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HouseFloor Session

December 10, 2025

Speeches 104Members 85Roll Calls 2Video 11 hr 55 min

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Bills Debated

S. 356 →1 member spoke
H.R. 3383 →H.R. 3898 →S. 1071 →H.R. 3628 →H.R. 3638 →H.R. 3668 →H.Res. 936 →7 members spoke
H.R. 3383 →H.R. 3898 →S. 1071 →H.R. 3628 →H.R. 3638 →H.R. 3668 →H.Res. 936 →1 member spoke
S. 1071 →H.Res. 936 →28 members spoke
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H.R. 2550 →H.Res. 432 →7 members spoke
H.R. 3628 →H.Res. 936 →9 members spoke
H.R. 3638 →9 members spoke
H.R. 3383 →13 members spoke
H.Res. 940 →1 member spoke

Roll Calls

S. 1071Vote to See ResultNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026On Motion to Commit
S. 1071Vote to See ResultNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026On Passage

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Routine Business (13)

01House of Representatives
02Designation of Speaker Pro Tempore
04After Recess
05After Recess
H.R. 3857 →
07Submission of Joint Explanatory Material of the House of Representatives to S. 1071, Disinterment of Remains of Fernando V. Cota From Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas
S. 1071 →H.Res. 936 →
08After Recess
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H.Res. 939 →1 member spoke
11Amendments
H.R. 185 →
12Text of House Amendment 1
H.R. 185 →
13Joint Explanatory Material Statement Submitted by Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Chair of the House Committee on Armed Services, on S. 1071
S. 1071 →S. 2296 →H.R. 3838 →

Daily Digest

Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced
59 public bills, H.R. 6547- 6605; and 7 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 65; and H. Res. 939-944 were introduced.
Pages H5558-61
Reports Filed
There were no reports filed today. Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Goldman (NY) to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
Page H5115
Recess
The House recessed at 11:12 a.m. and reconvened at 12 p.m.
Page H5123
Suspension: Proceedings Resumed
The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measure. Consideration began Tuesday, December 9th. Snow Water Supply Forecasting Reauthorization Act of 2025: H.R. 3857, amended, to amend the Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Authorization Act.
Page H5136
Recess
The House recessed at 1:15 p.m. and reconvened at 1:30 p.m.
Page H5134
Recess
The House recessed at 4:37 p.m. and reconvened at 4:49 p.m. Requiring the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V.
Page H5518
Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas
The House passed S. 1071, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, by a yea-and-nay vote of 312 yeas to 112 nays, Roll No. 320.
Pages H5136-H5520
Rejected the Norcross motion to commit the bill to the Committee on Armed Services by a yea-and-nay vote of 209 yeas to 216 nays, Roll No. 319.
Pages H5518, H5519
Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-16 shall be considered as adopted.
Pages H5136-H5510
H. Res. 936, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 3898), (H.R. 3383), (H.R. 3638), (H.R. 3628), (H.R. 3668), and (S. 1071), was agreed to by a recorded vote of 215 ayes to 211 noes, Roll No. 318, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 216 yeas to 210 nays, Roll No. 317.
Pages H5124-36
Protect America's Workforce Act: Rule for consideration
The House considered H. Res. 432, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2550) to nullify the Executive Order relating to Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs. Consideration is expected to resume tomorrow, December 11th. Earlier, the House agreed to the Golden (ME) motion to discharge the Committee on Rules from further consideration of H. Res. 432, by a yea-and-nay vote of 222 yeas to 200 nays, Roll No. 321.
Pages H5520-22
State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act
The House considered H.R. 3628, to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to add a standard related to State consideration of reliable generation. Consideration is expected to resume tomorrow, December 11th.
Pages H5522-28
Agreed to
Moore (WV) amendment (No. 1 printed in part D of H. Rept. 119-399) that asks GAO to conduct a review of existing IRP processes and whether states are considering reliable generation in their portfolios.
Page H5527
H. Res. 936, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 3898), (H.R. 3383), (H.R. 3638), (H.R. 3628), (H.R. 3668), and (S. 1071), was agreed to by a recorded vote of 215 ayes to 211 noes, Roll No. 318, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 216 yeas to 210 nays, Roll No. 317.
Pages H5124-36
Electric Supply Chain Act
The House considered H.R. 3638, to direct the Secretary of Energy to prepare periodic assessments and submit reports on the supply chain for the generation and transmission of electricity. Consideration is expected to resume tomorrow, December 11th.
Pages H5528-34
Agreed to
Gosar amendment (No. 1 printed in part C of H. Rept. 119-399) that requires the Secretary to report on any vulnerabilities due to the employment of noncitizens at facilities in the U.S. that generate or transmit electricity;
Pages H5531-32
Min amendment (No. 2 printed in part C of H. Rept. 119-399) that requires DOE to evaluate how veterans, transitioning servicemembers, and military spouses can support workforce needs in the electricity supply chain, including barriers they face and opportunities for improved federal coordination;
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McGuire amendment (No. 3 printed in part C of H. Rept. 119-399) that includes a new line about foreign entities of concern disrupting supply chains to undermine United States leadership in artificial intelligence development;
Pages H5532-33
Min amendment (No. 4 printed in part C of H. Rept. 119-399) that expands the proposed study to assess opportunities to deploy advanced transmission technologies, including advanced conductors; and
Pages H5533-34
Self amendment (No. 5 printed in part C of H. Rept. 119-399) that revises the required supply-chain assessment to evaluate barriers to expanding U.S. capacity to manufacture, deliver, and install components for generating or transmitting electricity, rather than only manufacturing.
Page H5534
H. Res. 936, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 3898), (H.R. 3383), (H.R. 3638), (H.R. 3628), (H.R. 3668), and (S. 1071), was agreed to by a recorded vote of 215 ayes to 211 noes, Roll No. 318, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 216 yeas to 210 nays, Roll No. 317.
Pages H5124-36
Increasing Investor Opportunities Act
The House considered H.R. 3383, to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 with respect to the authority of closed-end companies to invest in private funds. Consideration is expected to resume tomorrow, December 11th.
Pages H5534-55
Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-15 shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the bill.
Pages H5540-45
Agreed to
Self amendment (No. 2 printed in part B of H. Rept. 119-399) that modifies section 105 to clarify that the subsection may not be construed to authorize expenditures for additional full-time equivalent employees.
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Rejected
Waters amendment (No. 4 printed in part B of H. Rept. 119-399) that sought to provide additional transparency and accountability for entities making exempt offerings under Regulation D via additional disclosure requirements on Form Ds, including the filing of Advance Form Ds, to include basic company identification and contact, as well as a certification that the information is accurate.
Pages H5549-51
Proceedings Postponed
Self amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. Rept. 119-399) that seeks to strike section 307 relating to enhancing multi-class share disclosures;
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Waters amendment (No. 3 printed in part B of H. Rept. 119-399) that seeks to require investment advisers and hedge funds to perform know- your-customer (KYC) verification and implement anti-money laundering (AML) procedures for foreign clients; and
Pages H5548-49
Waters amendment (No. 5 printed in part B of H. Rept. 119-399) that seeks to define and prohibit fees charged by SEC-registered individuals and entities that are not clearly disclosed or proportional to the services provided.
Pages H5551-55
H. Res. 936, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 3898), (H.R. 3383), (H.R. 3638), (H.R. 3628), (H.R. 3668), and (S. 1071), was agreed to by a recorded vote of 215 ayes to 211 noes, Roll No. 318, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 216 yeas to 210 nays, Roll No. 317.
Pages H5124-36
Committee Election
The House agreed to H. Res. 940, electing a Member to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
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Meeting Hour
Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 11 a.m. tomorrow, December 11th.
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Privileged Resolution: Intent to Offer
Representative Green (TX) announced his intent to offer a privileged resolution (H. Res. 939) impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States for high crimes and misdemeanors.
Pages H5555-56
Discharge Petitions
Representative Fitzpatrick presented to the clerk a motion to discharge the Committee on Rules from the consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 486) entitled, a resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3001) to advance commonsense priorities (Discharge Petition No. 12). Representative Gottheimer presented to the clerk a motion to discharge the Committee on Rules from the consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 910) entitled, a resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 185) to advance responsible policies (Discharge Petition No. 13). Senate Referrals: S. 414 was held at the desk. S. 1437 was held at the desk.
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Senate Message
Message received from the Senate appears on page H5124. Quorum Calls--Votes: Four yea-and-nay votes and one recorded vote developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H5134-35, H5135, H5519, H5519-20, and H5520-21. Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 10 p.m.

Morning-Hour Debate

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the order of the House of January 3, 2025, the Chair will now recognize Members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning-hour debate.

The Chair will alternate recognition between the parties, with time equally allocated between the parties and each Member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip limited to 5 minutes, but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m.

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Commending Omar Martinez Gonzalez

Delia C. RamirezDemocrat, Illinois

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor my constituent, Omar Martinez Gonzalez. Omar is an advocate fighting for the resources that immigrant, Black, Brown, and underserved communities need and deserve to prevent, treat, and end the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

As a queer Latino immigrant, Omar has experienced firsthand the importance of high-quality, culturally competent healthcare and HIV prevention services. His experience has motivated him to build a world where no one is denied quality healthcare services because of their background, citizenship status, identity, or circumstance.

For almost two decades, from Chicago to Boston, this young man has implemented and coordinated health programs to increase access to HIV testing and prevention. He has fought for the rights and dignity of our neighbors living with HIV or AIDS, including our LGBTQI+ community and undocumented neighbors, and has advocated to protect and expand the funding necessary to end the HIV epidemic.

Mr. Speaker, on behalf of Illinois' Third Congressional District, it is my honor to commend Omar Martinez Gonzalez for his work to ensure that our neighbors, no matter their sexual orientation, gender expression, ZIP Code, background, HIV status, or citizenship status receive every single thing they need and deserve to live healthy, thriving lives. I congratulate Omar.

Delia C. RamirezDemocrat, Illinois

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mario Vega for his work to create spaces that uplift our young people and build safe and thriving communities.

Mario has transformed his own personal experiences, growing up in Chicago, to realize safety in our communities by investing in our city's young people.

Through the establishment of the Chicago Youth Boxing Club, and as the director of mentoring at New Life Centers, Mario understands that building community and building relationships are the recipe for safer neighborhoods. Through his mentorship of young people, including those in my own community of Humboldt Park, he sees, values, and affirms young people and supports their journey to find their confidence and purpose.

Mario's work has been recognized in ``Beacons of Hope: Stories of Strength from Chicago,'' but the true measure of his impact is seen in the violence epidemic he interrupts and the young people who, as a result, chart a new path for themselves full of possibilities.

On behalf of Illinois' Third Congressional District, it is my honor to commend Mario Vega for reminding us that when we invest in our youth, we are actually investing in peace. I congratulate Mario.

Delia C. RamirezDemocrat, Illinois

Mr. Speaker, during this holiday season, which has been so difficult for so many families, I rise to recognize the joy and hope that Rita Kollias facilitates in DuPage County in Illinois' Third Congressional District.

After serving for 10 years in the United States Marine Corps, Rita has dedicated over 20 years of her life to coordinating the Marine Corps Reserve DuPage County Toys for Tots program. The program distributes thousands of toys to more than 25,000 children via a network of local nonprofit organizations, churches, and community agencies.

Whether she is coordinating drop-off sites, recruiting volunteers, or searching for donated warehouse space, Rita's logistical skill set matches her passion and her dedication.

Rita has described her late hours and working weekends with the Marine Corps Reserve DuPage County Toys for Tots program as an obsession, one she pursues as an expression of care for her local community and area families. For her neighbors, her obsession ensures that children in our communities feel seen and valued.

On behalf of Illinois' Third Congressional District and this House of Representatives, I acknowledge that these holidays are more brightened because of Rita. It is my honor to commend Rita Kollias. I thank her for her service.

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Honoring Gene Dodaro

James ComerRepublican, Kentucky

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the Honorable Gene Dodaro, the Comptroller General of the United States and head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

Mr. Dodaro will complete his term as the Nation's eighth Comptroller General at the end of 2025. This year will conclude Mr. Dodaro's distinguished 52-year career at GAO, Congress' nonpartisan investigative arm.

For over more than five decades, Mr. Dodaro has worked tirelessly to help safeguard American taxpayers from fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement, and to strengthen efficiency and effectiveness of Federal programs.

Mr. Dodaro directed the first-ever audit of the Federal Government's consolidated financial statements in the 1990s. This was a landmark effort that underscored the need for better financial management and accountability governmentwide.

Throughout his career, Mr. Dodaro has testified before Congress more than 200 times and has played a pivotal role in advancing major reforms. These reforms include the Government Performance and Results Act, the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act, the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act, the Fraud Reduction and Data Analytics Act, and various other governmentwide improper payments and financial integrity reforms.

Under his leadership, GAO estimated its work has produced more than $1.2 trillion in financial benefits for the American people and driven tens of thousands of improvements in Federal operations and programs.

Having spent more than half his career as either the Comptroller General or GAO's Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Dodaro has shaped the GAO into the institution that Congress depends on every single day. He strengthened the agency's science, technology, and cybersecurity expertise, ensuring GAO remains well positioned to oversee Federal investments in these emerging and rapidly evolving fields.

Under his stewardship, GAO's High Risk List and duplication reports became an essential roadmap for congressional oversight and reform. The Oversight Committee has relied upon this expertise to enhance its monitoring of agencies' progress toward addressing Federal IT acquisition reforms, preventing improper payments and fraud, and the Department of Defense's financial management practices, among other efforts.

Mr. Dodaro embodies GAO's values of nonpartisanship, objectivity, reliability, and professionalism. He is deeply respected across the government and the oversight community for his integrity, candor, and dedication.

His knowledge of Federal programs and operations has made him one of the most trusted and sought-after witnesses before Congress. Time and time again, he has impressed Members with his ability to explain complex issues, often without a single note in front of him. Yet, despite his immense expertise, he remains one of the most humble public servants.

Mr. Dodaro's leadership has also inspired a culture of excellence within GAO. The agency has consistently ranked among the best places to work in the Federal Government throughout his tenure as Comptroller General. This is a reflection of the loyalty and admiration he has earned from the GAO workforce.

Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Gene Dodaro, who truly defines what it means to be a public servant. For more than half a century, he has helped Congress fulfill its constitutional responsibilities with integrity, honor, and steadfast commitment to the American people.

On behalf of Congress, I thank Mr. Dodaro for his remarkable service to our Nation.

James ComerRepublican, Kentucky

Mr. Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to recognize the Boyle County Rebels, a football powerhouse in Kentucky's First Congressional District, upon winning the Class 4A State championship, marking their fifth straight title in the last 6 years.

This remarkable accomplishment is a testament to the program's hard work, discipline, and excellence, both on and off the field. Under the leadership of Coach Justin Haddix, the Class 4A Coach of the Year, and standout player, Seneca Driver, the Class 4A Player of the Year, the Rebels overcame an early-season setback to finish strong and capture another State title. Their perseverance and focus exemplify the spirit of champions.

I congratulate the players, coaches, faculty, and supporters of Boyle County High School on this extraordinary milestone. The Rebels have built a legacy of excellence that continues to inspire pride and unity throughout the Boyle County community.

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Finding Solutions to Bridge Strikes

George LatimerDemocrat, New York

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to discuss my new bill to tackle the issue of bridge strikes.

Throughout the country, highways and local roads with low-clearance bridges are vulnerable to strikes by large trucks. In my home State of New York, there were 350 bridge strikes in 2024 alone, including many in Westchester and the Bronx. However, these strikes are preventable, and I am committed to reducing incidents.

As Westchester County Executive, I worked with State and local leaders to find creative solutions to this problem, but Federal action is necessary.

My bill, the Bridges Not Bumpers Act of 2025, would direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a Bridge Strike Working Group whose work will provide recommendations to prevent future strikes. It will also create a national clearinghouse to serve as a central location for data collection and circulation of best practices to prevent strikes.

I thank Congressman Bresnahan for his partnership in developing this commonsense, bipartisan solution. We have both Republican and Democratic cosponsors to this bill. I look forward to moving this proposal forward with my colleagues.

George LatimerDemocrat, New York

Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the public service contributions of Jill Axelrod, who has completed two terms and 8 years as the Town of Rye's councilwoman. A resident of Rye Brook with her husband Brett and two daughters, she is a lawyer by profession and has been a member of the executive team of the Westchester County Board of Legislators.

Elected in 2017 to the town council and reelected in 2021, Jill led the town board's important legislation and law committees, playing an integral role in all facets of local laws from development to passage. Her intergovernmental roles in county and town government have helped provide wise counsel to the Town of Rye as part of an effective team.

Her public service continues. We recognize her current and past achievements and await the next chapter of her service.

George LatimerDemocrat, New York

Mr. Speaker, I salute the honorees recognized at the recent Awards Gala of the Exchange Club of Yonkers.

These individuals have given exemplary service to the people of Yonkers as recognized by one of the most outstanding organizations in the city:

Dr. Jim Bostic, senior pastor and author recognized with the Literary Achievement Award;

Dr. Rosalba Corrado DelVecchio and Carol McEwen Daly, designated Women of Distinction Awards;

Alan R. Gray, Jr., Esquire, Exchangeite of the Year;

Yosef Unger from the San Souci Rehabilitation and Nursing Center received the Distinguished Service Award;

Ann Muro, the longtime president of the Exchange Club of Yonkers, Outstanding Leadership and Community Service Award.

All of these individuals deserve our respect and our congratulations. We wish them all the very best as they are honorees this year.

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Honoring the Life and Legacy of Ryan Whitehouse

Mike BostRepublican, Illinois

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Ryan Whitehouse, who tragically passed away earlier this fall in an accident in Michigan. He was just 43 years old.

Ryan was the Illinois Farm Bureau's Director of National Legislation, a friend, and great advocate of Illinois agriculture.

As family, friends, and colleagues mourn his passing, we also reflect on the lasting impact he made on farming families across the State of Illinois.

Ryan joined the Illinois Farm Bureau in 2013 and quickly set a high standard for service. In his role leading the Nation's legislative work, he made sure every county's interest was represented and respected.

When he visited Washington, he brought with him the voice of the farmers he cared so deeply about and he made sure their voices were heard.

Ryan treated everyone like a friend. He had a way of making you feel valued. Even through this tragedy, he continues to serve others through the Gift of Life Organ Donor Program.

I also appreciate Ryan's dedication to Illinois agriculture and for the way he strengthened every community he touched.

Mr. Speaker, the world would be a better place if we all carried the same spirit, kindness, and commitment. May his soul find peace and may God bless his family.

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Celebrating Dr. Allison Brashear

Timothy M. KennedyDemocrat, New York

Mr. Speaker, I rise today with great pride to celebrate a dear friend and pillar of our community upon her election to the National Academy of Medicine, Dr. Allison Brashear, dean of the University of Buffalo's Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

This prestigious honor is reserved for those who have truly advanced the field of medicine, which is exactly what Dr. Brashear has done for over three decades as a neurologist, researcher, professor, and a leader shaping the next generation of medical professionals.

Her journey started at the Indiana University School of Medicine where she completed medical school and her residency before joining the faculty in 1991.

She later became an endowed professor and chair of neurology at Wake Forest School of Medicine, served as dean at the UC Davis School of Medicine, and now in western New York, she is the dean of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Buffalo.

Over her distinguished career, she has received numerous awards and accolades, led more than 40 clinical trials, and earned continuous NIH funding since 2008.

Her early breakthrough, using botulinum toxin to treat spasticity in stroke survivors, opened the door to multiple FDA-approved therapies that patients across the country now rely on.

She also identified rapid-onset dystonia-parkinsonism, advancing our understanding of rare neurological diseases, and she remains one of the Nation's leading experts on neurological disorders.

However, what truly sets Dr. Brashear apart is her commitment to connecting healthcare to the communities that need it most.

As dean of the Jacobs School, she serves on boards of the Western New York Women's Foundation, the Great Lakes Health System, and the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, strengthening the links between cutting-edge research, accessible care, and the everyday health needs of families in western New York and beyond.

Dr. Brashear's life's work reminds us of a simple truth: Our healthcare system is only as strong as the people who choose to serve in it. Dr. Brashear shows us what is possible when we invest in talent and when we open doors for smart, compassionate people to pursue careers in medicine. Her success is a testament to what happens when opportunity meets dedication.

Mr. Speaker, may we honor Dr. Brashear's extraordinary career by ensuring the next generation of healthcare practitioners have the chance to follow in her footsteps. I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating Dr. Allison Brashear. Western New York and our entire Nation are stronger because of her, her leadership, and her commitment to our Nation and to future generations in healthcare.

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Tribute to Fuzzy Zoeller

Erin HouchinRepublican, Indiana

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Fuzzy Zoeller, a legendary PGA golfer and a beloved figure in southern Indiana.

Born in New Albany, Fuzzy never forgot where he came from. He remained deeply connected to our community throughout his life, and southern Indiana was always home.

Fuzzy made history by winning the Masters Tournament in 1979, one of only a handful of golfers to capture this title in their first appearance. He went on to win the U.S. Open in 1984, cementing his place upon the greats, but Fuzzy's impact reached far beyond golf. He has been a devoted husband, father, and grandfather.

Through his generosity, his local businesses, and his support for community events and charities, he strengthened southern Indiana in countless ways. His willingness to invest in people, especially young athletes, reflected the kind of leader he was.

Fuzzy Zoeller showed that excellence and humility can go hand in hand. His legacy will continue through his children and grandchildren who loved him dearly.

Erin HouchinRepublican, Indiana

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Trinity Lutheran Cougars on defending their IHSAA Class 1A state volleyball championship.

After graduating five of six starters last season, these young women came back with heart and grit to win again. They defeated Faith Christian Eagles in four sets to secure their second straight title.

This win isn't just about a trophy. It is about resilience. It is about proving that dedication and belief can keep a championship legacy alive. Their work ethic, team spirit, and poise under pressure deserve recognition.

Mr. Speaker, I thank every Cougar on that court for showing us what it means to fight and to win together.

Congratulations to Trinity Lutheran.

Erin HouchinRepublican, Indiana

Mr. Speaker, today, I rise with tremendous pride to celebrate a historic achievement for my alma mater, Indiana University. For the first time in program history, the Indiana Hoosiers are Big Ten Champions.

This victory reflects more than a great season. It represents the discipline and heart of a team that refused to be counted out. Week after week, these young men demonstrated what it means to compete with character, to fight through adversity, and to rise to the moment when it mattered the most.

Hoosier Nation is built on tradition and excellence. This championship is a testament to the leadership of the coaching staff, the commitment of every student athlete, and the passion of fans across Indiana.

Mr. Speaker, as a proud graduate of Indiana University, I could not be more honored to recognize this extraordinary milestone. I congratulate the players, coaches, and the entire IU community. They have made history and have made Indiana proud.

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Honoring Mayor Victoria Woodards

Marilyn StricklandDemocrat, Washington

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mayor Victoria Woodards, who is retiring as Tacoma's 39th mayor.

A graduate of Lincoln High School, she proudly served her country in the U.S. Army, thinking she would see the world and ended up right back home at Fort Lewis. She also pursued a long career in public service as a parks commissioner, as a city councilmember, and as mayor of Tacoma.

I congratulate Victoria on an exemplary and distinguished career of more than 15 years serving the people of Tacoma. Under her leadership, the city

She also raised our profile nationally by serving as president of the National League of Cities, promoting the platform of people, partnership, and possibilities. She launched the Growing Resilience in Tacoma, otherwise known as GRIT, one of the first guaranteed-income pilots in the entire Nation to address systemic poverty. She supported the creation of Maritime 253, which is a skills training center in partnership with Tacoma Public Schools and the Port of Tacoma.

Throughout her career, Mayor Woodards has broken barriers, championing equity and justice for all, and has been instrumental in ensuring that every voice in our community is heard.

Mr. Speaker, I thank Mayor Woodards for her selfless service to ``The City of Destiny,'' Tacoma, Washington, and the Nation.

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Ensuring Fairness and Integrity in Federal Tribal Recognition

Chuck EdwardsRepublican, North Carolina

Mr. Speaker, this year's NDAA strengthens America's military readiness. It invests in cutting-edge defense capabilities. It ensures our servicemembers have the training, tools, and support they need to confront the growing threats that we face at home and abroad.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express my strong opposition to the NDAA provision that seeks to circumvent the established merit-based process for Federal Tribal recognition and instead grant unchecked Federal recognition to the Lumbee community.

I am proud to represent North Carolina's 11th District, home of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, a sovereign Tribal Nation whose culture, language, and history are a treasure not only to the State of North Carolina but to the United States as a whole.

The Eastern Band of Cherokee are the descendants of those who fought to remain in their ancestral homelands in the face of forced Federal removal. By contrast, it must be noted that the Lumbee community has no treaties with the Federal Government, no reservation land, and no common language.

As Members of Congress, one of our most solemn responsibilities is to ensure that laws are applied fairly, objectively, and consistently.

For over 40 years, the Department of the Interior through the Office of Federal Acknowledgement has carried out a rigorous merit-based process for determining Federal Tribal recognition. This process was created by Congress to prevent political favoritism or arbitrary decisionmaking as it requires careful documentation and verification, including proof of Native American ancestry.

Bypassing this process, as is suggested through this NDAA, by including the Lumbee Fairness Act as an amendment, sets a dangerous precedent. It would invite other groups with unsubstantiated claims to sidestep this process and seek recognition through political channels rather than merit. That undermines the integrity of the recognition process, and it threatens the credibility of Indian Country as a whole.

The OFA has found that some petitioning groups consisted entirely of individuals unable to demonstrate Native American ancestry, not a single person. Recognizing these groups would be a disservice to legitimate Tribes. In the case of the Lumbee, this amendment would in one stroke create the largest Tribe in the country, granting immediate access to already overstretched Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian Health Service resources.

As a member of the House Appropriations Committee, I am proud of the work that we have done to provide robust funding for the Indian Health Service and other critical priorities for federally recognized Tribes in the fiscal year 2026 Interior appropriations bill.

If the Tribal population eligible for these services suddenly grows by tens of thousands of people, many of whom have no native ancestry, resources will be spread too thin, and the Tribes with established rights will suffer.

That is the crux of the issue. If the Lumbee had a case that could withstand the scrutiny of the OFA process, they would go through the OFA process as set out by law. But as they know, it won't hold up under a deliberative process. They sought special treatment through the legislative shortcuts, despite opposition from more than 140 federally recognized Tribes from across the country that have stated the integrity of this process must be preserved, and I agree. Recognition should be earned on the merits, not granted through politics.

Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to oppose this provision and uphold the process put in place by Congress decades ago to ensure fairness and integrity in Federal Tribal recognition.

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Recognizing Ocfa Chief Brian Fennessy

J. Luis CorreaDemocrat, California

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Orange County Fire Authority Chief Brian Fennessy, who, after 8 years as chief, will be retiring.

While at Orange County Fire Authority, Chief Fennessy led the department through the COVID-19 pandemic and through the Bond, Silverado, and Blue Ridge fires. He was named by the Orange County Register as one of the most influential individuals in Orange County in 2020.

After his retirement, Chief Fennessy will now assume the director role in the newly created U.S. Wildland Fire Service.

Mr. Speaker, I thank Chief Fennessy for his commitment to keeping Orange County safe. He will be missed. I congratulate him on his retirement.

J. Luis CorreaDemocrat, California

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Anaheim Police Chief Rick Armendariz, who, after 30 years at Anaheim Police, will be retiring from law enforcement.

In 2019, Chief Armendariz joined the Anaheim Police Department. During his time as chief, Chief Armendariz championed community engagement, worked with local schools, and pushed to improve conditions and resources for Anaheim's homeless population.

Mr. Speaker, I thank Chief Armendariz for keeping our community safe, and I congratulate him on his well-earned retirement.

J. Luis CorreaDemocrat, California

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor James ``Jamie'' T. Poston, a proud American and Vietnam combat veteran who has dedicated his life to serving our great country.

Jamie entered the United States Army in 1966, deploying to Vietnam as a Mustang crew chief.

Today, at 80 years young, Jamie remains a pillar of support for our local veterans. Every Thursday, he volunteers at the military diversion court in Santa Ana. He attends bimonthly veteran treatment court meetings, and he drives fellow veterans to recovery groups. He makes sure that no one walks their journey alone.

Jamie Poston represents the very best of our veterans and Vietnam war veterans--courage in war, compassion in peace, and service that never ends.

J. Luis CorreaDemocrat, California

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to highlight the 75th anniversary of the Municipal Water District of Orange County. For 75 years, MWDOC has been our county's water supplier.

In Orange County, they have been critical to delivering emergency preparedness, water use efficiency, and public education. From working with local Scout groups to supporting investments in our future water supply reliability, MWDOC has truly impacted every life in Orange County.

Mr. Speaker, I congratulate MWDOC on its 75th anniversary.

J. Luis CorreaDemocrat, California

Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to recognize the birthday of Vietnamese human rights defender Le Dinh

In 2018, he was persecuted for campaigning for compensation for Vietnamese fishermen affected by the Formosa environmental disaster. Mr. Le is not the first Vietnamese individual to be persecuted by the Vietnamese Government for speaking in support of the victims of the Formosa environmental disaster.

I am committed, Mr. Speaker, to working with the State Department to work with the Vietnamese Government for an end to Mr. Le's solitary confinement, to allow him to practice his religion in prison, to allow him to receive appropriate medical care, and, finally, to consider his early release.

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Remembering Zach Scheiman

Tracey MannRepublican, Kansas

Mr. Speaker, Zach Scheiman was a true patriot. Born and raised in Garden City, Kansas, Zach was a deep lover of freedom who embodied courage and service over self. Zach lived by these principles, and they guided him through his lifetime.

Tragically, Zach passed away doing what he loved most, serving others. He gave up his life while fighting alongside the Ukrainian Special Forces, defending the principles he so greatly believed in.

As a young boy, Zach fell in love with aviation. He could often be found helping with events at the Garden City Regional Airport or excitedly watching his father, Mike, in the air traffic control tower. Those countless hours at the airport made a lasting impact on him, and as a young adult, Zach answered the call to serving in the United States Air Force.

Throughout his Air Force career, Zach served at Altus Air Force Base in Oklahoma, Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, and completed international stints in Iraq and Qatar. Zach also served with the Royal Air Force in Mildenhall in the United Kingdom.

For the last 11 years, Zach served in his hometown once more as an air traffic controller at the same place where his love for aviation began, the Garden City Regional Airport.

Zach did not keep that love of aviation to himself. He couldn't. He found joy in sharing that passion for aviation with student groups who visited the air traffic control tower, as well as with visitors and student pilots learning the field that he loved so much.

Zach poured into Garden City's youth by serving on the local arts boards in Garden City and actively participating in community career fairs. He left his community better than he found it, creating gains for students and helping organize local festivals, recitals, and shows.

Zach was a man of honor, and Audrey and I are deeply grateful for his service to our Nation and our community. We pray for his loved ones and the Garden City community as they come to terms with his untimely passing. May his soul rest in peace.

Mr. Speaker, I thank Zach for his duty and service.

Tracey MannRepublican, Kansas

Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to recognize four remarkable high school football programs in the Big First District that brought home State championships this season.

In Kansas, high school football is more than a sport. It teaches discipline, teamwork, perseverance, and the importance of community. More importantly, it connects us all through a common good while making memories that will last a lifetime.

As a kid from western Kansas, I grew up listening to K-State football on the radio. Like so many young people across our State, those Saturday broadcasts shaped my love of the game. I later had the privilege of playing on a State championship team myself at Quinter High School, and I remember the feeling of being part of something bigger than myself. That is what these young men experienced this season.

This year, four schools from the Big First reached the top of their divisions.

In 6A, Manhattan High School claimed the title with a decisive 27-0 win over Olathe Northwest. Their players, coaches, and staff worked hard all season to earn an achievement that will be remembered in the Manhattan community forever.

In 5A, my hometown of Salina is celebrating a very special moment. The Salina Central Mustangs brought home the State championship with a 51-34 victory over Basehor-Linwood. For the students, families, and alumni who have longed for another State championship for the last 20 years, I congratulate them on bringing their title home. They all deserve it, and we are all so proud.

In the 1A Division, Sterling football defeated Rossville 35-34 in one of the closest and most competitive games of the season. Games like this reflect the best of high school athletics: determination, sportsmanship, and communities rallying behind their teams.

In an eight-man Division II, Hanover earned a 28-20 victory over Victoria to secure another championship for their school. Eight-man football has deep roots in rural Kansas, and Hanover's success highlights the strength of programs that represent some of our smallest but proudest communities.

Mr. Speaker, four State championships in 1 year from schools in the Big First District is quite an accomplishment. I would be remiss if I didn't acknowledge the strong communities, dedicated coaches, supportive families, and student-athletes who put the work in day after day to bring these championships home.

Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating these young men, their schools, and their hometowns. They have represented Kansas with pride, and they have very bright futures ahead.

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Intervening in Gop's Relationship With President Trump

Sydney Kamlager-DoveDemocrat, California

Mr. Speaker, I want to just say that Republicans have endured a rather lopsided relationship with Donald Trump this year--dare I say, abusive. I hope you will consider this a Republican intervention. For the record, these are not attacks. They are just facts.

Healthcare: Republicans cut $1 trillion from Medicaid with their big, ugly bill, threatening their own vulnerable constituents, when three- quarters of Medicaid enrollees are in red States, and rural hospitals across this country are struggling to stay open.

Republicans then shut down the government to avoid a vote on extending ACA subsidies, only for Trump to later come out in support of extending these subsidies.

A recent Navigator poll shows that Americans blame Trump and congressional Republicans for rising healthcare premiums by a 26-point margin. Surprise: Americans also overwhelmingly blame Republicans for the shutdown. I see tread marks everywhere.

Redistricting: The drama started when Trump called Greg Abbott and demanded five more Republican seats in Texas, triggering California's redistricting efforts that could cost California Republicans five seats. It is funny how my Republican colleagues were, are, and remain silent when Texas, Ohio, Missouri, and North Carolina gerrymander, but throw a tantrum when California punches back.

Chip deal: I don't mean nachos or potatoes. I mean the AI, computing, and national security kind. For years, my China-hawk Republicans warned about the competition with the CCP, only for Trump to ignore them and green-light Nvidia H200 chip sales to China in exchange for a 25 percent fee. What happened to tough on China?

Boat strikes: Republicans have abdicated their constitutional war powers authority, allowing the Trump administration to carry out extrajudicial killings off the coast of Venezuela under the guise of stopping drug trafficking. Meanwhile, Trump just pardoned the President of Honduras, who was convicted of helping to move 400 tons of cocaine into the United States. My colleagues need to square the circle for me. Please do it.

Deficit: Republicans who call themselves fiscal hawks stayed true to President Trump and got rewarded with $2 trillion added to the national debt, bringing us to a whopping $38 trillion. How many zeroes are in that number? Far too many for Americans to afford.

Then, there was the mighty whiplash of the Epstein files. Trump and Republicans spent an entire year trying to block the release of the Epstein files, only for Trump to reverse course at the

Tariffs and affordability: For a full year, Republicans said nothing while Trump rolled out illegal, arbitrary, and chaotic tariffs that raised prices across the board. In just 8 months of Trump 2.0, the average American household spends $700 more on basic necessities. This season's most popular holiday gifts are up 26 percent since last year. During the affordability crisis, Trump banned the word ``affordability'' from Republicans' vocabulary, but ``affordability'' is still in the dictionary and still on people's minds. The economy is an A-plus-plus-plus hot mess.

Farmers: Earlier this year, Republicans watched quietly as Trump destroyed USAID, an agency that bought crops from American farmers, many of whom backed Trump and the Republicans in 2024. When beef costs reached record highs in October, they watched again as Trump proposed buying beef from Argentina rather than American farmers. Last month, Republicans forced a vote denouncing the horrors of socialism. This week, they are applauding Trump for using it to bail out the farmers that his administration failed.

Please consider this an intervention and get out of this lopsided relationship now.

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Unfair Enforcement of Endangered Species Act

Cliff BentzRepublican, Oregon

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call out the injury and injustice being inflicted on my State and my constituents by the inappropriate and unfair enforcement of the Endangered Species Act as it has been and is being applied to the reintroduction of the gray wolf.

This injustice is apparent in the Federal Government's inability to manage and control the killing and maiming of livestock and in the failure of the government to properly pay the costs of its decision to reintroduce the wolf.

I will address the lack of management first. Let me begin my discussion of failed management by showing several pictures, which are graphic illustrations of the reality that my ranching families face all too often.

Mr. Speaker, as you can see, there is nothing refined about how a wolf goes about feeding itself. You can imagine the feelings of the rancher when he or she finds livestock torn apart and dying.

Mr. Speaker, these animals may have been part of the herd for a decade or more.

We can try to imagine the incredible anger they feel, knowing they are legally prevented from stopping the wolf that caused this pain and horror to their cattle and calves from doing this again and again.

I have held meeting after meeting across my district, listening over and over to stories about wolves attacking herds, scattering cattle, and ignoring the ineffective hazing efforts that owners of these cattle are allowed to use under the law to try to protect their livelihoods. The anger and intense frustration they feel is totally understandable. It is why I am on the floor today, sharing as best I can their pain with my colleagues.

If we are to protect those who are trying their best to feed this country, to make a living, to keep their small and often remote communities viable, to put out range fires, to pay their taxes, and to continue to be productive parts of this Nation, we need to delist the wolf and move the management of these animals back to the States.

Let me turn to the actual cost of the reintroduction of the wolf and the need for those who have created this cost to be responsible for paying it.

The actual annual cost of the wolf, imposed upon the cattle businesses across this Nation, as of a few years ago is estimated to be $128 million a year. This number is higher now that cattle prices are higher. Many think the only cost of the wolf is the killing of livestock, but the impact of primal fear that cattle understandably feel when a wolf is near has dramatic and serious impacts on weight gain and on pregnancy rates.

These losses are real, and they are serious. At a time when even the President is concerned about beef prices, these losses affect everyone by reducing the size of the cattle herds and their productivity.

There has been legislation enacted, both in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and at the State level, to try to bring some reimbursement equity into play by providing at least some payment for the death of cattle caused by wolves. These programs, although welcome, come nowhere near to making those damaged by wolves whole.

In addition, I can assure everyone that the rancher would absolutely be happier if he or she could completely avoid the losses that lead to asking for justice under these programs.

If we are properly, fairly, and logically to manage the wolf, we must pass Representatives Boebert and Tom Tiffany's bill, H.R. 845, the Pet and Livestock Protection Act. This would delist the wolf and allow States to manage these populations.

If we are to properly allocate responsibility for the monetary costs of the wolf, those millions of dollars each year unjustly imposed on ranchers and farmers damaged by the reintroduction, we must appropriate the money needed to make these good people whole.

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Honoring Elisa Mckay

Stacey E. PlaskettDemocrat, U.S. Virgin Islands

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to express condolences on the passing of Elisa McKay. I want to share that the Virgin Islands has lost one of its great creative and cultural visionaries with the passing of Ms. McKay.

Her creative spirit and generous heart touched countless lives across the island of St. Croix and throughout our territory and, indeed, not just the Caribbean but other places.

As a self-taught artist, she channeled what she described as divine expression, creating work that reflected her deep love for our islands, our culture, and our people. Her art was an extension of her soul. It was vibrant, authentic, and deeply rooted in her Crucian roots.

Beyond her artistic talent, Elisa dedicated herself to uplifting our community in so many ways. She served as an educator, taught yoga for four decades, worked tirelessly with our seniors through the Interfaith Coalition, and gave her time and wisdom to numerous organizations, including Unity of St. Croix, the St. Croix Environmental Association, and the Women's Coalition of St. Croix.

Her compassion, spiritual leadership, and commitment to service made our Virgin Islands a better place. Ms. McKay lived with purpose and love, seeing the divine in everyone she encountered.

My heartfelt condolences go out to her daughter, Ayanna, who she considered her greatest accomplishment. To all who knew and loved her, may her memory be a blessing and may her artistic legacy continue to inspire us for generations to come.

Stacey E. PlaskettDemocrat, U.S. Virgin Islands

Mr. Speaker, the Virgin Islands has lost one of its great creative and cultural visionaries with the passing of Gerville Rene Larson.

Everyone knows Gerville was more than an architect. He was a steward of our history and an artist of our identity. His work captured the spirit of these islands, ensuring that the stories of our people and the beauty of our heritage were preserved for generations to come.

After earning his degree in architecture from Cornell, Gerville returned home to his beloved St. Croix, choosing to live in his grandparents' home in the heart of Times Square, in downtown Christiansted. From there, he poured his heart into our community, using his immense talent to collaborate with both public and private sectors on projects dedicated to historic architectural preservation. Through his firm, Taller Larjas, LLC, he designed with reverence for our past and vision for our future.

I was blessed to know Gerville, not only as a respected colleague on boards and an admired fellow Hillsider descendent, but as my neighbor and my friend. Our best talks were as we were cleaning the respective streets we lived on, meeting up, hailing each other as neighbors, and then going into a deep discussion about the beauty of Christiansted and the history of the free

Gerville's belief that architecture is a vessel for culture and memory continues to guide us. His mark is visible through the Virgin Islands but particularly on St. Croix, in the buildings he restored, the spaces he reimagined, and the lives he touched. I am grateful that my own son, Christian, was able as a young architecture major to have interned and been mentored by Gerville.

My heartfelt condolences go out to his family, especially his mom, his friends, and his colleagues. May his memory live forever. May his legacy inspire us to continue building with purpose, pride, and love for our Virgin Islands.

Mr. Speaker, he will be deeply missed by his circle of friends, family, and the entire Virgin Islands community. We are thankful for his lifelong contributions to preserving the character and soul of our home.

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Celebrating Support for Rural Areas

Michael BaumgartnerRepublican, Washington

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the final passage of S. 356, the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025, which will now be sent to the President's desk.

This much-needed legislation was one of my priorities in coming to Congress. It will give our rural areas the support they need for their schools, and it brings much-needed certainty to rural communities and school districts that have depended on this program for generations.

The Secure Rural Schools program has been a lifeline for rural communities and school districts across America. Since 1908, the Federal law has required the U.S. Forest Service to share 25 percent of revenues from Federal forest lands with local government to support public education.

As timber revenues declined due to foolish Federal regulations and ill-sighted reduced timber harvests, Congress acted in 2000 to create the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act, preserving vital funding for our most rural communities. When last reauthorized in 2023, this program delivered more than $281 million nationwide to help keep teachers, classrooms and students on schoolbuses.

I represent rural areas like the counties of Pend Oreille, Stevens, Ferry, and Columbia, where school leaders tell me how essential these funds are to keep programs running. With this reauthorization, those communities finally have the stability they need to plan for the future.

This is not a partisan issue. It is a promise to rural America. By reauthorizing Secure Rural Schools and sending this bill to the President's desk, we are keeping faith with the communities that steward our national forests.

Michael BaumgartnerRepublican, Washington

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate one of the bright lights of eastern Washington. In my view, eastern Washington is truly the home of the American Dream. From the mountains of the Colville region to the rolling hills of the Palouse, our region embodies the values of opportunity, hard work, and perseverance that define America at its best.

This week's shining example of that spirit is my friend, Ambassador Asif Chaudhry. Born in Pakistan, U.S. Ambassador Asif Chaudhry earned his bachelor's degree there, followed by a master's degree from the American University of Beirut. We might say this is a unique and perhaps unusual path for an American Ambassador, but it represents what is possible with the American Dream.

After leaving the Middle East, like so many who have come to our Nation in search of a better future, he found his way to Pullman, Washington, and to Washington State University where he pursued his Ph.D.

From a small college town in eastern Washington, and then marrying into a local farm family, he decided to enter the U.S. Foreign Service after receiving his citizenship. He went on to serve our Nation with distinction in postings around the world including Cairo, Poland, and Russia. He later served as the United States Deputy Administrator to the Foreign Agricultural Service and rose to become the United States Ambassador to Moldova, dealing with complex issues in the former Soviet Union.

Throughout his career, he held key positions that advanced America's interests abroad with integrity and purpose in service of America's national security. When his diplomatic service abroad concluded, he returned home to Pullman, where he served as vice president of International Programs at Washington State University, preparing the next generation of global leaders and strengthening the bridge between our local communities and the world.

Mr. Speaker, Ambassador Chaudhry's life is a powerful testament to what the American Dream is all about. No matter where we begin, with hard work, dedication, love of the United States of America, and a commitment to the values of the United States of America, we can achieve extraordinary things.

His story reminds us the American Dream is not a relic of the past. It is alive and thriving in eastern Washington. We thank Ambassador Chaudhry for being a role model to all of us who believe America remains a land of limitless possibility.

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Giving Full Recognition to the Lumbee Tribe

Mark HarrisRepublican, North Carolina

Mr. Speaker, for decades, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has sought full recognition, a goal has that has eluded them despite their profound contributions to our State and Nation.

With nearly 60,000 members, the Lumbee people form a vital part of my district and the fabric of North Carolina.

One of the first bills I co-led in Congress, the Lumbee Fairness Act--now included in the National Defense Authorization Act--is on the verge of passage, bringing us closer than ever to delivering justice.

I am deeply grateful to President Trump for his steadfast support of the Lumbee Tribe, from his campaign promises to his actions in Congress and collaborating across both Chambers to secure the full recognition and benefits the Lumbee rightfully deserve.

Mr. Speaker, let us vote ``yes'' today and finally end this long fight, affirming the recognition they have earned and so richly merit.

Mark HarrisRepublican, North Carolina

Mr. Speaker, it seems illegal aliens have flocked to North Carolina because they know sanctuary politicians will protect them and allow them to roam free on American streets. In fact, there are reports that over 100,000 illegal aliens are in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, alone. Just last week, one of these illegals drew national headlines.

Oscar Solorzano is a twice-deported Honduran, illegal alien with a lengthy rap sheet. This past Friday, he stabbed a 24-year-old man in the chest on a Charlotte light rail, the very same transit light rail where Iryna Zarutska was murdered.

What was Charlotte's response? The Democrat-run city council rubber- stamped $3 million to ``enhance the perception'' of public safety for the light rail. Did they actually do anything to make it safer? Of course not. There are now two victims of the Charlotte Blue Line rail, and what they have in common is the Charlotte pro-crime Democrats have failed them.

Iryna Zarutska was killed by a 14-time repeat offender. Kenyon Dobie, the Good Samaritan who stood in the gap, was stabbed this past Friday with life-threatening injuries by a twice-deported illegal alien.

There is a crime wave happening in Charlotte with a full laundry list of crimes occurring each day. Since Charlotte Democrats won't do anything, it is time to intervene. It is time to do what we requested of our Governor several weeks ago: Send in the National Guard.

Mark HarrisRepublican, North Carolina

Mr. Speaker, big insurance is swimming in money, swimming in your taxpayer dollars, and swimming in the money that is supposed to be helping patients. ObamaCare is a broken system that

If Congress wants to talk healthcare, then let's talk, but we must let these COVID-era subsidies expire first. Biden's COVID credits are a pandemic policy that has done nothing to lower insurance costs. Premiums are rising because ObamaCare has failed to keep its promise of making healthcare affordable.

Not only are Biden's COVID credits failing to keep costs down and paid straight to insurance companies, but they will also cost taxpayers over $400 billion in the next decade.

Mr. Speaker, with a country facing $39 trillion in debt, this is, again, a reason to let these COVID subsidies expire. However, letting Biden-era COVID subsidies expire is just a drop in the bucket when it comes to broader reform.

ObamaCare was recently exposed for rubber-stamping 96 percent of fake applications, all paid with our tax dollars going down the drain. When taxpayers pay and insurers profit, that is not healthcare. That is a hustle. It is time to find a real solution. Let's begin by letting the Biden COVID-era subsidies expire.

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Honoring Mrs. Rowe's Restaurant and Bakery

Ben ClineRepublican, Virginia

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a cherished institution in our community, Mrs. Rowe's restaurant and bakery in Staunton, Virginia, and to express our deep gratitude for the decades of service it has given the Shenandoah Valley.

Founded in 1947 by Willard and Mildred Rowe, affectionately known as The Pie Lady, the restaurant quickly became a local treasure. Using her own family recipes, Mrs. Rowe built a reputation for warm hospitality, home-cooked meals, and fresh-baked pies that generations of Virginians and travelers alike came to love.

That legacy was carried forward with equal devotion by her son, Mike DeGrassie; his wife, Mary Lou; and her grandson, Aaron DeGrassie. For three generations, the family kept alive the values and traditions that made Mrs. Rowe's a landmark.

We were saddened to learn that Mrs. Rowe's restaurant and bakery will close its doors at the end of December. While we will certainly miss the meals, the desserts, and the familiar warmth of a place where so many gathered, today we also celebrate what this restaurant has meant to the valley and to all who passed through its doors.

Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Mrs. Rowe's restaurant and bakery. Nearly 80 years of hard work, family tradition and community spirit have left an enduring mark on Virginia's Sixth District, one that will not be forgotten.

Ben ClineRepublican, Virginia

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. James A. ``Jim'' Davis, a visionary leader, devoted educator, and beloved husband, father, and friend.

Jim served as President of Shenandoah University in Winchester for 26 years, transforming it from a small college into a vibrant, world-class university. His vision, faith, and integrity touched the lives of countless students, faculty, and community members. Under his guidance, Shenandoah grew in size, stature, and spirit. He built not only new buildings and programs, but also a belief that education could change lives and strengthen communities.

Beyond his remarkable career, Jim's greatest legacy was his family. He is lovingly remembered by his wife, Janet, and their children, Barclay, Andrew, and Stephanie Davis Landes, whose love and support grounded his life of service.

Jim Davis taught us that faith, vision, and compassion can shape institutions and hearts alike. Today we honor not just what he built, but who he was, a man whose kindness and commitment will forever be part of Shenandoah University, Shenandoah Valley, and the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Ben ClineRepublican, Virginia

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the Glenvar High School Highlanders Competition Cheer Team which made school history by securing its first-ever VHSL State championship. The Highlanders delivered an outstanding performance, earning 241.25 points to finish ahead of Graham High School, securing their place at the top.

This achievement followed their combined region 1C/D and 2C/D championships, capping an extraordinary season. Head Coach Sarah Hatfield, along with Assistant Coaches Desirae Bowles and Alex Powell, praised the team's determination, perseverance, and grit, qualities that pushed them beyond their comfort zones and brought the championship home.

The title-winning athletes are seniors Kayelynn Dickson, Morgan Gaines, Carter Graffeo, and Addison Snead; junior Elle Graffeo; sophomore Taylor Goldfield; and freshmen Audree Frantz, Jillian Roberts, Claire Shrewsbury, and Abby Woods. Special congratulations to Addison Snead, the Combined Region Cheer Athlete of the Year, and to Coach Hatfield, named the Combined Region Coach of the Year.

Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in celebrating the Glenvar Highlanders Competition Cheer Team on this historic and inspiring accomplishment.

Ben ClineRepublican, Virginia

Mr. Speaker, electricity demand in the United States is growing rapidly and is at risk of exceeding what we can supply. The growth of AI data centers across the country and the shift to electric vehicles and appliances all mean our country needs far more reliable power. The challenge is that while more power is needed, dependable baseload plants that keep the grid steady have decreased. Environmental regulations under the Biden-Harris administration have contributed to the early retirement of some coal, natural gas, and nuclear plants.

In many States controlled by Democrats, plants have been closed and a shift to wind and solar has decreased the integrity of the supply. A recent Department of Energy report indicated that rising demand and reductions in baseload generation may increase the risk of widespread power outages by 2030, even in our Commonwealth of Virginia.

When the grid becomes less reliable, families pay the price. Higher costs hit working households the hardest, and many are already struggling with rising electricity bills. Reliable and affordable energy is not a luxury. It is something every American needs and deserves.

This week, House Republicans are advancing the State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act, ensuring that States include always- available power in long-term planning. This idea puts families first by keeping electricity affordable and the grid strong.

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Obamacare Isn'T Working

John JamesRepublican, Michigan

Mr. Speaker, today I rise for the families in my district and across America who are getting crushed by medical bills they never saw coming. Enough is enough. It is time we put patients back in charge of their own healthcare.

Let me tell you what is happening out there, Mr. Speaker. The average family health insurance premium now tops $24,000 a year. That is more than a lot of folks pay in their mortgage or rent. That is insane.

Barack Obama stood right here in this Chamber and promised us affordable care. He said that if we like our doctor, we can keep him; and if we like our plan, we can keep it.

That was determined to be the biggest lie of 2012.

What we got instead was the most expensive healthcare system on the Earth with hospitals and insurance companies cashing in while working families foot the bill.

In the last 25 years, medical costs have gone up over 121 percent, and since ObamaCare passed, healthcare spending has exploded another 60-plus percent. Even Bernie Sanders admits that the status quo isn't working.

Just last week Kelly from St. Clair Shores called my office. Her family of four is staring at a $40,000 bill because of a medical emergency under the so-called Affordable Care Act. Eileen in

This is what affordable care looks like in their world. This isn't what care is in the real word. Mr. Speaker, everywhere else you see it works when patients and people make their own decisions.

Mr. Speaker, if you need a plumber at 2 a.m., there is no problem. He is at your door in 1 hour, Mr. Speaker. If you show up at the ER, though, Mr. Speaker, bring a book and a sandwich because you are going to be there for a while.

Michigan has the longest wait times on average of any State in that immediate region and some of the longest wait times in the country. If you want a flat-screen TV, Mr. Speaker, you can have one delivered to your doorstep in hours. However, a lifesaving dialysis machine will cost you $30,000 and might take you weeks to get.

Do you know why, Mr. Speaker?

It is because government doesn't meddle in television manufacturing and people have choices.

Mr. Speaker, you can fix your eyes for $1,500, but if you need your heart fixed, it will cost you hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Do you know why, Mr. Speaker?

It is because people have choices.

Here is the truth: Every single time Washington gets its mitts deeper into healthcare, prices go through the roof and care gets worse.

That is why I introduced the Patients Deserve Price Tags Act. The Patients Deserve Price Tags Act is pretty simple. Before a person walks into a hospital or to a doctor's office, he ought to be able to know what the heck something costs: No more games, no more surprises, and no more $47 aspirin.

This is bipartisan, bicameral, and commonsense stuff. In literally every part of life elsewhere, buying a car, groceries, or a cell phone, you know the price before you swipe your card and before you put your hard-earned cash on the register, Mr. Speaker. You can shop around, find a better deal, and walk away if it is too rich for your blood. It is your choice, Mr. Speaker. Only in healthcare do they hide the price until after you have already gone on the table, Mr. Speaker. Then they send you a bill that ruins your life and puts you in debt.

While hospitals and insurance companies rake in record profits, American families are drowning in medical debt, more medical debt than credit cards, car loans, and everything else combined. My bill ends this nonsense and gives the power back to you, Mr. Speaker.

Every hospital in America will have to post their real prices online in plain English where everyone else can see them. If they don't hold the prices, we fine them and hold them accountable to the people. Fines will actually mean something.

Mr. Speaker, insurance companies will have to give you a straight answer online, on the phone, or in the paper about exactly what your care is going to cost you before you get it. For the first time, they will have to publicly post their real rates and drug prices, too.

Sunlight is the best disinfectant, and that is all the people demand.

Mr. Speaker, the people back home know how to spend their money better than the Federal Government. We give them a price, and they will find the best deal. Give them the power, and the prices will come down. That is how the real world works.

We are keeping a promise that should have been kept a long time ago: real transparency, real competition, and real power will be back in the hands of patients.

I am asking every one of my colleagues to join our bipartisan bill, Republican and Democrat, to stand with the families getting hammered by these bills.

Mr. Speaker, cosponsor the Patients Deserve Price Tags Act. Let's finally give the American people, all of the people who sent us to represent them, honesty and the control they deserve.

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Putin Breaks All Treaties

Joe WilsonRepublican, South Carolina

Mr. Speaker, 31 years ago, Ukraine signed the Budapest Memorandum, giving up their nuclear arsenal in exchange for territorial guarantees by America, Russia, and the United Kingdom. Sadly, it has been murderously broken by war criminal Putin as Soviets break all treaties.

President Donald Trump tried to deter war criminal Putin by sending Javelin missiles to Ukraine, placing troops in Poland, and stopping Nord Stream 2.

Ukrainian courage and determination is inspiring, affirmed by unity of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe led by President Pere Joan Pons with Ukraine support from U.K. MP Chair Sharon Hodgson.

In conclusion, God bless our troops as Trump is reinstituting peace through strength, revealing war criminal Putin lies, insulting Trump as the New York Post has editorialized: Putin sent Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner packing with yet more aerial assaults on Ukrainian civilians. American public support for Ukraine is growing.

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Honoring the Life and Legacy of Bob Mitchell

Steny H. HoyerDemocrat, Maryland

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a great Marylander, a fellow University of Maryland Terrapin, and dear friend, Bob Mitchell, who passed away on November 12, just days shy of his 89th birthday.

Bob built our community, literally. An accomplished developer, he built more than 5,000 homes in roughly 40 communities throughout the capital region.

Bob was a leader in his industry, serving as president of the Maryland National Capital Building Industry Association, the Maryland State Builders Association, and the National Association of Home Builders.

His greatest pride, however, was his family.

My prayers are with his wife, Marlene; their four children; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren as they mourn this great loss. I mourn with them. He was a friend, a friend who I liked, who I respected, and who I learned from.

The House mourns with them. Maryland mourns with them. May God bless and keep Bob Mitchell.

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Attack on Children's Health

George LatimerDemocrat, New York

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to bring attention to Secretary Kennedy and the Trump administration's most recent attack on our children's health.

On Friday, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the panel of anti-vaxxers that Secretary Kennedy put in charge, upended over three decades of precedent on hepatitis B vaccine recommendations for babies.

Secretary Kennedy's fascination with quackery has, once again, set health, science, and medicine in America backward.

The new guidance says that only babies whose mothers test positive for hepatitis B or whose status is unknown should receive the vaccine.

For every other baby, the committee has decided not to give a recommendation.

If acting CDC Director O'Neil approves this recommendation, countless babies will be at risk of liver disease and other long-lasting health issues.

Mr. Speaker, I call on the administration to reject this unscientific and reckless proposal before it harms our children.

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Santa Fe Pride Center Grand Opening

Teresa Leger FernandezDemocrat, New Mexico

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in celebration of a new beacon of hope and belonging in our Land of Enchantment. The doors of the QC, Santa Fe's first LGBTQIA+ Center, have opened, and those doors open a space where every New Mexican can breathe freely, stand proudly, and be wholly themselves.

In this home of chosen family, community, and courage, Santa Feans will gather not just for events or activities but to share joy, to be seen, to be embraced without condition. The QC adds its own bright colors to Santa Fe's already vibrant tapestry, a testament to the leadership of the Human Rights Alliance Executive Director Kevin Bowen and the entire community's tireless passion, persistence, and commitment to equality in Santa Fe and throughout New Mexico.

Mr. Speaker, it brings me great joy to know that these advocates continue to fight for equality in New Mexico and uplift members of our beautifully diverse community. I stand in celebration with them.

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Farmers Facing Hardships

Donald G. DavisDemocrat, North Carolina

Mr. Speaker, many farmers and producers are in dire need of help, facing hardship because of decisions made beyond their control.

At kitchen tables right now, farmers are often forced to make unthinkable choices, like shutting down a farm that has been in their family for generations. For farm families, relief is not their preference, but right now, it is urgently needed for survival.

The recently announced assistance package is a step in the right direction, but some growers, such as tobacco, are being left behind. Others are left fighting to figure it out amongst themselves.

Short-term aid only tackles part of the problem, but we need balanced trade policies and certainty, or else many farms may be at risk.

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Congratulating Cameron Elk Suicide Prevention Task Force

Glenn ThompsonRepublican, Pennsylvania

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the Cameron Elk Suicide Prevention Task Force for receiving the Program of the Year award from the Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health.

The award recognizes an outstanding health program in a rural community that uses unique, creative, and innovative approaches to increase access to healthcare services and improve community health outcomes.

The task force addressed this need by designing 30,000 locally manufactured 988 Lifeline challenge coins; distributing 500 copies of the book ``988/End the Stigmas,'' designed by local artist and mental health advocate John Schlimm; and installing a digital billboard on the Elk County highway route that reaches thousands of vehicles daily.

Mr. Speaker, by bringing attention to mental health, we can help those affected seek and receive the care they need. I applaud the Cameron Elk Suicide Prevention Task Force for its innovative approach to educating high-risk communities and saving lives.

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Providing for Consideration of H.R. 3898, Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today Act; Providing for Consideration of H.R. 3383, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act; Providing...

Austin ScottRepublican, Georgia

Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 936 and ask for its immediate consideration.

The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Georgia is recognized for 1 hour.

Austin ScottRepublican, Georgia

Mr. Speaker, for the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentlewoman from New Mexico (Ms. Leger Fernandez), 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.

Austin ScottRepublican, Georgia

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Georgia?

There was no objection.

Austin ScottRepublican, Georgia

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. Speaker, last night the Rules Committee met and reported a rule, House Resolution 936, providing for consideration of six measures.

S. 1071 is the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

H.R. 3898, the PERMIT Act, is under a structured rule. The rule provides 1 hour of debate, equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure or their respective designees, provides one motion to recommit, and makes eight amendments in order.

H.R. 3628, the State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act, is under a structured rule. The rule provides 1 hour of debate, equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or their respective designees, provides one motion to recommit, and makes one amendment in order.

H.R. 3638, the Electric Supply Chain Act, is under a structured rule. The rule provides 1 hour of debate, equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or their respective designees, provides one motion to recommit, and makes five amendments in order.

H.R. 3668, the Improving Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act, is under a closed rule. The rule provides 1 hour of debate, equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or their respective designees, and provides one motion to recommit.

H.R. 3383, the INVEST Act, is under a structured rule. The rule provides for 1 hour of debate, equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking member of the Committee on Financial Services or their respective designees, provides one motion to recommit, and makes five amendments in order.

Mr. Speaker, we are here today to debate a rule on six pieces of legislation. First is S. 1071, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026.

Mr. Speaker, under the leadership of Chairman Mike Rogers and Ranking Member Adam Smith, one of the top priorities of the fiscal year '26 NDAA was to reform the defense acquisition system and equip our armed services with the technology they need to deter national security threats.

As anyone who follows this process knows, it can take more than a decade before new capabilities are finally deployed. Yet, by then, the threat has changed, the technology is outdated, and the program is over budget.

This bill cuts red tape and shifts the focus of the defense acquisition system from compliance to quickly and cost effectively fielding new capabilities to ensure that our armed forces are the most lethal and effective fighting force in the world.

Implementing the Peace Through Strength agenda, the fiscal year '26 NDAA codifies all or parts of 15 executive orders and 30 legislative proposals from President Trump. It fully funds top defense priorities. It revitalizes the defense industrial base. It grows manufacturing jobs in America, all while pressing our NATO allies to pay more for their own defense.

Building upon last year's NDAA, which focused on servicemembers' quality of life, this bill supports a 3.8 percent pay raise, Mr. Speaker, for all servicemembers. It improves housing and Department of Defense schools, and it expands access to healthcare and childcare.

To deter our adversaries, the fiscal year '26 NDAA focuses on countering threats from China, bolsters Taiwan's defense, and supports Indo-Pacific allies and partners.

Additionally, this bill continues the focus on countering threats to our national security from Russia, North Korea, Iran, and other foreign terrorist organizations. To counter emerging threats, the bill focuses on rapidly deploying new and innovative technologies to our warfighters, while strengthening nuclear deterrence and missile defense.

To further secure our border and fight drug trafficking, the fiscal year '26 NDAA fully funds the establishment and enforcement of national defense areas along the southwest border of the United States of America, authorizes the Department of Defense to provide additional support to Customs and Border Protection, and authorizes over $1 billion to combat drug trafficking.

Finally, the fiscal year '26 NDAA reforms programs and saves taxpayer dollars. It saves over $20 billion from DOGE cuts and Department of Defense workforce reforms, improves congressional oversight of Department of Defense audit results, and overhauls military construction to reduce costs and expedite project delivery.

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleagues and all of the staff for their work that went into the fiscal year '26 NDAA which should pass with overwhelming bipartisan support.

Second, Mr. Speaker, we have H.R. 3898, the PERMIT Act. This bill contains targeted commonsense reforms to the permitting process under the Clean Water Act, restoring the balance between the need to ensure both water quality and economic growth.

Simply stated, this bill will cut red tape, reduce costly project delays and frivolous litigation, and provide greater regulatory certainty for our Nation's infrastructure builders, energy producers, farmers, homebuilders, water utilities, and small businesses.

Third, Mr. Speaker, H.R. 3628, is the State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act. This bill amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to require State utility regulators to consider sufficient and reliable generation when considering electric utilities' integrated resource plans.

A stable supply of electricity is critical for most aspects of modern life, and peak demand growth is now higher than any point in 20 years. Net-zero mandates of renewable subsidies have disrupted the market, causing grid reliability issues as demand grows. This bill clarifies that reliable electricity means dispatchable, baseload energy.

Reliable energy is foundational to everything, and this bill will help ensure we have reliable, secure generation that keeps the lights on.

Fourth, Mr. Speaker, is H.R. 3638, the Electric Supply Chain Act. This is a simple bill that directs the Department of Energy to assess our country's electric grid component manufacturing capacity and determine potential problems with imported grid components. We can't afford to fail in securing our electric supply chain. This bipartisan, commonsense legislation aims to ensure we won't.

Fifth, Mr. Speaker, is H.R. 3668, the Improving Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act. This bill aims to speed up the consideration of pipelines by promoting interagency coordination for reviewing certain authorizations for LNG facilities and natural gas pipelines under the Natural Gas Act.

Demand for natural gas in the United States has grown by 47 percent since 2013. Infrastructure to deliver that gas, however, has only increased by 26 percent.

Currently, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC, has the responsibility of authorizing pipelines, and generally, after thorough review, finds these projects consistent with the public interest.

Yet many of these federally approved projects often don't come to fruition because certain States and other agencies fail to issue the proper certifications.

Under the current process, one State has the ability to veto a multi- State pipeline project for reasons far outside the scope of water quality. This results in reliability and affordability issues in resource-constrained areas in our country.

Natural gas is clean, affordable, and reliable. The United States also has an abundant supply, and this bill will ensure we have the pipelines needed to keep up with the continually increasing demand for electricity generation.

Finally, Mr. Speaker, we have H.R. 3383, the INVEST Act. This is a bipartisan package containing 22 pieces of legislation that have all been reported favorably out of the House Committee on Financial Services. This legislation will strengthen public markets, produce more opportunities for investors, and expand access to capital for small businesses.

Mr. Speaker, I look forward to consideration of these pieces of legislation. I urge passage of this rule, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Teresa Leger FernandezDemocrat, New Mexico

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. Speaker, do you remember what it was like when you were a kid, waking up on Christmas and hoping for a certain gift?

Maybe it was a Doctor Barbie or a new bike, but then you ran to the tree and got socks that were itchy, a knockoff Barbie whose arms fell off and shoes that didn't quite fit.

Americans know what they need for Christmas as they worry about how they are going to make Christmas affordable and how they are going to make it work. Their costs are skyrocketing from the tariffs increasing costs for toys to grocery bills that are going up and up, and to those utility bills. It is hard to keep those Christmas lights on given the rising costs of utilities.

However, nothing in the bill that we are considering today makes Americans' lives more affordable or merry.

Americans want us to extend the tax credits so their healthcare premiums don't go from $250 to $2,600 a month. They will for my constituent's family of five.

How is a parent supposed to buy Christmas gifts for the kids when they now need to spend an extra $2,000 a month for health insurance?

Instead of lowering costs, what kind of lumps of coal is Congress working on this week?

We have a bill that rigs the energy system to make it more difficult to use clean energy. Wind and solar energy are the cheapest forms of new electricity. The studies prove it over and over, and they are good for the planet. However, Republicans are defining energy to exclude renewables.

If it saves you money, Mr. Speaker, and it is good for the air we breathe, then why wouldn't Congress want us to use more renewable energy?

Instead of making your life better, Republicans are standing with their dirty fossil fuel campaign donors and big corporations that threaten our clean water.

The only thing that we are doing of significance today is the National Defense Authorization Act. Indeed, the 3 percent pay raise for servicemembers and reimbursements to travel to see a doctor for rural bases is really important for our servicemembers and families.

The NDAA's requirement that the Pentagon turn over footage of the boat strikes in the Caribbean is essential to accountability, but I would argue it is not enough. Congress must pass a war powers resolution to prevent a needless and reckless war with Venezuela and any other country Trump decides to attack on a whim.

Trump says that he is going to war with drug traffickers. This is hypocrisy of the highest degree. While Secretary Hegseth was busy blowing up boats of suspected drugs dealers, Trump was pardoning former Honduran President Hernandez. Hernandez was tried, convicted, and sentenced for bringing in 400 tons of drugs to America. There was proof and evidence in a court of law, not random airstrikes and a declaration of a forever war that Congress has not authorized and the American people do not want.

My constituents and Americans all across our beautiful country are outraged that war crimes may have been committed in our name. Two people clinging to an overturned boat in the ocean are not a threat to our Navy, the strongest and most powerful on Earth.

Mr. Speaker, don't insult our intelligence or our pride.

Let me tell you something else, Mr. Speaker, that Republicans really don't want us to talk about today. Speaker Johnson stripped out a provision in the NDAA that would have provided IVF coverage for servicemembers. Today's Republican-led bill destroyed any hope for a Christmas miracle for the servicemen and -women who just want to have a baby and raise a family.

Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to reject this rule, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Austin ScottRepublican, Georgia

Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from South Carolina (Mrs. Biggs).

Sheri BiggsRepublican, South Carolina

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Georgia for yielding me time this afternoon.

Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the rule and the fiscal year '26 National Defense Authorization Act.

This year's NDAA is the legislative backbone for President Trump's Peace Through Strength agenda. It delivers on the commitment to build the lethal fighting force necessary to deter our adversaries across every domain and contains provisions critical to both our domestic readiness and our global security.

As both a Member of Congress and a lieutenant colonel in the Air National Guard, I understand what it takes to keep our Nation secure, and I am proud to support key priorities in this bill that deliver on that mission.

First, I secured a provision to protect the Strategic Rail Corridor Network, the backbone of how we move troops and equipment in times of crisis. My provision ensures critical rail lines are defended from cyber and physical threats which strengthen our ability to respond when it matters most.

Second, I advanced a reform to cut outdated red tape that slows down how we deliver critical defense equipment. My provision ensures regular reviews to clear those bottlenecks. Now we can modernize faster, we can strengthen our readiness, and we can keep this work in the hands of American workers.

Mr. Speaker, from protecting our rail lines at home to ensuring our allies can rapidly acquire the weapons they need to restoring the warrior ethos of dedication, resilience, and sacrifice, this NDAA is a win for our warfighters, our security, and for our hardworking Americans whose skills power our defense.

Mr. Speaker, I urge support for the bill and the underlying bill.

Teresa Leger FernandezDemocrat, New Mexico

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Ohio (Mrs. Sykes), who is the vice chair of the House Democratic Caucus.

Emilia Strong SykesDemocrat, Ohio

Mr. Speaker, today I rise in support of my proposed amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2026.

Ohio's 13th Congressional District has long been known as the Rubber Capital of the World, and both of my amendments uphold that legacy by investing in American manufacturing to ensure this vital industry remains globally competitive in the United States.

Drawing from the Retreaded Tire Jobs, Supply Chain Security and Sustainability Act of 2025, this amendment would ensure that the U.S. Government uses retreaded tires wherever possible rather than using cheap foreign imported tires.

This amendment would support more than just my neighbors in Ohio's 13th Congressional District, as retreaded tires make up the largest remanufacturing sector in the United States while employing over 51,000 American workers. This commonsense amendment is good for both the economy, the environment, and the United States Government while protecting good-paying manufacturing jobs right here in the United States.

Ohio's 13th Congressional District has long been a trailblazer in polymer science and polymer engineering. Akron's polymer manufacturing ecosystem provides a local pipeline from education and training to the workforce.

To build on Akron's generations of success, my second amendment requires the Secretary of Defense to establish an initiative to accelerate the research and development of innovative and sustainable polymer processing and manufacturing to support next generation technologies built on a resilient polymer supply chain.

This amendment will support the incredible work of partners like the Akron Sustainable Polymer Tech Hub that is performing groundbreaking research and development that can revolutionize industries across the country and around the world.

Further, it will ensure northeast Ohio remains a global leader in polymer science and polymer engineering, reaffirming our district's legacy as the Rubber Capital of the World. From sustainable tires to sustainable polymers, the next generation of rubber and plastics production will proudly be made in Ohio in our 13th Congressional District.

Additionally, I have submitted three additional amendments to create jobs, lower costs, and protect our national

Austin ScottRepublican, Georgia

Mr. Speaker, I congratulate the gentlewoman from Ohio (Mrs. Sykes) on the success of her amendments in the legislation. The National Defense Authorization Act is something that I am proud to work on year-round on the Armed Services Committee.

I give a lot of credit to Ranking Member Adam Smith, Chair Mike Rogers, and the members of the House Armed Services Committee for working together in very much a bipartisan fashion to make sure that American citizens are protected, not just here in America, but that our troops have the resources they need around the world to protect themselves so that we can be free here in the United States of America.

Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Teresa Leger FernandezDemocrat, New Mexico

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

I also applaud the idea of innovation and research, which we should be doing in our military, but we should also be doing the same in every aspect of our economy.

That is why it is so disturbing that Republicans continue to want to look backward rather than forward with regard to our energy future. They refuse to engage, invest in, and celebrate the innovation that is going on with regard to renewable energy and how they are indeed the cheapest forms of energy.

Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to enter into the Record an article from June 17, 2025, in Scientific American, titled: ``Wind and Solar Energy Are Cheaper Than Electricity from Fossil-Fuel Plants. Even without subsidies, renewable energy is staying competitive. . . .''

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from New Mexico?

There was no objection.

Wind and Solar Energy Are Cheaper Than Electricity From Fossil-Fuel

Teresa Leger FernandezDemocrat, New Mexico

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

H.R. 3628 does not address the fact that energy prices are rising. They are 13 percent higher since Trump took office. Trump has called the affordability crisis a Democratic hoax. He insults our intelligence once again every time we open a utility bill or open that notice about what healthcare premiums would be next year.

When we go to the grocery store, we know the affordability crisis is not a hoax. It was created by Trump and his policies, his tariffs, and all of those cuts to our medical programs that Republicans jammed through this summer and their refusal to put before the floor the extension of those tax credits.

In the area of renewable energy, Republicans also continue to close their eyes to how we make life more affordable for Americans.

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Kamlager-Dove), who is also a member of the Democratic Caucus Executive Committee.

Sydney Kamlager-DoveDemocrat, California

Mr. Speaker, with the NDAA before us, we had an opportunity to do right by the Afghan allies who risked their lives to protect American servicemembers throughout our 20-year involvement in Afghanistan.

After months of bipartisan work and real progress, a key provision of my Enduring Welcome Act, legislation that passed the Foreign Affairs Committee with strong bipartisan support, was set to be included in the NDAA.

The amendment is straightforward. It aims to reestablish the Office of the Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts that the Trump administration dismantled earlier this year.

It would simply allow the CARE office to continue the critical work of helping our Afghan allies escape retaliation and death from the Taliban. Just days before it was set to become law, Republicans quietly stripped this amendment from the NDAA, breaching standard legislative procedure so they could sell out our Afghan allies to protect themselves politically from Trump's wrath. They threw our allies and our military under the bus.

Trump's weaponization of the horrific shooting of the National Guardsmen, before we had even gathered the full facts, to scapegoat Afghan allies and immigration communities, has been repugnant. The administration swiftly suspended asylum decisions, halted the issuance of special immigration visas, and prioritized Afghans for deportations.

Republicans who just last year spent every day ending in y criticizing the Biden administration for not doing enough to protect our Afghan allies, where are they now? They are silent and compromising their principles without a fight, just like they have done time and time again this Congress.

Some of these very colleagues served in Afghanistan themselves and uniquely understand the profound debt we owe to our Afghan allies, Afghans who saved American lives. Abandoning them at the eleventh hour is shameful, unprincipled, un-Christian, and un-American.

Honoring our promise to Afghan allies is not only a moral responsibility. It is a matter of national honor, global credibility, and our word as Americans.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman has expired.

Teresa Leger FernandezDemocrat, New Mexico

Mr. Speaker, I yield an additional 30 seconds to the gentlewoman from California.

Sydney Kamlager-DoveDemocrat, California

Mr. Speaker, if we fail to uphold that promise, we put the future safety of our servicemembers at risk by sending a dangerous message to the world that the United States cannot and should not be trusted.

I will be voting ``no'' on the rule for many reasons, but chief among them is the cowardice my colleagues have shown when they place blind loyalty to the President above American principles, obligations, and safety. I urge my colleagues to vote ``no.''

Austin ScottRepublican, Georgia

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on the rule and ``yes'' on the underlying piece of legislation, especially the National Defense Authorization Act.

Mr. Speaker, I want to address a couple of things since, as usual, the Democrats continue to blame President Trump for everything.

Just as a reminder, the Democrats controlled the House, Senate, and White House until January 2023. They controlled the Senate and White House until January 2025. Every State in this country has a public service commission, so it doesn't make any sense to blame President Trump for what is happening with energy prices when, if you look, it is the States that are controlled by Democrats that have the highest energy prices.

I would suggest that we have a little honest reflection here as we talk about different types of things and where inflation comes from. I would remind my colleagues on the other side of the aisle and the American citizens of the deficits that they ran when they had the House, Senate, and White House. When they passed the Inflation Reduction Act and the American Rescue Plan, as they call it, it cost trillions upon trillions upon trillions of dollars.

By the way, it was the Democrats who chose not to extend the subsidies beyond this year when they had the House, Senate, and White House, not the Republicans. It was the Democrats who did that. They voted for it, not us.

Let's just be honest. President Trump is doing a good job. He is making sure that the rules of engagement are set so that the American citizens are protected and the pangas go to the bottom of the ocean.

Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Teresa Leger FernandezDemocrat, New Mexico

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

As I said earlier, Americans know what kind of job the President is doing because they are paying those bills every month. Every month, they know that tariffs are causing this inflation, and it is a self- inflicted wound. It wasn't Russia invading Ukraine. It wasn't a pandemic. It was Trump and his tariffs that are not rooted in any kind of true economic policy.

Mr. Speaker, if we defeat the previous question, I will offer an amendment to the rule to provide for consideration of H.R. 6074, which would extend the Affordable Care Act enhanced premium tax credits for 3 years, through 2028.

Yes, they are extensions of time. We would like to see them permanent, but in negotiations, we have always worked on extensions so that we can address issues together in a bipartisan manner.

Millions of Americans are already receiving those notices of health plans where the price is going to skyrocket. I get stopped on the streets where people tell me what they are seeing when they open those bills, and they are drastic. For some, it is a few hundred dollars, but for others, it is $1,000, $2,000. They wonder how they are going to pay just for health insurance. What happens when something goes wrong and they have to pay that doctor's bill?

There are only 8 days left to fix this problem, but Republicans still have no viable healthcare plan of their own.

We heard that they took out a chalkboard and started throwing ideas on there. None of the ideas were to extend the tax credits, which is the quickest and easiest way to make sure that Americans don't see those skyrocketing plans.

Instead, they want to maybe get rid of the Affordable Care Act. They want people to be forced into junk plans, which could force Americans into bankruptcy. By the way, Trump made sure that if you don't pay your healthcare bill, it will go on your credit report. He actually went out of his way to make sure that that happens.

The PQ vote today will be Republicans' 22nd opportunity to vote to prevent the health insurance costs of over 20 million Americans from rising significantly. I hope they finally decide to side with their constituents.

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to insert the text of my amendment into the Record, along with any extraneous material, immediately prior to the vote on the previous question.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from New Mexico?

There was no objection.

Teresa Leger FernandezDemocrat, New Mexico

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Illinois (Ms. Underwood), the author of this legislation and a champion in this regard, to discuss our proposal.

Lauren UnderwoodDemocrat, Illinois

Mr. Speaker, I rise today because in just 3 weeks, the Affordable Care Act tax credits that helped millions of Americans afford their premiums will expire. These tax credits have been a lifeline for families and small businesses across the country. They have allowed people to see their providers, to fill their prescriptions, and to get the procedures that they need.

These tax credits are enormously popular because they work. Our uninsured rate is lower than ever. That is why Democrats have been fighting for months to extend these successful tax credits and prevent healthcare costs from skyrocketing.

Every House Democrat has signed onto a discharge petition to extend these tax credits for 3 years. If we defeat the previous question, we can vote on that extension today, but if Republicans let these tax credits expire, premiums will soar. Healthcare will be out of reach for tens of millions of Americans. Families will be forced to go uninsured or make incredibly tough choices just to make ends meet. This is life or death for people.

Healthcare should be a right for everyone, not an unaffordable luxury for the wealthy.

Mr. Speaker, I urge my Republican colleagues to vote ``no'' on the previous question and to join us in extending these tax credits today.

Austin ScottRepublican, Georgia

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. Speaker, first of all, if you are over 65, you are not eligible for the tax credit. If you or your spouse work for someone who even offers health insurance, you are not eligible for the tax credit. People on CHIP are not eligible for the tax credit. People on Medicaid are not eligible for the tax credit. If my colleagues think that expanding this tax credit is going to fix the problem, let me just give you a couple of examples from my personal life.

I am covered under the Affordable Care Act today. Do you know what I do when I go to the pharmacy? I don't file it on my health insurance. I pay cash because the cash price is less than the copay on my health insurance. The plans, for the most part, are junk. It is junk, and we are not going to continue to send billions upon billions of dollars to the insurance companies.

The President has made it very clear. We will give the people money to help them purchase their health insurance, but we need more competition in the system so that people could actually buy a good plan that works for them instead of this junk that I have.

Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Teresa Leger FernandezDemocrat, New Mexico

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. Speaker, 20 million people rely on this tax credit, so the fact that my colleague doesn't need to rely on it and that he has enough cash so that he can go and buy the prescriptions outright is great for him.

Mr. Speaker, what about those 20 million Americans, many of whom are in his district, who rely on the Affordable Care Act tax credits? Not only that, but Americans want us to do this work. If you were listening to the constituents in the gentleman's district--by the way, a lot of those Republicans aren't having townhalls because their constituents are speaking out.

Mr. Speaker, 74 percent of Americans want us to extend those tax credits. I think it is the easiest thing and the quickest thing that we can do. We are not saying we shouldn't continue to make improvements. In fact, I have

My Republican colleagues send tweets out. We see Republicans signing letters that they want the ACA extended, but we don't see them doing what counts on the floor of the House, which is signing their names to that discharge petition and voting for their constituents and healthcare that is affordable for all Americans.

Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from New Mexico (Ms. Stansbury), my ``sister''; ``hermana.''

Melanie A. StansburyDemocrat, New Mexico

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding.

Mr. Speaker, I could not agree more that we need a fix to healthcare now--not tomorrow, not next week, not next month, but today. Put your cards on the table, my friends. We want to see your fix to healthcare. We are ready to pass an extension of the ACA, and the people of this country cannot wait.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to the rule on the floor. There is so much going on in this rule: the NDAA, the INVEST Act, a bunch of so-called permitting bills that will gut environmental protections. But I rise, in particular, to advocate for an amendment that I submitted to this package to stop the President from bulldozing more public buildings, including further changes to the White House that they are planning right now.

The President has already bulldozed the East Wing of the White House, a public treasure visited by millions, to build a private ballroom for himself and his billionaire friends. There were no hearings, no public input, and no regard for the law. Now the White House is quietly soliciting bids to repaint another White House building and to demolish four more historic Federal buildings here in Washington, D.C.

They are shopping our shared heritage to the highest bidder. Yes, those bidders just happen to be some of the President's personal friends and campaign donors. This is corruption happening in broad daylight, right in front of our eyes.

Mr. Speaker, these Federal properties belong to the American people, not to Trump's real estate empire.

My amendment, which is based on the bill that I will file in the coming days, is urgent. It stops the President and any Federal official from unilaterally demolishing, selling, remodeling, or giving away the buildings that we own as the American people. It restores enforcement and accountability that existing laws already provide but that this administration is ignoring, and it increases the penalties to ensure accountability.

Mr. Speaker, the Supreme Court is on the verge of overturning 80 years of precedent, stripping away independent agencies of the power to say ``no'' to a President. When that happens, the guardrails will disappear.

Mr. Speaker, we will stand here on the House floor and say to the executive branch: In the people's House, you do not have this authority. You do not have it now. You did not have it then. We will make sure that the law is clear.

We are reaffirming the separation of powers before the Supreme Court attempts to dismantle it, and we cannot wait another day. We know the bulldozers are coming.

Mr. Speaker, I urge every Member who believes in coequal power on both sides of the aisle to vote ``yes'' to this amendment. Stand up for the Constitution, stand up for our shared history, and stand up for the American people.

Austin ScottRepublican, Georgia

Mr. Speaker, may I inquire as to how much time is remaining.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Georgia has 16\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentlewoman from New Mexico has 10 minutes remaining.

Austin ScottRepublican, Georgia

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. Speaker, I will make sure that my colleague understood what I said and meant when I said that when I go to the pharmacy, I pay cash instead of using my insurance card.

The retail cost of the drug is less than the copay on the insurance.

Mr. Speaker, that is just the reality of the system that Americans are forced to live in.

I thought I might share with you another bill that I kept, where the total charge was $111. As I said, I am covered under the Affordable Care Act. My copay for that doctor's visit was $60. The insurance provider and adjustments were a total of $51. Of that, the insurance company paid $7.99 and just discounted the doctor's bill by $43.01. Again, on a $111 charge, I paid $60, the doctor got beat down by $43, and the insurance company paid $7.99.

Let me just tell you, the Affordable Care Act needs to be replaced with something that actually works for the American citizens. I think the worst thing that has ever happened is when it obtained the name of ObamaCare because then it became about President Obama instead of about what the actual law and the flaws in the piece of legislation are.

Let's just be clear: If we could fix it, we would. However, giving more cash to the health insurance industry that already has record profits and record stock prices is not going to reduce the premium for American citizens as a whole or is it going to improve the quality of care. We have to get competition back into the market.

If it wasn't named ObamaCare, we might have been able to fix it. We might have been able to fix it, but the Democrats are scared to do anything, because their primaries, to change ObamaCare. They are sure not going to give President Trump a vote to fix the mess that they made. They don't want him to get the credit for fixing the mess that they made, so they simply won't vote for anything that would actually work.

Mr. Speaker, I want to get back to some other issues. I want to get back to the National Defense Authorization Act.

It is a dangerous time in the world right now. It is a dangerous time with all of the things happening in China, with all of the aggression of Russia, with all of the things happening in the Western Hemisphere. The National Defense Authorization Act is probably the most important piece of legislation that we pass on an annual basis in this country.

We have two good leaders, Adam Smith and Mike Rogers, and we have a committee that has been able to work together in a bipartisan fashion to put this piece of legislation on the floor of the House of Representatives. It is time to pass this rule. It is time to pass this bill.

As you have heard from some of my Democratic colleagues, they have amendments that they are very proud of in this legislation. I am glad it is a bipartisan piece of legislation. Let's pass this rule. Let's pass this bill, and let's move on.

Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Teresa Leger FernandezDemocrat, New Mexico

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. Speaker, I wish that my colleague would have been around to hear from Brick. Brick lives in Utah. He is a constituent of Representative Kennedy. He doesn't have the luxury of being able to go into a pharmacy and pay with cash. He has a rare genetic disease, and under the Affordable Care Act, his life is saved every day. It would cost him $150,000 to pay for the infusions that he needs to receive on a regular monthly basis or else he dies.

It would not help to go in and try to pay with cash when you talk to the worker who I met with. Her son needs transfusions or else he would not be able to play as a regular kid because he would bleed to death, and she cannot afford that either.

The Affordable Care Act, how it is structured, I am willing to take it out. Let me tell you, I am a Medicare for All girl because I think we should get rid of the insurance companies. But we have it now, and I am not going to pull the rug out from under Brick or Julian or any of those other people who rely on it.

Let's talk about what the Affordable Care Act did before we had it. Once we got the Affordable Care Act, it stopped insurance companies from charging sick people more in premiums than healthy people.

Let's talk about preexisting conditions. I am a breast cancer survivor,

The Affordable Care Act demands that insurance companies cover most preventive services. It gives States the flexibility to expand their Medicaid programs, which 40 States have. You know what? Americans want us to keep the Affordable Care Act right now. They want us to extend those tax credits, and we should do that.

We should do that because the other thing it covers is IVF. I know that my colleague has a wonderful family he loves. His daughter is participating in a cheerleading competition. I need to tell you, Representative Scott, I truly appreciated your comments last night with regard to the IVF provision because it should not be the case that a provision that has been negotiated by both Chambers, by the leadership of the committees of jurisdiction, is overturned merely because leadership--I think that means Speaker Johnson--decides to strip it.

As we noted earlier, 13 percent of couples say they need fertility service to help them become pregnant or prevent a miscarriage.

Mr. Speaker, I ask for unanimous consent to enter in the Record the article titled: ``Military families face unique barriers to fertility care, and new legislation aims to close the gap.''

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from New Mexico?

There was no objection.

Military Families Face Unique Barriers to Fertility Care, and New

Teresa Leger FernandezDemocrat, New Mexico

Mr. Speaker, that new legislation was just torpedoed by the Republican Speaker of the House. What he did was eliminate the possibility of the joy that comes from bringing a new baby into this world. He dashed that hope.

What kind of leader is Speaker Johnson when he ignores the Senate, his own Members, his own rank and file, and the committee chairs to support his own limited view of what a family should be?

What about President Trump? He said he was the IVF President. I don't see any outrage from him about Speaker Johnson torpedoing Congress' work to benefit military families.

In Congress and in the White House, making a statement on social media like Trump did about IVF is pointless if it isn't combined with legislation and votes.

Republicans, Johnson is your leader. You have the power to push him on

Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to direct their remarks to the Chair.

Austin ScottRepublican, Georgia

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. Speaker, I am thankful that we have a Speaker of the House with the character of Mike Johnson. He is a friend of mine. He is a very devoted individual in many, many ways, and I am thankful that he is the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

I might ask my colleague if she is prepared to close. I don't have any further speakers, Mr. Speaker, so I reserve the balance of my time.

Teresa Leger FernandezDemocrat, New Mexico

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. Speaker, I have some other issues I wanted to talk about with my wonderful colleague from across the aisle.

Mr. Speaker, I want to go back to the issue of the forever wars that President Trump is leading us down into. As I said in my opening, he says it is to combat drug trafficking, and I agree, we should be arresting and putting these drug dealers away for life.

I don't like the President of Venezuela. He is an authoritarian, a dictator. He is the opposite of what democracy should be like. But let's face it, this isn't about drug dealing because Trump keeps pardoning convicted drug dealers.

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to enter in the Record the December 8, 2025, article titled: ``Trump pardons major drug traffickers despite his anti-drug rhetoric.''

``The President has granted clemency to about 100 people accused of drug-related crimes during his time in office, a Post analysis shows.''

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from New Mexico?

There was no objection.

Trump Pardons Major Drug Traffickers Despite His Anti-Drug Rhetoric

Teresa Leger FernandezDemocrat, New Mexico

Mr. Speaker, Trump said he would lower costs for Americans on day one. Guess what he actually did on day one. He pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, who was convicted of creating the largest online black market for illegal drugs and other illicit goods.

He pardoned Larry Hoover, who imported tons of illegal drugs in a major city, $100 million a year into that city.

Mr. Speaker, Trump is lying to the American people, and he thinks he can play war. War is not something you play with. We do not want another Afghanistan or Iraq where a Republican starts a war that lasts 20 years, costs trillions of dollars, and too many lives. Where is the Republican outrage about these pardons for drug traffickers who kill the people we love in our communities?

I am very glad, as I noted earlier, to see some oversight in calling for the release of the video, but we must be doing more.

My Republican colleagues need to join Democrats in asserting that Congress, and Congress alone, has the authority to declare war.

Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to refrain from engaging in personalities toward the President.

Austin ScottRepublican, Georgia

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to submit for the Record a PBS News article titled: ``Obama reveals how many civilians died in U.S. drone attacks'' under him. It states in here that various human rights groups suggest the range was as high as 1,100 killed by Barack Obama's drone strikes.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Georgia?

There was no objection.

Austin ScottRepublican, Georgia

Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Teresa Leger FernandezDemocrat, New Mexico

Mr. Speaker, may I inquire as to the time remaining.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from New Mexico has 30 seconds remaining.

Teresa Leger FernandezDemocrat, New Mexico

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I have half a minute to speak, and we have 22 days to act where we need to pass those tax credit extensions.

For months, we have been urging you to do it. Let's get it done. The bills that we are considering here today, some of them have already passed last week. We should be doing the Americans' goals. We should be extending those tax credits. We should be doing it now. I call on four Republicans to join us and sign that discharge petition. Help us give Americans a healthy Christmas.

Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

Austin ScottRepublican, Georgia

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, this week, the House can advance six pieces of legislation under this rule.

S. 1071, the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2026, significantly improves the defense acquisition system. This bill implements the peace through strength agenda and restores lethality to our Armed Forces. It further secures America's borders and improves the quality of life for our servicemembers.

The fiscal year 2026 NDAA reforms key programs and saves taxpayer dollars resulting in a ready, capable, and lethal fighting force. This legislation will deter China, defend Israel, and

Finally, this bill strengthens our nuclear deterrence, supports the Golden Dome initiative, and grows our Nation's strategic space capabilities. This is a bipartisan, must-pass piece of legislation that all my colleagues should support.

H.R. 3898, the PERMIT Act, contains targeted, balanced reforms to the permitting process under the Clean Water Act that will cut red tape, reduce project delays, and provide regulatory certainty.

H.R. 3628, the State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act, will require State utility regulators to ensure we have reliable, secure baseload energy that keeps the lights on.

H.R. 3638, the Electric Supply Chain Act, will direct the Department of Energy to ensure we are securing our electric supply chain.

H.R. 3668, the Improving Interagency Coordination for Pipeline Reviews Act, aims to speed up the consideration of pipelines by promoting interagency coordination for reviewing certain authorizations for LNG facilities and natural gas pipelines under the Natural Gas Act.

Lastly, H.R. 3383, the INVEST Act, will strengthen public markets, produce more opportunities for investors, and expand access to capital for small businesses.

The bills before us this week give this body the chance to provide for our defense, to make energy more affordable and reliable, and provide opportunities and access to capital.

They are all worthy of support, and I urge my colleagues to join me in voting ``yes'' on the previous question and ``yes'' on the rule.

The material previously referred to by Ms. Leger Fernandez is as follows:

An Amendment To H. Res. 936 Offered By Ms. Leger Fernandez of New

Austin ScottRepublican, Georgia

Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time, and I move the previous question on the resolution.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on ordering the previous question.

The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the ayes appeared to have it.

Teresa Leger FernandezDemocrat, New Mexico

Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

The yeas and nays were ordered.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question will be postponed.

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Providing for Consideration of H.R. 3898, Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today Act; Providing for Consideration of H.R. 3383, Increasing Investor Opportunities Act; Providing...

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfinished business is the vote on ordering the previous question on the resolution (H. Res. 936) providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3898) to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make targeted reforms with respect to waters of the United States and other matters, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3383) to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 with respect to the authority of closed-end companies to invest in private funds; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3638) to direct the Secretary of Energy to prepare periodic assessments and submit reports on the supply chain for the generation and transmission of electricity, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3628) to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to add a standard related to State consideration of reliable generation, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3668) to promote interagency coordination for reviewing certain authorizations under section 3 of the Natural Gas Act, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1071) to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other purposes; and for other purposes, on which the yeas and nays were ordered.

The Clerk read the title of the resolution.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on ordering the previous question.

The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 216, nays 210, not voting 7, as follows:

Ms. GREENE of Georgia changed her vote from ``nay'' to ``yea.''

So the previous question was ordered.

The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the resolution.

The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the ayes appeared to have it.

Teresa Leger FernandezDemocrat, New Mexico

Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote.

A recorded vote was ordered.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote.

The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 215, noes 211, not voting 7, as follows:

The SPEAKER pro tempore. There are 2 minutes remaining.

Ms. BOEBERT changed her vote from ``no'' to ``aye.''

So the resolution was agreed to.

The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.

A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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Snow Water Supply Forecasting Reauthorization Act of 2025

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfinished business is the question on suspending the rules and passing the bill (H.R. 3857) to amend the Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Authorization Act, as amended.

The Clerk read the title of the bill.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Hurd) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the rules were suspended and the bill, as amended, was passed.

A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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Disinterment of Remains of Fernando V. Cota From Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas

Mike RogersRepublican, Alabama

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 936, I call up the bill (S. 1071) to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other purposes, and ask for its immediate consideration in the House.

The Clerk read the title of the bill.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 936, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-16 is adopted, and the bill, as amended, is considered read.

