H. Res. 1336 – Waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.
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Follow its sittingsJames McGovern
I mean, you don't seem to have affordability on the agenda as a priority. You care about giving Trump what he wants, an unlimited pool of money that can be used to distract from his lousy economy and his terrible policies that are driving prices through the roof. Now, and I don't know why, I don't know why ICE and CBP need all this extra money. They have 100 billion dollars in extra funding just from Trump's big one, big ugly bill that they haven't spent yet. 100 billion dollars they have.
And they haven't spent it yet. And you're rushing to give them around, as I do the calculation, another 70 billion dollars more? I mean, what do they need this money for? I mean, what's going on here? Not a cent to help hardworking Americans, but billions for agencies already flushed with cash.
Well, thank you for giving us the golden opportunity to highlight the differences between your agenda and ours. It'll be helpful come November. But again, they have 100 billion dollars just sitting there that they haven't spent yet. And you're going to give them another 70 billion dollars and that's the emergency? Boy, I, I don't get it.
And I have some amendments, should I proceed with them, Madam Chair?
Speaker 2
Well, we will have a motion first for the rule. The chair will be in receipt of a motion from the gentleman from Virginia, Mr. Griffith.
Morgan Griffith
Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, I move the committee grant a rule providing that the requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on Rules on the same day that it is presented to the House is hereby waived with respect to any resolution reported through the legislative day of June 5th, 2026, related to a measure providing for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.
Speaker 11
Thank you, Mr. Griffith. You've now heard the motion. Is there any discussion or amendment to the rule?
James McGovern
Yeah, Madam Chair, I have an amendment to the rule. I move the committee add a section to the rule additionally granting same-day authority for a rule providing for the consideration of H.R. 4849, the Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act, which would undo the disastrous health care cuts that Republicans imposed as part of their big ugly bill last July and permanently extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits that Republicans let expire. Madam Chair, Republicans are moving heaven and earth to give 70 billion more dollars, 70 billion more dollars to ICE and CBP that they don't need. As I pointed out, they still have 100 billion dollars in unspent money. But when it comes to Americans across the country who are struggling to afford their health care bills, the message from the Republican majority is clear: Republicans do not care about your medical bills.
So if Republicans care about lowering Americans' health care bills as much as they care about giving bloated government agencies even more money, then vote yes on my motion and I yield back.
Speaker 2
Thank you, Mr. McGovern. Is there further discussion on the amendment from Mr. McGovern? Hearing none, the question is on the amendment. All those in favor signify by saying aye.
Aye.
Those opposed say no.
Mrs. Fischbach.
Mr. Griffith no, Mr. Jack.
Mr. Jack no, Mr. McGovern.
Aye.
Mr. McGovern aye, Ms. Scanlon.
Aye.
Aye.
James McGovern
Madam Chair, I have an amendment to the rule. I move the committee add a section to the rule additionally granting same-day authority for a rule providing for the consideration of S.J. Res. 185, directing the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress after it passes the Senate. Madam Chair, the average gas price was $4.48 per gallon in May, up 9% over April and up a staggering 42% from May last year. The President's illegal war in Iran is to blame. If you can jam through a bill to shower ICE and CBP with even more money, then you can pull out all the stops to end the war in Iran, to end the war in Iran and to help Americans struggling to fill their gas tanks.
And I hope my colleagues will vote yes.
Madam Chair.
Ms. Leger Fernandez.
Teresa Leger Fernandez
Madam Chair, I think if you ask the American families, American farmers, American ranchers, what is the emergency that they are facing right now, what is the crisis that they are facing right now, it is the cost of gasoline, it's the cost of diesel. If you are in rural America like my constituents are, it is the cost of living, which means how expensive is it to live now, from health care, to the ranking member raised in his first motion, to, you know, everything else. That's the emergency right now, and you could do something about it. Congress could do something about it because this war has gone on and on and on and it's an emergency, we should stop it now.
But the emergency that you have claimed is, let's make sure we give them another 70 billion dollars to ICE when they already have an extra 63 billion now. Another 37 billion is sitting already at CBP now. That's not an emergency. When they have 100 billion dollars sitting there that they can't even use for all the awful things that they already do, the emergency that the American people are facing right now is the high cost of living caused by Trump's war in Iran. Congress has the right and the authority and the constitutional responsibility to stop it or at least vote for it.
