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WORKPLACE VIOLENCE PREVENTION FOR HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL SERVICE
WORKERS ACT

The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Brown of Maryland). Pursuant to House
Resolution 713 and rule XVIII, the Chair declares the House in the
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the further
consideration of the bill, H.R. 1309.
Will the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee) kindly resume the
chair.

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In the Committee of the Whole

Accordingly, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of
the bill (H.R. 1309) to direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an
occupational safety and health standard that requires covered employers
within the health care and social service industries to develop and
implement a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan, and for
other purposes, with Ms. Jackson Lee in the chair.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The CHAIR. When the Committee of the Whole rose earlier today,
amendment No. 5 printed in part B of House Report 116-302 offered by
the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Levin) had been disposed of.

Amendment No. 6 Offered by Mr. Green of Texas

The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 6 printed in
part B of House Report 116-302.
Mr. GREEN of Texas. Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:

Page 22, line 5, after ``(4)(C).'' insert the following:
``Not later than May 15 of each year, the Secretary shall
provide to Congress a report containing statistical data with
respect to, and a summary of, reports submitted to the
Secretary under this paragraph. The contents of the report of
the Secretary shall not disclose any confidential
information.' ''

The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 713, the gentleman from Texas
(Mr. Green) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Texas.
Mr. GREEN of Texas. Madam Chair, I am proud to be a sponsor of H.R.
1309 for a multiplicity of reasons, and I thank Mr. Courtney for
introducing this legislation.
Madam Chair, I am proud to tell you also that within my congressional
district in Houston, Texas, we have the largest medical center in the
world.
Madam Chair, annually, the Houston Medical Center encounters 10
million patients. The Houston Medical Center also, Madam Chair, has
106,000 employees. The Houston Medical Center is 17 times larger than
the average city in the United States of America.
We understand the scope of this problem, and there is a problem. But,
sometimes, problems are not best explained with statistical
information. Sometimes, the words of people can make the difference in
understanding a problem.
I have within my hand a letter from the National Nurses United
organization. Hear now their words:

Violence on the job has become endemic for RNs and other
workers in healthcare and social assistance settings. Nurses
report being punched, kicked, bitten, beaten, and threatened
with violence as they provide care to others. Far too many
have experienced stabbing and shootings.

Madam Chair, the evidence is overwhelming. We do have a problem. To
understand the scope of the problem, you have to have some intelligence
accorded some repository so that it can be properly assessed. The
Secretary of Labor will be the repository. We will get the information
to the Secretary.
But this is not enough, to merely have the Secretary of Labor have
the sense of what the scope is. The buck stops with Congress. Congress
needs to know the scope of the problem. If changes are necessary and
not being made, the buck stops with us. We will have to encounter this,
and we will have to take up our duty, responsibility, and obligation to
provide the proper legislation.
With this understanding, we have filed amendment No. 6. This
amendment understands that the Secretary will receive the information,
and then this amendment would require the Secretary to annually report
to Congress so that Congress will have the transparency that the
Secretary has so that Congress may take appropriate action when
necessary. Understanding the scope of the problem helps you understand
the scope of a necessary solution, if there is one.
Madam Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. FOXX of North Carolina. I claim the time in opposition, Madam
Chair.
The CHAIR. The gentlewoman from North Carolina is recognized for 5
minutes.
Ms. FOXX of North Carolina. Madam Chair, it is very disturbing to me
as a citizen of this country, to hear the talk about increasing
incidents of violence. We know that is occurring all over our country,
everywhere. However, this bill is not going to respond to the
underlying causes of that increased violence, and neither will this
amendment.
This amendment ignores the fundamental reason that employers maintain
good recordkeeping. It allows employers to review their internal
procedures and determine how to improve their safety culture. While it
is very important for facilities to keep accurate records of incidents,
responses to incidents, and annual data, providing this information
annually to OSHA will not result in greater safety benefits.
Requiring the Secretary of Labor to provide this data to Congress
goes yet another ill-advised step further. Employers utilize these
records to improve internal management processes in order to protect
their workplace. However, if they must submit these reports to OSHA,
which will, in turn, provide them to Congress, this will discourage the
use of these records to make improvements, as the employer has no
guarantee the records will not be released by OSHA either intentionally
or unintentionally.
Workplace violence records must be maintained and protected onsite as
they contain personal employee information as well as patient-client
information. An OSHA inspector would still have the right to review the
records upon inspection of the facility.
Again, this amendment's provisions and the underlying recordkeeping
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reporting provisions in H.R. 1309 should be thoroughly vetted and
discussed during a true rulemaking process and should not be mandated
by Congress. We definitely should be looking at the underlying reasons
that workplace violence is increasing, and neither this bill nor this
amendment will have any impact on that.
Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. GREEN of Texas. Madam Chair, may I inquire what time is
remaining.
The CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas has 2 minutes remaining.
Mr. GREEN of Texas. Madam Chair, the gentlewoman from North Carolina
and I are very dear friends, and I have great respect for her. In fact,
I have a deep, abiding affinity for her humanity.
But, today, I am reminded of the words of Ruth Smeltzer. Ruth
Smeltzer reminds us that:

Some measure their lives by days and years, Others by
heartthrobs, passions, and tears; But the surest measure
under the Sun, Is what in your lifetime for others you have
done.

Madam Chair, this day provides us an opportunity to do something for
others who are in harm's way, who are caregivers, and who are doing
what they can to provide the kind of healthcare services that we need.
They do it at great risk. We are the people who can minimize that risk.
It is our responsibility to do for others what we would have others do
for us. If I were a healthcare worker, I would want Congress to take
this kind of appropriate action to protect me.
I also would remind my colleagues that if we do nothing, at some
point, we will find people reluctant to go into this area of endeavor.
Who wants to go to work with the fear of being harmed?
I love my dear lady from North Carolina, but we respectfully
disagree. The buck stops here.
Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman
from Texas (Mr. Green).
The amendment was agreed to.

Amendment No. 7 offered by Mr. Brown of Maryland

The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 7 printed in
part B of House Report 116-302.
Mr. BROWN of Maryland. Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:

Page 15, after line 7, insert the following:
(D) Additional training shall be provided for each such
covered employee whose job circumstances require working with
victims of torture, trafficking, or domestic violence.
Page 15, line 8, redesignate subparagraph (D) as
subparagraph (E).
Page 15, line 11, redesignate subparagraph (E) as
subparagraph (F).
Page 15, line 15, redesignate subparagraph (F) as
subparagraph (G).
Page 15, line 23, redesignate subparagraph (G) as
subparagraph (H).

The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 713, the gentleman from
Maryland (Mr. Brown) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Maryland.
Mr. BROWN of Maryland. Madam Chair, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
Madam Chair, I want first to recognize the hard work of my colleague
from Connecticut, Congressman Joe Courtney, on the underlying bill
and for making workplace safety a priority.
Workplace violence is a serious problem and occurs more often than we
may realize. According to the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, incidents of serious workplace violence were 12 times
higher among healthcare and social service workers, and 70 percent of
nonfatal workplace assaults occurred in the healthcare and social
assistance sectors.
Nurses, physicians, emergency responders, medical assistance, and
social workers care for our families in our times of need, and violence
against them has reached epidemic proportions.
The range of patients, clients, and demands these workers encounter
on any given day can expose them to occupational risks with little
training on what they should do if those interactions turn violent.
With uneven Federal enforcement, States are leading the way to
address this issue, establishing a process for recording, responding
to, and tracking incidents of workplace violence and requiring regular
workplace violence prevention training.
Similarly, the underlying bill addresses training needs for employees
who may be exposed to workplace violence, hazards, and risks. However,
each situation is not always the same. Not all circumstances and
patients are the same. We must adjust our training to reflect all
communities and situations that professionals may face on the job.
My amendment ensures additional training for employees who work with
victims of torture, human trafficking, and domestic violence. As a
result of trauma, many survivors develop emotional and mental health
problems that require timely, comprehensive, and compassionate
treatment, even if the situation involved physical or psychological
assaults.

