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Vol. 171 WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 2025 No. 142
House of Representatives
The House met at 1:30 p.m. and was
called to order by the Speaker pro tem-
pore (Mr. MOORE of West Virginia).
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DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER
PRO TEMPORE
The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be-
fore the House the following commu-
nication from the Speaker:
W ASHINGTON, DC,
August 29, 2025.
I hereby appoint the Honorable R ILEY M.
M OORE to act as Speaker pro tempore on this
day.
M IKE J OHNSON,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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PRAYER
Monsignor Stephen J. Rossetti, The
Catholic University of America, Wash-
ington, D.C., offered the following
prayer:
Good and gracious God, today, in the
world around us, there is much anger
and much violence. This is unsettling
and even frightening for us. May Your
presence in our hearts gift us with a
supernatural peace. May our faces radi-
ate this peace. May we be instruments
of this peace in this hallowed place and
wherever we go.
We pray this in Your most holy
name.
Amen.
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THE JOURNAL
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu-
ant to clause 13 of rule I, the Journal of
the last day’s proceedings is approved.
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
Chair will lead the House in the Pledge
of Allegiance.
The SPEAKER pro tempore led the
Pledge of Allegiance as follows:
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the
United States of America, and to the Repub-
lic for which it stands, one nation under God,
indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
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ADJOURNMENT
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu-
ant to clause 13 of rule I, the House
stands adjourned until noon on Tues-
day next for morning-hour debate and 2
p.m. for legislative business.
Thereupon (at 1 o’clock and 31 min-
utes p.m.), under its previous order, the
House adjourned until Tuesday, Sep-
tember 2, 2025, at noon for morning-
hour debate.
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EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS,
ETC.
Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive
communications were taken from the
Speaker’s table and referred as follows:
EC–1793. A communication from the Presi-
dent of the United States, transmitting a re-
port of 15 rescissions of budget authority, to-
taling $4.9 billion, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 683(a);
Public Law 93-344, Sec. 1012(a); (88 Stat. 333)
(H. Doc. No. 119—86); to the Committee on
Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
EC–1794. A letter from the Under Sec-
retary, Personnel and Readiness, Depart-
ment of Defense, transmitting a letter au-
thorizing 4 officers to wear the insignia of
the grade of brigadier general, pursuant to 10
U.S.C. 777(b)(3)(B); Public Law 104-106, Sec.
503(a)(1) (as added by Public Law 108-136, Sec.
509(a)(3)); (117 Stat. 1458); to the Committee
on Armed Services.
EC–1795. A letter from the Assistant Sec-
retary of Defense, Legislative Affairs, De-
partment of Defense, transmitting an addi-
tional legislative proposal that the Depart-
ment of Defense requests be enacted during
the first session of the 119th Congress; to the
Committee on Armed Services.
EC–1796. A letter from the Assistant Sec-
retary, Legislative Affairs, Department of
Defense, transmitting an additional legisla-
tive proposal that the Department of Defense
requests be enacted during the first session
of the 119th Congress; to the Committee on
Armed Services.
EC–1797. A letter from the Assistant Sec-
retary, Legislative Affairs, Department of
Defense, transmitting an additional legisla-
tive proposal that the Department of Defense
requests be enacted during the first session
of the 119th Congress; to the Committee on
Armed Services.
EC–1798. A letter from the Acting Presi-
dent and Chairman, Board of Directors, Ex-
port-Import Bank of the United States,
transmitting a statement with respect to a
transaction involving exports to Iraq, pursu-
ant to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3); July 31, 1945, ch.
341, Sec. 2 (as added by Public Law 102-266,
Sec. 102); (106 Stat. 95); to the Committee on
Financial Services.
EC–1799. A letter from the Acting Presi-
dent and Chairman, Board of Directors, Ex-
port-Import Bank of the United States,
transmitting a report on transactions in-
volving U.S. exports to Bahrain, pursuant to
12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3); July 31, 1945, ch. 341, Sec.
2 (as added by Public Law 102-266, Sec. 102);
(106 Stat. 95); to the Committee on Financial
Services.
EC–1800. A letter from the Secretary, De-
partment of Health and Human Services,
transmitting written notification of the de-
termination that a public health emergency
exists and has existed in the State of Texas
since July 2, 2025, pursuant to 42 U.S.C.
247d(a); July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title III, Sec.
319(a) (as amended by Public Law 107-188,
Sec. 144(a)); (116 Stat. 630); to the Committee
on Energy and Commerce.
EC–1801. A letter from the Senior Bureau
Official, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, De-
partment of State, transmitting a Report to
Congress on U.S. Compliance with the Au-
thorization for Use of Military Force in Iraq,
pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1541 note; Public Law
107-243, Sec. 4(a); (116 Stat. 1501); to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs.
EC–1802. A letter from the Senior Bureau
Official, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, De-
partment of State, transmitting a report on
politically motivated boycotts of, divest-
ment from, and sanctions against Israel, pur-
suant to 19 U.S.C. 4452(d)(1); Public Law 114-
125, Sec. 909(d)(1); (130 Stat. 236); to the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs.
EC–1803. A letter from the Secretary, De-
partment of the Treasury, transmitting a
six-month periodic report on the national
emergency with respect to the International
Criminal Court that was declared in Execu-
tive Order 14203 of February 6, 2025, pursuant
to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); Public Law 94-412, Sec.
401(c); (90 Stat. 1257) and 50 U.S.C. 1703(c);
Public Law 95-223, Sec 204(c); (91 Stat. 1627);
to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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EC–1804. A letter from the Secretary, De-
partment of the Treasury, transmitting a
six-month periodic report on the national
emergency with respect to Burma that was
declared in Executive Order 14014 of Feb-
ruary 10, 2021, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c);
Public Law 94-412, Sec. 401(c); (90 Stat. 1257)
and 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); Public Law 95-223, Sec
204(c); (91 Stat. 1627); to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs.
EC–1805. A letter from the Secretary, De-
partment of State, transmitting a six-month
periodic report on the national emergency
with respect to Ethiopia that was declared in
Executive Order 14046 of September 17, 2021,
pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); Public Law 94-
412, Sec. 401(c); (90 Stat. 1257) and 50 U.S.C.
1703(c); Public Law 95-223, Sec 204(c); (91 Stat.
1627); to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
EC–1806. A communication from the Presi-
dent of the United States, transmitting an
alternative plan for pay adjustments for ci-
vilian Federal Employees covered by the
general schedule and certain other pay sys-
tems in January 2026, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
5304a(a)(1); Public Law 101-509, title I, Sec.
101(a)(1); (104 Stat. 1436) and 5 U.S.C.
5303(b)(1)(A); Public Law 89-554, Sec.
5303(b)(1)(A) (as amended by Public Law 101-
509, Sec. 529); (104 Stat. 1430) (H. Doc. No.
119—87); to the Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform and ordered to be print-
ed.
EC–1807. A letter from the Associate Gen-
eral Counsel for General Law, Department of
Homeland Security, transmitting four (4) no-
tifications of a designation of acting officer,
action on nomination, or discontinuation of
service in acting role, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
3349(a); Public Law 105-277, Sec. 151(b); (112
Stat. 2681-614); to the Committee on Over-
sight and Government Reform.
EC–1808. A letter from the Chief Human
Capitol Officer, U.S. Small Business Associa-
tion, transmitting a notification of two ac-
tion on nomination, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
3349(a); Public Law 105-277, Sec. 151(b); (112
Stat. 2681-614); to the Committee on Over-
sight and Government Reform.
