>> what is the house going to do? what is your plan? >> the house has been investigating a number of these campuses. there is a nexus to federal funding of the campuses can't get control of problem, they don't deserve taxpayer dollars. that's a serious issue. it seem air education and workforce committee. we have brought the president to these universities and to congress to testify under oath and using accountability begun there. there will be much more of that we will continue to work on legislation to adjust this at the federal level. i genuine believe there is bipartisan agreement on this, we will stand for what is good and what is right. we are going to do what is right by america. we respect free speech. we respect diversity of ideas but

>> the u.s. house coming in now to begin work on four bills, including one that would add a citizenship question to the census beginning in the year 2030. and another measure changing efficiency standards for home appliances. live now to the house floor here on c-span.

the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by our beloved chaplain, margaret

kibben. chaplain kibben: would you pray with me. teach us to number our days, o lord, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. in the narrow boundaries of time, may we -- we pray we show our appreciation for the gift that you have given us and would live each day to its fullest. let us face what you put before us with the strength you so graciously provide for us. may our work be effective, not just in accomplishing the goals we set, but in fulfilling the purpose you have bidden us to carry out. when life is tedious or challenging, may our journey through the uncertainty and around the overwhelming obstacles become an opportunity to be a testimony to your faithfulness and steadfast love. and as so many approach us with needs and burdens too heavy to carry alone, may we be quick and willing to share the load.

god, only you know what each day will bring us. but in the passing shadow of this day, may the breath of our lives reveal the eternity of our grace plan. in your sovereign name we pray. amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house the approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from california, mr. peters. mr. peters: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition?

mr. testimonyson: request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute -- mr. thompson: request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. thompson: mr. speaker, i rise today to celebrate teacher appreciation week. this week honors america's hardworking dedicated and passionate teachers. the national education association and the national p.t.a. team up each year to recognize the contributions our teachers make every day to shape the minds of their students. our teachers push students to achieve their best. they nurture, motivate them, and show students how to realize their full potential. teachers are some of the most powerful professions in the entire world. they lend a caring hand. they make differences in the lives of our students academically, emotionally, and physically. to every teacher in america i say thank you. thank you for the job you do, hours you work, for the patience you show, and impact that you have on so many lives.

a special thank you to my sister, sheri, who will be retiring in just a few weeks after 30 years of service as a teacher. congratulations. mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recog recognition? >> madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> today marks teacher appreciation day, a chance to honor educators who showed us kindness, guided us, and recognized our potential. i want to thank one of many. anyone who knows me knows i'm a stickler for clear, concise right wreathing i credit my appreciation for a good turn of phrase to visch, my ninth grade reading teacher. she must have spent hours going over our papers to correct every wrong word, dangling participle, and misplaced modifier.

she did so to heap help me become an effective communicator. mr. peters: she did so much, a skill that's helped me my whole life. thank you, your patience and dedication unquestionably made a difference for me and many others. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? mr. wilson: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. wilson: thank you, madam speaker. the job reports last week was fewer jobs than anticipated as biden policies of spend, borrow, tax destroys jobs. steven moore of the committee to unleash prosperity explains, quote, we have way, way too much government growth and borrowing too little private sector growth. in the first quarter of this year the federal government borrowed $500 billion. most of the new jobs in the economy were government dependent, end of quote. worse yet, biden claims he's created jobs which is actually covid recovery.

the new york spectacle cont continues, a corrupt judge persecuting donald trump as violent protestors demanding death to jews take over the streets. judge merchant is corrupt in that he has conflict of interest. the judge is corrupt in that he has provided and divided -- denied a change of venue. corrupt judge has collected persecution the selective judge has concealed the witness list. the corrupt judge has denied president trump his first amendment rights of free speech. as a former town judge myself, i especially know merchant is corrupting the rule of law. the judge is a disgrace to the american people. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute.

mr. veasey: madam speaker, i rise today to pay tribute to one of waco's longest serving lawyers for over seven decades. clyde vance dunnam was part of a venerable legal family in the waco community who saw his career last for seven decades and was part of a family law firm that dates almost back to 100 years. i will tell you that clyde graduate interested baylor, his undergrad in business administration, and baylor law school, and was proud to be a part of a law firm that included not only his sons, but also his grandchildren. he practiced law literally his entire adult life. and gained a reputation as one of the most skilled, most successful trial attorneys in the history of central texas. and also one of the things that

mr. dunnam did was mentor so many attorneys, countless number of attorneys in central texas and the waco area. and his memory will live for a long time through those many attorneys. in addition to him being a very successful attorney, he held leadership positions in the masonic lodge, scottish reith, and so many other -- rite, and so many other organizations. he's survived by his wife, his children, and his grandchildren. and as serious as a demeanor as mr. dunnam had, he was first and foremost a family man. i will never forget how proud he was at his granddaughter's wedding. with that, madam speaker, thank you. i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute.

