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IRON DOME SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5323) making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The text of the bill is as follows:
H.R. 5323
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes, namely:
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
PROCUREMENT
Procurement, Defense-Wide
For an additional amount for ``Procurement, Defense-Wide'',
$1,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2024, for the Secretary of Defense to provide to the Government of Israel for the procurement of the Iron Dome defense system to counter short-range rocket threats: Provided, That such funds shall be provided to address emergent requirements in support of Operation Guardian of the Walls: Provided further, That such funds shall be transferred pursuant to an exchange of letters and are in addition to funds provided pursuant to the U.S.-Israel Iron Dome Procurement Agreement, as amended: Provided further, That nothing in the preceding provisos shall be construed to apply to amounts made available in prior appropriations Acts for the procurement of the Iron Dome defense system: Provided further, That such amount is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) and section 4001(b) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022.
GENERAL PROVISIONS--THIS ACT
Sec. 101. Each amount appropriated or made available by this Act is in addition to amounts otherwise appropriated for the fiscal year involved.
Sec. 102. Unless otherwise provided for by this Act, the additional amounts appropriated by this Act to appropriations accounts shall be available under the authorities and conditions applicable to such appropriations accounts for fiscal year 2022.
This Act may be cited as the ``Iron Dome Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022''.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro) and the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Granger) each will control 20 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Connecticut.
General Leave
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 5323 currently under consideration.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from Connecticut?
There was no objection.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Iron Dome Supplemental Appropriations Act, which provides $1 billion in funding for Iron Dome, Israel's short-range missile defense system.
In May, during the latest period of increased violence between Israel and Hamas, more than 4,000 rockets were launched from Gaza. Using radar technology and missiles to track and destroy incoming rockets, the Iron Dome intercepted over 90 percent of the rockets that would have landed in civilian-populated areas. This system, with help from Congress' funding, saved thousands of lives in that month alone.
Under the 2016 memorandum of understanding between the United States and Israel, the United States is committed to replenishing the Iron Dome so Israel can continue to defend itself from attack and protect its citizens.
With the funding in this bill, the Iron Dome would continue to protect millions of civilians. Let me repeat, this funding, as the bill language clearly states, is limited to a system that is entirely defensive. And there is no greater demonstration of the defensive nature of this system than the videos showing the Iron Dome's interception capacity.
Mr. Speaker, the United States has long been committed to the objective of a two-state solution, Israelis and Palestinians living side by side in a lasting peace. The legislation before us ensures that Israel can fully defend all its citizens, a necessary condition for lasting peace.
In the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs funding bill passed by the House over the summer, we provided funding to help meet the humanitarian and development needs of the Palestinian people, another requirement for lasting peace.
Peace must always be our mission. It will allow Israelis and Palestinians to reconcile their differences and heal their many wounds. But only through peace can this reconciliation and healing even begin to be achieved.
Mr. Speaker, this bill demonstrates that Congress' commitment to our friend and ally Israel is bipartisan and ironclad. It fulfills our moral imperative to protect the lives of innocent civilians and helps build the foundations for peace.
I urge my colleagues to support this bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 5323, which provides funding for Israel's Iron Dome system.
I have a long record of supporting Israel and am proud to support this bill today.
We originally secured funding for Iron Dome in the continuing resolution that was filed Tuesday morning. Unfortunately, that funding was then stripped out to address concerns on the Democrat side, and a new CR was introduced.
In addition, Republicans voted for my motion to recommit, which could have addressed this issue, but the majority party was united in voting against it.
Let me explain why this bill is important to pass as quickly as possible. Four months ago, Israel was under attack from terrorists. The rocket fire into Israel was unprecedented. Countless civilian lives were saved because of the Iron Dome system that the United States has supported year after year.
Due to the attacks this last spring, Iron Dome rocket interceptors need to be replenished. This funding is critical and time-sensitive. We must ensure Israel has what it needs to defend itself in the face of real and growing threats.
Providing this funding sends an important message to Israel and those who wish them harm, that the United States stands with Israel and against terrorists. We must reassure our ally that America will never turn its back on the great State of Israel.
I urge passage and reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Minnesota (Ms. McCollum), the chair of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee.
Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, I am a strong supporter of human rights, Palestinian and Israeli rights.
As chair of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, Iron Dome was fully funded in the FY22 Defense appropriations bill that passed out of committee with unanimous Democratic support and no Republican votes.
The CR earlier this week added language for a billion dollars for Iron Dome, despite no requests received by me from the Biden administration.
Madam Chair, you and I agree, this was a matter that could have been worked out in conference committee, but today we have this emergency bill in front of us. I would like to engage in a colloquy with the chair of the full committee to clarify this important point.
Can any funds in this bill be used for the procurement of offensive weapons by the Government of Israel? I yield to my friend for an answer.
Ms. DeLAURO. I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. The answer is no, they cannot be used for offensive weapons by the Government of Israel. On page 2, line 7, the bill clearly states the purpose, ``for the procurement of the Iron Dome defense system to counter short-range rocket threats.''
Ms. McCOLLUM. Thank you. This bill clearly states that this funding is purely for defensive purposes.
Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Womack), the ranking member of the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee.
Mr. WOMACK. Mr. Speaker, I rise this afternoon in steadfast support of this supplemental and of Israel.
In the same week President Biden pledged to stand with our allies, his Democrat counterparts removed critical defense resources for our longstanding ally and friend. We shouldn't be surprised, given the openly anti-Semitic sentiments and comparisons of Israel and America to terrorist organizations expressed by some on the other side.
The State of Israel has the right to exist free of terror. This point should not be controversial. The bill is simple. As evidenced by the colloquy just a minute ago, it replenishes the defensive Iron Dome system. I will say it again. It replenishes a defensive system.
The Iron Dome has no offensive capability, and yet there are still members on the Democrat side of the aisle who oppose it. It was that opposition, Mr. Speaker, that delayed proceedings in this very Chamber on Tuesday, forcing leadership to pull Iron Dome from the continuing resolution, so they could have the votes to pass.
Interestingly, we didn't see the same visceral reaction to leaving more than a billion dollars' worth of artillery in the hands of terrorists in Afghanistan, as we are seeing with this defensive system.
