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proceedingodaynotionso rerdote or t yeas and na a ordered or votes objted t und clse 6 o rule 20. house wil reseproceeding onostt for what purpo does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognitn? h. 6277.nd the rulesnd pass e speakepro tempo h.r. 6277. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number h.r. 6277. a bill to amend the federal assets, sale and transfer act of 2016 to improve such other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from pennsylvania, mrn from nevada, ms. titus, each will control 20 minutes.

the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. perry: thank you, madam speaker. i ask unanimous consent that lee days in which to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material into the record on. 6277. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. perry: madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. perry: thank you, madam speaker. first, i want to thank the economic development, public buildings and emergcymber titusr working with me on this piece of legislation. the federal assets, sale and transfer act, otherwise known as fasta, was passed in 2016 to create a temporary board of experts to identify federal properties for sale and unfortunately the process has not worked as congress originally envisioned and this bill seeks to remedy that. federal agencies let go of propy

don't need and it has become clear the board requires more authority to recommendations. this bill would make a number of reforms to improve the effectiveness of the process, including extending the board■@■ timeline, speeding up the effective date of incentives for agencies to put properties forward and giving boar access to the federal real property council. madam speaker, i urge support of this legislation and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. and the gentlewoman from nevada, ms. titus is, recognized. titistitis -- ms. titus, is recognized. you -- ms. titus: thank you. fasta was a biparn cameral effoe t.n.i. committee in the 114th congress. with the goal of improving the disposal process for unneededro.

fasta established the public buildings reform board, pbrb, an independent federal agency, to review and recommend unused properties for the government to sell. once the properties were was to work with the office of management and budget and the general services administration to dispose of these new temporary d process. since its establishment, however, the pbrws about -- has faced significant challenges. although the legislation was passed in 2016, members were not appointed until may of 2019. furthermore, the board was unable to conduct business for most of 2022 after two board members resigned, leaving■ quorl november, 2022. as a result, they were unable to complete and submit to their first round of recommendations.

overall, difficulties in doing research during the pandemic, lack of access todi agencies prr dispositions, delays in selling two particularly valuable properties in nts with g.s.a. and o.m.b. on disposition strategies have all made the board's work challenging. due to these■q■ i joined chairmy in sponsoring the fasta reform act. i thank him for his leadership. it requires federal agencies to share their real property data and consolidation plans with the board. it also enables the board to submit recommendations to o.m.b. on a rolling basis. it gives the board control over the sales proceeds and the asset proceeds and space manag■vement fund, it reduces the quorum requirement for meetings and activities from five board members toou agencies to prepare properties for disposition and it extends

the operation of the pbrb to december as agencies' post-pandemic space needs evolve, efficient and effective disposal of unneeded properties will come even more important. allowing this demonstration program to complete its work will yield important information that could mitigate several longstanding disposal challenges and improve the size and efficiency of the federal real property portfolio. support this bipartisan legislation of i thank you and i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman from penylvania is recognized. mr. perry: madam speaker, i have no other speakers and i'm prepared to close,ing but i reserve -- close, but i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman from nevada is recognized. ms. titus: thank you. i don't have any speakers either. i would just think this is a efficiency, saving taxpayer dollars and working across the

aisle. and i urge my colleagues to support it and thank you, mr. perry. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the■k gentlewoman yields. the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. perry: i yield myself such time as i may consume and i thank the gentlelady for her kind work on this effort. in closing, h.r. 6277 makes improvements to theuthorities of the public buildings reform board or the prb -- pbrb established by the federal asset, sale and transfer act, to increase the number of federal properties the board be recommend -- recommend be sold or dedevelopment -- redeveloped. for allowing more properties, h.r. 6277 will ultimately reduce the cost of our federal real esta

those in favor say aye. thosopsed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and, without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. perry: madam speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass h.con.res. 83. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the concurrent resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 65. house concurrent reluti 83. concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the capitol ground for the national peace officers memorial service and the nationad and pipe band exhibition. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from pennsylvania, mrn fromad will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the

gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. perry: thank you, madam speaker. i ask unanimous consent that members have days in which to revise and extend their remarks and insert ex daneious material under -- extraneous material into the record on house continuing objection. mr. perry: madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. perry: thank you, madam speaker. house continuing resolution 83, which i introduced, honors our nation's fallen law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty last year with a memorial service here at the capitol. every day our police officers show up to protect and serve, keeping our families, businses and communities safe. unfortunately too many, so many of our police officers are demonized and disparaged for doing one of the hardest, most important jobs in the country. and it's a job that continues to grow more dangerous every day. we owe our gratitude to those police officers who

continue to serve, despite these challenging times. thisrvice is only one small way to thank and honor the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice. i al wan the economic development, public buildings and emergency management ranking member for madam speaker, i urge support of this resolution and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman from nevada is re ms. titus: thank you. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. titus: house concurrent resolution 83 authorizes the use of the capitol grounds for the 43rd annual national peace officers memorial service and the national honor guard and pipe band exhibition. as the ranking member, as you heard, of the subcommittee on economic development, it is an honor to carry this resolution alongside subcommittee chair

perry. the memorial service will be held on may 15 and will be coor7dinated capitol and the cal police and it will honor law enforcement officers who made the ultimate sacrifice in the linef duty during 2023. that includes five from nevada. first, the correctional officer victor hunter served the las vegas metropolitan police department for four years. during an altercation between two inmates, officer hunter rushed to the situation. in the aftermath, he began to feel ill and was sent home. on his way home e involved in a car -- home, he was involved in a car accident directly resolving -- resulting from complications of his illness and he passed away on september 16, 2011. trooper clifford fontaine served in the nevada highway patrol for 15 years after previously ■swo mechanic and as an advanced emergency medical technician.

he's remembered for his kindness, his compassion and for being a peace maker in all facets of his life. trooper fontaine passed away on november 27, 2021, froms as a rf contracting covid-19 in the line of duty. officer anthony franconi retired from law enforcement but still answered the call to serve with multiple agencies in nevada, including the pyramid lake tribal police department. nothing was more important to him than his family, including his two sons and his daughter who he dedicated every■ waking moment as she battled a rare form of muscular dystrophy. during an attempt to stop a fleeing subjectfficer franconi put himself in harm's way to deploy spike strips and was tragically struck by the vehicle. he passed 25, 2023.

sergeant michael abate served in the nevada highway patrol for nearly 11 years. a former race car driver himself, he utilized his passion for fast cars by teaching cadets about rd safety and by running the emergency vehicle operations course for southern nevada. trooper alberto felix served in the nevada highway patrol for four years, a united states air force veteran, his friends and family remember him for his selfless leadership, his sense of humor and his love of helping people. he especially took pride in removing impaired drivers, which undoubtedly in nevada throughous career. both sergeant a bait and trooper trooper -- -- -- -- --. 4:00. .■■o■■> bngseeroes

back bute c acknoedhe work they did, t s le they le they ge they gave to help all of us live in safer communities with safer families. i urge support of this les luges and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields. the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. perry: thank you, madam speaker. i yield such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. perry: all of us have had our hearts broken as we have watched the nightly ne town, our own state or across the country as brave men and women wearing the uniform have run to the bullets. have run to the sound of the have run to the violence. too many, too many. as as law enforcement struggles to maintain recruitment, as unfortunately too many places in america don't respect the work that is an unfortunate situation we find ourselves in. i can imagine every single day

when an officer leave theirs home, their theirs house or wife, their children, good-bye. every day. you never know whether it's just going to be a traffic stop or ie where something, some bad turn of events and the officer never comes home. never comes home. that has to end in america, madam speaker. that circumstance has to end. but while it is p while we seek for a better future for our country and the men and women wh serve so bravely in uniform, the one small thing we can do is open up their united states capitol to bring attention, to draw attention is -- to what has happened to the unimaginable sacrifice that they have made, that their families continue to endure, so tt america can see, so that all of america, all the world, can see who we honor.

and so again, i urge support of house continuing resolution 83 to allow these capitol grounds to be used for memorial service lawe used for memorial service ep forcement officers who died in the line of duty in 2023 and i yield the balance. the speaker pro tempore: the suspend the rules and agree to house res. con turn resolution 83. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the concurrent resolution is agreed to and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. perry: i move to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 6316. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill.