>> thank you, madam speaker. i rise today to remember a close family friend, don leiburn jr. mr. collins: he was 6'3" in stature but larger than that in life. he was a georgia football player, played in the a.f.l. he was also a highly successful businessperson. not only in business, but he was also a person that gave back to society, his community. serving on boards and foundations. the last time i had dinner with him he grumbled about the fact his wife was making him eat healthy and he would have to order oft healthy side of the menu. after he grumbled he promptly ordered right. the reason i said that is because he dearly loved his family a man who will be truly missed. don leiburn jr. and a life well lived. thank you, madam speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition?

mr. mcgovern: ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. mcgovern: madam speaker, in an effort to appease the maga wing of their party, republicans are insisting on a $30 billion cut to snap benefits as part of the long overdue farm bill re-authorization. snap benefits put food on the table for over 40 million americans every single day. investing in snap improves health outcomes for participants, lowers health care costs, supports farmers who grow our food and boosts our local economies. the provision republicans are targeting for deep cuts has given snap recipients an extra $1.40 per person, per day to afford nutritious food amidrising food costs. by preventing usda from making scientifically based benefit updates in the future, republicans are taking food away from children, seniors, vulnerable adults, and people with disabilities. it is a rotten thing to do.

it is a stupid thing to do. and it means their bill has no chance of gaining the bipartisan support it would need to pass on the house floor. i beg my republican colleagues, drop the partisan attack on snap and work with democrats to advance a farm bill that supports our local farmers, continues investments in conservation efforts, and reduce us hunger. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. de la cruz: it is with great pride i congratulate the mcalen public library, a cornerstone of our community, receiving the prestigious 2023 achievement of library excellence award for the 10th consecutive year. the library's commitment to enhancing literacy and providing

educational opportunities is unparalleled. from hosting the annual south texas book festival to offering essential codeine -- coding classes and vibrant summer reading programs, our library ensures the flame of knowledge burns bright across the r.g.v. this award recognizes past achievements and is a testament to the enduring impact our library has on enriching lives and fostering community growth. thank you, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: thank you. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> happy teacher appreciation day. mr. bowman: happy teacher appreciation week. thank you for all that you do for our children, families, and our country.

as a former educator i know exactly the sacrifices you make each and every day. shout out to mr. eldridge, mr. horell, and favorite teach every of all time, ms. james, for making me the person i am today and huge shout out to melissa oppenhimer bowman, my wife a third great teacher right now in the bronx. we need to make sure we continue to support our teachers as they are educating the next generation of visionary, humanitarian leaders for our country and for the world. let's never leave our teachers behind. let's always uplift public education. thank you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: thank you. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from hawaii seek recognition? ms. tokuda: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. tokuda: thank you. madam speaker, before there was

a french street or bannan tree lahaina was known as leilei, home and final resting place curving as the capital of the kingdom of hawaii. it was often revered -- referred to as venice of the pacific. over the decades the diversion of water removed all traces of this once fertile area. as we set out to rebuild, we must do so grounded in lahaina's history and kohl two. last week i introduced the lahaina area heritage act to assess the future designation of the historic town as a national heritage area. national heritage area designations support community driven conservation and restoration efforts through recognition, federal funding, and technical assistance. .. of the 62, none are in hawaii. i canning of no better way to

lift up our community's desire to rebuild pono by making lahaina the first national area. make massachusetts -- mahalo, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does j. north carolina seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. davis: no matter if a task is freight or small, finish it or not at all. the lesson here is that we should always complete what we start, no matter how challenging it may be. i learned this valuable lesson from mr. little in his wood shop class and still sticks with me today. teachers inspiring life changing lessons with their students every day, we all have a teacher who has taught us an important

lesson that we still remember. our favorite teachers take us beyond the text book and teaches us life lessons we carry with us forever. on national teachers day we pause to recognize our dedicated teachers making a difference. teaching is a noble profession. teachers have had a profound impact on doctors, lawyers, preachers, and yes, believe it or not, members of congress. madam speaker, i give a special shoutout today of all the teachers of eastern north carolina. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from north carolina seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized 1. >> i rise to recognize national teacher appreciation week. i want to recognize ryan

berglund named the teacher of the year last night. a sustainable academy teacher at milburn high school in raleigh, ryan didn't always plan to be a teacher but was a professional welder and equipment fabricator. ms. ross: 64 of his students have become welders, leaving students with the skills needed to succeed in the work force. madam speaker, one week isn't enough to properly thank all of our country's outstanding educators for what they do every day. let's keep fighting for better pay for teachers in north carolina and across the country. ryan wisely says, i always will put as much as possible as i can into it, but i need them to put in more than i am. and when they're doing that, you'll see true success. thank you, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from indiana seek

recognition? >> by the direction of the committee on rules, i call up house resolution 1194 and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the concurrent resolution. the clerk: house resolution 1194, resolved, that at any time after the adoption of this resolution, the speaker may, pursuant to clause 2-b of rule 18, declare the house resolved in the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for consideration of the bill h.r. 6192, to amend the energy policy and conservation act to prohibit the secretary of energy from prescribing any new or amended energy conservation standard for a product that is not technologically feasible and economically justified and for other purposes. the first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with, all points of order of consideration of the bill are waived. general debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed

one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on energy and commerce or their respective designees. after general debate, the bill shall be considered for the amendment under the five-minute rule. the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the department of energy and commerce now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted in the house and in the committee of the whole. the bill as amended shall be considered as the original bill for the purpose of further amendment under the five-minute rule and shall be considered as read. all points of order against provisions in the bill as amended are waived. no further amendment to the bill as ad mitted shall be in order except those printed in the report on the committee on rules accompanying this resolution. each such further amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent.