They are openly opposing a capability that protects women and children from terrorist rocket attacks.
In the words of our own Speaker, it is about the children.
Earlier this year, Hamas and other terrorist organizations launched more than 4,000 rockets at Israeli civilians. We are talking about children and families simply trying to live their lives.
I hope this bill passes without opposition. That, Mr. Speaker, should be the standard. I urge each and every one of my colleagues to support this bill.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Wasserman Schultz), the chair of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee.
Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the Iron Dome Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2022, which I was proud to help bring to the floor today.
The United States has long supported critical funding to help our democratic ally, Israel, protect herself by herself.
During my trips to Israel, I have been privileged to spend hours meeting with families living near the border with Gaza who huddle in bomb shelters designed to dually function as schools. There you can see Israel's geographic vulnerability firsthand and clearly understand the urgency of securing this replenishment funding for Israel's highly effective Iron Dome missile defense program.
Israel relies on the Iron Dome to defend her citizens against incoming rocket fire from terrorist groups like Hamas, Islamic jihad, and Hezbollah. Earlier this year when terrorist groups fired 4,500 rockets at Israel's population centers in just 11 days, the Iron Dome effectively intercepted 90 percent of those rockets, saving innocent Israeli and Palestinian lives.
The system also maintains regional stability by preventing dangerous escalation. For these reasons, I know I will continue to use my vote and my voice to maintain our Nation's ironclad commitment to Israel's security, including maintaining her qualitative military edge, especially against emerging terrorist threats.
This is a defense system. Its whole purpose is to stop violence and save lives. By supporting this program, you are promoting peace.
I am proud to have worked on a strategy with other pro-Israel Democrats and our House leadership to ensure there is no question about our commitment to the safety and security of our closest ally in the Middle East, Israel.
I urge the United States Senate to take up this urgent funding bill immediately to defend our ally Israel and increase prospects for peace and avoid the CR debt-limit debate. I thank the chair for bringing this important legislation to the floor.
Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Hill).
Mr. HILL. Mr. Speaker, I thank the Speaker, I thank the ranking member of the Appropriations Committee, and the chair for bringing this measure to the floor. But to paraphrase President Reagan, Well, there you go again.
Why are we here? This should have been in the CR, approved, or we should have had support for the ranking member's motion to recommit, but we are here for a supplemental appropriation for the Iron Dome.
I support it, but it is disgraceful that we have had to come back to the House floor to carry on this mission.
The Iron Dome is one of the most successful military and technology partnerships in world history. Earlier this year, the missile defense system, Iron Dome, saved countless lives, Mr. Speaker, of Israeli and Palestinian citizens from relentless attack.
In July I traveled to Israel with Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Meeks on the first U.S. congressional codel since the pandemic. Where was it? Our first visit, Jerusalem, to meet the new Israeli coalition government.
Despite a change in power and a new governing coalition between left and right, there is no space, Mr. Speaker, between the parties in Israel that the number one national security threat continues to be Iran.
And who funds that roaring rocket reign of terror flying into Israel from Hamas? Iran.
Mr. Speaker, we have historically in this body had strong bipartisan support for our friend, Israel. On our trip, our delegation, led by Chair Meeks, assured the Israeli Government that we have their back and that we would continue to fund Iron Dome. I thank him for his critical voice.
While this makeup vote restores the funding stripped by Democratic colleagues earlier this week, the concern I have is like the gentlewoman from Florida, those strong Democratic friends of Israel are continuing to be thrown under the bus on this House floor by the far left.
Mr. Speaker, I urge approval. I thank the Appropriations Committee.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pascrell).
Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, I support Israel's right to defend herself. I have always voted for defensive technology, which we should invest in.
The Congress first supported Iron Dome funding a decade ago after a request made by President Obama.
In 2014 I visited Israel. I saw with my own eyes how the Iron Dome stopped rockets and saved lives.
This year we saw the horrific launching of rockets from Gaza toward Israeli streets. It is never okay to target civilians.
While the deescalation prevailed, there was a tragic loss of life in Israel and Gaza. Extremism and vicious rhetoric breed instability.
This year the U.S. rightly provided millions in humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian people. Thanks to the bill before us, Congress is reaffirming our commitment to Israel's right to defend itself.
Iron Dome technology keeps people safe, and it saves lives.
Ms. GRANGER. Mr. Speaker, I yield the balance of my time to the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Fleischmann), and I ask unanimous consent that he control the remainder of the time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from Texas?
There was no objection.
Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
I rise today on this very important issue that is near and dear to my heart and ought to be near and dear to the heart of this body and the United States of America.
I think the Democratic majority made a horrific mistake this week in stripping out Iron Dome funding from the NDAA bill. I was shocked.
I was shocked because I grew up in a country that, despite being a Republican--and I am a strong Republican; my mother was a strong Democrat, my father was a strong Republican--support for Israel, our beloved ally, our democratic ally, our only really, really reliable ally in the Middle East was stripped out of that bill.
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This was a defensive mechanism. This is a system, Mr. Speaker, that keeps missiles from coming in and killing innocent men, women, and children who live in fear. Never let an Israeli live in fear from terrorism again; a defensive mechanism, a defensive system.
So today I do applaud the Democrats for finally standing up and admitting their mistake with this bill that is unnecessary in this format but has become necessary because it was stripped out of the major NDAA bill.
So I will be strongly supporting this bill, this billion dollars for a defensive system, but more importantly today before I reserve the balance of my time, let me say that as an American, as a Republican, as a servant in this House, the United States of America must state its unequivocal support for the State of Israel.
Israel has gone through a tumultuous history since its founding. The United States has stood with Israel. We will stand with Israel today on this important bill. We will fund the Iron Dome, and we will always protect the Israeli people from terrorism wherever it comes from.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney).
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I strongly support funding for the Iron Dome.
The Iron Dome is a purely defensive system, one that has saved countless innocent lives. Its whole purpose is to save lives and pursue peace.
I strongly support Israel's right to defend herself. Since its formation, Israel, our closest ally in the Middle East, has been under attack by terrorist organizations like Hamas and Hezbollah that deny its right to exist. The Iron Dome is crucial to protecting lives against these terrorist attacks who continue to fire thousands of rockets into Israel.
