Proceedingodaynotionso rerdote or t yeas and na a ordered or votes objted t und clse 6 o rule 20. House wil reseproceeding onostt for what purpo does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognitn . H. 6277. Nd the rulesnd pass e speakepro tempo h. R. 6277. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk Union Calendar number h. R. 6277. A bill to amend the federal assets, sale and transfer act of 2016 to improve such other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from pennsylvania, mrn from nevada, ms. Titus, each will control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania. Mr. Perry thank you, madam speaker. I ask unanimous consent that lee days in which to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material into the record on. 6277. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Perry madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Perry thank you, madam speaker. First, i want to thank the Economic Development, public buildings and emergcymber titusr working with me on this piece of legislation. The federal assets, sale and transfer act, otherwise known as fasta, was passed in 2016 to create a temporary board of experts to identify federal properties for sale and unfortunately the process has not worked as congress originally envisioned and this bill seeks to remedy that. Federal agencies let go of propy dont need and it has become clear the board requires more authority to recommendations. This bill would make a number of reforms to improve the effectiveness of the process, including extending the board■ ■ timeline, speeding up the Effective Date of incentives for agencies to put properties forward and giving boar access to the federal Real Property council. Madam speaker, i urge support of this legislation and i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. And the gentlewoman from nevada, ms. Titus is, recognized. Titistitis ms. Titus, is recognized. You ms. Titus thank you. Fasta was a biparn cameral effoe t. N. I. Committee in the 114th congress. With the goal of improving the disposal process for unneededro. Fasta established the public buildings reform board, pbrb, an independent federal agency, to review and recommend Unused Properties for the government to sell. Once the properties were was to work with the office of management and budget and the General Services administration to dispose of these new temporary d process. Since its establishment, however, the pbrws about has faced significant challenges. Although the legislation was passed in 2016, members were not appointed until may of 2019. Furthermore, the board was unable to conduct business for most of 2022 after two Board Members resigned, leaving■ quorl november, 2022. As a result, they were unable to complete and submit to their first round of recommendations. Overall, difficulties in doing research during the pandemic, lack of access todi agencies prr dispositions, delays in selling two particularly valuable properties in nts with g. S. A. And o. M. B. On disposition strategies have all made the boards work challenging. Due to these■q■ i joined chairmy in sponsoring the fasta reform act. I thank him for his leadership. It requires federal agencies to share their Real Property data and consolidation plans with the board. It also enables the board to submit recommendations to o. M. B. On a rolling basis. It gives the board control over the sales proceeds and the asset proceeds and space manag■vement fund, it reduces the quorum requirement for meetings and activities from five Board Members toou agencies to prepare properties for disposition and it extends the operation of the pbrb to december as agencies postpandemic space needs evolve, efficient and effective disposal of unneeded properties will come even more important. Allowing this Demonstration Program to complete its work will yield Important Information that could mitigate several longstanding disposal challenges and improve the size and efficiency of the federal Real Property portfolio. Support this Bipartisan Legislation of i thank you and i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman reserves. The gentleman from penylvania is recognized. Mr. Perry madam speaker, i have no other speakers and im prepared to close,ing but i reserve close, but i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentlewoman from nevada is recognized. Ms. Titus thank you. I dont have any speakers either. I would just think this is a efficiency, saving taxpayer dollars and working across the aisle. And i urge my colleagues to support it and thank you, mr. Perry. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the■k gentlewoman yields. The gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. Mr. Perry i yield myself such time as i may consume and i thank the gentlelady for her kind work on this effort. In closing, h. R. 6277 makes improvements to theuthorities of the public buildings reform board or the prb pbrb established by the federal asset, sale and transfer act, to increase the number of federal properties the board be recommend recommend be sold or dedevelopment redeveloped. For allowing more properties, h. R. 6277 will ultimately reduce the cost of our federal real esta those in favor say aye. Thosopsed, 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. For what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition . Mr. Perry madam speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass h. Con. Res. 83. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the concurrent resolution. The clerk house calendar number 65. House concurrent reluti 83. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the capitol ground for the National Peace officers Memorial Service and the nationad and pipe band exhibition. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from pennsylvania, mrn fromad will control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania. Mr. Perry thank you, madam speaker. I ask unanimous consent that members have days in which to revise and extend their remarks and insert ex daneious material under extraneous material into the record on house continuing objection. Mr. Perry madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Perry thank you, madam speaker. House continuing resolution 83, which i introduced, honors our nations fallen Law Enforcement officers who died in the line of duty last year with a Memorial Service here at the capitol. Every day our Police Officers show up to protect and serve, keeping our families, businses and communities safe. Unfortunately too many, so many of our Police Officers are demonized and disparaged for doing one of the hardest, most important jobs in the country. And its a job that continues to grow more dangerous every day. We owe our gratitude to those Police Officers who continue to serve, despite these challenging times. Thisrvice is only one small way to thank and honor the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice. I al wan the Economic Development, public buildings and Emergency ManagementRanking Member for madam speaker, i urge support of this resolution and i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentlewoman from nevada is re ms. Titus thank you. I yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Ms. Titus house concurrent resolution 83 authorizes the use of the Capitol Grounds for the 43rd annual National Peace officers Memorial Service and the National Honor guard and pipe band exhibition. As the Ranking Member, as you heard, of the subcommittee on Economic Development, it is an honor to carry this resolution alongside subcommittee chair perry. The Memorial Service will be held on may 15 and will be coor7dinated capitol and the cal police and it will honor Law Enforcement officers who made the ultimate sacrifice in the linef duty during 2023. That includes five from nevada. First, the correctional