shall not be subject to amendment and shall not be subject to a demand for the provision of a question in the house or committee of the whole. all points of order against such further amendments are waived. at the conclusion of consideration of the bill, the committee shall rise and report the bill to the house with such further amendments as may have been adopted. the previous question shall be considered ordered on the bill as amended and any further amendment without passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit. section 2, upon adoption of this resolution, is it shall be in order to consider in the house a bill, h.r. 7109, to require a citizenship question on the decennial census to report on certain statistics and modify a portionment of the representatives to be based on united states citizens instead of all persons. all points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. the amendment in the nature of a

substitute recommended by the committee on oversight and accountability now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted. the bill as amended shall be considered as read. all points of order against provisions are waived and the previous question shall be ordered on the bill and any amendment thereto with final passage except one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on overside and accountability or their respective designees, and two, one motion to recommit. section 3, upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the house a joint resolution. house joint resolution 1o 09, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 title 5 of united states code of the rules committed by the securities and exchange commission related to staff bullton 121. all points of order against

consideration of the joint resolution are waived. the joint resolution shall be considered as read. all points of order against provisions in the joint resolution are waived. the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the joint resolution and any amendment thereto without passage exception one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on financial services or the respective designees and two, one motion to recommit. section 4, upon adoption of this resolution, it shall be in order to consider in the house a bill h.r. 2925 to amend the omnibus budget reconciliation act of 1993 to provide for security of tenure for use of mining claims for ancillary activities and for other purposes. all points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in house report number 118-416 shall be considered as adopted.

the bill as amended shall be considered as read. all points of order against provisions in the bill as amended are waived. the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill as amended and on any further amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one, 30 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member on the department of natural resources and respective designees and two, one motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from indiana is recognized for one hour. >> madam speaker, for purposes of debate only, i yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from colorado, mr. neguse, pending which i yield myself such time as i may consume. during consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for the purpose of debate only. madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> last night the rules committee met and produced a

rule h.res. 1194 providing for the house's consideration of several pieces of legislation. the rule provides for h.r. 7109, the equal representation act to be considered under a closed rule. it provides one hour of debate, equally divide and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on oversight and accountability or their designees and provides for one motion to recommit. additionally it provides for h.j. recent 109, a joint resolution associated with a rule submitted by the securities and exchange commission relating to staff accounting bulletin 121. mrs. houchin: h.j. recent 109 would be considered under a closed rule and provides one hour of debate. equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on financial services or designees and provides for one motion to recommit. the rule also provides for consideration of h.r. 6192, the hands off our home appliances act to be considered under a structured rule. it also provides one hour of

debate, equally divided and controlled by the chair of the ranking minority member of the energy of commerce or designees. and finally, the rule provides for consideration of h.r. 2925, the mining regulatory clarity act of 2024 to be considered under a closed rule. it also provides 30 minutes of debate, equally divided by the chair and ranking minority member on the committee of natural resources or designees and provides for one motion to recommit. madam speaker, i rise in support of this rule and in support of the underlying pieces of legislation. beginning with h.r. 7109, the equal representation act. madam speaker, i'm glad this rule provides for consideration of this legislation of which i'm a proud co-sponsor. the core premise of this legislation is simple, the census should be an accurate reflection of this country's citizenry. according to the u.s. census bureau, noncitizens comprise 6.7% of the nation's 33 million people.

including noncitizens in the apportionment of congressional districts will directly impact representation in congress. this to me and most americans seems to be a way to take representatives away from red states and add them to blue states, to literally change the makeup of this body, diluting the influence and number of red districts and adding blue districts in their place. under president biden's watch, 4.7 million illegal aliens have been released in the country and 1.8 million known illegal gotaways have escaped into the united states and when added up these numbers are larger than the population of 32 states. this isn't simply a constitutional play but because of biden administration. on day one he issued executive order 13986, requiring noncitizens to be counted in the census for purposes of remuneration and determining congressional apportionment. this shouldn't be a partisan issue. having an accurate count of u.s.

citizens for the purpose of congressional representation should not be a partisan issue, yet here we are with two sides debating on the question of who should be counted and this is a question firmly in congress' purview. and in department of commerce versus new york following the trump's administration attempt to reinstate a citizenship question, the supreme court made clear this decision is up to the congress. and so i appreciate the leaders and the authors of this bill to ensure congress is carrying out that responsibility. i hope this measure will have the full support of my colleagues. moving on to the financial sector, as a member of the financial services committee, i'm glad to see floor consideration of h.j. recent 109, and addresses this s.e.c. action that bypassed proper rule making procedures. rather than following the processes laid out by the congressional review act and administrative procedures act, the s.e.c. relied erroneously on a staff accounting bulletin. you don't have to take our word for it, commissioner pierce is on record having said the staff

accounting bulletin may not be the appropriate vehicle through which to make this accounting change. beyond that, however, this rule brings more uncertainty into the crypto industry by going beyond clarifying how to account for digital assets. indeed, this rule effectively requires banks and financial institutions to place digital assets on their balance sheets. this makes it unclear if customers assets will be lost if the custodian becomes insolvent and increases capital and liquidity and other requirements for financial institutions in order to release the risk that never should be on their books. the digital access ecosystem needs more clarity and not less. my colleagues and i have worked hard this congress to provide clear rules of the road for digital asset innovation and this rule clearly does the opposite. the rule also provides for the consideration of h.r. 6192, the hands off our home appliances act. one thing we all have come to expect from this administration is the persistent attacks on