I am proud of the work that Israel and the United States did together to develop this successful defensive system, and I urge all my colleagues to support the Iron Dome Supplemental Appropriations Act. This should be a totally bipartisan effort.
I particularly thank the members of the Appropriations Committee and Chair DeLauro, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and many others for their work for bringing it swiftly to the floor. I urge a ``yes'' vote.
Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi), the Speaker of the House.
Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I thank the distinguished chairwoman of the Appropriations Committee for yielding, but more importantly, for her unwavering support for this important priority. Thank you, Ms. DeLauro, for your leadership in bringing this legislation to the floor to further express the will of Congress in a bipartisan way for the security of Israel.
Iron Dome is a purely defensive system designed to safeguard all civilians living in Israel. The system was codeveloped by the United States and Israel and has saved thousands of lives.
Additional financial support for Iron Dome was part of the memorandum of understanding negotiated by President Obama in 2016. The funding being appropriated today simply continues and strengthens this support.
Passage of this bill reflects a great unity in Congress on a bipartisan and bicameral basis for Israel's security.
Assistance to Israel is vital, because Israel's security is an imperative for America's security.
Today and every day, Congress stands in support of a comprehensive, durable peace in the region, and we pray for every life lost on all sides of this conflict.
I urge a strong bipartisan vote for the security of the people of Israel and for this legislation.
Again, I commend all who have been a part of putting this together, Congresswoman Wasserman Schultz, Congressman Deutch, and so many others that I see here.
Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Norcross).
Mr. NORCROSS. Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairwoman for yielding, and I appreciate her bringing this important bill to the floor in such a timely manner.
I rise today in speaking of the importance of defending innocent lives from indiscriminate attacks, because that is exactly what Iron Dome does. It is a purely defensive system that safeguards lives and thousands of civilians living in Israel, many of whom have friends and family right in my south Jersey district.
This shouldn't be a partisan issue, and I hear that right before they start blaming the other side. My God, the reason why it didn't come up before is because they wouldn't vote for it. We couldn't count on them. Just like we can't count on them on so many issues.
This saves lives. 300,000 of them are American citizens living in Israel. You heard the number, 4,000 shots. Very few people lost their lives. Still too many. Imagine how many would have died if this system were not in place.
This is just so important for our relationship with Israel. If we fail to stand by our closest allies what message are we sending to others?
So protecting civilian lives through this defensive system is a nonpartisan issue, and we must support it. I urge all my colleagues to support this measure.
Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Cicilline).
Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of the Iron Dome Supplemental Appropriations Act.
Israel has the right to defend itself against any assault on its sovereignty and its people. This funding will help replenish Israel's Iron Dome to safeguard the Israeli people from Hamas rocket fire and other terrorist threats.
It is unfortunate, Mr. Speaker, that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have decided to politicize such an important and serious issue even after the recent deadly hostilities between Israel and Hamas. They tried to play political games with something as deadly serious as Iron Dome by claiming we should have included this in a different vehicle, which every single Republican voted against.
Too much of a risk.
Today's vote is a reminder that the United States will always stand with our ally Israel, and we have always supported funding for Iron Dome, we will continue to do so.
Enough with the politics. Israel wants bipartisan support. This political gamesmanship must end. Today's vote will help do that.
Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I continue to reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. Manning).
Ms. MANNING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 5323, the Iron Dome Supplemental Appropriations Act.
Israel is our most important, most reliable, and only democratic ally in the Middle East. The United States has a longstanding bipartisan commitment to Israel's security, and that commitment must remain ironclad.
In May, innocent civilians in Israel, Jews, Christians, and Muslims were targeted by terrorist groups from Gaza who fired more than 4,500 rockets at schools, hospitals, and population centers. It was the Iron Dome missile defense system that intercepted those rockets, saving thousands of lives.
Now we must stand with our ally on a bipartisan basis and make sure Israel has the resources to defend her people from future terrorist attacks. We do that by passing this bill.
I am grateful to Majority Leader Hoyer and Chairwoman DeLauro for their leadership in bringing this supplemental to the floor today. We cannot play politics with Israel's security especially when lives are at risk.
Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I continue to reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Mrs. Hayes).
Mrs. HAYES. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding.
Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this bill. There are serious votes, and then there are messaging votes. A messaging vote is designed for attack ads.
That is exactly what we saw on the floor yesterday. The motion to recommit, a parliamentary action, has been turned into a dishonest attack and framed as a vote against the security of Israel.
I am a Democrat, and I remain firm in my commitment and appreciation for Israel's legitimate right to self-defense, and I remind everyone again that the motion to recommit just sends the bill back to committee.
According to the memorandum of understanding between Israel and the United States reached in 2016, for fiscal years 2019 through 2028, the United States is expected to provide $500 million every year for missile defense. That has not changed.
Funding for the Iron Dome was never in jeopardy. In fact, President Biden has pledged to replenish the Iron Dome funding system, and Congress will approve it following the correct legislative action.
A motion to recommit is a procedural vote that sends a bill back to committee. That is all it does. My Republican colleagues have shown time and time again that when we have to take actual votes, they vote against Israel.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield the gentlewoman an additional 30 seconds.
Mrs. HAYES. Mr. Speaker, on July 1 the Appropriations Committee voted on H.R. 4373, which contains the bulk of Israel aid, $3.3 billion in security assistance. Every Republican voted ``no.''
On July 13, the Appropriations Committee voted on H.R. 4432, which includes $500 million in missile defense. Every Republican voted
``no.''
So let's be honest about what is happening here. We have consistently voted to support our allies in Israel.
I end by saying, being pro-Israel and expressing concern for Palestinian rights are not mutually exclusive. I will continue to challenge myself and my colleagues and ask the difficult questions in an effort to work toward a solution. I urge a ``yes'' vote.
Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I continue to reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Schneider).
Mr. SCHNEIDER. Mr. Speaker, 30 years ago in the Gulf war, Israel endured 31 scud missile strikes from Iraq; its population effectively defenseless.
Fifteen years ago in the second Lebanon war, Hezbollah fired 4,000 rockets at Israel in 34 days. Again, Israel had no active defense.
