We ask that you come to the hidden places in our hearts. Speak to us there and teach us wisdom. Create in us clean hearts. Fill our minds with pure thoughts and holy desires. Then may we be found ready and willing to do the work you put before us. Delight in us today. May the words of our mouths and the thoughts in our heads, the meditations of our hearts be acceptable to you. For your pleasure is not to be found in our performance, our spice of time and service do not impress you. But desire a contrite heart. A yielding spirit. A kind word, and gracious attitude. Lord, unlock our hearts, open our lips, that from them will pour out thankfulness and praise. Then may our joy be a blessing to those whom we encounter this day. In your gracious name we pray. Amen. The speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the chamber her approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from nebraska, mr. Flood. Mr. Flood 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 for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition . Mr. Mcgovern madam speaker, by the direction of committee on rules, i call up House Resolution 1377 and ask for its immediate consideration. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the resolution. The clerk house calendar number 1304. House resolution 1377. Resolved, that upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the house the bill, h. R. 4118, to authorize the secretary of health and Human Services to build safer, thriving communities, and save lives, by investing in effective communitybased Violence Reduction initiatives, and for other purposes. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. The bill shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and on any amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion except, one, 30 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on the judiciary or their respective designees and, two, one motion to recommit. Section 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the house the bill, h. R. 5768, to direct the attorney general to establish a Grant Program to establish, create, and administer the violent incident clearance and technology investigative method, and for other purposes. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the committee on the judiciary now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of rules Committee Print 11762, modified by the amendment printed in the report of the committee on rules accompanying this resolution, shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill, as 3 amended, are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any further amendment thereto, to final passage without intervening motion except, one, 30 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on the judiciary or their respective designees; and, two, one motion to recommit. Section 3. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the house the bill, h. R. 6448, to direct the director of the office of Community Oriented policing services of the department of justice to carry out a Grant Program to provide assistance to Police Departments with fewer than 200 Law Enforcement officers, and for other purposes. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. An amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of rules Committee Print 11765 shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any further amendment thereto, to final passage without intervening motion except, one, 30 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on the judiciary or their respective designees, and, two, one motion to recommit. Section 4. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the house the bill, h. R. 8542, to amend the Public Health service act to authorize grants to states, indian tribes, tribal organizations, urban indian organizations, and political subdivisions thereof to hire, employ, train, and dispatch Mental Health professionals to respond in lieu of Law Enforcement officers in emergencies involving one or more persons with a Mental Illness or an intellectual or developmental disability, and for other purposes. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. The bill shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the bill are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and on any amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion except, one, 30 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on energy and commerce or their respective designees, and, two, one motion to recommit. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized for one hour. Mr. Mcglofn madam speaker, for the purposes purposes of debate only, i yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentlewoman from minnesota. Pending which i yield myself such time as i may consume. During consideration of this resolution all time yielded is for the purposes of debate only. I ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Mcgovern yesterday the rules committee met and roorlted a rule h. Res. 1377 providing for consideration of four measures. H. R. 4118. H. R. 6448. H. R. 5768. And h. R. 8542 all under closed rules. For h. R. 4118, and h. R. 6448, the rule provides 30 minutes of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on judiciary. For each bill and motions to recommit for each measures. For h. R. 5768, the rule provides 30 minutes of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on the judiciary. Selfexecutes a managers amendment from chairman nad lerks and provides a motion to re nairm nadler. And provides a motion to prerecommit. 30 minutes of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on energy and commerce and motion to recommit. Madam speaker, democrats in this congress have been focused on building Safer Communities since day one. We believe that every child in america deserves the safety and security of growing up in a Community Free from violence. Trusting that the people who keep them safe will do that, regardless of the color of their skin or the zip code they live in. We believe that the need to fight crime and approve safety in our community should unite us not divide us. These are good bills that we are considering today that will make our community safer. The Mental Health justice act creates a Grant Program for states and local governments to train and dispatch Mental Health professionals to respond to emergencies that involve people with behavioral needs. The victim act, establishes a Grant Program to hire, train, and retain detectives and Victims Services personnel to investigate shootings and support victims. To break the cycle of violence act provides grants to communities for evidencebased Community Violence intervengs and prevention programs designed to interrupt cycles of violence. And the invest to protect act creates a Grant Program to provide Police Departments fewer than 125 Officers Training resources for calls involving people with Substance Use disorders. Mental health needs, or people with disabilities. I am glad that we are moving forward today. I am thankful to my colleagues who have worked on these bills. Do i want more . Of course. Will i keep fighting for us to do more . Absolutely. The truth is we still havent made meaningful gains when it comes to accountability. The house passed the George Floyd Justice in policing act. Sadly the senate has yet to act on that bill. But i dont want the perfect to be the enemy of the good. If you dont like whats in one of these bills or all of them, then you can vote against them. I strongly urge everybody on both sides of the