politico. according to elite state department cable, [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2021] washington journal live every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. watch all of this at c-span.org. the u.s. house gaveling in next to take up three key pieces of legislation. votes expected this afternoon. now live coverage here on c-span. house resolution 601. resolution providing for consideration of the bill h.r. 4 to amend the voting rights act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which states and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the act and for other purposes. provided for consideration of the snath senate amendment to the bill h.r. 3684, to authorize funds for federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes. and providing for the adoption of concurrent resolution
the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio seek recognition? as the member designated by mr. katko from new york, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. katko will vote yea on the motion to adjourn. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas are 174. the nays were 216. the motion is not adopted. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? the gentlewoman will suspend. the gentlewoman is recognized. thank you, mr. speaker. pursuant to house resolution 567, i call up the bill h.r. 4373, the department of state, foreign operations, and related programs appropriations act of 2022 and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 59, h.r. 4373, a bill making appropriations for the department of state, foreign operation, and related programs for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2022, and for other p
chaplain kibben: would you pray with me. gracious god, such privilege you have shown us. what favor you have bestowed on this nation from its inception 245 years ago. this republic is nothing short of your gracious gift. in your mercy, you have called us into liberty. on this independence day we acknowledge the sacrifice of our country s ancestors and the toil of our founders. much blood has been spilled and tears shed to ensure the success of the experiment of american democracy. remind us again even as we celebrate this weekend that noble ideals serve to build the strong foundation of these united states. our freedoms are not occasion for us to promote selfish interests or exercise our privilege over another. rather, in light of the independence we enjoy, we are called to recommit ourselves to what binds us together. may we once again seek corporately to love and serve you as we devote ourselves to love and serve this country and all who have pledged themselves to its princ
the clerk: joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8, united states code, of the rules submitted by the office of the comptroller of currency relating to national banks and federal savings associations as lenders. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the passage of the joint resolution. members will record their votes by electronic device. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition to be recognized. mr. beyer: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. lowenthal, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. lowenthal will vote yes on h.j.res. 15. as the member designated by mr. lieu
schuchat. this hearing will come to order. as this hearing is virtual, we must address housekeeping matters. the chair or staff designated by the chair can mute participant microphones for the purposes of eliminating inadvertent background noise. members are responsible for muting and on muting themselves. if i notice you have not unmuted yourself, i will ask if you would like the staff to unmute you. i remind all members and witnesses that the five-minute clock still applies. if there is a technology issue, we will move to the next member until the issue is resolved and you will retain the balance of your time. you will notice a clock on your screen that will show how much time is remaining. at one minute remaining, the clock will turn yellow. at 30 seconds, i will tap the gavel remind members that your time is almost expired. when your time has expired, the clock will turn red and i will begin to recognize the next member. we will begin with the chair and ranking member