I, uh, urge my colleagues to exercise your authority, exercise your responsibility, vote for the ranking member's amendment, and I yield back.
Speaker 2
Thank you, Ms. Leger Fernandez. Is further discussion? Uh, hearing none, the question is on the amendment. All those in favor signify by saying aye.
Aye.
Those opposed say no.
Ask for a roll call, Madam Chair.
Mrs. Fischbach.
Mr. Langworthy no, Mr. Scott, Mr. Griffith.
Mr. Griffith no, Mr. Jack.
Mr. Jack no, Mr. McGovern.
Aye.
Mr. McGovern aye, Ms. Scanlon.
Aye.
Ms. Scanlon aye, Mr. Neguse, Ms. Leger Fernandez.
Aye.
Ms. Leger Fernandez aye, Madam Chair.
Madam Chair no.
The clerk will report the total.
Three ayes, five nays.
Speaker 2
The noes have it, the amendment is not agreed to. Is there further discussion on the motion from the gentleman from Virginia?
You're recognized, Ms. Scanlon.
Mary Gay Scanlon
Thank you. Uh, like the ranking member, I fail to see what the emergency is here. I mean, supposedly we're going to consider funding for DHS involving ICE and CBP, which has been outstanding since September, so clearly, um, there's not an immense sense of urgency here, as has been mentioned. Uh, those parts of the agencies have billions of dollars to spend. What appears to be the emergency is once again the speaker's going to try to ram through some legislation which people have not yet read, which has not passed the Senate, which has not gone through the votorama, and this is just setting it up so it can be rammed through in the middle of the night or on the weekend or on a time when the American people aren't paying attention.
So, the emergency is being able to pass legislation that if the American people knew about, they would reject. And I don't think that's a true emergency. So, obviously we'll be, um, opposing the motion on that basis. However, I do have an amendment.
The gentlewoman is recognized.
Mary Gay Scanlon
Okay. Uh, I have an amendment to the rule which would move the committee to add a section to the rule to also grant same-day authority for a rule providing for consideration of H.R. 6088, the Restoring Food Security for American Families and Farmers Act of 2025. We're here for an emergency meeting where the emergency is to send billions of dollars more to ICE and CBP. But our Republican colleagues are completely ignoring the food security crisis that Americans are facing as food costs are through the roof thanks to Trump's terrible economy, his tariff wars, his war in Iran. 48 million people in America are food insecure.
More than 60,000 Pennsylvanians have already lost SNAP coverage because of the paperwork requirements that were pushed through in the big ugly bill. How about moving heaven and earth to repeal the SNAP cuts in the big ugly bill to make sure families can afford groceries? Giving DHS years more of funding is not an emergency, but making sure that families in every single one of our districts have food on the table tonight is an emergency. So I yield back.
Speaker 2
Thank you, Ms. Scanlon. Is there further discussion on the amendment from Ms. Scanlon?
Madam Chair, I just would add...
Mr. McGovern, you're recognized.
James McGovern
You know, we just had a debate on the House floor in which many of us argued pretty strongly against the cuts in WIC, $200 million in cuts. And we're told that we have to make tough choices, we gotta, you know, we gotta trim some of these programs and we gotta, you know, reel in some of the benefits. And again, 200 million being cut from WIC. I mean, we're talking about, you know, $70 billion more to agencies that already have unspent in their budgets $100 billion. And I, you know, I mean, this is about priorities, it's about values.
And again, I just like, I don't understand why ICE and CBP need more that extra money when they have $100 billion that has not been spent. And, you know, and that this is the emergency. But in any event, I support this amendment. Again, we cut 200, in the big ugly bill they cut $200 million out of SNAP. People are losing their benefits as we speak, and the worst is yet to come.
So, in any event, I thank the gentlelady and I, you know, you know, by the way, $200 million which was the cut to WIC is approximately 0.2857% of $70 billion. And to calculate this, you divide 200 million by 70 billion and you multiply by 100. You know, and anyway, I have the figures here, the math here, but if you need to calculate percentages like this in the future, you know, yeah, well, I mean, you can use the percentage calculator which we're using here to try to get the exact numbers. But the bottom line is it's a fraction. It's a fraction, it's like an, you know, just a minor, you know, amount compared to what you're spending on ICE and CBP.