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These factors necessitate a different approach from our medical
professionals and must be a part of workplace violence trainings,
particularly in healthcare settings.
Proper training on best practices like de-escalation can help ensure
the safety of both the patient and the healthcare worker. In doing so,
we can prevent further trauma that could be detrimental to the
survivors' recovery.
I have long been a champion for survivors of abuse and will continue
to do so. Safe work environments and quality care are mutually
reinforcing; both must be considered in order to promote positive
outcomes for patients in our communities.
I strongly encourage my colleagues to support this amendment and the
underlying legislation, and I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. FOXX of North Carolina. Madam Chair, I seek time in opposition to
the amendment.
The CHAIR. The gentlewoman from North Carolina is recognized for 5
minutes.
Ms. FOXX of North Carolina. Madam Chair, while the amendment is well-
intentioned, there are Federal agencies other than OSHA that would be
better equipped to handle this type of regulatory requirement for the
education of healthcare workers who work with the individuals
identified in the amendment.
The question of whether employer education programs governed by OSHA
are appropriate to address the objectives of the amendment should be
thoroughly vetted and discussed during the rulemaking process before
decisions impacting employers are made.
Unfortunately, H.R. 1309 bypasses the opportunities for that
conversation to take place, such as a small business panel and public
hearings, and this amendment does nothing to change that.
A question of additional education for specific employees is exactly
the kind of issue that should be addressed by receiving feedback from
affected stakeholders in the rulemaking process, but this opportunity
is foreclosed by H.R. 1309.
Amendments like the one we are debating don't change the fact that
H.R. 1309 fails to allow for the development of a feasible and
effective workplace violence prevention standard.
Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. BROWN of Maryland. Madam Chair, I yield the balance of my time to
the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Courtney).
Mr. COURTNEY. Madam Chair, again I rise in strong support of Mr.
Brown's amendment, which I think makes a good bill even better and does
focus on one of the causes, which, again, it is no big secret in terms
of what is driving this upward trajectory.
Domestic violence, in particular, is one of those types of cases that
are coming through the emergency room doors--agitated patients,
sometimes family members there--and that is where, again, we know
nurses, nursing assistants, and docs are being subjected to
unprecedented levels of assault.
That is why the Emergency Room Nurses Association just issued an
endorsement of H.R. 1309. Again, this is a trade association. This is a
union-affiliated organization. They represent emergency room nurses all
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America in union and nonunion settings.
We have already heard earlier today that the emergency room docs have
come out for this.
Again, what Mr. Brown's measure does is focus on one of the causes
that is causing the unprecedented and unacceptable levels of assault
that are taking place in healthcare settings.
I just want to close by saying my wife, Audrey, whom I have been
married to for 30 years, is a pediatric nurse practitioner who works in
a specialty clinic at Connecticut Children's Hospital that deals with
victims of child sexual abuse and physical abuse, and that is precisely
the type of patient that Mr. Brown's amendment is focused on.
Again, if you want to talk about high tension, high-risk environment
in terms of those types of cases that come through, which, again, is
causing unprecedented incidents out there, this amendment helps those
employees to make sure that they are going to be able to deal with
these cases and continue to go on and be productive in the healthcare
system.
So, again, I want to thank Mr. Brown for offering this amendment.
Mr. BROWN of Maryland. Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my
time.
The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman
from Maryland (Mr. Brown).
The amendment was agreed to.

Amendment No. 8 Offered Ms. Garcia of Texas

The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 8 printed in
part B of House Report 116-302.
Ms. GARCIA of Texas. Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:

Page 22, line 16, redesignate paragraph (7) as paragraph
(8).
Page 22, after line 15, insert the following:
(7) Plan updates.--Each covered employer shall incorporate
changes to the Plan, in a manner consistent with paragraph
(1)(A)(i) and based on findings from the most recent annual
evaluation conducted under paragraph (6), as appropriate.

The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 713, the gentlewoman from
Texas (Ms. Garcia) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Texas.
Ms. GARCIA of Texas. Madam Chair, I am proud to cosponsor H.R. 1309,
introduced by my colleague, Congressman Joe Courtney.
This bill requires the Secretary of Labor to develop a comprehensive
workplace safety and health standard. Ultimately, this legislation will
protect the millions of workers in the healthcare and social service
industries by implementing a violence prevention plan.
Prevention plans and training are critical tools to mitigate
dangerous situations if and when violent emergencies occur in the
workplace. Clear and effective plans that address violence prevention
benefit both the workers and their patients or clients; and violence
prevention plans catered to the respective industries, using evidence-
based practices, are even more effective.
In the healthcare and social service industries especially, workplace
safety reforms are much-needed.
Social workers, like healthcare workers, are particularly vulnerable
and susceptible to instances of workplace violence. Workers in both of
these professions interact daily with people struggling with mental
health, addiction, and/or recovering from trauma.
Madam Chair, let me just tell you, personally, that I have been
impacted by this. I am a former social worker. I will tell this quick
story.
I went to make a home visit. I was a geriatric social worker at the
time. It was in a house, a shutdown house right down Lyons and Jensen.
I believe, Madam Chair, that is in your district now.
I knocked on the door, and to my surprise and shock and fear, a
little old lady--she was probably about 85 or 90--comes out with a gun
pointing right at my face, pointing right at my face.
That is not what a social worker experts when they are coming to
visit a home to make plans for a home healthcare aide, which is what I
was doing.
But she thought that I was there to take a child away from her that
she had in her home and that I was a child welfare worker, so she was
defending her son. Actually, it was a street child.
I had to convince her with every persuasive part of my body that I
was not there to take her child, that I was actually there to help her
and give her a home health aide to help her in her home. And quite
miraculously, I talked her out of it, and I actually got her to put the
gun away.
Now, I was lucky, but, regrettably, those things may still be
happening out there in America: a social worker facing a gun, a social
worker facing violence, a social worker facing harm or injury to
herself or others.
So that is what this bill is about. It is not about what the
employers will or will not do; it is about the protection of the
workers and making sure that the employers do have plans, much like
they do for hurricanes, that they have plans for violence.
So all employees, regardless of the line of work, deserve to feel
safe and not feel the fear that I did that day and to be protected from
violence in their workplaces.
They also deserve to have peace of mind that an informed violence
prevention plan is in place. With that in mind, I am proud to offer an
amendment to an already excellent bill.
My amendment would ensure that annual evaluations of violence
prevention plans include changes based on informed findings by
employers. Employers can use their personal experiences or lessons
learned to effectively update the violence prevention plan in their
mandatory annual plan reviews.
Simply put, the goal of this amendment is to enhance the
participation and protection of covered employers and employees in the
creation of updating their annual plans. This is a commonsense
amendment intended to implement best practices.
Employer input, along with employee input, will create the best
violence prevention plans possible. It will also help industries update
their prevention plans, as needed, to cater to that specific industry's
needs.
Madam Chair, I urge my colleagues to support the amendment, and I
reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. FOXX of North Carolina. Madam Chair, I rise in opposition to the
amendment.
The CHAIR. The gentlewoman from North Carolina is recognized for 5
minutes.
Ms. FOXX of North Carolina. First, Madam Chair, I would like to
express my condolences to our colleague for the situation that she
found herself in with the person she was trying to help. No one wants
to be in that kind of situation, and I am very sorry that it has
happened.
But this amendment is just another example that H.R. 1309 was poorly
drafted, rushed, and not well thought out. The provisions and
requirements relating to the details of maintaining a workplace
violence prevention plan should be thoroughly vetted during the
rulemaking process.
In the established rulemaking process, stakeholders can comment on
what provisions should be included in the final standard. This allows
for robust evaluation of what provisions ultimately help create the
most feasible and protective safety and health standard possible.
We all share in the common goal of preventing workplace violence in
healthcare and social service settings. We need to trust that the
rulemaking process will result in the most protective standard
possible.
Healthcare professionals deserve the right to comment on a highly
complex and new standard. This amendment does not address the
underlying concerns with the bill.
Democrat amendments to the bill, such as the one we are debating, do
not change these basic facts. This bill is unworkable in its current
form, and this amendment doesn't change the fact that H.R. 1309 fails
to allow for the development of a workable, effective, and feasible
workplace violence prevention standard.
Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
Ms. GARCIA of Texas. Madam Chair, I accept the condolences, but,
fortunately for me, I was under threat but did not die. Regrettably,
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may happen again and someone may die, and that is what I just want to
underscore is that social workers, healthcare workers, all social
service workers are put in danger many times.
This bill and this amendment would simply make sure that we got
participation and input from the employers, the employees, and everyone
concerned to make sure that we have a good plan and that we use best
practices, because, regrettably, not much seems to have changed since
the days when I was a social worker.
Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the
gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Garcia).
The amendment was agreed to.