Five months ago over the course of just 11 days, Hamas and other terrorist groups in Gaza launched more than 4,500 rockets at Israel, but because of Iron Dome, Israel is no longer defenseless. Iron Dome has saved lives both Israeli and Palestinian.
America's commitment to Iron Dome is rock solid. Today's vote will make that clear in spite that some on both sides of the aisle will seek to make Israel and our unyielding support for the U.S.-Israel relationship a wedge issue.
There are so many reasons for hope in the region. Israel has a new government with the broadest imaginable governing coalition, including Arab parties. Israelis and Palestinians are talking to each other again. The Abraham Accords are changing the dynamic between Israel and her Arab neighbors. Progress in all these areas starts with and depends on security.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield the gentleman an additional 10 seconds.
Mr. SCHNEIDER. Progress in all these areas starts with and depends on security, and security starts with and relies on Iron Dome funding.
I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this critical funding and hope the Senate will take it up immediately.
Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I continue to reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Gottheimer).
Mr. GOTTHEIMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of critical legislation to support our key ally Israel on the Iron Dome technology we worked with them to develop.
For 73 years, the United States and Israel have fostered and strengthened a remarkable relationship rooted in our shared values of freedom and democracy.
We continue to see those values attacked today.
Israel's national security is key to America's national security and to our fight against terror.
Earlier this year, terrorists in Gaza including Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic jihad fired more than 4,500 rockets at innocent civilians in Israel in just 11 days.
We thank God each day for the Iron Dome, which intercepted 90 percent of the incoming rockets, saving countless lives.
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Unfortunately, some of my colleagues recently used support for this defense system as a political football. They threatened to shut down the Federal Government, putting at risk hurricane disaster relief and help for Afghan refugees, all over support for Iron Dome. It was outrageous, but now we have a chance to act.
Let's pass this bill, support Iron Dome, and continue our historic, bipartisan support for the U.S.-Israel relationship. The Senate should then immediately take up this standalone measure and not let it get bogged down in the ongoing debt ceiling and continuing resolution debate.
Mr. Speaker, we must protect our ally, the only democracy in the Middle East. Our national security is on the line.
Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I continue to reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Michigan (Ms. Tlaib).
Ms. TLAIB. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this supplemental.
I will not support an effort to enable and support war crimes, human rights abuses, and violence.
We cannot continue talking only about Israeli's need for safety at a time when Palestinians are living under a violent apartheid system and are dying from what Human Rights Watch has said are war crimes.
We should also be talking about the Palestinian need for security from Israeli attacks. We must be consistent in our commitment to human life, period. Everyone deserves to be safe there.
The bill claims to be ``a replenishment'' for weapons apartheid Israel used in a crisis it manufactured when it attacked worshippers at one of the most holiest Islamic locations, al-Aqsa Mosque, committing, again, numerous war crimes.
Yet, $1 billion in American taxpayer dollars that my colleagues want to give represents, to me, an absurd and unjustifiable 140 times increase to U.S. funding for the Iron Dome.
I firmly believe our country must oppose selling weapons to anyone anywhere without human rights law compliance.
The Israeli Government is an apartheid regime--not my words, the words of Human Rights Watch and Israel's own human rights organization B'Tselem.
Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues: Please stand with me in supporting human rights for all.
I include in the Record this Human Rights Watch article.
Israeli Strikes on Gaza High-Rises May Be War Crimes--Human Rights
Watch
No-one was hurt in the attacks, but a report by the campaign group says dozens of families were left homeless.
The Israeli military said Palestinian militant groups were using the towers for military purposes and turning civilians inside into human shields.
But HRW said it had not provided evidence to support those allegations.
At least 256 people were killed in Gaza, according to the United Nations, and 13 people were killed in Israel during 11 days of fierce fighting.
It began after weeks of spiralling Israeli-Palestinian tension in East Jerusalem which culminated in clashes at a holy site revered by both Muslims and Jews. Hamas--the militant Islamist group which rules Gaza--began firing rockets after warning Israel to withdraw from the site, triggering retaliatory air strikes.
Between 11 and 15 May, Israeli strikes destroyed the Hanadi, Jawhara, Shorouk, and Jala towers in Gaza City.
In each case, the Israeli military warned tenants of impending attacks, allowing for their evacuation, according to HRW's report.
Israeli authorities said the buildings housed offices of Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups, including the headquarters of certain units and military intelligence. One tower included offices for ``the most valuable Hamas technological equipment'' for use against Israel, it says.
HRW's investigation was based on interviews with 18 Palestinians who witnessed the strikes or were affected by them, along with analysis of videos and photographs.
It found no evidence that members of militant groups involved in military operations had a current or long-term presence in any of the towers at the time they were attacked.
Even if there were such a presence, the report says, the attacks appeared to cause foreseeably disproportionate harm to civilian property.
The strike on the 12-storey Jala Tower, which housed the offices of the Associated Press (AP) news agency and the Al Jazeera broadcasting network, provoked widespread outrage.
In June, Israel's ambassador to the US told AP executives that the building was being used by Hamas to develop an electronic jamming system against the Israeli military's Iron Dome missile defence system.
But the AP's executive editor said it had never had any indication that Hamas militants might be in the tower.
``The apparently unlawful Israeli strikes on four high-rise towers in Gaza City caused serious, lasting harm for countless Palestinians who lived, worked, shopped, or benefitted from businesses based there,'' said Richard Weir, HRW's crisis and conflict researcher. ``The Israeli military should publicly produce the evidence that it says it relied on to carry out these attacks.''
In response to HRW's report, the Israeli military told the BBC: ``Hamas and the other terror organisations deliberately and unlawfully embed their military assets in densely populated civilian areas, in order to make it more difficult for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to attack their military assets.''
``The assets Hamas tried to hide inside these multi-storey buildings . . . were often of particularly high military value, and successfully striking them was of strategic importance to the IDF,'' it added.
The military stressed that it provided ``significant advance warnings and took efforts to ensure civilians had evacuated'' in all four cases.
HRW has published two other reports on the conflict that accused both sides of carrying out attacks that apparently amount to war crimes.