american energy and consumer choice. this legislation is another attempt by the republican majority to defend against the latest attack as a focus of congressional democrats has now turned inside every american's home. the biden administration is now able to reduce the affordability of appliances in pursuit of a unrealistic and unaffordable green agenda. under the guise of increased efficiency they offered new rules on home appliances that will raise costs thus making these household necessities less available especially to people of modest means. at a time when homeowners are already spending 34% more on home appliances than they did less than two decades ago. when americans are struggling to pay for food under the crushing reality of bidenflation, they must worry about affording the appliances they used to prepare it. instead of relief, the administration offers more obstacles and why we need to pass h.r. 6192. ..

our country is blessed with a diverse array of abundant natural resources. we must be responsible stewards of these resources. the responsible stewardship does not mean abandoning the resources we have. making ourselves more reliant on other countries in the name of unrealistic agendas divorced from the national needs and our own national security. this bipartisan bill provides certainty where certainty is lacking. and allows necessary projects to responsibly move forward. i look forward to consideration of all of these pieces of legislation and urge the passage of this rule. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from indiana riffs. the gentlewoman from colorado is recognized. mr. neguse: i thank the gentlewoman from indiana for the customary 30 minutes. i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend. i i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection.

mr. neguse: madam speaker, today's a serious day. a serious moment for this institution. apparently according to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, house republicans, we are gathered here today to discuss a very consequential question. a consequential issue facing the country, madam speaker. home appliances. toasters, microwaves, refrigerators those are the topics, madam speaker, that house republicans have chosen to waste this institution's time on. of all the challenges facing the country, of all of the issues facing our community, apparently their top priority is the so-called hands off home

appliances act. madam speaker, you may recall that republicans noticed a rules committee meeting on this very same bill just a few weeks ago. that bill was then hastily removed. we assumed because our colleagues on the other side of the aisle were essentially shamed into pulling it from the agenda. they realized that a bill on home appliances probably doesn't meet the moment considering all of the real crises that we have going on. but apparently that shame only lasted for a few weeks because today's legislation, hands off home appliances act, is back, apparently, for round two. just to be clear, madam speaker, i know you are aware of this, this is a package deal. this isn't the only appliance

bill that republicans have noticed for this body to consider. the liberty in laundry act. this is the real title of the bill that house republicans would like this body to consider. the refrigerator freedom act. the clothes dryer's reliability act. the affordable air conditioning act. the stop unaffordable dishwasher standards act. those bills i guess didn't make the cut for this particular rules debate, i suppose we'll take those up next week. madam speaker, this house should be focused on addressing the consequential challenges of our time. not on political games. messaging bills. how far this body has fallen.

the same august chamber where james madison and abraham lincoln once served now debasing itself debating the fate of microwaves and toaster offense. because that's -- ovens, because that's how house republicans have decided to spend their time in their majority. my colleagues regrettably, unfortunately, are out of touch with the priorities of the american people. they expect the american people expect rightfully so for this chamber to address the issues that they care about. not waste time on nonsense bills. by the way, madam speaker, the rest of the measures that we'll consider today, unfortunately, are more of the same. h.r. 7109, the so-called equal representation act, is plainly

unconstitutional. any plain reading of the constitution and the 14th amendment makes clear that this bill is unconstitutional. house republicans pushing forward anyway. another bill that we are considering today, yet another c.r. a., this time on apparently a bulletin that was issued by the securities and exchange commission. i have lost count of how many days we have wasted in the last 17 months considering c.r. a.'s. every week another c.r. a. committed by our colleagues on the other side of the aisle. one would have hoped, mr. speaker, that house republicans would have learned their lessons a year ago after wasting our time on c.r. a.'s for the lesser prairie chicken, and northern

long eared bat that perhaps this house could focus its attention on more substantive matters. unfortunately, that has not been the case. finally, mr. speaker, the last bill that this body will consider this week, the mining regulatory clarity act. of course this bill, i know familiar to you, mr. speaker, it is to me. because we voted on a rule about this particular bill seven days ago. why is it back before us a week later? i'll tell you why. republican leadership has lost control of the rules committee. they lost control months ago. now they often lack a procedural majority here on the house floor. last week our colleague, representative leger fernandez, introduced a motion to recommit. the motion to recommit was very simple, it pointed out the fact that the republicans' mining

bill would allow foreign adversarial nations to mine american land for free. what happened to that motion to recommit? it passed. six republicans joined every democrat in supporting that motion to recommit. those familiar with schoolhouse rock would understand that that means the bill goes back to committee. the house committee on natural resources where i serve, mr. speaker, where you serve, so we could work out the issues that this body on a bipartisan basis identified with this bill seven days ago. instead, house republicans have brought the very same bill back to this body for its consideration without going to the natural resources committee. i have no idea how the six republicans who voted for the motion to recommit last week can