Amendment No. 9 Offered by Ms. Wexton

The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 9 printed in
part B of House Report 116-302.
Ms. WEXTON. Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:

Page 23, line 23, strike ``and''.
Page 24, line 2, strike the period and insert a semicolon.
Page 24, after line 2, insert the following:
(3) nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit or
diminish any protections in relevant Federal, State, or local
law related to--
(A) domestic violence;
(B) stalking;
(C) dating violence; and
(D) sexual assault.

The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 713, the gentlewoman from
Virginia (Ms. Wexton) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Virginia.
Ms. WEXTON. Madam Chair, I thank the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr.
Courtney) for introducing this important bipartisan legislation.
My amendment to H.R. 1309 is a clarifying amendment to ensure that
nothing in this act shall be construed to limit or diminish any
existing protections in relevant Federal, State, or local law related
to domestic violence, stalking, dating violence, or sexual assault.
According to a 2016 OSHA report, approximately 75 percent of the
nearly 25,000 workplace assaults reported each year occur in healthcare
and social service settings, and workers in healthcare settings are
four times more likely to be assaulted at work than workers in other
sectors.
These cases have led to psychological trauma, not only for the
victim, but also for those who have witnessed these attacks, as well as
serious injury and even death.

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With workplace violence on the rise, it is vital that Congress
address this issue to ensure the safety of workers, and that is why
this bill is so important.
While most incidents of workplace violence fit the definition of
simple assault, a study by the Joint Commission showed that sexual
assault, rape, and stalking are not uncommon. Approximately 38 States
include rape, sexual assault, and stalking in their definition of
domestic violence.
My amendment makes it clear that nothing in the underlying
legislation preempts or diminishes these protections in any way.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, less than 30 percent of
U.S. workplaces have a formal program or policy that addresses
workplace violence, and 7 out of 10 workplaces do not have formal
domestic violence programs or policy. That means that more than 70
percent of U.S. workplaces have inadequate protections against
workplace violence.
Innova Health Systems, one of the major healthcare providers in
Northern Virginia, recently conducted a survey at their hospital in my
district on the incidence and cost of nurse workplace violence
perpetrated by hospital patients or patient visitors. The results
showed that 75 percent of nurses experienced violence within the past
year, with emergency nurses experiencing significantly greater number
of incidents. Nurses reported many barriers to reporting these
incidents, including unclear reporting policies, fear of retaliation,
and the disheartening perception that violence just comes with the job.
These statistics show that the current voluntary efforts to prevent
workplace violence are not working. The results of the Innova survey
highlight a real need for effective training and clear, convenient
reporting programs and environments that support workers who are
experiencing violence. This bill seeks to address this need.
As a former domestic violence prosecutor, I have seen firsthand how
laws protect and provide valuable resources to the more than 12 million
individuals who are survivors of violent crime. I offer this amendment
to ensure that it is abundantly clear that workplace violence
prevention plans developed under this bill complement existing legal
protections against domestic violence and sexual assault and in no way
diminishes or limit those protections.
It is crucial that our laws at the State, Federal, and local levels
continue to help and support victims of domestic violence, stalking,
dating violence, and sexual assault, which is precisely what my
amendment does.
I urge my colleagues to support this amendment, and I reserve the
balance of my time.
Ms. FOXX of North Carolina. Madam Chair, I rise in opposition to the
amendment, although I am not opposed to it.
The CHAIR. Without objection, the gentlewoman from North Carolina is
recognized for 5 minutes.
There was no objection.
Ms. FOXX of North Carolina. Madam Chair, this amendment is yet
another well-intentioned addition to a flawed bill. A provision this
obvious should have been included in the underlying text, but Democrats
are unnecessarily rushing through this legislation even though OSHA is
working on a rulemaking.
What other seemingly obvious provisions or considerations are left
out of the bill that are not being offered as amendments today? And
which mandates included in the bill are unworkable, costly and ill-
advised? These questions are exactly why the established regulatory
process solicits necessary feedback from stakeholders and the public.
H.R. 1309 circumvents a longstanding established OSHA rulemaking
process, which is intended to research thoroughly the underlying
circumstances and gather meaningful stakeholder input in order to
create the most feasible and protective safety and health standards
possible.
By dodging the established regulatory process, H.R. 1309 will miss
key issues like the ones addressed in this amendment. This bill is
unworkable in its current form, and Democrat amendments don't change
the fact that H.R. 1309 fails to allow for the development of a
workable, effective, and feasible workplace violence prevention
standard.
Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
Ms. WEXTON. Madam Chair, I simply request that my colleagues support
this underlying amendment and the underlying bill. I yield back the
balance of my time.
The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the
gentlewoman from Virginia (Ms. Wexton).
The question was taken; and the Chair announced that the noes
appeared to have it.
Ms. WEXTON. Madam Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on
the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Virginia will be
postponed.

Amendment No. 10 Offered by Mr. Delgado

The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 10 printed in
part B of House Report 116-302.
Mr. DELGADO. Madam Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.
The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.
The text of the amendment is as follows:
Page 2, line 13, strike ``and''.
Page 2, line 20, strike the period and insert ``; and''.
Page 2, after line 20, insert the following:
(C) that provides for a period determined appropriate by
the Secretary, not to exceed 1 year, during which the
Secretary shall prioritize technical assistance and advice
consistent with section 21(d) of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 670(d)) to employers subject to
the standard with respect to compliance with the standard.