the clerk: union calenda 340, h.r. 6316, a till bill to amend title 40 united states code to establish an expiration date of certain ctt respect to certain s of projects and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from pennsylvania, mrn from nevada, 20 minutes. they are chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. perry: thank you, madam speaker. i ask unanimous consent that members haveiv days in which to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material into the record on h.r. 6316. the speaker pro tempore: withouh time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. perry: thank you, madam speaker. h.r. 6316 sets andxpttee resolus for the general services administration's capital leasing and improvement program. now i g.s.a. fails to proceed with a project that's been abriefd both the house committee on transportation and

infrastructure and the senateitd public works within five years, the bill would require that the authorization expires and the g.s.a. would then return to the committee for a new approval. i want to again thank my good friend, ranking member titusing development public buildings and emergency management subcommittee for her leadership and work on h.r. 6316 and for working the whole committee on this piece of legislation which i am proud to co-sponsor. madam speaker, i urge support o5 balance. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman from nevada is recognized. ms. titus: thank you. i yield myself as much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. titus: thank you. as you heard, h.r. 6316ets a five-year expiration on resolutions approving g.s.a. construction, alteration,

design, projects this means if within five years of the passage of the resolution g.s.a. has not executed the project then the authorization is deemed expired. this has been a concern to members on both sides of the aisle for years. similar provisions were included in former t.n.i. chairman schuster's public building reform and savings act of 2016 and former chairman berletta's real reform act of 2018. unfortunately, neither of these bills was signed into law. i hear from the many federal agencies that i work with that it can be difficult to obtain information from g.s.a. on the status of projects authorized by congress. especially construction of new courthouses. once we authorize an activity, whether it's a leasing activity or construction of a currently e little access to how, when, and if the project has been executed. this lack of information becamed

a prospectus to build a new courthouse in los angeles, california, in 2000 as part of fits f.y. 2001 capital investment program. even though there were already two courthouses in los angeles, the judicial conference insisted the l.a. courthouse complex was so short of space for judges that it was the number one space em country. g.s.a. submitted a prospectus to build a new courtroom, totaling $712 -- totaling 712,200,000 square feet. adpliesmed sine ofe building exceeded the congressional authorized size by 13 courtrooms,1-rbgz 260,000 square feet and $100 million.

and it changed scope so often the prompt was canceled in 2006 despite saying it had been an emergency. then in 2011, the courts and g.s.a. no, i -- announced they'd move forward with a downsized project that would not exceed the size and cost originally th than 10 years earlier and would provide notification of congress. some members of the t.n.i. committee were so■ concerned about the actions and lack of transparency on the los angeles routs pronl they requested a g.a.o. study of the courthouse and held a series of hearings about g.s.a.'s construction of federal courthouses. chairmen schuster d behr let tay -- berletta are no longer here with usill relevant and this legislation is more important than ever. i urge my colleagues to vote in

favor of can ensure g.s.a. is being a good steward of taxpayer dollars. i thank the chairman, mr. perry, for his help getting this to the floor and i urge youavor of it. and i -- reserve my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman from pennsylvania mr. perry: thank you, madam speaker. i have no further speakers and am prepared to close. i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentlewoman from nevada is recognized. ms. titus: i thinks that bill worth bragging about, it's not very sexy, probably won't get a could really make a difference. it will encourage g.s.a. to move forward with needed projects and shorten the amount of time it takes to get these projects on the ground and will no doubt save taxpayer dollars. i urge support. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields. the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. perry: thank you, madam■ speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. perry: i agree with the gentlelady from nevada that

maybe it's not goingo i think wh agree it's simply good governing. project po posals can grow stale and if g.s.a. fails to proceed on the authorization within five year, the agency should be required to resubmit the proposal. a lot of thing cans change in five years. 6316 will increase s accountability to congress and more importantly, to the american people.■l ul ability to conduct appropriate oversight of these leases and these projects. madam speaker, i urge support of the bill and yield back the balance. tempore: the gentleman yields. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 6316. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspendedth passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table.

for what purpose does the gentleman from p recognition? mr. perry: i move to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 6254. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill.r number 339, h.r. 6254, a bill to direct the comptroller general of the united states to conduct a review on buildings service and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from pennsylvania,r.en from tennessee, mr. cohen, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. perry: thank you, madam speaker. i ask unanimous cse five legisle days to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material into the record on h.r. 6254.