possibly defend or rationalize a vote against the motion to recommit this week. i suppose we are going to find out. mr. speaker, there are better ways for this chamber to be spending its time. i'd implore the speaker, i'd implore my colleagues on the other side of the aisle let's get serious. let's work together to address some of the consequential challenges that face our respective states, our country. and let's stop with these nonsense bills. i implore you. with that, mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from colorado reserves. the gentlewoman from indiana is recognized. mrs. houchin: mr. speaker, i agree it's ridiculous we must consider legislation like the hands off our home appliances act. but that's the level of ridiculousness that the democrat party have forced us into with their out-of-touch woke agenda. the priorities of the american people are protecting their right to consumer choice, not to

be policed in their own homes. democrats are fighting for woke corporations. republicans are fighting for the american people. with that, mr. chairman, aid like to yield three minutes to the gentleman from new york, mr. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. langworthy: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentlewoman from indiana for yielding the time. with the ongoing migrant crisis in knock state, my district has sadly been on the frontlines of democrat policies that reward those that have broken our laws to come into this country illegally. with white house thousands of illegal immigrants -- with thousands of illegal people residing in our hotels and public facilities across my state, my constituents and other new yorkers have seen what happens with their hard earned tax dollars are spent on programs that enable a completely avoidable crisis. it's as if governor hochul and mayor adams put up a neon sign

saying come on in. new york's open for business. illegal immigrants know that if they cross the border and ask to be sent to new york they'll be fed, clothed, housed, and even given a debit card. we are looking at half a million illegals in new york alone and nearly 10 million who have crossed our southern border to be released into the interior of the united states. my colleagues on the other side of the aisle want these noncitizens to be represented here in congress. it's unconstitutional. it's completely ridiculous. it's a threat to the very sovereignty of the united states of america. democrats want to make citizenship mean nothing. a nation without borders is not a nation. especially when you allow anyone from any country to vote in our elections and be represented in our government. thankfully our courts have stopped reckless attempts to allow noncitizens to vote. but we need to ensure that congress is representative of

our citizens and our citizens alone. that's what our nation's founders intended and the only way to uphold the principles of our democracy. allowing representation for noncitizens is also a slap in the face to every immigrant who went through the proper channels and came here legally, the right way, to search for the american dream. they respect our laws, sworn allegiance to the united states of america, and they deserve to be represented fairly here in washington. i'm a proud co-sponsor of the equal representation act before us today because it's time that we stop rewarding states like my home state of new york and california for their destructive sanctuary policies. with the absence of a citizenship requirement for abortionment in congressional districts, we have allowed a perverse incentive to take hold where democrat-run sanctuary states are rewarded with greater representation in the halls of congress and greater sway in the electoral college simply by

counting millions of illegal aliens who have broken our laws and taken advantage of these states' destructive policies. it sends the wrong message to the world about the value of citizenship and our respect for our own laws and government. mr. speaker, we are effectively allowing those who are not u.s. citizens to have a significant say in the future of u.s u.s.-elections, this is wrong for the take sake of american people and sovereignty as a nation must be corrected. it's simple. allowing noncitizens to vote and be represented in congress dilutes the voice of the american citizen. and opens the door to manipulation and exploitation of our electoral system. i strongly support the equal representations act. look forward to its consideration on the floor. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentlelady from indiana reserves. the gentleman from colorado is recognized mr. neguse: thank you, mr. speaker. two quick points, one with respect to everything that my colleague from new york just

articulated, this bill has nothing to do with noncitizens voting. does not address that whatsoever. i'm not sure what bill the gentleman from new york was talking about, but it's not the bill that this body is considering. secondly, i would just say with respect to the comments made by my friend from indiana, i think she used the phrase woke agenda. apparently appliances are now woke according to my colleagues. i don't know what a woke microwave or refrigerator looks like, but that is the new target of house republicans. good to know we are going tock spending hours on the floor this week debating future of woke microwaves, house republican agenda coming to a home near you. with that, mr. speaker, i yield two minutes to the distinguished gentlewoman from north carolina, ms. ross. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. ross: thank you, mr. neguse. i rise in opposition to the bills under this rule and in

particular to the so-called equal representation act. i filed an amendment to this bill with representative cleaver to ensure that the census not only fully counts the u.s. population, but that it counts it accurately. when the census occurs, incarcerated people are counted as residents of the towns where they are imprisoned rather than the places they call home. this practice tends to reduce the populations in urban areas where most prisoners are from, and inflate the populations of rural areas where most prisons are located. .. prison gerrymandering is a gross misrepresentation of

communities of color and rural areas. the over one million incarcerated people in the united states are being used as pawns to falsely increase the voting power of areas that do not represent their interests. my amendment, which was blocked from reaching the floor would have required the census bureau to count incarcerated people at their last place of residence. i urge my colleagues to reject the so-called equal representation act, and instead support efforts to end prison gerrymandering. thank you, and i yield back. mr. neguse: reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from colorado reserves. the gentlewoman from indiana is recognized. mrs. houchin: mr. speaker, in response to my colleague on the other side of the aisle, this is just one piece of the green agenda fast-tracking a path to