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York (Mr. Delgado) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from New York.
Mr. DELGADO. Madam Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
I want to first thank my colleague, Congressman Courtney, for his
leadership on this bill, the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health
Care and Social Service Workers Act. This is long overdue legislation
to protect our Nation's caregivers, including nurses and physicians and
many others who dedicate their lives to healing.
Workplace violence is far too common in facilities that are supposed
to be places of rehabilitation, treatment, and therapy. Last year the
Bureau of Labor Statistics found that healthcare and social service
workers were over four times as likely to suffer a serious injury from
workplace violence than workers in other sectors.
The legislation we are considering today would make an important
improvement in workplace safety by defining workplace violence as any
act or threat of force against an employee that could result in
physical injury, psychological trauma, or stress and ensure that OSHA
and employers develop and implement comprehensive and workplace-
specific plans to prevent such violence.
These plans will not only protect employees but also keep patients,
visitors, and those in medical facilities out of harm's way. We all
deserve to feel protected in hospitals and social service settings, and
this bill would accomplish that.
However, to facilitate these plans, we need to work in partnership
with employers and businesses to ensure that they have the proper
resources and information to comply with these protection plans.
My amendment seeks to strengthen this legislation by prioritizing
technical assistance for employers during the first year of the bill's
implementation being enacted. This business-friendly amendment will
work to ensure our employers are equipped with the tools to better
protect their employees and prevent workplace violence.
I encourage my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support our
healthcare and social service facilities across the country and include
my amendment to strengthen the underlying bill.
Let's stand with our Nation's employees and employers to make our
workplaces safer for everyone.
Madam Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. FOXX of North Carolina. Madam Chair, I rise in opposition to the
amendment.
The CHAIR. The gentlewoman from North Carolina is recognized for 5
minutes.
Ms. FOXX of North Carolina. Madam Chair, this amendment is simply
more window dressing on a flawed bill.
While technical assistance is welcome and appropriate, this amendment
places an arbitrary time limit that is woefully insufficient to cope
with the flawed rule, and there is no telling how short an unfriendly
administration might allow this needed advice period to last.
Moreover, technical assistance after employers are subject to a rule
in which they had no input is too little too late. Rather than amend a
flawed bill by allowing the Department of Labor to help businesses
after they are subject to a flawed rule, we should reject this bill and
instead allow OSHA to pursue its established rulemaking process that
provides ample opportunity for feedback from stakeholders and the
public before they are subject to another Washington regulation.
Democrat amendments to the bill, such as the one we are debating, do
not change the basic fact that H.R. 1309 is overly prescriptive and
circumvents the established rulemaking process, failing to allow for
the development of a workable, effective, and feasible workplace
violence prevention standard.
This amendment should be defeated. Madam Chair, I yield back the
balance of my time.
Mr. DELGADO. Madam Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from
Connecticut (Mr. Courtney).
Mr. COURTNEY. Madam Chair, again, I want to congratulate Mr. Delgado
for his amendment.
And I want to point out the fact that when we voted on the rule
yesterday, there was a self-effectuating provision that eliminated
500,000 healthcare workplaces from the scope of this bill. Again, it
was at the suggestion of CBO because, frankly, it was never our
intention to include doctors' offices, podiatrists' offices, dentists'
offices. That is not what this bill is about. It is about larger
healthcare facilities, which we know are the hotspots where this type
of unfortunate activity goes on.
OSHA, just so you know, has a free consultation program for
employers, 90 percent funded by OSHA in all 50 states, that will
provide free assistance as new rules and regulations are rolled out.
And I want to again say, Mr. Delgado's amendment, which just foot
stomps the fact that we want to prioritize the flow of information is,
in my opinion, a very benign request and very much sensitive to
employers in facilities all across the country.
Again, we took care of the small guys in the rule yesterday, and this
amendment, again, just makes sure that anyone else will have all the
help that they need to understand the new rules.
Mr. DELGADO. Madam Chair, I just want to piggyback on that, if I may,
and say, with over 27,000 small businesses in my district, it is a
priority of mine. As somebody who is a part of the Small Business
Committee, I take very seriously the ways in which our government is
able to aid and not frustrate the workings of our local economy.
I would like to, once again, thank Congressman Courtney for
introducing this critical legislation, and I urge Members on both sides
of the aisle to support my amendment.
Madam Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.
The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman
from New York (Mr. Delgado).
The question was taken; and the Chair announced that the ayes
appeared to have it.
Mr. DELGADO. Madam Chair, I demand a recorded vote.
The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on
the amendment offered by the gentleman from New York will be postponed.

Announcement by the Chair

The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings will now
resume on those amendments printed in part B of House Report 116-302 on
which further proceedings were postponed, in the following order:
Amendment No. 3 by Mr. Byrne of Alabama.
Amendment No. 4 by Mr. Harder of California.
Amendment No. 9 by Ms. Wexton of Virginia.
Amendment No. 10 by Mr. Delgado of New York.
The Chair will reduce to 2 minutes the minimum time for any
electronic vote after the first vote in this series.

Amendment No. 3 Offered by Mr. Byrne

The CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote
on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Byrne) on
which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes
prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

The CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 177,
noes 238, not voting 21, as follows:

[Roll No. 637]

AYES--177

Abraham
Aderholt
Allen
Amash
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bergman
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Bishop (UT)
Bost
Brady
Brooks (AL)
Brooks (IN)
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Budd
Burchett
Burgess
Byrne
Calvert
Carter (GA)
Chabot
Cheney
Cline
Cole
Collins (GA)
Comer
Conaway
Cook
Crawford
Crenshaw
Curtis
Davidson (OH)
Davis, Rodney
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Duncan
Dunn
Emmer
Estes
Ferguson
Fleischmann
Foxx (NC)
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Gianforte
Gibbs

[[Page H9150]]

Gohmert
Gonzalez (OH)
Gonzalez-Colon (PR)
Gooden
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Hagedorn
Harris
Hern, Kevin
Herrera Beutler
Hice (GA)
Higgins (LA)
Hill (AR)
Holding
Hollingsworth
Hudson
Huizenga
Hunter
Hurd (TX)
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Keller
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
King (NY)
Kinzinger
Kustoff (TN)
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Latta
Lesko
Long
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Marchant
Marshall
Mast
McAdams
McCarthy
McCaul
McClintock
McHenry
McKinley
Meadows
Meuser
Miller
Mitchell
Moolenaar
Mooney (WV)
Mullin
Murphy (NC)
Newhouse
Norman
Nunes
Olson
Palazzo
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Posey
Ratcliffe
Rice (SC)
Riggleman
Roby
Rodgers (WA)
Roe, David P.
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rooney (FL)
Rose, John W.
Rouzer
Rutherford
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sensenbrenner
Shimkus
Simpson
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smucker
Spano
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Taylor
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tipton
Turner
Wagner
Walberg
Walden
Walker
Walorski
Waltz
Watkins
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Woodall
Wright
Yoho
Zeldin

NOES--238

Adams
Allred
Axne
Barragan
Bass
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Biggs
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brindisi
Brown (MD)
Brownley (CA)
Bustos
Butterfield
Carbajal
Carson (IN)
Cartwright
Case
Casten (IL)
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chu, Judy
Cicilline
Cisneros
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Cloud
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Cox (CA)
Craig
Crist
Crow
Cuellar
Cunningham
Davids (KS)
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny K.
Dean
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Delgado
Demings
DeSaulnier
Deutch
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Engel
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Finkenauer
Fitzpatrick
Fletcher
Fortenberry
Foster
Frankel
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Golden
Gomez
Gonzalez (TX)
Gosar
Gottheimer
Green (TN)
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Haaland
Harder (CA)
Hartzler
Hastings
Hayes
Heck
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Horn, Kendra S.
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Jackson Lee
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (TX)
Kaptur
Katko
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kennedy
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim
Kind
King (IA)
Kirkpatrick
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster (NH)
Lamb
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Levin (CA)
Levin (MI)
Lieu, Ted
Lipinski
Loebsack
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Lowey
Lujan
Luria
Lynch
Malinowski
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Massie
Matsui
McBath
McCollum
McGovern
McNerney
Meeks
Meng
Moore
Morelle
Mucarsel-Powell
Murphy (FL)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Norcross
Norton
O'Halleran
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Perlmutter
Peters
Peterson
Phillips
Pingree
Plaskett
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Reed
Rice (NY)
Rose (NY)
Rouda
Roy
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan
Sablan
San Nicolas
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell (AL)
Shalala
Sherman
Sherrill
Sires
Slotkin
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Soto
Spanberger
Speier
Stanton
Stauber
Stefanik
Stevens
Suozzi
Swalwell (CA)
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres Small (NM)
Trahan
Trone
Underwood
Upton
Van Drew
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Visclosky
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Welch
Wexton
Wild
Wilson (FL)
Yarmuth
Young

NOT VOTING--21

Aguilar
Bishop (GA)
Cardenas
Carter (TX)
Cooper
Evans
Flores
Fudge
Gabbard
Griffith
Huffman
Lewis
McEachin
Moulton
Radewagen
Reschenthaler
Richmond
Serrano
Stivers
Timmons
Tlaib

{time} 1156

Mr. DOGGETT, Ms. PLASKETT, Messrs. GOSAR, O'HALLERAN, Mrs.
KIRKPATRICK, Messrs. VAN DREW, CARSON of Indiana, STANTON, SCHRADER,
LAWSON of Florida, and ROSE of New York changed their vote from ``aye''
to ``no.''
Mr. WALDEN and Miss GONZALEZ-COLON of Puerto Rico changed their vote
from ``no'' to ``aye.''
So the amendment was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.

Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr. Harder of California

The CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote
on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Harder)
on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes
prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

The CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The CHAIR. This will be a 2-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 414,
noes 1, not voting 21, as follows:

[Roll No. 638]

AYES--414

Abraham
Adams
Aderholt
Allen
Allred
Amash
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Axne
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Barragan
Bass
Bera
Bergman
Beyer
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Bishop (UT)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bost
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brady
Brindisi
Brooks (AL)
Brooks (IN)
Brown (MD)
Brownley (CA)
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Budd
Burchett
Burgess
Bustos
Butterfield
Byrne
Calvert
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson (IN)
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Cartwright
Case
Casten (IL)
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chabot
Cheney
Chu, Judy
Cicilline
Cisneros
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Cline
Cloud
Clyburn
Cohen
Cole
Collins (GA)
Comer
Conaway
Connolly
Cook
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Cox (CA)
Craig
Crawford
Crenshaw
Crist
Crow
Cuellar
Cunningham
Curtis
Davids (KS)
Davidson (OH)
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny K.
Davis, Rodney
Dean
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Delgado
Demings
DeSaulnier
DesJarlais
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Duncan
Dunn
Emmer
Engel
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Estes
Ferguson
Finkenauer
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fletcher
Fortenberry
Foster
Foxx (NC)
Frankel
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Gianforte
Gibbs
Gohmert
Golden
Gomez
Gonzalez (OH)
Gonzalez-Colon (PR)
Gooden
Gosar
Gottheimer
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Green, Al (TX)
Griffith
Grijalva
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Haaland
Hagedorn
Harder (CA)
Harris
Hartzler
Hastings
Hayes
Heck
Hern, Kevin
Herrera Beutler
Hice (GA)
Higgins (LA)
Higgins (NY)
Hill (AR)
Himes
Holding
Hollingsworth
Horn, Kendra S.
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hudson
Huizenga
Hunter
Hurd (TX)
Jackson Lee
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Johnson (TX)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Kaptur
Katko
Keating
Keller
Kelly (IL)
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
Kennedy
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim
Kind
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kinzinger
Kirkpatrick
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster (NH)
Kustoff (TN)
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamb
Lamborn
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Latta
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Lesko
Levin (CA)
Levin (MI)
Lieu, Ted
Lipinski
Loebsack
Lofgren
Long
Loudermilk
Lowenthal
Lowey
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lujan
Luria
Lynch
Malinowski
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Marchant
Marshall
Mast
Matsui
McAdams
McBath
McCarthy
McCaul
McClintock
McCollum
McGovern
McHenry
McKinley
McNerney
Meadows
Meeks
Meng
Meuser
Miller
Mitchell
Moolenaar
Mooney (WV)
Morelle
Mucarsel-Powell
Mullin
Murphy (FL)
Murphy (NC)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Newhouse
Norcross
Norman
Norton
Nunes
O'Halleran
Ocasio-Cortez
Olson
Palazzo
Pallone
Palmer
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Pence
Perlmutter
Perry
Peters
Peterson
Phillips
Pingree
Plaskett
Pocan
Porter
Posey
Pressley
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Ratcliffe
Reed
Rice (NY)
Rice (SC)
Riggleman
Roby
Rodgers (WA)
Roe, David P.
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rooney (FL)
Rose (NY)
Rose, John W.
Rouda
Rouzer
Roy
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Rutherford
Ryan
Sablan
San Nicolas
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scalise
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Schrier
Schweikert
Scott (VA)

[[Page H9151]]

Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Sensenbrenner
Sewell (AL)
Shalala
Sherman
Sherrill
Shimkus
Simpson
Sires
Slotkin
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Smucker
Soto
Spanberger
Spano
Speier
Stanton
Stauber
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stevens
Stewart
Suozzi
Swalwell (CA)
Takano
Taylor
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tipton
Titus
Tlaib
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres Small (NM)
Trahan
Trone
Turner
Underwood
Upton
Van Drew
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Visclosky
Wagner
Walberg
Walden
Walker
Walorski
Waltz
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watkins
Watson Coleman
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Welch
Wenstrup
Westerman
Wexton
Wild
Williams
Wilson (FL)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Woodall
Wright
Yarmuth
Yoho
Young
Zeldin

NOES--1

Massie

NOT VOTING--21

Aguilar
Beatty
Bishop (GA)
Cooper
Evans
Flores
Fudge
Gabbard
Gonzalez (TX)
Huffman
Lewis
McEachin
Moore
Moulton
Omar
Radewagen
Reschenthaler
Richmond
Serrano
Stivers
Timmons

Announcement by the Chair

The CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.

{time} 1202

So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.

Amendment No. 9 Offered by Ms. Wexton

The CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote
on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Virginia (Ms. Wexton)
on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes
prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

The CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The CHAIR. This will be a 2-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 415,
noes 1, not voting 20, as follows:

[Roll No. 639]

AYES--415

Abraham
Adams
Aderholt
Allen
Allred
Amash
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Axne
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Barragan
Bass
Beatty
Bera
Bergman
Beyer
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Bishop (UT)
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bost
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brady
Brindisi
Brooks (AL)
Brooks (IN)
Brown (MD)
Brownley (CA)
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Budd
Burchett
Burgess
Bustos
Butterfield
Byrne
Calvert
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson (IN)
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Cartwright
Casten (IL)
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chabot
Cheney
Chu, Judy
Cicilline
Cisneros
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Cline
Cloud
Clyburn
Cohen
Cole
Collins (GA)
Comer
Conaway
Connolly
Cook
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Cox (CA)
Craig
Crawford
Crenshaw
Crist
Crow
Cuellar
Cunningham
Curtis
Davids (KS)
Davidson (OH)
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny K.
Davis, Rodney
Dean
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Delgado
Demings
DeSaulnier
DesJarlais
Deutch
Diaz-Balart
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Duncan
Dunn
Emmer
Engel
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Estes
Ferguson
Finkenauer
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fletcher
Fortenberry
Foster
Foxx (NC)
Frankel
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Gianforte
Gibbs
Gohmert
Golden
Gomez
Gonzalez (OH)
Gonzalez (TX)
Gonzalez-Colon (PR)
Gooden
Gosar
Gottheimer
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Green, Al (TX)
Griffith
Grijalva
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Haaland
Hagedorn
Harder (CA)
Harris
Hartzler
Hastings
Hayes
Heck
Hern, Kevin
Herrera Beutler
Hice (GA)
Higgins (LA)
Higgins (NY)
Hill (AR)
Himes
Holding
Hollingsworth
Horn, Kendra S.
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Huizenga
Hunter
Hurd (TX)
Jackson Lee
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Johnson (TX)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Kaptur
Katko
Keating
Keller
Kelly (IL)
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
Kennedy
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim
Kind
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kinzinger
Kirkpatrick
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster (NH)
Kustoff (TN)
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamb
Lamborn
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Latta
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Lesko
Levin (CA)
Levin (MI)
Lieu, Ted
Lipinski
Loebsack
Lofgren
Long
Loudermilk
Lowenthal
Lowey
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Lujan
Luria
Lynch
Malinowski
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Marchant
Marshall
Mast
Matsui
McAdams
McBath
McCarthy
McCaul
McClintock
McCollum
McGovern
McHenry
McKinley
McNerney
Meadows
Meeks
Meng
Meuser
Miller
Mitchell
Moolenaar
Mooney (WV)
Morelle
Mucarsel-Powell
Mullin
Murphy (FL)
Murphy (NC)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Newhouse
Norcross
Norman
Norton
Nunes
O'Halleran
Ocasio-Cortez
Olson
Omar
Palazzo
Pallone
Palmer
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Pence
Perlmutter
Perry
Peters
Peterson
Phillips
Pingree
Plaskett
Pocan
Porter
Posey
Pressley
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Ratcliffe
Reed
Rice (NY)
Rice (SC)
Riggleman
Roby
Rodgers (WA)
Roe, David P.
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rooney (FL)
Rose (NY)
Rose, John W.
Rouda
Rouzer
Roy
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Rutherford
Ryan
Sablan
San Nicolas
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scalise
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Schrier
Schweikert
Scott (VA)
Scott, Austin
Scott, David
Sensenbrenner
Sewell (AL)
Shalala
Sherman
Sherrill
Shimkus
Simpson
Sires
Slotkin
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Smucker
Soto
Spanberger
Spano
Speier
Stanton
Stauber
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stevens
Stewart
Suozzi
Swalwell (CA)
Takano
Taylor
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tipton
Titus
Tlaib
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres Small (NM)
Trahan
Trone
Turner
Underwood
Upton
Van Drew
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Visclosky
Wagner
Walberg
Walden
Walker
Walorski
Waltz
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watkins
Watson Coleman
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Welch
Wenstrup
Westerman
Wexton
Wild
Williams
Wilson (FL)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Woodall
Wright
Yarmuth
Yoho
Young
Zeldin