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. perry: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. perry: h.r. 6254 directs the government accountability office to review the general services administration public building service structure incl work locs and organizational structure. g.s.a.'s public building service fund.istrative budget is paid because it's buried in a larger fund it's difficult to track and evaluate the public buildings service work force andts to conduct appropriate oversight. this bill would seek to address that issue, increasing transparency and ultimately greater oversight. i'd like to again thank my colleague from wisconsin, mr. vanned oren, for intro-- mrs accountability act of 2023 and his leadership on this important issue. madam speaker, i urge support of this legislation and resve t

balance. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from tennessee is recognized. mr. cohen: thank you, madam speaker. i rise in support of this publif 2023, h.r. 6254, which directs the g.a.o. to the administrative officers funding and staffing. for congress to conduct proper oversight uer t-]heir jurisdiction. having the g.a.o. do this will help the committee better evaluate g.s.a. authorization requests.k with the department of homeland security's interagency security committee to ensure community concern. i recommend the g.a.o. as they are drafting the parameters ensure they can impact the is protect. i support theon and urge my colleagues to do the same. thank you and i reserve the plans of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. perry: thank you, madam speaker. i recognize the gentleman from

wisconsin, mr. van orden for five minutes to speak on his bill. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from wisconsin is recognized. mr. van orden: the work from home standard for federal employees which the biden administration has empowered has enabled and already over compensated federal bureaucracy to continue to not show up for work and leave the tax payers on the hook for empty, unused federal office spaces across jue commissioner of the public buildings services a simple question during a round table. how many of your employees are actually at work today, and she was that. three months later i asked her exactly the same question during a committee hearing chaired by mr. perry and she was still incapable of answering that question. their true ancy has led to possibly the worst customer service of any federal a incredw standard to fail to meet. anywhere own personal experience, it took over a month to get a single phone line imy public member of

congress. . i had the luxury of decision to that as a member of the united states congress. others don't have that luxury. and this is just not as an active duty navy sele, i manage -- navy seal, i can tell you within a 10-meter square where each of those individuals was 24 hours a day. so this simply is not that difficult to do. and i'm incredibly proud and pleased that ismittee the legiso help ensure that our federal agencies are using the office space they're assigned and selling the space they're not, saving taxpayer dollars. the g.s.a. currently manages over 370 million square feet of owned and leased assets and yet they do not understand how much of this space is truly occupied. approximately 75% of the building space in washington, d.c.an't actually

get a square footage from the g.s.a. i introduced the public building un to enforce transparency and accountability within the public building service to do just that. h.r. 6254 willctiveness of the c building service, staffing structure and funding within the g.s.a. by providing information to enhance the committee's ongoing oversight work to maximize the return of federal employees to in-person work. these reports will provide greater clarity to p.b.s.'s funding needs and ensure thee og taxpayer dollars and again, i'd like to thank chairman perry very much for his patience in getting this through and for our counterptscipating in this incredibly important legislation. with that, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. perry: i have no speakers and am prepared to -- no other speakers and am prepared to close but i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from tennessee is recoiz

mr. cohen: thank you. would you yield? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. cohen: yes, mr. perry, would you yield for a question? mr. perry: i sure will. mr. cohen: do you think this could be expanded in some way to show the effects of the capitals and the wiz moving to -- the effect that will have on properties in downtown d.c. and the opportunities to have good restaurants and good commerce in downtown one particular singular focus should be an amendment or something like that. but as a general theme, i don't know that the committee would mind and we could take a look at that kind of activity and the effects. mr. cohen: thank you, mr. perry. i'm ready to close. the bill, information and data are essential for congress to conduct proper oversight of the agencies under its jurisdiction and even those peripheral to jurisdiction. this will provide congress oversight needed.alance of my

time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. perry: thank you, madam speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tem■pore: withot objection. mr. perry: thank you, madam speaker. again, this bill will improve transparency and oversight of g.s.a.'s public building servants, its staffing and management structure. further, h.r. 6254 will inform the committee's oversight efforts to maximize the return of federal employees to i do urge support of this and i want to thank the gentleman from wisconsin, mr. van orden, representative van orden, for offering thisnowledge his strident and outspoken work on the behalf of constituents otherwise known as our bosses that demand and deserve they ce folks that work for us and work for them and i thank him for his diligence and his dogged determination. withe support and i yield the balance. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill, h.r. 6254.