EC–1809. A letter from the Administrator,
Environmental Protection Agency, transmit-
ting the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
Report for Fiscal Year 2022; to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture.
EC–1810. A letter from the Assistant Sec-
retary, Legislative Affairs, Department of
Defense, transmitting an additional legisla-
tive proposal that the Department of Defense
requests be enacted during the first session
of the 119th Congress; jointly to the Commit-
tees on Armed Services and Foreign Affairs.
EC–1811. A letter from the Assistant Sec-
retary for Legislation, Department of Health
and Human Services, transmitting the De-
partment’s report titled ‘‘Annual Report to
Congress on the Open Payments Program’’
for Fiscal Year 2024, pursuant to 42 U.S.C.
1320a-7h(d)(1); Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XI,
Sec. 1128G (as added by Public Law 111-148,
Sec. 6002); (124 Stat. 693); jointly to the Com-
mittees on Energy and Commerce and Ways
and Means.
EC–1812. A letter from the General Coun-
sel, Office of Congressional Workplace
Rights, transmitting the Office’s 117th Con-
gress Biennial Report on Occupational
Health and Safety Inspections, pursuant to 2
U.S.C. 1341(e)(2); Public Law 104-1, Sec.
215(e)(2); (109 Stat. 16); jointly to the Com-
mittees on House Administration and Edu-
cation and Workforce.
EC–1813. A letter from the Assistant Sec-
retary, Legislative Affairs, Department of
Defense, transmitting an additional legisla-
tive proposal that the Department of Defense
requests be enacted during the first session
of the 119th Congress; jointly to the Commit-
tees on Armed Services, Intelligence (Perma-
nent Select), and Foreign Affairs.
EC–1814. A letter from the Assistant Sec-
retary, Legislative Affairs, Department of
Defense, transmitting an additional legisla-
tive proposal that the Department of Defense
requests be enacted during the first session
of the 119th Congress; jointly to the Commit-
tees on Armed Services, Foreign Affairs, and
Natural Resources.
EC–1815. A letter from the Assistant Sec-
retary, Legislative Affairs, Department of
Defense, transmitting an additional legisla-
tive proposal that the Department of Defense
requests be enacted during the first session
of the 119th Congress; jointly to the Commit-
tees on Armed Services, Ways and Means,
the Judiciary, and Transportation and Infra-
structure.
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PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Under clause 2 of rule XII, public
bills and resolutions of the following
titles were introduced and severally re-
ferred, as follows:
By Mr. BURCHETT (for himself and
Mrs. L UNA):
H.R. 5060. A bill to provide whistleblower
protections to Federal personnel for dis-
closing the use of Federal taxpayer funds to
evaluate or research unidentified anomalous
phenomenon material, and for other pur-
poses; to the Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform, and in addition to the
Committees on Armed Services, and Intel-
ligence (Permanent Select), for a period to
be subsequently determined by the Speaker,
in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned.
By Mr. GARBARINO (for himself, Mr.
THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr.
G RAVES, Mr. L ARSEN of Washington,
and Mr. R ASKIN):
H.R. 5061. A bill to reauthorize and reform
counter-unmanned aircraft system authori-
ties, to improve transparency, security, safe-
ty, and accountability related to such au-
thorities, and for other purposes; to the
Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure, and in addition to the Committees
on the Judiciary, and Homeland Security,
for a period to be subsequently determined
by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned.
By Ms. JOHNSON of Texas (for herself,
Mr. G IMENEZ, and Mr. G ARCIA of Cali-
fornia):
H.R. 5062. A bill to amend the Imple-
menting Recommendations of the 9/11 Com-
mission Act of 2007 to codify the Transpor-
tation Security Administration’s responsi-
bility relating to securing pipeline transpor-
tation and pipeline facilities against cyber-
security threats, acts of terrorism, and other
nefarious acts that jeopardize the physical
security or cybersecurity of pipelines, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on
Homeland Security.
By Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia:
H.R. 5063. A bill to ensure continuity of
staffing at Federal beaches, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Natural Re-
sources.
By Mr. LALOTA (for himself, Mr.
L AWLER, Mr. M RVAN, and Ms. C LARKE
of New York):
H.R. 5064. A bill to amend title XIX of the
Social Security Act to modify certain limi-
tations on disproportionate share hospital
payment adjustments under the Medicaid
program, and for other purposes; to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. LIEU:
H.R. 5065. A bill to amend the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to pro-
tect students from sexual abuse, and for
other purposes; to the Committee on Edu-
cation and Workforce.
By Mr. MASSIE (for himself, Ms.
G REENE of Georgia, Ms. B OEBERT, Mr.
GOSAR, Mr. R OY, Mr. P ERRY, Mr. D A-
VIDSON, Mr. B URLISON, Mr. C RANE,
Mr. C LYDE, and Mrs. MILLER of Illi-
nois):
H.R. 5066. A bill to repeal the Gun-Free
School Zones Act of 1990 and amendments to
that Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Ms. M CDONALD RIVET (for herself
and Mr. M OOLENAAR):
H.R. 5067. A bill to amend the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency As-
sistance Act with respect to the disburse-
ment of certain reimbursements provided
under such Act, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure.
By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Ms.
T ITUS, Ms. OMAR, Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ, Mr.
L IEU, Ms. N ORTON, Mr. C OHEN, Mr.
M CG ARVEY, Mr. C ORREA, Mr.
THANEDAR, Ms. B ALINT, Ms. P INGREE,
Mr. T ONKO, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. SMITH
of Washington, Mr. D OGGETT, Ms.
J AYAPAL, Ms. T LAIB, Mr. C LEAVER,
Ms. W ILSON of Florida, Ms.
BROWNLEY, Ms. D EGETTE, Mr.
H UFFMAN, Ms. W ILLIAMS of Georgia,
Mr. F ROST, Mrs. W ATSON C OLEMAN,
Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. KELLY of Illinois,
Ms. G ARCIA of Texas, Mr. P OCAN, Mr.
CARTER of Louisiana, Ms. D ELB ENE,
Mr. S HERMAN, Mr. G ARCI´ A of Illinois,
Mr. D AVID S COTT of Georgia, Ms.
C ROCKETT, Mr. CASAR, Mr. KHANNA,
Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. M RVAN,
and Ms. C ASTOR of Florida):
H.R. 5068. A bill to decriminalize and
deschedule cannabis, to provide for reinvest-
ment in certain persons adversely impacted
by the War on Drugs, to provide for
expungement of certain cannabis offenses,
and for other purposes; to the Committee on
the Judiciary, and in addition to the Com-
mittees on Energy and Commerce, Agri-
culture, Education and Workforce, Ways and
Means, Small Business, Natural Resources,
Oversight and Government Reform, and
Transportation and Infrastructure, for a pe-
riod to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of
such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned.
By Mr. NORCROSS (for himself, Mr.
POCAN, Ms. S HERRILL, Mr. DELUZIO,
and Ms. H OYLE of Oregon):
H.R. 5069. A bill to designate the Peter J.
McGuire Memorial and Peter J. McGuire
Gravesite located in Pennsauken, New Jer-
sey, as a National Historic Landmark, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on Nat-
ural Resources.
By Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mr.