NOES--1

Massie

NOT VOTING--20

Aguilar
Bishop (GA)
Case
Cooper
Evans
Flores
Fudge
Gabbard
Hudson
Huffman
Lewis
McEachin
Moore
Moulton
Radewagen
Reschenthaler
Richmond
Serrano
Stivers
Timmons

{time} 1208

So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.

Amendment No. 10 Offered by Mr. Delgado

The CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vote
on the amendment offered by the gentleman from New York (Mr. Delgado)
on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes
prevailed by voice vote.
The Clerk will redesignate the amendment.
The Clerk redesignated the amendment.

Recorded Vote

The CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The CHAIR. This will be a 2-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 242,
noes 176, not voting 18, as follows:

[Roll No. 640]

AYES--242

Adams
Allred
Axne
Bacon
Barragan
Bass
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bost
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brindisi
Brown (MD)
Brownley (CA)
Bustos
Butterfield
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson (IN)
Cartwright
Case
Casten (IL)
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chu, Judy
Cicilline
Cisneros
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Cox (CA)
Craig
Crist
Crow
Cuellar
Cunningham
Davids (KS)
Davidson (OH)
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny K.
Davis, Rodney
Dean
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Delgado
Demings
DeSaulnier
Deutch
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Engel
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Finkenauer
Fitzpatrick
Fletcher
Fortenberry
Foster
Frankel

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Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Golden
Gomez
Gonzalez (TX)
Gottheimer
Graves (LA)
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Grothman
Haaland
Harder (CA)
Hartzler
Hastings
Hayes
Heck
Herrera Beutler
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Hollingsworth
Horn, Kendra S.
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hurd (TX)
Jackson Lee
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (TX)
Joyce (OH)
Kaptur
Katko
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kennedy
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim
Kind
Kirkpatrick
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster (NH)
Lamb
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Levin (CA)
Levin (MI)
Lieu, Ted
Lipinski
Loebsack
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Lowey
Lujan
Luria
Lynch
Malinowski
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Matsui
McAdams
McBath
McCollum
McGovern
McNerney
Meeks
Meng
Morelle
Mucarsel-Powell
Murphy (FL)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Norcross
Norton
O'Halleran
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Perlmutter
Peters
Peterson
Phillips
Pingree
Plaskett
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Reed
Rice (NY)
Rose (NY)
Rouda
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan
Sablan
San Nicolas
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell (AL)
Shalala
Sherman
Sherrill
Sires
Slotkin
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Soto
Spanberger
Speier
Stanton
Stauber
Stefanik
Stevens
Suozzi
Swalwell (CA)
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres Small (NM)
Trahan
Trone
Underwood
Upton
Van Drew
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Visclosky
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Welch
Wexton
Wild
Wilson (FL)
Yarmuth

NOES--176

Abraham
Aderholt
Allen
Amash
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bergman
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Bishop (UT)
Brady
Brooks (AL)
Brooks (IN)
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Budd
Burchett
Burgess
Byrne
Calvert
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Chabot
Cheney
Cline
Cloud
Cole
Collins (GA)
Comer
Conaway
Cook
Crawford
Crenshaw
Curtis
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Duncan
Dunn
Emmer
Estes
Ferguson
Fleischmann
Foxx (NC)
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Gianforte
Gibbs
Gohmert
Gonzalez (OH)
Gonzalez-Colon (PR)
Gooden
Gosar
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Griffith
Guest
Guthrie
Hagedorn
Harris
Hern, Kevin
Hice (GA)
Higgins (LA)
Hill (AR)
Holding
Hudson
Huizenga
Hunter
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (PA)
Keller
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kinzinger
Kustoff (TN)
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Latta
Lesko
Long
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Marchant
Marshall
Massie
Mast
McCarthy
McCaul
McClintock
McHenry
McKinley
Meadows
Meuser
Miller
Mitchell
Moolenaar
Mooney (WV)
Mullin
Murphy (NC)
Newhouse
Norman
Nunes
Olson
Palazzo
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Posey
Ratcliffe
Rice (SC)
Riggleman
Roby
Rodgers (WA)
Roe, David P.
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rooney (FL)
Rose, John W.
Rouzer
Roy
Rutherford
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sensenbrenner
Shimkus
Simpson
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smucker
Spano
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Taylor
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tipton
Turner
Wagner
Walberg
Walden
Walker
Walorski
Waltz
Watkins
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Woodall
Wright
Yoho
Young
Zeldin

NOT VOTING--18

Aguilar
Bishop (GA)
Cooper
Evans
Flores
Fudge
Gabbard
Huffman
Lewis
McEachin
Moore
Moulton
Radewagen
Reschenthaler
Richmond
Serrano
Stivers
Timmons

Announcement by the Chair

The CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining.

{time} 1214

So the amendment was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Payne). There being no further amendments under
the rule, the Committee rises.
Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Ms.
Jackson Lee) having assumed the chair, Mr. Payne, Acting Chair of the
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, reported that
that Committee, having had under consideration the bill (H.R. 1309) to
direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and
health standard that requires covered employers within the health care
and social service industries to develop and implement a comprehensive
workplace violence prevention plan, and for other purposes, and,
pursuant to House Resolution 713, he reported 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. Under the rule, the previous question is
ordered.
Is a separate vote demanded on any further amendment reported from
the Committee of the Whole? If not, the Chair will put them en gros.
The amendments were agreed to.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the engrossment and third
reading of the bill.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, and was
read the third time.