those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the ama suspended, the bill s passed and, without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the speaker pro tempore: for

what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 532. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: house calendar number 35. h.r. 532. a bill to designate the federal building and united states cour at 600 east first street in rome, georgia, as the harold l. murphy federal building and united statespore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from new york, mr. molinaro, and the gentleman from tennessee, mr. cohen, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york. mr. molinaro: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that members have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous h.r. 532.into the record on the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. molinaro: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. molinaro: this bill honors r judge of the united states district court, for the northern district of georgia. by naming the federal building and united states courthouse in rome, georgia, after him.

after being nominated to the united states district court by president jimmy carter, judge murphy served on the federal bench for 45 years. it is fitting that we honor the late judge murphy by naming had courthouse after him. and, mr. speaker, i urge support of thi■@s legislation and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from tennessee is recognized. mr. cohen: thank you, mr. speaker. i also support this legislationr did, he did right.uó mr. murphy serving on the bench, he spent those 45 years there, he was a farmer, a school teacher, tended -- attended the university of mississippi and university of georgia law elected to the georgia house of representatives, serving five terms there before he was appointed superior court judge by then-governor jimmy carter. and then after mr. carter was elected president, he nominated judge murphy to serve as the northern district federal judge. judge murphy the bench until 2017 when he took

senior status, made active senior judge until his death in 2022 at the age of 95. my colleagues to do it. thank you and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. molinaro: thank you, mr. speaker. i recognize ms. greene of georgia eaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from georgia is recognized. ms. greene: thank you. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of my bill, h.r. 532, to designate the federal building and united states courthouse located at 600 east first street in rome, georgia, as the harold$ federal building and the united states courthouse. this bill honors a man who devoted his life to the service and protection of our nation, judge harold murphy. born in felton, georgia, in 1927, judge murphy attendedcollg in the navy toward the end of world war ii. he resumed his studies at university of mississippi and the university of georgia school of law where he graduated in

1949. he began a law practice in haroldson county, georgia,s elee georgia house of representatives as the youngest member at that time. judge murphy served five consecutive terms before stepping down in 1961 to focus on practicing law. in 1971 judge murphy was appointed by governor jimmy carter to the superior court for the judicial circuit and following his election in 1976, mr. carter nominated judge murphy to the united states district court for the northern of georgia. he was confirmed by the senate on july 28, 1977. for 45 years, he served his■u country on the federal bench and became an acclaimed jurist and legal icon with a stellar reputation that extended he always displayed a quick wit

and a keen sense of humor. he once subpoenaed a talking wio had witnessed a store robbery to testify in court. he was kind and imp thetic and treated -- th and treated all those who appeared before him with courtesy and respect. his congeniality was only surpassed by his fairness and prudential impartiality. in fact, he is the only judge that was known to receive christmas cards from inmates in prison that judge murphy had himself put away. he was so excruciatingly fair and impartial that during one a defenntof a guilty plea. judge murphy worked tirelessly and carried a full dockett until the age of 90, when he took senioreorgia. he continued to preside over cases until his death on december 28, 2022. judge muhy professional awards and

recognitions, including from the state bar of georgia and the university of georgia school of in 2014, alabama state university renamed its graduate school after judge murphy in recognition of his landmark in a long-running case that the 11th circuit court of appeals asked had imto handle -- asked him to racial segregation then present in the alabama university system. above all else, judge murphy was a loving and devoted husband and father, a strong role model who made everyone who knew him in northwest georgia proud. mr. speaker, i yield. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from tennessee is recognized. mr. cohen: thank you. mr. murphy showed that pple can rise to certain levels and do things where he was recognized for his alabama state university and a hbcu by naming school for him. i guess it related to that particular case, where he got

the case by interchange. and going almost to 95 years old, he speaks for tacbody can n 81 and still do their job for the federal government in a good way. otherwise i support the bill [ogreatly, i appreciate ms. gree bringing it and i urge my colleagues to support it as well. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. molinaro: mr. speaker, we have no further speakers and therefore i'm prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. molinaro: mr. speaker, i yield mel as i may consume. let me offer further support of this bill, which certainly recognizes dejong murphy's service to our country by namin. i certainly am encouraged by my colleague, ms. greene's, sponsorship of the legislation. and with that i yield tempore: e gentleman yields. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill, h.r. 532. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3

