every democrat in the house. Republicans strongly support the underwood amendment. We were disappointed we did not have an opportunity to vote on it earlier. The underwood amendment preserves the authority t. S. A. Currently has to prevent the hiring of candidates with a history of sexual misconduct, offenses involving minors, and terrorism. The underwood amendment is so important because current law bars a litany of criminals from working in sensitive roles at airports. The amendment simply ensures that current safeguards remain in place. Theres no reason that someone with a conviction for Sexual Assault or terrorism should be a t. S. A. Employee. To be clear, the underwood amendment, my amendment, would prevent the hiring of sexual predators like harvey weinstein. We have two options today. Adopt the underwood amendment and keep sexual predators off of the federal payroll. Or reject it and reward sexual predators with a paycheck from the taxpayer. I urge all of my members to support the motion to recommit. Mr. Speaker, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida rise . I rise today to speak in opposition to this motion to recommit. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman is recognized for five minutes. Thank you, mr. Speaker. 47,000 transportation Security Officers just heard the comments of my colleague, miss lesko. 47,000, many of them well see today as we cast our vote and fly home to our districts. Mrs. Demings im sure many people on this house floor will ay thank you for your service. 47,000 men and women who do the jobs to keep the flying public safe every day. The behavior that mrs. Lesko cited from l. A. X. , thats offensive to, im sure, much in this room. Everyone in this room. Let me be clear, there is nothing in this bill that will allow the t. S. A. To hire individuals who have been convicted of sex crimes or offenses against a minor, a crime of violence, or terrorism. Let me be clear, the example there is he cited nothing that would have precluded this person from being hired in the first place. The behavior took place after the person was hired. This is a red herring. And we decided not to offer this amendment because it simply isnt necessary. T. S. A. Conducts rigorous background checks and will continue to do so. Let me say this, i was assigned to the orlando International Airport as a Police Captain during 9 11. And i did not come today to play political games. Nd neither did the 242 cosponsors of this bill. Mr. Speaker, let me make this clear, a vote for this motion to recommit is a vote against the transportation Security Officers. They are the frontline workers who work through a Government Shutdown without being paid to keep america safe. They are still showing up today , each of them interacting with thousands of passengers even as we face a Public Health crisis. Today you have a choice. Move this bill forward and provide t. S. O. s the basic rights and benefits they deserve, or deny them those rights. Its just that simple. Mr. Speaker, today we have a bipartisan solution that will allow us to ensure that the work force gets the same Compensation Benefits and protections as are available to most other federal employees. It is about time that t. S. A. Federal work force be treated like federal employees. This is the time not to just say we appreciate you, but to show them how much we appreciate them. So i urge my colleagues to vote against this motion and in support of the bill on final passage. And with that, mr. Speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the previous question is ordered on the motion to recommit. The question is on the motion to recommit. So many as are in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. The noes have it. Mrs. Lesko mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman arizona. Mrs. Lesko i call for the yeas and nays. The speaker pro tempore the yeas and nays are requested. Those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. A sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. Members will record their votes y electronic device. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule 9 pursuant to clause 9 of rule 20, this will be followed by fiveminute vote on pass afpblgt bill if ordered. This is a fiveminute 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 the speaker pro tempore on this vote, the yeas are 227, the noes are 175. The motion is adopted. For what purpose does the gentleman from mississippi rise . Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the instructions of the house in the notion recommit i report h. R. 1140 back to the house with an amendment. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the amendment. The clerk amendment offered by mr. Thompson of mississippi. At the end of section 4, add the following. C, construction after the conversion dade the secretary shall ensure that the Transportation Security Administration continues to prevent the hiferinge individuals who have been convicted of a sex crime, an offense involving a minor, a crime of violence, or terrorism. The speaker pro tempore the question is on adoption of the amendment. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. The ayes have it. The amendment is agreed to. The question is on engrossment and third reading. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. The ayes have it. Third reading. The clerk a bill to enhance the Security Operations of the Transportation Security Administration and stability of the transportation Security Work force by applying personnel system under title v United States code to employees of the Transportation Security Administration to provide screening of all passengers and property and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore the question is on passage of the bill. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. Mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from alabama. Mr. Speaker, i ask for the yeas and nays. The speaker pro tempore the yeas and nays are requested. Those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will rise. A sufficient number having risen, the yeas and nays are ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. Members, this is a fiveminute 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 230. The nays are 171. The bill is passed. Without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas rise . To rise to indicate register my vote for the cisneros amendment, protecting veterans and having a focus of hiring veterans under the legislation h. R. 1140. Right for transportation Security Officers of 2020. I ask that my vote of aye be placed in the record at the appropriate place. Unanimous consent. The speaker pro tempore without objection. The gentlewomans statement will be recorded in the record. Ms. Jackson lee i thank you. The speaker pro tempore the chair will receive a message. The messenger mr. Speaker, a message from the president of the United States. The secretary mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore madam secretary. The secretary i have been directed by the president of the United States to deliver to the house of representatives a message in writing. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from louisiana seek recognition . Thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Scalise i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for the purpose of inquiring to the majority leader the schedule for next week. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Scalise i also ask unanimous consent to revise and extend. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Scalise with that, mr. Speaker, id be happy to yield to my friend, the gentleman from maryland, the majority leader of the house. Mr. Hoyer i thank the gentleman for yielding. Preliminaryly, mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that when the house adjourns today it adjourn to meet on monday next when it shall convene at noon for morning business. And at 2 00 p. M. For legislative business. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Hoyer mr. Speaker, on monday the house will meet at 12 00 p. M. For morning hour debate and 2 00 p. M. For legislative business with votes postponed until 6 30 p. M. On tuesday and wednesday the house will meet at 10 00 a. M. For morning hour debate and 12 p. M. For legislative business. On thursday, mr. Speaker, the house will meet at 9 00 a. M. For legislative business with last votes of the week expected no later than 3 00 p. M. We will consider several bills under suspend the rules, the complete list of suspension bills will be announced by the close of business tomorrow. The house will consider h. R. 2214, the no ban act. This bill would repeal the president s muslim travel ban and prevent t

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