Motion to Recommit

Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I have a motion to recommit
at the desk.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the gentleman opposed to the bill?
Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania. I am in its current form.
Mr. COURTNEY. Madam Speaker, I reserve a point of order.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. A point of order is reserved.
The Clerk will report the motion to recommit.
The Clerk read as follows:

Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania moves to recommit the bill H.R.
1309 to the Committee on Education and Labor with
instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith,
with the following amendment:
Add at the end the following:

TITLE III--SENSE OF CONGRESS

SEC. 301. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

It is the sense of the Congress that the current House
majority has failed to deliver results for the American
people on critical issues facing our Nation by prioritizing
impeachment of the President over working with the
administration and Republicans in Congress to enact policies
such as the following:
(1) An Act implementing the United States-Mexico-Canada
Trade Agreement.
(2) The National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year
2020.
(3) The Department of Defense Appropriations Act for fiscal
year 2020.
(4) Legislation to secure operational control of the
southern border.
(5) Bipartisan legislation to lower prescription drug
prices.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from
Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 minutes in support of his motion.
Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, as we get ready to leave
the House today and go home for Thanksgiving, I think it has been
alarming that, as we read the newspapers, as we listen, we find that so
many families are not going to be celebrating Thanksgiving together
because of the political divide that is taking place, not only here on
the floor of the people's House, but in our homes.
It is incredible to me that we have allowed our political rhetoric to
divide not only Republicans and Democrats on the floor, but also our
families back home. This has never happened before in the Speaker's
House. We should never have this happening on the floor.
Now, look, I know that we have differences of opinions. The
relentless pursuit to delegitimize the election of Donald Trump has
taken over any activity that should be taking place on the floor of the
people's House.
Madam Speaker, as we stand here in the House, on the floor of the
people's House, and we get ready to depart for Thanksgiving
celebration, it is hard to imagine what it is that this majority has in
mind when it comes to legislation because we are not doing legislation.
We have concentrated on impeachment.
Now, I would ask all Members to recommit, and recommit for the
purposes that the American people elected us: to do legislation that
makes sense, to do legislation that is long overdue, to do legislation
that is critical, to do legislation that makes sense for every single
American.
I appeal to you, not as a Republican, but as an American.
Have we left this floor and decided that we can no longer work
together? Because the American people are drawing that conclusion.

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And when I go home, they say to me: Can't you all agree on anything?
And I say: Yes, we can.
Madam Speaker, we have wasted precious time and millions of
hardworking American taxpayer dollars on a pursuit of an effort to
impeach a President of the United States. We have done nothing to
legislate and to act in the best interest of every American.
I would ask again that we look at what we are doing as Americans and
not as Republicans or Democrats, because the people back home can't
understand why it is that they sent us here to do what we are not doing
today. Why? Why are we not doing it?
Madam Speaker, at some point, I would hope and pray that the greatest
nation the world has ever known, the defenders of liberty and freedom
all over the world, could take a look and see what we are doing right
now and ask: What is the message we are sending to the rest of the
world?
Really? America is caught up in an effort to impeach the duly elected
President of the United States? And why? Because we have been so
consumed with hate that we can no longer see straight.
Look, why are we not passing the United States-Mexico-Canada trade
agreement, which is a jobs bill?
Why are we not passing the National Defense Authorization Act for
fiscal year 2020, which is critical to our safety?
Why are we not passing the Department of Defense Appropriations Act?
Madam Speaker, I appreciate you, but I am going to ask my colleagues
to please extend to me the same respect that I extend to you.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to address their
remarks to the Chair.
Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania. I would, Madam Speaker, but I don't think
the other side is interested in hearing what I have to say.
Madam Speaker, we also have not passed the Department of Defense
Appropriations Act. Can you believe we are that irresponsible?
Legislation to secure operational control of our southern border, we
are not doing that.
And we are not doing bipartisan legislation to lower prescription
drug prices and handle surprise billings and preexisting conditions.
Why are we not doing those things that are the most important things
to our citizens back home?
I would ask that we look into what we are doing and if we are doing
it strictly for political purposes and in a power grab. That is not why
the American people sent us here. That is not why the majority on the
floor of the House changed during the last election.
But now people are seeing exactly what happens when the majority
switches up, and when I go home, people ask me: Why aren't you doing
something about what is happening in Congress today?
I say: You know what. That was America's choice, not ours. When we
are in the majority, we are able to govern.
Madam Speaker, I would like to sincerely wish all of our colleagues a
happy Thanksgiving. God bless America.
I yield back the balance of my time.

Point of Order

Mr. COURTNEY. Madam Speaker, I insist on my point of order.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman is recognized on his point of
order.
Mr. COURTNEY. Madam Speaker, on behalf of America's nurses, doctors,
and social workers who are begging for relief from unprecedented levels
of workplace violence, I insist upon my point of order. The motion
violates clause 7 of rule XVI, the germaneness rule.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Does any Member wish to be heard on the
point of order?
If not, the Chair is prepared to rule.
The gentleman from Connecticut makes a point of order that the
instructions proposed in the motion to recommit offered by the
gentleman from Pennsylvania are not germane.
Clause 7 of rule XVI, the germaneness rule, provides that no
proposition on a subject different from that under consideration shall
be admitted under color of amendment.
The bill addresses Department of Labor standards for workplace
violence prevention and Medicare eligibility based on those standards.
The instructions in the motion express the sense of Congress with
respect to the prioritization of certain legislative items.
The amendment proposed in the motion to recommit addresses a
different subject matter than the subject matter of workplace violence
prevention as addressed by the underlying bill. Accordingly, the Chair
finds that the instructions propose an amendment that is not confined
to the subject matter of the underlying bill. The amendment is not
germane and the point of order is sustained.

=========================== NOTE ===========================

November 21, 2019, on page H9153, the following appeared: The
amendment is nongermane and the point of order is sustained.

The online version has been corrected to read: The amendment is
not germane and the point of order is sustained.

========================= END NOTE =========================

Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I appeal the ruling of the
Chair.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is, Shall the decision of the
Chair stand as the judgment of the House?

Motion to Table

Mr. HOYER. Madam Speaker, I have a motion at the desk.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion.
The Clerk read as follows:
Mr. Hoyer moves to lay the appeal on the table.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to table.
The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that
the ayes appeared to have it.

Recorded Vote

Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I demand a recorded vote.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 5-
minute vote on the motion to table will be followed by a 5-minute vote
on passage of the bill, if arising without further proceedings in
recommittal.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 222,
noes 188, not voting 20, as follows:

[Roll No. 641]

AYES--222

Adams
Allred
Amash
Axne
Barragan
Bass
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brindisi
Brown (MD)
Brownley (CA)
Bustos
Butterfield
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson (IN)
Cartwright
Case
Casten (IL)
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chu, Judy
Cicilline
Cisneros
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Connolly
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Cox (CA)
Craig
Crist
Crow
Cuellar
Cunningham
Davids (KS)
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny K.
Dean
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Delgado
Demings
DeSaulnier
Deutch
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Engel
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Finkenauer
Fletcher
Foster
Frankel
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Golden
Gomez
Gonzalez (TX)
Gottheimer
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Haaland
Harder (CA)
Hastings
Hayes
Heck
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Horn, Kendra S.
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Jackson Lee
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (TX)
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kennedy
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim
Kind
Kirkpatrick
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster (NH)
Lamb
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Levin (CA)
Levin (MI)
Lieu, Ted
Lipinski
Loebsack
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Lowey
Lujan
Luria
Lynch
Malinowski
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Massie
Matsui
McAdams
McBath
McCollum
McGovern
McNerney
Meeks
Meng
Morelle
Mucarsel-Powell
Murphy (FL)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Norcross
O'Halleran
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Perlmutter
Peters
Peterson
Phillips
Pingree
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Rice (NY)
Rose (NY)
Rouda
Roy
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell (AL)
Shalala
Sherman
Sherrill
Sires
Slotkin
Smith (WA)
Soto
Spanberger
Speier
Stanton
Stevens
Suozzi
Swalwell (CA)
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres Small (NM)
Trahan
Trone
Underwood
Van Drew
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Visclosky
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Welch
Wexton
Wild
Wilson (FL)
Yarmuth

NOES--188

Abraham
Aderholt
Allen
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bergman
Biggs
Bilirakis