aisle to vote yes on the rule so that we can at least move this forward and have the opportunity to debate these measures. Im confident that many of the provisions of these four bills will help save lives. But this conversation cant end here. We need to keep making our communities safer and new, innovative in imaginative way, we can start by passing this rule antiunderlying legislation. I and the underlying legislation. I reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from massachusetts reserves. The the gentlewoman from minnesota is recognized. Mrs. Fischbach thank you, madam speaker. I thank the representative and my colleague on the rules committee from massachusetts for yielding me the customary 30 minutes. And i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman is recognized. Mrs. Fischbach this morning we are here to debate a rule providing for a series of bills that have been noticed multiple times going back as far as july. But we in the rules committee were given roughly one hour to consider the changes that have been negotiated. Negotiated internally within the majority conference with no minority input. Presumably the changes were made at the behes of the left wing defind the police activist that is unfortunately have become the loudest voice in their party. It seems to me that these bills are very transparent response to the negative reaction democrats have experienced as a result of these continued calls while crime is understandably skyrocketing. The victim act creates a new federal Grant Program to help local governments cut down on homicide and nonfatal shooting backlogs. The funds can be used for hiring and training detectives and processing personnel, upgrading or replacing investigative or evidence processing technology, and improving resources for victims and their families. First of all, these programs largely replicate existing programs managed by the department of justice. This again reminds us of why we have been called to this debate. It is not to solve a problem. It is so that by democrat colleagues can look like they are solving problems. Furthermore, programs like this would not be needed if the left had prioritized defund had not prioritized defunding the police over keeping our country citizens safe. This bill effectively bails out governments like austin, philadelphia, and rochester, new york, that decreased Police Budgets over the years. The invest to protect act expands cops Grant Programs to include Police Departments with fewer than 125 Law Enforcement officers. Funds may be used for training, body cameras, signing and retention bonus, and providing access to Mental Health services. Just to point out, there is a clause in this bill that explicitly says the attorney general can give preference to activities that have nothing to do with recruitment or rete retention. Madam speaker, the left has been actively fighting against Law Enforcement and as a result the American People are angry. They are angry about the increases in Violent Crimes across the country. They are angry about repeat offenders being released to commit even more serious crimes. They are angry that even after making these concerns clear democrats have been ignoring them in favor of extreme antipolice agenda. This is a lastditch effort for them to act like they are not deeply out of touch with the country. Coming just in time to seat results from election polling. This is an effort to sweep under the rugs that my colleagues in the majority will seek private security while simultaneously seeking to cut Police Budgets. Defunding the police is only one step towards fully dismantling Police Departments. My colleagues want to distract from the fact that even some of the most senior officials of the Biden Administration are echoing or applauding efforts to reduce budgets of Law Enforcement. Despite this hallow effort, im comfort the American People see right through this charade and see this for what it is, a political exercise. Thank you, madam speaker. I oppose the rule and ask members to do the same. I reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman reserves. The gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. Mr. Mcgovern madam speaker, i have Great Respect for my colleague from minnesota and appreciate serving with you on the rules committee. I think the only one talking about politics here is the gentlelady from minnesota. She talks about defunding the police. The bills that are before us are Grant Programs. So im not sure what shes talking about. And if you want to talk about politics, fine. You know, lets talk about voting records. And i want to ask unanimous consent, madam speaker, to insert into the record a Washington Post article entitled 21 House Republicans vote against awarding congressional gold medal to all Police Officers who responded on january 6. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Mcgovern madam speaker, you heard that right. 21 of our colleagues across the aisle opposed a simple bill honoring the heroes of january 6. Officers who now bear physical and psychological scars from that day because they fought to protect us and the capitol. It is disgraceful. And yet, nothing about that from the other side of the aisle in terms of just how disgraceful that was. So you can talk politics, but if you want to talk about the substance of these bills, thats what then do so and acknowledge what they are. They are bills that will help make our communities safer. They are bills that quite frankly i should also point out that i think all but one of the bills is the same as as the same as they were in july. So so im not quite sure what the fuss is over the fact that were bringing these things up right now is all about. But theyre good bills that will help make our communities safer. Look, i trust when we pass the rule some thoughtful republicans will vote on in favor of some of them or all of them. But if you dont believe this is an appropriate thing to do, then you can vote no. Thats your right. You go home and explain it to your constituents. But i reserve my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentlewoman from minnesota is recognized. Mrs. Fischbach thank you, madam speaker. And i believe it is two bills that are different but we can check on that. Just to make sure that we understand whats going on. To further illustrate the political charade, my colleagues in the majority have blocked any effort to include thoughtful policy Solutions Proposed by House Republicans. In rules committee i even offered a motion to consider a bill i proposed earlier this year to support our Law Enforcements efforts to train our next generation of peace officers. H. R. 7421, the Law Enforcement education Grant Program act of 2022, was a product of discussions with Minnesota State patrol officers and other members of the local community regarding the difficulty of not only hiring new officers but even finding potential recruits. Police departments across the country are experiencing a serious shortage of officers. This lack of qualified officers has led to a drastic increase in crime. We need to invest in recruiting a number of welltrained and highly educated Police Officers to help keep our communities safe. This bill provides education grants up to 400,000 per year 4,000 per year not exceeding 16,000 to a student pursuing a degree in a criminal justice or related field. The app i licant must commitmeno serving as a fouryear commitment to being a Police Officer. Be a app if an applicant fails to complete their service requirements, the grants will be converted back to a loan