The text of the bill, as amended, is as follows:

Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

Subtitle I--Family Programs, Child Care, and Dependent Education

Subtitle G--Other Benefits, Administrative Matters, Reports, and

TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED

Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters

Subtitle B--Other Department of Defense Organization and Management

Subtitle E--Matters Relating to Europe, Ukraine, and the Russian

TITLE XVI--SPACE ACTIVITIES, STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, AND INTELLIGENCE

Subtitle B--Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities

Subtitle E--Matters Relating to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena

Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Commercial Products and Commercial

Subtitle A--North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment

Subtitle E--Modifications to Unspecified Minor Military Construction

Subtitle B--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations

DIVISION F--INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026

TITLE LXII--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY

TITLE LXIV--INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS

TITLE LXVI--ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND OTHER EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES

Subtitle C--Prohibition and Notification on Investments Relating to

TITLE LXXXVII--DFC MODERNIZATION AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2025

Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

Subtitle I--Family Programs, Child Care, and Dependent Education

Subtitle I--Family Programs, Child Care, and Dependent Education

Subtitle G--Other Benefits, Administrative Matters, Reports, and

Subtitle G--Other Benefits, Administrative Matters, Reports, and

TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED

Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters

Subtitle B--Other Department of Defense Organization and Management

Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters

Subtitle B--Other Department of Defense Organization and Management

Subtitle E--Matters Relating to Europe, Ukraine, and the Russian

Subtitle E--Matters Relating to Europe, Ukraine, and the Russian

TITLE XVI--SPACE ACTIVITIES, STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, AND INTELLIGENCE

TITLE XVI--SPACE ACTIVITIES, STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, AND INTELLIGENCE

Subtitle B--Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities

Subtitle E--Matters Relating to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena

Subtitle B--Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities

Subtitle E--Matters Relating to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena

Competitive Categories.................................15101''.....

Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Commercial Products and Commercial

Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Commercial Products and Commercial

Subtitle A--North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment

Subtitle A--North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment

Subtitle E--Modifications to Unspecified Minor Military Construction

Subtitle E--Modifications to Unspecified Minor Military Construction

Subtitle B--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations

Subtitle B--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations

``subchapter i--recurring national security authorization provisions

``SUBCHAPTER I--RECURRING NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATION PROVISIONS

Line Program Element Item Request Authorized ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

001 0601102A DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES......... 237,678 237,678

002 0601103A UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES... 78,947 78,947

003 0601104A UNIVERSITY AND INDUSTRY RESEARCH 69,391 69,391

004 0601121A CYBER COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH 5,463 5,463

005 0601275A ELECTRONIC WARFARE BASIC RESEARCH. 88,053 88,053

006 0601601A ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND 7,012 7,012

007 0602002A ARMY AGILE INNOVATION AND 9,455 9,455

008 0602134A COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT ADVANCED 6,174 6,174

009 0602135A COUNTER SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL 12,618 12,618

010 0602141A LETHALITY TECHNOLOGY.............. 97,157 106,157

012 0602143A SOLDIER LETHALITY TECHNOLOGY...... 72,670 101,170

013 0602144A GROUND TECHNOLOGY................. 56,342 66,342

014 0602145A NEXT GENERATION COMBAT VEHICLE 71,547 93,047

015 0602146A NETWORK C3I TECHNOLOGY............ 56,529 60,529

016 0602147A LONG RANGE PRECISION FIRES 25,744 32,744

017 0602148A FUTURE VERTICLE LIFT TECHNOLOGY... 20,420 20,420

018 0602150A AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY 25,992 33,492

019 0602180A ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND 13,745 13,745

021 0602182A C3I APPLIED RESEARCH.............. 22,317 22,317

022 0602183A AIR PLATFORM APPLIED RESEARCH..... 53,305 58,305

023 0602184A SOLDIER APPLIED RESEARCH.......... 27,597 27,597

024 0602213A C3I APPLIED CYBER................. 4,716 4,716

025 0602275A ELECTRONIC WARFARE APPLIED 45,415 45,415

026 0602276A ELECTRONIC WARFARE CYBER APPLIED 17,102 17,102

027 0602345A UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS LAUNCHED 18,408 18,408

028 0602386A BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR MATERIALS-- 8,209 8,209

030 0602785A MANPOWER/PERSONNEL/TRAINING 17,191 17,191

031 0602787A MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY................ 143,293 140,293

031A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............... 34,599 34,599

032 0603002A MEDICAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY....... 1,860 1,860

033 0603007A MANPOWER, PERSONNEL AND TRAINING 13,559 13,559

034 0603025A ARMY AGILE INNOVATION AND 19,679 37,679

035 0603040A ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND 20,487 30,487

036 0603041A ALL DOMAIN CONVERGENCE ADVANCED 10,560 10,560

037 0603042A C3I ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY........... 15,028 15,028

038 0603043A AIR PLATFORM ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY.. 41,266 41,266

039 0603044A SOLDIER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY....... 18,143 18,143

040 0603116A LETHALITY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY..... 13,232 16,732

042 0603118A SOLDIER LETHALITY ADVANCED 95,186 104,186

043 0603119A GROUND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY........ 30,507 41,507

044 0603134A COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT 15,692 15,692

045 0603135A COUNTER SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL 7,773 7,773

046 0603275A ELECTRONIC WARFARE ADVANCED 83,922 83,922

047 0603276A ELECTRONIC WARFARE CYBER ADVANCED 15,254 15,254

048 0603345A UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS LAUNCHED 13,898 13,898

049 0603386A BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR MATERIALS-- 24,683 24,683

050 0603457A C3I CYBER ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT.... 3,329 3,329

051 0603461A HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING 241,855 241,855

052 0603462A NEXT GENERATION COMBAT VEHICLE 141,301 176,301

053 0603463A NETWORK C3I ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY... 78,539 91,039

054 0603464A LONG RANGE PRECISION FIRES 162,236 162,236

055 0603465A FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT ADVANCED 66,686 70,686

056 0603466A AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE ADVANCED 23,330 35,580

058 0603920A HUMANITARIAN DEMINING............. 9,349 9,349

058A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............... 72,837 72,837

060 0603305A ARMY MISSLE DEFENSE SYSTEMS 8,141 18,641

061 0603308A ARMY SPACE SYSTEMS INTEGRATION.... 83,080 89,080

063 0603619A LANDMINE WARFARE AND BARRIER--ADV 41,516 41,516

064 0603639A TANK AND MEDIUM CALIBER AMMUNITION 85,472 85,472

065 0603645A ARMORED SYSTEM MODERNIZATION--ADV 22,645 22,645

066 0603747A SOLDIER SUPPORT AND SURVIVABILITY. 4,033 4,033

067 0603766A TACTICAL ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE 107,525 117,425

068 0603774A NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS ADVANCED 5,153 5,153

069 0603779A ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY-- 11,343 11,343

070 0603790A NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT..... 5,031 5,031

072 0603804A LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER EQUIPMENT-- 15,435 15,435

073 0603807A MEDICAL SYSTEMS--ADV DEV.......... 1,000 1,000

074 0603827A SOLDIER SYSTEMS--ADVANCED 41,856 41,856

075 0604017A ROBOTICS DEVELOPMENT.............. 35,082 35,082

076 0604019A EXPANDED MISSION AREA MISSILE 178,137 178,137

078 0604035A LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO) SATELLITE 17,063 17,063

079 0604036A MULTI-DOMAIN SENSING SYSTEM (MDSS) 239,813 249,813

080 0604037A TACTICAL INTEL TARGETING ACCESS 3,092 3,092

081 0604100A ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES.......... 9,865 9,865

085 0604114A LOWER TIER AIR MISSILE DEFENSE 196,448 196,448

086 0604115A TECHNOLOGY MATURATION INITIATIVES. 267,619 266,869

087 0604117A MANEUVER--SHORT RANGE AIR DEFENSE 238,247 239,497

089 0604120A ASSURED POSITIONING, NAVIGATION 8,686 8,686

090 0604121A SYNTHETIC TRAINING ENVIRONMENT 240,899 170,019

091 0604134A COUNTER IMPROVISED-THREAT 5,491 5,491

092 0604135A STRATEGIC MID-RANGE FIRES......... 231,401 231,401

093 0604182A HYPERSONICS....................... 25,000 25,000

095 0604403A FUTURE INTERCEPTOR................ 8,019 8,019

097 0604531A COUNTER--SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 45,281 45,281

099 0604541A UNIFIED NETWORK TRANSPORT......... 29,191 29,191

100 0305251A CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS FORCES AND 5,605 5,605

100A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............... 203,746 203,746

101 0604201A AIRCRAFT AVIONICS................. 2,696 2,696

102 0604270A ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT.... 9,153 9,153

103 0604601A INFANTRY SUPPORT WEAPONS.......... 56,553 67,053

104 0604604A MEDIUM TACTICAL VEHICLES.......... 18,503 18,503

105 0604611A JAVELIN........................... 9,810 9,810

106 0604622A FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL VEHICLES. 47,064 47,064

110 0604645A ARMORED SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION 16,593 16,593

111 0604710A NIGHT VISION SYSTEMS--ENG DEV..... 351,274 351,274

112 0604713A COMBAT FEEDING, CLOTHING, AND 5,654 5,654

113 0604715A NON-SYSTEM TRAINING DEVICES--ENG 19,063 19,063

114 0604741A AIR DEFENSE COMMAND, CONTROL AND 13,892 18,892

115 0604742A CONSTRUCTIVE SIMULATION SYSTEMS 7,790 7,790

116 0604746A AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT 9,512 9,512

117 0604760A DISTRIBUTIVE INTERACTIVE 7,724 7,724

118 0604798A BRIGADE ANALYSIS, INTEGRATION AND 24,318 24,318

119 0604802A WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS--ENG DEV.... 150,344 150,344

120 0604804A LOGISTICS AND ENGINEER EQUIPMENT-- 50,194 50,194

121 0604805A COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS 63,725 43,725

122 0604807A MEDICAL MATERIEL/MEDICAL 6,252 6,252

123 0604808A LANDMINE WARFARE/BARRIER--ENG DEV. 9,862 9,862

124 0604818A ARMY TACTICAL COMMAND & CONTROL 430,895 356,105

125 0604820A RADAR DEVELOPMENT................. 53,226 53,226

127 0604827A SOLDIER SYSTEMS--WARRIOR DEM/VAL.. 4,137 4,137

128 0604852A SUITE OF SURVIVABILITY ENHANCEMENT 76,903 76,903

129 0604854A ARTILLERY SYSTEMS--EMD............ 80,862 80,862

130 0605013A INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 125,701 125,701

131 0605018A INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY 164,600 153,600

132 0605030A JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK CENTER 20,954 20,954

133 0605031A JOINT TACTICAL NETWORK (JTN)...... 41,696 41,696

134 0605035A COMMON INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES 10,789 10,789

135 0605036A COMBATING WEAPONS OF MASS 13,322 13,322

136 0605037A EVIDENCE COLLECTION AND DETAINEE 4,619 4,619

137 0605038A NUCLEAR BIOLOGICAL CHEMICAL 13,459 13,459

138 0605041A DEFENSIVE CYBER TOOL DEVELOPMENT.. 3,611 3,611

139 0605042A TACTICAL NETWORK RADIO SYSTEMS 3,222 3,222

140 0605047A CONTRACT WRITING SYSTEM........... 8,101 8,101

142 0605051A AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY DEVELOPMENT 44,182 26,182

143 0605052A INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION 248,659 248,659

144 0605053A GROUND ROBOTICS................... 227,038 227,038

145 0605054A EMERGING TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES... 57,546 57,546

146 0605144A NEXT GENERATION LOAD DEVICE-- 24,492 24,492

147 0605148A TACTICAL INTEL TARGETING ACCESS 44,273 44,273

152 0605224A MULTI-DOMAIN INTELLIGENCE......... 34,844 39,844

154 0605232A HYPERSONICS EMD................... 513,027 513,027

155 0605233A ACCESSIONS INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT 32,710 32,710

156 0605235A STRATEGIC MID-RANGE CAPABILITY.... 186,304 188,394

157 0605236A INTEGRATED TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS 22,732 22,732

158 0605241A FUTURE LONG RANGE ASSAULT AIRCRAFT 1,248,544 1,248,544

160 0605244A JOINT REDUCED RANGE ROCKET (JR3).. 28,893 28,893

163 0605457A ARMY INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE 146,056 146,056

164 0605531A COUNTER--SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 55,196 55,196

166 0605625A MANNED GROUND VEHICLE............. 386,393 386,393

167 0605766A NATIONAL CAPABILITIES INTEGRATION 16,913 16,913

168 0605812A JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE 2,664 2,664

169 0605830A AVIATION GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT. 930 930

170 0303032A TROJAN--RH12...................... 3,920 3,920

172A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............... 117,428 117,428

173 0604256A THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT...... 74,767 84,767

174 0604258A TARGET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT........ 16,004 16,004

175 0604759A MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT.............. 101,027 106,027

176 0605103A RAND ARROYO CENTER................ 10,892 10,892

177 0605301A ARMY KWAJALEIN ATOLL.............. 379,283 379,283

178 0605326A CONCEPTS EXPERIMENTATION PROGRAM.. 58,606 58,606

180 0605601A ARMY TEST RANGES AND FACILITIES... 425,108 428,108

181 0605602A ARMY TECHNICAL TEST 69,328 69,328

182 0605604A SURVIVABILITY/LETHALITY ANALYSIS.. 31,306 31,306

183 0605606A AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION............ 1,887 1,887

184 0605706A MATERIEL SYSTEMS ANALYSIS......... 19,100 19,100

185 0605709A EXPLOITATION OF FOREIGN ITEMS..... 6,277 6,277

186 0605712A SUPPORT OF OPERATIONAL TESTING.... 63,637 63,637

187 0605716A ARMY EVALUATION CENTER............ 62,343 62,343

188 0605718A ARMY MODELING & SIM X-CMD 11,825 11,825

189 0605801A PROGRAMWIDE ACTIVITIES............ 54,172 54,172

190 0605803A TECHNICAL INFORMATION ACTIVITIES.. 26,592 26,592

191 0605805A MUNITIONS STANDARDIZATION, 44,465 44,465

192 0605857A ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TECHNOLOGY 2,857 2,857

193 0605898A ARMY DIRECT REPORT HEADQUARTERS-- 53,436 53,436

194 0606002A RONALD REAGAN BALLISTIC MISSILE 72,302 72,302

195 0606003A COUNTERINTEL AND HUMAN INTEL 5,660 5,660

196 0606118A AIAMD SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT & 358,854 358,854

197 0606942A ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS CYBER 6,354 6,354

199 0603778A MLRS PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.. 14,639 14,639

200 0605024A ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT.... 6,449 6,449

201 0607101A COMBATING WEAPONS OF MASS 115 115

202 0607131A WEAPONS AND MUNITIONS PRODUCT 13,687 13,687

203 0607136A BLACKHAWK PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT 23,998 123,998

204 0607137A CHINOOK PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT 10,859 10,859

208 0607145A APACHE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT......... 44,371 44,371

209 0607148A AN/TPQ-53 COUNTERFIRE TARGET 43,054 43,054

210 0607150A INTEL CYBER DEVELOPMENT........... 13,129 13,129

215 0607665A FAMILY OF BIOMETRICS.............. 1,594 1,594

216 0607865A PATRIOT PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT....... 183,763 183,763

217 0203728A JOINT AUTOMATED DEEP OPERATION 8,424 8,424

218 0203735A COMBAT VEHICLE IMPROVEMENT 744,085 744,085

219 0203743A 155MM SELF-PROPELLED HOWITZER 107,826 107,826

220 0203752A AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT 237 237

221 0203758A DIGITIZATION...................... 1,013 1,013

222 0203801A MISSILE/AIR DEFENSE PRODUCT 1,338 1,338

225 0205778A GUIDED MULTIPLE-LAUNCH ROCKET 33,307 33,307

230 0303140A INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY 15,040 15,040

232 0303142A SATCOM GROUND ENVIRONMENT (SPACE). 35,720 35,720

235 0305179A INTEGRATED BROADCAST SERVICE (IBS) 6,653 6,653

236 0305219A MQ-1 GRAY EAGLE UAV............... 3,444 3,444

237 0708045A END ITEM INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS 67,002 67,002

237A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............... 46,872 46,872

238 0608041A DEFENSIVE CYBER--SOFTWARE 89,238 89,238

239 0609135A COUNTER UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS 143,618 143,618

240 0609277A ELECTRONIC WARFARE AGILE 127,081 127,081

241 0609278A ELECTRONIC WARFARE AGILE SYSTEMS 59,202 59,202

242 0609345A UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS LAUNCHED 187,473 187,473

243 0609346A UAS LAUNCHED EFFECTS AGILE 172,898 172,898

001 0601103N UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES... 67,306 72,306

002 0601153N DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES......... 511,163 516,163

003 0602114N POWER PROJECTION APPLIED RESEARCH. 30,635 30,635

004 0602123N FORCE PROTECTION APPLIED RESEARCH. 125,699 154,199

005 0602131M MARINE CORPS LANDING FORCE 45,697 52,697

006 0602235N COMMON PICTURE APPLIED RESEARCH... 55,246 66,746

007 0602236N WARFIGHTER SUSTAINMENT APPLIED 74,264 74,264

008 0602271N ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS APPLIED 79,929 84,929

009 0602435N OCEAN WARFIGHTING ENVIRONMENT 81,270 81,270

010 0602651M JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS APPLIED 7,300 7,300

011 0602747N UNDERSEA WARFARE APPLIED RESEARCH. 64,335 71,835

012 0602750N FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES APPLIED 279,815 291,815

013 0602782N MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE 29,081 29,081

015 0602861N SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT-- 81,423 81,423

016 0603123N FORCE PROTECTION ADVANCED 43,527 43,527

017 0603271N ELECTROMAGNETIC SYSTEMS ADVANCED 8,644 8,644

018 0603273N SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FOR NUCLEAR 121,618 121,618

019 0603640M USMC ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 309,711 329,711

020 0603651M JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS 6,561 6,561

021 0603673N FUTURE NAVAL CAPABILITIES ADVANCED 455,851 458,851

022 0603680N MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.. 63,903 63,903

023 0603729N WARFIGHTER PROTECTION ADVANCED 7,653 7,653

024 0603758N NAVY WARFIGHTING EXPERIMENTS AND 81,923 81,923

025 0603782N MINE AND EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE 2,075 2,075

027 0603128N UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM............ 28,388 28,388

029 0603207N AIR/OCEAN TACTICAL APPLICATIONS... 35,870 35,870

030 0603216N AVIATION SURVIVABILITY............ 24,064 24,064

031 0603239N NAVAL CONSTRUCTION FORCES......... 8,603 8,603

032 0603254N ASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT........... 18,904 18,904

033 0603261N TACTICAL AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE.. 2,241 2,241

034 0603382N ADVANCED COMBAT SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY 2,083 22,083

035 0603502N SURFACE AND SHALLOW WATER MINE 32,359 32,359

036 0603506N SURFACE SHIP TORPEDO DEFENSE...... 11,832 11,832

037 0603512N CARRIER SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT....... 8,361 8,361

038 0603525N PILOT FISH........................ 1,218,486 1,218,486

040 0603536N RETRACT JUNIPER................... 206,429 206,429

041 0603542N RADIOLOGICAL CONTROL.............. 730 730

043 0603561N ADVANCED SUBMARINE SYSTEM 162,651 162,651

045 0603563N SHIP CONCEPT ADVANCED DESIGN...... 59,218 59,218

046 0603564N SHIP PRELIMINARY DESIGN & 96,022 96,022

047 0603570N ADVANCED NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS.... 383,831 383,831

048 0603573N ADVANCED SURFACE MACHINERY SYSTEMS 101,136 101,136

049 0603576N CHALK EAGLE....................... 156,686 156,686

050 0603581N LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP (LCS)........ 10,203 0

051 0603582N COMBAT SYSTEM INTEGRATION......... 19,643 19,643

052 0603595N OHIO REPLACEMENT.................. 273,265 283,265

053 0603596N LCS MISSION MODULES............... 39,258 19,258

054 0603597N AUTOMATED TEST AND RE-TEST (ATRT). 9,862 9,862

055 0603598N ATRT ENTERPRISE RAPID CAPABILITY.. 20,000 20,000

056 0603599N FRIGATE DEVELOPMENT............... 84,199 0

057 0603609N CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS............ 10,877 10,877

058 0603635M MARINE CORPS GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORT 278,261 218,461

059 0603654N JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE 43,657 43,657

060 0603713N OCEAN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY 9,647 9,647

061 0603721N ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.......... 22,829 22,829

062 0603724N NAVY ENERGY PROGRAM............... 46,577 56,577

063 0603725N FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT............ 10,925 10,925

064 0603734N CHALK CORAL....................... 414,282 414,282

065 0603739N NAVY LOGISTIC PRODUCTIVITY........ 1,016 1,016

066 0603746N RETRACT MAPLE..................... 647,914 647,914

067 0603748N LINK PLUMERIA..................... 376,672 376,672

068 0603751N RETRACT ELM....................... 106,810 106,810

069 0603764M LINK EVERGREEN.................... 529,550 529,550

070 0603790N NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT..... 5,234 5,234

071 0603795N LAND ATTACK TECHNOLOGY............ 1,056 1,056

072 0603851M JOINT NON-LETHAL WEAPONS TESTING.. 9,832 9,832

073 0603860N JOINT PRECISION APPROACH AND 41,978 41,978

076 0604025M RAPID DEFENSE EXPERIMENTATION 99 99

077 0604027N DIGITAL WARFARE OFFICE............ 151,271 151,271

078 0604028N SMALL AND MEDIUM UNMANNED UNDERSEA 4,855 4,855

079 0604029N UNMANNED UNDERSEA VEHICLE CORE 47,106 47,106

082 0604112N GERALD R. FORD CLASS NUCLEAR 112,704 112,704

083 0604127N SURFACE MINE COUNTERMEASURES...... 18,504 18,504

084 0604272N TACTICAL AIR DIRECTIONAL INFRARED 14,387 14,387

085 0604286N NAVY ADVANCED MANUFACTURING....... 10,585 10,585

086 0604289M NEXT GENERATION LOGISTICS......... 2,722 2,722

087 0604292N FUTURE VERTICAL LIFT (MARITIME 7,125 7,125

088 0604295M MARINE AVIATION DEMONSTRATION/ 38,873 35,073

089 0604320M RAPID TECHNOLOGY CAPABILITY 16,316 16,316

090 0604454N LX (R)............................ 26,709 16,709

091 0604536N ADVANCED UNDERSEA PROTOTYPING..... 143,943 143,943

092 0604636N COUNTER UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS 16,689 16,689

093 0604659N PRECISION STRIKE WEAPONS 110,072 235,072

094 0604707N SPACE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE (SEW) 6,866 6,866

095 0604786N OFFENSIVE ANTI-SURFACE WARFARE 225,773 225,773

097 0605513N UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLE ENABLING 3,712 3,712

098 0605514M GROUND BASED ANTI-SHIP MISSILE.... 29,004 29,004

100 0605518N CONVENTIONAL PROMPT STRIKE (CPS).. 798,337 798,337

101 0105519N NUCLEAR-ARMED SEA-LAUNCHED CRUISE 210,000

102 0207147M COLLABORATIVE COMBAT AIRCRAFT..... 58,000 58,000

103 0303260N DEFENSE MILITARY DECEPTION 1,980 1,980

104 0303354N ASW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT--MIP...... 3,864 3,864

105 0304240M ADVANCED TACTICAL UNMANNED 2,822 2,822

106 0304270N ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT-- 1,278 1,278

107 0304797N UNDERSEA ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE / 29,308 29,308

108 0603208N TRAINING SYSTEM AIRCRAFT.......... 15,101 15,101

109 0604038N MARITIME TARGETING CELL........... 147,802 147,802

111 0604212N OTHER HELO DEVELOPMENT............ 987 987

113 0604215N STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT............. 4,540 4,540

114 0604216N MULTI-MISSION HELICOPTER UPGRADE 64,838 64,838

116 0604230N WARFARE SUPPORT SYSTEM............ 15,778 15,778

117 0604231N COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS....... 64,547 64,547

118 0604234N ADVANCED HAWKEYE.................. 350,324 350,324

119 0604245M H-1 UPGRADES...................... 62,240 62,240

120 0604261N ACOUSTIC SEARCH SENSORS........... 52,549 52,549

121 0604262N V-22.............................. 124,958 124,958

122 0604264N AIR CREW SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT...... 44,297 39,897

123 0604269N EA-18............................. 184,921 184,921

124 0604270N ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT.... 185,606 155,606

125 0604273M EXECUTIVE HELO DEVELOPMENT........ 74,980 74,980

126 0604274N NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ)...... 64,167 64,167

127 0604280N JOINT TACTICAL RADIO SYSTEM--NAVY 289,345 289,345

128 0604282N NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ) 228,256 228,256

129 0604307N SURFACE COMBATANT COMBAT SYSTEM 432,981 432,981

130 0604329N SMALL DIAMETER BOMB (SDB)......... 23,836 23,836

131 0604366N STANDARD MISSILE IMPROVEMENTS..... 412,964 362,964

132 0604373N AIRBORNE MCM...................... 8,372 8,372

133 0604378N NAVAL INTEGRATED FIRE CONTROL-- 39,878 39,878

135 0604501N ADVANCED ABOVE WATER SENSORS...... 67,881 67,881

136 0604503N SUBMARINE SWFTS MODERNIZATION..... 204,158 204,158

137 0604504N AIR CONTROL....................... 23,930 23,930

138 0604512N SHIPBOARD AVIATION SYSTEMS........ 33,704 13,704

139 0604516N SHIP SURVIVABILITY................ 4,364 4,364

141 0604522N AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE RADAR 74,937 74,937

142 0604530N ADVANCED ARRESTING GEAR (AAG)..... 32,037 32,037

143 0604558N NEW DESIGN SSN.................... 247,293 247,293

145 0604567N SHIP CONTRACT DESIGN/ LIVE FIRE 28,400 28,400

146 0604574N NAVY TACTICAL COMPUTER RESOURCES.. 3,552 3,552

147 0604601N MINE DEVELOPMENT.................. 130 130

148 0604610N LIGHTWEIGHT TORPEDO DEVELOPMENT... 12,565 12,565

149 0604654N JOINT SERVICE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE 8,740 8,740

150 0604657M USMC GROUND COMBAT/SUPPORTING ARMS 17,377 17,377

151 0604703N PERSONNEL, TRAINING, SIMULATION, 6,703 6,703

152 0604727N JOINT STANDOFF WEAPON SYSTEMS..... 895 895

153 0604755N SHIP SELF DEFENSE (DETECT & 167,711 167,711

154 0604756N SHIP SELF DEFENSE (ENGAGE: HARD 145,007 145,007

155 0604757N SHIP SELF DEFENSE (ENGAGE: SOFT 232,368 217,368

156 0604761N INTELLIGENCE ENGINEERING.......... 7,023 7,023

157 0604771N MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT............... 7,629 7,629

158 0604777N NAVIGATION/ID SYSTEM.............. 3,724 3,724

159 0604850N SSN(X)............................ 365,987 365,987

160 0605013M INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 16,000 16,000

161 0605013N INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 192,784 192,784

162 0605024N ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT.... 3,428 3,428

163 0605180N TACAMO MODERNIZATION.............. 1,243,978 1,203,978

164 0605212M CH-53K RDTE....................... 135,432 135,432

165 0605215N MISSION PLANNING.................. 120,255 120,255

166 0605217N COMMON AVIONICS................... 67,944 67,944

167 0605220N SHIP TO SHORE CONNECTOR (SSC)..... 7,267 7,267

168 0605285N NEXT GENERATION FIGHTER........... 74,320 74,320

170 0605414N UNMANNED CARRIER AVIATION (UCA)... 305,487 305,487

171 0605450M JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MISSILE (JAGM) 59,077 59,077

172 0605500N MULTI-MISSION MARITIME AIRCRAFT 41,129 41,129

173 0605504N MULTI-MISSION MARITIME (MMA) 103,397 103,397

174 0605516N LONG RANGE FIRES.................. 138,443 138,443

175 0605611M MARINE CORPS ASSAULT VEHICLES 44,644 44,644

176 0605813M JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE 6,984 6,984

177 0204202N DESTROYERS GUIDED MISSILE (DDG- 58,817 58,817

178 0301377N COUNTERING ADVANCED CONVENTIONAL 16,906 16,906

179 0302315N NON-KINETIC COUNTERMEASURE SUPPORT 23,818 23,818

183 0304785N ISR & INFO OPERATIONS............. 170,567 170,567

185 0306250M CYBER OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY 11,936 11,936

186 0604256N THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT...... 25,133 25,133

187 0604258N TARGET SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT........ 14,191 14,191

188 0604759N MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT.............. 61,946 61,946

189 0605152N STUDIES AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT--NAVY 3,596 3,596

190 0605154N CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES......... 31,695 31,695

193 0605853N MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL & 133,538 133,538

194 0605856N STRATEGIC TECHNICAL SUPPORT....... 3,709 3,709

195 0605863N RDT&E SHIP AND AIRCRAFT SUPPORT... 151,479 151,479

196 0605864N TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT....... 463,725 447,924

197 0605865N OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION 30,880 30,880

198 0605866N NAVY SPACE AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE 22,563 22,563

199 0605867N SEW SURVEILLANCE/RECONNAISSANCE 7,325 7,325

200 0605873M MARINE CORPS PROGRAM WIDE SUPPORT. 28,816 28,816

201 0605898N MANAGEMENT HQ--R&D................ 42,751 42,751

202 0606295M MARINE AVIATION DEVELOPMENTAL 4,732 4,732

203 0606355N WARFARE INNOVATION MANAGEMENT..... 37,551 37,551

204 0305327N INSIDER THREAT.................... 2,653 2,653

205 0902498N MANAGEMENT HEADQUARTERS 2,041 2,041

208 0604840M F-35 C2D2......................... 494,034 444,634

209 0604840N F-35 C2D2......................... 475,710 428,110

210 0605520M MARINE CORPS AIR DEFENSE WEAPONS 56,140 56,140

211 0607658N COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT CAPABILITY 136,436 136,436

212 0101221N STRATEGIC SUB & WEAPONS SYSTEM 807,099 807,099

213 0101224N SSBN SECURITY TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.. 63,252 63,252

214 0101226N SUBMARINE ACOUSTIC WARFARE 56,401 56,401

215 0101402N NAVY STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS..... 52,404 52,404

216 0204136N F/A-18 SQUADRONS.................. 369,863 369,863

218 0204229N TOMAHAWK AND TOMAHAWK MISSION 151,177 151,177

219 0204311N INTEGRATED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM.... 71,800 71,800

220 0204313N SHIP-TOWED ARRAY SURVEILLANCE 1,990 1,990

222 0204460M GROUND/AIR TASK ORIENTED RADAR (G/ 32,045 32,045

223 0204571N CONSOLIDATED TRAINING SYSTEMS 199,067 199,067

224 0204575N ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) READINESS 115,834 115,834

225 0205601N ANTI-RADIATION MISSILE IMPROVEMENT 33,659 33,659

227 0205632N MK-48 ADCAP....................... 84,338 84,338

228 0205633N AVIATION IMPROVEMENTS............. 127,421 123,721

229 0205675N OPERATIONAL NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEMS. 209,200 209,200

230 0206313M MARINE CORPS COMMUNICATIONS 125,488 128,488

231 0206335M COMMON AVIATION COMMAND AND 17,813 17,813

232 0206623M MARINE CORPS GROUND COMBAT/ 70,139 70,139

233 0206624M MARINE CORPS COMBAT SERVICES 20,419 20,419

234 0206625M USMC INTELLIGENCE/ELECTRONIC 34,289 34,289

236 0207161N TACTICAL AIM MISSILES............. 34,650 34,650

237 0207163N ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR 26,286 26,286

238 0208043N PLANNING AND DECISION AID SYSTEM 3,572 3,572

242 0303138N AFLOAT NETWORKS................... 70,742 70,742

243 0303140N INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY 64,147 64,147

244 0305192N MILITARY INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM 3,311 3,311

247 0305208M DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE 61,238 61,238

248 0305220N MQ-4C TRITON...................... 14,421 14,421

250 0305232M RQ-11 UAV......................... 1,063 7,063

252 0305241N MULTI-INTELLIGENCE SENSOR 41,414 41,414

253 0305242M UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (UAS) 9,157 9,157

255 0305421N MQ-4C TRITON MODERNIZATION........ 361,943 361,943

256 0307577N INTELLIGENCE MISSION DATA (IMD)... 803 803

257 0308601N MODELING AND SIMULATION SUPPORT... 12,389 12,389

258 0702207N DEPOT MAINTENANCE (NON-IF)........ 23,372 23,372

259 0708730N MARITIME TECHNOLOGY (MARITECH).... 3,600 3,600

259A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............... 2,554,769 2,554,769

260 0608013N RISK MANAGEMENT INFORMATION-- 13,341 13,341

261 0608231N MARITIME TACTICAL COMMAND AND 12,520 12,520

001 0601102F DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES......... 302,716 322,716

002 0601103F UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES... 94,121 94,121

003 0602020F FUTURE AF CAPABILITIES APPLIED 78,214 78,214

004 0602022F UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED RESEARCH 6,294 6,294

005 0602102F MATERIALS......................... 147,422 172,422

007 0602202F HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS APPLIED 133,928 133,928

008 0602203F AEROSPACE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES.... 321,059 338,559

009 0602204F AEROSPACE SENSORS................. 199,120 199,120

011 0602298F SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT-- 10,813 10,813

012 0602336F NUCLEAR DELIVERY SYSTEMS TECH 4,969 4,969

013 0602602F CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS............ 125,102 125,102

014 0602605F DIRECTED ENERGY TECHNOLOGY........ 92,331 92,331

015 0602788F DOMINANT INFORMATION SCIENCES AND 187,036 224,536

016 0603032F FUTURE AF INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY 268,754 268,754

017 0603112F ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR WEAPON 31,021 33,521

018 0603199F SUSTAINMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 12,915 12,915

019 0603203F ADVANCED AEROSPACE SENSORS........ 69,652 69,652

020 0603211F AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY DEV/DEMO..... 102,125 194,625

023 0603273F SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FOR NUCLEAR 128,407 128,407

025 0603456F HUMAN EFFECTIVENESS ADVANCED 19,790 19,790

026 0603601F CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY... 99,263 99,263

027 0603605F ADVANCED WEAPONS TECHNOLOGY....... 4,434 4,434

028 0603680F MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.. 38,891 42,891

029 0603788F BATTLESPACE KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT 30,812 30,812

030 0604776F DEPLOYMENT & DISTRIBUTION 28,316 28,316

032 0603260F INTELLIGENCE ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT. 3,901 3,901

033 0603742F COMBAT IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY.. 25,172 25,172

034 0603790F NATO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT..... 4,595 4,595

035 0603851F INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC 90,096 90,096

036 0604001F NC3 ADVANCED CONCEPTS............. 15,910 15,910

037 0604003F ADVANCED BATTLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 1,040,475 1,022,475

039 0604005F NC3 COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT & 67,081 67,081

040 0604007F E-7............................... 199,676 846,676

041 0604009F AFWERX............................ 18,499 18,499

042 0604010F NEXT GENERATION ADAPTIVE 330,270 330,270

043 0604015F LONG RANGE STRIKE--BOMBER......... 2,347,225 2,347,225

047 0604183F HYPERSONICS PROTOTYPING-- 802,810 802,810

049 0604257F ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND SENSORS... 40,779 40,779

052 0604317F TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER............... 3,558 3,558

053 0604327F HARD AND DEEPLY BURIED TARGET 144,143 144,143

054 0604336F NUCLEAR DELIVERY SYSTEMS 56,926 56,926

055 0604414F CYBER RESILIENCY OF WEAPON SYSTEMS- 46,148 46,148

056 0604609F REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS & CONCEPT 22,754 22,754

057 0604668F JOINT TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT 129,626 129,626

058 0604776F DEPLOYMENT & DISTRIBUTION 4,996 4,996

059 0604858F TECH TRANSITION PROGRAM........... 134,833 121,433

060 0604860F OPERATIONAL ENERGY AND 49,460 59,460

061 0605057F NEXT GENERATION AIR-REFUELING 12,960 12,960

063 0606004F NUCLEAR ENTERPRISE RESEARCH & 1,097 1,097

064 0606005F DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OFFICE..... 15,997 30,997

066 0207147F COLLABORATIVE COMBAT AIRCRAFT..... 111,365 111,365

067 0207179F AUTONOMOUS COLLABORATIVE PLATFORMS 62,019 62,019

068 0207420F COMBAT IDENTIFICATION............. 1,713 1,713

071 0207455F THREE DIMENSIONAL LONG-RANGE RADAR 17,344 17,344

072 0207522F AIRBASE AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS 15,785 15,785

073 0207606F JOINT SIMULATION ENVIRONMENT (JSE) 260,667 260,667

074 0208030F WAR RESERVE MATERIEL--AMMUNITION.. 9,865 9,865

075 0303010F AF ISR DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE..... 24,817 24,817

076 0305236F COMMON DATA LINK EXECUTIVE AGENT 32,511 32,511

077 0305601F MISSION PARTNER ENVIRONMENTS...... 14,956 14,956

078 0701200F ENTERPRISE SELECT CLASS II........ 1,000 1,000

079 0708051F RAPID SUSTAINMENT MODERNIZATION 32,666 62,666

080 0808736F SPECIAL VICTIM ACCOUNTABILITY AND 1,997 1,997

081 0808737F INTEGRATED PRIMARY PREVENTION..... 5,167 5,167

082 0901410F CONTRACTING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 29,277 29,277

083 1206415F U.S. SPACE COMMAND RESEARCH AND 36,913 36,913

084 0604200F FUTURE ADVANCED WEAPON ANALYSIS & 36,125 36,125

085 0604201F PNT RESILIENCY, MODS, AND 125,663 125,663

086 0604222F NUCLEAR WEAPONS SUPPORT........... 79,312 79,312

087 0604270F ELECTRONIC WARFARE DEVELOPMENT.... 17,013 17,013

088 0604281F TACTICAL DATA NETWORKS ENTERPRISE. 77,170 77,170

089 0604287F PHYSICAL SECURITY EQUIPMENT....... 10,589 10,589

090 0604288F SURVIVABLE AIRBORNE OPERATIONS 1,826,328 1,826,328

091 0604602F ARMAMENT/ORDNANCE DEVELOPMENT..... 7,253 7,253

092 0604604F SUBMUNITIONS...................... 3,502 3,502

093 0604617F AGILE COMBAT SUPPORT.............. 23,474 23,474

094 0604706F LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS.............. 20,542 20,542

095 0604735F COMBAT TRAINING RANGES............ 139,499 145,499

096 0604932F LONG RANGE STANDOFF WEAPON........ 606,955 606,955

097 0604933F ICBM FUZE MODERNIZATION........... 3,252 3,252

100 0605056F OPEN ARCHITECTURE MANAGEMENT...... 44,150 44,150

101 0605223F ADVANCED PILOT TRAINING........... 172,378 172,378

103 0605238F GROUND BASED STRATEGIC DETERRENT 2,647,563 3,847,563

104 0605296F MICROELECTRONICS SECURE ENCLAVE... 104,990 104,990

106 0207039F COGNITIVE ELECTROMAGNETIC WARFARE. 44,267 44,267

107 0207110F F-47.............................. 2,579,362 2,579,362

109 0207279F ISOLATED PERSONNEL SURVIVABILITY 99,248 99,248

110 0207328F STAND IN ATTACK WEAPON............ 255,336 255,336

111 0207407F ELECTROMAGNETIC BATTLE MANAGEMENT 20,439 20,439

112 0207701F FULL COMBAT MISSION TRAINING...... 12,898 12,898

114 0303008F SATURN............................ 4,985 4,985

117 0305155F THEATER NUCLEAR WEAPON STORAGE & 19,875 19,875

120 0401221F KC-46A TANKER SQUADRONS........... 145,434 118,535

121 0401319F VC-25B............................ 602,318 602,318

122 0701212F AUTOMATED TEST SYSTEMS............ 30,341 30,341

123 0804772F TRAINING DEVELOPMENTS............. 5,067 8,267

125 0604256F THREAT SIMULATOR DEVELOPMENT...... 41,125 41,125

126 0604759F MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT.............. 156,915 156,915

127 0605101F RAND PROJECT AIR FORCE............ 32,405 26,005

129 0605712F INITIAL OPERATIONAL TEST & 13,872 13,872

130 0605807F TEST AND EVALUATION SUPPORT....... 1,098,871 1,091,571

133 0605829F ACQ WORKFORCE- CYBER, NETWORK, & 435,918 435,918

134 0605831F ACQ WORKFORCE- CAPABILITY 1,153,165 1,153,165

136 0605833F ACQ WORKFORCE- NUCLEAR SYSTEMS.... 368,881 368,881

137 0605898F MANAGEMENT HQ--R&D................ 5,960 5,960

138 0605976F FACILITIES RESTORATION AND 217,761 217,761

139 0605978F FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT--TEST AND 91,969 91,969

140 0606017F REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS AND 28,157 23,857

141 0606398F MANAGEMENT HQ--T&E................ 7,417 7,417

142 0208201F OFFENSIVE SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 4,985 4,985

143 0303255F COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATION, 15,662 41,662

144 0308602F ENTEPRISE INFORMATION SERVICES 101,779 101,779

145 0702806F ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 22,670 13,270

146 0804776F ADVANCED DISTRIBUTED LEARNING..... 1,698 1,698

148 1001004F INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES.......... 4,430 4,430

149 0604233F SPECIALIZED UNDERGRADUATE FLIGHT 66,200 66,200

150 0604283F BATTLE MGMT COM & CTRL SENSOR 17,353 17,353

153 0604840F F-35 C2D2......................... 1,182,094 979,394

154 0605018F AF INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY 64,050 64,050

155 0605024F ANTI-TAMPER TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE 62,965 62,965

157 0605229F HH-60W............................ 43,579 43,579

158 0605278F HC/MC-130 RECAP RDT&E............. 50,845 50,845

159 0606018F NC3 INTEGRATION................... 40,066 40,066

160 0101113F B-52 SQUADRONS.................... 931,164 931,164

161 0101122F AIR-LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE (ALCM) 555 555

162 0101126F B-1B SQUADRONS.................... 116,589 116,589

163 0101127F B-2 SQUADRONS..................... 12,519 12,519

164 0101213F MINUTEMAN SQUADRONS............... 106,032 106,032

165 0101316F WORLDWIDE JOINT STRATEGIC 24,081 24,081

166 0101318F SERVICE SUPPORT TO STRATCOM-- 6,928 6,928

167 0101328F ICBM REENTRY VEHICLES............. 259,605 259,605

169 0102110F MH-139A........................... 5,982 5,982

170 0102326F REGION/SECTOR OPERATION CONTROL 726 726

171 0102417F OVER-THE-HORIZON BACKSCATTER RADAR 132,097 132,097

172 0202834F VEHICLES AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT-- 744 744

173 0205219F MQ-9 UAV.......................... 26,689 26,689

174 0205671F JOINT COUNTER RCIED ELECTRONIC 3,424 3,424

176 0207133F F-16 SQUADRONS.................... 216,638 216,638

177 0207134F F-15E SQUADRONS................... 233,018 233,018

178 0207136F MANNED DESTRUCTIVE SUPPRESSION.... 17,680 17,680

179 0207138F F-22A SQUADRONS................... 852,332 852,332

180 0207142F F-35 SQUADRONS.................... 48,446 48,446

181 0207146F F-15EX............................ 78,345 78,345

182 0207161F TACTICAL AIM MISSILES............. 86,549 86,549

183 0207163F ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR 51,242 51,242

184 0207172F JOINT ADVANCED TACTICAL MISSILE 425,029 425,029

186 0207238F E-11A............................. 15,244 15,244

188 0207247F AF TENCAP......................... 52,492 52,492

189 0207249F PRECISION ATTACK SYSTEMS 13,613 13,613

191 0207268F AIRCRAFT ENGINE COMPONENT 52,734 52,734

192 0207325F JOINT AIR-TO-SURFACE STANDOFF 232,252 232,252

193 0207327F SMALL DIAMETER BOMB (SDB)......... 24,810 24,810

194 0207410F AIR & SPACE OPERATIONS CENTER 113,086 101,786

195 0207412F CONTROL AND REPORTING CENTER (CRC) 17,569 17,569

198 0207431F COMBAT AIR INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM 33,601 33,601

199 0207438F THEATER BATTLE MANAGEMENT (TBM) 6,787 6,787

200 0207439F ELECTROMAGNETIC WARFARE INT REPROG 60,072 60,072

202 0207452F DCAPES............................ 8,507 8,507

203 0207457F AIR FORCE SPECIAL WARFARE 27,526 27,526

204 0207521F AIR FORCE CALIBRATION PROGRAMS.... 2,273 2,273

206 0207590F SEEK EAGLE........................ 33,707 33,707

208 0207611F READINESS DECISION SUPPORT 8,880 8,880

209 0207697F DISTRIBUTED TRAINING AND EXERCISES 4,399 4,399

210 0207701F FULL COMBAT MISSION TRAINING...... 8,096 8,096

211 0208006F MISSION PLANNING SYSTEMS.......... 138,745 124,945

212 0208007F TACTICAL DECEPTION................ 13,711 13,711

213 0208087F DISTRIBUTED CYBER WARFARE 31,197 31,197

214 0208088F AF DEFENSIVE CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS 95,034 95,034

218 0208288F INTEL DATA APPLICATIONS........... 1,012 1,012

219 0301025F GEOBASE........................... 999 999

220 0301113F CYBER SECURITY INTELLIGENCE 14,749 14,749

226 0301377F COUNTERING ADVANCED CONVENTIONAL 1,117 1,117

228 0301401F AF MULTI-DOMAIN NON-TRADITIONAL 2,987 2,987

229 0302015F E-4B NATIONAL AIRBORNE OPERATIONS 54,457 54,457

230 0302315F NON-KINETIC COUNTERMEASURE SUPPORT 7,006 7,006

232 0303089F CYBERSPACE AND DODIN OPERATIONS... 10,080 10,080

233 0303131F MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY 99,599 99,599

234 0303133F HIGH FREQUENCY RADIO SYSTEMS...... 19,955 19,955

235 0303140F INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY 98,414 98,414

236 0303248F ALL DOMAIN COMMON PLATFORM........ 76,642 76,642

237 0303260F JOINT MILITARY DECEPTION 356 356

238 0304100F STRATEGIC MISSION PLANNING & 75,164 75,164

239 0304109F THRESHER.......................... 105 105

242 0304260F AIRBORNE SIGINT ENTERPRISE........ 90,650 90,650

243 0304310F COMMERCIAL ECONOMIC ANALYSIS...... 4,127 4,127

247 0305020F CCMD INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION 1,547 1,547

248 0305022F ISR MODERNIZATION & AUTOMATION 22,237 22,237

249 0305099F GLOBAL AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT 4,257 4,257

250 0305103F CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE......... 310 310

251 0305111F WEATHER SERVICE................... 30,509 30,509

252 0305114F AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, APPROACH, AND 17,259 17,259

253 0305116F AERIAL TARGETS.................... 5,081 5,081

256 0305128F SECURITY AND INVESTIGATIVE 8,964 8,964

257 0305146F DEFENSE JOINT COUNTERINTELLIGENCE 6,524 6,524

258 0305158F TACTICAL TERMINAL................. 1,099 1,099

259 0305179F INTEGRATED BROADCAST SERVICE (IBS) 19,085 19,085

261 0305206F AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS... 25,432 25,432

262 0305207F MANNED RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS..... 16,643 16,643

263 0305208F DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE 79,033 79,033

265 0305221F NETWORK-CENTRIC COLLABORATIVE 12,019 12,019

266 0305238F NATO AGS.......................... 816 816

267 0305240F ISR TRANSPORT AND PROCESSING...... 32,578 32,578

268 0305249F AF JWICS ENTERPRISE............... 21,097 21,097

269 0305600F INTERNATIONAL INTELLIGENCE 18,946 18,946

270 0305836F C2IMERA........................... 13,867 13,867

272 0305903F COCOM MOBILE COMMAND AND CONTROL 3,988 3,988

273 0305984F PERSONNEL RECOVERY COMMAND & CTRL 2,891 2,891

274 0307577F INTELLIGENCE MISSION DATA (IMD)... 3,000 3,000

276 0401119F C-5 AIRLIFT SQUADRONS (IF)........ 33,713 33,713

277 0401130F C-17 AIRCRAFT (IF)................ 76,514 104,514

278 0401132F C-130J PROGRAM.................... 31,354 31,354

279 0401134F LARGE AIRCRAFT IR COUNTERMEASURES 52,928 52,928

281 0401318F CV-22............................. 653 653

283 0708610F LOGISTICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 18,581 18,581