all electric vehicles and appliances when our grid can least afford it without any consideration for grid stability that's moved to all e.v.'s and electric appliances in our homes, and is not something consumers are ready for, is not something the consumers want. the american people want to have choice and affordability, and the actions of the democrats on this issue are the opposite of that, and i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman from colorado is recognized. mr. neguse: i would say insofar as my colleague from alabama wants a debate about climate change or renewable energy, i'm open and welcome to that debate and expect it would be a robust one. that's not the debate republicans have initiated on the house floor. the debate this week is about freedom for refrigerators. again, these are not bills we conceived of, they're your bills. so the notion that this debate is focused or centered in on

some of what the gentlewoman from indiana described is just not consistent with the bills that are actually before the house. with that, mr. speaker, i yield three minutes to the distinguished the gentlewoman from new mexico, ms. stansbury. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. stansbury: i rise to oppose the bill under debate and oppose h.r. 7109, the so-called equal representation act. this g.o.p. bill is designed to fundmentally change who is included in the u.s. census by undercounting, especially our hispanic communities. now, let me be clear, first of all and foremost, this bill violates the u.s. constitution and the 14th amendment and is designed specifically to who counts in america. quite literally who counts because the bill would stop millions of americans from filling out the census.

now, let's not forget donald trump tried to do this in the 2020 census and the courts had to intervene. and you know what the supreme court found? that the arguments in support of that effort were not only flawed and condrived but unconstitutional. it is not a partisan issue as was said by the gentlelady across the aisle. this is a constitutional issue and i brought a copy of the constitution for my friends across the aisle to do some reading if they'd like to see what it says in the 14th amendment. in fact, not only is this not only a partisan issue, both republicans and democratic former census bureau directors argued that the implementation of a citizenship question would lower response rates for especially our hispanic communities. and six million hispanics would remain unaccounted for.

these counts would have devastating implications not only for our electoral system but the well-being of our families and communities. because federal aid, grants, and other funds in our state are fundamentally determined by the census. things like maternal health grants, health care for our children, mental health services for our veterans, and an undercount would result in dramatic underfunding in areas with large immigrant and hispanic obligations like my home state of new mexico where more than 50% of the state identifies as hispanic. new mexico is a place where we already struggle, where we have the worst socioeconomic and health outcomes due to underfunding and underrepresentation and which is why instead of attacking representation, we should be focused on barriers to representation, and that is why i filed an amendment in the rules committee to do just that.

now, unfortunately, my friends across the aisle in the rules committee ruled it out of order because not only are they not interested in improving the census, they're obsessed with determining who counts with who's american, with who should have access to the american dream, including at the ballot box. well, i want to say, that is not the america that my ancestors emigrated to. that's not the nation our founding fathers formed and fought for and is not the america our people are asking us to fight for. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. ms. stansbury: and i urge to you read this document here, the u.s. constitution. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlelady is recognized. mrs. houchin: let me unpack that the act will halt them from

voting. the individual could have lawful permanent residence and could be a nonimmigrant residing in an authorized period of stay. the census bureau must follow strict rules of confidentiality and must not disclose data tied to a individual respondent but only share aggregate information not attributed to a particular person. even if respondents are reluctant to complete the questionnaire they would be enumerated by the census bureau using official records to determine the inhabitants of a particular address or by proxy information is reliable from a neighbor. also, there was an argument that h.r. 7109 would skew the distribution of federal assistance away from states and localities. this argument is a red herring. h.r. 7109 makes absolutely no changes whatsoever to any laws implicating federal assistance. noncitizens would still be counted in the census but only

be included from the congressional apportionment base. one other argument that's just been made is h.r. 7109 fundamentally misunderstands how apportionment was designed by the framers of the constitution. while democrats may claim enwell versus abbott in the supreme court decision requires whole number of persons in section 2 of the 14th amendment to be interpreted as any resident regardless of citizenship status, section 5 of the 14th amendment implements status for the 14th amendment and this implementing statute h.r. 7019 amends to include citizens from the base. and surrounding the phrase whole number of persons was chosen to make clear drafters rejected countings partial as whole persons. any person taking up residence in a state must be counted for purposes of apportionment and certainly not that noncitizens must be included in the apportionment base. with that i reserve.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman from colorado is recognized. mr. neguse: thank you, mr. speaker. just to be clear, the argument made by my colleague from indiana with respect to the last argument made, the supposed legal argument is completely without merit. it contravenes the plain language of 14th amendment and generations of precedent. so the notion that somehow the arguments we're making to follow the plain text of the constitution and the way in which the 14th amendment has been construed for generations, that that argument would the not govern this particular debate, to me, just doesn't hold water. mr. speaker, if we defeat the previous question, i will offer an amendment to the rule to bring up h.r. 12, a bill to ensure every woman has full access to essential reproductive health care, including abortion care. far too many states have enacted laws to either ban some or all

abortions which republicans have declared numerous times is their goal. so while my republican colleagues want to debate freedom and choice when it comes to household appliances, microwaves, i'll give them a chance here today to instead ensure freedom and choice in reproductive health care for women across this country. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to insert the text of our amendment into the record along with any extraneous material immediately prior to the vote on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. neguse: mr. speaker, to discuss this proposal, i yield two minutes to the distinguished the gentlewoman from california, who has been a tireless leader on this issue among so many others from california, ms. chu. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. ms. chu: mr. speaker, the legislation this body brings to the floor each week speaks volumes about our priorities. white house democrats are defending our fundamental freedoms by fighting back against extreme maga republican

attacks on abortion care and fertility services like i.v.f. the majority believes rather than protecting the rights of women in this country, it's essential we protect the so-called rights of home appliances. the difference could not be starker, in a time of unrelenting attacks on reproductive rights when 21 states have bans that either fully or partially ban abortion access, house republicans have chosen to do nothing. they've chosen to pretend that women are not dying, that they're not being forced to carry unwanted pregnancies, they're doing nothing to protect i.v.f. or birth control. instead, they are bringing up a rule today to consider legislation to protect home appliances. it seems that house republicans would like toasters and microwaves to have more rights than women in this country.