The first said an investigation into three Israeli strikes that killed 62 civilians found no evidence of military targets nearby, while the second said the firing of 4,000 unguided rockets and mortars towards Israeli cities and towns by Palestinian militants constituted indiscriminate attacks on civilians. Both the Israeli military and Hamas denied the accusations.
Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself as much time as necessary to respond to this comment.
Mr. Speaker, the truth has finally come out on the floor of the House of the United States of America. I heard some of my Democratic colleagues: Stand with me, with Israel, with our ally, to fight terrorism with a defensive weapon system.
And what did we just hear? We heard the Democratic Party speak out. We heard, right now, from my colleague across the aisle with a shocking statement. She opposes this because they have a vocal minority in the majority party that is anti-Israel, that is anti-Semitic. And as Americans, we can never stand for that.
I grew up with Holocaust survivors. I grew up with children of Holocaust survivors. Israel has been attacked and attacked and attacked since its inception.
As Americans, I beseech you, I reach out to the majority, and I say condemn what we just heard on the floor. Condemn terrorism. This is a defensive weapon system. Stop playing your procedural games.
I hear recommit. It was a motion to recommit. You just saw something on this floor I thought I would never see, not only as a Member of this House, but as an American.
Let us stand with Israel. Let's combat anti-Semitism wherever it is in the world, whether it is in the United States, whether it is from terrorism.
I am shocked with what I just heard. I ask the majority to condemn the comments that were just made by their Member.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Deutch), the chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend, Chair DeLauro, and I thank the Speaker.
Mr. Speaker, I have a speech about how important it is for us to stand up against terror and the terror strikes against Israel launched by the terrorist group Hamas from Gaza--4,500 rockets that Iron Dome helped to stop. And I have a speech that is all about how important it is for us to replenish that.
But, Mr. Speaker, I cannot--I cannot--allow one of my colleagues to stand on the floor of the House of Representatives and label the Jewish democratic State of Israel an apartheid state. I reject it.
Today, this Caucus, this body, the House of Representatives will overwhelmingly stand with our ally, the State of Israel, in replenishing this defensive system.
If you believe in human rights, if you believe in saving lives, Israeli lives and Palestinian lives, I say to my colleague who just besmirched our ally, then you will support this legislation.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield an additional 30 seconds to the gentleman.
Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Speaker, we can have an opportunity to debate lots of issues on the House floor, but to falsely characterize the State of Israel is consistent with those--let's be clear--it is consistent with those who advocate for the dismantling of the one Jewish state in the world. When there is no place on the map for one Jewish state, that is anti-Semitism, and I reject that.
I stand in support of this important legislation. I thank the Speaker, the majority leader, and the chairwoman for bringing this forward, and I urge every one of my colleagues to stand in support of this.
Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Scalise), the Republican minority whip.
Mr. SCALISE. Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend from Tennessee for yielding and especially for his passion, the statements that he just made, and the importance of not only standing up for Israel, which we all need to do, but standing up against anti-Semitism, against the kind of attacks on Israel that the very Iron Dome are necessary for.
The Iron Dome represents one of those great partnerships between our two great nations, this great bond between the United States and Israel, allowing Israel to defend themselves, defend themselves against attacks from Gaza, against attacks from terrorists who want to destroy Israel as a Jewish state. That is what this has always been about.
It had been heartening for decades that this was always a bipartisan issue. We shouldn't have to be here today to pass this bill because it should have been passed on Tuesday. There was a vote on the House floor to ensure Israel had the money to defend themselves, to put that billion dollars back in. On a straight party-line vote, every Democrat voted it down. I don't know why on Tuesday they were against Israel's Iron Dome's defense. Today, maybe things will change. Hopefully, things will change. But we ought to always stand with Israel, and especially with what their Iron Dome represents.
I have been to Israel. I have been to areas where the Iron Dome is actually utilized effectively to save Jewish lives, to save everybody's life who lives in Israel, whether it is Jews, Palestinians. Anyone who lives in Israel under threat of terrorist attack can at least have some solace at knowing that the Iron Dome is there to protect them.
Thousands of rockets were fired into Israel by terrorists, and that is why we need to put this billion dollars in place to allow them to replenish the Iron Dome missiles that saved lives in Israel. Save lives in Israel, that is what this is about.
We should be with Israel, not just on Thursday. We should also be with them on Tuesday, on Monday. Every single day, we need to stand with our ally Israel against attacks that we see from anti-Semites around the world.
Mr. Speaker, I strongly urge passage of this bill.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), my good friend and the majority leader.
Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding.
Mr. Speaker, this is not a partisan issue. Very frankly, the CR that was brought to the floor the other day would have said we are going to pay the debts of the United States because we don't welch, and we are going to fund Iron Dome.
Unfortunately, because, to a person, our Republican colleagues would have refused and said they would not vote for that resolution, and because, yes, there were a very, very few who said they wouldn't vote for it on our side, because all of you would not vote for it, and we had just a handful who would not vote, we could not pass it. So, the debt limit was at risk, and Iron Dome was at risk.
The chair of the Committee on Appropriations, Rosa DeLauro, said that won't stand. And I stood on this floor and said we are going to bring an individual bill that I hope all of us will support. Now, obviously, all of us are not supporting it. There are some few who will not support this. But the overwhelming majority of this Congress, not in a partisan way, but in an American way, will support defending the democratic State of Israel created by the United Nations of the world to be an independent, sovereign, secure nation.
Very frankly, in a bipartisan way, no nation on Earth has been more important for the survival and security and sovereignty of that nation than the United States of America. Today continues that commitment.
Mr. Speaker, on Tuesday, I said we will deal with Iron Dome without delay to help defend Israel against Hamas' rocket attacks. Today, I am proud to bring this legislation to the floor and thank not only Chair DeLauro but I also thank many who have spoken, certainly, my friend Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Mr. Deutch, Mr. Schneider, and others who have talked to me about this issue.
We bring this bill to the floor with the expectation that it will be overwhelmingly passed because we will put behind us partisanship.
Support for Israel has traditionally and must always be a bipartisan issue. That is because we overwhelmingly recognize the fundamental right of the Jewish people to live independently in their ancestral homeland and to do so in peace and security.