B EYER):
H.R. 5070. A bill to require Federal law en-
forcement officers to wear body cameras, and
for other purposes; to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
By Mr. PFLUGER:
H.R. 5071. A bill to designate the facility of
the United States Postal Service located at
4551 East 52nd Street in Odessa, Texas, as the
‘‘Mary Granados Memorial Post Office Build-
ing’’; to the Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform.
By Ms. POU:
H.R. 5072. A bill to require the Comptroller
General of the United States to conduct a re-
view relating to disasters caused by water
infrastructure failures, and for other pur-
poses; to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure.
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By Ms. RIVAS:
H.R. 5073. A bill to require notice to be pro-
vided in the case of a transfer of an immigra-
tion detainee to a new facility; to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. STEIL (for himself and Ms.
B ALINT):
H.R. 5074. A bill to amend title V of the
Public Health Service Act to direct the Cen-
ter for Mental Health Services to develop
and disseminate a strategy to address the ef-
fects of new technologies on children’s men-
tal health; to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce.
By Mr. STEUBE (for himself, Mrs. M IL-
LER of Illinois, Mr. G OSAR, Mr.
M ASSIE, Mr. W EBSTER of Florida, Mrs.
LUNA, Mr. M OORE of Alabama, Ms.
BOEBERT, Ms. M ACE, Mr. W EBER of
Texas, Mr. G ROTHMAN, Mr. M CC OR-
MICK, Mr. H ARRIGAN, Mr. O GLES, and
Mr. D OWNING):
H.R. 5075. A bill to prohibit the award of
Federal education funds to educational insti-
tutions and agencies that do not allow for re-
ligious exemptions to vaccination require-
ments, and for other purposes; to the Com-
mittee on Education and Workforce.
By Mr. STEUBE (for himself and Mrs.
B ICE):
H.R. 5076. A bill to codify Executive Order
14322 (relating to college sports revenue and
athlete compensation); to the Committee on
Education and Workforce, and in addition to
the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period
to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such pro-
visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned.
By Ms. WATERS:
H.R. 5077. A bill to authorize affordable
housing construction as an eligible activity
under the Community Development Block
Grant Program, and for other purposes; to
the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. MEEKS (for himself, Ms.
K AMLAGER-D OVE, Mr. C ASTRO of
Texas, Mr. S TANTON, and Ms. T ITUS):
H.J. Res. 117. A joint resolution relating to
a national emergency by the President on
July 30, 2025; to the Committee on Foreign
Affairs.
By Mr. EZELL (for himself, Mr. H IG-
GINS of Louisiana, Ms. L ETLOW, Mr.
G UEST, Mr. K ELLY of Mississippi, Mr.
CARTER of Louisiana, and Mr.
F IELDS):
H. Res. 664. A resolution observing the 20th
anniversary of the dates on which Hurricane
Katrina and Hurricane Rita devastated the
Gulf Coast and recognizing the progress of
efforts to rebuild the affected Gulf Coast re-
gion; to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure.
By Mrs. LUNA:
H. Res. 665. A resolution providing for con-
sideration of the bill (H.R. 1908) to prohibit
stock trading and ownership by Members of
Congress and their spouses and dependent
children, and for other purposes; to the Com-
mittee on Rules.
By Mrs. TRAHAN (for herself, Ms.
PETTERSEN, and Mr. FITZPATRICK):
H. Res. 666. A resolution supporting the
goals of Overdose Awareness Day and
strengthening efforts to combat the opioid
crisis in the United States; to the Committee
on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. VAN DREW:
H. Res. 667. A resolution honoring the
members of the Armed Forces who served in
the war in Afghanistan; to the Committee on
Armed Services, and in addition to the Com-
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs, for a period to
be subsequently determined by the Speaker,
in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned.
CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY
STATEMENT
Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of
the Rules of the House of Representa-
tives, the following statements are sub-
mitted regarding the specific powers
granted to Congress in the Constitu-
tion to enact the accompanying bill or
joint resolution.
By Mr. BURCHETT:
H.R. 5060.
Congress has the power to enact this legis-
lation pursuant to the following:
Article 1, Section 8
By Mr. GARBARINO:
H.R. 5061.
Congress has the power to enact this legis-
lation pursuant to the following:
Article I Section 8
By Ms. JOHNSON of Texas:
H.R. 5062.
Congress has the power to enact this legis-
lation pursuant to the following:
The Necessary and Proper Clause—Article
I, Section 8, Clause 18
By Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia:
H.R. 5063.
Congress has the power to enact this legis-
lation pursuant to the following:
Article one section 8
By Mr. L ALOTA:
H.R. 5064.
Congress has the power to enact this legis-
lation pursuant to the following:
Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United
States Constitution, relating to the power of
Congress to tax and spend for the general
welfare.
By Mr. LIEU:
H.R. 5065.
Congress has the power to enact this legis-
lation pursuant to the following:
Article 1, Section 8
By Mr. MASSIE:
H.R. 5066.
Congress has the power to enact this legis-
lation pursuant to the following:
Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitu-
tion.
By Ms. M CDONALD RIVET:
H.R. 5067.
Congress has the power to enact this legis-
lation pursuant to the following:
U.S. Constitution, Article 1, section 8.
By Mr. NADLER:
H.R. 5068.
Congress has the power to enact this legis-
lation pursuant to the following:
Article 1, Section 8
By Mr. NORCROSS:
H.R. 5069.
Congress has the power to enact this legis-
lation pursuant to the following:
Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8,
Cl. 18)
By Ms. NORTON:
H.R. 5070.
Congress has the power to enact this legis-
lation pursuant to the following:
clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the
Constitution
By Mr. PFLUGER:
H.R. 5071.
Congress has the power to enact this legis-
lation pursuant to the following:
Article 1 Section 8
By Ms. POU:
H.R. 5072.
Congress has the power to enact this legis-
lation pursuant to the following:
Article 1, Section 8: To make all Laws
which shall be necessary and proper for car-
rying into Execution the foregoing Powers,
and all other Powers vested by this Constitu-
tion in the Government of the United States,
or in any Department or Officer thereof.
By Ms. RIVAS:
H.R. 5073.
Congress has the power to enact this legis-
lation pursuant to the following:
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the U.S.
Constitution
By Mr. STEIL:
H.R. 5074.
Congress has the power to enact this legis-
lation pursuant to the following:
Congress has the power to enact this legis-
lation pursuant to Article I, Section 8 of the
United States Constitution.
By Mr. STEUBE:
H.R. 5075.
Congress has the power to enact this legis-
lation pursuant to the following:
Article I Section 8
By Mr. STEUBE:
H.R. 5076.
Congress has the power to enact this legis-
lation pursuant to the following:
Article I Section 8
By Ms. WATERS:
H.R. 5077.
Congress has the power to enact this legis-
lation pursuant to the following:
Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 and Clause 18
(relating to the power to make all laws nec-
essary and proper for carrying out the pow-
ers vested in Congress).
By Mr. MEEKS:
H.J. Res. 117.
Congress has the power to enact this legis-
lation pursuant to the following:
Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution
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ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors
were added to public bills and resolu-
tions, as follows:
H.R. 40: Ms. DEG ETTE.
H.R. 419: Mrs. LUNA and Mr. S TEUBE.
H.R. 425: Mrs. L UNA and Ms. S TEFANIK.
H.R. 482: Mr. HARDER of California.
H.R. 484: Ms. GARCIA of Texas.
