salmon's island, georgia, who passed away at the age of 72. reagan his -- ray began his career in st. sam money's island. he would have a positive impact on the seafood industry. ray was a trusted voice in meeting members of congress. ray served as chairman of the national fisheries institutes technical committee from 1994 to 1996 and was a technical chairman of the national shrimp industry association from 1998 to 2005. in 2017, he was recognized as the seafood industry leader for his decades of commitment to seafood sustainability and quality. despite ray's countless career achievements, his proudest role was a father and grandfather. my thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends, and all who knew him during this most difficult time. madam speaker, i rise today to recognize and honor pastor bill liggin of brunswick, georgia, for his 90th birthday. he experienced the call of god at 18 years old. since then he founded christian -- the christian renewal church in brunswick, georgia, and served as its pastor for over 40 years. pastor ligg

this is more funding for georgia. more funding for our families, to protect our children and to lift up our community. thank you. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from oklahoma seek recognition? >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to honor the former flying agie and a sorty wally funk who was the oldest woman to travel to space. funk has led an amazing life from breaking down barriers to careers in aviation and now space travel. in my state of oklahoma oak, funk was the first female civilian flight instructor, first female afor investigator. her persistence is one of the many wusm qualities. when nasa began accepting women, she applied three times. and funk's courage, perseverance and leadership has impacted the science industry, especially for women. mr. speaker, i am truly to h

greene of georgia, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mrs. greene will vote yea on h.r. 2497. mr. gosar: as the member designated by mr. gaetz, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. gaetz will vote yea on h.r. 2497. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. donald payne, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. payne will vote yes on h.r. 2497. and as the member designated by mrs. bonnie watson coleman, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mrs. watson coleman will vote yes on h.r. 24 the 97 -- 2497. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mr. jeffries: as the member designated by chairman jerry nadler, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that chairman nadler will vote yea on h.r. 2497. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. reschenthaler: thank you, mr. speaker. as the member designated

the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from georgia, mr. carter, for five minutes. mr. carter: madam speaker, i rise today with a heavy heart to remember and honor my friend, pete robinson of columbus, georgia, who passed away on july 1 at the age of 66. he graduated from emory university and mercer university school of law. following graduation he began his career in public service and commitment to improving his community. for a decade beginning in 1985, pete served in the georgia general assembly in the house of representatives and senate. in the senate he served as governor miller's floor leader for two years and became the only president pro tem to be nominated by both republican and democratic leaders. pete's decades of leadership in his community and the general assembly played a significant role in making georgia a better place for all who call it home, myself included. i'm thankful for the immense impact he had in georgia and i know his legacy will remain. my thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends, and all who knew him d

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from georgia rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. >> when i hear from our friends and neighbors across georgia, there is no issue that families find more concerning than that of the cost of their health care. as a two-time breast cancer survivor, access to quality health care is very, very personal to me. mrs. mcbath: while i was in the hospital, all i had to do was focus on the strength of my family, my grace from the god i love in winning my battle with cancer. yet, still far too many families are forced to worry about pain from their chemotherapy versus affording the mortgage on their home. that's why i continue to work so hard every day to expand affordable health care for families across georgia and across the nation and why i'm so proud that my bill to cut health care costs for those that have been laid off during this pandemic was signed int

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from georgia rise? >> as the member designated by mr. jones of new york, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. jones will vote yes on the motion to table. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york rise? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. deutch of florida, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. deutch will vote yea on the motion to table. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. lawson of florida, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. lawson will vote yes on the motion to table. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? >> as the member designated by mr. cuellar of texas, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. mr. way -- that mr. way yak of texas -- cuellar will vote on the motion to table.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from georgia is recognized. mrs. greene: i ask for the recorded votes. the speaker pro tempore: yeas and yeas are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20 further proceedings are postponed. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from district of columbia seek recognition? ms. norton: i move that the house suspend the rules and agree to the bill h.r. 2617. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will -- does the gentlewoman wish to call up the bill as amended. ms. norton: yes. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 2617, a bill to amend section 15 of tiet 381 of united states code to amend how performance goals are achieved. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from district of columbia, ms. norton, and the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr0 minutes. ms. norton: i move that the house suspend the rules and agree to the bill h.r. 2617. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. norton: as amended. i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative d

