Scott Fitzgerald

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. 902. None of the funds made…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. 902. None of the funds made…

The other thing I will relay is that SOPRA does not turn judges into legislators. SOPRA helps to restore the court's constitutional role as the branch that construes the law. Specifically, SOPRA requires that courts apply de novo review to…

I include in the Record a cost estimate for H.R. 288, prepared by the Congressional Budget Office. H.R. 288, SEPARATION OF POWERS RESTORATION ACT OF 2023, AS ORDERED REPORTED BY THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY ON MAY 10, 2023…

The other thing I will mention came up in our discussions during the committee. When you find yourself in a situation--we just had this discussion in relationship to the REINS Act--where the administrative powers continue to kind of…

Once again, I remind everyone that SOPRA is not deregulatory. That has not been the goal at all. The goal is to forward this discussion between what should be legislative powers and the administration so that, in the future, it also sets a…

I, once again, reiterate my strong support for this bipartisan resolution celebrating National Police Week and law enforcement officers. Mr. Speaker, I urge its passage, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I inform the Speaker that I have no further speakers, and I reserve the balance of my time.

I reiterate my strong support for this bipartisan bill, H.R. 3089, which will provide much-needed safeguards on the secrecy order process. Mr. Speaker, I hope that all my colleagues will support this bill, I urge its passage, and I yield…

I thank Chairman Jordan, Chairman Green, and Chairman McCaul for their leadership and contributions to the bill that we see before us today. Mr. Speaker, I will comment briefly on my experience and what I saw at the border at the…

Sustainable homeownership is obviously a mechanism for young adults to try and get into the market and build wealth.

we can pass a permanent designation of fentanyl analogues to Schedule I this Congress

the first bill I introduced as a Member of Congress was to permanently designate fentanyl analogues as a Schedule I drug

The first bill I introduced as a Member of Congress was to permanently designate fentanyl analogues as a Schedule I drug.

the simplest thing that Congress can do right now is to once again move towards making fentanyl a Schedule I.

There is a certain segment of adults, 25- to 35-year-olds, many of them dual income, no kids, and they are completely frozen out of the housing market right now.

I simply urge Members to support this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment, although I am not opposed. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the gentleman from Wisconsin is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

This amendment allows certain women in Federal custody to receive counseling related to postpartum health conditions. Postpartum women in Federal custody will be eligible to receive counseling services related to postpartum health…

I thank the ranking member for yielding. I rise in support of S. 4900, which would reauthorize the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs. In addition to extending the SBIR and STTR programs for…

I would inform you and my colleague from Texas that I have no further speakers, and I reserve the balance of my time.

It appears that this bill has wide, bipartisan support among Members of Congress. Mr. Speaker, I have no further speakers. I urge my colleagues to support the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Just imagine a 17-year-old makes a decision to enlist in the Army, the Marine Corps, or the Navy. And then that 17-year-old goes through 8 weeks of basic combat training at one of the basic training centers in Fort Jackson or Fort Knox or…

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 9 of Rule XX, the Chair will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on the question of passage. The vote…

It is so amazing to me that the majority rejected this in the Judiciary Committee. They talk a good game when it comes to veterans, but when it comes right down to it, they don't trust them.