Since its founding--a millennia ago, in some respects--more particularly, politically, 1948 to today, Israel has been under constant threat and attack from those who would deny its right to exist--not about offensive actions that they took, not about this action that they took, to deny their very right to exist.
As we continue to stand up for a two-state solution that achieves peace, security, hope, and opportunity for both Israelis and Palestinians, we vigorously, strongly, unshakably, stand for Israel's right to defend itself against terrorism.
Make no mistake: Hamas and Hezbollah are terrorist organizations bent on murder and genocide and eliminating Israel from that map of which Mr. Deutch talked. Supported by Iran, one of the most prolific supporters of terrorism in the world, and avowing not only the destruction of Israel but also harm to America, Hamas and Hezbollah continue to rain terror down on innocent Israelis.
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In May, Hamas showed the world, yet again, why these terror organizations remain a threat to peace to the future of both Israelis and Palestinians. The rocket attacks that launched from Gaza, a territory it rules with a draconian iron fist, sought to kill innocent Israeli citizens indiscriminately.
Sadly, Hamas's attacks compelled a defensive response that led to the deaths of innocent Palestinians trapped in harm's way or used as human shields by the terror organization's brutal rule.
Mr. Speaker, much of the reason why so many innocent Israeli lives were saved was because of something we have done here in Congress since 2010, which is to fund and support and jointly develop the deployment of the defensive anti-rocket system called Iron Dome.
Iron Dome has saved countless lives since 2010, including during the conflict in May, protecting schools, hospitals, synagogues, and family homes. The system continues to do its job, with a rocket from Gaza being intercepted less than 2 weeks ago.
During a period of 10 days in May, Hamas fired more than 4,400 rockets; 10 days, 4,400. Over 400 rockets a day fired into Israel, and Iron Dome extraordinarily intercepted 90 percent of those rockets. That number, in just 10 days, was a dramatic escalation over the number of rockets fired at Israel by Hamas and Hezbollah over the previous 10 years, which was around 10,000, or 1,000 a year. 4,400 rockets in 10 days.
Hezbollah, by the way, and we all recognize this, is estimated, by published reports--I don't have the classified reports--to have 130,000 rockets aimed at Israel from southern Lebanon.
The number of interceptors Israel needs to deal with these escalating attacks is going up dramatically as well.
I talked to Mr. Lapid just 2 days ago, and he said to me: Congressman, I really don't know. We know how many rockets they have, we just don't know how many they will send at one time. So that we need to make sure that there is sufficient supply, and the resupply after the rockets, confronting the 4,400 rockets, were used. Israel needed 2,400 interceptors for 10,000 rockets. In May, it needed 2,000 interceptors to take down the 4,400.
As a result of May's unprecedented barrage and the use of Iron Dome to defend against it, the system needs to be replenished and strengthened.
Mr. Speaker, I was proud to work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support the development and deployment of Iron Dome as part of the broad, bipartisan support for Israel in Congress, as well as to support the joint American-Israeli development of the David's Sling long-range missile system.
Why do we do that? Why do we ask the taxpayers of the United States of America to do that? We do it because we believe it is in their best interest. Yes, it is in Israel's interest. And, yes, it is in the interest of Israelis. But it is in the security interest of the United States of America. And that is why we proudly stand up and support this funding, and other funding that we give to Israel, so that it can remain the democracy that honors human rights.
Does everybody honor human rights every day? America? We can look in the mirror. Every country can do that. But Israel, unlike any other country in the Middle East, has a supreme court that says to the government: You cannot do that.
This is the right thing to do. And then Israelis do it. A nation of laws. A nation of morals. A nation that is committed to the democratic process.
This House will today reflect overwhelming support in a bipartisan basis. Today, I believe that we will again evidence our broad and bipartisan commitment to Israel's security, the safety of its people, and its right to self-defense.
Mr. Speaker, I want to thank Chairwoman Rosa DeLaura for introducing this legislation and our appropriators who worked on it, as I said, including Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
Mr. Speaker, I trust that we will pass this today in just a few minutes. I trust the Senate will take it up immediately, and that we will send it to the President of the United States. He supports this. He urges that we pass it. He will do the same in the Senate. This is the right thing to do. It is what America does. It stands up for countries who stand up for freedom.
Mr. Speaker, I urge the House on both sides of the aisle to overwhelmingly support the passage of this legislation.
Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Wilson).
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I want to commend Chairman Ted Deutch. I am grateful to be the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa, and Global Counterterrorism. I appreciate his heartfelt comments.
I also have been to Sderot, and I have seen the example of the terrorist rocket attacks by Hamas from Gaza with Iranian rockets. I have seen the effect on mothers and families. And so this is something that should be addressed, and I appreciate Mr. Hoyer bringing it up. That, indeed, 4,400 rockets, 400 a day. A reason for that is the weakness of the Biden-Harris government. They are putting the people of Israel at risk.
And then I also believe that what we see with Mr. Hoyer, he is being undercut. And I sympathize with him that his political party, the Democratic Party, has become under the influence, extraordinary, bizarre influence of a group of anti-Semites, who also hate the State of Israel. It is very clear, as we saw a few minutes ago, right here, how horrible this is.
In fact, this vote is to cover the mistake of the Democratic Party.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I yield the gentleman an additional 30 seconds.
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I will vote in favor of the bill. But this is really a cover by the Democratic Party of the far left movement of their party abandoning the people of Israel.
And so I urge a ``yes'' vote. But this is clearly just to cover a horrible mistake. It is worse than a mistake, a bowing down of extremists within the Democratic Party.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from California (Mr. LaMalfa).
Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, Israel is arguably our most reliable ally in the world; indeed, a beacon of light and a beacon of democracy in the Middle East. So I don't understand how we could not work earlier this week to help them, to support them.
Well, I am glad today we could come together on both sides of the aisle and come to an agreement on this with strong support via this resolution. I visited Israel several times. And when you visit with the people there and talk with them, there are people that live their lives under a 15-second warning for when rockets may come in at random from anywhere in the zones that are near where the rockets are launched from, whether it is Gaza, or whether it is up north in Lebanon. What a way to live a life.