284 0801380F AF LVC OPERATIONAL TRAINING (LVC- 33,898 33,898

285 0804743F OTHER FLIGHT TRAINING............. 2,371 2,371

286 0901202F JOINT PERSONNEL RECOVERY AGENCY... 2,080 2,080

287 0901218F CIVILIAN COMPENSATION PROGRAM..... 4,355 4,355

288 0901220F PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION.......... 2,766 2,766

289 0901226F AIR FORCE STUDIES AND ANALYSIS 14,761 14,761

290 0901538F FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION 3,982 3,982

291 0901554F DEFENSE ENTERPRISE ACNTNG AND MGT 38,942 38,942

292 1201921F SERVICE SUPPORT TO STRATCOM--SPACE 335 335

293A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............... 22,264,031 22,385,031

001 0601102SF DEFENSE RESEARCH SCIENCES......... 22,270 22,270

002 0601103SF UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVES... 14,569 14,569

004 1206601SF SPACE TECHNOLOGY.................. 245,497 252,997

005 1206616SF SPACE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 2,591 2,591

006 1206310SF SPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 459,989 459,989

007 1206616SF SPACE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 128,588 128,588

008 0604002SF SPACE FORCE WEATHER SERVICES 857 857

009 1203010SF SPACE FORCE IT, DATA ANALYTICS, 88,606 88,606

010 1203164SF NAVSTAR GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM 175,304 175,304

011 1203622SF SPACE WARFIGHTING ANALYSIS........ 125,982 125,982

012 1203710SF EO/IR WEATHER SYSTEMS............. 77,135 77,135

013 1203955SF SPACE ACCESS, MOBILITY & LOGISTICS 14,478 14,478

014 1206410SF SPACE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND 1,307,970 1,807,970

015 1206427SF SPACE SYSTEMS PROTOTYPE 67,246 67,246

016 1206438SF SPACE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY.......... 60,106 60,106

017 1206458SF TECH TRANSITION (SPACE)........... 326,144 326,144

018 1206730SF SPACE SECURITY AND DEFENSE PROGRAM 45,200 45,200

019 1206760SF PROTECTED TACTICAL ENTERPRISE 114,430 114,430

020 1206761SF PROTECTED TACTICAL SERVICE (PTS).. 571,921 571,921

021 1206855SF EVOLVED STRATEGIC SATCOM (ESS).... 1,229,929 1,229,929

022 1206857SF SPACE RAPID CAPABILITIES OFFICE... 9,664 9,664

023 1206862SF TACTICALLY RESPONSIVE SPACE....... 33,282 93,282

025 1203269SF GPS III FOLLOW-ON (GPS IIIF)...... 179,249 194,249

026 1206421SF COUNTERSPACE SYSTEMS.............. 31,298 31,298

027 1206422SF WEATHER SYSTEM FOLLOW-ON.......... 38,501 38,501

028 1206425SF SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS SYSTEMS. 992 992

029 1206431SF ADVANCED EHF MILSATCOM (SPACE).... 13,825 13,825

031 1206433SF WIDEBAND GLOBAL SATCOM (SPACE).... 29,609 29,609

032 1206440SF NEXT-GEN OPIR--GROUND............. 358,330 358,330

033 1206442SF NEXT GENERATION OPIR.............. 189,621 189,621

034 1206443SF NEXT-GEN OPIR--GEO................ 432,073 432,073

035 1206444SF NEXT-GEN OPIR--POLAR.............. 474,889

036 1206445SF COMMERCIAL SATCOM (COMSATCOM) 132,060 132,060

037 1206446SF RESILIENT MISSILE WARNING MISSILE 1,757,354 1,757,354

038 1206447SF RESILIENT MISSILE WARNING MISSILE 686,348 686,348

039 1206771SF COMMERCIAL SERVICES............... 36,628 86,628

040 1206853SF NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH 6,595 6,595

044 1206392SF ACQ WORKFORCE--SPACE & MISSILE 269,162 269,162

045 1206398SF SPACE & MISSILE SYSTEMS CENTER-- 15,356 15,356

046 1206399SF SSC ENTERPRISE ENGINEERING & 110,598 110,598

047 1206759SF MAJOR T&E INVESTMENT--SPACE....... 189,083 189,083

048 1206860SF ROCKET SYSTEMS LAUNCH PROGRAM 19,857 19,857

049 1206864SF SPACE TEST PROGRAM (STP).......... 28,787 28,787

051 1201212SF SERVICE-WIDE SUPPORT (NOT 18,451 18,451

052 1203001SF FAMILY OF ADVANCED BLOS TERMINALS 303 303

053 1203040SF DCO-SPACE......................... 102,439 102,439

054 1203109SF NARROWBAND SATELLITE 421,847 421,847

055 1203110SF SATELLITE CONTROL NETWORK (SPACE). 93,780 93,780

056 1203154SF LONG RANGE KILL CHAINS............ 1,916 1,916

057 1203155SF GROUND MOVING TARGET INDICATOR 1,063,384 1,063,384

058 1203173SF SPACE AND MISSILE TEST AND 22,128 22,128

059 1203174SF SPACE INNOVATION, INTEGRATION AND 82,399 82,399

060 1203182SF SPACELIFT RANGE SYSTEM (SPACE).... 54,996 54,996

061 1203330SF SPACE SUPERIORITY ISR............. 24,411 24,411

062 1203609SF PLEO SATCOM (MILNET).............. 277,407 277,407

063 1203873SF BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE RADARS.. 22,000

064 1203906SF NCMC--ITW/AA SYSTEM............... 25,839 25,839

066 1203913SF NUDET DETECTION SYSTEM (SPACE).... 96,836 96,836

067 1203940SF SPACE SITUATION AWARENESS 182,377 182,377

068 1206423SF GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM III-- 190,484 190,484

073 1206772SF RAPID RESILIENT COMMAND AND 106,220 106,220

075 1208053SF JOINT TACTICAL GROUND SYSTEM...... 6,698 6,698

075A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............... 2,866,499 2,866,499

076 1208248SF SPACE DOMAIN AWARENESS/PLANNING/ 200,968 200,968

001 0601000BR DTRA BASIC RESEARCH............... 15,643 15,643

003 0601108D8Z HIGH ENERGY LASER RESEARCH 16,817 16,817

004 0601110D8Z BASIC RESEARCH INITIATIVES........ 82,264 110,264

006 0601120D8Z NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION PROGRAM 146,010 146,010

007 0601122E EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES............ 360,456 360,456

008 0601228D8Z HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND 99,610 114,610

009 0601384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE 36,582 36,582

010 0602000D8Z JOINT MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY........ 19,734 19,734

011 0602023E ACCESS AND AWARENESS.............. 100,791 100,791

012 0602024E WARFIGHTING PERFORMANCE........... 278,121 278,121

013 0602025E MAKING, MAINTAINING, SUPPLY CHAIN 1,347,049 1,347,049

014 0602026E EFFECTS........................... 20,275 20,275

016 0602128D8Z PROMOTION AND PROTECTION 3,166 3,166

017 0602230D8Z DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION..... 46,261 46,261

018 0602234D8Z LINCOLN LABORATORY RESEARCH 11,479 26,479

019 0602251D8Z APPLIED RESEARCH FOR THE 53,983 53,983

021 0602384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE 230,751 230,751

022 0602668D8Z CYBER SECURITY RESEARCH........... 17,988 22,988

028 0602718BR COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS 161,495 156,495

029 0602751D8Z SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE 8,883 8,883

030 0602890D8Z HIGH ENERGY LASER RESEARCH........ 48,738 53,738

031 0602891D8Z FSRM MODELLING.................... 994 994

032 1160401BB SOF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT........ 50,026 61,226

033 0603000D8Z JOINT MUNITIONS ADVANCED 50,663 50,663

035 0603055D8Z OPERATIONAL ENERGY CAPABILITY 168,253 198,253

037 0603122D8Z COMBATING TERRORISM TECHNOLOGY 81,513 266,513

038 0603133D8Z FOREIGN COMPARATIVE TESTING....... 27,958 27,958

039 0603142D8Z MISSION ENGINEERING & INTEGRATION 99,534 99,534

040 0603160BR COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS 393,469 366,469

042 0603176C ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND PERFORMANCE 21,625 21,625

043 0603180C ADVANCED RESEARCH................. 42,093 42,093

044 0603183D8Z JOINT HYPERSONIC TECHNOLOGY 50,998 60,998

045 0603225D8Z JOINT DOD-DOE MUNITIONS TECHNOLOGY 35,505 35,505

048 0603288D8Z ANALYTIC ASSESSMENTS.............. 41,010 41,010

049 0603289D8Z ADVANCED INNOVATIVE ANALYSIS AND 57,457 57,457

050 0603330D8Z QUANTUM APPLICATION............... 59,521 59,521

051 0603342D8Z DEFENSE INNOVATION UNIT (DIU)..... 16,000

052 0603375D8Z TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION............. 19,654 19,654

053 0603379D8Z ADVANCED TECHNICAL INTEGRATION.... 19,991 19,991

054 0603384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE 247,043 247,043

055 0603467E DARPA ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 1,643,465 1,643,465

056 0603468E ADVANCED COMPLEX SYSTEMS.......... 350,695 350,695

057 0603469E ADVANCED ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES.... 335,647 335,647

059 0603618D8Z JOINT ELECTRONIC ADVANCED 20,575 20,575

060 0603662D8Z NETWORKED COMMUNICATIONS 19,937 19,937

062 0603680D8Z DEFENSE-WIDE MANUFACTURING SCIENCE 409,493 435,493

063 0603680S MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.. 50,610 58,610

064 0603712S GENERIC LOGISTICS R&D TECHNOLOGY 19,640 19,640

065 0603716D8Z STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 58,092 58,092

066 0603720S MICROELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY 135,016 135,016

067 0603727D8Z JOINT WARFIGHTING PROGRAM......... 945 945

072 0603781D8Z SOFTWARE ENGINEERING INSTITUTE.... 12,972 12,972

073 0603838D8Z DEFENSE INNOVATION ACCELERATION 211,027 213,527

074 0603924D8Z HIGH ENERGY LASER ADVANCED 114,577 119,577

075 0603941D8Z TEST & EVALUATION SCIENCE & 1,095,772 1,115,772

076 0603945D8Z INTERNATIONAL INNOVATION 173,048 176,048

078 0604055D8Z OPERATIONAL ENERGY CAPABILITY 5,000

080 1160402BB SOF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY 152,282 152,282

081 0603161D8Z NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL 55,465 55,465

082 0603600D8Z WALKOFF........................... 152,449 137,249

083 0603851D8Z ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY TECHNICAL 123,981 123,981

084 0603881C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TERMINAL 508,898 518,898

085 0603882C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 825,919 825,919

086 0603884BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE 272,940 272,940

087 0603884C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SENSORS. 197,641 197,641

088 0603890C BMD ENABLING PROGRAMS............. 646,039 646,039

089 0603891C SPECIAL PROGRAMS--MDA............. 498,630 498,630

090 0603892C AEGIS BMD......................... 588,440 588,440

091 0603896C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE COMMAND 634,183 634,183

092 0603898C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE JOINT 45,758 45,758

093 0603904C MISSILE DEFENSE INTEGRATION & 55,097 55,097

094 0603906C REGARDING TRENCH.................. 29,608 29,608

095 0603907C SEA BASED X-BAND RADAR (SBX)...... 166,813 166,813

096 0603913C ISRAELI COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS...... 300,000 300,000

097 0603914C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TEST.... 463,079 463,079

098 0603915C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TARGETS. 514,904 544,404

099 0603923D8Z COALITION WARFARE................. 10,090 10,090

100 0604011D8Z NEXT GENERATION INFORMATION 41,815 41,815

101 0604016D8Z DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CORROSION 2,545 2,545

102 0604102C GUAM DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT.......... 128,485 128,485

105 0604125D8Z ADVANCED MANUFACTURING COMPONENTS 45,513 45,513

106 0604181C HYPERSONIC DEFENSE................ 200,627 200,627

107 0604250D8Z ADVANCED INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES.. 749,452 762,452

108 0604294D8Z TRUSTED & ASSURED MICROELECTRONICS 512,151 512,151

109 0604331D8Z RAPID PROTOTYPING PROGRAM......... 235,292 235,292

112 0604400D8Z DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) 2,142 2,142

113 0604551BR CATAPULT INFORMATION SYSTEM....... 4,161 4,161

114 0604555D8Z OPERATIONAL ENERGY PROTOTYPING-- 55,005 55,005

117 0604682D8Z SUPPORT FOR STRATEGIC ANALYSIS.... 2,776 2,776

119 0604791D8Z MULTI-DOMAIN JOINT OPERATIONS 20,343 20,343

120 0604797D8Z JOINT ENERGETIC TRANSITION OFFICE. 3,000 3,000

121 0604826J JOINT C5 CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT, 25,889 25,889

122 0604873C LONG RANGE DISCRIMINATION RADAR 60,443 60,443

123 0604874C IMPROVED HOMELAND DEFENSE 1,582,414 1,582,414

124 0604876C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TERMINAL 37,784 37,784

125 0604878C AEGIS BMD TEST.................... 153,618 153,618

126 0604879C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SENSOR 68,699 68,699

127 0604880C LAND-BASED SM-3 (LBSM3)........... 24,555 24,555

128 0604887C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE 38,325 38,325

129 0604924D8Z HIGH ENERGY LASER ADVANCED 5,589 5,589

130 0202057C SAFETY PROGRAM MANAGEMENT......... 1,806 1,806

131 0208059JCY CYBERCOM ACTIVITIES............... 30,212 30,212

133 0208086JCY CYBER TRAINING ENVIRONMENT (CTE).. 124,971 124,971

135 0305103C CYBER SECURITY INITIATIVE......... 2,131 2,131

136 0305245D8Z INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES AND 43,596 48,596

139 1206895C BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM 97,061 97,061

141 0604123D8Z CHIEF DIGITAL AND ARTIFICIAL 9,196 9,196

142 0604133D8Z ALPHA-1 DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.... 441,821 441,821

143 0604161D8Z NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL 12,874 12,874

144 0604384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE 255,630 199,880

145 0604771D8Z JOINT TACTICAL INFORMATION 10,527 10,527

146 0605000BR COUNTER WEAPONS OF MASS 14,931 14,931

147 0605013BL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT 1,283 1,283

148 0605021SE HOMELAND PERSONNEL SECURITY 9,137 9,137

149 0605022D8Z DEFENSE EXPORTABILITY PROGRAM..... 6,780 6,780

150 0605027D8Z OUSD(C) IT DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES 9,765 9,765

151 0605080S DEFENSE AGENCY INITIATIVES (DAI)-- 31,714 31,714

152 0605141BR MISSION ASSURANCE RISK MANAGEMENT 9,573 9,573

153 0605210D8Z DEFENSE-WIDE ELECTRONIC 9,366 9,366

154 0605294D8Z TRUSTED & ASSURED MICROELECTRONICS 143,475 143,475

155 0605649D8Z ACQUISITION INTEGRATION AND 13,556 13,556

156 0605755D8Z RADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR DEFENSE 3,307 3,307

157 0605772D8Z NUCLEAR COMMAND, CONTROL, & 3,158 3,158

159 0305282K JOINT FIRES NETWORK (JFN)......... 10,000 10,000

160 0305304D8Z REAL PROPERTY INFORMATION 6,473 6,473

161 0305310D8Z COUNTERPROLIFERATION ADVANCED 12,107 12,107

163 0603829J JOINT CAPABILITY EXPERIMENTATION.. 13,822 13,822

164 0604122D8Z JADC2 DEVELOPMENT AND 297,801 297,801

165 0604774D8Z DEFENSE READINESS REPORTING SYSTEM 8,552 8,552

166 0604875D8Z JOINT SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE 8,627 8,627

167 0604940D8Z CENTRAL TEST AND EVALUATION 542,773 542,773

168 0604942D8Z ASSESSMENTS AND EVALUATIONS....... 1,275 1,275

170 0605001E MISSION SUPPORT................... 115,673 115,673

171 0605100D8Z JOINT MISSION ENVIRONMENT TEST 210,878 210,878

172 0605126J JOINT INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE 78,057 78,057

174 0605142D8Z SYSTEMS ENGINEERING............... 23,405 23,405

175 0605151D8Z STUDIES AND ANALYSIS SUPPORT--OSD. 5,301 5,301

176 0605161D8Z NUCLEAR MATTERS-PHYSICAL SECURITY. 12,549 12,549

177 0605170D8Z SUPPORT TO NETWORKS AND 15,597 15,597

178 0605200D8Z GENERAL SUPPORT TO 3,468 3,468

179 0605384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE 67,263 67,263

186 0605711D8Z CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS...... 11,781 11,781

187 0605790D8Z SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH 5,411 5,411

188 0605797D8Z MAINTAINING TECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGE.. 29,675 29,675

189 0605798D8Z DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS....... 45,134 45,134

190 0605801KA DEFENSE TECHNICAL INFORMATION 60,209 60,209

191 0605803SE R&D IN SUPPORT OF DOD ENLISTMENT, 30,778 30,778

192 0605804D8Z DEVELOPMENT TEST AND EVALUATION... 37,381 37,381

193 0605898E MANAGEMENT HQ--R&D................ 13,623 13,623

194 0605998KA MANAGEMENT HQ--DEFENSE TECHNICAL 3,466 3,466

195 0606005D8Z SPECIAL ACTIVITIES................ 18,594 18,594

196 0606100D8Z BUDGET AND PROGRAM ASSESSMENTS.... 13,084 13,084

197 0606114D8Z ANALYSIS WORKING GROUP (AWG) 5,229 5,229

199 0606225D8Z ODNA TECHNOLOGY AND RESOURCE 3,461 3,461

200 0606300D8Z DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD............. 6,563 6,563

201 0606301D8Z AVIATION SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES...... 1,702 1,702

202 0606771D8Z CYBER RESILIENCY AND CYBERSECURITY 14,220 14,220

203 0606774D8Z DEFENSE CIVILIAN TRAINING CORPS... 8,752 8,752

204 0606775D8Z JOINT PRODUCTION ACCELERATOR CELL 5,493 5,493

205 0606829D8Z SUSTAINMENT TRANSITION 30,000 30,000

206 0606853BR MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL & 14,841 14,841

207 0203345D8Z DEFENSE OPERATIONS SECURITY 2,493 2,493

208 0204571J JOINT STAFF ANALYTICAL SUPPORT.... 8,070 8,070

209 0208045K C4I INTEROPERABILITY.............. 70,893 70,893

210 0303169D8Z INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RAPID 4,355 4,355

211 0305172K COMBINED ADVANCED APPLICATIONS.... 5,447 5,447

213 0305208K DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE 2,887 2,887

214 0305248J JOINT STAFF OFFICE OF THE CHIEF 14,500 19,500

215 0804768J COCOM EXERCISE ENGAGEMENT AND 91,952 91,952

216 0808709SE DEFENSE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY 388 388

217 0808737SE INTEGRATED PRIMARY PREVENTION..... 5,744 5,744

218 0901598C MANAGEMENT HQ--MDA................ 28,719 28,719

219 0903235K JOINT SERVICE PROVIDER (JSP)...... 1,283 1,283

219A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............... 31,148 31,148

220 0604011D8Z NEXT GENERATION INFORMATION 22,439 22,439

223 0607162D8Z CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS 2,360 2,360

224 0607210D8Z INDUSTRIAL BASE ANALYSIS AND 273,379 293,879

225 0607310D8Z COUNTERPROLIFERATION MODERNIZATION 12,704 12,704

226 0607327T GLOBAL THEATER SECURITY 6,173 6,173

227 0607384BP CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE 79,118 79,118

228 0607757D8Z RADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR DEFENSE 2,945 2,945

229 0208085JCY ROBUST INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACCESS.. 88,522 88,522

230 0208097JCY CYBER COMMAND AND CONTROL (CYBER 85,833 85,833

231 0208099JCY DATA AND UNIFIED PLATFORM (D&UP).. 83,039 83,039

235 0302019K DEFENSE INFO INFRASTRUCTURE 16,162 16,162

236 0302609V COUNTERING THREATS AUTOMATED 5,030 5,030

237 0303126K LONG-HAUL COMMUNICATIONS--DCS..... 40,293 40,293

238 0303131K MINIMUM ESSENTIAL EMERGENCY 5,113 5,113

240 0303140D8Z INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY 25,347 31,347

242 0303140K INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY 23,224 23,224

243 0303153K DEFENSE SPECTRUM ORGANIZATION..... 20,174 20,174

244 0303171K JOINT PLANNING AND EXECUTION 6,242 6,242

246 0303430V FEDERAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES 22,700 22,700

252 0305104D8Z DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE (DIB) 10,840 10,840

257 0305146V DEFENSE JOINT COUNTERINTELLIGENCE 1,800 1,800

258 0305172D8Z COMBINED ADVANCED APPLICATIONS.... 22,548 22,548

260 0305186D8Z POLICY R&D PROGRAMS............... 6,043 6,043

262 0305199D8Z NET CENTRICITY.................... 17,114 17,114

264 0305208BB DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND/SURFACE 5,656 5,656

270 0305387D8Z HOMELAND DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY 1,771 1,771

279 0306250JCY CYBER OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY 473,399 473,399

280 0307609V NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL SECURITY 34,710 34,710

283 0708012K LOGISTICS SUPPORT ACTIVITIES...... 2,876 2,876

284 0708012S PACIFIC DISASTER CENTERS.......... 2,000 4,000

285 0708047S DEFENSE PROPERTY ACCOUNTABILITY 3,020 3,020

289 1160403BB AVIATION SYSTEMS.................. 119,699 119,699

290 1160405BB INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT.. 102,732 105,732

291 1160408BB OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS.......... 234,653 234,653

292 1160431BB WARRIOR SYSTEMS................... 279,639 283,139

293 1160432BB SPECIAL PROGRAMS.................. 550 550

294 1160434BB UNMANNED ISR...................... 2,281 2,281

295 1160480BB SOF TACTICAL VEHICLES............. 9,213 9,213

296 1160483BB MARITIME SYSTEMS.................. 120,475 120,475

297 1160490BB OPERATIONAL ENHANCEMENTS 21,752 21,752

298 1203610K TELEPORT PROGRAM.................. 24,319 24,319

298A 9999999999 CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS............... 8,276,313 8,276,313

299 0608140D8Z ENTERPRISE PLATFORMS AND 402,783 402,783

300 0608648D8Z ACQUISITION VISIBILITY--SOFTWARE 17,549 17,549

301 0608776D8Z DEFENSE INNOVATION UNIT FIELDING.. 48,413 48,413

302 0303150K GLOBAL COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM. 44,474 44,474

001 0605118OTE OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION... 133,542 133,542

002 0605131OTE LIVE FIRE TEST AND EVALUATION..... 108,109 108,109

003 0605814OTE OPERATIONAL TEST ACTIVITIES AND 76,492 76,492

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010 MANEUVER UNITS................ 4,671,407 4,668,407

020 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES...... 221,578 221,578

030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE........ 927,219 927,219

040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS.......... 2,220,746 2,220,746

050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT 1,333,769 1,333,769

060 AVIATION ASSETS............... 1,829,054 1,829,054

070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS 7,497,735 7,599,735

080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS. 583,196 583,196

090 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE. 152,404 152,404

100 MEDICAL READINESS............. 844,140 844,140

110 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT....... 10,694,915 10,694,915

120 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, 6,159,744 6,179,744

130 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL 263,147 263,147

140 ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES......... 392,457 387,038

150 RESET......................... 111,688 111,688

160 US AFRICA COMMAND............. 413,046 413,046

170 US EUROPEAN COMMAND........... 385,744 385,744

180 US SOUTHERN COMMAND........... 224,971 224,971

190 US FORCES KOREA............... 77,049 77,049

200 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES-- 331,467 331,467

210 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES-- 550,089 550,089

220 STRATEGIC MOBILITY............ 134,892 134,892

230 ARMY PREPOSITIONED STOCKS..... 330,812 330,812

240 INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS....... 3,162 3,162

250 OFFICER ACQUISITION........... 172,424 172,424

260 RECRUIT TRAINING.............. 78,929 78,929

270 ONE STATION UNIT TRAINING..... 88,033 88,033

280 SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS 508,982 508,982

290 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING.... 988,901 988,901

300 FLIGHT TRAINING............... 1,398,974 1,398,974

310 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 202,738 202,738

320 TRAINING SUPPORT.............. 596,528 596,528

330 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING.... 747,712 747,712

340 EXAMINING..................... 177,666 177,666

350 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY 181,211 181,211

360 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND 227,476 227,476

370 JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICER 190,668 212,668

390 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION.... 1,306,690 1,299,190

400 CENTRAL SUPPLY ACTIVITIES..... 740,581 740,581

410 LOGISTIC SUPPORT ACTIVITIES... 588,151 588,151

420 AMMUNITION MANAGEMENT......... 344,948 344,948

430 ADMINISTRATION................ 408,825 408,825

440 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS.... 2,171,607 2,156,207

450 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT........... 313,323 313,323

460 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT....... 853,139 834,139

470 OTHER SERVICE SUPPORT......... 2,078,411 2,059,411

480 ARMY CLAIMS ACTIVITIES........ 223,611 223,611

490 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT........ 294,705 294,705

500 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT 618,471 618,471

510 DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE 36,510 36,510

520 INTERNATIONAL MILITARY 664,510 664,510

530 MISC. SUPPORT OF OTHER NATIONS 31,387 31,387

590A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS........... 2,385,523 2,385,523

600 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -812,335

010 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES...... 14,651 14,651

020 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE........ 703,286 703,286

030 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS.......... 146,794 146,794

040 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT 685,541 685,541

050 AVIATION ASSETS............... 55,155 55,155

060 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS 438,508 438,508

070 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS. 23,783 23,783

080 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE. 40,426 40,426

090 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT....... 557,465 557,465

100 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, 504,922 504,922

110 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL 20,531 20,531

120 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES-- 2,174 2,174

130 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES-- 19,041 19,041

140 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION.... 14,629 14,629

150 ADMINISTRATION................ 16,798 16,798

160 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS.... 6,432 6,432

170 MANPOWER MANAGEMENT........... 7,186 7,186

180 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT....... 56,856 56,856

220 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -10,222

010 MANEUVER UNITS................ 911,525 911,525

020 MODULAR SUPPORT BRIGADES...... 210,737 210,737

030 ECHELONS ABOVE BRIGADE........ 879,111 879,111

040 THEATER LEVEL ASSETS.......... 88,001 88,001

050 LAND FORCES OPERATIONS SUPPORT 350,261 350,261

060 AVIATION ASSETS............... 1,128,195 1,128,195

070 FORCE READINESS OPERATIONS 810,263 810,263

080 LAND FORCES SYSTEMS READINESS. 34,354 34,354

090 LAND FORCES DEPOT MAINTENANCE. 179,622 179,622

100 BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT....... 1,246,273 1,246,273

110 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, 1,275,984 1,275,984

120 MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL 1,203,158 1,203,158

130 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES-- 5,136 5,136

140 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES-- 24,096 24,096

150 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION.... 6,460 6,460

160 ADMINISTRATION................ 45,919 45,919

170 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS.... 9,373 9,373

190 OTHER PERSONNEL SUPPORT....... 261,622 261,622

200 REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT........ 3,891 3,891

220 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -246,699

010 IRAQ.......................... 212,516 212,516

020 SYRIA......................... 130,000 130,000

030 LEBANON....................... 15,000 15,000

010 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT 7,720,210 7,720,210

020 FLEET AIR TRAINING............ 2,925,791 2,925,791

050 AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT........... 1,447,480 1,447,480

060 AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE.... 1,661,933 1,661,933

080 AVIATION LOGISTICS............ 2,147,907 2,147,907

090 MISSION AND OTHER SHIP 5,350,073 5,430,073

100 SHIP OPERATIONS SUPPORT & 1,719,580 1,719,580

110 SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE........ 13,803,188 13,803,188

120 SHIP DEPOT OPERATIONS SUPPORT. 2,760,878 2,760,878

130 COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS AND 1,830,993 1,830,993

140 MEDICAL READINESS............. 604,287 604,287

150 SPACE SYSTEMS AND SURVEILLANCE 453,847 453,847

160 WARFARE TACTICS............... 1,000,516 1,000,516

170 OPERATIONAL METEOROLOGY AND 454,803 454,803

180 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES......... 2,291,340 2,389,070

190 EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND 62,495 62,495

200 COMBATANT COMMANDERS CORE 105,914 110,414

210 COMBATANT COMMANDERS DIRECT 386,657 470,437

220 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES......... 634,746 634,746

230 FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE....... 1,837,670 1,837,670

240 WEAPONS MAINTENANCE........... 1,601,768 1,601,768

250 OTHER WEAPON SYSTEMS SUPPORT.. 839,619 839,619

260 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION........ 2,185,422 2,172,422

270 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND 3,991,438 3,991,438

280 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT........ 6,166,266 6,176,266

290 SHIP PREPOSITIONING AND SURGE. 388,627 388,627

300 READY RESERVE FORCE........... 785,052 785,052

310 SHIP ACTIVATIONS/INACTIVATIONS 583,296 583,296

330 COAST GUARD SUPPORT........... 22,192 22,192

340 OFFICER ACQUISITION........... 202,397 202,397

350 RECRUIT TRAINING.............. 16,945 21,245

360 RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING 164,348 164,348

370 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING.... 1,026,076 1,026,076

380 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 272,964 272,964

390 TRAINING SUPPORT.............. 463,572 463,572

400 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING.... 303,177 303,177

410 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY 914 914

420 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND 65,819 65,819

430 JUNIOR ROTC................... 25,334 61,334

440 ADMINISTRATION................ 1,357,428 1,357,428

450 CIVILIAN MANPOWER AND 239,918 239,918

460 MILITARY MANPOWER AND 690,712 690,712

480 MEDICAL ACTIVITIES............ 5,000

490 DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE 61,046 61,046

500 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION.... 289,748 289,748

520 PLANNING, ENGINEERING, AND 543,911 556,811

530 ACQUISITION, LOGISTICS, AND 853,340 853,340

540 INVESTIGATIVE AND SECURITY 1,007,078 1,007,078

760A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS........... 731,405 731,405

770 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -540,421

010 OPERATIONAL FORCES............ 1,950,784 1,986,643

020 FIELD LOGISTICS............... 1,981,840 1,981,840

030 DEPOT MAINTENANCE............. 236 236

040 MARITIME PREPOSITIONING....... 175,091 175,091

050 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES......... 349,082 349,082

060 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION & 2,079,890 2,079,890

070 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT........ 2,834,721 2,834,721

080 RECRUIT TRAINING.............. 26,350 26,350

090 OFFICER ACQUISITION........... 1,282 1,282

100 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING.... 119,526 119,526

110 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 58,696 58,696

120 TRAINING SUPPORT.............. 538,812 538,812

130 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING.... 237,004 237,004

140 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY 27,500 27,500

150 JUNIOR ROTC................... 30,808 30,808

180 SERVICEWIDE TRANSPORTATION.... 87,509 87,509

190 ADMINISTRATION................ 431,282 431,282

300A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS........... 73,788 73,788

310 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -89,275

010 MISSION AND OTHER FLIGHT 759,843 759,843

030 AIR SYSTEMS SUPPORT........... 9,972 9,972

040 AIRCRAFT DEPOT MAINTENANCE.... 204,603 204,603

060 AVIATION LOGISTICS............ 24,469 24,469

070 COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS......... 19,698 19,698

080 COMBAT SUPPORT FORCES......... 186,946 186,946

090 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES......... 294 294

100 ENTERPRISE INFORMATION........ 33,414 33,414

110 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND 58,213 58,213

120 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT........ 118,361 118,361

130 ADMINISTRATION................ 2,539 2,539

140 MILITARY MANPOWER AND 22,185 22,185

150 ACQUISITION AND PROGRAM 1,517 1,517

170 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -19,763

010 OPERATING FORCES.............. 117,987 117,987

020 DEPOT MAINTENANCE............. 22,686 22,686

030 SUSTAINMENT, RESTORATION AND 48,519 48,519

040 BASE OPERATING SUPPORT........ 123,079 123,079

050 ADMINISTRATION................ 49,774 49,774

060 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -12,267

010 PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES......... 1,425,125 1,668,425

020 COMBAT ENHANCEMENT FORCES..... 2,753,789 2,773,789

030 AIR OPERATIONS TRAINING (OJT, 1,701,493 1,706,493

040 DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT 4,676,962 4,676,962

050 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, 3,093,331 3,118,331

060 CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT........ 245,874 245,874

070 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT 9,283,958 9,305,458

080 FLYING HOUR PROGRAM........... 6,772,468 6,772,468

090 BASE SUPPORT.................. 11,328,614 11,328,614

100 GLOBAL C3I AND EARLY WARNING.. 1,239,641 1,239,641

110 OTHER COMBAT OPS SPT PROGRAMS. 1,896,441 1,896,441

120 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES......... 858,321 858,321

140 MEDICAL READINESS............. 554,180 554,180

150 US NORTHCOM/NORAD............. 266,248 266,248

160 US STRATCOM................... 593,503 593,503

170 US CENTCOM.................... 350,566 350,566

180 US SOCOM...................... 28,018 28,018

190 US TRANSCOM................... 703 703

200 CENTCOM CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT 928 1,928

210 USSPACECOM.................... 369,658 369,658

210A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS........... 1,805,672 1,805,672

220 AIRLIFT OPERATIONS............ 3,391,672 3,391,672

230 MOBILIZATION PREPAREDNESS..... 279,205 279,205

240 OFFICER ACQUISITION........... 250,380 250,380

250 RECRUIT TRAINING.............. 29,335 29,335

260 RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING 131,342 131,342

270 SPECIALIZED SKILL TRAINING.... 522,068 522,068

280 FLIGHT TRAINING............... 1,065,465 1,065,465

290 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 284,442 284,442

300 TRAINING SUPPORT.............. 181,966 181,966

310 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING.... 256,687 256,687

320 EXAMINING..................... 6,990 6,990

330 OFF-DUTY AND VOLUNTARY 224,340 224,340

340 CIVILIAN EDUCATION AND 360,260 360,260

350 JUNIOR ROTC................... 80,000

360 LOGISTICS OPERATIONS.......... 1,155,659 1,155,659

370 TECHNICAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES.. 158,965 158,965

380 ADMINISTRATION................ 1,221,364 1,221,364

390 SERVICEWIDE COMMUNICATIONS.... 45,228 45,228

410 OTHER SERVICEWIDE ACTIVITIES.. 1,712,600 1,717,600

420 CIVIL AIR PATROL.............. 32,394 32,394

430 DEF ACQUISITION WORKFORCE 48,741 48,741

450 INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT......... 89,341 89,341

450A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS........... 1,735,598 1,735,598

460 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -1,020,189

010 GLOBAL C3I & EARLY WARNING.... 846,856 846,856

020 SPACE LAUNCH OPERATIONS....... 397,822 397,822

030 SPACE OPERATIONS.............. 983,784 983,784

040 EDUCATION & TRAINING.......... 302,939 302,939

060 DEPOT MAINTENANCE............. 67,126 67,126

070 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, 557,175 557,175

080 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS AND 1,495,242 1,495,242

090 SPACE OPERATIONS -BOS......... 233,546 233,546

100 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES......... 141,512 141,512

100A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS........... 641,519 641,519

110 LOGISTICS OPERATIONS.......... 35,889 35,889

120 ADMINISTRATION................ 184,753 184,753

140 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -218,077

010 PRIMARY COMBAT FORCES......... 2,010,793 2,010,793

020 MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS.... 214,701 214,701

030 DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT 702,575 702,575

040 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, 188,802 188,802

050 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT 493,324 493,324

060 BASE SUPPORT.................. 585,430 585,430

070 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES......... 2,484 2,484

080 ADMINISTRATION................ 98,418 98,418

090 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING.... 10,618 10,618

100 MILITARY MANPOWER AND PERS 14,951 14,951

120 AUDIOVISUAL................... 521 521

130 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -224,891

010 AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS........... 2,501,226 2,501,226

020 MISSION SUPPORT OPERATIONS.... 627,680 627,680

030 DEPOT PURCHASE EQUIPMENT 1,024,171 1,024,171

040 FACILITIES SUSTAINMENT, 549,496 554,496

050 CONTRACTOR LOGISTICS SUPPORT 1,258,081 1,258,081

060 BASE SUPPORT.................. 1,110,875 1,110,875

070 CYBERSPACE SUSTAINMENT........ 16,134 16,134

080 CYBERSPACE ACTIVITIES......... 112,205 112,205

090 ADMINISTRATION................ 82,280 82,280

100 RECRUITING AND ADVERTISING.... 50,451 50,451

110 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -5,861

010 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF......... 414,097 414,097

020 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF--JTEEP.. 1,026,502 1,026,502

030 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF--CYBER.. 9,086 9,086

040 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF 209,442 209,442

050 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND 2,136,165 2,136,165

060 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND 1,273,409 1,273,409

070 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND 181,122 181,122

080 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND 3,409,285 3,474,285

090 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND 77,241 77,241

100 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND 1,187,600 1,187,600

110 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND 1,579,137 1,579,137

120 CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS......... 1,300,384 1,310,384

130 USCYBERCOM HEADQUARTERS....... 314,284 314,284

140 DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY 173,265 173,265

150 JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF......... 124,869 124,869

160 SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND/ 28,697 28,697

170 CIVIL MILITARY PROGRAMS....... 126,637 276,637

180 DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY-- 3,844 3,844

190 DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY. 632,959 626,959

200 DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT 1,441,456 1,441,456

210 DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT 43,434 43,434

220 DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE 1,168,366 1,168,366

240 DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE 11,120 11,120

250 DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES 46,621 46,621

260 DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES 932,144 982,144

290 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS 3,042,559 2,990,059

300 DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS 559,426 559,426

310 DEFENSE LEGAL SERVICES AGENCY. 164,770 164,770

320 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY...... 401,513 401,513

330 DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY........ 226,665 226,665

340 DEFENSE POW/MIA OFFICE........ 171,339 171,339

350 DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION 2,864,252 3,470,252

360 DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY SECURITY 40,052 40,052

370 DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION 708,214 708,214

390 DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION 71,925 71,925

400 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 3,600,175 3,670,175

410 MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY........ 720,365 720,365

420 OFFICE OF THE LOCAL DEFENSE 159,534 189,534

460 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF 98,034 98,034

470 OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF 2,093,717 2,155,617

530 WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS 411,182 340,611

530A CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS........... 22,750,830 22,750,830

540 UNDISTRIBUTED................. -2,670,000

010 US COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE 21,243 21,243

010 ACQ WORKFORCE DEV FD.......... 45,346 45,346

010 OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, 100,793 103,446

010 COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION.. 282,830 282,830

050 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, 148,070 148,070

060 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, 357,949 357,949

070 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR 342,149 342,149

080 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, 8,885 8,885

090 ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION 235,156 235,156

TOTAL, Military Personnel........... 194,653,302 193,154,692 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY... 20,589 20,589

TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, NAVY... 381,600 381,600

TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR 90,262 90,262

FORCE..............................

TOTAL NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE 5,700 5,700

TRANSACTION FUND...................

TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE- 11,969 -388,031

WIDE...............................

TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE 1,527,817 1,527,817

COMMISSARY AGENCY..................

TOTAL CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS 213,282 213,282

DESTRUCTION, DEFENSE...............

TOTAL DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER- 904,301 1,004,301

DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE...........

TOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR 502,599 517,599

GENERAL............................

TOTAL DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM....... 40,502,123 40,531,123

TOTAL OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS......... 44,160,242 43,904,242 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Energy And Water Development, And

Related Agencies

Appropriation Summary:

Nuclear Energy........................ 160,000 160,000

Defense Uranium Enrichment D&D........ 278,000 0

Atomic Energy Defense Activities

Total, Atomic Energy Defense 33,398,000 34,107,345

Idaho sitewide safeguards and security.. 160,000 160,000 Total, Nuclear Energy..................... 160,000 160,000

Defense Uranium Enrichment D&D Program.. 278,000 0

Program decrease...................... [-278,000] Total, Defense Uranium Enrichment D&D..... 278,000 0

Stockpile Management

Stockpile Major Modernization

Total, Stockpile Major Modernization.. 2,780,298 2,830,298

Stockpile services

Total, Stockpile Management............. 5,720,301 5,770,301

Production Modernization

Primary Capability Modernization

Total, Primary Capability 2,964,989 2,964,989

Secondary Capability Modernization

Total, Secondary Capability 770,186 1,335,186

Tritium and Defense Fuels Program

Total, Tritium and Defense Fuels 568,384 568,384

Non-Nuclear Capability Modernization.. 221,588 221,588

26-D-511 MESA Photolithography 40,000 40,000

26-D-510 Product Realization 15,000 15,000

Warhead Assembly Modernization........ 34,336 34,336

Capability Based Investments.......... 177,996 177,996

22-D-513 Power Sources Capability, SNL 0 115,000

Total, Production Modernization......... 4,792,479 5,472,479

Stockpile Research, Technology, and

Engineering

Assessment Science.................... 980,959 980,959

26-D-512 LANSCE Modernization Project 20,000 20,000

24-D-513 Z-pinch Experimental 0 57,345

17-D-640 U1a Complex Enhancements 0 64,000

Engineering and Integrated Assessments 399,777 399,777

26-D-513 Combined Radiation 52,248 52,248

Inertial Confinement Fusion........... 699,206 699,206

26-D-514 NIF Enhanced Fusion Yield 26,000 26,000

Advanced Simulation and Computing..... 865,995 865,995

Weapon Technology and Manufacturing 276,279 276,279

Total, Stockpile Research, Technology, 3,320,464 3,441,809

and Engineering........................

Academic Programs....................... 94,000 94,000

Total, Academic Programs................ 94,000 94,000

Infrastructure and Operations

Operations of facilities.............. 1,722,000 1,722,000

Safety and environmental operations... 194,360 194,360

Maintenance and repair of facilities.. 920,000 920,000

Recapitalization...................... 741,179 741,179

Construction:

Total, Construction................... 0 133,000

Total, Infrastructure and operations.... 3,577,539 3,710,539

Secure transportation asset

Operations and equipment.............. 299,541 299,541

Program direction..................... 149,244 149,244

Total, Secure transportation asset...... 448,785 448,785

Defense Nuclear Security

Operations and Maintenance............ 1,245,418 1,245,418

Total, Defense nuclear security......... 1,245,418 1,245,418

Information technology and cybersecurity 811,208 781,208

Program decrease...................... [-30,000]

Legacy contractor pensions.............. 64,206 64,206 Total, Weapons Activities................. 20,074,400 21,028,745

Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation

Programs

Global material security

Total, Global material security....... 389,872 389,872

Material management and minimization

Total, Material management & 275,069 275,069

Nonproliferation and arms control..... 221,008 221,008

Defense nuclear nonproliferation R&D

Total, Defense nuclear 746,654 746,654

Nonproliferation Construction:

Total, Nonproliferation construction.. 50,000 50,000

Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation 1,682,603 1,682,603

Programs...............................

Nuclear counterterrorism and incident

Total, Nuclear Counterterrorism and 630,000 630,000

Legacy contractor pensions.............. 20,993 20,993

Use of Prior Year Balances.............. -48,996 -48,996 Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation... 2,284,600 2,284,600

Naval reactors development.............. 884,579 884,579

Columbia-Class reactor systems 35,300 35,300

development............................

Naval reactors operations and 703,581 703,581

infrastructure.........................

Program direction....................... 61,540 61,540

Construction:

26-D-530 East Side Office Building.... 75,000 75,000

25-D-530 Naval Examination Acquisition 60,000 60,000

14-D-901 Spent Fuel Handling 526,000 281,000

Total, Construction..................... 661,000 416,000 Total, Naval Reactors..................... 2,346,000 2,101,000

Program Direction....................... 555,000 555,000 Total, Federal Salaries And Expenses...... 555,000 555,000

Closure sites:

Closure sites administration.......... 500 500

Richland:

River corridor and other cleanup 68,562 68,562

Central plateau remediation........... 754,259 754,259

Richland community and regulatory 10,700 10,700

Construction:

Total, Construction--Richland......... 4,000 4,000

Total, Richland......................... 837,521 837,521

Office of River Protection:

Waste Treatment Immobilization Plant 390,415 390,415

Rad liquid tank waste stabilization 923,212 923,212

Construction:

Total, Construction--Office of River 786,800 786,800

Total, Office of River Protection....... 2,100,427 2,100,427

Idaho National Laboratory:

Idaho cleanup and waste disposition... 452,242 452,242

Idaho community and regulatory support 3,779 3,779

Total, Idaho National Laboratory........ 460,021 460,021

NNSA sites and Nevada off-sites

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 1,955 1,955

Nuclear facility D & D

Total, NNSA sites and Nevada off-sites.. 348,751 348,751

Oak Ridge Reservation:

OR Nuclear facility D & D............. 346,562 346,562

Total, OR Nuclear facility D & D...... 346,562 346,562

U233 Disposition Program.............. 63,000 63,000

OR cleanup and disposition............ 75,000 75,000

Total, OR cleanup and waste 187,935 187,935

OR community & regulatory support..... 5,900 5,900

OR technology development and 3,300 3,300

Total, Oak Ridge Reservation............ 543,697 543,697

Savannah River Sites:

Savannah River risk management 396,394 396,394

Total, Savannah River Risk Management 397,102 397,102

SR Community and Regulatory Support... 5,317 5,317

Savannah River National Laboratory 90,719 90,719

Radioactive Liquid Tank Waste 1,066,000 1,066,000

Total, Savannah River sites............. 1,611,638 1,611,638

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant........... 413,424 413,424

Construction:

Total, Construction--Waste Isolation 2,000 2,000

Total, Waste Isolation Pilot Plant...... 415,424 415,424

Program Direction....................... 312,818 312,818

Program Support......................... 20,320 20,320

Safeguards and Security................. 288,871 288,871

Technology Development and Deployment... 16,012 16,012 Total, Defense Environmental Cleanup...... 6,956,000 6,956,000

Environment, health, safety and security

Program direction..................... 90,555 90,555

Environment, Health, Safety & Security 141,908 141,908

Total, Environment, Health, safety and 232,463 232,463

security...............................

Office of Enterprise Assessments

Program direction..................... 59,132 59,132

Enterprise Assessments................ 30,022 30,022

Total, Office of Enterprise Assessments. 89,154 89,154

Specialized security activities......... 441,000 441,000

Office of Legacy Management

Legacy management..................... 177,716 177,716

Program direction..................... 22,542 22,542

Total, Office of Legacy Management...... 200,258 200,258

Defense-related administrative support.. 214,626 214,626

Office of hearings and appeals.......... 4,499 4,499 Subtotal, Other Defense Activities........ 1,182,000 1,182,000 Total, Other Defense Activities........... 1,182,000 1,182,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

DIVISION F--INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026

TITLE LXII--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY

TITLE LXIV--INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS

TITLE LXVI--ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND OTHER EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES

TITLE LXII--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY

TITLE LXIV--INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS

TITLE LXVI--ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND OTHER EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES

Subtitle C--Prohibition and Notification on Investments Relating to

Subtitle C--Prohibition and Notification on Investments Relating to

TITLE LXXXVII--DFC MODERNIZATION AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2025

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The bill, as amended, shall be debatable for 1 hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services or their respective designees.

The gentleman from Alabama (Mr. Rogers) and the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Smith) each will control 30 minutes.

The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Alabama.

Mike RogersRepublican, Alabama

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on S. 1071.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Alabama?

There was no objection.

Mike RogersRepublican, Alabama

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. Speaker, I am proud to present the final National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2026.

This is a good product that was worked in a bipartisan, bicameral fashion.

This year, we focused a lot of our efforts on fixing the Pentagon's broken acquisition process, which is failing our warfighters. The fiscal year 2026 NDAA includes a series of reforms to put commercial solutions first, eliminate regulatory burdens, and end bureaucratic inertia. It also puts in place a system that will deliver capability to the warfighter at the speed and scale that we need.