H.R. 485: Ms. GARCIA of Texas.
H.R. 486: Mrs. C HERFILUS-M CC ORMICK and
Ms. M CBRIDE.
H.R. 556: Mr. H ARRIS of North Carolina, Mr.
D ESJ ARLAIS, and Mr. EVANS of Colorado.
H.R. 747: Mr. PAPPAS.
H.R. 861: Mr. EVANS of Pennsylvania.
H.R. 909: Mr. C ISNEROS, Mr. E LLZEY, Ms.
S TEVENS, and Mr. SUOZZI.
H.R. 979: Ms. ELFRETH.
H.R. 987: Mr. ROUZER and Mr. BURCHETT.
H.R. 1027: Mr. DELUZIO.
H.R. 1054: Mr. HARDER of California.
H.R. 1109: Mr. DAVIDSON and Mr. N EHLS.
H.R. 1232: Mr. J ORDAN and Mrs. M ILLER of
Illinois.
H.R. 1245: Mr. VINDMAN.
H.R. 1266: Ms. SCHOLTEN.
H.R. 1288: Mr. LAWLER.
H.R. 1314: Mr. KENNEDY of New York.
H.R. 1317: Mr. VINDMAN.
H.R. 1340: Mr. CISNEROS.
H.R. 1346: Mr. MRVAN.
H.R. 1410: Ms. LEE of Nevada.
H.R. 1417: Mr. BISHOP.
H.R. 1477: Ms. LEE of Nevada.
H.R. 1508: Ms. SCHOLTEN.
H.R. 1514: Ms. BUDZINSKI.
H.R. 1521: Mr. K ELLY of Mississippi and Ms.
S TEFANIK.
H.R. 1538: Mr. VINDMAN.
H.R. 1548: Mr. JOYCE of Ohio.
H.R. 1657: Mr. S WALWELL and Ms. DEG ETTE.
H.R. 1661: Ms. H OULAHAN and Ms. M CB RIDE.
H.R. 1684: Ms. LEE of Nevada.
H.R. 1750: Ms. CLARKE of New York.
H.R. 1773: Mr. D ESJ ARLAIS and Mr.
B URCHETT.
H.R. 1845: Mr. LAWLER.
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H.R. 1854: Mr. C ARSON.
H.R. 1954: Ms. L OIS F RANKEL of Florida.
H.R. 1993: Mr. S WALWELL and Mr. BEYER.
H.R. 2033: Ms. B ONAMICI, Mr. T ONKO, and
Mr. G OSAR.
H.R. 2086: Mr. C ROW.
H.R. 2094: Ms. P EREZ, Mr. M ENENDEZ, Ms.
MALLIOTAKIS, Mr. G OLDMAN of New York, Ms.
K APTUR, and Ms. D EG ETTE.
H.R. 2095: Ms. S CANLON.
H.R. 2145: Mr. V EASEY.
H.R. 2205: Mr. L AL OTA.
H.R. 2253: Mr. S WALWELL.
H.R. 2257: Mr. C ARBAJAL.
H.R. 2294: Mr. V INDMAN.
H.R. 2320: Ms. S CHOLTEN.
H.R. 2356: Mr. G OSAR.
H.R. 2405: Mr. V INDMAN.
H.R. 2411: Ms. S CANLON and Mr. D AVIS of Il-
linois.
H.R. 2484: Mrs. M ILLER-M EEKS.
H.R. 2577: Mr. B ACON and Mr. V INDMAN.
H.R. 2591: Mr. E VANS of Colorado and Mr.
SUOZZI.
H.R. 2672: Mr. F ULCHER and Mr. B ISHOP.
H.R. 2736: Mr. T HOMPSON of California and
Mr. H IMES.
H.R. 2851: Ms. C LARKE of New York.
H.R. 2948: Ms. D EG ETTE, Mr. G OLDMAN of
New York, and Ms. GARCIA of Texas.
H.R. 3045: Mr. T AKANO, Mr. T HOMPSON of
California, and Mr. N EGUSE.
H.R. 3184: Mr. R ILEY of New York.
H.R. 3226: Ms. T OKUDA.
H.R. 3241: Mr. C ASE.
H.R. 3268: Mr. G OTTHEIMER.
H.R. 3272: Ms. S ALINAS.
H.R. 3438: Mr. B RESNAHAN.
H.R. 3492: Mr. M OORE of Alabama and Mr.
C ARTER of Georgia.
H.R. 3514: Mr. L AWLER, Mr. RASKIN, and Mr.
C ISNEROS.
H.R. 3543: Ms. K ELLY of Illinois.
H.R. 3554: Mr. R ILEY of New York.
H.R. 3555: Ms. M OORE of Wisconsin.
H.R. 3559: Ms. M OORE of Wisconsin.
H.R. 3564: Mr. S ORENSEN.
H.R. 3566: Mr. M OULTON.
H.R. 3605: Mr. E VANS of Pennsylvania.
H.R. 3619: Mr. M OOLENAAR and Mr. C LOUD.
H.R. 3627: Mr. VINDMAN.
H.R. 3682: Ms. H OULAHAN.
H.R. 3867: Mr. HARRIS of North Carolina.
H.R. 3904: Mr. V AN D REW.
H.R. 3906: Mr. M CG ARVEY.
H.R. 3930: Mr. G ARCI´ A of Illinois, Ms. S E-
WELL, and Ms. SCHRIER.
H.R. 4070: Mr. F RY.
H.R. 4104: Mr. D ES AULNIER.
H.R. 4108: Mr. C ARSON and Mr. L IEU.
H.R. 4145: Mrs. M CC LAIN DELANEY and Mr.
K ELLY of Pennsylvania.
H.R. 4176: Mr. S CHNEIDER and Mr. Q UIGLEY.
H.R. 4204: Ms. N ORTON.
H.R. 4206: Mr. C ISNEROS and Mr. C ARBAJAL.
H.R. 4231: Ms. D ELB ENE and Mr. ROUZER.
H.R. 4235: Mr. LAWLER and Mr. MOSKOWITZ.
H.R. 4265: Ms. N ORTON.
H.R. 4296: Mr. GOTTHEIMER.
H.R. 4312: Mr. G OODEN and Mr. SUOZZI.
H.R. 4313: Mr. S IMPSON.
H.R. 4318: Mr. B ACON.
H.R. 4397: Mr. L AWLER.
H.R. 4418: Ms. W ASSERMAN S CHULTZ and Mr.
RILEY of New York.
H.R. 4420: Ms. W ILLIAMS of Georgia.
H.R. 4450: Mr. T AYLOR and Mr. STUTZMAN.
H.R. 4456: Ms. S ALINAS, Ms. B ROWNLEY, and
Mr. C ISNEROS.
H.R. 4469: Mr. T HANEDAR.
H.R. 4470: Mr. V INDMAN.
H.R. 4487: Mr. G ARAMENDI.
H.R. 4517: Mrs. M CC LAIN D ELANEY.
H.R. 4560: Mr. FITZPATRICK.
H.R. 4569: Mr. VARGAS.
H.R. 4606: Ms. P ETTERSEN, Ms. C HU, Ms.
M ATSUI, Ms. S ALINAS, Ms. S HERRILL, Mr.
E VANS of Pennsylvania, Mr. M ULLIN, Mr.
STANTON, Mrs. M CI VER, Ms. M CB RIDE, Mr.