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Bishop (NC)
Bishop (UT)
Bost
Brady
Brooks (AL)
Brooks (IN)
Buchanan
Buck
Bucshon
Budd
Burchett
Burgess
Calvert
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Chabot
Cheney
Cline
Cloud
Cole
Collins (GA)
Comer
Conaway
Cook
Crawford
Crenshaw
Curtis
Davidson (OH)
Davis, Rodney
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Duncan
Dunn
Emmer
Estes
Ferguson
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Fortenberry
Foxx (NC)
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Gianforte
Gibbs
Gohmert
Gonzalez (OH)
Gooden
Gosar
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (LA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Hagedorn
Harris
Hartzler
Hern, Kevin
Herrera Beutler
Hice (GA)
Higgins (LA)
Hill (AR)
Holding
Hollingsworth
Hudson
Huizenga
Hunter
Hurd (TX)
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Keller
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
King (IA)
King (NY)
Kinzinger
Kustoff (TN)
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Latta
Lesko
Long
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Marchant
Marshall
Mast
McCarthy
McCaul
McClintock
McHenry
McKinley
Meadows
Meuser
Miller
Mitchell
Moolenaar
Mooney (WV)
Mullin
Murphy (NC)
Newhouse
Norman
Nunes
Olson
Palazzo
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Posey
Ratcliffe
Reed
Rice (SC)
Roby
Rodgers (WA)
Roe, David P.
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rooney (FL)
Rose, John W.
Rouzer
Rutherford
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sensenbrenner
Shimkus
Simpson
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smucker
Spano
Stauber
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Taylor
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Tipton
Turner
Upton
Wagner
Walberg
Walden
Walker
Walorski
Waltz
Watkins
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Woodall
Wright
Yoho
Young
Zeldin

NOT VOTING--20

Aguilar
Bishop (GA)
Byrne
Cooper
Evans
Flores
Fudge
Gabbard
Huffman
Katko
Lewis
McEachin
Moore
Moulton
Reschenthaler
Richmond
Riggleman
Serrano
Stivers
Timmons

Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore

The SPEAKER pro tempore (during the vote). There are 2 minutes
remaining.

{time} 1235

So the motion to table was agreed to.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the bill.
The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that
the ayes appeared to have it.

Recorded Vote

Ms. FOXX of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, I demand a recorded vote.
A recorded vote was ordered.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 251,
noes 158, not voting 21, as follows:

[Roll No. 642]

AYES--251

Adams
Allred
Axne
Bacon
Barragan
Bass
Beatty
Bera
Beyer
Blumenauer
Blunt Rochester
Bonamici
Bost
Boyle, Brendan F.
Brindisi
Brooks (IN)
Brown (MD)
Brownley (CA)
Bucshon
Burgess
Bustos
Butterfield
Carbajal
Cardenas
Carson (IN)
Cartwright
Case
Casten (IL)
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Chu, Judy
Cicilline
Cisneros
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Clay
Cleaver
Clyburn
Cohen
Cole
Connolly
Cook
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Cox (CA)
Craig
Crist
Crow
Cuellar
Cunningham
Davids (KS)
Davis (CA)
Davis, Danny K.
Davis, Rodney
Dean
DeFazio
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Delgado
Demings
DeSaulnier
Deutch
Dingell
Doggett
Doyle, Michael F.
Engel
Escobar
Eshoo
Espaillat
Finkenauer
Fitzpatrick
Fletcher
Fortenberry
Foster
Frankel
Gallego
Garamendi
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Golden
Gomez
Gonzalez (TX)
Gottheimer
Graves (LA)
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Haaland
Harder (CA)
Hartzler
Hastings
Hayes
Heck
Herrera Beutler
Higgins (NY)
Himes
Horn, Kendra S.
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hurd (TX)
Jackson Lee
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (TX)
Joyce (OH)
Kaptur
Katko
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kennedy
Khanna
Kildee
Kilmer
Kim
Kind
King (NY)
Kirkpatrick
Krishnamoorthi
Kuster (NH)
Lamb
Langevin
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Lawrence
Lawson (FL)
Lee (CA)
Lee (NV)
Lesko
Levin (CA)
Levin (MI)
Lieu, Ted
Lipinski
Loebsack
Lofgren
Lowenthal
Lowey
Lujan
Luria
Lynch
Malinowski
Maloney, Carolyn B.
Maloney, Sean
Marchant
Matsui
McAdams
McBath
McCollum
McGovern
McKinley
McNerney
Meeks
Meng
Morelle
Mucarsel-Powell
Murphy (FL)
Nadler
Napolitano
Neal
Neguse
Newhouse
Norcross
O'Halleran
Ocasio-Cortez
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pascrell
Payne
Perlmutter
Peters
Peterson
Phillips
Pingree
Pocan
Porter
Pressley
Price (NC)
Quigley
Raskin
Reed
Rice (NY)
Rodgers (WA)
Roe, David P.
Rose (NY)
Rouda
Roybal-Allard
Ruiz
Ruppersberger
Rush
Ryan
Sanchez
Sarbanes
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schiff
Schneider
Schrader
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell (AL)
Shalala
Sherman
Sherrill
Sires
Slotkin
Smith (NJ)
Smith (WA)
Soto
Spanberger
Speier
Stanton
Stauber
Stefanik
Stevens
Suozzi
Swalwell (CA)
Takano
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Tipton
Titus
Tlaib
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres Small (NM)
Trahan
Trone
Underwood
Upton
Van Drew
Vargas
Veasey
Vela
Velazquez
Visclosky
Walden
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Welch
Wexton
Wild
Wilson (FL)
Yarmuth
Young
Zeldin

NOES--158

Abraham
Aderholt
Allen
Amash
Amodei
Armstrong
Arrington
Babin
Baird
Balderson
Banks
Barr
Bergman
Biggs
Bilirakis
Bishop (NC)
Bishop (UT)
Brady
Brooks (AL)
Buchanan
Buck
Budd
Burchett
Calvert
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Chabot
Cheney
Cline
Cloud
Collins (GA)
Comer
Conaway
Crawford
Curtis
Davidson (OH)
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Duncan
Dunn
Emmer
Estes
Ferguson
Fleischmann
Foxx (NC)
Fulcher
Gaetz
Gallagher
Gianforte
Gibbs
Gohmert
Gonzalez (OH)
Gooden
Granger
Graves (GA)
Graves (MO)
Green (TN)
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Hagedorn
Harris
Hern, Kevin
Hice (GA)
Higgins (LA)
Hill (AR)
Holding
Hollingsworth
Hudson
Huizenga
Hunter
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (OH)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (PA)
Keller
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
King (IA)
Kinzinger
Kustoff (TN)
LaHood
LaMalfa
Lamborn
Latta
Long
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luetkemeyer
Marshall
Massie
Mast
McCarthy
McCaul
McClintock
McHenry
Meadows
Meuser
Miller
Mitchell
Moolenaar
Mooney (WV)
Mullin
Murphy (NC)
Norman
Nunes
Olson
Palazzo
Palmer
Pence
Perry
Posey
Ratcliffe
Rice (SC)
Riggleman
Roby
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rooney (FL)
Rose, John W.
Rouzer
Roy
Rutherford
Scalise
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Sensenbrenner
Shimkus
Simpson
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smucker
Spano
Steil
Steube
Stewart
Taylor
Thompson (PA)
Thornberry
Turner
Wagner
Walberg
Walker
Walorski
Waltz
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Wenstrup
Westerman
Williams
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Womack
Woodall
Wright
Yoho

NOT VOTING--21

Aguilar
Bishop (GA)
Byrne
Cooper
Crenshaw
Evans
Flores
Fudge
Gabbard
Gosar
Huffman
Lewis
McEachin
Moore
Moulton
Reschenthaler
Richmond
Serrano
Stivers
Timmons
Watkins

Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore

The SPEAKER pro tempore (during the vote). There are 2 minutes
remaining.

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So the bill was passed.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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