Fixing acquisitions will go a long way toward ensuring our warfighters are the most capable fighting force on the planet.

Properly equipping our warfighters is critical, but so is ensuring we recruit and retain the best and brightest.

Toward that end, the FY 2026 NDAA continues to make improvements in the quality of life of all of our servicemembers.

This bill supports the Trump administration's 3.8 percent pay raise for all servicemembers that authorizes nearly $3 billion for construction of barracks, family housing, dining facilities, medical facilities, childcare centers, and schools. It also improves servicemember access to mental health services.

Our committee will continue to make improving the quality of life of our servicemembers a top priority every year.

We need a ready, capable, and lethal fighting force because the threats to our Nation, especially those from China, are more complex and challenging than at any point in the last 40 years.

The FY 2026 NDAA counters the threat from China and ensures mission success in the Indo-Pacific. The bill includes a number of provisions to rid adversaries from our defense supply chain. It extends the Pacific Deterrence Initiative to enhance U.S. posture in the region and improves our ability to conduct military operations in the Pacific. It also bolsters Taiwan's defenses and helps build the capacity of our allies in the region.

Furthermore, this bill increases the lethality of our forces to prepare for and deter global threats. The bill authorizes over $26 billion in shipbuilding for additional submarines and surface vessels; $38 billion to ensure air dominance with new generation fighter jets; $25 billion to restore America's arsenal of munitions; and $145 billion to research and develop innovative new technologies our warfighters will need to win on future battlefields.

This is a strong bipartisan bill that delivers for our warfighters and deters our adversaries. It will fundamentally reform the defense acquisition enterprise. It will continue historic improvements in the quality of life of our servicemembers and their families. It will build the ready, capable, and lethal fighting force we need to deter China and our adversaries. It will deliver on President Trump's peace through strength agenda.

Mr. Speaker, I urge all Members to support the bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Adam SmithDemocrat, Washington

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 4 minutes.

Mr. Speaker, I also support this bill. I thank Chairman Rogers, the committee staff, House and Senate. This has truly been a bipartisan process. I am not in love with everything in the bill. There are some other things I would have liked to have seen included, but I really compliment Chairman Rogers and the majority staff for having worked with us throughout that process and worked with the Senate. I thought we had a very good bicameral, bipartisan agreement this year.

The chairman is right. The highlight of this bill is acquisition reform, something that our committee has worked on for quite some time. For the last 2 years, in particular, we have been really focused on how to get this right, and this is the most ambitious swing at acquisition reform that we have taken. I know that can sound sort of dry. Acquisition reform doesn't exactly excite people, but it is really important because what it is about is getting the Pentagon to be able to buy the equipment, the innovative equipment, that it needs to adapt quickly so that our warfighters can have what they need to meet the challenges of the modern battlefield. It is way too slow right now, too many programs, way over budget, and not delivering as advertised.

Speeding up that process and delivering a better product is an enormous priority for this country to meet our national security needs, and this bill does that. The House really led on that, and I think it is really important.

There are other key aspects of this bill. We have others outside of the jurisdiction of the NDAA who are part of this, including Coast Guard reauthorization, Foreign Affairs reauthorization, and the intel community's reauthorization. Those are important to meet our national security needs, as well.

There is also a very important component on countering UAS domestically. The threat the drones pose to many of our military installations and other sensitive areas in the country is a real problem. This bill takes a step toward trying to address that. I am also very pleased that this bill does a meaningful job of trying to reassert some legislative authority, to truly be the coequal branch of government that we say we are.

We show strong support for Ukraine with $400 million in USAI. We blocked the President's misbegotten efforts to pull troops out of Eastern Europe in this moment and really reassert the ability of our committee to exercise oversight. We have a fence on the travel budget for Secretary Hegseth until he follows the law and releases the videos for all of the boat strikes that are going on right now in Latin America and also until he gets us the execute orders that by law he is supposed to get to us. We also have a requirement in here that if any senior-level military officer is going to be fired, Congress has to be notified and a reason has to be given.

Overall, I think this bill is a good balance of the interests of both sides, in the Senate and the House, as well. It is a good product that we should be supportive of.

Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mike RogersRepublican, Alabama

Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Fallon).

Pat FallonRepublican, Texas

Mr. Speaker, I thank the chair and ranking member for their leadership. They did a wonderful job on this.

Mr. Speaker, this NDAA contains substantial wins for servicemembers and their families. It continues the committee's tradition of improving the quality of life of servicemembers and their families by authorizing a 3.8 percent pay raise, expanding childcare, increasing family separation allowances, expanding and reauthorizing special pays and bonuses, and expanding convalescent leave.

This bill also bans cell phones in DODEA schools, prevents the downsizing or closing of childcare centers without congressional notification, expands access to healthcare, prevents the elimination of uniformed

More importantly, this bill puts the final nail in the coffin of the Biden DOD's woke bureaucracy. The FY 2026 NDAA includes essential reforms that we all know are essential to refocus our military on warfighting and lethality by codifying the President's executive order of ending radical and wasteful government diversity, equity, and inclusion, better known as DEI, programs and preferencing; eliminating statutory provisions relating to DEI in the Department of War; and requiring all command selections to be based--wait for it--on individual merit and demonstrative performance rather than race, ethnicity, or sex. Those categories would be immaterial.

Mr. Speaker, I urge the passage of this bipartisan NDAA so we can deliver on our promises to servicemembers and their families, making our warfighters lethal, better trained, and more prepared for the future fight, while ensuring their quality of life is the standard Americans expect us to provide their brave warriors.

Adam SmithDemocrat, Washington

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Courtney), the ranking member of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee.

Joe CourtneyDemocrat, Connecticut

Mr. Speaker, in 2025, with growing global maritime threats, it is particularly important for Congress to exercise its constitutional mandate to ``provide and maintain a Navy.'' The Seapower portion of this bill accomplished that goal.

For example, the bill includes a plus-up of $5 billion to shipbuilding above the administration's request, including $1.9 billion to address glaring OMB budget request shortfalls in the Virginia submarine account. The Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee also strengthened the industrial base by replenishing last year's wage improvement authorities with 615 million new dollars to continue progress in hiring a new generation of shipyard workers in the metal trades.

For the Columbia-class program, the Navy's number one priority, the bill again fixes another glaring OMB blunder which short-funded Columbia in both the reconciliation bill and last month's continuing resolution.

The subcommittee provides Navy with contracting authority for five new Columbia subs, with incremental funding authority, eliminating the risk of a stop-work order which came close to happening because of the Columbia omission in last month's CR.

The bill also authorizes a boost to sealift, the new Marine Corps Landing Ship program with a vessel construction manager model, and the fourth Ford-class aircraft carrier.

Mr. Speaker, I am proud of the strong bipartisan support for allies and partners in the bill, the $400 million refill of the Ukraine Security Initiative and streamlining exports to our AUKUS partners.

Last week, the Pentagon's AUKUS review endorsed that security agreement, and this bill's massive commitment to the submarine industrial base and export reforms will keep us on track to sell three Virginia-class submarines starting in 2032 to our great ally Australia.

Mr. Speaker, I thank my Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee colleagues, particularly Chairman Trent Kelly, for their outstanding bipartisan work as well as the subcommittee staff: Phil MacNaughton, Kyle Noyes, Kelly Goggin, and Abby Snyder.

Mike RogersRepublican, Alabama

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. Kelly), chairman of the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces.

Trent KellyRepublican, Mississippi

Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for the time.

I want to open by complimenting my friend, Majority Leader Steve Scalise, on the very dapper Ole Miss tie that he is wearing today, honoring the fact that my Ole Miss Rebels beat his LSU Tigers earlier this year.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of this year's NDAA. I thank Chairman Rogers and Ranking Member Smith for their leadership on the critical acquisition reforms in this bill. I also thank my good friend, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces Ranking Member Joe Courtney, for his dedication to supporting our naval and projection forces.

America's Navy and Air Force are incredible assets for our country, protecting critical interests and projecting our presence around the world. In the face of increasingly audacious threats to order from adversaries scattered across the globe, submitting the message that America is committed to peace through strength is more important than ever. This year's bill supports and strengthens our ability to continue this noble and vital mission.

This NDAA will add to our fleet of Virginia- and Columbia-class submarines. We are also investing in future procurement of ships and submarines and granting authorities to support our industrial base and improve the acquisitions process for the future.

This year's NDAA also shapes the investment in the transformative power of unmanned vehicles. These are just some of the critical revisions in the NDAA, not just for the Navy of today, but the Navy for tomorrow.

This bill also supports our airborne force projection, raising the minimum number of aerial refueling aircraft, maintaining a strong inventory of C-130 aircraft for intra-theater airlift, and supporting cutting-edge aerial drone programs. As with our ships and submarines, we are paving a smoother path toward building the projection forces of the future.

I thank my staff and the staff of the committee. I thank the gentleman for recognizing me, and I thank my fellow, Commander Bobby Hsu, who did an outstanding job working on this NDAA.

Mr. Speaker, I support this bill.

Adam SmithDemocrat, Washington

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Garamendi), the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Readiness.

John GaramendiDemocrat, California

Mr. Speaker, I stand here a little bit confused. I want to support this bill, but at the same time, the work that we have put in on the Subcommittee on Readiness, dealing with the ability of the troops to have a clean barracks and to be ready to deal with the issues that are out there, there are many things going on that are troublesome. It may be time for all of us to just take a deep breath and go: Wait a minute. What is happening here?

There are extrajudicial killings going on in the middle of an ocean. Military aircraft are used for deportation. Secretary Hegseth and the President are eroding our military readiness while advancing their ambitions.

At a moment when this administration is dangerously close to dragging us into a disastrous and unauthorized war in Venezuela, this bill does not, unfortunately, push forward the appropriate role of the Congress to carry out its funding, as well as our oversight responsibility.

Many provisions of this bill they worked hard for on the Subcommittee on Readiness, such as child development, infrastructure, barracks, even in my own district, but it is not enough.

The administration has threatened war with our NATO allies and purged senior officers and career military lawyers without cause. They deployed the National Guard into U.S. cities over the objection of local city leaders, entered into a conflict with Iran without congressional authorization, and diverted resources from critical military needs to fund immigration enforcement.

All of this, and I haven't begun to talk about my favorite subject, the nuclear arsenal, and we could spend a lot of time on that.

I would like to vote for this bill, but I can't. I just can't. It is time for all of us to take a moment and say: Wait a minute. We are the Congress of the United States. This bill, while it does many things, does not assert congressional authority as it should.

Mr. Speaker, for years, the House Armed Services Committee has worked to craft a bipartisan bill that ensures strong congressional oversight of the Department of Defense and guarantees that our servicemembers and their families have the resources they need to accomplish their mission.

Each year, I have worked hard to help make this bill the best it can be,

As the administration deploys American troops to our streets, carries out extrajudicial killings in the middle of the ocean, and uses military aircraft for deportations, Secretary Hegseth and President Trump are eroding our military's readiness while advancing their authoritarian ambitions. At a moment when this Administration is dangerously close to dragging us into a disastrous and unauthorized war, this bill does not do enough to reinforce Congress's role as a co- equal branch responsible for matters of war and peace.

To be clear, the bill contains many provisions I am proud of. As the Ranking Member of the Readiness Subcommittee, I fought for military construction projects that will improve quality-of-life infrastructure--barracks, housing, and Child Development Centers, including one at Travis Air Force Base. I am proud of our work pressing the Department to take sustainment costs seriously, and I commend the committee staff for their tireless efforts to strengthen this legislation.

Unfortunately, it is not enough. Let's remember what this administration has done this year: threatened war with our NATO allies; purged senior officers and career military lawyers without cause; deployed the National Guard to U.S. cities over the objections of local leaders; entered a conflict with Iran without congressional authorization; diverted resources from critical military needs to fund immigration enforcement operations--including in our district; and wasted countless taxpayer dollars on unnecessary nuclear capabilities while undermining other modernization priorities.

Meanwhile, Congress hasn't held a public hearing since July and most of us haven't even seen the videotape of the double-tap strike in Venezuela. And when we have demanded oversight, the Republican majority and Trump's Pentagon have delayed and obstructed it. This bill's solution, requiring DoD to report to Congress only after unlawful actions occur, is wholly inadequate.

Congress can fix this. Sadly, this bill does not rise to the moment. Asking for reports after wrongdoing is not accountability. Giving Hegseth and Trump even more authority and more resources will only embolden their dangerous behavior. It's time for Congress to do its job.

Mike RogersRepublican, Alabama

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Bacon).

Don BaconRepublican, Nebraska

Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman and ranking member of this committee for their thoughtful leadership in navigating us toward passing this bill.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 3838, the Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026.

This NDAA emphasizes ensuring the lethality of the U.S. armed services by reforming the acquisition process to deliver innovative equipment to the warfighter at speed and scale. It does so by accelerating the requirements process to reduce decision timelines from 3 years to 3 months, by making other transaction authorities more easily available for prototyping, and by cutting red tape through eliminating duplicative cost reporting requirements.

As the chairman of the Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation, we have worked tirelessly to deliver the best and most cutting-edge technology to our servicemembers. To that end, this bill authorizes $142.6 billion for research, development, testing, and evaluation to field essential technologies, like hypersonics, AI, and autonomous vehicles, to win the wars of tomorrow.

China has a cyber force that is 10 times that of the United States. China and Russia are attacking our networks every day. The threat in the cyberspace domain is real, and this legislation reflects that reality and takes essential steps to address it.

I thank the outstanding subcommittee staff that made this possible: Sarah Moxley, Caroline Kehrli, Andrew Smith, Brooke Alred, Mireya Jurado, Michael Hermann, and Wendell White.

Specifically, this NDAA helps small businesses by fast-tracking promising technologies, establishing a pilot program to test and procure technologies that bolster operational capabilities, incentivizing the consideration of commercial, off-the-shelf products prior to entering expensive contracts, and authorizing the Defense Innovation Unit to develop regional outreach centers.

The fiscal year 2026 NDAA is a strong bill that prioritizes our national security through commonsense acquisition reform and innovation at scale. I encourage my colleagues to support this bill.

Adam SmithDemocrat, Washington

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Norcross), the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces.

Donald NorcrossDemocrat, New Jersey

Mr. Speaker, I thank Ranking Member Smith and Chairman Rogers, and those who came before us, for 60-plus years of working on this piece legislation to make sure we get it done on behalf of America. We have a that long, proud tradition of bipartisan work by our Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, with special thanks to my chairman, Chairman Wittman, and his staff. We all work together and have a commitment to make sure we get this done.

Mr. Speaker, this bill addresses affordability and achievability of the current and future modernization requirements while continuing the oversight necessary to ensure reasonable execution of these programs that include all of our tactical aircraft programs; the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance aircraft; and tactical munitions.

This bill also includes the subcommittee's multiyear effort to manage the largest acquisition program in the history of the Department of Defense. Yes, that is the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program. This year, the bill extends by 5 years the annual Government Accountability Office report on the F-35. We have done many things for F-35 oversight in the past 2 years, and I am very proud of the way we are bringing it back to where it needs to be.

As we continue to wage war against so many of those who will do our country harm, the one good thing we can say is that we work together.

Finally, I thank the subcommittee professional staff for their hard work, including Jay Vallario, Michael Kirlin, Heath Bope, Caroline Kehrli, Brooke Alred, and Andrew Smith. Certainly, I also thank my own personal staff assistant, Robin Dickey; defense fellow, Bryant Yee; and legislative director, Sam Devito.

As we finish up, this is going to be an incredibly important vote for the history of our country. Mr. Speaker, I thank all of those involved.

Mike RogersRepublican, Alabama

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. DesJarlais), the chairman of the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.

Scott DesJarlaisRepublican, Tennessee

Mr. Speaker, I thank Chairman Rogers, Ranking Member Smith, and Ranking Member Seth Moulton on the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the compromise bill for the fiscal year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act. This bill continues the fundamental reforms to defense acquisition that started in our committee and supports a fighting force that will stand against those who threaten the United States of America.

Mr. Speaker, as the chair of the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, I am proud the compromise product builds on the subcommittee's work to enhance our National Security Space capabilities, strengthen our nuclear forces, and expand our missile defense, all critical elements of our national security.

First and foremost, this bill supports the continued modernization of our Nation's nuclear triad, our nuclear command and control systems, and the scientific capabilities that maintain our nuclear stockpile. We also established a new Rapid Capabilities Program within the National Nuclear Security Administration to enhance our ability to respond to growing nuclear threats from China and Russia.

Our adversaries, China in particular, continue to rapidly develop and deploy new nuclear weapons, while U.S. nuclear capabilities can take over a decade to design, develop, and produce.

For the defense of this homeland, the bill supports development of the Golden Dome system to achieve President Trump's bold vision. It also includes multiyear procurement authority and additional resources to expand production of critical missile defense interceptors.

In space, we push to sustain the growth and development of Space Force Guardians. We must ensure we have the highly skilled and technically proficient acquisition cadre capable of bringing online the next generation of systems necessary to fight and win in space.

As we develop those space systems, we are going to need both better- trained acquisition Guardians and more of them. The joint force will be looking to these professionals to deliver significant portions of the Golden Dome architecture. This bill helps them do that.

We also ensure that the National Security Space Launch enterprise is led by one individual who has the authority to make decisions and make trades to support the warfighter.

This bill revitalizes the defense industrial base and American manufacturing, supports a well-deserved pay raise for our servicemembers, creates a more lethal and agile force to counter our adversaries, and secures our Nation's borders, all while saving taxpayers over $20 billion through cutting inefficient programs and government bureaucracy. This is a compromise bill that meets the moment and the need to support our warfighters and protect our Nation.

Mr. Speaker, I applaud the work of this committee to bring forth this strong bipartisan bill, and I encourage all my colleagues to vote ``yes.''

Adam SmithDemocrat, Washington

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Khanna), the ranking member of the House Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation.

Ro KhannaDemocrat, California

Mr. Speaker, I thank Ranking Member Smith for yielding time.

Mr. Speaker, as our country wastes trillions of dollars in wars overseas, the American people are frustrated and saying: Why is it that we are doing that, while China, with its Belt and Road Initiative, is building its industrial base? They do not want us investing in wars overseas. They want us investing in manufacturing here at home, in healthcare here at home, and in childcare here at home.

As we debate this bill, President Trump is announcing that he has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela. People voted for President Trump because he was going to end the endless wars. This Congress must stand up against another war in Venezuela like we had in Iraq, Afghanistan, or Libya. The American people do not want a regime change war in Venezuela.

Mr. Speaker, while I have such tremendous respect for the chairman of the committee and the ranking member, it is not enough for Pete Hegseth to come and just testify behind closed doors. I trust their judgment, but we need an accountability and a full hearing where Pete Hegseth answers to the American people for what happened off the coast of Venezuela.

It is not the American way of doing business of killing people who are unarmed. That may be how Putin acts. That may be how Xi Jinping acts. That is not how America acts. I know there are Republicans on this committee who are concerned about how Hegseth has acted. We need Hegseth before the Armed Services Committee, answering to the American people.

Shame on him for throwing an admiral under the bus. The admiral has far more honor than Pete Hegseth has. We need him to give answers to the American people.

Mr. Speaker, I urge this committee and Congress to listen to the American people and stop getting us into endless wars.

Mike RogersRepublican, Alabama

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Wittman), the chairman of the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces.

Robert J. WittmanRepublican, Virginia

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of S. 1071, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026. I thank my friend, colleague, and ranking member, Don Norcross, for all of his great work on this effort.

This year, the NDAA placed an extraordinary emphasis on overhauling the acquisition process, shifting focus from compliance to quickly fielding new capabilities at speed and scale.

It slashes red tape by creating a new requirement process to enable the Pentagon to actively seek existing technology solutions from industry, rather than prescribing overly exquisite, gold-plated systems with burdensome requirements.

This year's bill also fully funds the President's request for counter-drone systems, improves force protection from drones at home and abroad, and codifies the Joint Interagency Task Force 401, which is responsible for coordinating all Department efforts to counter drones now and in the future.

Among the NDAA's most important achievements this year is the authorization of $38 billion for development, procurement, and modification of aircraft. This includes full funding for the Air Force's F-47 and the Navy's F/A-XX sixth-generation aircraft programs, as well as 47 additional F-35 aircraft. These investments will guarantee America's air superiority around the globe.

The legislation also supports shipbuilding. It supports the construction of a third Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine and an additional Virginia-class submarine.

Additionally, the bill contains block buy authorization that allows the Navy to purchase two Ford-class aircraft carriers under the same contract.

This bill is the product of a long, thoughtful, and deliberative process aimed at rapidly arming our American warfighters with the most innovative and productive technology available. It delivers on this in an astounding fashion.

I thank Chairman Rogers and Ranking Member Smith for their thoughtful leadership on this essential piece of legislation.

I thank my subcommittee staff: Michael Kirlin, Heath Bope, Caroline Kehrli, Brooke Alred, and Andrew Smith.

In my office, I thank my lead Military Legislative Assistant, Andrew Maloney; in the Department of War, United States Marine Corps Captain Alex Feldman.

Mr. Speaker, with that, I urge my colleagues to support this year's NDAA.

Adam SmithDemocrat, Washington

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Pennsylvania (Ms. Houlahan), the ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Chrissy HoulahanDemocrat, Pennsylvania

Mr. Speaker, the bill before us is a bipartisan compromise that continues our work to improve the quality of life of our servicemembers and their families. I thank the chair and ranking member for working so diligently to bring this forward.

At the heart of our national security are the people whose courage, skill, and integrity make every mission possible. This legislation recognizes their value with a 3.8 percent pay raise, an increase in the family separation allowance, and other provisions that will help ease the financial pressures of military families.

It also extends the Child Care in Your Home pilot through 2029 and requires annual reviews of childcare fee assistance.

We also include protections I championed for our Department of Defense civilian workforce, barring arbitrary layoffs for DODEA teachers and childcare staff, and shielding public shipyard employees from reductions in force or hiring freezes.

I am very grateful that this bill moves forward a reform that I have worked on for years. It authorizes automatic Selective Service System registration for eligible men, making the system more fair and efficient.

I am especially proud that this legislation codifies the Women's Initiatives Teams across all services. Women serve and lead in every domain of our military. We cannot let Secretary Hegseth sideline them. Making WITs permanent ensures each branch can continue to identify the barriers and remove those

I do all this and support this bill, despite my extreme lack of confidence in this Pentagon's leadership, but I must always support the men and women who wear the uniform. Our servicemembers and their families make extraordinary sacrifices for our Nation, and now, especially now, we must fulfill our commitments to them.

Mr. Speaker, with my remaining time, with very much respect to the ranking member and chairman, I would also like to echo Mr. Khanna in imploring a full committee hearing for the House Armed Services Committee with Secretary Hegseth and a full committee hearing for the Intel Committee with Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. We absolutely and collectively all must have the oversight and the understanding of what is going on in Venezuela and the attacks in the open Caribbean.

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleagues for the opportunity to serve.

Mike RogersRepublican, Alabama

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Bergman), the chairman of the Readiness Subcommittee.

Jack BergmanRepublican, Michigan

Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for yielding time.

Mr. Speaker, I am impressed with our Nation's will to face down potential aggressors. From protecting the shipping lanes in the Red Sea to using sea power to protect our allies to securing our borders and, finally, to projecting power to strike a nuclear-ready Iran, our military continues to be up to the task.

Our servicemembers should be commended on their professionalism and commitment, but we have much more to do to better prepare. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 continues to press needed reform to make our military more lethal and ready.

Accelerating the acquisition cycle, slaying a bloated military construction process, delivering environmental stewardship to communities impacted by PFAS, and providing quality housing for our servicemembers, this bill is essential for keeping trust with our servicemembers and their families.

This bill is laser focused on the future to ensure our forces have the training, maintenance, and equipment to deliver a credible future deterrent that prevents any would-be aggressors.

Undoubtedly, Mr. Speaker, this bill is worthy of your support.

Before I conclude, I thank Chairman Rogers and Ranking Member Smith for their steadfast support and leadership in delivering this bill.

Our national security is stronger when we can work across the aisle and deliver commonsense outcomes for our Nation. I urge all Members to vote ``yes.''

Adam SmithDemocrat, Washington

Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Davis), who is the vice ranking member of the Armed Services Committee.

Donald G. DavisDemocrat, North Carolina

Mr. Speaker, to the chair and the ranking member, I thank them for their work and their leadership that has gotten us here today. I also thank the ranking member for yielding time.

Mr. Speaker, I stand in strong support of the 2026 NDAA. It is an essential piece of legislation that underscores our commitment to ensuring that we uphold the safety and security of the American people.

The 2026 NDAA is a reflection of many of our priorities. When we talk about about priorities, especially in eastern North Carolina, I visited our child development center, and part of the funds we see in this bill are going to help Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. When I think about the work that is needed at Cherry Point, there are specific efforts in here that help this community through the Flightline Utility Modernization Project, as well.

Let me say what really is important, when we talk about affordability, is to see this 3.8 percent pay raise for the men and women who are serving us well. This is going to help them at the checkout counter. I stand in full support of this bill.

Mike RogersRepublican, Alabama

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Jackson), who is the chairman of the Intelligence and Special Operations Subcommittee.

Ronny JacksonRepublican, Texas

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026. I thank Chairman Rogers for his leadership in bringing this critical piece of legislation, which is vital to the national security of our Nation, to the floor for the 65th consecutive year.

This year's NDAA puts our warfighters first by streamlining procurement and ensuring they receive the capabilities needed to counter the increasingly sophisticated actions of our adversaries, particularly the People's Republic of China.

Through the Intelligence and Special Operations Subcommittee, we were able to ensure our Special Operations Forces, the Defense Intelligence Enterprise, and the Defense Security Cooperation Agency have the tools required to execute the Department's efforts in strategic competition and in countering malign influences.

Additionally, I am extremely proud to have championed the SOCUM Urgent Technologies and Capabilities Pilot Program which ensures our special operators receive the technology and equipment they need to meet and defeat emerging threats.

This is an essential bill for America's national defense, and I urge my colleagues to support it.

Adam SmithDemocrat, Washington

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Himes), who is the ranking member of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

James A. HimesDemocrat, Connecticut

Mr. Speaker, I thank the hard-working chairman and ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee.

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the FY26 National Defense Authorization Act. Importantly, the bill reforms the outdated acquisition process at the Department of Defense. It provides a pay raise for our servicemembers, supports our allies in Europe, including Ukraine, and takes other steps to strengthen our security.

I am pleased that this bill includes the Intelligence Authorization Act. I thank, again, the chairman and ranking member. I thank Chairman Crawford and all members and staff of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence who contributed to this important legislation.

In both the unclassified text and the classified annex, the bill enhances congressional oversight of the intelligence community to ensure they conduct their work effectively, efficiently, and within the bounds of law.

Among other provisions, it increases oversight of the FBI's terrorist watch listing process, requires the NSA to notify Congress of significant changes in its collection posture, and improves our visibility in counter-narcotics-related operations.

It requires each IC element to designate a senior official to oversee work on biotechnology issues, an emerging priority.

It also extends the requirement that there be an IC coordinator to ensure accountability for Russian atrocities and adds Russia's forcible transfer of Ukrainian children to the list of matters under the coordinator's purview.

It requires each IC agency to develop metrics for the adoption of critical emerging technology.

Finally, it provides a narrowly tailored authority to the CIA to protect its domestic facilities from unmanned drones, a gap in the law that we have been seeking to close for more than 5 years.

Once again, I appreciate the strong bipartisan efforts on the IAA, as well as the NDAA, and I am pleased to support the final product.

Mike RogersRepublican, Alabama

Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Missouri (Mr. Graves), who is the chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.

Sam GravesRepublican, Missouri

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of S. 1071, the National Defense Authorization Act of 2026, which includes the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025, bipartisan legislation to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.

This bill will allow the Coast Guard to continue its vital missions of defending our maritime borders, saving lives at sea, and ensuring safe and reliable maritime commerce.

The measure also builds upon the historic $25 billion investment the Coast

As the Coast Guard faces increasing demand for its services, the bill authorizes the service to grow to 55,000 Active-Duty members by 2027 and supports the training, assets, and programs necessary to attract, retain, and advance the personnel needed to carry out the Coast Guard's missions.

To that end, this bill ensures that the morale, well-being, and safety of our Coast Guard personnel are prioritized from the day they enter boot camp to the day they retire.

In line with President Trump's efforts to rebuild America's maritime capacity, this bill strengthens America's maritime base, including provisions that streamline the merchant mariner credentialing process and laying the groundwork for the responsible deployment of new technologies at sea.

Through this legislation, the United States Coast Guard will possess the assets and personnel it needs to execute its safety, enforcement, and national security missions.

Finally, I thank the committee's ranking member, Rick Larsen; Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee chairman, Mike Ezell; and Ranking Member Salud Carbajal for their hard work on this legislation.

Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support S. 1071.

Adam SmithDemocrat, Washington

Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Jacobs), who is a member of the House Armed Services Committee.

Sara JacobsDemocrat, California

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to share a story from Lydia, an Army wife who desperately wants IVF coverage.

Mr. Speaker, I hope Speaker Johnson is listening because he just stole her dream to build a family by removing my bipartisan and bicameral provision from this year's NDAA.

Here is what Lydia said: ``The very job that injured my husband and caused his infertility, his service to his country, also denies him the medical treatment he needs to become a parent. IVF isn't a luxury for us. It is the only medical path we have to conceive, and TRICARE completely ignores that reality. My husband served 11 deployments, survived a brain injury, and has continued to serve, but we are told the cost of growing our family is ours alone to carry.''

Lydia and her husband have tried everything to conceive. They have already done nine rounds of IUI. Since they can't afford IVF out of pocket, they have considered leaving the military and even divorcing to get coverage in another State.

Speaker Johnson is forcing this reality on Lydia and many more military families by refusing IVF coverage. It is especially hypocritical when his own staff has access to this care. This is one of the reasons why I will vote ``no'' on the final NDAA, but this fight isn't over.

Mike RogersRepublican, Alabama

Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Guam (Mr. Moylan), who is a member of the Armed Services Committee.

James C. MoylanRepublican, Guam

Mr. Speaker, I rise to support the FY 2026 National Defense Authorization Act and to also thank the chairman, the minority leader, and my House Armed Services Committee colleagues for crafting a bill with the people of Guam in mind.

The bill advances a package of legislation addressing the War Department's special relationship with Guam's economy, provisions allowing the Department to more aggressively hire Guam locals and work more effectively with island businesses included.

The bill also generates over $1 billion of economic activity for Guam and makes good on the Pentagon's responsibility to invest in the island's infrastructure.

In addition to pro-affordability policies, the NDAA addresses my constituents' environmental concerns and keeps Guam in position to lead the way for the Nation as the Golden Dome is built out.

Adam SmithDemocrat, Washington

Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Maryland (Ms. Elfreth), a member of the House Armed Services Committee.

Sarah ElfrethDemocrat, Maryland

Mr. Speaker, I will start by thanking Chairman Rogers and Ranking Member Smith for their leadership.

I came to Congress wanting to join the Armed Services Committee in particular because it is one of the few committees that still works together to collaborate and legislate.

We don't always agree on every position, as reflected in this year's bill and even in this floor debate, but the final product before us represents the bipartisan nature in which the committee is run, and the wins within the NDAA are proof.

It represents the work that my friend on the other side of the aisle, Representative Schmidt, and I collaboratively put into improving availability and accessibility for healthcare for veterans in DOD facilities, including the world-renowned Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in my State of Maryland.

The bill also means that the United States Naval Academy and all military academies will be better equipped to brace for the impacts of extreme weather and sea level rise. I worked on that with Representative Wittman.

The bill delivers a well-deserved pay increase for our servicemembers and ensures DOD cannot arbitrarily RIF its employees.

This bill includes crucial support for our allies like Ukraine and provides critical checks on this administration's power.

I spent most of this year, including yesterday, visiting every military installation in Maryland, meeting with and listening to servicemembers of all ranks. It helped inform my priorities, and today, I am proud to stand before this Chamber requesting that my colleagues support this bill.

Mike RogersRepublican, Alabama

Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Virginia (Mrs. Kiggans), an outstanding member of the Armed Services Committee.

Jennifer A. KiggansRepublican, Virginia

Mr. Speaker, this NDAA delivers the investments and reforms our servicemembers deserve, improving readiness, modernizing our forces, and strengthening the foundation of America's national defense.

The bill revitalizes our defense industrial base, strengthens American shipbuilding, and supports the workforce that keeps our Navy and joint force mission-ready. These investments deliver for our Nation, and they deliver for Hampton Roads, home to the sailors, shipbuilders, and military families who sustain our national security every single day.

It invests directly in the men and women who wear the uniform by improving pay, strengthening housing, expanding childcare, and ensuring access to timely, high-quality healthcare. It also makes targeted improvements to training capabilities and modernization so our force remains the world's premier fighting force.

The fiscal year `26 NDAA builds a stronger military, a more resilient industrial base, and a more secure nation. I urge my colleagues to support this legislation.

Adam SmithDemocrat, Washington

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Meeks), the ranking member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Gregory W. MeeksDemocrat, New York

Mr. Speaker, I want to first thank Chairman Rogers and Ranking Member Smith for the manner in which they worked together in a bipartisan way. It is an example of what has taken place here for almost 60 years, where we come together for this legislation. I will just add, though, that I would love the day when the State authorization bill stands on its own, so I look for and long for that day.

Let me just start with what I believe is good in the bill that was negotiated. The Iraq war ended more than a decade ago, yet Presidents from both parties have cited the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force, or AUMF, to justify military actions completely unrelated to Iraq. Leaving it on the books invites future Presidents to drag us into reckless foreign wars. The American people do not want those wars, and Congress has not yet authorized those wars, nor will it. They will have to come to Congress for that power.

I am honored to take the baton from former Congresswoman Barbara Lee in

This bill also includes legislation like the Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act, which would curb the flow of illegal arms fueling Haiti's crises and hold accountable those elites enabling it. They will be put in check. It restores the State Department's Office of Haitian Affairs in a bipartisan way. The NDAA preserves bipartisan initiatives like the Payne, Pickering, and Rangel Fellowships and the Veterans Innovation Partnership Fellowship at the State Department.

There are, of course, some things in here that I don't agree with and that I wish we could have gotten in. I wanted a stronger DFC, which is dealing with this core development mission and not giving those things away.

All in all, I have decided to vote ``yes'' in that spirit. I know you don't get everything that you want, but as members of the Foreign Affairs Committee, where we try to do things also in a bipartisan way, I appreciate what the two gentlemen are doing in a bipartisan way.

Mike RogersRepublican, Alabama

Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Mast), the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee.

Brian J. MastRepublican, Florida

Mr. Speaker, I rise also today in full support of the National Defense Authorization Act. This bill delivers exactly what America has needed: bombs and bullets from America for America.

It also does something very important to me as chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee. It rebuilds American foreign policy.

What does it do on that front? The NDAA reauthorizes three parts of the State Department's biggest branches: political affairs, management, and public affairs.

Now, in the past, less than 15 percent of the State Department has been authorized. This takes that number to about 40 percent, and we are ready to do more work on that front as we move into the next year.

This NDAA also modernizes the Development Finance Corporation so that America, not China, can set the pace for global investment. It expands our loan program from $60 billion to $205 billion. That is a really big deal to get America out there on the world stage.

Also, with this NDAA, as many know, we are repealing sanctions on Syria that were placed there because of Bashar al-Assad and the torture of his people. We are giving Syria a chance to chart a post-Assad future. We do that while also holding the new government accountable for its actions and giving the White House the flexibility that the White House needs to reimpose sanctions if the President views it necessary to do so.

Finally, as was mentioned already and very importantly, we are scrapping the old 1991 and 2002 Iraq war authorizations. We are taking the State Department from a place that was an unaccountable liberal slush fund in many cases to a place that has true accountability, where the dollars that go through that place will not simply be burned, which is what was happening in the past. I thank everybody for their work to create a better State Department.

Adam SmithDemocrat, Washington

Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from New Mexico (Ms. Stansbury).

Melanie A. StansburyDemocrat, New Mexico

Mr. Speaker, I rise today as we debate the NDAA to highlight the important wins for New Mexico, even as we are investigating reports of unlawful strikes in the Caribbean.

I applaud the bipartisan work that produced some major wins for my district and for New Mexico, including a long-overdue 3.8 percent pay raise for all military personnel, authorization of funding for Kirtland Air Force Base, and language which I am most grateful for to hold the Department of Defense accountable for cleaning up munitions and unexploded ordnance on Tribal lands, including in Isleta Pueblo.

It also authorizes funding to stand with our allies in Europe against Russian aggression and strengthens our critical partnerships with allies in the Indo-Pacific.

While I thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle for the great work in achieving these wins, we will continue to hold this administration accountable.

Mike RogersRepublican, Alabama

Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Wilson), an outstanding and very passionate member of the Armed Services Committee.

Joe WilsonRepublican, South Carolina

Mr. Speaker, I thank Chairman Rogers for yielding.

I am grateful to support the National Defense Authorization Act. I appreciate House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers for his success on peace through strength, working together with Ranking Member Adam Smith.

I am grateful that the language that I proposed to support missions at the Savannah River Site and nuclear modernization was included. The two-site solution shows American commitment to peace through strength.

Support for defense programs at universities like the University of South Carolina has provided for the promotion of academia and national security together.

With President Trump's envoy, Tom Barrack, history is being made today for the repeal of the Caesar Act, giving Syrians a chance after 54 years of Ba'athist socialist dictatorship, a message to the dictators in Tehran.

Finally, enhancing security ties with European allies to defeat war criminal Putin keeps American families safe at home.

Mr. Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to support the bill.

Adam SmithDemocrat, Washington

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Norcross), the ranking member of the HASC Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces.

Donald NorcrossDemocrat, New Jersey

Mr. Speaker, at the appropriate time, I will offer a motion to commit this bill back to committee. If the House rules permitted, I would have offered this motion with an important amendment to this bill.

The amendment would talk about the very issue that I spoke about earlier. Earlier this year, President Trump launched one of the largest attacks on labor in U.S. history by signing an executive order to strip Federal workers of their collective bargaining rights.

For more than 60 years, Federal agencies under both Democratic and Republican administrations have recognized these rights, which give workers a voice in the workplace. The one thing that Trump said is that we are trying to keep the Department of Defense from striking workers.

This has always been illegal. There has never been a strike at the Department of Defense by the civilian employees. It is banned. It does not impact national security. It is clear that this is union-busting tactics by the union buster in chief.

I was a union electrician, and I am the co-chair of the Labor Caucus. I know firsthand how important collective bargaining rights are. It gives a voice to those workers.

At a time when we are trying to encourage people to go to work for the Department of Defense, this is a way to try to keep them away because they don't have a voice. It is key to securing fair wages, a safe workplace, and dignity on the job. With that executive order, over 1 million Federal employees were impacted by this, including the Department of Defense.

Unions, the collective bargaining agreement, were created by a vote of the workers--by a vote. They voted overwhelmingly. President Trump's executive order seeks to silence those workers by overriding this sacred vote. It really brings a new meaning to when President Trump says: ``Stop the steal.''

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to insert into the Record the text of this amendment immediately prior to the vote on the motion to commit.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from New Jersey?

There was no objection.

Donald NorcrossDemocrat, New Jersey

Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to please join me in voting for this motion to commit.

Mike RogersRepublican, Alabama

Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Mississippi (Mr. Ezell).

Mike EzellRepublican, Mississippi

Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for yielding.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of S. 1071, the National Defense Authorization Act of 2026.

This bipartisan legislation includes the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025. This bill supports the efforts of the Coast Guard to protect American waters, interdict drugs, stop human trafficking, promote maritime safety, and save lives at sea.

The Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025 authorizes funding for the Coast Guard through fiscal year 2027 and makes critical investments to enable the service to meet its growing mission demands.

Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the work of Chairman Graves on this legislation, along with Ranking Member Larsen and Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Ranking Member Carbajal.

Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this bill.

Adam SmithDemocrat, Washington

Mr. Speaker, may I inquire as to how much time is remaining.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Washington has 7\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Alabama has 5\1/2\ minutes remaining.

Adam SmithDemocrat, Washington

Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mike RogersRepublican, Alabama

Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. McGuire), an outstanding freshman member of the House Armed Services Committee.

John J. McGuire IIIRepublican, Virginia

Mr. Speaker, I thank Chairman Rogers and Ranking Member Smith for their leadership.

Mr. Speaker, as a Navy SEAL veteran, I am incredibly proud to rise today in support of the fiscal year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act.

This transformative piece of legislation delivers on the peace through strength mandate of this administration. This bill that we are voting on today stands as a once-in-a-generation reform of the Department of War's acquisition procedures to ensure that the warfighter and services have the right equipment in a timely and expeditious manner for the fight in the moment and the future. God forbid if we have to go to war. We want our men and women to be able to win the fight and return home safely.

Mr. Speaker, I promised when I took office to deliver for Virginia's Fifth District. This bill does just that with more for the Commonwealth, supporting the growing nuclear industry, advanced manufacturing, and workforce development sectors. It also takes necessary steps to address the extraordinary threats in the cyber domain posed by AI and quantum computing.

Mr. Speaker, I thank the committee staff and my own staff for their hard work on this year's bill, and I encourage all of my colleagues to vote ``yes.''

Adam SmithDemocrat, Washington

Mr. Speaker, I am prepared to close, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Mike RogersRepublican, Alabama

Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Haridopolos).

Mike HaridopolosRepublican, Florida

Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for yielding.

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the NDAA, which is designed to strengthen Federal authorities in detecting and mitigating dangerous drone activities.

Unmanned aircraft systems, while offering significant potential for innovation, also present a clear and present risk to the public. This issue is especially urgent in Florida, which is home to some of the busiest seaports in America.

Drone attacks on a major seaport would pose a serious threat to our national security. I appreciate the good work done in the bill.

Adam SmithDemocrat, Washington

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, the first thing I will say is we have mentioned repeatedly ``acquisition reform,'' which is such a huge part of this bill and such a major undertaking. It took a long time. We held a lot of meetings with a lot of different defense contractors, think tanks, and former people at the Pentagon to really get an understanding of exactly what is going on so that we could fix it.

Mr. Speaker, ``fix it'' means moving faster and getting more innovative technologies more quickly. There are two people I will acknowledge. The staff on the House Armed Services Committee is outstanding. Collectively, I thank all of them. I cannot possibly name all of them, but I name Phil MacNaughton and Lynn Williams, who are the two members of the staff who worked on acquisition reform and worked on all of those nitty-gritty details that are very difficult to understand to help us produce such a great product. I publicly thank both of them for their incredible work on this issue.

Mr. Speaker, I do support this bill. That does not mean that I don't have concerns. I do.

The biggest concern I have is that the Pentagon, being run by Secretary Hegseth and by President Trump, has simply not been accountable to Congress or accountable to the law. I guess it started with Signalgate, when Secretary Hegseth put on an unsecure channel sensitive, classified information that could place our troops at risk.

The inspector general did a report on that. They concluded exactly that, that Secretary Hegseth had unnecessarily placed our troops at risk.

His response to this was to say: I am completely exonerated; no problem.

He didn't even try to fix it.

Also, this Pentagon, unlike any Secretary of Defense whom I have dealt with, simply has not given Congress the information we are supposed to receive and given us the ability to do the level of oversight that we are supposed to do.

Mr. Speaker, in this bill, I mentioned there are things that try to force that forward, and I think that is a positive step. It is not enough.

To begin with, it is in the law that you are supposed to transmit execute orders, when the White House tells the Pentagon what it wants to do, to Congress. It is in the law. Within 30 days, you have to do that. It is not really complicated. It is not a big deal. They just don't do it, and we have been asking over and over again. The lack of respect for the law out of this Pentagon is a huge problem.

Mr. Speaker, let's start with, actually, one other fact. It is the Department of Defense. It is not the Department of War. The law is very clear on that point. We passed a law that called it the Department of Defense.

Mr. Speaker, if you want to call it the Department of War, I think that is a god-awful idea for a whole bunch of different reasons, but okay; come back to Congress, and let's do it. They didn't do that. They just changed it because the law doesn't matter to them, and that has implications. It causes problems. We are supposed to do our oversight for a reason.

Some of those problems are borne out in a variety of different ways. We have the National Guard engaged in domestic law enforcement all across this country. They are not trained for that. They are not supposed to be doing it. It is a violation of the Posse Comitatus Act, and it is bad policy.

It also means that the National Guard can't do the job that we are actually paying them to do, which is to train servicemembers to be ready for the fight. They don't have any training dollars.

I met with the TAG, the Adjutant General, for the State of Washington, who told me that they are not able to train because all of that money is going to have our National Guard's members stay in hotel rooms all around Washington, D.C.; Memphis; Los Angeles; and New Orleans. That is something that shouldn't be happening. We should have greater accountability.

I am also concerned about this whole issue of merit. We have heard that we have to get rid of DEI because it undercuts merit, and yet we have generals, inspector generals, and judge advocate generals being fired all over the Pentagon without explanation, many of them clearly highly qualified people: C.Q. Brown, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; General Haugh, who was the head of the Cyber Command and NSA Combined Command.

These are very talented people. Was that based on merit? There is no merit involved in that. That is about loyalty to Donald Trump. Laura Loomer shows up in the White House and says: I don't like this guy, and he is out.

If we are going to have merit, merit can't mean we are going to make sure that nobody who is not a straight, White man ever gets any possible advantage. That is not merit. That is a built-in bias that focuses on loyalty, not on ability.

I will also say, I don't love DEI programs. You can read anything I have

The idea that we ought to work to make sure that every corner of our country is represented in our military, I support. And there has been bigotry, bias, racism, and sexism that has made that difficult.

We ought to try to undo that so that we can access all of the talent in this country. Saying that we are going to get rid of all of that in favor of merit that just happens to focus on people who are blindly loyal to Pete Hegseth and President Trump, that is not merit.

I should clarify, I am not opposed to DEI programs. I am opposed to bad DEI programs--we ought to excise those--but we don't do enough here, I think, to correct those problems as we move forward.

I am saving the worst for last: stumbling into wars. Why does all that stuff matter, accountability, oversight, the people's House having a say in all this? It is because that way we don't stumble into bad decisions. We are about to do that. We have already done that in Latin America right now. We have launched a war against narco-terrorists.

President Trump ran on wanting to stop endless wars. You talk about an endless war, treating every single person who is a drug trafficker as a legitimate target for killing is an endless war and a war without authorization or proper legal authority. That lack of accountability and that lawlessness has consequences.

Now, as someone mentioned, we are hearing that we have seized a Venezuelan oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela. The President has spoken frequently about his desire for regime change in Venezuela. That should not be happening. That is not the policy that we should be headed toward. We shouldn't be wanting to go back to the 19th century where powerful countries simply took what they could, and there was no international law.

I have a lot of things that I am concerned about. This bill, even if we did it perfectly, could not fix all of that. The reason I want people to vote for this bill is because we need to reassert the authority of Congress. That whole string side of things that I just listed that we are concerned about, one of the biggest things about that is that Congress needs to exist. We need to be a coequal branch. We need to do our job.

President Trump puts us in a fiendishly difficult position. He disregards us, abuses us, does all this other stuff. Then, if we pass a bill, eventually he has to sign it. It is like, well, should we do that? Yet, if we don't, then we are completely out of the picture.

I will give a sincere compliment and thank you to Chairman Rogers. He worked with us in a legitimate bipartisan way on this bill. There are things that are not in this bill that Republicans wanted in the bill. We got those out because we wanted a bipartisan product. This is a bipartisan product.

This starts moving us in the right direction. Does it stop all those bad things that President Trump and Pete Hegseth are doing right now? No. But it really couldn't. It is a step in the right direction toward reasserting the authority of Congress, which is but one step along a very long road, I will grant you, to try to get some restraint on the lack of transparency, the unaccountability, and the problems that are coming out of this White House and this Department of Defense that is creating all of these problems.

I hope we will vote for this bill, and I hope we will continue working to do more oversight of the Pentagon going forward.

Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

Mike RogersRepublican, Alabama

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.

First, I want to take a minute to thank the ranking member. As anybody who has listened to this debate can just tell, he is a very bright, very thoughtful, articulate fellow, and I am very fortunate that he is my partner in running the Armed Services Committee.

I also thank Chairman Roger Wicker of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Ranking Member Jack Reed. They also are very passionate, thoughtful bipartisan Members of Congress. This product that we bring before the House today is a result of this bipartisan, bicameral effort.

For those of us who have been around here a long time, we used to see more of this. We don't now. It is refreshing to see this kind of effort, this kind of product come to the floor in these more recent years of toxicity in this town and in this Chamber. That toxicity is not reflected in this product.