So, in any event, I yield back to the gentlelady.
Teresa Leger Fernandez
Madam Chair, I'd like to speak on the motion. And I really appreciate the ranking member pointing out that we heard Republicans sit here and say we gotta cut this, we gotta cut this. And they said food prices are going down, and so we can cut women's, infants, and children because we've gotta save money. And the calculation is, I mean, the ranking member was explaining the calculation because it's so tiny. You were willing to take money from women's, infants, and children's nutrition because you gotta cut money, but you're gonna give $70 billion to two agencies that already have 100 billion and that are doing things like talking about women and children.
Do you know that there were 16 miscarriages in ICE custody just from January 2025 to February 2026 in a year's time? ICE is pulling parents away from their newborns in ICU. There are over 50 deaths in ICE custody. In the fiscal year alone that you're trying to fund, 29 people have died. They have shot and killed citizens.
They have arrested and detained 170 citizens. So you are willing to give money to ICE and CBP without any guardrails, without requiring them to do anything to have basic human dignity and law enforcement protections like everybody else does. But you will take that fraction, I can't even remember because it's such a small fraction, away from women, infant, and children's nutrition. Those are the Republican priorities. And we will raise them up all the time and point them out to you because it is outrageous, it is inhumane, it does not reflect values of honoring and protecting our children, our pregnant women, the infants in our care, whether they be infants in our care because they're citizens or because they're children of immigrants.
We should care for all the babies in our country. And with that, I thank the gentlewoman for her motion and I yield back.
Speaker 2
Is there further discussion on the amendment from Ms. Scanlon? Hearing none, the question's on the amendment. All those in favor signify by saying aye.
Aye.
Those opposed say no.
Speaker 2
In the opinion of the chair, the noes have it, the amendment is not agreed to. Ms. Scanlon requests a recorded vote, the clerk will call the roll.
Mrs. Fischbach.
Mr. Langworthy no, Mr. Scott.
Mr. Scott no, Mr. Griffith.
Mr. Griffith no, Mr. Jack.
Mr. Jack no, Mr. McGovern.
Aye.
Mr. McGovern aye, Ms. Scanlon.
Aye.
Ms. Scanlon aye, Mr. Neguse, Ms. Leger Fernandez.
Aye.
Ms. Leger Fernandez aye, Madam Chair.
The clerk will report the total.
Three ayes, six nays.
Speaker 2
The noes have it, the amendment is not agreed to. Is there any further discussion on the motion from the gentleman from Virginia? Ms. Scanlon.
Mary Gay Scanlon
Yes, I have an amendment to the rule. I move the committee add a section to the rule additionally granting same-day authority for a rule providing for the consideration of H.R. 7977, the Energy Bills Relief Act. Electricity rates are soaring across the country and millions of Americans are struggling to pay their rising energy bills. This bill would reinstate tax credits for home and system-wide energy improvements, create incentives for utility companies to reduce costs, provide financial assistance to struggling families, and crack down on price gouging. Every time I'm home in the district, I hear from people who were able to use those tax credits to make their churches, their homes more energy efficient.
Just on Thursday, I visited a solar array at one of our churches, helped them reduce their costs and is more sustainable. Um, here we see the House giving itself same-day authority to ram through another debt bomb, their reconciliation bill that would shower ICE and border patrol with billions more taxpayer dollars that they don't need or that they aren't using lawfully. We should be working quickly and as hard as we can to help American families lower their energy costs, so I urge a yes vote on my amendment and I yield back.
Speaker 2
Is there any further discussion on the amendment from Ms. Scanlon? Hearing none, the question is on the amendment. All those in favor signify by saying aye.
Aye.
Those opposed say no.
Speaker 7
Mrs. Fischbach. No. Mrs. Fischbach, no. Mr. Norman. Mr. Roy.
Mrs. Houchin. Mr. Langworthy. No. Mr. Langworthy, no. Mr. Scott.