AMO, Mrs. M CC LAIN D ELANEY, Ms. SCHA-
KOWSKY, Ms. BARRAGA´ N, and Mrs. DINGELL.
H.R. 4632: Mr. NEGUSE and Ms. T LAIB.
H.R. 4654: Mr. KENNEDY of New York.
H.R. 4667: Ms. NORTON.
H.R. 4677: Mr. MORAN.
H.R. 4688: Ms. DEG ETTE.
H.R. 4721: Mr. L AWLER and Mr. HARDER of
California.
H.R. 4731: Mr. L AWLER, Mr. D AVIS of North
Carolina, Mr. R YAN, Mr. C ASE, Mr. M RVAN,
Mr. KENNEDY of New York, Mr. CARBAJAL,
and Ms. DEXTER.
H.R. 4739: Mr. BILIRAKIS.
H.R. 4760: Mr. EVANS of Colorado.
H.R. 4796: Mr. F IELDS and Ms. JAYAPAL.
H.R. 4816: Mr. VINDMAN.
H.R. 4821: Mrs. F OUSHEE, Ms. S CHAKOWSKY,
Mr. L EVIN, and Mr. L YNCH.
H.R. 4827: Mr. LARSON of Connecticut.
H.R. 4855: Ms. JACOBS and Ms. NORTON.
H.R. 4908: Ms. DEG ETTE.
H.R. 4917: Ms. DEG ETTE.
H.R. 4918: Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI.
H.R. 4967: Ms. LEGER F ERNANDEZ.
H.R. 4976: Ms. SCHAKOWSKY and Ms. C HU.
H.R. 5014: Mr. COLLINS.
H.R. 5051: Mr. T HANEDAR.
H.J. Res. 111: Mr. ELLZEY.
H.J. Res. 116: Mr. W ILSON of South Caro-
lina, Mr. B ARR, Mr. M CC AUL, Mr. T URNER of
Ohio, Mrs. K IGGANS of Virginia, Mr. J ACKSON
of Texas, and Mr. SHREVE.
H. Res. 317: Mr. C ISNEROS and Ms. MOORE of
Wisconsin.
H. Res. 410: Ms. UNDERWOOD.
H. Res. 473: Ms. G OODLANDER, Ms. M CB RIDE,
and Mr. L EVIN.
H. Res. 581: Mr. CLEAVER.
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Senate
The Senate met at 7 and 2 seconds
a.m. and was called to order by the
Honorable DAVID MCCORMICK, a Sen-
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APPOINTMENT OF ACTING
PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The
clerk will please read a communication
to the Senate from the President pro
tempore (Mr. GRASSLEY).
The senior assistant legislative clerk
read the following letter:
U.S. SENATE,
P RESIDENT PRO TEMPORE,
Washington, DC, August 29, 2025.
To the Senate:
Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3,
of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby
appoint the Honorable D AVID M CC ORMICK, a
Senator from the Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vania, to perform the duties of the Chair.
CHUCK G RASSLEY,
President pro tempore.
Mr. MC CORMICK thereupon assumed
the Chair as Acting President pro tem-
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ADJOURNMENT UNTIL TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 2, 2025, AT 3 P.M.
The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem-
pore. Under the previous order, the
Senate stands adjourned until 3 p.m. on
Tuesday, September 2, 2025.
Thereupon, the Senate, at 7 and 32
seconds a.m., adjourned until Tuesday,
September 2, 2025, at 3 p.m.
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HONORING THOMAS DURAND ON
HIS INDUCTION INTO THE MICHI-
GAN FARMERS HALL OF FAME
HON. LISA C. McCLAIN
OF MICHIGAN
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Friday, August 29, 2025
Mrs. MCCLAIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to
recognize and honor Thomas Durand, a dedi-
cated and selfless leader in Michigan’s agricul-
tural community, on his induction into the
Michigan Farmers Hall of Fame.
Thomas Durand has spent his life com-
mitted to Michigan agriculture. A lifelong farm-
er, Thomas, began his journey in the fields of
Sanilac County, working alongside his father.
In 1981, he established his own farm, where
he continues to grow a diverse range of crops
including sugar beets, black beans, wheat,
soybeans, and corn.
A member of the Michigan Corn Growers
Association, Thomas served four years on its
board, including one year as president. He
also served nine years on the Corn Marketing
Program of Michigan board, including two
years as its president.
Thomas’s advocacy has extended far be-
yond Michigan’s borders. He represented the
U.S. Grains Council on a mission to Japan
and has been a steadfast voice for Michigan
corn growers in Washington, D.C.
His agricultural service doesn’t stop at corn.
Thomas has served 18 years on the Michigan
Sugar Company board, and seven years on
the Greenstone Farm Credit board. He is also
a lifetime member of the Soybean Growers
Association and an active member of the
Michigan Farm Bureau.
Equally commendable is Thomas’s commit-
ment to community. He has served as a town-
ship supervisor, school board member, high
school basketball coach, and referee. He has
also spent years broadcasting local high
school sports on WTGV in Sandusky, further
strengthening community ties through his
voice and presence.
In 2021, Thomas was honored with the Dis-
tinguished Service Award by the Michigan
Corn Growers Association, a fitting recognition
for his lifelong service and leadership.
Mr. Speaker, Thomas Durand exemplifies
the very best of Michigan agriculture and rural
leadership. His unwavering dedication to farm-
ing, advocacy, and community service make
him a worthy inductee into the Michigan Farm-
ers Hall of Fame. I ask my colleagues to join
me in congratulating Thomas on this well-de-
served honor and thanking him for his lifelong
contributions to Michigan’s agricultural herit-
age.
HONORING DORIS HAYWOOD-
BRIDGETT
HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON
OF MISSISSIPPI
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Friday, August 29, 2025
Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak-
er, I rise today to honor a tenacious, loyal, and
self-motivated leader—Mrs. Doris Haywood-
Bridgett—a pillar of the Shelby, Mississippi,
community and a devoted servant to Bolivar
County for nearly a century.
Born in 1935 in Boyle, Mississippi, Mrs.
Haywood-Bridgett recently celebrated her 90th
birthday. A lifelong resident of Shelby, she re-
mains an active and driving force in her com-
munity. Her tireless commitment and contin-
ued contributions serve as an inspiration to all.
Mrs. Haywood-Bridgett, alongside her late
husband, Pastor Will Bridgett, Jr., made his-
tory in Shelby as the first African American
business owners in town, opening Bridgett
Bakery Shop. A licensed beautician since the
late 1960’s, she has been serving her loyal cli-
ents for decades and has yet to fully retire. In
addition to her professional work, she oper-
ated an in-home daycare in the 1970’s and
1980’s and served as Site Manager for the
Bolivar County Community Action Agency in
Cleveland, Mississippi.
Throughout her life, Mrs. Haywood-Bridgett
has demonstrated an unwavering dedication to
children and families. Whether through her
daycare, her beautician chair, or simply her
open-door policy for neighborhood children
seeking help with homework, she has poured
love, wisdom, and guidance into generations.
Her service to the community extends be-
yond her personal and professional life. She
served as Vice President of the Shelby Cham-
ber of Commerce for over a decade, spear-
heading efforts to remove blighted properties,
improve public spaces, and revitalize local in-
frastructure. Known affectionately as ‘‘the
neighborhood Mother,’’ her home has always
been a safe haven, a place of encouragement
and support.