I also thank our staff for their outstanding work. This is literally a cumulative product of 11 months of a lot of hard staff work. The House Legislative Counsel, the CBO, and the Parliamentarian staff here, leadership staff, as we saw just before this came to the floor, there have been a lot of people pulling hard to get this done, but it has resulted in this product.

A lot of folks don't think about this, but this authorization bill is a massive piece of legislation, not just including what is riding along with it today from other committees, but in and of itself it authorizes over half of all discretionary spending. This is a big deal.

It also has been done for 64 consecutive years. No matter which party has control of the White House, and no matter which party has control of this Chamber, we find a way to make sure our servicemembers have what they need to be successful and safe.

I am very proud of this committee. I am very proud of this product. I am proud of the partnership that we have had with the other party. It is an important bill. I urge our Members to be supportive of it and to vote ``yes.''

Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time for debate has expired.

Pursuant to House Resolution 936, the previous question is ordered on the bill, as amended.

The question is on the third reading of the bill.

The bill was ordered to be read a third time, and was read the third time.

Donald NorcrossDemocrat, New Jersey

Mr. Speaker, I have a motion to commit at the desk.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to commit.

The Clerk read as follows:

The material previously referred to by Mr. Norcross is as follows:

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX, the previous question is ordered on the motion to commit.

The question is on the motion to commit.

The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the noes appeared to have it.

Donald NorcrossDemocrat, New Jersey

Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

The yeas and nays were ordered.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question are postponed.

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Disinterment of Remains of Fernando V. Cota From Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfinished business is the question on agreeing to the motion to commit on the bill (S. 1071) to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disinter the remains of Fernando V. Cota from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas, and for other purposes, offered by the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Norcross), on which the yeas and nays were ordered.

The Clerk will redesignate the motion.

The Clerk redesignated the motion.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion to commit.

This is a 5-minute vote.

The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 209, nays 216, not voting 8, as follows:

Messrs. PATRONIS, MOORE of North Carolina, BURCHETT, WEBSTER of Florida, PFLUGER, BARRETT, McDOWELL, FLOOD, HUDSON, Mrs. BICE, Ms. HAGEMAN, Messrs. ARRINGTON, and NORMAN changed their vote from ``yea'' to ``nay.''

Messrs. LYNCH, SUBRAMANYAM, Ms. ADAMS, Messrs. POCAN, DAVIS of Illinois, KRISHNAMOORTHI, and VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas changed their vote from ``nay'' to ``yea.''

So the motion to commit was rejected.

The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the bill.

The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the ayes appeared to have it.

Adam SmithDemocrat, Washington

Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

The yeas and nays were ordered.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote.

The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 312, nays 112, not voting 9, as follows:

The SPEAKER pro tempore. There are 2 minutes remaining.

So the bill was passed.

The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.

A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

Stated against:

Jimmy GomezDemocrat, California

Mr. Speaker, during Roll Call No. 320 on the House Amendment to S. 1071, I mistakenly recorded my vote as yea when I should have voted nay.

Jim CostaDemocrat, California

Mr. Speaker, returning from a speaking event downtown and 5:00 p.m. traffic delayed me from making the votes. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 319 and YEA on Roll Call No. 320.

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Providing for Consideration of H.R. 2550 to Nullify the Executive Order Relating to Exclusions From Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs, and for Other Purposes

Jared F. GoldenDemocrat, Maine

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to clause 2 of rule XV, I call up the motion to discharge previously noticed.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Maine calls up a motion to discharge the Committee on Rules from further consideration of House Resolution 432.

The Clerk will report the title of the resolution.

The Clerk read the title of the resolution.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the rule, the gentleman from Maine (Mr. Golden) will be recognized for 10 minutes and the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Comer) will be recognized for 10 minutes.

The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Maine.

Jared F. GoldenDemocrat, Maine

Mr. Speaker, I rise to make a motion to discharge H.R. 2550, the Protect America's Workforce Act.

I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes,'' and I reserve the balance of my time.

James ComerRepublican, Kentucky

Mr. Speaker, I oppose this motion, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Jared F. GoldenDemocrat, Maine

Mr. Speaker, I support this motion, and I encourage my colleagues, including the 226 Members of this Chamber who cosponsored the bill and the 218 of them who signed the discharge petition, to support the motion.

Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time for debate has expired.

The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Maine to discharge the Committee on Rules from further consideration of House Resolution 432.

The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the noes appeared to have it.

Jared F. GoldenDemocrat, Maine

Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

The yeas and nays were ordered.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. This will be a 5-minute vote.

The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 222, nays 200, not voting 11, as follows:

So the motion to discharge was agreed to.

The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.

Linda T. SánchezDemocrat, California

Mr. Speaker, I missed votes due to personal illness. Had I been present, I would have voted NAY on Roll Call No. 317, No on Roll Call No. 318, YEA on Roll Call No. 319, NAY on Roll Call No. 320, and YEA on Roll Call No. 321.

Jerrold NadlerDemocrat, New York

Mr. Speaker, I missed votes due to a personal matter. Had I been present, I would have voted NAY on Roll Call No. 317, NO on Roll Call No. 318, YEA on Roll Call No. 319, NAY on Roll Call No. 320, and YEA on Roll Call No. 321.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the resolution.

The Clerk read the resolution as follows:

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Maine is recognized for 1 hour.

Jared F. GoldenDemocrat, Maine

Mr. Speaker, during consideration of this resolution, all time yielded is for the purposes of debate only.

Jared F. GoldenDemocrat, Maine

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Maine?

There was no objection.

Jared F. GoldenDemocrat, Maine

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

The Protect America's Workforce Act would overturn President Trump's executive order from March that ended collective bargaining rights for roughly 1 million Americans who work for the Federal Government.

Since the order was made, the administration has ripped up more than 700,000 union contracts. The order was the largest act of union busting in American history, and it left our Federal workforce more vulnerable to unfair treatment and political interference.

I am proud that since introducing this bill, it has won the support of 226 of my colleagues in this Chamber. This majority includes Democrats and Republicans who recognize that collective bargaining is not a partisan issue. It is about fairness, dignity on the job, and a voice in the workplace.

In his order, President Trump said ending collective bargaining was about protecting our national defense, but in my district and many others, affected workers build our warships and care for our veterans. These workers make our country safer and stronger every single day.

America didn't vote to silence these workers, but this bill gives all of us a chance to restore their voices. Every one of us in this body was sent here by our constituents to represent their voice in Congress. While the majority leadership has broad prerogative to set the calendar and control the flow of legislation, no one here believes they should have absolute power to determine which bills see the light of day and which don't.

The discharge petition process exists to give Members of Congress some agency. It is a release valve to ensure that good bills with broad support cannot be held up forever by a leadership team. It gives us a fair shot at building a coalition to do the people's work and get an up-or-down vote on the floor.

That is exactly how my colleagues and I have spent the past several months. We have built a bipartisan coalition representing a majority of the House in support of this bill and done the work to bring it to the floor.

I know that none of us ran for office with the vision of governing by discharge petition. Most of us long for the return of regular order where bills are assessed in committee, seriously debated, and given a vote. However, here we are. As it stands, we must use every tool available to do the people's work.

I am grateful to my eight Republican colleagues who cosponsored the bill, led by my friend Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, and to the five Republicans who signed the discharge petition to ensure that this Chamber would hold this vote.

If the majority we built over the past few months sticks together, we can overturn this union-busting executive order, and we can show America that this body will protect workers' rights.

I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on the rule. Let these workers have their day on the House floor. Give them an up-or-down vote. They deserve that much.

Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman has the only time.

Jared F. GoldenDemocrat, Maine

Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Oregon (Ms. Dexter).

Maxine DexterDemocrat, Oregon

Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding and for your leadership.

I rise today in defense of the people who make our government work, our Federal workers. They are scientists, nurses, engineers, and caseworkers, people who have dedicated their lives to public service.

Unfortunately, these workers have found themselves under attack once again, as efforts to strip them of their collective bargaining rights continue. This is not just about national security. It is about ensuring these workers have a voice in their workplaces and the ability to negotiate for fair wages, decent working conditions, and dignity.

As a former union member, I understand the critical importance of standing together for workers' rights. I know how unions can be a powerful force for change, ensuring working families have a fair shot at the American Dream. That is why the Protect America's Workforce Act is so vital. It is time for Congress to come together in a bipartisan way to pass this legislation that will protect Federal workers from attacks that threaten their livelihoods and their families.

Federal workers are the backbone of our Nation. From FEMA teams helping wildfire survivors to VA staff caring for our veterans to Social Security workers making sure seniors can live with dignity, these are the people who serve us every day. They are not faceless government employees. They are our neighbors, our friends, and our families.

These attacks on their rights are not abstract. They are real, and they are personal. Over the past few months, I have heard from many Federal workers in Oregon who have faced illegal firings, threats, and mistreatment. They have shared how these actions are creating fear and instability in their lives and communities. One Federal worker, a disabled combat veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, was recently fired from his job at the USDA. He summed it up perfectly when he said: ``This is not the America I swore an oath to protect.''

That is the sentiment I know many of us in this Chamber share. Federal workers, like that veteran, swore an oath to protect this country. Their dedication and service have been unwavering. We owe them the same commitment in return. I am grateful for the way we have come together across party lines to ensure the rights of working people and protect those who serve our Nation.

I stand strong with our Federal workers and with all working families across Oregon. I commend my colleagues for coming together to fight for what is right. I am eager to continue this work alongside all of you to prioritize the needs of working families.

Mr. Speaker, it is time we act. It is time we pass the Protect America's Workforce Act because our workers cannot wait. Congress must honor their service and ensure their rights are enshrined today.

Jared F. GoldenDemocrat, Maine

Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Oregon (Ms. Hoyle).

Val T. HoyleDemocrat, Oregon

Mr. Speaker, on March 27, President Trump issued an executive order that took away the collective bargaining rights of more than a million Federal workers at over 30 agencies under the guise of protecting our national security. This includes VA employees, food and safety inspection service workers, health and human service employees, including those at the CDC and the FDA.

These workers now have had their voices silenced and have no whistleblower protection if they report about working conditions or safety or even illegal actions taken by their agency. They have lost their voice to demand fair treatment or due process, and they have lost the protection for their job.

This is coming from an administration who has been clear that they have no respect for the Federal workforce or even in some cases for the rule of law, who has said that they want to put the Federal workforce in trauma to force them to leave.

The Protect America's Workforce Act nullifies this order and restores all collective bargaining agreements that were in effect before March 26, 2025.

These collective bargaining agreements were bargained in good faith and are a contract between the Federal Government and the people that work for us.

Anyone who says that they are looking out for American workers should support restoring and protecting the collective bargaining rights to allow everyday people, our Federal workforce, to achieve economic security and dignity by speaking with one powerful, unified voice. A union helps workers use their power by standing together to level the playing field.

It is disappointing that this bill couldn't come to the floor through the regular process as there is enough bipartisan support to pass this good and critical legislation, but that didn't happen.

I am grateful to my colleague, Jared Golden, for filing this discharge petition. I am proud to speak in favor of it. This is a good bill. I encourage my colleagues to vote ``aye.''

Jared F. GoldenDemocrat, Maine

Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time, and I move the previous question on the resolution.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the previous question is ordered on the resolution.

There was no objection.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the resolution.

The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the ayes appeared to have it.

Brett GuthrieRepublican, Kentucky

Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

The yeas and nays were ordered.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question will be postponed.

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State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act

Brett GuthrieRepublican, Kentucky

Madam Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 936, I call up the bill (H.R. 3628) to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to add a standard related to State consideration of reliable generation, and for other purposes, and ask for its immediate consideration in the House.

The Clerk read the title of the bill.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 936, the bill is considered read.

The text of the bill is as follows:

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The bill shall be debatable for 1 hour, equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or their respective designees.

After 1 hour of debate, it shall be in order to consider the amendment printed in part D of House Report 119-399, if offered by the Member designated in the report, which shall be in order without intervention of any point of order, shall be considered read, shall be separately debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.

The gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Guthrie) and the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pallone) each will control 30 minutes.

The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Guthrie).

Brett GuthrieRepublican, Kentucky

Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material in the Record on H.R. 3628.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Kentucky?

There was no objection.

Brett GuthrieRepublican, Kentucky

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 3628, the State Planning For Reliability and Affordability Act, sponsored by my colleague Congressman Evans from Colorado.

H.R. 3628 directs State public utility commissions to consider implementing measures that would ensure utilities retain sufficient, reliable generation through their integrated resource plans to maintain the stability and affordability of their electric grids.

Over 35 States utilize resource plans to ensure their utilities are appropriately planning their investments in the electric grid.

The U.S. grid, commonly referred to as the greatest machine on Earth, is a complex system compromised of myriad components and infrastructure to deliver electricity that powers our economy and enables modern life for households.

To ensure the timely delivery of electricity at all times of the day, utilities have historically undergone extensive planning processes to methodically deploy ratepayer dollars to build requisite infrastructure.

Unfortunately, in recent years, we have seen States move away from an integrated resource planning process centered on reliability and affordability toward one intended to achieve climate and environmental justice goals.

The central focus of utility planning must be on the end-use ratepayers, keeping the lights on for households at an affordable price. Unfortunately, the States that have taken the most aggressive stance on climate goals are the same States with the highest electricity rates in the country.

H.R. 3628 is fuel neutral and focused on attributes that are essential to reliability and affordability, such as frequency and voltage support. This legislation ensures that baseload and dispatchable resources, such as natural gas, hydropower, coal, and nuclear, are sufficiently considered as part of any 10-year plan.

There is a road for a diverse energy mix that includes renewables and storage, but we know that not all electrons are the same.

This is the exact message that the Committee on Energy and Commerce has heard in hearings with grid operators, utilities, engineers, and those charged with protecting the reliability of our grid. In fact, just last month, the head of the NERC called the current reliability crisis a five-alarm fire.

The State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act prioritizes the resources we need most. It will encourage States to take more responsibility over their systems.

Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support the legislation, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Frank Pallone, Jr.Democrat, New Jersey

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Madam Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to this bill. It is a wholesale attack on clean energy under the guise of reliability. Americans can see through the nonsense here to the truth, and that is that Republicans are waging a culture war against wind and solar. American families are footing the bill with higher monthly utility bills.

For a moment, I want to try to take Republicans at their word, that this bill is all about electric reliability, ensuring that the lights won't go out. In that case, I have excellent news for my Republican colleagues. The law this bill amends, the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act, or PURPA, already does that. The law requires States to have an integrated resource plan that considers reliability. That is all we need to do, and Congress already did it 33 years ago.

Of course, the only difference between that law and the language in this bill is the bogus definition about what counts as ``reliable generation facility.'' It should come as no surprise that the only things that count are coal, natural gas, and nuclear. That is it, not wind, not solar, not either of those even when paired with battery storage. It is completely ridiculous and the latest example of Republicans' relentless attack on cheaper and cleaner energy sources.

Ever since President Trump took office earlier this year, Republicans have been obsessed with crusading against wind and solar whenever they can. They passed the big, ugly bill, which slashed tax incentives for clean energy and made electricity more expensive for everyone. They have tried to kill every wind or solar project on Federal lands and in Federal waters, driving up people's energy bills even further. Now, they are trying to put another thumb on the scale in favor of dirty fossil energy by pushing a bill with a fake definition of ``reliable generation.''

Unfortunately, the American people are paying the price. This past summer, when much of the United States was in a so-called heat dome fueled by climate change, the grid's electricity regulators said that solar helped save the day, preventing dangerous outages in that record heat.

The reality is that no single source of electricity is perfect, but that is why storage and a diversity of generation resources are so important. Republicans don't care about how we can actually help the grid. Instead, they only care about extending fossil fuels at the expense of clean, cheap energy.

This is just another instance when Republicans are doing the bidding of their corporate polluter friends over the needs of the American people. If they cared about the American people, they would be bringing bills to the floor that would actually address the affordability crisis. Instead, Republicans are debating this bill that they know will increase prices for Americans.

By forcing States to consider preferencing dirty and expensive fossil energy, Republicans are increasing everyone's utility bills even more than they already have. It is just more of the same from a Republican Congress that is dead set on increasing costs for American families.

I don't understand it, Madam Speaker. President Trump promised to cut Americans' power bills in half. Instead, he and Republicans are causing them to soar with their backward policies and their war on cheaper, cleaner energy. Since Trump took office, electricity prices are up 13 percent, and natural gas prices are up 8 percent. They simply don't care. They would rather continue to push bills like this that will make the affordability crisis even worse.

Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on this bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Brett GuthrieRepublican, Kentucky

Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Latta), my good friend and colleague on the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy.

Robert E. LattaRepublican, Ohio

Madam Speaker, I thank my friend, the chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for getting this bill here to the floor.

Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 3628, the State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act, sponsored by my colleague from Colorado's Eighth District. This legislation ensures that States take responsibility for their policy decisions that impact households' access to affordable and reliable supplies of electricity.

It is clear that we are in the midst of a reliability and affordability crisis caused by the Biden administration and decisions by States to attack baseload power supplies. Let me be clear: There is nothing more expensive than a blackout, and that was the path created by the Biden administration.

In 2008, House Republicans developed an all-of-the-above energy strategy. This meant that the Federal Government didn't pick winners and losers. The data is clear. States with the most aggressive forms of clean energy standards are the same States with the higher electricity bills.

Across the country, rate case filings by utilities detail the reasons for rising costs: new infrastructure to meet State climate goals, stranded assets of prematurely retired power plants, and the need for additional backup generation to keep the lights on when the weather doesn't cooperate.

Just look at States like New York, whose own grid operator has begun sounding the alarm over how their State laws are driving up baseload generation resources that could threaten the integrity of their system.

Comparatively, States that have responsibly maintained reliability of their system have enjoyed affordable electricity rates and an influx of investment into energy-intensive industries, such as domestic manufacturing, that drive economic growth.

The central focus on resource planning must be affordability and reliability.

While climate and environmental justice goals of States seem laudable, the greatest harm that could come to our communities is a grid without enough electricity. In every facet, our modern life is uniquely dependent on a reliable and affordable electric grid.

Madam Speaker, H.R. 3628 brings common sense back to integrated resource planning, and I urge my colleagues to support the legislation.

Frank Pallone, Jr.Democrat, New Jersey

Madam Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Castor), who is the ranking member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce's Subcommittee on Energy.

Kathy CastorDemocrat, Florida

Madam Speaker, I thank Ranking Member Pallone for yielding the time.

Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 3628. I think we all know that our neighbors are really struggling with higher electric bills. They are really grappling with how to pay these higher costs.

Household electricity prices across America are up by 13 percent this year--17 percent in North Carolina and 15 percent in the State of Georgia. Folks really are at their wits' end because it is all coming down at once.

In Florida, the three largest investor-owned utilities have requested $34 billion in price hikes this year. Last month, the DeSantis- appointed utility commission approved a $7 billion rate hike for Florida Power & Light customers. FPL customers will be paying much more over the next few years.

In Tampa, I was with some neighbors who were burning their electric bills, throwing them into a garbage can, lighting them on fire because they are struggling to keep the lights on. If you are a TECO customer, you are going to be paying about $939 more annually than you were 5 years ago.

Madam Speaker, folks back home are really wondering: Can Congress get its act together to help lower the cost of living and work on solutions? I hate to report that, no, Republicans in Congress and the Trump administration have shown no interest in doing that or in tackling lower electric bills. In fact, they are making it worse.

Electric bills are going up for a number of reasons. Let's talk about it.

There is the big, ugly bill that Republicans passed in July. That is projected to raise electricity rates by 61 percent. Why? They took away a lot of the tax credits to speed cheaper energy onto the grid. They ripped away rebates to help consumers save money on their electric bills. They canceled a lot of jobs that were helping people pay the bills.

Then when we add on the arbitrary tariffs of the Trump administration, that has a significant cost. Projections are that the average household is going to pay about $1,600 more per year. Some estimates are up to about $2,000 a year. That is, yes, on our coffee and groceries and consumer goods. It is also impacting electric bills. We do import poles and wires and energy, and that is raising electric bills, too.

The Trump administration has also canceled billions of dollars' worth of cheaper, cleaner energy projects and solar projects in every State. No one has been immune to this. That has also fed into skyrocketing electric bills. All of this adds up.

We are looking at a healthcare cliff in just another couple of weeks. Congress has only one more week to act to reinstitute the ACA tax credits. That is 4.5 million Floridians who will face higher healthcare bills, in addition to what they are doing to higher electric bills and our groceries. I would say to American families that they deserve so much better than they are getting here.

This bill, H.R. 3628, amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act to four States to favor more expensive, dirty energy over cleaner, cheaper energy. It is a ridiculous requirement that they want to add, and it directly conflicts with the provisions in the law right now that require States to maintain a diverse portfolio of electricity and engage in prudent resource planning.

Who loves this? Oil and gas companies love it. Investor-owned utilities love it. They will profit at the expense of hardworking Americans. Energy generated by wind, solar, and stored in batteries is often cheaper. It should make up a substantial portion of our electricity portfolio.

Madam Speaker, we need to lower electric bills by speeding cleaner and cheaper energy to the grid, especially to meet rising demand, and to do it while we protect clean air and clean water. America cannot afford to turn its back on half of all of the new electricity that is poised to come onto the grid over the next 5 years.

We need a modern transmission system and a modern electric grid. We need to speed up clean energy and not throw a wrench in it and make people pay more back home. They are already paying too much.

Brett GuthrieRepublican, Kentucky

Madam Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Evans), a very important member of the Energy and Commerce Committee.

Gabe EvansRepublican, Colorado

Madam Speaker, I am proud to stand here today in strong support of my bill, the State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act, to help drive down the cost of energy for Coloradans and Americans.

This is a straightforward piece of legislation that will help counteract shortsighted energy policies that States like Colorado have implemented for far too long to the detriment of my constituents and their wallets.

This commonsense bill would require State public utility commissions like the Colorado PUC to consider implementing policy that focuses on long-term energy reliability which, of course, helps affordability.

My constituents are facing an energy crisis in no small part due to the skyrocketing costs of utilities in Colorado,

Coloradans are paying 24 percent more in electricity now than they were just 4 years ago, and it is easy to see why. The Colorado Public Utilities Commission and statewide Democrats have been enacting one bad policy after another, from shutting down power plants that provide reliable baseload power to mandating so-called beneficial electrification which seeks to ban natural gas for residential heating by 2050. The results have been catastrophic. A nonpartisan report from earlier this year found the following:

``Driven by State policy mandates to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, electricity prices are projected to grow at more than three times the rate of inflation and nearly 13 times the growth rate from 2010 to 2020.''

That report goes on to project that by 2030, the average Colorado household will spend $390 to $504 more annually due to rates outpacing inflation and historic trends, all Colorado households combined will spend between $970 million and $1.25 billion more in electricity costs. The average electricity rate will grow by 56 percent, from 12 cents a kilowatt-hour to 18.4 cents a kilowatt-hour.

That is not partisan conjecture. Those are the cold, hard facts that my constituents have to face.

Americans are tired of partisan energy policies like the ones we saw in the previous administration, which is why my legislation takes a fair and balanced approach that supports a wide range of reliable energy generation from more traditional sources like natural gas to greener sources like nuclear and hydropower.

It shouldn't be a left versus right issue. If an energy source is reliable and drives down costs, it should be on the table.

I would remind my colleagues on the other side of the aisle that financial stress induced by higher utility costs also increases negative health outcomes.

We need balance, not heavy-handed leftist mandates that harm the economy, increase costs, and increase poverty, which, again, increases negative health outcomes.

Madam Speaker, we know that energy demand is going up, not down. Nationally, demand is expected to surge by over 50 percent in the next 15 years. In States like Colorado, where we are leading in the AI race and the resurgence of manufacturing, it is even higher.

My local utility has projected energy demand will triple in the next 10 years. The three biggest cities in my district have cited power shortages as the biggest inhibitors to growth.

While my bill focuses on affordability, it is also about national security. If America is to onshore manufacturing capabilities and compete with China militarily and otherwise, we need reliable energy. As a former National Guardsman who has been deployed to a combat zone, that is of critical importance to me, as well.

Madam Speaker, in closing, this commonsense bill is simple. It helps bolster American innovation, keeps the lights on rain or shine, and helps reduce utility bills for the middle class. As a Representative of a district that is at the forefront of American energy dominance, I am proud to stand on the floor today and urge my colleagues to join me in voting for reliable energy and lower bills for all Americans.

Frank Pallone, Jr.Democrat, New Jersey

Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Neguse), our assistant Democratic leader.

Joe NeguseDemocrat, Colorado

Madam Speaker, I thank Mr. Pallone for yielding me the time.

Madam Speaker, only in Washington, D.C., can politicians who vote to give tax breaks to the biggest oil companies and fossil fuel companies on planet Earth come down to the floor of the House and argue that their legislative efforts are going to lower electricity prices.

Only in Washington, D.C., can politicians stand by as energy projects in their own districts are decimated by their inaction and then claim that they are championing efforts to improve the reliability of the grid.

My colleague from Colorado made a lot of references to local utility efforts in our home State. What he failed to mention in his quest to improve reliability of the grid is that several projects in his own district were eliminated by the Trump administration just 5 weeks ago. My colleague from Colorado, like virtually every single Member of the Republican Conference, did nothing to stop it, nothing.

By the way, we are not talking about small projects. This is the headline. ``Colorado company may close after Trump administration cuts funding for nearly 3 dozen energy projects in the State.''

I will quote this article, Madam Speaker: ``In all, DOE eliminated $7.6 billion in projects in 16 States, all of which are led by Democrats.''

Here is the kicker: ``But some of the projects are in Republican congressional districts, including a $27 million grant in Colorado's Eighth Congressional District, which Representative Gabe Evans, a Republican, represents.''

Gabe Evans is the author of this legislation we are debating today.

I will quote another article. This is the local utility, Madam Speaker, in Fort Lupton, which I believe is the sponsor of this legislation's hometown. I will just quote: ``The Fort Lupton Microgrid project was submitted with the goal of increasing the reliability of the city's municipal water treatment plant.''

This is another project, $6.1 million, Madam Speaker, that was unceremoniously cut 1 month ago by President Trump.

If we want to get serious about the reliability of the grid and if we want to address the ballooning electricity costs that are a direct byproduct of the bill that Republicans passed earlier this summer, then a good way to start would be to tell the Department of Energy to stop eliminating energy projects in Brighton, in Fort Lupton, in Fort Collins, and in Longmont, the communities I represent and the communities that my colleague from Colorado represents.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.

Frank Pallone, Jr.Democrat, New Jersey

Madam Speaker, I yield an additional 1 minute to the gentleman from Colorado.

Joe NeguseDemocrat, Colorado

Madam Speaker, I thank the ranking member for his indulgence.

By the way, Madam Speaker, just so that we are clear, this bill does absolutely nothing as a practical matter. I welcome Chairman Guthrie's response on this front. It does nothing to impose new standards, it does nothing to compel State public utility commissions to adopt new standards, and it does nothing to require these commissions to implement new standards.

It simply says that commissions must consider them.

This is basically a press release. That is what this bill is. We could have spared everyone the time and just got on with it so that we can actually get to the substance of addressing the inflation cost crisis that Republicans have unleashed on Coloradans and on Americans writ large, but, no, we are here to debate this very carefully constructed press release that ultimately will accomplish nothing if it is ever signed into law.

Madam Speaker, I am voting ``no,'' and I urge my colleagues to do the same.

Brett GuthrieRepublican, Kentucky

Madam Speaker, I have no further speakers, and I am prepared to close.

Frank Pallone, Jr.Democrat, New Jersey

Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Washington (Ms. Schrier), who is a member of our committee.

Kim SchrierDemocrat, Washington

Madam Speaker, I rise today as families across the entire country are struggling with rising costs at the grocery store, on their healthcare, their health insurance, and this year especially, on their utility bills. In fact, in Washington State, average electricity rates are up nearly 17 percent since Trump took office less than 1 year ago.

With energy demand skyrocketing in the region, prices have continued to climb.

Let me be clear. This is a direct result of the harmful and reckless policies of this President and Republicans in Congress. They have canceled billions of dollars in investments for our State, including the hydrogen hub that would expand research and development of hydrogen fuel, bolster American energy dominance, and bring nearly 10,000 jobs to the region.

They have created chaos at critical agencies that keep the lights on like Bonneville Power Administration. Moreover, with their big, ugly bill they have gutted clean energy investments meant to lower utility bills and strengthen our energy infrastructure in the Pacific Northwest and keep the lights on.

With Republicans in charge here in Washington, D.C., jobs and innovation are down, clean energy projects are canceled, and energy prices are up. My constituents deserve better. They want real solutions that will lower costs and better their lives.

At a time when families are struggling to pay for the essentials, the single most valuable thing we can do in the energy sector is roll out more low-cost, clean energy, not hinder it.

We have a real shot at meaningful reforms that will cut red tape and accelerate the build-out of abundant, affordable energy. We can build more power lines for a more connected and nimble grid, and we can secure our supply chain of critical grid infrastructure, as well.

This bill that we are voting on today does none of that, and that is why I am asking my colleagues to oppose this bill and start a good- faith, bipartisan discussion to bring real solutions to the American people, not just empty promises.

Brett GuthrieRepublican, Kentucky

Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Frank Pallone, Jr.Democrat, New Jersey

Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California (Mr. Mullin), who is also a member of our committee.

Kevin MullinDemocrat, California

Madam Speaker, I rise today in opposition to the so- called State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act. This measure will encourage State regulators to push our grid toward more expensive and polluting sources of energy at the very moment families are struggling with rising energy bills.

Across this country, households and small businesses are seeing electricity costs rise by hundreds of dollars. Demand for power is rising quickly, and this year, utilities have already proposed major rate hikes to the tune of $34 billion. Instead of helping lower bills with forward-looking technology, this legislation takes us backward, effectively promoting energy sources that take longer to build and deploy and cost more to operate.

These are costs that will be passed on directly to everyday Americans.

This comes 1 year after President Trump promised to cut energy prices in half. Instead, on his watch, prices are rising. According to multiple press reports, he privately urged oil executives to spend $1 billion in support of his campaign last year in exchange for promoting their interests as President.

Perhaps it is no surprise we are seeing policies that benefit the most expensive energy sources instead of the cheapest options available to consumers.

Utility-scale solar and wind are the lowest-cost sources of new power today. Together with battery storage, they can be built quickly, strengthen reliability, and keep bills down. This bill undermines State planning processes that would promote reliable and cheap sources of energy, which also happen to be the cleanest. It limits choice and will slow energy innovation, keeping prices higher than they need to be.

Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to reject this bill and work together on real solutions that lower energy bills for the American people.

Frank Pallone, Jr.Democrat, New Jersey

Madam Speaker, may I ask the chairman if he is prepared to close.

Brett GuthrieRepublican, Kentucky

Madam Speaker, I have no further speakers on the bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Kentucky has the right to close.

Frank Pallone, Jr.Democrat, New Jersey

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Madam Speaker, I rise to object to the Trump administration and congressional Republicans' disastrous energy policies and their impacts on everyday Americans.

We have a duty to ensure that our power grid can keep the lights on. That demands an all-of-the-above approach to energy. Given the unprecedented demand to add capacity to our grid as AI data centers continue to expand, we need to use every tool that we can to keep energy prices down. That means adding clean energy to the grid. It is the quickest source of energy to add to the grid given the current multiyear gas turbine shortage.

Grid reliability regulators have been basically clear: Renewable energy and batteries were critical in allowing the grid to endure multiple heat waves this summer.

That is why Texas has added more solar and wind energy to their power grid, more than any other State in the country, in the wake of their horrific blackouts during Winter Storm Uri 4 years ago. That is because solar energy helps keep the lights on.

Unfortunately, Republicans seem uninterested in acknowledging that basic reality, that solar and wind, partnered with batteries, can be an essential part of a reliable power grid. Instead, they have done everything they can to increase the costs of these technologies and make it harder to add clean energy to the grid. They are using their power to subsidize dirty, expensive fossil fuel, all at the cost of American families who are struggling to afford their electricity bills.

Now, if you don't believe me, just ask Secretary Chris Wright. At an Energy and Commerce Committee hearing in June, he was blunt. The Secretary said: ``I have never been for all of the above, and if I said it at one point in time, I misspoke.'' There you have it, Madam Speaker.

The Trump administration is staunchly against all of the above. The Secretary is saying it, and that makes sense. Their actions at least match their rhetoric. They are doing everything they can to put their thumb on the scale for dirty energy, including through this bill, H.R. 3628. They are canceling every single clean energy project they possibly can, no matter how helpful it might be to keeping electricity bills down or the lights on.

Madam Speaker, the bills on the floor today will only worsen the Republican affordability crisis. Every time Americans open their power bill or see their lights flicker, Republicans are responsible. I think the American people will hold them accountable.

Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Brett GuthrieRepublican, Kentucky

Madam Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.

Madam Speaker, first, I thank Congressman Evans for sponsoring the State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act. Let's go back to what this bill does.

H.R. 3628 directs State public utility commissions to consider implementing measures that would ensure utilities retain sufficient reliable generation through their integrated resource plan to maintain the stability and affordability of their electric grids.

We have had a lot of discussion. We have been debating for the last few months. The Affordable Care Act passed 15 years ago. Insurance rates have doubled since that passed, and now, we are debating whether to deal with the rising costs of health insurance or continue to subsidize the rising costs. We want to deal with the underlying costs of health insurance.

We are talking about the affordability of green energy or clean energy. I am for all of the above, but if you remember what the Secretary said, he said he is for the best of the above. There are areas where the Sun shines and the Sun shines bright, and it shines bright on my old Kentucky home. There are areas for that. There are areas where solar makes sense, where wind makes sense, and where fossil fuels make sense.

When he says best of the above, he doesn't mean we don't do all of it. We do what fits in the right place at the cheapest price for our citizens. When you talk about investing in your own utilities, if clean energy--they keep saying they are going to go for more expensive energy as opposed to the cleaner energy. That is what they say. I will say, I think our energy companies want to go to the most affordable energy. That is what they want to produce.

What this does, if you look at the map, and a lot of people have looked at maps of energy prices, what are the highest cost electric prices in the country? I know my friend from Colorado

That is what this piece of legislation does. I encourage my colleagues to vote for it, and I yield back the balance of my time.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time for debate on the bill has expired.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 1 printed in part D of House Report 119-399.

Riley M. MooreRepublican, West Virginia

Madam Speaker, I have an amendment at the desk.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the amendment.

The text of the amendment is as follows:

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 936, the gentleman from West Virginia (Mr. Moore) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.

The Chair recognizes the gentleman from West Virginia.

Riley M. MooreRepublican, West Virginia

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Under President Joe Biden, energy prices skyrocketed. The Trump administration is working around the clock to unleash American energy and drive down prices. Americans are starting to see the results at the pump and in their energy bills, but this only underscores the need for more cheap, abundant, and reliable baseload energy to power America's new golden age.

Currently, States require utilities to develop integrated resource plans to assess reliable electrical generation and provide affordable electricity to consumers. These integrated resource plans provide a framework for producing reliable electricity for American businesses, hardworking Americans, and families.

Unfortunately, Democrat-led States have used these integrated resource plans to push woke climate and environmental justice goals, prioritizing leftwing ideology over making life affordable for American families. Worst of all, these blue States have required utilities to shutter baseload power plants while promoting wind and solar.

These reckless policies place our grid at risk and send energy prices skyrocketing.

Demand for energy will increase by nearly 151 gigawatts over the next decade. However, another 115 gigawatts of reliable generation have announced anticipated retirements over that same period. The Department of Energy projected that of the planned 209 gigawatts of the new generation by 2030, only 22 gigawatts would come from reliable baseload generation.

The North American Electric Reliability Corporation called our electrical reliability crisis a ``five-alarm fire.'' It is clear that blue States' destructive policies prioritize the green new scam over reliable power, making our grid more unreliable and life unaffordable for Americans.

We must act now to ensure baseload power reaches American consumers and staves off this looming crisis.

My amendment to the State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act requires the comptroller general of the Government Accountability Office to review existing integrated resource plan processes to assess whether they sufficiently consider reliable generation in their portfolios.

My amendment requires transparency and ensures reliable baseload power remains the backbone of our grid.

I urge my colleagues to support this commonsense amendment to deliver reliable, affordable energy to American households and unleash America's golden age by ensuring coal, oil, and natural gas remain an integral piece of our energy mix.

Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Frank Pallone, Jr.Democrat, New Jersey

Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to the amendment.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from New Jersey is recognized for 5 minutes.

Frank Pallone, Jr.Democrat, New Jersey

Madam Chair, I urge opposition to the amendment because it doubles down on a bogus and misleading definition of ``reliable generation,'' a definition that would only include coal, natural gas, and nuclear power plants.

While I would typically have no problem with a GAO report, I do have a problem with Republicans pretending that fossil fuel generation is perfect and that there is no room for clean, cheap energy in a diversified grid.

In the last few years, Republicans have moved away from saying that clean energy is too expensive and are now claiming it is unreliable. Madam Speaker, the only reason they have done that is because they have firmly and permanently lost the argument. Clean energy is cheap energy. Everyone knows it, even Republicans now.

In their desperation to keep Americans' energy bills high to keep the profits flowing for oil and gas, Republicans have started peddling the falsehood that clean energy isn't reliable. I want to be clear: There is no such thing as a perfectly reliable power plant. They all can run into problems. Renewables depend on wind and the Sun. Coal and gas often have issues in extreme heat or cold. That is why it is important that we pursue an all-of-the-above approach.

Unfortunately, President Trump and his Secretary of Energy don't believe in all of the above. Instead, Republicans are out here working overtime to shill for coal and gas. It is just very sad.

Madam Speaker, I urge opposition to the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Riley M. MooreRepublican, West Virginia

Madam Speaker, baseload energy in this country is absolutely quantified and defined by natural gas, nuclear, and coal. That is baseload energy in this country.

The reason green energy was ever affordable or cheaper is because everybody in America is subsidizing it right now with their tax dollars. That is the only reason that it ever became competitive. It is because we are subsidizing a broken system.

Green energy is consistent in its inability to produce baseload energy, reliability, or consistency. It is not consistent in its ability to transmit even down the power lines that are currently in place, which many times they have to construct new ones.

This is a report--by the way, this is just a report--which I think is so critical to assessing our plans here to have cheap, abundant, reliable energy for the United States and the American people.

Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the previous question is ordered on the bill and on the amendment offered by the gentleman from West Virginia (Mr. Moore).

The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from West Virginia (Mr. Moore).

The amendment was agreed to.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the engrossment and third reading of the bill.

The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, and was read the third time.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on passage of the bill.

The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the ayes appeared to have it.

Frank Pallone, Jr.Democrat, New Jersey

Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

The yeas and nays were ordered.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings will be postponed.

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Electric Supply Chain Act

Brett GuthrieRepublican, Kentucky

Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 3638.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Kentucky?

There was no objection.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 936 and rule XVIII, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill, H.R. 3638.

The Chair appoints the gentleman from Guam (Mr. Moylan) to preside over the Committee of the Whole.

Accordingly, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3638) to direct the Secretary of Energy to prepare periodic assessments and submit reports on the supply chain for the generation and transmission of electricity, and for other purposes, with Mr. Moylan in the chair.

The Clerk read the title of the bill.

The CHAIR. Pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered read the first time.

General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed 1 hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or their respective designees.

The gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. Guthrie) and the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Pallone) each will control 30 minutes.

The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Kentucky.

Brett GuthrieRepublican, Kentucky

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of H.R. 3638, the Electric Supply Chain Act, sponsored by my colleague, the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Latta).

This legislation directs the Department of Energy to conduct ongoing assessments and report to Congress on the components and infrastructure supply chain needed to secure the reliability and affordability of our bulk power system.

It is no secret that we find ourselves in the middle of an electric reliability crisis that is threatening the integrity of our bulk power systems and an affordability crisis that burdens households with higher energy bills.

Unfortunately, 4 years of the Biden-Harris administration and excessive litigation, permitting delays, and far-left regulatory decisions to attack baseload power sources in favor of expensive and unreliable wind and solar have handicapped the ability of our bulk power systems to respond to growing demands for energy.

Historic projections of increasing electricity demand from domestic manufacturing, onshoring, and AI data centers have exposed systemic challenges facing our electric sector and the supply chain for components and infrastructure needed to power the system.

Meanwhile, our overreliance on China for manufacturing and critical minerals has created a reliance on our own strategic adversary for our supply chain needs.

Our electric grid is an essential tool for the national and economic security of our Nation. Simply put, we need to work with the Trump administration to make it easier to build in our country so that free- market investment for the electric supply chain flow into communities across the country, driving economic growth and creating good-paying jobs for households.

That is why the Electric Supply Chain Act will ensure that our Federal Government remains in a proactive posture to assess, identify, and address any challenges to our supply chain grid for grid components. H.R. 3638 takes a comprehensive look at the supply chain for our electric grid and appropriately incorporates the advice and views of experts spanning the power sector.

Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues to support the legislation, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Frank Pallone, Jr.Democrat, New Jersey

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. Chairman, H.R. 3638 requires the Department of Energy to conduct an assessment and draft periodic reports on the state of the electric supply chain.

I understand that our electric supply chain is important for national security and grid reliability, but I have to question the Republicans' seriousness in making this request and the ability of the Department of Energy to conduct these assessments and draft the periodic reports.

President Trump has decimated and undermined our Federal agencies and dedicated civil servants who fulfill their missions while also stealing Federal funds promised to local communities all across the Nation. He has created constant uncertainty for businesses with the administration's ever-changing tariff regime.

Mr. Chair, as we consider this bill, it is important that we consider the context in which it will be implemented, if enacted into law.

This bill is asking the Department of Energy to do more with less. Elon Musk and the DOGE minions decimated the Department of Energy, purging more than 3,500 dedicated and hardworking Department staff. On top of that, just a few weeks ago, Secretary Wright unveiled a reorganization of the agency that eliminated key offices, including the Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains, which would have been tasked with carrying out the very report required by this bill.

Back in October, DOE canceled over $7 billion in energy project awards throughout the Nation, including nearly $1 billion from projects funded through the then Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains. My office heard from numerous awardees who were left confused and frustrated by the complete lack of communication from DOE on this matter. Many of these grantees heard about their grant cancellation by reading stories in the media, and some still have not received any formal communication from the Department of Energy.

If the Department of Energy doesn't even have the capacity to communicate with grantees who were promised Federal support that has now been stolen away, one really has to wonder if the Trump DOE would prioritize staff time for the development of this report.

After all, the Trump Department of Energy does not respond to inquiries from Congress. We have reached out to Secretary Wright on several occasions, demanding answers about the staffing cuts and project cancellations, and to date we have received zero response.

Mr. Chairman, this is entirely unacceptable. We need straightforward answers from DOE on how these cuts have impacted the Department's ability to do its job.

My opposition to this bill is common sense. We need to understand the Department of Energy's current capacity constraints before we assign the agency more work. Committee Democrats offered amendments during the subcommittee and full committee markups of this bill to that effect, which were voted down by committee Republicans.

While I agree that it is important to understand the vulnerabilities in our electric supply chain, we must first understand the vulnerabilities and constraints of the agency that is tasked with completing the report.

Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues to oppose this bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Brett GuthrieRepublican, Kentucky

Mr. Chairman, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Latta), the sponsor of this bill and the distinguished chairman of the Energy Subcommittee.

Robert E. LattaRepublican, Ohio

Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of my legislation, H.R. 3638, the Electric Supply Chain Act.

My legislation would direct the Department of Energy to conduct ongoing assessments and report to Congress on all matters affecting the supply chain for the power sector.

The Electric Supply Chain Act will seek to uncover risks, vulnerabilities, and security considerations in the availability of manufactured grid components that are necessary to maintain and expand our electric infrastructure.

As part of the comprehensive evaluation of supply chains, the Secretary would maintain discretion over the appropriate office in DOE with the right expertise necessary to complete the assessment.

In addition, the legislation will leverage power sector experts spanning the industry to improve DOE's understanding and strengthen supply chains that are essential to meet the growing needs of our bulk power system.

During my tenure in Congress, I have remained focused on the security of the bulk power system and have championed efforts to enhance the resilience of our systems, particularly for small and rural utilities.

The Electric Supply Chain Act will boost these efforts by putting DOE in the driver's seat to attentively monitor emerging threats and allow the Department to utilize their existing authorities to address vulnerabilities.

In recent years, we have seen how supply chain constraints and bottlenecks for key grid components, such as distribution transformers and natural gas turbines, can stifle infrastructure development.

By establishing periodic assessments under this legislation, the Department will remain in a proactive posture to identify and address matters affecting our power sector supply chain as they arise. In fact, in the last 2 months, DOE has taken 52 actions to secure our grid and lower energy prices.

It is clear that our Nation is on the precipice of great technological advancements that are straining our electricity supplies, primarily driven by energy-intensive users such as data centers and domestic manufacturing.

The timing of projected demands is occurring as historic levels of baseload power are leaving the system due to a confluence of State and Federal actions that have attacked fossil fuels and subsidized preferred sources of intermittent generation.

In fact, while 115 gigawatts of baseload power is expected to retire over the next few years, U.S. electricity demand is projected to increase by over 170 gigawatts.

These job-creating industries remain vital to economic prosperity and our national security. We cannot sit idly by while our adversaries seek to gain competitive advantage to control the next-generation economy.

This legislation takes an important step to prepare our Federal agencies against supply chain constraints that could occur as our Nation seeks to address timely development of electric generation and transmission infrastructure.

Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 3638.

Frank Pallone, Jr.Democrat, New Jersey

Mr. Chairman, I yield such time as she may consume to the gentlewoman from Virginia (Ms. McClellan).

Jennifer L. McClellanDemocrat, Virginia

Mr. Chair, I rise today to oppose H.R. 3638, which places an unnecessary burden on an already understaffed Department of Energy and does nothing of substance to support and secure America's electric supply chain.

The Electric Supply Chain Act must be examined in the broader context of this administration's reckless workforce reductions and funding cuts at the Department of Energy and surging electric prices across the Nation. Already, as a result of DOGE buyouts or early retirements, the slashing of our workforce has forced over 3,500 Department of Energy staff out of office.

In fact, the key offices responsible for implementing this very bill have lost a significant portion of their staff. The Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains has lost about two-thirds of its staff and was eliminated from the Department of Energy's organizational chart altogether. The Loan Programs Office has similarly lost a significant number of staff and was further gutted under the Republicans' big, ugly bill.

The effects of these cuts have far-reaching implications on the Department of Energy's ability to perform and meet expectations. Across the country, businesses and community partners are waiting to hear from the Department of Energy about critical contracts and access to funding. Congressional offices inquiring on their behalf are still waiting for answers.

My office has heard that in some cases the Department of Energy can't even determine who is responsible for certain projects because too many experienced staff have been pushed out of office. With the Department of Energy already struggling to meet its current obligations, how can we pretend that it is business as usual and justify piling on additional duties when there is no one to perform them?

Unfortunately, this bill represents much of the same failed energy policy that we have seen this year from our Republican colleagues. It adds busywork to the Department of Energy's already overfilled plate in the name of shoring up America's electric supply chain while doing nothing to address the active harm done to that very same supply chain by Republican attacks on clean energy, the cancellation--authorized by the big, ugly bill--of grants and programs that invest in American energy and tariff policies that make it difficult to complete some projects.

If Republicans were serious about supporting and protecting our energy supply chain, they would not have canceled $8 billion worth of grants to over 300 energy projects across the country.

They would not have decimated the 45X Advanced Manufacturing Production Credit, which sought to encourage more domestic manufacturing and production of clean energy components.

Instead, my colleagues across the aisle should have invested more in developing domestic sources of clean energy, invested more in domestic manufacturing, and invested more in producing and refining rare earth minerals, either domestically or with our close allies.

What we have before us today is an empty messaging bill with unfunded mandates for busywork that will not provide the clarity and direction that we need to support and protect America's clean energy supply chain.

Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to oppose this bill and refocus on efforts that will actually strengthen our energy supply chain and reduce energy costs for our families.

I implore the Members of Congress to stand up for the Federal workforce that has been traumatized and decimated this year, while we continue to put bills forward that put more work on the backs of those that are left and ignore the fact that there is not a sufficient workforce to do any of the work that we have in these bills that keep coming to the floor. It is lunacy, and we need to get back to reality.

Brett GuthrieRepublican, Kentucky

Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Weber), the vice chairman of the Energy Subcommittee of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Randy K. Weber, Sr.Republican, Texas

Mr. Chair, the things that make America great are the things that America makes.

How do we do that?

We have an electric grid, Mr. Chair, and that electric grid is under real pressure. Demand is climbing fast and driven by manufacturing, by technology, and the needs for a modern economy while large amounts of dependable thermal generation are scheduled to retire.

