Mr. Speaker, my colleagues across the aisle insist that today's bill is intended to keep Americans safe by enhancing penalties for criminals who reenter illegally or attempt to do so. I am offering an amendment that takes Republicans at…

Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 228, nays 195, not voting 10, as follows…

Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record the following additional letter of opposition to H.R. 3004. This is a letter I mentioned earlier on the bill. National Immigrant Justice Center, June 27, 2017. H.R. 3003 and 3004 Undermine American…

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, one of the things I think is worth addressing is the provision of this bill that changes current law relative to unlawful entry or attempted unlawful entry. Under 8…

Mr. Speaker, how much time is remaining on each side? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from California has 6 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Virginia has 9 minutes remaining.

Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record letters in opposition to this bill from the National Task Force to End Sexual and Domestic Violence, the CATO Institute, Church World Service, and the ACLU. National Task Force to End Sexual & Domestic…

Since that is an element of the offense, the Mendoza case says you have to be able to at least collaterally attack that because you never had a chance to do so initially. This eliminates that constitutional case. You can't do that by…

Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to this bill. The bill is part of a larger mass deportation bill marked up by the House Judiciary Committee earlier this month. I think the message it is intended to convey is that this bill is needed to…

Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record the following additional letters in opposition to H.R. 3003. These are additional letters of opposition that I mentioned earlier on H.R. 3003. June 26, 2017. Dear Representative: We write on behalf of…

Not that I am for stealing trucks, but here is a bigger problem. The cities of Houston and Los Angeles report a dramatic drop-off in reports of sexual violence. Why? Because immigrants are afraid to report; and not just because they might…

Mr. Speaker, I think it is important to reflect back on why localities adopt these community trust policies. The chairman of the committee mentioned somebody in San Francisco who is suing the city. In a way, that shows the efficacy of the…

Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record letters from the National Fraternal Order of Police; Law Enforcement Immigration Task Force; National League of Cities; U.S. Conference of Mayors; and the National Association of Counties in opposition…

Mr. Speaker, this bill isn't about fixing our immigration system. In fact, it makes the system more dysfunctional and puts communities in peril. This bill is about telling communities how to police themselves and protect their people. It…

In other words, this bill makes it a crime for someone to try to reenter legally. If you are a victim of human trafficking and come to a port of entry to seek protection and, ultimately, a T visa, which the law allows, you would commit a…

Mr. Speaker, this Saturday marks the 2-year anniversary of the death of Kate Steinle, which was a tragedy for her family and for our entire community. My colleague from California has mentioned the murder of Officers Davis and Oliver…

The Constitution is the most important law we have. We read it aloud on the first day of our Congress. It includes the Fourth Amendment, which requires probable cause and warrants. A bunch of courts have made that ruling relative to…

We may think that is a good thing or a bad thing, but we don't think that it is a crime to love your child and want to get back to that child. The desperation that these families feel is a direct result of our inability to create a…

I am. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Ms. Lofgren moves to recommit the bill H.R. 3004 to the Committee on the Judiciary with instructions to report the same back to the…