For us to not be able to come to an agreement because of politics earlier this week, is really sad. So I am glad for our colleagues on both sides of the aisle to come to an agreement today and get strong votes for this to support Iron Dome, which is a defensive mechanism, technology that both us in the United States and Israel benefit from in making all of our interests stronger. I am glad we can have the support today and get it right.
Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I have no additional speakers and would be ready to close when appropriate. I reserve the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Mr. Speaker, today we have had yet another heated debate in the people's House in the greatest, freest Nation in the world.
The United States of America is a beacon of freedom. In my 10-year tenure in Congress, I have spoken with world leaders in Israel, in the Middle East, in Europe, across the globe. The world looks to the United States for leadership and for freedom.
Our great ally in the Middle East, Israel, has been threatened. Its citizens have been threatened since its inception, and that is wrong.
I associate myself partially with the remarks of the majority leader when he said we need to pass this bill today; and we do. We need to give Israel and the Israeli people the capability to continue to defend themselves against what are terrorist attacks on its people.
Over 4,000 rockets directed by terrorists, supported by countries such as Iran and others, who wish to seek destruction of Israel. As Americans, we can never allow that to happen. As human beings, we can never allow that to happen. And we need to be heard, that beacon of freedom in the United States of America, all over the world in our defense of Israel because other countries have let them down.
Today, we will not let Israel down. We will pass this bill. And to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle who once had a great Democratic Party, like the great Republican Party in our great two-
party system, stand up, stand up and fight anti-Semitism wherever its ugly head is raised. It is the right thing to do.
We will do it with our vote today. But we heard from someone from Michigan (Ms. Tlaib); we heard from their radical left wing that does not support Israel, that does not support the Jewish people. It does not support their right, their inherent right to exist.
Let us, as Americans, make our resolve now, today, and forever in our great Republic to protect the people of Israel. Let's pass this bill, and let's associate our comments, as Americans, with those who will always stand up and fight anti-Semitism, racism, sexism, and every wrong-ism that exists. That is our great America. That is our great Republic.
Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. My Republican colleague's words ring hollow. What are the facts? With or without the Iron Dome funding, every single House Republican refused to support the continuing resolution. And, I might add, were proud of their opposition to the continuing resolution.
But this, my friends, is not the first time. My Republican colleagues have voted against USAID to Israel three times thus far in the 2022 appropriations bills. Over and over again they say ``no'' to Israel. I say to them, stop politicizing the U.S. support of Israel. Stop your empty, political gimmicks, such as your motion to recommit yesterday. The democratic record is clear on our support for the U.S.-Israel defense relationship.
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We are standing up for it today, we have stood up for it in the past, and we will continue to do that.
Mr. Speaker, this bill provides the necessary funds for Iron Dome to continue to protect Israeli citizens which furthers the goal of a lasting peace in the Middle East.
Mr. Speaker, I urge its adoption, and I yield back the balance of my time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 5323.
The question was taken.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being in the affirmative, the ayes have it.
Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 420, nays 9, answered ``present'' 2, not voting 1, as follows:
YEAS--420
Adams Aderholt Aguilar Allen Allred Amodei Armstrong Arrington Auchincloss Axne Babin Bacon Baird Balderson Banks Barr Barragan Bass Beatty Bentz Bera Bergman Beyer Bice (OK) Biggs Bilirakis Bishop (GA) Bishop (NC) Blumenauer Blunt Rochester Boebert Bonamici Bost Bourdeaux Bowman Boyle, Brendan F. Brady Brooks Brown Brownley Buchanan Buck Bucshon Budd Burchett Burgess Bustos Butterfield Calvert Cammack Carbajal Cardenas Carl Carter (GA) Carter (LA) Carter (TX) Cartwright Case Casten Castor (FL) Castro (TX) Cawthorn Chabot Cheney Chu Cicilline Clark (MA) Clarke (NY) Cleaver Cline Cloud Clyburn Clyde Cohen Cole Comer Connolly Cooper Correa Costa Courtney Craig Crawford Crenshaw Crist Crow Cuellar Curtis Davids (KS) Davidson Davis, Danny K. Davis, Rodney Dean DeFazio DeGette DeLauro DelBene Delgado Demings DeSaulnier DesJarlais Deutch Diaz-Balart Dingell Doggett Donalds Doyle, Michael F. Duncan Dunn Ellzey Emmer Escobar Eshoo Espaillat Estes Evans Fallon Feenstra Ferguson Fischbach Fitzgerald Fitzpatrick Fleischmann Fletcher Fortenberry Foster Foxx Frankel, Lois Franklin, C. Scott Fulcher Gaetz Gallagher Gallego Garamendi Garbarino Garcia (CA) Garcia (TX) Gibbs Gimenez Gohmert Golden Gomez Gonzales, Tony Gonzalez (OH) Gonzalez, Vicente Good (VA) Gooden (TX) Gosar Gottheimer Granger Graves (LA) Graves (MO) Green (TN) Green, Al (TX) Greene (GA) Griffith Grothman Guest Guthrie Hagedorn Harder (CA) Harris Harshbarger Hartzler Hayes Hern Herrell Herrera Beutler Hice (GA) Higgins (LA) Higgins (NY) Hill Himes Hinson Hollingsworth Horsford Houlahan Hoyer Hudson Huffman Huizenga Issa Jackson Jackson Lee Jacobs (CA) Jacobs (NY) Jayapal Jeffries Johnson (LA) Johnson (OH) Johnson (SD) Johnson (TX) Jones Jordan Joyce (OH) Joyce (PA) Kahele Kaptur Katko Keating Keller Kelly (IL) Kelly (MS) Kelly (PA) Khanna Kildee Kilmer Kim (CA) Kim (NJ) Kind Kinzinger Kirkpatrick Krishnamoorthi Kuster Kustoff LaHood LaMalfa Lamb Lamborn Langevin Larsen (WA) Larson (CT) Latta LaTurner Lawrence Lawson (FL) Lee (CA) Lee (NV) Leger Fernandez Letlow Levin (CA) Levin (MI) Lieu Lofgren Long Loudermilk Lowenthal Lucas Luetkemeyer Luria Lynch Mace Malinowski Malliotakis Maloney, Carolyn B. Maloney, Sean Mann Manning Mast Matsui McBath McCarthy McCaul McClain McClintock McCollum McEachin McGovern McHenry McKinley McNerney Meeks Meijer Meng Meuser Mfume Miller (IL) Miller (WV) Miller-Meeks Moolenaar Mooney Moore (AL) Moore (UT) Moore (WI) Morelle Moulton Mrvan Mullin Murphy (FL) Murphy (NC) Nadler Napolitano Neal Neguse Nehls Newhouse Norcross Norman Nunes O'Halleran Obernolte Owens Palazzo Pallone Palmer Panetta Pappas Pascrell
Payne Pelosi Pence Perlmutter Perry Peters Pfluger Phillips Pingree Pocan Porter Posey Price (NC) Quigley Raskin Reed Reschenthaler Rice (NY) Rice (SC) Rodgers (WA) Rogers (AL) Rogers (KY) Rose Rosendale Ross Rouzer Roy Roybal-Allard Ruiz Ruppersberger Rush Rutherford Ryan Salazar Sanchez Sarbanes Scalise Scanlon Schakowsky Schiff Schneider Schrader Schrier Schweikert Scott (VA) Scott, Austin Scott, David Sessions Sewell Sherman Sherrill Simpson Sires Slotkin Smith (MO) Smith (NE) Smith (NJ) Smith (WA) Smucker Soto Spanberger Spartz Speier Stansbury Stanton Stauber Steel Stefanik Steil Steube Stevens Stewart Strickland Suozzi Swalwell Takano Taylor Tenney Thompson (CA) Thompson (MS) Thompson (PA) Tiffany Timmons Titus Tonko Torres (CA) Torres (NY) Trahan Trone Turner Underwood Upton Valadao Van Drew Van Duyne Vargas Veasey Vela Velazquez Wagner Walberg Walorski Waltz Wasserman Schultz Waters Watson Coleman Weber (TX) Webster (FL) Welch Wenstrup Westerman Wexton Wild Williams (GA) Williams (TX) Wilson (FL) Wilson (SC) Wittman Womack Yarmuth Young Zeldin
NAYS--9
Bush Carson Garcia (IL) Grijalva Massie Newman Omar Pressley Tlaib
ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--2
Johnson (GA) Ocasio-Cortez
NOT VOTING--1
Lesko
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Mr. GARCIA of Illinois changed his vote from ``yea'' to ``nay.''
Mr. BUDD, Mrs. FISCHBACH, Messrs. GOOD of Virginia, LARSON of Connecticut, and BRADY changed their vote from ``nay'' to ``yea.''
Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ changed her vote from ``nay'' to ``present.''
So (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the rules were suspended and the bill was passed.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS
Babin (Nehls) Boyle, Brendan F. (Jeffries) Carter (TX) (Calvert) DeFazio (Brown) DeSaulnier (Thompson (CA)) Escobar (Garcia (TX) Frankel, Lois (Clark (MA)) Fulcher (Johnson (OH)) Grijalva (Garcia (IL)) Higgins (NY) (Tonko) Issa (Calvert) Johnson (TX) (Jeffries) Kim (NJ) (Underwood) Kirkpatrick (Levin (CA)) Latta (Walberg) Lawson (FL) (Evans) McEachin (Wexton) Meng (Jeffries) Morelle (Tonko) Napolitano (Correa) Payne (Wasserman Schultz) Porter (Wexton) Reschenthaler (Meuser) Rice (SC) (Wilson (SC)) Rush (Underwood) Ryan (Kildee) Sewell (Cicilline) Stanton (Levin (CA)) Stefanik (Miller-Meeks) Strickland (Torres (NY)) Swalwell (Veasey) Vela (Correa) Wagner (Walorski) Wilson (FL) (Hayes)
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September 23, 2021, on page H5115 (first column), the following appeared: Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress Roll Call No. 275 September 23, 2021 Babin (Nehls) Boyle, Brendan F. (Jeffries) Cardenas (Gomez) Carter (TX) (Calvert) DeFazio (Brown) DeSaulnier (Thompson (CA)) Escobar (Garcia (TX) Frankel, Lois (Clark (MA)) Fulcher (Johnson (OH)) Grijalva (Garcia
(IL)) Higgins (NY) (Tonko) Issa (Calvert) Johnson (TX) (Jeffries) Kim (NJ) (Underwood) Kirkpatrick (Levin (CA)) Latta (Walberg) Lawson (FL) (Evans) McEachin (Wexton) Meng (Jeffries) Morelle
(Tonko) Napolitano (Correa) Payne (Wasserman Schultz) Porter
(Wexton) Reschenthaler (Meuser) Rice (SC) (Wilson (SC)) Rush
(Underwood) Ryan (Kildee) Sewell (Cicilline) Stanton (Levin (CA)) Stefanik (Miller-Meeks) Strickland (Torres (NY)) Swalwell (Veasey) Vela (Correa) Wagner (Walorski) Wilson (FL) (Hayes)
The online version has been corrected to read: Members Recorded Pursuant to House Resolution 8, 117th Congress Roll Call No. 275 September 23, 2021 Babin (Nehls) Boyle, Brendan F. (Jeffries) Carter (TX) (Calvert) DeFazio (Brown) DeSaulnier (Thompson (CA)) Escobar (Garcia (TX) Frankel, Lois (Clark (MA)) Fulcher (Johnson
(OH)) Grijalva (Garcia (IL)) Higgins (NY) (Tonko) Issa (Calvert) Johnson (TX) (Jeffries) Kim (NJ) (Underwood) Kirkpatrick (Levin
(CA)) Latta (Walberg) Lawson (FL) (Evans) McEachin (Wexton) Meng
(Jeffries) Morelle (Tonko) Napolitano (Correa) Payne (Wasserman Schultz) Porter (Wexton) Reschenthaler (Meuser) Rice (SC) (Wilson
(SC)) Rush (Underwood) Ryan (Kildee) Sewell (Cicilline) Stanton
(Levin (CA)) Stefanik (Miller-Meeks) Strickland (Torres (NY)) Swalwell (Veasey) Vela (Correa) Wagner (Walorski) Wilson (FL)
(Hayes)
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