With the election of a new city administra-
tion, Mrs. Haywood-Bridgett remains hopeful
and engaged in shaping a brighter future for
Shelby. Her unwavering faith in God keeps
her grounded and strong, as she continues to
pray for the strength to do what needs to be
done.
Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize and com-
mend Mrs. Doris Haywood-Bridgett—for a life-
time of service, leadership, and enduring com-
mitment to the people of Shelby and Bolivar
County, Mississippi. Her story is a living testa-
ment to the impact of a single life dedicated to
service, and her legacy will echo for genera-
tions to come.
MARKING THE 15TH ANNUAL
INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST
NUCLEAR TESTS
HON. JOHN GARAMENDI
OF CALIFORNIA
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Friday, August 29, 2025
Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today
to mark the 15th annual International Day
Against Nuclear Tests, observed each year on
August 29th. This day serves as both a re-
minder of the terrible human and environ-
mental toll of nuclear testing and a call to ac-
tion as the world confronts new dangers of nu-
clear proliferation and a fraying arms control
architecture.
The United States knows well the harmful
legacy of nuclear testing. Between 1945 and
1963, our Nation conducted more than one
thousand explosive nuclear weapons tests, in-
cluding over two hundred atmospheric detona-
tions. The radioactive fallout from these tests
condemned thousands of so-called
‘‘downwinders’’ to illness and premature death
from cancers and other grave diseases. Their
suffering is a stark reminder that even a world
without nuclear war is not without victims of
nuclear weapons.
In 1990, Congress enacted the Radiation
Exposure Compensation Act to provide some
measure of redress to individuals harmed by
nuclear testing. Yet the program was incom-
plete, excluding key populations who endured
some of the most devastating consequences
of atmospheric nuclear detonations. This pro-
gram, providing long-overdue compensation to
those who bore the costs of our Nation’s nu-
clear testing, was recently extended to 2028
and expanded to additional populations. But
much more must be done to fully address the
consequences of nuclear testing and to re-
duce the dangers posed by nuclear war.
The burdens inflicted by nuclear testing are
not borne by the United States alone. Fol-
lowing the dissolution of the Soviet Union in
1991, Kazakhstan inherited the world’s fourth-
largest nuclear arsenal and the Semipalatinsk
nuclear test site. Between 1949 and 1989, the
Soviet Union conducted 456 nuclear tests at
Semipalatinsk, devastating communities and
leaving a toxic legacy for more than a million
Kazakh citizens.
Kazakhstan’s decision to close the
Semipalatinsk test site in 1991 and to relin-
quish its nuclear arsenal was an act of pro-
found global importance. By ratifying the Stra-
tegic Arms Reduction Treaty (START I), join-
ing the International Atomic Energy Agency,
acceding to the Treaty on the Non-Prolifera-
tion of Nuclear Weapons, signing the Com-
prehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, and
working with the United States through the
Cooperative Threat Reduction Program,
Kazakhstan demonstrated how nations can
choose security through disarmament rather
than weapons of mass destruction.
Together, our countries worked to eliminate
Kazakhstan’s inherited nuclear arsenal, dis-
mantle former Soviet nuclear infrastructure,
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and secure vulnerable nuclear materials. Nota-
bly, this partnership resulted in the safe re-
moval of over 1,300 pounds of highly enriched
uranium from the Ulba Metallurgical Plant—
strengthening global security and setting a
model for future cooperation.
Today, as arms control architectures fray
and nuclear dangers mount, that example
takes on new urgency. The world faces a mo-
ment of great peril: nuclear arsenals are being
modernized, new technologies are emerging
that could undermine strategic stability, and
the norms against nuclear testing and pro-
liferation are under strain. The vision of a
world free from nuclear tests and the spread
of nuclear weapons, advanced by Kazakhstan
through their decision to disarm and continued
commitment to a world free from nuclear
weapons, is more urgent than ever.
In 2009, the United Nations General Assem-
bly designated August 29th as the Inter-
national Day Against Nuclear Tests—honoring
Kazakhstan’s decision and reminding the
world of the human costs of explosive testing
of nuclear weapons.
Civil society, too, has helped illuminate what
is possible. The Nevada–Semipalatinsk Move-
ment, a grassroots anti-nuclear weapons
movement uniting citizens across continents,
helped build the momentum to end nuclear
testing. We must draw on that same spirit
today to reinvigorate arms control diplomacy,
rebuild confidence in nonproliferation regimes,
and press forward on treaties like the Com-
prehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.
On this 15th Annual International Day
Against Nuclear Tests, I urge my colleagues
to reaffirm our Nation’s leadership in arms
control, recommit to preventing the spread of
nuclear weapons and materials, and ensure
that the horrors of nuclear testing and nuclear
weapons use are never repeated.
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HONORING THE 100TH ANNIVER-
SARY OF THE RIVERSIDE NEIGH-
BORHOOD PARADE
HON. ANDRE´ CARSON
OF INDIANA
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Friday, August 29, 2025
Mr. CARSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to
honor the 100th anniversary of the Riverside
Neighborhood Parade on September 6, 2025.
This is one of Indianapolis’s most treasured
and enduring community traditions.
The Riverside Parade began in 1925, when
the city first paved Harding Street and more
than 10,000 neighbors gathered to celebrate.
Since that day, the parade has represented
civic unity, community pride, and the rich cul-
tural legacy of one of our city’s oldest neigh-
borhoods. For generations, the Riverside com-
munity has come together every September to
honor its history, celebrate its people, and look
ahead with hope.
Riverside is more than just a neighbor-
hood—it is a community built on resilience,
service, and shared history. With its early
20th-century homes and the newly completed
promenade trail at Riverside Park, the area re-
flects the very heart and soul of Indianapolis.
This year’s centennial celebration not only
marks a historic milestone but also begins a
new chapter. Under the leadership of Careena
Jackson and the Riverside Civic League, the
parade’s planning and stewardship have re-
turned to the neighborhood’s hands. Their
dedication to preserving this beloved tradition
while building its future is a powerful example
of community leadership in action.
Featuring everything from marching bands
and bike riders to school groups and local
leaders, the Riverside Parade continues to in-
spire joy, connection, and civic engagement. It
serves as a reminder of what is possible when
neighbors unite with purpose and pride.
Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me
in recognizing the Riverside Neighborhood Pa-
rade on its 100th anniversary. May this cele-
bration honor the past, strengthen the present,
and inspire the future of this remarkable Indi-
anapolis community.
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CELEBRATING COLONEL WILLARD
ALVIN ‘‘BILL’’ BARNES
HON. JOAQUIN CASTRO
OF TEXAS
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Friday, August 29, 2025
Mr. CASTRO of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise
today in celebration of Colonel Willard Alvin
‘‘Bill’’ Barnes who is turning one hundred five
years old on August 30, 2025.
Colonel Barnes was born in Atkinson, Ne-
braska, on August 30, 1920. Raised by his
maternal grandfather, Ole Torske, he was im-
bued with an understanding of the power of
service, loyalty, and hard work at an early
age.
In 1942, Colonel Barnes bravely answered
the call to defend our Nation by enlisting in the
United States Army shortly after the attack on
Pearl Harbor. He completed his training at
Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center in
Mississippi, where he then became a member
of the 85th Infantry, Custer Division. He was
deployed to the North African Theater of Oper-
ations during World War II. Upon the cam-
paign’s completion, he and his division trav-
eled to Italy where they fought in three cam-
paigns in the Rome-Arno region, the North Ap-
ennines and the Po River Valley.
