this is an open invitation for employers, particularly those involving restaurants and hotels, to lower their employees' wages by combining traditionally tipped occupations with nontipped occupations. For example, they will be able to put…

Mr. Speaker, I have to say, today, we are here considering a bill that is named the PROTECT Our Kids Act. I am going to speak and shift this conversation a little bit in the direction I think we really need to go. This bill, the PROTECT…

This bill is not limited to China. This bill says 'foreign source,' and under the definition of foreign source, it includes any individual who is not a U.S. citizen or national of the United States, so if you have a plumbing contract over…

Mr. Speaker, if there was real evidence of influence, I think we would have heard specifically what that evidence is. We haven't. My colleagues keep talking about China, about the Confucius Institute. At last count, there were only five…

Mr. Speaker, this summer, Americans from coast to coast are enduring the hottest temperatures in recorded history. Days are not just uncomfortable, they are life-threatening for millions of workers across the country. From agricultural…

I rise today as dean of the Virginia congressional delegation to introduce and welcome to Congress the newest Representative from the Commonwealth of Virginia, James Walkinshaw. James was born in Northern Virginia, the very region of the…

Republicans took away people’s health care, took away their nutrition benefits to cut taxes for the wealthy and ran up $3 trillion in debt. And so they’re getting people to talk about Epstein so that people won’t find it out. … Any…

it is hard to take my colleagues on the other side of the aisle seriously when they give speech after speech after speech complaining about the deficit and then support this reconciliation bill that adds trillions of dollars to the…

We strongly urge you to abandon any plans of dissolving the work of the Community Relations Service.

I include in the Record the following: opening remarks from civil rights forum on trump's attacks on students, workers, and families We have seen this Administration attack diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the federal…

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 241, nays 169, not voting 20, as follows: [Roll No. 83]…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 1, strike line 1 and all that follows through page 60, line 6 and insert the following: SECTION 1…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas will be postponed. amendment no. 5 offered by ms. tlaib The Acting CHAIR. It is now in…

I am pleased to offer the Democrat amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 1048. As I have mentioned, universities collaborate with various international entities to advance complex research inquiries that contribute to the…

Parliamentary inquiry. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Virginia will state his inquiry.

I understand the gentleman has yielded back? The Acting CHAIR. That is correct.

The intent of this amendment, as I understand it, is to ensure that special administrative regions, such as Hong Kong, are listed as a foreign country of concern if they are within a country of concern. As I have discussed already, we…

What is the amendment that we are considering? Could the Chair give the page and line number? The Acting CHAIR. It is amendment No. 1 and printed in House Report 119-38, page 57, line 10.

By lowering the reporting threshold to $1, universities would be required to report every single gift from any country if the person is not a citizen of the United States. That would mean every cup of coffee, every doughnut, every ride…

I think the gentleman from Michigan had the right to close, so I yield back the balance of my time.

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Virginia will be postponed. Amendment No. 4 Offered by Mr. Self The Acting CHAIR. It is now…

Unions are essential for building a strong middle class and improving the lives of workers and families.

As union approval remains at record highs, Congress has an urgent responsibility to ensure that workers can join a union and negotiate for higher pay, better benefits, and safer workplaces.

The PRO Act is the most critical step Congress can take to uplift American workers.

Unions are essential for building a strong middle class and improving the lives of workers and families.