of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed a, without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mr. molinaro: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 6249. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 321. h.r. 6249. a bill to provide for a review and report on the assistance and resources that the administrator of management agency provides to individuals with disabilities and the families of such individuals that are impacted by major disasters and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from new york, mr. molinaro, and the gentleman from tennessee, mr. cohen, will each control 20 minutes. gentleman from new york. mr. molinaro: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that members have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material into the record■5 o h.r. 6249. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. molinaro: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may

consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. molinaro: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in strong support of my bill, h.r. 6249, the think differently about emergencies act. this bill requires the federal emergency management agency to submit aep to congress that outlines the assistance and resources available to those with intellectual, physical and developmental disabilities. and further directs the government accouab review availe to help identify gaps. as march is developmental disabilities awarenessthis billo ensure gaps in responding to emergencies are addressed. disasters as we know are are especially challenging for those individuals with disabilities and those who care for them. it is important that we deat resources are available and how we can best help those who may have limited ability to respond on their own. mr. speaker, i urge support of e the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from tennessee is

recognized. mr. cohen: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in support of h.r. 62459249 -- 6249, a bipartisan bill to help people with individuals with disabilities before and after disasters. as was well stated mr. molinaro, all americans must have equal access to disaster recovery resources and people with disabilities might need a little more. since individuals with disabilities are far more likely to face major hardships, including displacement from their homes after a disaster. that's unacceptable and the federal government must work with urgency to eliminate that disparity. legislation would equip congress with the knowledge required outs with disabilities, it requires femaa and the government -- fema and the government g.a.o. to review and report on assistance to individuals with disabilities before and after disasters. this much-needed information is approximately 13% of americans, 42.5 million live with a disability a with disabilities act requires federal government provide these individuals with equal access to

disaster-related programs. particular emphasis on people with disabilities since their needs have been overlooked in existing federal disaster guidance programs.i support they colleagues to do the same and i reserve the balance of my time.t .

thosin favor s aye. those opsed, no. in thepinion of the in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the bill is passed to reconsider is laid upon the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition?

mr. molinaro: i move to suspend the ■@rules and pass h.r. 1278. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the bill. the clerk will report the a bill to designate the federalng locan avenue in detroit, michigan, as the rosa parks federal building and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuan t to rule the gentleman from new york and the gentleman from tennessee will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york. mr. molinaro: i ask all members will record their votes by electronic device and insert extraneous materials in the record on s.1278. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. molinaro: i yield myself as much time as i may consume. this bill honors rosa parks, a pivotal figure the civil rights movement in naming the federal building at 985 michigan avenue in detroit, michigan, in her honor. we know rosa pa montgomery bus boycott when she refused to move

from the front to the back of the bus. her fight with segregation is fitting to name this federal building after her. i urge support and yield my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from tennessee is recognized. mr. cohen: thank you, mr. speaker. i proudly rise in support of senate bill 1278 by ms. stabenow. this will designate the federal building to be named for rosa parks. ms. parks is famous in civil rights hisusing to give up her seat in the montgomery bus boycott. also after that great heroic incident which was in song by the neville brothers, a song called "rosa parks" moved to detroit, michigan. when she moved to detro she was employed by the united states congress person john conyers and his office. jo conyers was a great hero of mine and a great star who served in this body for many, many years.

he ms. parks and he was responsible for dr. king's birthday becoming a federal holiday and i'm sure he would have been very proud tos courthe named for rosa parks for her work in the civil rights movement as well as in his office and being an outstanding citizen at large. she was awarded the presidential medal of freedom in 1996, the congressional gold medal in 1999 and the first woman to lie in á in the united states capital rotunda. there is statue of her present in our statue hall. i urge my colleagues to do the same and thank you and yield my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. molinaro: with no further speakers i'm prepared to close and reserve. gentleman from tennessee is recognized. mr. cohen: i support this and urge others to support it and i