Mr. Chair, when you put those two trends together, you get a grid that must work harder than ever and cannot afford any weak links. That is exactly why the Electric Supply Chain Act is on this floor this day.

The bill directs the Department of Energy to regularly assess the supply chains for the components that keep our bulk power system running--not after a crisis, not after a breakdown, but proactively.

We know the risks are real, Mr. Chair. Our Nation's electric grid is the largest machine ever built, and it depends on thousands of specialized parts: transformers, inverters, control systems, many of which have long lead times or limited manufacturers.

Any bottleneck, any shortage, any compromised component puts reliability at risk and drives costs higher for families and businesses.

This legislation strengthens our posture. It gives us the visibility we need

The things that America makes are the things that make America great. We do this with dispatchable power.

Mr. Chair, this is exactly the kind of forward-looking policy Congress should be doing. I thank Chairman Latta and Chairman Guthrie for their leadership.

Mr. Chair, I urge all of my colleagues to support the Electric Supply Chain Act now.

Frank Pallone, Jr.Democrat, New Jersey

Mr. Chair, I yield myself the balance of my time.

Mr. Chair, I find it deeply ironic that congressional Republicans are supportive of a study to assess matters impacting the supply chain for the power sector, yet remain completely silent on the Trump administration policies that are currently negatively impacting the electric supply chain.

Let's look at Trump's disastrous tariffs on steel and aluminum. These materials are essential components in our electric infrastructure from power lines to transformers. Slapping a hefty tariff on steel and aluminum only exacerbates current supply chain issues and could cause grid infrastructure costs to skyrocket.

For example, we know that there is already a shortage of transformers, which are crucial to our electric system as they transport energy to our homes and businesses. Yet President Trump's tariffs on steel are only serving to complicate an already fragile supply chain that is already complicated by long lead times.

These additional costs from tariffs could also be passed on to consumers, which is especially concerning at a time when electricity prices are up 13 percent across the country. While I appreciate the intent of the bill to understand the current state of our electric supply chain, I will just point out that if Republicans are asking DOE to study these issues while also failing to call out the Trump administration for continuing to enact policies that only make the problem worse--including the mass firings at the Department of Energy, the haphazard recent reorganization of DOE that seemingly eliminated the very offices that would carry out this study, and Secretary Wright's problematic project cancellations impacting dozens of grant recipients--if my Republican colleagues are serious about assessing and addressing vulnerabilities in our electric supply chain, it is time they speak out against harmful Trump administration policies that threaten our electric supply chain.

Mr. Chair, I also urge President Trump and my Republican colleagues to stop turning a blind eye to the affordability crisis.

American families are struggling, and President Trump and congressional Republicans are to blame. Yet, they continue to bring forth bills that will do nothing to meaningfully address the issue of affordability in this country. Don't be mistaken, they have no real plans to address it.

Just last week, President Trump called the affordability crisis a con job crafted by the Democrats. Even FOX News reported that 76 percent of Americans view the economy negatively. That is how truly out of touch President Trump is with the alarming reality millions of American families are facing.

Let me help paint the picture for President Trump and his Republican accomplices: Utility bills are skyrocketing across the country, grocery prices are up, and the cost of buying a new home feels out of reach for far too many Americans. This is all exacerbated by the fact that millions of Americans are facing the sobering reality that their healthcare premiums are surging because Trump and congressional Republicans refuse to extend the premium tax credits to help keep costs down for millions of families.

Electricity costs are now up 13 percent, as I mentioned. That figure is even higher in some parts of the country, and more than 80 million Americans are struggling to pay their utility bills. In fact, since 2023, household utility debt has risen over 30 percent.

This should be a red flag to President Trump and Republicans that this is, in fact, not a con job--affordability--devised by the Democrats, but a frightening and worsening reality.

These rising costs are debilitating to American families, and the Republican response is a slate of bills that assign busywork to an already thinly stretched agency and a bad-faith attack on the deployment of clean energy and battery storage.

I have said before, but it bears repeating: The Trump administration only cares about addressing affordability for their fossil fuel friends. It is time for Republicans to come to the table to work with Democrats on the solution to this affordability crisis for the sake of American families.

Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.

Brett GuthrieRepublican, Kentucky

Mr. Chair, I yield myself the balance of my time.

Mr. Chair, I appreciate my friend bringing up the enhanced or COVID- era premium tax credits that are expiring at the end of this month. Since we are talking energy tonight, we need to understand that they were set to expire, without a single Republican vote, to expire them in the Inflation Reduction Act, which was spent money on the Green New Deal.

So when you put in context what President Trump said--when the premium tax credits were set to expire, we had a hearing on that and we were talking about it. We asked: Why in the world did the Democrats set them to expire? They said: We thought the price of insurance was going to go down at the end of 5 years. That is what somebody said in the committee. The price of insurance has gone up because of the policies they put in place. The price of energy has gone up because of policies put in their place.

What President Trump was talking about--I don't know if it was that exact speech that was referred to, Mr. Chair, but a speech where he had a chart up to show where high energy prices are. They are in States with general assemblies that have progressive ideas on energy that have put restraints on energy that have driven up the price.

Unfortunately, we have friends across the Atlantic we can look at. They put these kind of policies in place, and Europe has three times the energy prices that we have. What we are saying over here is that we need to have policies that lower the prices for everybody, not raise the cost and just subsidize it, but to lower the cost for everybody. That is what we are trying to do. That is what we are working to do.

What frustrates President Trump is when we are trying to fix the problems that were created by the policies of the previous administration. They say we are not addressing affordability when they created the affordability crisis, when they made the premium tax credits expire. They didn't deal with the fact that health insurance premiums are continuing to rise. Here we are dealing with it and trying to get it right for the American people.

When you say that wind and solar is cheaper and then complain because you took away the tax--people aren't doing it because you take away the tax credits and subsidies. If it is cheaper and more reliable, then you don't have to subsidize it.

Those are the kind of frustrating things in the context of what President Trump was trying to say. Since States have a lot of influence in this, what we are doing here in the first bill is ensuring that States focus on how do you make it reliable and affordable, particularly in States like Colorado where my colleague, Mr. Evans, who put the bill forward, is from. Their rates continue to go up because of policies of their general assembly in their State. He just wants to ensure that their State factors in affordability when they make those kinds of decisions. That is what we are here to talk about.

Then, in order to build again after years of delaying building, we have a supply chain that has to get reinvigorated. You can sit down and talk to AI companies and people that need data and need energy.

I am one for every electron on the grid we can put on the grid, whether it comes from a solar panel or wind or hydrocarbons, as long as it is not subsidized. We need it all.

My friend from Ohio has a bill saying that we know that it takes too long to get a generator, takes too long to get a transformer, takes too long to get turbine blades, and that we have to make sure our supply chain is in place, and

Delivering energy at an affordable price is a priority. That is what these two bills today do. That is what this bill does, and I recommend that my colleagues vote for this bill.

Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.

The CHAIR. All time for general debate has expired.

Pursuant to the rule, the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 5-minute rule.

The bill is considered as read.

The text of the bill is as follows:

The CHAIR. No amendment to the bill shall be in order except those printed in part C of House Report 119-399. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, by the 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 division of the question.

The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 1 printed in part C of House Report 119-399.

Paul A. GosarRepublican, Arizona

Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.

The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.

The text of the amendment is as follows:

The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 936, the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Gosar) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.

The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Arizona.

Paul A. GosarRepublican, Arizona

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. Chairman, energy security is national security. As the 119th Congress works to protect and strengthen America's energy backbone, we have a responsibility to ensure our decisions are informed, transparent, and grounded in vigorous oversight.

The American people expect us to safeguard the systems that power their homes, businesses, and daily lives.

My amendment is straightforward and common sense. It directs the Secretary of Energy to identify any vulnerabilities to our domestic energy grid that may arise from noncitizens' access to U.S. facilities that generate or transmit electricity. That is it. It creates no prohibition, no hiring restrictions, and no burdens on industry. It simply asks for information, information Congress needs to do its job.

The numbers alone underscore the importance of this issue. According to the report, the Department of Energy's 2024 Energy Employment by State report, my great State of Arizona employs more than 135,000 energy workers, including 25,000 in power generation and another 25,000 in transmission. Comparably, in Texas, 1 million Americans work in the energy sector. These are enormous workforces operating critical infrastructure that keeps our country moving.

Under Article I, Section 8, Congress has clear constitutional authority under the Commerce Clause to regulate interstate and interregional commerce. Electricity, the last time I looked, doesn't stop at State lines.

Earlier this year, the House passed H.R. 3062, the Proposing Cross- Border Energy Infrastructure Act, to streamline energy transmission across our international borders.

As we take steps to expand and modernize our energy systems, we must ensure our oversight keeps pace. By requiring the Secretary of Energy to periodically review access to critical facilities and notify Congress if any of these vulnerabilities are found, my amendment enhances that oversight. If risks exist, we address them. If they don't, the Department of Energy can focus its efforts on more pressing threats from our adversaries like China and Russia.

Mr. Chair, this is responsible governance. It strengthens transparency, fortifies national security, and ensures Congress remains fully informed about potential threats to the grid.

Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to support this amendment, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Frank Pallone, Jr.Democrat, New Jersey

Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the amendment.

The CHAIR. The gentleman from New Jersey is recognized for 5 minutes.

Frank Pallone, Jr.Democrat, New Jersey

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. Chairman, I urge opposition to the amendment because it peddles in gross xenophobia and fear of immigrants that has become the calling card of Republicans during the Trump years.

The amendment would require the Department of Energy to add to its

Now, I agree with the gentleman that our electric system needs to be secure, but I do not agree with him that every electrical engineer who comes to this country for a better life needs to live in fear of ICE and DOE showing up and harassing them at their place of work.

There are enough real threats to our grid. Congress does not need to concern itself with imaginary threats as well.

Mr. Chair, I urge opposition to the amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Paul A. GosarRepublican, Arizona

Mr. Chair, I think the gentleman is suffering from power phobia, but this is a report. That is all it is, a report. I think the old wives' tale actually says it best: ``An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.'' This is a report. It has nothing to do with immigration or immigration-like actions. It is a simple report. If you do your oversight right, you better be following these reports. You better be finding where those little glitches may be, and this is one of those aspects.

Mr. Chair, I ask that everyone vote for this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.

The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Gosar).

The amendment was agreed to.

The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 2 printed in part C of House Report 119-399.

Dave MinDemocrat, California

Mr. Chair, I rise as the designee of Ms. Houlahan, and I have an amendment at the desk.

The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.

The text of the amendment is as follows:

The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 936, the gentleman from California (Mr. Min) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.

The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California.

Dave MinDemocrat, California

Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. Chair, I rise today in support of this straightforward amendment to the Electric Supply Chain Act, an amendment that strengthens our workforce, supports veterans, and helps ensure the reliability and security of our Nation's energy supply.

As a Representative of California, I know how essential it is that we shore up the workforce powering our electric supply chain. Manufacturers in California and across the country consistently tell us the same thing: Workforce shortages are slowing down projects, driving up costs, and ultimately are a major contributor to higher prices for working families.

The data is clear: Nearly 10,000 electricians retire each year, while only about 7,000 new entrants come in each year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Goldman Sachs has estimated the United States will need roughly 510,000 new workers just to meet rising power demand over the next decade. Annually, we have more than 200,000 servicemembers who transition out of the military, many with exactly the same technical skills, discipline, and mission-focused mindset that our energy system needs and that employers are looking for.

This amendment would simply direct the Department of Energy to regularly assess how to expand veteran, servicemember, and military spouse participation in this workforce, what barriers are preventing entry into these fields, and where improved Federal coordination can better coordinate this talent to areas of real need.

Strengthening supply chains means strengthening the people behind them. Few are better prepared for these careers than our veterans and military families, and this is an important transition for them, as well.

This is a practical improvement to the underlying bill, which promotes national security, energy resilience, and economic opportunity for those who have served.

Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support this amendment, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Brett GuthrieRepublican, Kentucky

Mr. Chairman, I rise to claim the time in opposition to the amendment, though I am not opposed to it.

The CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Kentucky is recognized for 5 minutes.

There was no objection.

Brett GuthrieRepublican, Kentucky

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the amendment from my colleague, Representative Houlihan from Pennsylvania.

This amendment requires DOE to evaluate the potential role transitioning military servicemembers could play in meeting the workforce needs for the electric supply chain.

Mr. Chair, while our efforts to reshore domestic manufacturing facilities bolster our national security, it is also important to recognize the economic benefits of attracting new opportunities for job-creating industries.

Growing investments in the manufacturing sector create stable and good-paying jobs for households and drive economic growth in communities across our country. Our men and women seeking new employment after transitioning back to civilian life bring incredible skill sets and expertise to the table that could benefit companies of all kinds.

By incorporating new consideration for DOE to evaluate the potential for transitioning servicemembers into the workforce as part of H.R. 3638, we can ensure our veterans have access to good-paying jobs.

Mr. Chair, having served in the military, I know in the military we get specific skills. We can be diesel mechanics. We can be all these different things we learn in the military. Sometimes they directly translate actually, but some others don't. It creates the opportunity to reach out and find military members who are leaving the military and who have specific skills for these opportunities.

Mr. Chair, I support this amendment. I was meeting with some people the other day in this kind of industry. They said if they advertise $120,000 a year for MBAs, they get a flood of applications. If they advertise $120,000 a year for skilled truck drivers, they barely get enough. They don't get enough applications.

There are opportunities for people to make a good living and have a career. It is not just a wage but a wage that produces for their families and will let them--he or she--be extremely successful. I support this amendment.

Mr. Chair, since we are talking military, I must say: Go Army. Beat Navy on Saturday.

Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.

Dave MinDemocrat, California

Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.

The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Min).

The amendment was agreed to.

The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 3 printed in part C of House Report 119-399.

John J. McGuire IIIRepublican, Virginia

Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.

The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.

The text of the amendment is as follows:

The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 936, the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. McGuire) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.

The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Virginia.

John J. McGuire IIIRepublican, Virginia

Mr. Chair, I rise in support of my amendment, H.R. 3638, which adds essential language to address the threat posed by foreign entities of concern seeking to disrupt supply chains and undermine United States leadership in artificial intelligence development.

The United States is in a race with the Chinese Communist Party to be the

Disruptions to the artificial intelligence supply chain will not just weaken our country in our race against China but will have a significant, negative impact on our economy, our ability to defend ourselves, and our capacity to innovate.

This amendment recognizes that protecting the artificial intelligence supply chain is both a defensive measure and a strategic investment in our infrastructure. Establishing periodic assessments of vulnerabilities in the artificial intelligence supply chain that foreign entities of concern could exploit helps ensure our country maintains stable access to necessary components, boosting domestic manufacturing and innovation.

To remain at the forefront of the next generation of technology, we must thoroughly assess and protect our supply chain. Any disruption threatens not only our progress but also our national security, our economic strength, and our global position in the artificial intelligence race.

This amendment strengthens our ability to safeguard America's advancements in artificial intelligence by ensuring we identify, monitor, and address vulnerabilities that foreign adversaries could exploit to the detriment of our national interests. It reinforces our commitment to securing the technologies that will define the next century and ensures the United States remains the world leader in artificial intelligence. This is a commonsense idea, and I encourage my colleagues to support the amendment.

Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.

Frank Pallone, Jr.Democrat, New Jersey

Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition to the amendment, even though I am not opposed to it.

The CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from New Jersey is recognized for 5 minutes.

There was no objection.

Frank Pallone, Jr.Democrat, New Jersey

Mr. Chair, while I have grave concerns about the Department of Energy's ability to carry out and execute on the studies and reports required by this bill, if we are going to ask them to do those studies, then I think this addition is harmless.

I would point out that, while the gentleman's amendment focuses explicitly on efforts by foreign entities of concern to exploit supply chain disruptions to undermine our leadership in the field of AI. I am concerned about any effort by foreign entities of concern to exploit energy supply chain disruptions. That is why I have been dismayed at the fact that President Trump and the Republican Party have totally dismantled the infrastructure that we built up to strengthen our energy supply chains.

The reality is that there are more threats to our energy supply chains today than there were a year ago because of the big, ugly bill and the sledgehammer that DOGE and Secretary Wright took to the Department of Energy. That is a large reason why I oppose the overall bill. But this amendment isn't about that.

While I still oppose the underlying bill, I do not oppose the amendment, even though I think it is too narrow.

Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.

John J. McGuire IIIRepublican, Virginia

Mr. Chair, talking about DOGE is a thinly veiled attempt to score political points by changing the topic of the conversation from this amendment, which protects our national security from foreign entities of concern, and turning it into something political.

The previous actions of DOGE do not bear any weight or relevance to this amendment. The Department of Energy is adequately staffed by very bright and talented individuals who have the capacity to monitor vulnerabilities in our supply chain that the Chinese Communist Party or other foreign adversaries could exploit to halt our progress in the artificial intelligence sphere.

This amendment is not political. It is common sense. Disruptions by foreign entities of concern to our supply chain threaten our national security, which is a cause of concern for all Americans, regardless of their political affiliation.

Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.

The CHAIR. The gentleman has the only time remaining.

John J. McGuire IIIRepublican, Virginia

Mr. Chairman, may I inquire as to how much time I have remaining.

The CHAIR. The gentleman from Virginia has 2 minutes remaining.

John J. McGuire IIIRepublican, Virginia

Mr. Chairman, in closing, this is a commonsense amendment. The United States is in a race with the Chinese Communist Party to be the global leader in the development and deployment of artificial intelligence and other capabilities such as quantum computers. Any vulnerabilities in our supply chain that our adversaries can exploit not only threaten our global standing in the artificial intelligence space, but it also threatens our national security.

This amendment protects all Americans from a significant and growing threat. I, again, encourage adoption of this amendment.

Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.

The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. McGuire).

The amendment was agreed to.

The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 4 printed in part C of House Report 119-399.

Dave MinDemocrat, California

Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.

The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.

The text of the amendment is as follows:

The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 936, the gentleman from California (Mr. Min) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.

The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California.

Dave MinDemocrat, California

Mr. Chair, my amendment to the Electric Supply Chain Act would expand the periodic reports required under this bill to include a critical assessment of advanced transmission technologies.

In my district and across the country, families are seeing soaring energy costs brought on by load growth and extreme weather, including wildfires. An aging and inefficient grid is bottlenecking the growing demand for new and reliable power, causing prices to go up and limiting the electrons that can reach areas that need this electricity.

We must meet this challenge, grow our economy, and bring down the energy bills that are rising so quickly and crushing so many of our constituents today. To do that, we need to build more transmission infrastructure.

We also need to leverage innovation that we have to maximize our current electric transmission rights-of-way. Advanced transmission technologies like high-performance conductors present a unique opportunity to upgrade the electric grid we already have and ensure that new infrastructure is more efficient and affordable.

According to the Department of Energy, using advanced conductors can double the capacity of existing transmission lines, and over 100,000 miles of lines can currently benefit from these technologies.

Importantly, these technologies have minimal land use impacts, can be installed without the decades-long permitting timelines required for new lines, and increase the resiliency of the grid against wildfires helping keep districts like mine safe from the growing threats of these natural disasters that are often under severe fire risk.

It is why major utilities in California are building their lines with advanced

I am proud to actually represent two of the largest manufacturers of advanced transmission conductors in my district: CTC Global and TS Conductor. These companies are extraordinary examples of American innovation and manufacturing which is helping pioneer the grid of the future and create high-skilled domestic jobs in the process.

Mr. Chairman, I urge Members to support my amendment, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Brett GuthrieRepublican, Kentucky

Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition to the amendment, even though I am not opposed to it.

The CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Kentucky is recognized for 5 minutes.

There was no objection.

Brett GuthrieRepublican, Kentucky

Mr. Chair, I thank my friend from California for offering this amendment.

This amendment would incorporate advanced transmission technologies into the supply chain considerations that the Department of Energy would also need to assess, as part of their responsibilities in this bill. In certain circumstances, advanced transmission technologies can help get more resources out of our current system by expanding the grid's electric load-carrying capacity.

However, these are not one-size-fits-all technology, and there are important engineering complexities to consider to ensure the system operates efficiently. We must ensure they are implemented, when it is appropriate, and cost-effective so we can secure the grid without burdening ratepayers with unnecessary investments.

Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to support this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Dave MinDemocrat, California

Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.

The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Min).

The amendment was agreed to.

The CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 5 printed in part C of House Report 119-399.

Keith SelfRepublican, Texas

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.

The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.

The text of the amendment is as follows:

The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 936, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Self) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.

The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Texas.

Keith SelfRepublican, Texas

Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of my amendment to H.R. 3638. The bill requires DOE to assess supply chain vulnerabilities for the generation and transmission of electricity, including barriers to expanding capacity here in the United States.

My amendment makes a simple clarification. It ensures that DOE evaluates barriers not only to manufacturing components, but also to their delivery and installation. In the real world, grid reliability depends on whether critical equipment can actually reach the job site and be installed on time.

If we want a serious assessment and serious recommendations, then we cannot stop at the factory gate.

Mr. Chairman, I urge adoption of the amendment, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Frank Pallone, Jr.Democrat, New Jersey

Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition to the amendment, even though I am not opposed to it.

The CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from New Jersey is recognized for 5 minutes.

There was no objection.

Frank Pallone, Jr.Democrat, New Jersey

Mr. Chairman, this amendment recognizes that it is not enough for us to manufacture critical grid and supply chain components, they must be able to be actually delivered and installed on the grid. This is a worthwhile addition to the bill.

However, I lament that while my colleagues on the other side of the aisle can recognize the equal importance of manufacturing supply chain components and transporting and delivering them, they are unable to recognize the same when it comes to electricity. To do anyone any good, electricity must not only be generated, it must be carried to its destination on the grid.

However, House Republicans, especially those on the Energy and Commerce Committee, have been completely unwilling to acknowledge the role that expanding the grid must play in any serious, bipartisan conversation on permitting.

The bills this week and next week aren't a serious attempt at permitting reform, far from it. One of them tells us that, despite Democrats talking for the last 3 years about the need to strengthen the grid in the face of rising demand, Republicans have still failed to acknowledge that need or that reality for that matter.

Again, I think this is a bad bill. I think the Department of Energy has not made clear to us that it has the resources or the ability to carry out this bill. I think that instead of trying to get the DOE to maybe write us a report telling us what we already know, we should focus on concrete actions that could shore up our supply chain: restoring the Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains, and restoring the incentives to build in America that were killed by the big, ugly bill. All these things are really what we need to do.

However, Republicans are not willing to do that, so I don't know what else to say.

Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.

Keith SelfRepublican, Texas

Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.

The CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Self).

The amendment was agreed to.

The CHAIR. There being no further amendments, under the rule, the Committee rises.

Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. McDowell) having assumed the chair, Mr. Moylan, Chair of the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, reported that that Committee, having had under consideration the bill (H.R. 3638) to direct the Secretary of Energy to prepare periodic assessments and submit reports on the supply chain for the generation and transmission of electricity, and for other purposes, and, pursuant to House Resolution 936, he reported the bill, as amended by that resolution, back to the House with sundry amendments adopted in the Committee of the Whole.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under the rule, the previous question is ordered.

Is a separate vote demanded on any amendment reported from the Committee of the Whole? If not, the Chair will put them en gros.

The question is on the amendments.

The amendments were agreed to.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the engrossment and third reading of the bill.

The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, and was read the third time.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the passage of the bill.

The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that the ayes appeared to have it.

Frank Pallone, Jr.Democrat, New Jersey

Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

The yeas and nays were ordered.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this question will be postponed.

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Increasing Investor Opportunities Act

Ann WagnerRepublican, Missouri

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from Missouri?

There was no objection.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 936 and rule XVIII, the Chair declares the House in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill, H.R. 3383.

The Chair appoints the gentleman from Guam (Mr. Moylan) to preside over the Committee of the Whole.

Accordingly, the House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3383) to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 with respect to the authority of closed-end companies to invest in private funds, with Mr. Moylan in the chair.

The CHAIR. The House is in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of H.R. 3383, which the Clerk will report by title.

The Clerk read the title of the bill.

The CHAIR. Pursuant to the rule, the bill is considered read the first time.

General debate shall be confined to the bill and amendments specified in section 2 of House Resolution 936 and shall not exceed 1 hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member on the Committee on Financial Services or their respective designees.

The gentlewoman from Missouri (Mrs. Wagner) and the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Waters) each will control 30 minutes.

The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Missouri (Mrs. Wagner).

Ann WagnerRepublican, Missouri

Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. Chair, I rise in support of H.R. 3383, the Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act, the INVEST Act.

America's economic strength has always come from our builders, inventors, and risk takers. We are a nation of startups born in garages, family businesses turned into thriving enterprises, and Dreamers who take an idea and make it real.

Today, too many of those dreams face serious obstacles. Right now, three areas--Silicon Valley, Boston, and New York--account for nearly three quarters of all venture capital funding. Entrepreneurs across the country are told to move to a coast or move on.

Meanwhile, mountains of red tape are stifling growth. When a founder spends more time navigating Washington rules than creating jobs, something is broken. We cannot win the next century with a playbook written in the last one. The INVEST Act is our course correction, and it builds on proven success.

More than a decade ago, a divided Congress came together to pass the JOBS Act. It worked. Companies that went public using JOBS Act provisions expanded their workforce by an average of 150 percent in just 3 years.

This legislation that we are talking about right now, the INVEST Act, takes the next step. Our Capital Markets Subcommittee heard from entrepreneurs and small businesses that can't access capital in their own communities, Main Street investors with deep expertise who are locked out of opportunities just because they aren't wealthy enough, and emerging fund managers who confirmed that outdated rules are holding America back.

These aren't abstract problems. They are costing us jobs, innovation, and economic growth in every district that we represent.

The INVEST Act delivers targeted solutions. It revises the ``accredited investor'' definition to recognize that financial sophistication comes from what you know, not just from how much you earn.

It also reduces the regulatory burden that discourages companies from going public. Small businesses will find it easier to raise capital locally so that economic success can be shared within communities, not just concentrated on the coasts.

This is bipartisan, pragmatic policy. I am proud to lead this effort along with our esteemed chairman, Chairman Hill, and my colleagues across the aisle, Representatives Meeks and Gottheimer. I would like to note that the ranking member voted for 19 of the 22 bills included in this package.

There is a reason this bill has won resounding support. I think we are at 81 total organizations from every corner of the country. When we expand access to capital and opportunity, everyone wins. More companies will choose to grow here, go public here, and create jobs here instead of overseas. More Americans and everyday retail investors will invest in innovation, and more communities across the country will participate in the prosperity that entrepreneurship creates.

I urge my colleagues to support this legislation, H.R. 3383, the INVEST Act. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.

Maxine WatersDemocrat, California

Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. Chair, I rise today in strong opposition to H.R. 3383, the INVEST Act, which is an end-of-year holiday gift to Wall Street, paid for by the hard-earned savings of teachers, nurses, seniors, and other hardworking Americans.

While several of the provisions in the INVEST Act could support capital formation, the bill contains three poison pill provisions that make voting for the overall bill untenable. These provisions will raise costs and increase fees for people all across America.

At a time when the President's disastrous tariff policies are causing many Americans to struggle just to pay the bills, the INVEST Act would reduce Federal investor protections, jeopardizing the retirement savings of millions of regular, hardworking Americans, but it didn't have to be this way.

I worked closely with the Capital Markets Subcommittee chairwoman, Mrs. Wagner, and the full committee chairman, Mr. Hill, just to get to ``yes'' on this bill, and 19 of the provisions in this bill would pass overwhelmingly through this House.

Unfortunately, Republicans could not resist the demands of their Wall Street, and they threw in three poison pills at the last minute that would make Wall Street richer and retirement more unaffordable.

Mr. Chair, I will tell you about these poison pill provisions and what they will do.

The first section, 202, would remove the 403(b) retirement plans relied on by millions of teachers, nurses, and nonprofit workers from the protections and oversight of the Federal securities laws. This massive $1 trillion deregulation of 403(b) plans would allow Wall Street middlemen and unlicensed, so-called retirement consultants to free themselves of SEC's rules to always keep the planholders' best interests in mind.

It is not surprising that, while those Wall Street middlemen are heavily lobbying this bill, the groups and unions representing the teachers, nurses, and other workers who would be affected strongly oppose. The National Education Association, representing over 3 million educators all across the country; the American Federation of Teachers, representing over 1.5 million teachers and healthcare professionals; National Nurses United, representing over 200,000 registered nurses; and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, representing 1.3 million public service workers, all oppose this bill.

Mr. Chair, that is not all. Let's look at the second poison pill, section 205.

This provision will make electronic delivery of financial documents the default for all investors, including seniors, even though the majority of seniors prefer and rely on paper delivery. The bill would automatically switch investors from the preferred paper delivery to electronic delivery, even if the investor has recently declined to receive statements.

Millions of seniors still don't have access to reliable internet or an email account. As a result of this provision, they would now be in the dark about their finances and investments. This means that they would be less likely to notice junk fees and unnecessary trades executed by their financial professional.

Not surprisingly, the AARP, representing 110 million Americans, strongly opposed this provision when it was considered in the committee during this Congress.

Finally, the third poison pill, section 206, allows Wall Street to vastly increase the amount of risky, opaque private assets they sell to Main Street investors. It does so by allowing what is known as closed- end funds, which is similar to mutual funds and used by many everyday investors to invest up to 100 percent of their assets in shares of private equity and venture capital funds and directly into the unregistered shares of private companies.

Current law limits these kinds of private assets to only 15 percent of a fund's total assets. This is because private assets are very different from the

Unlike publicly traded stocks, private assets are not registered with the SEC, meaning Wall Street's cop on the block and all of the ensuing protections that come from its oversight are not in place. They are also harder to value, contain far fewer disclosures around risk, and are very hard for investors to get their money back due to withdrawal limits and long lockup periods.

For these reasons, our securities laws have guardrails on Wall Street so that they don't peddle junky assets to investors who can't understand the financial risks. These various provisions and the bill as a whole are opposed by the groups who are fighting on behalf of everyday Americans, including, again, the AFL-CIO; American Federation of Teachers; Americans for Financial Reform; Public Citizen; the Service Employees International Union; Communication Workers of America; American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees; National Education Association; National Nurses United; and the United Auto Workers.

The State securities regulators also came out against the bill just this morning. No one cares more about capital formation than our State governments, but they also care that deregulation does not lead to harming investors and small businesses.

Mr. Chair, we support capital formation. We tried so hard to get an agreement, and we thought we had one because of the provisions that we could be bipartisan on because we, too, support capital formation. What we don't support is these poison pills that will just do the kind of deregulation that would put so many hardworking people at risk. As I mentioned, the teachers and the nurses and all of the other labor unions, et cetera, are really, really worried that these poison pills will do so much harm that we had to plea but walk away from what we thought we could get as a bipartisan operation because of the poison pills at the last minute.

Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.

Ann WagnerRepublican, Missouri

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. Chairman, I would like to just mention to the Chair that those three so-called poison pills that the ranking member keeps mentioning, these bills passed overwhelmingly in the Financial Services Committee with strong bipartisan support.

Mr. Chairman, I include in the Record the 81--let me underscore, 81-- organizations that are supporting this piece of legislation, everything from the American Retirement Association to the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council, the United Way, the U.S. Black Chambers, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, even the YMCA.

Ann WagnerRepublican, Missouri

Mr. Chair, I yield 3\1/2\ minutes to the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Hill), the esteemed chairman of the Financial Services Committee and my wonderful partner in this capital markets endeavor.

J. French HillRepublican, Arkansas

Mr. Chairman, I thank Mrs. Wagner for her work as our subcommittee chair of Capital Markets in this Congress. I thank our vice chairman of the full committee that you will hear from tonight, the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Huizenga) who for three Congresses served as chair of Capital Markets or ranking member on this subcommittee.

This work tonight represents over a decade of effort on a bipartisan basis, both sides of the aisle, to advance economic growth for our citizens, and for our businesses by advancing their ability--at a lower cost, in a more effective way--of raising money from working out of their garage and crowdsourcing their idea to bring their idea to life, through angel investing all the way through to lowering the cost to be a public company.

Mr. Chairman, exactly 1 year ago this week, when I aspired to serve as chair of the House Financial Services Committee, I asked my colleagues: Can you tell me how many companies are in the Wilshire 5000 Index? There was silence in the room.

Mr. Chairman, there was silence in the room because it is not 5,000 companies, it was 3,700. Why? It is because we don't have enough qualified public companies in this great Nation--the largest economy in the world--to have 5,000 public companies in the Wilshire 5000.

Tonight we do something about that. We make it easier to be a public company in America. We make it easier if you have a great idea to crowdsource that idea, raise money from friends and family, and we make it easier if you are an individual investor to have other opportunities in which to invest.

Before I served in this House, I conducted many private placements to help people start their own business, and Reg D of the SEC is what you do that under. Those are the rules of the SEC to privately raise money to help somebody start a business.

In that effort, you have to be an accredited investor in order to invest. What if you invented the technology that is doing the business, but you did

This bill corrects that. It says if you have an expertise in a particular area, you can become an accredited investor.

Tonight, Mr. Chair, we believe in Steve Case's admonition to the whole Nation, ``The Rise of the Rest.'' We want America to thrive no matter what side of the tracks you grow up on or what your education level is. We want hard work, savings, and investment rewarded.

Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Gottheimer, and Mr. Meeks have delivered that in the INVEST Act, and I urge a ``yes'' vote.

Maxine WatersDemocrat, California

Mr. Chairman, I have no further speakers, and I am prepared to close if the gentlewoman from Missouri has no further speakers.

Ann WagnerRepublican, Missouri

Mr. Chairman, I am not even close to closing. I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Huizenga), my good friend and the sponsor of the Improving Disclosures for Investors Act in this package.

Bill HuizengaRepublican, Michigan

Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong support of the Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation, the INVEST Act, and ask for its immediate passage.

Mr. Chair, this package of bills before the House today is the culmination, as the Chair was saying, of literally a decade's worth of work, bipartisan work, I might add. The time has ripened and the time has come for us to pass all of these.

H.R. 3383 expands access to capital for small businesses, increases investor opportunities for all, and strengthens our public markets.

Last year, as part of the committee's capital formation agenda, we heard from everyday Americans who, despite the odds, succeeded in achieving their dreams.

Today's bill reflects their priorities and the priorities of millions of Americans who are looking for financial security and a better future. I want to take a minute to highlight my bill which is included in this package.

The Improving Disclosure for Investors Act directs the Securities and Exchange Commission to promulgate rules with respect to electronic delivery of certain required disclosures to investors.

Here is what that means: If you have an email, you are able to receive these documents electronically. You are not forced, but you are able to get it. If you don't have an email, by definition you don't even qualify. You will not get these.

By the way, I will note, Mr. Chairman, that the standard for the Social Security Administration is through electronic communications.

This bipartisan bill is straightforward. It provides ample time for transition, notices to consumers, and an ability for anyone to opt out for any reason if they choose to do so.

I was proud to work with the ranking member of the Capital Markets Subcommittee, the gentleman from California (Mr. Sherman), to make sure that consumer protection, especially for seniors, Mr. Chairman, was the foundation of this bill.

There are no poison pills in here, Mr. Chairman. There are no surprises in this. We are champions for American competitiveness, and I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes.''

Maxine WatersDemocrat, California

Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Now, this so-called e-delivery provision makes electronic delivery the default communication method for all investors, whether they like it or not.

AARP research indicates that a majority of American investors, 80 percent of which are 55 years of age or older, prefer to receive their documents in paper. However, under this provision, investors who prefer to receive information about their investments by paper will need to opt in to paper delivery by computer even if they previously opted for paper statements.

This is why the e-delivery provision is opposed by the AARP and most major unions and investor protection organizations, including, again: Americans for Financial Reform; American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, AFL-CIO; Communications Workers of America, CWA; Consumer Federation of America, CFA; National Education Association, NEA; the American Federation of Teachers, AFT; National Nurses United, NNU; Public Citizen; Service Employees International Union, SEIU; The Academy of Financial Education, AFE; United Auto Workers, UAW; the North American Securities Administrators Association, NASAA; and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, AFSCME.

Now, I have two big problems with this provision. Number one: Investors who previously told their adviser that they had to have paper statements should still be able to receive them because investors should be the ones in charge of how they monitor their own money.

Number two: Any savings advisers earn because they are not sending paper notices should be refunded to the investor as a credit on their statement. Financial advisers should not be able to make a profit by providing fewer services to their investors, especially a service that most investors want and demand.

However, Republicans flatly refuse to include either provision, demonstrating what this section really is: a holiday gift to Wall Street.

Financial firms will save potentially billions of dollars by making it harder for American investors to access information about their own accounts.

For these reasons, I strongly encourage you to vote against H.R. 3383.

Let me just say to the Members of this House of Representatives that if, in fact, we were working on a bipartisan agreement on this INVEST Act and we found that we could agree on maybe 19 out of 22, that they would literally walk away from the negotiations. They would walk away from our chance to be bipartisan rather than have a bill that would actually be a bill that we all want, understanding what our businesses need for capital improvement, et cetera, because Wall Street wants these three poison pills. They would walk away from all the work that we have done. It does not make good sense.

Mr. Chair, for that reason, we can't vote for it. We cannot vote for it with these poison pills. They are too harmful.

Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.

Ann WagnerRepublican, Missouri

Mr. Chair, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Meeks), the co-lead of this bill and my very good friend here in Congress.

Gregory W. MeeksDemocrat, New York

Mr. Chair, I thank Chairwoman Wagner, Chairman French Hill, Mr. Gottheimer, and to my dear friend and person that I respect and admire, the Ranking Member Maxine Waters, for their leadership.

Mr. Chair, I am here today to say why I support this bill and why it was important for me to be a cosponsor.

I support this bill because I believe it is a meaningful step for working families. At a time when families continue to feel the pressures of rising costs and financial uncertainty, the INVEST Act represents a meaningful, commonsense step to help Americans secure their financial futures.

Mr. Chair, 62 percent of Americans are invested in the stock market and the vast majority are not day traders or wealthy investors. There are millions of everyday workers who participate through mutual funds, pensions, and retirement plans like the 401(k)'s and IRAs.

I support this bill because it expands access to capital for underserved and under-networked entrepreneurs. This bill modernizes outdated rules that have made it especially hard for Black and Brown founders and minority-owned small businesses to meet investors, to participate in community investment events, and raise early capital.

The INVEST Act broadens who can responsibly participate in private markets. It preserves investor protections and strengthens oversight while recognizing that these opportunities for wealth building shouldn't just be for the super rich. It makes it easier for small businesses by reducing regulatory friction and compliance burdens that disproportionately impact them.

This package of 22 bills is fundamentally really a pro small business bill focused on addressing the affordability crisis and not a Wall Street deregulatory bill.

Mr. Chair, 16 of these bills have passed the House nearly unanimously in this Congress, and I supported every individual bill when we considered them before the Financial Services Committee, as did many of my committee colleagues.

I sponsored three of the bills in this package that I have worked on for multiple Congresses. These bills increase transparency in multiclass stock structures, protect against activist investors in closed-end funds, and encourage startups to test the waters when considering an IPO.

These issues aren't just a flash in the pan. These bills have come together after long thought and deliberation with partners like the U.S. Black Chambers, like minority banks, institutional investor advocates, and nonprofits. They are about closing the wealth gap of which I have been focused on my entire career.

The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired.

Ann WagnerRepublican, Missouri

Mr. Chair, I yield an additional 30 seconds to the gentleman from New York.

Gregory W. MeeksDemocrat, New York

That is why I support this bill. That is one of the main reasons why I am here in the United States Congress.

Strengthening our capital markets is not about helping the big guys. It is about improving the financial security of working families. Supporting the INVEST Act will give Americans more opportunities to grow their retirement savings and build long-term economic stability.

Mr. Chair, I support this bill and urge my colleagues to do the same.

Maxine WatersDemocrat, California

Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.

Ann WagnerRepublican, Missouri

Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Steil), the sponsor of the Expanding WKSI Eligibility Act in this package.

Bryan SteilRepublican, Wisconsin

Mr. Chair, I thank the chairman of the full committee, Mr. Hill, for his leadership as well as the chair of the subcommittee, Mrs. Wagner, not only for her hard work but also for the flawless Luxembourg pronunciation of my last name as the former ambassador to Luxembourg.

Mr. Chair, I rise because we have an opportunity here to make the world's best capital markets even better. In a period of time when Americans are struggling with higher costs, we have an opportunity to lower costs, and the legislation before us tonight accomplishes both of those goals.

Outdated capital market rules are holding back innovation and limiting investor access. By weighing down the engine of our economy, they are raising costs and stifling growth.

The INVEST Act will help to address these challenges. It expands access to capital for smaller companies by making targeted reforms to crowdfunding rules and venture investment restrictions. It opens up investment opportunities to more working Americans saving for their retirements, opportunities that are currently reserved for the rich.

INVEST also streamlines disclosures for startups, and I like that it includes my WKSI bill that alters the status of more companies. More companies can sell securities to the public quicker and with less cost. This bill helps modernize our capital markets, Mr. Chair, to lower costs, reduce complexity, and open opportunities for more Americans.

Mr. Chair, I encourage my colleagues to support this legislation.

Maxine WatersDemocrat, California

Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.

Ann WagnerRepublican, Missouri

Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Flood), the sponsor of the Equal Opportunity for All Investors Act in this package.

Mike FloodRepublican, Nebraska

Mr. Chair, I strongly support the INVEST Act, and I commend Congresswoman Ann Wagner and Congressman Greg Meeks for their hard work on this bipartisan project. This is how Congress is supposed to work.

The INVEST Act will expand access to capital for startups and small businesses, create new pathways for retail investors, and provide greater opportunity to more Americans. One bill in this package I will highlight is the Equal Opportunity for All Investors Act, a bill I lead with Congressman Cleo Fields, Congresswoman Sarah McBride, and Congressman Mike Lawler.

The Equal Opportunity for All Investors Act would expand the accredited investor definition to include individuals that are certified through an exam written by the SEC and administered by FINRA. Accredited investors are individuals that are allowed to participate in investment opportunities that are not generally available to the broader public, like private offerings.

Most current pathways to become an accredited investor are based upon wealth and income. This bill opens up a new pathway, allowing for investors' knowledge to be the determining factor in whether they are able to become an accredited investor.

The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentleman has expired.

Ann WagnerRepublican, Missouri

Mr. Chair, I yield an additional 30 seconds to the gentleman from Nebraska.

Mike FloodRepublican, Nebraska

The examination created by this bill is meant to strike a balance between rigorously testing for sophistication and not being set to such a difficult standard that even an intelligent investor could not pass it.

Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to support the INVEST Act.

Maxine WatersDemocrat, California

Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. Chair, Republicans claim that section 202 purports to modernize retirement options for nurses, teachers, and nonprofit workers. Let me be clear: It does not.

In reality, this provision opens these workers' retirement accounts called 403(b) plans to complex, high-fee products like collective investment trusts and variable annuities. It also removes these plans from the protections and oversight of our Federal securities laws.

I cannot imagine why we would want to make it more difficult and dangerous for some of the most valuable members of our community to save for retirement, but that is exactly what section 202 does. We did not debate this section. We did not have a hearing on it. No one has asked questions about it.

I have to wonder, why is it here? Is it because those whose savings are in 403(b) plans, the teachers and nurses, asked for it? No, they did not. They do not support this provision. In fact, this section is opposed by major unions and investor protection groups.

Let me make sure that it is very well understood who is opposing these poison pills: American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, AFL-CIO; Communications Workers of America, CWA; Consumer Federation of America, CFA; National Education Association, NEA; American Federation of Teachers, AFT; National Nurses United, NNU; Public Citizen; Service Employees International Union, SEIU; The Academy of Financial Education, AFE; the United Auto Workers, UAW; North American Securities Administrators Association, NASAA; and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFSCME.

To be clear, this provision is in this bill because Wall Street asked for it. They want to be able to spend the retirement savings of public employees on these most expensive, riskier assets so they can get richer.

Voting for this bill means choosing Wall Street over the interests of the American people, and I cannot imagine doing that. That is why I urge my colleagues to vote against this bill with these poison pills in it that I have described over and over again.

Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.

Ann WagnerRepublican, Missouri

Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Iowa (Mr. Nunn), my good friend and the sponsor of the ELEVATE Act in this package.

Zachary NunnRepublican, Iowa

Mr. Chair, Chairwoman Ann Wagner has been a great leader on capital markets and driving real innovation, but also real investment across this country through our INVEST Act. That is why I rise in support today of the INVEST Act, legislation that will transform the way we bring capital to the heart of the heartland, in places like Missouri and Iowa.

Consider, if you will, Mr. Chair, a precision agriculture company in Atlantic, Iowa, that develops a new soil monitoring technology. They want to raise capital to manufacture sensors and hire engineers. Under current rules, they face excessive auditing requirements that cost up to $200,000 just

My ELEVATE Act, included in this package, fixes this challenge. It reduces auditing requirements for emerging growth companies from 3 years to 2 years, cutting costs while protecting investors.

Iowa's innovators and America's innovators are creators of solutions that help feed the world and drive America forward. We should remove barriers, not continue to create or make them harder, because a startup in Perry, Iowa, deserves the same shot at success as one in Palo Alto, California.

The INVEST Act delivers fairness, and my work on the ELEVATE Act delivers it right to the heart of this country.

Mr. Chair, I urge passage.

Maxine WatersDemocrat, California

Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.

Ann WagnerRepublican, Missouri

Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. Chair, I also would like to pull up a few more of the organizations supporting the INVEST Act of our 81 total that we have received to date: the American Council of Life Insurers, the American Heart Association, the American Retirement Association, the Association of Women's Business Centers, Habitat for Humanity, the Lutheran Services in America, even Meals on Wheels America.

Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Haridopolos), a sponsor of the Greenlighting Growth Act in this package.

Mike HaridopolosRepublican, Florida

Mr. Chair, I rise in support of H.R. 3383, the Increasing Investor Opportunities Act.

Our country did not get to the top of the world by playing it safe. We got here by putting capital to work, the very engine that former Fed Chair Alan Greenspan wrote about in ``Capitalism in America.''

Our capital markets are the fuel and, ultimately, the rocket boosters for innovation, and this bill, the INVEST Act, launches economic growth.

I am also proud that my bill, the Greenlighting Growth Act, is a part of this package, ripping away the red tape that has strangled emerging companies in the JOBS Act. There are no more bureaucratic handcuffs. Instead, we are giving startups the engine they need to grow.

We are fortunate to have Chair Hill and Chair Wagner's leadership on this laser-focused bill. They do not just talk about innovation. They have delivered it with this legislation.

This bill will make sure America's capital markets drive down costs, lift up families, and keep us the number one place to do business in the world. This is not theory. This is the American blueprint for prosperity in action. Let's pass this good bill and greenlight the future.

Maxine WatersDemocrat, California

Mr. Chair, I continue to reserve my time.

Ann WagnerRepublican, Missouri

Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. McDowell).

Addison P. McDowellRepublican, North Carolina

Mr. Chairman, the INVEST Act calls us to review a simple truth: A nation that unleashes the talent of its people will never be left behind.

For too long, outdated regulations have stood in the way of our brightest entrepreneurs gaining the capital that they need to build, grow, and compete.

The INVEST Act changes that and opens the door for new investment. It gives small businesses from rural America, in districts like mine, more opportunity at raising capital without drowning in red tape. It expands opportunities for the everyday investor, not just those who already have an accounting department that is big enough to actually navigate through the Federal bureaucracy.

The INVEST Act makes it easier for companies to tap into American capital markets so we can continue strengthening our financial system here at home rather than abroad.

Mr. Chair, small businesses and innovators are the backbone of our domestic economy, and access to capital is vital to their success. The INVEST Act clears a path for just that.

Mr. Chair, I urge a ``yes'' vote.

Maxine WatersDemocrat, California

Mr. Chair, I yield myself the balance of my time.

Mr. Chair, I have heard a lot from Republicans about how the INVEST Act will expand access to capital and increase investor opportunity. The inclusion of three poison pills in this bill shows they are not serious about protecting the investors. They care more about funneling their money to Wall Street.

If the Republicans are serious about increasing investment in small business and expanding opportunities for investors to participate in new markets, we could have passed a clean bill with nearly unanimous support. Instead, the Republicans, unable to say ``no'' to Wall Street, have jammed in three bills that hurt workers and those saving for a dignified retirement.

Don't just take my word for it. These provisions are opposed by the actual people who would be harmed. Again, these are teachers, nurses, seniors, and others.

The bill is opposed by the AFL-CIO; the American Federation of Teachers; the Americans for Financial Reform; Public Citizen; Service Employees International Union; Communications Workers of America Union; American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees; National Education Association; National Nurses United; and the United Auto Workers.