officer Victor Hunter served the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police department for four years. During an altercation between two inmates, officer hunter rushed to the situation. In the aftermath, he began to feel ill and was sent home. On his way home e involved in a car home, he was involved in a car accident directly resolving resulting from complications of his illness and he passed away on september 16, 2011. Trooper Clifford Fontaine served in the nevada Highway Patrol for 15 years after previously ■swo mechanic and as an advanced emergency medical technician. Hes remembered for his kindness, his compassion and for being a peace maker in all facets of his life. Trooper fontaine passed away on november 27, 2021, froms as a rf contracting covid19 in the line of duty. Officer anthony franconi retired from Law Enforcement but still answered the call to serve with multiple agencies in nevada, including the Pyramid Lake Tribal Police department. Nothing was more important to him than his family, including his two sons and his daughter who he dedicated every■ waking moment as she battled a rare form of muscular dystrophy. During an attempt to stop a fleeing subjectfficer franconi put himself in harms way to deploy spike strips and was tragically struck by the vehicle. He passed 25, 2023. Sergeant michael abate served in the nevada Highway Patrol for nearly 11 years. A former race car driver himself, he utilized his passion for fast cars by teaching cadets about rd safety and by running the Emergency VehicleOperations Course for southern nevada. Trooper Alberto Felix served in the nevada Highway Patrol for four years, a United States air force veteran, his friends and family remember him for his selfless leadership, his sense of humor and his love of helping people. He especially took pride in removing impaired drivers, which undoubtedly in nevada throughous career. Both sergeant a bait and trooper trooper. 4 00. ■■o■■ bngseeroes back bute c acknoedhe work they did, t s le they le they ge they gave to help all of us live in Safer Communities with safer families. I urge support of this les luges and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman yields. The gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. Mr. Perry thank you, madam speaker. I yield such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Perry all of us have had our hearts broken as we have watched the nightly ne town, our own state or across the country as brave men and women wearing the uniform have run to the bullets. Have run to the sound of the have run to the violence. Too many, too many. As as Law Enforcement struggles to maintain recruitment, as unfortunately too many places in america dont respect the work that is an unfortunate situation we find ourselves in. I can imagine every single day when an officer leave theirs home, their theirs house or wife, their children, goodbye. Every day. You never know whether its just going to be a traffic stop or ie where something, some bad turn of events and the officer never comes home. Never comes home. That has to end in america, madam speaker. That circumstance has to end. But while it is p while we seek for a Better Future for our country and the men and women wh serve so bravely in uniform, the one small thing we can do is open up their United States capitol to bring attention, to draw attention is to what has happened to the unimaginable sacrifice that they have made, that their families continue to endure, so tt america can see, so that all of america, all the world, can see who we honor. And so again, i urge support of house continuing resolution 83 to allow these Capitol Grounds to be used for Memorial Service lawe used for Memorial Service ep forcement officers who died in the line of duty in 2023 and i yield the balance. The speaker pro tempore the suspend the rules and agree to house res. Con turn resolution 83. 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 concurrent resolution is agreed to and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. For what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition . Mr. Perry i move to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 6316. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk union calenda 340, h. R. 6316, a till bill to amend title 40 United States code to establish an Expiration Date of certain ctt respect to certain s of projects and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from pennsylvania, mrn from nevada, 20 minutes. They are chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania. Mr. Perry thank you, madam speaker. I ask unanimous consent that members haveiv days in which to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material into the record on h. R. 6316. The speaker pro tempore withouh time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Perry thank you, madam speaker. H. R. 6316 sets andxpttee resolus for the General Services administrations Capital Leasing and improvement program. Now i g. S. A. Fails to proceed with a project thats been abriefd both the House Committee on transportation and infrastructure and the senateitd public works within five years, the bill would require that the authorization expires and the g. S. A. Would then return to the committee for a new approval. I want to again thank my good friend, Ranking Member titusing Development Public buildings and Emergency Management subcommittee for her leadership and work on h. R. 6316 and for working the whole committee on this piece of legislation which i am proud to cosponsor. Madam speaker, i urge support o5 balance. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentlewoman from nevada is recognized. Ms. Titus thank you. I yield myself as much time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized. Ms. Titus thank you. As you heard, h. R. 6316ets a fiveyear expiration on resolutions approving g. S. A. Construction, alteration, design, projects this means if within five years of the passage of the resolution g. S. A. Has not executed the project then the authorization is deemed expired. This has been a concern to members on both sides of the aisle for years. Similar provisions were included in former t. N. I. Chairman schusters public building reform and savings act of 2016 and former chairman berlettas real reform act of 2018. Unfortunately, neither of these bills was signed into law. I hear from the many federal agencies that i work with that it can be difficult to obtain information from g. S. A. On the status of projects authorized by congress. Especially construction of new courthouses. Once we authorize an activity, whether its a leasing activity or construction of a currently e little access to how, when, and if the project has been executed. This lack of information becamed a prospectus to build a new courthouse in los angeles, california, in 2000 as part of fits f. Y. 2001 Capital Investment program. Even though there were already two courthouses in los angeles, the judicial conference insisted the l. A. Courthouse complex was so short of space for judges that it was the number one space em country. G. S. A. Submitted a prospectus to build a new courtroom, totaling 712 totaling 712,200,000 square feet. Adpliesmed sine ofe building exceeded the congressional authorized size by 13 courtrooms,1rbgz 260,000 square feet and 100 million. And it changed scope so often the prompt was canceled in 2006 despite saying it had been an emergency. Then in 2011, the courts and g. S. A. No, i announced theyd move forward with a downsized project that would not exceed the size and cost originally th than 10 years earlier and would provide notification of congress. Some members of the t. N. I. Committee were so■ concerned about the actions and lack of transparency on the los angeles routs pronl they requested a g. A. O. Study of the courthouse and held a series of hear