thank john conyers as my mentor when he came to congress and he would appreciate this and i yield my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the gentleman from new york is recosume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. molinaro: in closing this is it an important piece to 46 hona parks by naming this building after her and is among one of the ways to acknowledge the importantork ms. parks does to better our nation. with that i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass senate bill 1278. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no.■7 a not present and make a point of order a quorum is not present. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no.on of the cha3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended and the bill is passed and the motion to

reconsider is laid upon the the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. molinaro: i object that a quorum is not present. the speaker pro tempore: pursuan t to clause 8 of rule 2 for what purpose does the ntlerecognition? mr. molinaro: i move to suspend the rules and pass s.1858. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the bill. the clerk: a bill to amend the disaster act to extending a deadline for disaster unemployment assistance. the speaker pro tempore: pursuan t to the rule mr. molinaro and mr. cohen will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york. mr. molinaro: i ask all members have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. molinaro: i yield myself as much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the

gentleman is recognized. mr. molinaro: mr. speaker, s.1858 would align the application deadlines for the federal emergency management agencies individual assistance and disaster employment assistance. currently disaster victims are placed with two deadlines which creates confusion for what istid this bill aligns and ensures identical deadlines to reduce burdens and help victims for their application process in assistance. i urge support of this legislation and reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from tennessee is recognized. mr. cohen: i rise to support s.1858. the legislation extends the deadlines to apply for fema assistance. the application process for federal disaster assistance can be cumbersome and makes it difficult no survive the gentlewoman reserves the balance of her time to get the need. the federal government must take

steps to streamline this process. we want to do that with disaster survivors quickly because they need help. navigating the disaster recovery stressor.hould not be having to keep track of this is a unnecessary complex period for survivors and this alleviates the burden to keep track of multiple deadlines and i support it and reserve the balance of my time.e speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. molinaro: i have no more speakers and prepared to close andeserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from tennessee is recognized. mr. cohen: i support the bill and ask everybody else to do it and yield back my time. the speaker pro tempe:ork is recognized. mr. molinaro: i yield myself as much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized. mr. molinaro: in closing this bill will reduce confusion for disaster victims by aligning deadlines for certain types of assistance. it eases the process by which

disaster v releaving a burden during a difficult period of recovery. i urge support of this bill and yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the question isrules and pass senate bill 1858. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in affirmative, the rules are suspended and the bill is passed. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from missouri seek recognition? mr. graves: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 1752 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar 187, h.r. 1752, amend the public works and economic development act of 1965 to provide for a high speed broadband deployment initiative. the speaker pro tempore: pursuan t to the rule, the gentleman from missouri, mr. graves, and the gentleman from tennessee, mr. cohen, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from missouri. mr. graves: i ask all members have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material into the record on h.r. 1752. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. graves: with that, i yield myself as much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. graves: i am proud to fourt.

unfortunately, too many of our communities particularly in rural missouri still lack broadband acces critical for cog business, for attracting jobs, telehealth, education, emergency preparedness and response, you nameomic development administration grants can be used to attract jobs to these economically distressed areas, there are hurdles to using these grants for broadband projects including difficult last mile efforts that often delay rural broadband deployment. this bill reve to help connect and revitalize our rural communities. i urge support for this legislation and witththe balanc. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from tennessee is recognized. mr. cohen: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in support of e-bridge as high speed broadband opportunities for the public in underserved areas. inner

it makes public-private partnerships and consortiums eligible for grant awards. without broadband you can't keep up. access to reliable high speed internet is a vital tool for participation in today's work force and economy, despite commd access, e-bridge is necessary. the e.d.a. can fund those most in need of assistance, many communities are likely to apply for the funds. by identifying eligible, the e-bridge act allows them to allow expti assistance. it provides grant applications and clarifies e.d.a. funds can be combined with other federal sourcexrs with real or personal property account towards a nonfederal share of the project's cost. the transportation and infrastructure chairman graves has introduced this legislation

116th and 117th congress and in the 117th congress it passed the house with overwhelming support. same.port this i thank mr. graves for pursuing this again and reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the ntleman from missouri is recognized. mr. graves: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from new york, mr. molinaro. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. molinaro: i thankman graves and rise in support of h.r. 1752, the eliminating barriers for rural and internet grant act, will help attract businesses to rural areas and eliminate barriers to investment in broadband projects and provide the projects with the2;