he also proudly served in the georgia army and georgia air national guards for 40 years, retiring as a colonel. through every position he had, he worked better -- to better his community and improve the lives of others. one cannot visit georgia's first congressional district without seeing the profound impacts vernon made for his community. my thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends and all who knew him during this most difficult time. thank you, mr. speaker. and yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to share how the invest in america act, which we just passed, will benefit residents of my district, as well as communities across the country. year after year the u.s. congress has failed to muster the political will to properly fund american infrastructure. state and local authorities don't have

bishop of georgia, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. bishop will vote yes, will vote yes on h.r. 826. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from idaho seek recognition? >> as the member designated by by mr. fulcher from idaho, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. fulcher will vote aye on h.r. 826. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. mchenry of north carolina, pursuant to h. res. 8, i inform the house that mr. mchenry will vote yes on h.r. 826. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. fallon from texas, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. fallon will vote yes. as the member designated by mr. jackon from texas, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. jackson will vote yes on h. res. 826. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognitio

, my friend, rick allen from the state of georgia who serves on the al and ed and labor committees. the speaker pro tempore: gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. allen: thank you, madam speaker. thank you to my colleague from arkansas. and also my colleague from oklahoma for introducing these commonsense amendments to address these measures the democrats are ramming through the house. there's no doubt we're in the midst of a biden economic crisis thanks to wasteful washington spending this morning i hosted a telephone town hall and asked my constituents in georgia's 12th district and ask my constituents if they were feeling the results of biden's inflation. an overwhelming percent said they're paying more and getting less each week. this is the result of the spending spree and here we are debate manager irresponsible and unrealistic spending that will do more to harm the pocketbooks of american families. when in the history of civilization has any nation survived this insane spending and it's not suspend spain -- not sustainable. families work hard to live within their means

david scott of georgia, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. scott will vote yes on the motion to table, the motion to reconsider. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. carter from the great state of texas, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. carter will vote no on the motion to table. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. auchincloss, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. auchincloss will vote yes on the motion to table.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from georgia seek recognition? ms. williams: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. jones, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. jones will vote yes on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? mr. lahood: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. buchanan of florida, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. buchanan will vote no on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. kahele, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. kahele will vote yea on the motion to move the previous question on h.res. 535. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? mr. owens: mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. stewart of utah, pursuant to h.res. 8, i inform the house that mr. stewart will vote nay on the previous question. the speaker pro tempore: for

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia. >> request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. pursuant to section 3-s of house resolution 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. donald payne, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. payne will vote yes on the amendments en bloc. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? mr. underwood: as the member designated by mr. rush, pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. rush will vote yes on

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, as elected representatives, we are obligated to handle taxpayer dollars in a manner that is responsible. for decades legislators like the hyde amendment have shielded hard working tax dollars from the unethical practice of abortion. countless legislative proposals prove that my colleagues across the aisle are not interested in preserving good government provisions upon which our constituents depend a as they have eliminated the hyde amendment by removing pro-life providings like hyde we are subjecting funding practices that violate the sanctity of life. the simple fact of the matter is taxpayer dollars should never financially support abortion and we should always protect the conscience and the rights of our constituents. as such, mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that the committ

. >> we looked carefully at the georgia law and determined there's an important federal interest to protect here. ms. clarke: and that's ensuring eligible voters enjoy equal access to the ballot, regardless of race. we will continue to do just that. we will continue to analyze other laws that may be passed across the country. we'll follow the facts and the law, we'll look at these laws carefully and where we determine that there may be [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c., july 2, 2021, i hereby appoint the honorable john t. sarbanes to act as speaker pro tempore on this day, signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the p