Following Colonel Barnes’ service in World
War II, he returned to Nebraska where he en-
rolled at Creighton University and earned his
bachelor’s degree and Juris Doctor degree.
Upon graduation in 1952, he began a twenty-
eight-year career in the United States Air
Force as part of the Judge Advocate Gen-
eral’s Corps.
Colonel Barnes’ time in Judge Advocate
General’s Corps sent him across the world in
service to our country. Throughout his career,
he served domestically in Idaho, Alaska, Cali-
fornia, Washington, D.C., Illinois and New
Mexico, and internationally in London, Madrid
and Seoul. After nearly four decades of mili-
tary service, Colonel Barnes retired, but his
commitment to service did not end. He dedi-
cated himself to serving senior citizens,
unhoused persons and his church community.
As rich as Colonel Barnes’ military career is,
so is his familial life. He was born to his moth-
er Anna Torske Barnes and had two brothers,
Olin Barnes and Raymond Barnes. He married
Elaine Spielman Barnes on July 16, 1948, with
whom he would spend 72 years of his life.
They had three children, M.J. Barnes, Barbara
Barnes and Kari Rugh. He has three grand-
children, Alex Barnes, Nicholas Barnes and
Kalie Kyo, and one great grandchild, Katherine
Millie Barnes.
Mr. Speaker, I am honored to recognize the
life and career of Colonel ‘‘Bill’’ Barnes on his
105th birthday. I thank Colonel Barnes for his
service to our country and the San Antonio
community.
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INTRODUCTION OF THE FEDERAL
POLICE CAMERA AND ACCOUNT-
ABILITY ACT OF 2025
HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON
OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Friday, August 29, 2025
Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I, along with
Representative DONALD S. BEYER JR., intro-
duce the Federal Police Camera and Account-
ability Act of 2025. This bill would require fed-
eral law enforcement officers to wear body
cameras and marked federal law enforcement
vehicles to have dashboard cameras. It would
also require the Government Accountability
Office to conduct a study on federal law en-
forcement officers’ training, vehicle pursuits,
use of force and interaction with the public. In
the 116th and 117th Congresses, the House
passed this bill as part of the George Floyd
Justice in Policing Act.
Cameras can increase transparency,
strengthen public trust and even deter criminal
behavior. With the surge of federal law en-
forcement officers in the District of Columbia
this month, this bill has become even more
important.
We first introduced this bill after Bijan
Ghaisar was fatally shot on November 17,
2017, in his car by U.S. Park Police officers in
Fairfax County, Virginia, after a vehicle pursuit
on the George Washington Memorial Parkway.
Video of this shooting only became available
through a camera in a Fairfax County Police
Department patrol car that was providing
backup. Had it not been for that footage,
which was recorded and released by that local
police department, the public would not have
had access to the circumstances surrounding
Mr. Ghaisar’s death. Moreover, the footage re-
vealed concerns about the Park Police’s pur-
suit and engagement policies.
Body and dashboard cameras for federal
law enforcement officers are particularly im-
portant for the officers stationed in D.C.,
where the Park Police and the U.S. Secret
Service Uniformed Division have full local po-
lice powers. Many other federal law enforce-
ment agencies also have local police powers
near their respective agency buildings in D.C.
In 2022, President Biden issued an execu-
tive order (E.O.) requiring federal law enforce-
ment agencies to use body cameras. Presi-
dent Trump rescinded this E.O.
I urge my colleagues to support this legisla-
tion.
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MARKING THE 15TH ANNUAL
INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST
NUCLEAR TESTS
HON. DINA TITUS
OF NEVADA
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Friday, August 29, 2025
Ms. TITUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to mark the
15th annual International Day Against Nuclear
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Tests on August 29th, and to commend the
Republic of Kazakhstan for its role in working
collaboratively with the United States to pur-
sue nuclear disarmament and our shared non-
proliferation goals. In doing so, our two coun-
tries have preserved peace, stability, and a
world free from the ever-present threat of nu-
clear conflict.
When the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991, it
left behind 35,000 nuclear weapons at sites
across the Eurasian landmass. With thou-
sands of nuclear-armed ICBMs in places like
Belarus and Ukraine, the newly-formed Re-
public of Kazakhstan inherited the world’s
fourth-largest nuclear arsenal, which was also
home of the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site.
From Semipalatinsk’s establishment in 1946 to
its decommission in 1995, Soviet authorities
carried out 468 nuclear tests at the test site.
The total impact of these tests between 1949
and 1963 was 2,500 times more powerful than
the atomic bomb the U.S. dropped on Hiro-
shima. The toxic radioactive fallout these tests
yielded caused irreparable damage to more
than 1.3 million people in Kazakhstan and se-
vere ecological harm to the area surrounding
the test site.
In 1989, before the dissolution of the Soviet
Union, anti-nuclear war activists in Kazakhstan
established the Nevada-Semipalatinsk Move-
ment. This grassroots initiative supported by
victims of Nevada’s own nuclear legacy
sought the closure of Semipalatinsk and the
cessation of nuclear testing. Of the 18 planned
detonations in 1989, 11 were stopped thanks
to the group’s committed advocacy and resil-
ience. The Nevada-Semipalatinsk Movement
underscores the bond and shared history be-
tween Nevadans and Kazakhs.
Despite any strategic advantage that reten-
tion of the Soviet Union’s arsenal may have
provided to Kazakhstan, its leadership under-
stood the potential political, humanitarian, and
environmental ramifications of its develop-
ment. On August 29, 1991, Kazakhstan made
the historic and noble decision to close the
Semipalatinsk test site. In its place, the Na-
tional Nuclear Center of Kazakhstan was es-
tablished to assist in eliminating the infrastruc-
ture for the storage and use of nuclear weap-
ons. It would also provide scientific and tech-
nical support for the peaceful use of atomic
energy.
In 1992, Kazakhstan ratified the Strategic
Arms Reduction Treaty (START 1) and a few
years later, all of Kazakhstan’s 104 ICBMs
were safely removed and destroyed. The
Kazakh government doubled-down on its com-
mitment to global peace, security, and non-
proliferation by becoming a party to the Treaty
on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in
1993, a member of the International Atomic
Energy Agency in 1994, and a cosigner of the
Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty in
1996.
Meanwhile, in partnership with the United
States, Kazakhstan removed 1,322 pounds of
highly enriched uranium from the Ulba Met-
allurgical Plant under the Nunn-Lugar Cooper-
ative Threat Reduction Program. As part of
this program, our two countries took monu-
mental steps to remove residual materials and
technologies related to weapons of mass de-
struction in Kazakhstan, signaling a major shift
in the global security and political paradigm
and building momentum that catalyzed the
Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
In 2010, the United Nations General Assem-
bly adopted a resolution calling for an Inter-
national Day Against Nuclear Tests. Thus, Au-
gust 29th was selected to commend and rec-
ognize Kazakhstan’s honorable decision to
close the Semipalatinsk test site and renounce
nuclear weapons.
With Cold War-style nuclear saber-rattling
becoming the new norm, it is important, on
this International Day Against Nuclear Tests,
to highlight the successful steps taken by the
United States and Kazakhstan to mitigate the
dangers of nuclear weapons, institute global
nonproliferation regimes, and adhere to inter-
national norms around nuclear testing.