if we defeat the previous question on this rule, my democratic colleagues and i will offer my bill, the women's health protection act or whpa. it is a federal solution to the extremist supreme court's decision to strike down roe vs. wade. it will restore the right to everyone no matter what state you live in to receive abortion care. and in a world where doctors are being threatened with prison time for doing their jobs, it would protect the rights of providers to provide abortion care. this is the legislation the body should be considering today, not bills protecting blenders and coffeemakers. i urge my colleagues to defeat the previous question and i yield back. mr. neguse: reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman from indiana is recognized. mrs. houchin: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the

gentleman from colorado is recognized. mr. neguse: i yield three minutes to the gentlewoman from new mexico, and a member of the rules committee, ms. leger fernandez. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. leger fernandez: thank so you very much. mr. speaker, we're here today because republicans think appliances have more rights than people because they think that creating and perpetuating nonsense kell occur war issues will win them votes. today we have a bill entitled hands off our home appliances act. they say it's government overreach to regulate appliances but republicans will regulate women's personal health care decisions. republicans will protect appliances but let women suffer and die from pregnancy complications. republicans want supreme from refrigerators but will take away a woman's freedom to choose an abortion based on her own faith in consultation with her own

doctor and loved ones. republicans will take away a woman's freedom to choose an abortion after rape or incest but they'll go to bat for your gas stove. they care about freezers but could care less about affordable childcare. instead of helping women with childcare costs, which would help families with high costs of living, republicans would rather force these excess costs on consumers. yesterday, i introduced an amendment to the rule from represent which i have chu and myself which changes the title of the bill to the hands off our bodies act and strikes the text to replace it with the women's health protection act. 65% of americans oppose the overturning of roe v. wade and want us to protect women. however, this amendment didn't pass. this bill is part of a quartet

of bills coming out of the energy and commerce committee with titles like the liberty and laundry act, the refrigerator freedom act, affordable air conditioning. these titles turn the cry for reproductive health care rights on their head. not only are they insulting to women who are fighting for their rights, they are demeaning to women who will remember in november. do they think the american women will vote republican based on these misnamed appliance bills? women are not so gullible. we will remember. we will remember that 184 house republicans have co-sponsored bills that threaten i.v.f. access nationwide. we will remember that republican legislators are putting women's lives at risk when they criminalize abortion. . . people are fleeing those repressive states. they are forcing women to

undergo pregnancy complications to sit until they are near death in hospital parking lots. women will remember that. democrats believe women must make their own decisions about their bodies. republicans think appliances have more rights than people. i call on republicans to par over appliances and reject this rule. with that, mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentlewoman from i understand as i understand recognized. miss houchin: i want to make a few remarks. we heard comments from our democrat colleagues that this is somehow unconstitutional. the court case referenced in department of commerce versus new york, the lower court dismissed the plaintiff's claims under the enumeration clause, permitted claims under the procedures act and due process

clause. however, the supreme court upheld removing the citizenship question, or requiring the citizenship question only on the claims under the administrative procedures act and not on constitutional grounds, saying that it is congress' responsibility to determine whether and how this should take place and that is what we're doing here today in the equal representation act by saying precisely that noncitizens should not count in congressional appropriationment. with that, i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from colorado is recognized. -- the gentleman from colorado is recognized. mr. neguse: this is not complicated. since 1790, the first population tally done in the united states, citizens and noncitizens have been included. never before has the 14th amendment been construed as the way that the gentlewoman from

indiana proposed now. it is a radical view that is not supported by the plain text of the constitution or the amendments thereof. mr. speaker, i'd like to yield one minute to the gentlewoman from new mexico, ms. leger fernandez. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. leger fernandez: mr. speaker, we're also here today to debate republicans' terrible mining rules, which could open millions of acres to public lands to foreign-owned mining companies. i find it ridiculous that we are here today, because just last week this house voted in favor of my motion to recommit and the motion to recommit said let's send it back to committee. let's send it back to committee to consider my amendment, which would have banned foreign adversaries like china from being able to take our public land and resources for free.