These unions represent over 20 million Americans. Other organizations are fighting for the interests of everyday Americans, and so should everyone in this Chamber.

Mr. Chair, let me close by saying, oftentimes we hear from both sides of the aisle how much they care about our seniors and how they want to do so much for our seniors. Here they have the opportunity to resist a poison pill that would absolutely be opposed to what seniors have said they want and they don't want.

I want Members of this Chamber to ask their grandmothers and their great-grandmothers and others who are investors, who have spent their time working and earning and making sure that they have retirement, et cetera: Do they want to receive their information on the internet or on a computer they don't have or they don't use or they haven't learned how to use?

Would my colleagues on the opposite side of the aisle simply try and understand why getting paper information about their investments is what seniors want?

If they want to support seniors, why would they allow Wall Street to stop sending the paper information and make billions of dollars and not even talk about making them spend the billions of dollars on seniors in some way? I don't get it.

Mr. Chair, I am raising the question. My colleagues on the other side of the aisle should raise the question. If they want to help seniors, this poison pill does not help them in any way. It denies them the opportunity to understand what is happening to their investments on paper that they can read, because they don't have access to or don't engage with the digital platform offered to all of us. They cannot engage because they are not ready to.

Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.

Ann WagnerRepublican, Missouri

Mr. Chair, I yield myself the balance of my time.

Mr. Chair, in closing, I ask every American to talk to their parents and to their grandparents. Talk to the 81 groups supporting this piece of incredible legislation including the INVEST Act, most especially the American Retirement Association; Lutheran Services in America; Meals on Wheels; MissionSquare Retirement; the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council; the United Way; the U.S. Black Chambers, Inc.; the U.S. Chamber of Commerce; and the YMCA. Why are they signing onto and supporting this tremendous piece of legislation?

Mr. Chair, I want to address the statements of the ranking member. A few of the statements about the INVEST Act are simply incorrect, and I want to set the record straight.

The ranking member claims that this bill creates a loophole for bad actors to sell, as we just spoke about, the retirees' products outside of government oversight and regulations. The collective investment trusts are overseen and regulated by the OCC and other Federal or State banking regulators, the IRS, and the Department of Labor.

In addition, investors have additional protections under the bill by requiring either the plan to be subject to ERISA protections, the employer sponsor to serve as a plan fiduciary, or a government plan subject to additional State protections.

The ranking member claims that this bill would make it harder for investors to receive disclosures. That is just simply and categorically untrue. The INVEST Act requires an initial paper communication, a transition period, annual paper reminders of the right to opt out, mechanisms to detect failed deliveries, and readability retention standards. Plus, there is standing anytime to opt out back to paper.

It modernizes disclosures in line with recent actions by the Thrift Savings Plan, TSP, while preserving protections for low-tech, low- income, and older investors.

The ranking member claims that this bill will turn closed-end funds into a vehicle for private funds to add unlimited amounts of risky private assets to everyday investors. That is categorically false. This provision does not change the strong regulatory obligations for both closed-end funds and their advisers under the securities law.

These protections include robust requirements with respect to fiduciary obligations, liquidity, transparency, valuation, and disclosure on fees, risks, strategies, and costs.

Mr. Chair, this bill is simply a bipartisan, targeted approach to modernizing outdated rules and expanding access to capital, while preserving strong investor protections. We have an opportunity today to unleash innovation and opportunity in every community we represent, putting more money in the pockets of our constituents and making life more affordable. That means more opportunities for workers, for savers, and for entrepreneurs.

The INVEST Act opens the door for everyone to share in the wealth of America, not just Wall Street.

Mr. Chair, I urge a ``yes'' vote so Congress can invest in our community, invest in our jobs, and invest for our future. I thank my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, again, for their very hard work and support

Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.

Brad ShermanDemocrat, California

Mr. Chair, I rise today in support of the Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act, Section 302 of H.R. 3383 the Increasing Investor Opportunities Act or the INVEST Act. Section 302 of the INVEST Act is identical to my bill H.R. 2225 the Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act, which passed the House of Representatives in June. I want to first thank Ranking Member Waters for her tireless work to protect investors as well as Chairman Hill and Chairwoman Wagner for including my bill in this larger capital markets package. I also want to thank Reps. Huizenga, Bynum, and Garbarino for joining me as co-leads on this important piece of legislation.

The bipartisan Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act makes a narrow technical correction to a federal securities rule that has had major unintended consequences over the last two decades.

In 1980, Congress created Business Development Companies (BDCs) to facilitate capital formation into small and medium-sized businesses. BDCs provide both investment capital and management assistance to growing businesses that are often underserved by traditional lending institutions. By law, BDCs must invest at least 70 percent of their assets in small and mid-sized domestic companies.

Over time, BDCs have filled a crucial gap in our economy by funding businesses in industries and geographies often overlooked by other financial institutions. BDCs are often the first institutional investors to step in. Despite this success, a 2006 SEC rule has inadvertently discouraged capital flows into BDCs, constraining their ability to serve small businesses. The rule--part of the SEC's Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses (AFFE) disclosure framework--requires mutual funds and other investment vehicles that invest in BDCs to disclose the management fees, expenses, and AFFE of the BDC itself.

This has the effect of double-counting BDC expenses, because BDC costs are already factored into their share price and returns. By adding them again as acquired fund fees, the SEC rule artificially inflates the expense ratios of funds holding BDCs.

The result is misleading: investors see a fund's expenses as higher than they actually are, simply because it invests in BDCs. This perception has led many fund managers to exclude BDCs from their portfolios, not because of performance, but because of distorted regulatory accounting.

The intent of the rule--to provide transparency--was well-meaning. But the execution, particularly when applied to BDCs, has proven counterproductive. Research by U.S. and international finance professors shows that after BDCs were removed from major U.S. stock indexes--a consequence of the AFFE rule--BDCs experienced 29 percent to 33 percent lower investment growth compared to peers. The effects were not limited to the financial sector: companies that relied on BDC capital saw lower job creation, with employment growth falling by 1.5 to 6.4 percentage points compared to pre-exclusion levels.

The rule also fails to recognize the unique structure and mission of BDCs. Unlike passive funds, BDCs are actively managed and intentionally incur higher costs to provide tailored investment and advisory services to small businesses. This model creates long-term value, but the AFFE rule unfairly penalizes it. This is similar to the model of a REIT or bank, which the SEC AFFE rule excluded.

If the SEC had the benefit of hindsight--of knowing the capital formation and job creation losses that followed this rule--it's likely that BDCs would have been carved out of the AFFE framework from the start similar to REITs and banks. That is why Congress must act now to reverse this unintended consequence.

Section 302, the Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act fixes this by allowing funds to omit a BDC's ``acquired fund fees and expenses'' from disclosures while still maintaining transparency around the BDC's management fees and costs. This restores fairness in the treatment of BDCs, aligns regulatory disclosures with economic reality, and gives investors a clear view of true costs.

Importantly, it does so without rolling back investor protections or weakening existing SEC oversight.

This bipartisan legislation will open the door for more investment in BDCs, thereby unlocking more capital for small and mid-sized businesses across the country. The most important thing that our financial institutions and capital markets do is provide capital for businesses, particularly small, medium-sized, and growing enterprises.

Business Development Companies play a vital role in meeting this need, and I'm proud to work with a bipartisan group of Members to remove an outdated and unnecessary regulatory barrier.

Finally, the Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act seeks to resolve the AFFE issue with BDCs being removed from indices by eliminating the double counting of fees and, consistent with this intent, it is expected that comparable 1940 Act funds--such as interval and tender-offer funds--would also receive identical AFFE treatment.

The Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act passed the Financial Services Committee and this House once before, and I am glad that it was included in the INVEST Act.

The Acting CHAIR. All time for general debate has expired.

Pursuant to the rule, the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 5-minute rule.

In lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Services, printed in the bill, and the amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-15, shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as an original bill for purpose of further amendment under the 5-minute rule and shall be considered as read.

The text of the bill, as amended, is as follows:

The Acting CHAIR. No further amendment to the bill, as amended, shall be in order except those printed in Part B of House Report 119-399. Each such further amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered read, shall

The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 1 printed in part B of House Report 119-399.

Keith SelfRepublican, Texas

Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk.

The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.

The text of the amendment is as follows:

The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 936, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Self) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.

The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Texas.

Keith SelfRepublican, Texas

Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of my amendment to H.R. 3383 to strike section 307.

Section 307 directs the SEC to issue new rules forcing issuers with multi-class share structures to include prescribed ownership and voting-power disclosures in annual-meeting proxy or consent materials, and potentially other filings.

That is statutory micromanagement and another compliance mandate. More fundamentally, Washington should not be holding investors' hands. The key facts about control and voting rights are already available to the market through public filings and governing documents, and investors can decide for themselves whether they want to buy into a multi-class structure.

My amendment keeps this package focused on capital formation and avoids turning it into another paperwork bill.

Mr. Chairman, I urge adoption, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Maxine WatersDemocrat, California

Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to the amendment.

The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from California is recognized for 5 minutes.

Maxine WatersDemocrat, California

Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. Chair, I oppose Mr. Self's amendment to strike section 307 of the INVEST Act.

Section 307 is identical to H.R. 3357 sponsored by guess who? It is sponsored by Mr. Meeks.

It closes gaps in the disclosures made to investors where there are multi-class government structures. Companies that use these structures offer different share classes, such classes having different rights like voting rights. These structures can allow corporate insiders to retain an outsize amount of voting power relative to their shares.

For instance, Mark Zuckerberg has been able to consolidate control over Facebook, and now Meta, primarily due to the dual-class share structure that he established. This structure allows him and a small group of insiders to hold class B shares which have 10 times the voting power of the class A shares sold on the open market.

As a result, Zuckerberg has maintained nearly 60 percent of the voting power in Facebook, even though his shares account for only about 18 percent of shares.

Mr. Meeks' provision was recommended by the SEC's Investors Advisory Committee and passed out of committee with unanimous support, and it has also passed both this Congress and the prior two nearly unanimously.

Investors should have the clearest information available to make the best decision for themselves, but Mr. Self's amendment would deny them that.

Mr. Chair, I therefore encourage all Members to vote against this amendment, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Keith SelfRepublican, Texas

I say, again, Mr. Chairman, the information that she is referencing is already readily discoverable by investors, and they have the choice whether or not they want to invest in a multi-class structure.

I will tell you, Mr. Chair, this section 307 specifically targets directors, director nominees, named executive officers, and any holder with 5 percent or more of total combined voting power. It requires their share ownership and voter power to be expressed as percentages.

Mr. Chairman, investors are not children. The Federal Government should not be in the business of holding investors' hands over congressionally mandated proxy script disclosures. This section turns a capital formation package into another compliance mandate by hardwiring a one-size-fits-all disclosure regime into statutes instead of letting the markets and existing disclosures do their jobs.

Striking section 307 keeps the INVEST Act focused on expanding opportunity and liquidity rather than adding a new paperwork burden for public companies. If the goal of this bill is to increase investor opportunities and expand public markets, then Congress should be cutting friction, not adding a new compliance hook that falls on public companies and ultimately on shareholders.

Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.

Maxine WatersDemocrat, California

Mr. Chair, I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Missouri (Mrs. Wagner) to speak in opposition to Mr. Self's amendment.

Ann WagnerRepublican, Missouri

Mr. Chairman, I rise in respectful opposition to this amendment which would remove an important provision from the INVEST Act. Section 307 is not new or untested policy. This exact language passed the House floor earlier this Congress as H.R. 3357, the Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosure Act, with overwhelming bipartisan support.

Multi-class share structures date back to the late 1800s and were first conceived to allow companies, particularly family enterprises, to maintain control over voting decisions even without holding a majority of shares. These structures have become increasingly common, particularly among newer public companies.

Currently the SEC does not require the company to disclose the disparity between an individual's equity ownership and their controlling or controlled voting shares, though many companies already voluntarily provide this information.

Section 307 simply standardizes the information shareholders receive in proxy materials by requiring this information be provided in a consistent manner when it comes to voting power, particularly from the officers, directors, and those with more than a 5 percent stake.

This is a thoughtful, balanced approach. It enhances transparency for retail investors while preserving multi-class structures as a mechanism to encourage founders to go public. We are not banning these structures. We are simply ensuring investors understand what they are buying before they invest.

Enhanced disclosures protect retail investors who may not have the resources or expertise to navigate complex corporate structures. It levels the playing field by providing the same information to all market participants.

Given the strong bipartisan support, Mr. Chair, this provision has already received, I respectfully urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment and retain section 307.

Maxine WatersDemocrat, California

Mr. Chairman, I have the greatest respect for the gentlewoman from Missouri and have enjoyed working with her, but she tends not only to agree with me on this amendment but she feels very strongly about it. I urge my colleagues to reject this amendment so that investors have the basic information they need about a company's governing structure to make the best investment decisions for themselves.

Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.

Keith SelfRepublican, Texas

Mr. Chair, as the chairwoman referenced, organizations that want to do this are already doing it voluntarily. We should not add micromanagement to it.

Mr. Chair, I urge adoption of this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.

The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Self).

The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes appeared to have it.

Keith SelfRepublican, Texas

Mr. Chairman, I demand a recorded vote.

The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas will be postponed.

The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 2 printed in part B of House Report 119-399.

Keith SelfRepublican, Texas

Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.

The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.

The text of the amendment is as follows:

The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 936, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Self) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.

The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Texas.

Keith SelfRepublican, Texas

Mr. Chair, I rise in support of my amendment of H.R. 3383, the INVEST Act.

Section 105 creates offices of small business within key SEC divisions to coordinate on capital formation priorities. My amendment makes one commonsense clarification. It says this subsection may not be construed to authorize expenditures for additional full-time equivalent employees.

In other words, if the SEC wants better coordination for small businesses, it should do so with existing resources, not by treating this bill as a blank check for new hires. This keeps the policy goal intact while protecting taxpayers.

I urge adoption, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Maxine WatersDemocrat, California

Mr. Chair, I claim the time in opposition.

The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from California is recognized for 5 minutes.

Maxine WatersDemocrat, California

Mr. Chair, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

I oppose Mr. Self's amendment to limit the ability of the SEC to carry out its mandate in section 105.

Section 105, which is identical to H.R. 4449, sponsored by Mr. Vicente Gonzalez and Mr. Garbarino, directs the SEC to promote and protect small businesses by creating a small business office within each rulemaking division of the SEC, ensuring that the SEC has small business experts across the agency.

Mr. Gonzalez' provision will ensure that the SEC rules are tailored to the needs of small businesses.

Mr. Self's amendment makes this provision impossible to implement by blocking the SEC from hiring any new employees to carry out the work.

At a time when small businesses are struggling to stay afloat due to the impacts of Trump's harmful tariffs and disastrous economic policies, it is crucial that small businesses are represented through every step of the regulatory process.

If we are serious about helping small businesses, we must make sure our regulators have the expertise needed to support them. I, therefore, encourage all Members to vote ``no'' on this amendment.

Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.

Keith SelfRepublican, Texas

Mr. Chair, I yield to the gentlewoman from Missouri (Mrs. Wagner).

Ann WagnerRepublican, Missouri

Mr. Chair, I thank the gentleman for yielding.

I rise in support of the gentleman from Texas' amendment. This is a commonsense clarification that ensures section 105 cannot be misinterpreted as a blank check for expanding the Federal bureaucracy.

The INVEST Act is about modernizing our capital markets and expanding opportunities for investors and entrepreneurs, not about growing government.

This amendment provides helpful statutory clarity that protects taxpayers while preserving the important work this legislation accomplishes. I thank the gentleman from Texas for his amendment, and I urge my colleagues to support it.

Maxine WatersDemocrat, California

Mr. Chair, with costs soaring and small businesses struggling to weather the impacts of the Trump tariffs and his administration's war on small businesses, it is crucial that we do what we can to make sure government is working for them, not against them.

I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on this amendment.

Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.

Keith SelfRepublican, Texas

Mr. Chair, I will point out that those words are dangerous words, ``do what we can,'' because normally that means we are going to spend a lot more money. Congress, in this case, should not accidentally write an open-ended staffing authorization into statute just because we want better cooperation. This is a narrow, practical guardrail that keeps the INVEST Act focused on capital formation instead of quietly growing bureaucracy.

Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.

The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Self).

The amendment was agreed to.

The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 3 printed in part B of House Report 119-399.

Maxine WatersDemocrat, California

Mr. Chair, as the designee of Ms. Garcia of Texas, I have an amendment at the desk.

The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.

The text of the amendment is as follows:

TITLE IV--ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY BY FOREIGN HEDGE FUNDS

The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 936, the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Waters) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.

The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from California.

Maxine WatersDemocrat, California

Mr. Chair, I rise in support of this amendment originally offered by my colleague, Representative Garcia. Ms. Garcia's amendment would make law an important requirement that was already carefully considered and made final by FinCEN, but which has been delayed potentially indefinitely under this administration. Her amendment requires foreign hedge funds to put in place anti-money laundering policies that will ensure the safety of our markets and prevent bad actors from using these funds to launder criminal profits.

During a time when our markets are seeing unprecedented fraud and abuse, we should not wait to increase AML protections. We should not wait for FinCEN. We should do what we can to strengthen our markets now.

Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.

Ann WagnerRepublican, Missouri

Mr. Chair, I claim the time in opposition.

The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Missouri is recognized for 5 minutes.

Ann WagnerRepublican, Missouri

Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to this amendment, which would impose sweeping new regulatory requirements on investment advisers and hedge funds serving foreign clients.

While combating illicit finance and addressing national security threats are critical objectives we all share, this amendment takes the wrong approach, one that FinCEN itself recognized as flawed.

Let's be clear about what happened. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, FinCEN, proposed a substantially similar rule and then postponed it before implementation. That postponement wasn't arbitrary. It came after careful consideration of the rules, operational challenges, compliance burdens, and questions about its effectiveness.

This amendment would impose requirements that even the agency charged with combating financial crimes determined needed further review. Investment advisers are already subject to robust oversight under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. They owe a fiduciary duty to their clients and must comply with comprehensive Federal securities laws and regulations.

The SEC has extensive authority to examine advisers and enforce compliance. Moreover, imposing duplicative know-your-customer and anti- money laundering requirements specifically on foreign clients creates a two-tiered system that could harm U.S. competitiveness and global capital markets. International investors would face additional barriers when working with American advisers, potentially driving capital and business relationships to foreign jurisdictions with less stringent oversight.

If we believe gaps exist in our anti-money laundering framework, the solution is thoughtful, coordinated rulemaking by the appropriate agencies, not legislating requirements that are still under active consideration by FinCEN.

I urge my colleagues to reject this amendment and allow our Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to develop effective, practical solutions rather than imposing requirements they themselves abandoned.

Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.

Maxine WatersDemocrat, California

Mr. Chair, I reserve the right to close.

Ann WagnerRepublican, Missouri

Mr. Chair, I am prepared to close.

The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Missouri has the right to close.

The gentlewoman from California is recognized.

Maxine WatersDemocrat, California

Mr. Chair, I reserve the right to close.

The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Missouri has the right to close.

Ann WagnerRepublican, Missouri

Mr. Chair, has the gentlewoman-- The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from California is recognized.

Ann WagnerRepublican, Missouri

Okay.

Maxine WatersDemocrat, California

Mr. Chairman, I believe I have the right to close. Are you indicating that I do not have the right to close?

The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Missouri has the right to close as the manager in opposition to the amendment.

Ann WagnerRepublican, Missouri

I would ask the Chair who is closing first: the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Waters) or myself?

The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Missouri has the right to close.

Ann WagnerRepublican, Missouri

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

The Acting CHAIR. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from California.

Maxine WatersDemocrat, California

I have the right to close?

The Acting CHAIR. You do not.

Maxine WatersDemocrat, California

Mr. Chair, if I don't have the right to close, I am prepared to close, and I yield myself the balance of my time.

The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman is recognized.

Maxine WatersDemocrat, California

Mr. Chair, I encourage all Members to vote ``yes'' on Ms. Garcia's amendment to strengthen the Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering requirements for foreign investment advisers. This reasonable and well-considered provision will ensure increased safety for our markets from abuse by terrorists, prohibited entities, and other bad actors abroad.

Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.

Ann WagnerRepublican, Missouri

Mr. Chairman, I rise one more time in closing to oppose this amendment by Ms. Garcia that requires investment advisers and hedge funds to perform know-your-customer verifications and implement anti-money laundering procedures for foreign clients. It is a sweeping new regulatory requirement on investment advisers and hedge funds that serve foreign clients.

Mr. Chair, I will be clear here that if we believe that any kind of gaps exist in our anti-money laundering frame, the solution that we have is thoughtful, coordinated rulemaking by the appropriate agencies. Obviously, FinCEN is still actively considering how to move forward.

Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.

The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Waters).

The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes appeared to have it.

Maxine WatersDemocrat, California

Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.

The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from California will be postponed.

The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 4 printed in part B of House Report 119-399.

Maxine WatersDemocrat, California

Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.

The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.

The text of the amendment is as follows:

The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 936, the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Waters) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.

The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from California.

Maxine WatersDemocrat, California

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. Chairman, H.R. 3383 seeks to provide small businesses with more opportunities to access capital. A key avenue for most small companies to raise money is by seeking investments from a small number of accredited investors.

These offerings, made under SEC regulation D, are exempt from registration with the SEC. However, these companies are required to file basic disclosures with the SEC on Form D, which is available to the public. The information provided on Form D is often bare bones, incomplete, or false.

This makes it difficult for investors to understand the parameters of an exempt offering. What is worse, many bad actors located in the United States and all around the world are using reg D to misrepresent that they are SEC compliant, using false information on Form D and posting it to the SEC's public database, EDGAR. These fraudsters tell unsuspecting U.S. investors that they are registered with the SEC.

We must stop these bad actors from using Form D to take hard-earned money out of Americans' savings and putting it into the hands of criminals.

My amendment aims to fix this problem by requiring additional information about the identity of the company and the scope of its offering prior to making any sales. My amendment also requires a company to update Form D when there is a mistake or material change in the information and when the offering is complete.

Furthermore, to prevent fraud, the amendment requires Form D filers to provide additional verification of their identity: who they are, such as registrations with the State Secretary of State, and to certify that the information in the Form D is accurate.

Mr. Chairman, providing false information on Form D would expose the filer to criminal penalties. Form D reforms are a key priority for our States' securities regulators. They argue that many bad actors are harming legitimate businesses needing to raise capital under SEC's regulation D and that Form D reforms would lead to more capital formation.

Mr. Chair, this is simple. It is very clear. I urge my colleagues to support this amendment, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Ann WagnerRepublican, Missouri

Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to the amendment.

The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Missouri is recognized for 5 minutes.

Ann WagnerRepublican, Missouri

Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong opposition to this amendment, which would pose a significant obstacle for the same small businesses and startups that we aim to support.

These proposed new requirements would act as a speed bump for smaller issuers. These are not massive Wall Street institutions. These are often first-time founders, small businesses, and innovative startups relying on 506(c) to raise essential seed and growth capital. Adding complex or ambiguous new filing requirements diverts their precious time and scarce resources away from innovation and job creation and toward burdensome compliance.

These additional disclosure burdens will actively discourage the startups and small businesses that desperately need access to this private market capital. They will choose to forgo fundraising altogether rather than navigate this complex, costly, and legally risky environment.

In fact, the Securities and Exchange Commission has examined similar ideas twice in the last decade. In both instances, the market response was a resounding chorus of concern. In both cases, the message was clear: New filing or disclosure obligations would significantly raise costs and ultimately chill early-stage capital formation.

We should be focused on expanding opportunities for American entrepreneurs, not erecting new bureaucratic barriers. We must prioritize a system that makes it easier and not harder for startups and small businesses to secure the capital that they need to grow, hire, and innovate.

Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to reject these unnecessary and harmful reporting burdens. I urge a ``no'' vote on this amendment, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Maxine WatersDemocrat, California

Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance of my time.

Ann WagnerRepublican, Missouri

Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Meuser), the sponsor of the ACCESS Act in this package.

Daniel MeuserRepublican, Pennsylvania

Mr. Chairman, I thank Chairwoman Wagner for her leadership and, with all due respect to our minority leader, I oppose this amendment. I do support the INVEST Act, led by Chairman Hill and subcommittee Chairwoman Wagner strongly.

The INVEST Act broadens opportunities for everyday Americans to invest in public and private markets, expands access to capital, facilitates capital formation, promotes transparency, and helps charitable organizations build retirement security for their employees.

For example, it allows people to invest in private markets based on their knowledge and experience, whereas previously they could only qualify based on their income.

It encourages new public companies to issue more shares without burdensome regulations so they can focus on hiring and expanding instead of diverting limited resources to filing paperwork with the SEC.

Thanks to Representative Huizenga's leadership, investors can now access important disclosure forms electronically for the first time instead of only on paper through the mail.

The INVEST Act also includes my bill, H.R. 3645, the ACCESS Act, which passed the Financial Services Committee earlier this year 51-0. Right now, if a small business uses crowdfunding--which is raising money online for everyday people who want to invest--the moment the business raises more than $100,000, they have to pay for financial statements that can cost up to $10,000. For many start-ups, that is a huge chunk of their money that they are trying to raise. This makes this an improved situation.

The ACCESS Act simply lifts the limit to $250,000 so small businesses can raise the early capital they need. Its inclusion in the INVEST Act is a significant bipartisan step toward making capital formation more practical and affordable.

This legislation puts everyday Americans first and uses the strength of our capital markets to fuel growth on Main Street, not Wall Street. The INVEST Act is a major win for workers, entrepreneurs, and small businesses, and I support its passage.

Maxine WatersDemocrat, California

Mr. Chair, I yield myself the balance of my time to close.

I encourage all Members to vote ``yes'' on my amendment to strengthen information for people investing in private markets. As the opportunities to invest in private companies grow, in particular through measures promoted in this bill, we must take steps to ensure that investors are provided with accurate and complete information about what they are investing in.

These are simple, commonsense protections that will make a big difference in ensuring accountability for exempt offerings and preventing the proliferation of fraud around form D filings.

Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time.

Ann WagnerRepublican, Missouri

Mr. Chairman, I simply urge my colleagues to reject these unnecessary and harmful reporting burdens, and I ask that they oppose this amendment. I yield back the balance of my time.

The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Waters).

The amendment was rejected.

The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order to consider amendment No. 5 printed in part B of House Report 119-399.

Maxine WatersDemocrat, California

Mr. Chair, I have an amendment at the desk.

The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment.

The text of the amendment is as follows:

Subtitle D--Transparency on Fees Collected From Individual Investors

Subtitle E--Transparency and Prohibition of Certain Fees on Trading

Subtitle D--Transparency on Fees Collected From Individual Investors

Subtitle E--Transparency and Prohibition of Certain Fees on Trading

The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 936, the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Waters) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes.

The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from California.

Maxine WatersDemocrat, California

Mr. Chairman, I rise to offer an amendment that would make junk fees illegal and require investment firms to clearly disclose the other fees they charge.

For far too long, Wall Street has been charging junk fees that sap the investment returns of hardworking Americans and make it harder to save for retirement.

This amendment makes clear that investment firms, be they an investment company, an investment adviser, or a broker-dealer, cannot charge any fees that are either not clearly disclosed to investors in advance or exceed the value of the services provided. These could include dubious fees like account closure fees, excessive markups, and undisclosed compensation or sales arrangements, inactivity fees, and so-called regulatory compliance fees.

In addition to outright banning junk fees, this amendment requires investment firms to clearly disclose to their customers in advance any fees that they charge that customer.

Investors should not face any surprises when it comes to the cost of investing their savings. Making sure that investors clearly know the risk and costs of choosing an investment firm or product should receive unanimous support from all Members of this body.

Finally, this amendment would bring unprecedented transparency to how investment firms profit from the fees they charge investors. These firms would be required to annually report to the SEC the total profit earned from fees as a percentage of assets under management.

The SEC would publish this information on a public database similar to a broker check along with a visual that shows whether these fees are high, low, or average when compared with their peer firms.

By making this data public, American investors would be able to know how the fees charged by their investment firm compare to others and would also create market pressure on firms to make savings for the future more affordable for Americans.

I strongly, strongly encourage all Members to support this amendment because this amendment is a commonsense solution that protects investors and brings accountability to the industry.

Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of my time.

Ann WagnerRepublican, Missouri

Mr. Chairman, I claim the time in opposition.

The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Missouri is recognized for 5 minutes.

Ann WagnerRepublican, Missouri

Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong opposition to this amendment, which represents a fundamental departure from the careful, deliberative process that has guided the INVEST Act.

Let me be clear about what we are being asked to consider. This is not a modest technical correction or a narrow clarification. These are sweeping, complex changes that redefine fee structures across the entire securities industry. They create new prohibitions, and they establish an unprecedented public ranking system for SEC registrants.

It has never been vetted by participants, investor groups, legal experts, or Congress. It has not even been considered or marked up through the Financial Services Committee through regular order, the very process that every other provision in the INVEST Act has undergone.

We are being asked to inject unexamined policy into a carefully crafted bill at the 11th hour. This is not how we should legislate, particularly on matters affecting trillions of dollars in American retirement savings and investment accounts.

Beyond the procedural concerns, the policy itself is deeply flawed. SEC-registered advisers and broker-dealers are already subject to comprehensive fee disclosure requirements under existing law. They must provide clear, written disclosures about all fees and compensation. They are subject to fiduciary duties or Regulation Best Interest standards that require fees to be reasonable and in clients' best interests.

This amendment creates vague, undefined standards about what constitutes

I urge my colleagues to reject this substantively flawed amendment, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Maxine WatersDemocrat, California

Mr. Chairman, I yield myself the balance of my time to close.

I urge all Members to vote ``yes'' in support of my amendment to prohibit junk fees and make all other fees more transparent to investors.

My amendment will make sure that hardworking Americans are safe from undisclosed or unreasonable fees. It will require advanced notice on fees before they are charged to an investor and will make public the amount that financial firms earn from fees.

I am sure you can agree that every American should have a right to know what they are paying for, and that is why I am asking for a vote on this amendment.

It has been acknowledged by the supporters that they are so pleased for this debate that we are having this evening. They have indicated it is long past due that consumers have this kind of advocacy and that consumers have this kind of support from the Members of Congress who understand the rip-offs and the fraud and the disrespect that they have received for far too long.

This amendment is supported by all of those organized unions and advocacy groups that I have spoken about earlier this evening. They all support this amendment as they support the bill that we have been working so hard for.

Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.

Ann WagnerRepublican, Missouri

Mr. Chair, as we come to a close on what I believe is the final amendment of H.R. 3383, the INVEST Act, I thank my colleagues who have been so bipartisan in this package of 22 amazing capital formation bills that are going to lift up retail and mainstream investors, that are going to grow small business and entrepreneurs, and give more companies the possibility of having the capital for them to go public.

Mr. Chair, I thank my wonderful co-lead, Mr. Gregory Meeks from New York and Josh Gottheimer, and also Chairman Hill for their tremendous support in this effort and my entire Capital Markets Subcommittee, the staff, and the team that has brought what is years and years of hard work together that is going to grow this economy, grow jobs, and grow the future of the United States of America and our economy.

Mr. Chair, I thank the ranking member for the good, healthy debate this evening and the collaboration that we have, but I must say still, Mr. Chair, I urge my colleagues to reject this specific amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.

The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Waters).

The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes appeared to have it.

Maxine WatersDemocrat, California

Mr. Chair, I demand a recorded vote.

The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from California will be postponed.

Ann WagnerRepublican, Missouri

Mr. Chair, I move that the Committee do now rise.

The motion was agreed to.

Accordingly, the Committee rose; and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Mackenzie) having assumed the chair, Mr. Wied, Acting Chair of the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, reported that that Committee, having had under consideration the bill (H.R. 3383) to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 with respect to the authority of closed-end companies to invest in private funds, had come to no resolution thereon.

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Electing a Member to Certain Standing Committees of the House of Representatives

Jennifer A. KiggansRepublican, Virginia

Madam Speaker, by direction of the Republican Conference, I offer a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration.

The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

The resolution was agreed to.

A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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Hour of Meeting on Tomorrow

Jennifer A. KiggansRepublican, Virginia

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 11 a.m. tomorrow.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentlewoman from Virginia?

There was no objection.

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Notice of Intention to Offer Resolution Raising a Question of the Privileges of the House

Al GreenDemocrat, Texas

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, I rise to give notice of my intention to raise a question of the privileges of the House.

The form of the resolution is as follows:

H. Res. 939. Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.

Resolved, That Donald John Trump, President of the United States, is an abuser of presidential power who, if left in office, will continue to promote the incitement of violence, engender invidious hate, undermine our democracy, and dissolve our Republic, that he is impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors, and that the following articles of impeachment be exhibited to the United States Senate:

Articles of impeachment exhibited by the House of Representatives of the United States of America in the name of itself and of the people of the United States of America, against Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America, in maintenance and support of its impeachment against him for high crimes and misdemeanors.

ARTICLE I. Abuse of Presidential Power by Calling for the Execution of Members of Congress.

In his conduct of the office of President of the United States, Donald John Trump, in violation of his constitutional oath to faithfully execute the office of the President of the United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, has unfaithfully, dangerously, and unconstitutionally abused his official position by threatening Democratic lawmakers in Congress with execution.

President Trump called for the execution of six Democratic lawmakers, all of whom are currently serving in the U.S. Senate or U.S. House of Representatives and who previously served in the U.S. Military or in U.S. Intelligence communities, in response to a short video that they posted on November 18, 2025. In their video, the Democratic lawmakers appropriately urged current members of the military and intelligence communities to adhere to the Constitution and the laws of our country. They specifically said: ``Like us, you all swore an oath to protect and defend this Constitution. Right now, the threats to our Constitution aren't just coming from abroad, but from right here at home. Our laws are clear. You can refuse illegal orders. You can refuse illegal orders. You must refuse illegal orders. No one has to carry out orders that violate the law or our Constitution.''

On November 20, 2025, in response, President Trump called for their execution. In one social media post, he wrote: ``It's called SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL. Each one of these traitors to our Country should be ARRESTED AND PUT ON TRIAL. Their words cannot be allowed to stand--We won't have a Country anymore!!! An example MUST BE SET. President DJT.'' In another, he wrote of the lawmakers: ``SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!''

President Trump's call for the execution of lawmakers is a reckless and flagrant abuse of presidential power that promotes extra-judicial punishment and the assassination of Members of Congress, and warrants impeachment by the U.S. House of Representatives and trial by the Senate.

ARTICLE II. Abuse of Presidential Power to Intimidate Federal Judges in Violation of the Separation of Powers and Independence of the Judiciary.

In his conduct of the office of President of the United States, Donald John Trump, in violation of his constitutional oath to faithfully execute the office of President of the United States and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, has unfaithfully, dangerously, and unconstitutionally abused his official position by threatening federal judges.

President Trump has fostered a political climate in which lawmakers and judges face threats of political violence and physical assault; and in this climate has made threats and vituperative comments against federal judges, putting at risk their safety and well-being, and undermining the independence of our judiciary.

Case in point, in response to a federal district court ruling with which President Trump disagreed, he posted: ``This Radical Left Lunatic of a Judge, a troublemaker and agitator who was sadly appointed by Barack Hussein Obama, was not elected President. . . This judge, like many of the Crooked Judges' I am forced to appear before, should be IMPEACHED!!!''

Another U.S. District Chief Judge has reported receiving increased numbers of violent threats, particularly after he began hearing arguments in a lawsuit against the Trump administration.

In 2025, roughly a third the federal judiciary has been flooded with threats, with data showing that these threats spike each time Trump uses abusive rhetoric against judges.

On May 2, 2025, Reuters reported that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson addressed President Donald Trump's attacks on the judiciary. The relevant part of the article stated as follows:

1) ``U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said on Thursday attacks by Republican President Donald Trump and his allies on judges were `not random' and seemed `designed to intimidate the judiciary.' ''

2) Specifically, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Jackson remarked that, ``The attacks are not random. They seem designed to intimidate those of us who serve in this critical capacity.''

3) Justice Jackson added, ``The threats and harassment are attacks on our democracy, on our system of government. And they ultimately risk undermining our Constitution and the rule of law.''

The judiciary is afforded power over ``all Cases, in Law and Equity, arising under this Constitution, the Laws of the United States, and Treaties made'' and ``to Controversies to which the United States shall be a Party.'' U.S. Const. art. III, sec. 2. Intimidating judges, and recklessly calling for the impeachment and removal of judges who disagree with him demonstrate a willingness by Trump to usurp authority afforded by our Constitution to the judiciary and demonstrate a disregard for the Constitution and the careful balance of powers that protects our country from abuses by any single branch.

President Trump's threats place the lives of federal judges, court officials, and innocent bystanders at risk, promote the incitement of violence, and undermine our democracy, which cannot survive where President Trump's incendiary comments engender invidious hate and where dissent is punishable by death.

In all of this, Donald John Trump has acted in a manner contrary to his trust as President and subversive of constitutional government to the great prejudice of the cause of law and justice and to the manifest injury of the people of the United States.

Wherefore Donald John Trump, by such conduct, warrants impeachment, trial, and removal from office.

Al GreenDemocrat, Texas

Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under rule IX, a resolution offered from the floor by a Member other than the majority leader or the minority leader as a question of the privileges of the House has immediate precedence only at a time designated by the chair within 2 legislative days after the resolution is properly noticed.

Pending that designation, the form of the resolution noticed by the gentleman from Texas will appear in the Record at this point.

The Chair will not at this point determine whether the resolution constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be made at the time designated for consideration of the resolution.

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And Still I Rise

Al GreenDemocrat, Texas

Mr. Speaker, and still I rise to note that tonight I have called for the impeachment of Donald John Trump, President of the United States of America.

He is an abuser of Presidential power. He has called for the execution of Members of the House of Representatives, of this very House. He has demeaned Members of the judiciary.

He has conducted himself in office such that persons are now threatening Members of the judiciary, threatening Members of the House of Representatives, and threatening Members of the Senate.

Donald John Trump, by his conduct, merits impeachment, trial, and conviction in the Senate of the United States of America and should never hold any office of public trust ever again.

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to refrain from engaging in personalities toward the President.

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Turning Healthcare Into Financial Engineering

David SchweikertRepublican, Arizona

Mr. Speaker, the good news is we have only until 10:00. The bad news is I am going to use every second of it. Let's race through this because originally, I think I was going to go almost an hour. Maybe this is mercy.

I want to walk through just a couple of concepts here. One, we are going to talk about one of my intense frustrations. I have talked about this for a decade or more. Please, how do I get my brothers and sisters on the left and those on the right to understand we have turned the whole discussion of healthcare into financial engineering? Work with me on this.

Many of us know ACA as ObamaCare. It is a financing bill. It has community rating in it, so the guaranteed access, but it is a financing bill. It is who gets subsidized and who has to pay. Our Republican alternative was a financing bill. It just had a little better actuarial modeling in it. Medicare for all is a financing bill.

We don't have the discussion about what we pay, the waste, the fraud, the adoption of technology, the adoption of cures, the adoption of how we deliver, the adoption of making us autonomous because we can wear our medical lab on our body now. I wear one of the data rings, and I experimented with a Dexcom in the last couple of weeks.

Instead, we are going to beat each other up around here. The Democrats are going to try to make a political issue out of it. We are going to basically fumble because we had trouble explaining that we have turned healthcare into financing. They want to hand out billions and billions of dollars more to insurance companies to buy down rates.

Let's actually walk through some points I want to make. This is the first one. I desperately hope this number evens out as we go through the rest of the year.

Our model right now says in the first quarter of this fiscal year-- remember, October 1, we began the 2026 fiscal

What is driving that spending up? It is the refinancing of our debt at higher interest rates, because we had all that debt we sold a few years ago at very low interest rates. The fact of the matter is healthcare costs keep going up. The stupid discussion we are going to have here is a financing debate--how much more subsidies should we hand out--and not a discussion of what we are going to do to change the price of healthcare.

Let's actually take a quick run through this. I am going to try to explain a couple of basic things about the ACA. Most of us know it as ObamaCare.

This chart is hard to read from a distance. ACA goes into effect. I want us to step all the way back out to where we are here when the enhanced subsidies--these are subsidies on top of subsidies--is $40 billion. Over here, the basic subsidies, the growth of the subsidies since the pandemic, is another $75 billion. On top of the base subsidies, they are $80 billion. This is only 7 percent of the healthcare market.

Let's take a look at that. This is so hard for people to understand. I was listening to one of my Democrat colleagues speak the other day. It was a complete distortion field of the truth and what was going on out there. They say all the healthcare is going to go up this much.

Are they willing to admit they screwed up? They created an absolutely distorted model. By screwing up all the incentives, everyone's healthcare costs went up, even though the ACA, ObamaCare, is only this little wedge here. It is 7 percent of the healthcare population.

The vast majority of the other population gets it through their employer, veterans, Medicare, and Medicaid. Then I need my colleagues to see this other wedge there. That is the portion that is not getting subsidies from taxpayers. The rest of this right here is getting subsidized.

I will show a chart in a moment where 41 percent of this population that is being subsidized in the ACA had no premium at all. You as a taxpayers bought their healthcare. Is that really what the Democrats promised us? Does anyone remember President Obama saying that healthcare premiums will be lowered by $2,500? Folks will get to keep their doctors. Should we hold the left to their own standards?

As conservatives, we need to get off our heinies and start explaining that if we continue this model, we are all screwed. We need to step up and say we can do this better. We have technology where we can lower premiums rather dramatically. I have been coming behind this microphone for a decade. I will try to go fast enough to touch on it.

I did this board the other day. I just need to show you this is what they call an economic scoring of the enhanced premium tax credits, which is basically the subsidies on top of the subsidies.

Functionally, only 38 percent of that $40 billion is actually going to cover actual insurance where people are going to use it. The vast majority of it just disappears. It either doesn't get used, or it may have disappeared with the brokers or the insurance companies. Something is horribly wrong in this money.

Yet, when we actually start to look at the studies and articles, here is the GAO report about the ACA. It has a simple line here.

``Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Preliminary Results from Ongoing Review Suggest Fraud Risks in the Advance Premium Tax Credit Persist.''

Then you read it, Mr. Speaker, and it is page after page after page of different types of fraud. People have been signed up and had no idea. Brokers are going to prison right now because they have been signing up folks in the system.

``ObamaCare Is a Mecca for Fraud,'' The Wall Street Journal from just a couple days ago. ``Open Enrollment is Healthcare's Most Expensive Lie.''

How many more studies do we need to explain that you are being defrauded, Mr. Speaker?

If this were helping people be healthier, then bless it, but, instead, the Democrats are terrified to tell the truth because the model they built is only 7 percent of the population. Almost one-half of that population is getting the healthcare for free, and it has created a distortion field of costs.

I will give you a simple test, Mr. Speaker. Ask yourself, go back 10, 15 years ago. Let's go do 10 years ago when the ACA goes into effect.

Mr. Speaker, how much have your healthcare costs, your insurance costs, changed?

Remember, Mr. Speaker, insurance is different from healthcare. How much have your costs changed?

Did they meet the promise that was given to you: We are going to make things more affordable.

It is not the Affordable Care Act, and that is the reality of the math.

So let's continue to walk through parts of this.

The number of subsidized zero claims is fascinating. The enhanced subsidies that came out after COVID were only supposed to be 5 years. The Democrats voted for this. I don't think a single Republican did. It was their plan. This was Democrat policy, and now they are acting all uppity saying: Well, you Republicans need to fix our mistake.

Almost 11 million who were part of that enhanced population never made a claim. We are now seeing studies, data mining, looking at a huge portion of these people had no idea they had been signed up. It is rampant fraud.

Let's have a little more fun here.

How many who were enrolled with these enhanced subsidies ended up having no skin in the game at all and who had no cost?

Last year, 41 percent had no cost. You, as a taxpayer, Mr. Speaker, paid for their healthcare. This year we modeled it. It is going to be around 39 percent. Think about that, Mr. Speaker.

Is that what you were promised? Is that what you were told?

As we start to walk through this, 6.4 million people this year were improperly enrolled in subsidized ObamaCare plans costing taxpayers $27 billion a year.

Understand, Mr. Speaker, what this means. It is rampant fraud.

Mr. Speaker, how many members of the Democratic Party, the left, have you seen come behind the microphone saying: Hey, we really like subsidized healthcare, and we really like the level of fraud, so we don't want to change anything?

Mr. Speaker, 96 percent of all applications representing fake enrollees were approved on the ObamaCare marketplace and received subsidies. Understand, Mr. Speaker, do you remember, we were promised: Well, the website is going to find fraud.

It turns out that 96 percent of the fraudulent applications going in where someone is just bleeding the system got approved. The system doesn't stop the fraud.

This is your money, Mr. Speaker. You are paying for fraudsters, and you are paying for brokers who are going to jail.

Our debate here is: Well, we want to give another $40 billion to the fraudsters, but there will be a portion of that that will get some buydown on their healthcare costs.

In 2023, one Social Security number--and I used this one just because it is so easy to understand. Remember, there is a system that is supposed to be mining this for fraud--one Social Security number was used and got 125 policies.

How do we not catch that?

We are really that bad at this.

I am not going to make you go through that.

Mr. Speaker, this chart is almost impossible to read. I am going to put it up on my website. What you need to understand is that these are the different ways people ended up in healthcare.gov or healthcare.care. The broker community goes and walks you through, but what we are discovering is that it has no actual checks for fraud.

Have the Democrats stepped up and said: Okay, we know a huge portion of this cash we were handing out after COVID has been disappearing. It is not going to make our brothers and sisters healthier and provide them access to care. Are they willing--no, they are not--to actually fix this system so we are not bleeding American taxpayers?

Now let's actually talk about some solutions.

First, I need everyone to understand how perverse the system is. I have

This one is absurd but it is easy to understand. Here are a couple of articles: Paper industry, drugmakers spar over requirement to print prescription forms.

Mr. Speaker, to show you how absurd the world has become, there was a simple attempt to say: We are just going to put your prescriptions on your phone so when you get them you can see all the side effects.

Mr. Speaker, do you know that all that paper that is printed? We had lobbyists here and a U.S. Senator who blocked it saying: No, my paper industry.

When the paper industry was able to stop a simple money-saving reform because apparently cutting down trees and turning it into paper pulp and printing it is more important than something that would have been dramatically more efficient. It has gotten that absurd.

We attempted to basically run a piece of legislation because we did a study on how they duplicate MRIs, X-rays, ultrasounds, and CTs there are. We have some numbers that look like it could be as much as $25 to $35 billion a year.

Do something crazy. When you get your knee MRI, Mr. Speaker, put the data, the images on this so when you go to the next doctor a week later, it is right there: Doctor, let me hand it to you. Not get another scan.

We already have lobbyists running around the building saying: No, the duplicate scans are part of our profit model.

Where are my own brothers and sisters, particularly on the conservative side, saying: We want to unleash technology. We want to unleash doing this a better, faster, and cheaper way?

For those Members who run around saying: PBM reform. Fine, but understand that every study we have right now is that PBM reform saves a fraction of a fraction of money, and it is already happening.

Mr. Speaker, you will start to see companies now ditching the middleman and starting to sell directly. Go look up Civica RX for anyone who is in front of a computer. It is a co-op making drugs, selling insulin cheaper than our Federal Government-subsidized price.

The fact of the matter is legalizing, encouraging, and incentivizing disruption in the market is where you get all sorts of different channels. If PBM is the best price, God bless them. If the drug company wants to sell directly to consumers, bless them. If a co-op wants to get together with your Medicaid system, the hospital system, or insurance company and they decide that we are going to manufacture our own and we are going to do it cheaper than the government-subsidized price, then bless them.

There are ways to crash the price of healthcare. We have one right here. It is a discussion of AI. AI went through someone's medical bills and started realizing how much mis-billing there was in there.

What if we did something very, very simple: Legalize one of my AI billing--we call it clean claims. Where here is the doctor's note, here is the insurance contract, they meet, and it gets paid.

How much staffing and other things would you save but also how much more money?

We have the technology. I just can't seem to get our brothers and sisters here willing to accept the bills.

Here is another one that is incredibly optimistic. If you have a subscription to Wired magazine this week--Mr. Speaker, and it is something we in our office have been working on for years now--they call it a fentanyl vaccine. It is not technically a vaccine. It is a protein binder that attaches to the drug making it so it can't pass the brain-blood barrier. There is an entire article in Wired magazine.

We did some research. I had trouble believing this number. I had one of my economists actually go back and double check it: $1.5 trillion in 2020 is the cost from fentanyl.

There are solutions, Mr. Speaker. We need to step up and start understanding there is a moral way to approach the cost of healthcare, and it is not a bunch more taxpayer subsidies. It is actually lowering the price.

Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

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