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RECOGNIZING DETECTIVE JOHN
HAECKER
HON. BETH VAN DUYNE
OF TEXAS
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Friday, August 29, 2025
Ms. VAN DUYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today
to honor the distinguished career of Detective
John Haecker from the Euless Police Depart-
ment, who is retiring after decades of dedi-
cated service.
John began with the City of Euless in 1995
as a part-time Parks Field Technician. He be-
came a full-time Police Officer in 1999, pro-
moted to Senior Police Officer in 2003. He
currently serves in the Criminal Investigation
Division with the Economic Crimes Unit. He
was named Officer of the Year in 2010. A Cer-
tified Master Peace Officer and Certified Fraud
Examiner, John has extensive training in Iden-
tity Theft, Forgery, and Credit/Debit Card
Fraud. He is also responsible for the training
of new Detectives for the Criminal Investiga-
tive Division.
John has served as President of the Fraud
Investigators Association of Texas and is a
member of the International Association of Fi-
nancial Crime Investigators and the Associa-
tion of Certified Fraud Examiners. He enjoys
spending time with his family and has proudly
continued his family’s tradition of public serv-
ice.
I would like to thank Detective Haecker for
his exemplary service to North Texas and con-
gratulate him on his well-deserved retirement.
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HONORING GARRETT EVANS UPON
HIS RETIREMENT
HON. JOHN GARAMENDI
OF CALIFORNIA
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Friday, August 29, 2025
Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today
to honor Mr. Garrett Evans for his more than
28 years of dedicated public service to the
City of Pittsburg, California.
Mr. Evans began his career with the city in
1997, serving in roles ranging from Analyst to
Economic & Redevelopment Coordinator, Di-
rector of Economic Development, Director of
the Redevelopment Agency, Director of
Power, Assistant City Manager, and ultimately
City Manager for the past six and a half years.
Under his leadership, Pittsburg has seen sig-
nificant growth in economic development, in-
frastructure, and community services.
Among his many accomplishments, Mr.
Evans played a central role in the $525 million
Trans Bay Cable project, delivering up to 40
percent of San Francisco’s energy from Pitts-
burg and strengthening energy reliability
across the Bay Area. He also contributed to
the success of the Pittsburg Power Company,
generating over $100 million in long-term rev-
enue for community priorities such as public
safety, workforce development, and infrastruc-
ture improvements.
His tenure also included the revitalization of
Old Town Pittsburg, expansion of waterfront
amenities, and maintaining high-quality city
services through the COVID–19 pandemic.
Garrett Evans leaves behind a legacy of
steady leadership, strategic vision, and unwav-
ering dedication to his community. On behalf
of the constituents of California’s 8th Congres-
sional District, I wish Garrett best wishes in his
well-earned retirement and extend my sincere
gratitude for his many years of service to the
community.
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HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE
OF MOSIE ‘‘MAMA’’ BURKS
HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON
OF MISSISSIPPI
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Friday, August 29, 2025
Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak-
er, I rise today to honor the life, legacy, and
voice of a Mississippi treasure—Mosie
‘‘Mama’’ Burks, gospel music legend and be-
loved member of the world-renowned Mis-
sissippi Mass Choir. Born on June 17, 1933,
in Forest, Mississippi, Mama Burks was one of
ten children in a large migrant farming family.
Her roots were humble, her work ethic
unshakeable, and her faith unmovable.
As a child laboring in the cotton fields under
the scorching Mississippi sun, she experi-
enced the hardship and perseverance that
would later define her voice and testimony.
Delivered from field work after suffering from
heat exhaustion, Mama Burks went on to
serve her community in numerous ways, in-
cluding a 24-year career in social work at
Jackson State University. But it was her pow-
erful, soul-stirring voice and unwavering testi-
mony of God’s grace that would make her a
household name in gospel music.
In 1993, Mama Burks joined the Mississippi
Mass Choir and soon became the face and
heart of the ensemble. Her passionate ren-
ditions of ‘‘When I Rose This Morning’’ and
other gospel staples brought joy and healing
to audiences across the nation and around the
world. Her performances were more than
music, they were ministry. With every note,
she reminded listeners of the enduring power
of faith, love, and perseverance.
Mama Burks was not merely a singer—she
was a vessel. Through countless concerts,
worship services, and personal testimonies,
she embodied the best of Mississippi’s rich
gospel tradition. She shared her gifts humbly
and generously, always giving glory to God.
Now, therefore, as we reflect on her pass-
ing, we remember not just the voice, but the
spirit of Mama Burks. A mother to many, a sis-
ter in faith, and a tireless servant of the Lord,
she leaves behind a legacy that transcends
music—a legacy of praise, perseverance, and
purpose.
Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me
in honoring the life of Mosie ‘‘Mama’’ Burks,
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whose voice uplifted generations and whose
life was a living testimony of God’s faithful-
ness.
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CONGRATULATING SABA ON THE
GRAND OPENING OF ITS NORTH
AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS
HON. LISA C. McCLAIN
OF MICHIGAN
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Friday, August 29, 2025
Mrs. MCCLAIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to
congratulate SABA on the grand opening of its
new North American headquarters in St. Clair,
Michigan. This nearly 60,000 square foot facil-
ity marks a significant milestone for a com-
pany that has grown into a global leader in ad-
hesives and sealants over the past 90 years.
Founded in the Netherlands, SABA has
earned a strong reputation for innovation, sus-
tainability, and industry leadership—particu-
larly in the mattress and furniture sectors,
where its adhesives are widely used across
the United States. With a market share ex-
ceeding 50 percent, SABA plays an essential
role in the products Americans use every day.
The new headquarters includes a one-of-a-
kind technical center that will serve as a hub
for testing, training, and product development,
reinforcing the company’s commitment to ex-
cellence and customer collaboration. This $4
million investment not only expands production
and warehouse capacity, but also strengthens
the local economy and supports job growth in
Michigan.
Mr. Speaker, I applaud SABA’s continued
success and leadership, and I am proud to
welcome their expanded presence in St. Clair.
I wish them the very best as they open this
new chapter.
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Daily Digest
Senate
Chamber Action
The Senate met at 7:00:02 a.m., in pro forma ses-
sion, and adjourned at 7:00:32 a.m., until 3 p.m. on
Tuesday, September 2, 2025.
Committee Meetings
No committee meetings were held.
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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 18 pub-
lic bills, H.R. 5060–5077; and 5 resolutions, H.J.
Res. 117; and H. Res. 664–667, were introduced.
Pages H3716–17
Additional Cosponsors: Pages H3717–18
Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today.
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he
appointed Representative Moore (WV) to act as
Speaker pro tempore for today. Page H3715
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the
Guest Chaplain, Monsignor Stephen J. Rossetti, The
Catholic University of America, Washington, DC.
Page H3715
Quorum Calls—Votes: There were no Yea and Nay
votes, and there were no Recorded votes. There were
no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 1:30 p.m. and ad-
journed at 1:31 p.m.
Committee Meetings
No hearings were held.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
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COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 2, 2025
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
No meetings/hearings scheduled.
House
No hearings are scheduled.
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Next Meeting of the SENATE
3 p.m., Tuesday, September 2
Senate Chamber
Program for Tuesday: Senate will resume consideration
of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 2296, Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act, and vote on the motion
to invoke cloture thereon at approximately 5:30 p.m.
Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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House Chamber
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