No. Mr. Scott, no. Mr. Griffith. No. Mr. Griffith, no.
Mr. Jack. No. Mr. Jack, no. Mr. McGovern. Aye.
Mr. McGovern, aye. Ms. Scanlon. Aye. Ms. Scanlon, aye. Mr. Neguse.
Ms. Leger Fernandez. Aye. Ms. Leger Fernandez, aye. Madam Chair. No.
Madam Chair, no.
Clerk will report the total.
Three ayes, six nays.
Speaker 2
The noes have it, the amendment is not agreed to. Further discussion on the motion from the gentleman from Virginia.
Madam Chair.
Teresa Leger Fernandez
Madam Chair, I have an amendment to the rule. I move the committee add a section to the rule additionally granting same-day authority for a rule providing for the consideration of H.R. 7206, the Farm and Family Relief Act. Republicans are doing everything they can to send billions and billions more to ICE and CBP, and yet they're failing to address the crisis in farm country, which is caused by Trump's reckless tariffs and the illegal war in Iran. And this is a crisis. Our farmers are struggling.
The increase in farm bankruptcy is 46% in 2024. Let's say that again. Farm bankruptcies have increased by 46%, and this Congress isn't doing anything to help. Now, the Farm and Family Relief Act, which my motion would move to the floor, would help the farmers. It would actually specifically help farmers that are hurt by Trump's tariffs.
And let's remember that farmers feed our communities, they make sure we have nutritious food, they are integral to our economy, and they need our help. Today, I just met with the New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau. It was great. We had a rancher from one of my counties, we had a goat dairy farm, we had the students who are attending our ag school. And they want to let us know what issues are facing their livelihood and their lives.
And that's why I'm so happy to bring this motion, because these are the things we should be doing. Because let's face it, this bill, the Farm and Family Relief Act, would cost $57 billion. Well, guess what? That's barely, that won't even take up how much more money you want to send to ICE. You want to send to ICE $63 billion.
So if we're talking about prioritizing our farmers and helping rural America, I suggest that be the emergency that this Congress address and that we take up today. And with that, Madam Chair, I yield back.
Speaker 2
Is there any further discussion on the amendment from Ms. Leger Fernandez? Hearing none, the question is on the amendment. All those in favor signify by saying aye.
Aye.
Those opposed say no.
Speaker 2
In the opinion of the chair, the noes have it, the amendment is not agreed to. Ms. Leger Fernandez requests a recorded vote, the clerk will call the roll.
Speaker 5
Mrs. Fischbach. No. Mrs. Fischbach, no. Mr. Norman. Mr. Roy.
Mrs. Houchin. Mr. Langworthy. No. Mr. Langworthy, no. Mr. Scott.
No. Mr. Scott, no. Mr. Griffith. No. Mr. Griffith, no.
Mr. Jack. No. Mr. Jack, no. Mr. McGovern. Aye.
Mr. McGovern, aye. Ms. Scanlon. Aye. Ms. Scanlon, aye. Mr. Neguse.
Ms. Leger Fernandez. Aye. Ms. Leger Fernandez, aye. Madam Chair.
Madam Chair, no.
Clerk will report the total.
Three yeas, six nays.
Speaker 2
The nays have it, the amendment is not agreed to. Any further discussion? Hearing none, the question is on the motion from the gentleman from Virginia. All those in favor say aye.
Aye.
Speaker 9
Mr. McGovern requests a recorded vote, the clerk will report the, will call the roll.
Mrs. Fischbach.
Aye.
Aye.
Mrs. Langworthy aye, Mr. Scott.
Aye.
Mr. Scott aye, Mr. Griffith.
Aye.
Mr. Griffith aye, Mr. Jack.
Aye.
Mr. Jack aye, Mr. McGovern.
Mr. McGovern no, Ms. Scanlon.
Ms. Leger Fernandez no, Madam Chair.
Aye.
Madam Chair aye.
The clerk will report the total.
Six yeas, three nays.
Speaker 2
And the ayes have it. The motion to report is agreed to. I'll be managing the rule for the majority.
Speaker 20
And Mr. McGovern for the Democrats. Without objection, the committee is, what time are we going on the floor tomorrow? At noon tomorrow.
Okay, thank you.
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