unfortunately, almost every republican said it's all right for chinese corporations to mine our data for tiktok, but they said no, no, no, no, we want them to be able to take our gold, silver, our copper, resources for free to china. thankfully, six republicans voted in favor of the m.t.r., but instead of going back to committee to consider it, we are back here again, because the rules committee put the bill back on the floor without that amendment. so if you believe that american resources belong with american corporations, you should vote against this rule. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time is expired. ms. leger fernandez: with that, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from indiana is recognized. ms. houchin: i want to touch on the equal representation act. this bill would restore the one person, one vote principle in apportionment, only citizens are eligible to vote for federal

offices, president of the united states. however, under the current practice, noncitizens, including lawful permit residents, nonimmigrants, and even illegal aliens are wrongfully included in a state's population for purposes of the aproportionment calculation. the states with higher proportions of noncitizens in that state are advantaged over states with a lower concentration of noncitizens. in the case of illegal aliens, the status quo is particularly concerning, as some states or major metropolitan areas within those states have declared themselves sanctuary jurisdictions, shielding illegal aliens from federal immigration law enforcement, with some even providing special services to the illegal alien population residing in those jurisdictions. illegal aliens are incentivized to move to those jurisdictions to reside in that state and who are enumerated in the census would add to the state's population for the purposes of apportionment. it is appropriate for congress to conduct the census bureau to

connect a data point regarding individuals residing in the united states whether or not they are a citizen. article one of the constitution requires the census to do a population to be taken every 10 years. this is directed by law. the supreme court has explained that congress is permitted by the constitution to inquire about citizenship on this questionnaire, on the census. adding citizenship question to the census is an appropriate exercise of article one authority over the census and is the responsibility of with that. with that, i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman from colorado is recognized. mr. neguse: not to belabor the point, but when the gentlewoman from indiana uses the phrase "current practice," what she's referring to is the entirety of american history. let me repeat that, mr. speaker, for hundreds of years, this is the way population counts have been done.

that's why the current practice is consistent with the plain reading of the 14th amendment, a plain reading of the constitution, and hundreds of years of precedent. what house republicans are proposing is a radical departure from it. with that, mr. speaker, i reserve and we're prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman from i understand as i understand recognized. ms. houchin: thank you, mr. speaker. i'd like to note that the founders never would have intended a u.s. president allowing 6.7 million illegal immigrants into the country, including terrorists and the drug cartels. i think that's probably not something that wassen visioned by the founders. i am prepared to close as well. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman from colorado is recognized. mr. neguse: mr. speaker, today's rule is unfortunately a

testament to the house republican playbook that's assuming the majority. chaos, political theater, and infighting. this republican-controlled house has passed the lowest number of laws for the first year of session in nearly 100 years. safe to say it is the least productive congress in any of our lifetimes. house republicans have been focused on other priorities, a baseless politically motivated impeachment inquiry into the president that went nowhere. impeachment proceedings against the secretary of homeland security, which were immediately dismissed by the senate, first time the senate has dismissed impeachment articles without trial. after the reading.

and now microwaves. freedom for refrigerators. liberty for laundry. that's the focus of this house republican majority. it makes sense that they would spend their time on such ridiculous legislative efforts given the chaos that they have engulfed this body into. but vacating the speaker seven months ago, seven rules that have failed on the house floor as republicans engage in open rebellion against their own leadership. the american people are tired, mr. speaker, of the political stunts and the messaging bills. they're tired of the infighting. they want to see leadership. and that, mr. speaker, is exactly what they have seen through the leadership of democratic leader hakeem

jeffries and a united house democratic caucus. you'll recall, mr. speaker, house democrats have rescued this failing house republican majority at nearly every turn. it was house democrats who ensure that the u.s. didn't default on its debt last year. house democrats kept the government funded. house democrats carried the votes on the ndaa. house democrats got the national security supplemental bill across the finish line and to the president's desk. at every opportunity, mr. speaker, house democrats have used this chamber to stand against legislation that would hurt average americans. and while house republicans are busy fighting each other, house democrats are funding for the american people. and we will continue to do that

each and every day. we implore our republican colleagues to join us. one way they could do so is to oppose the previous question, the rule, and the underlying biles, and we implore them to do the same. with that, mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from indiana is recognized. ms. houchin: thank you, mr. speaker. i'm prepared to close and yield myself the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. miss houchin: we have the opportunity to move legislation that could have a positive effect on the everyday lives of all americans, whether that is pushing back on the overreach in the administrative unis not of this bureaucratic state or protecting the core functions of government agencies and protecting our very system of government. the choice we have before us in this rule is clear, and we must take action. h.r. 7109 ensures that the census count only u.s. citizens

for congress aproportionment. this should not be a novel concept. it should just be a monday standard. h.r. 109 provides clarity in the digital assets sector, an area where the united states should be leading. congress must provide clear rules of the road for digital asset innovators in this, however, the rule proposed by the f. c.c. does the opposite. with respect to home appliances, we should all agree that less intrusion by the government is the answer here. this administration's reckless pursuit of its green agenda surely can stop in our kitchens, can it not? at a minimum, we shouldn't be making living in this country more unaffordable than it already is by this administration. h.r. 6192 is a step in the right direction. regard willing our natural are you sources, our country is blessed with a diverse array of abundant natural resources we ought to use those resources responsibly. h.r. 2925, the mining regulatory clarity act, is responsible and

worthy of our support. i look forward to moving these bills out of the house this week, and i ask my colleagues to join me in voting yes on the previous question and yes on the rule. mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time and move the previous question on the resolution. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from indiana yields. the question is on ordering the previous question on the resolution. those in favor, say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. mr. neguse: request the yeas and noes. the speaker pro tempore: those will rise. a sufficient number have risen, the yeas and nays are ordered. further proceedings on this question are postponed. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess subject to the call of the chair.

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