Larry Bucshon

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and concur in the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 7213) to amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance and reauthorize activities and programs relating to autism spectrum disorder, and for other purposes.

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material in the Record on the bill.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Senate amendment to H.R. 7213, the Autism Collaboration, Accountability,

Research, Education, and Support Act, or the Autism CARES Act of 2024, led by Representative Chris Smith.

Autism affects an estimated 1 in 36 children in the United States, with recent studies showing an increasing prevalence nationwide. The Autism CARES Act of 2024 will reauthorize critical programs and activities that support autism research, services, training, and monitoring across the Federal Government.

Importantly, it also takes steps to ensure the public and all individuals within the autism community have an opportunity to engage in and are included in the research process and other activities related to autism spectrum disorder.

I thank Congressman Smith for his leadership on this and for his decades-long advocacy on behalf of those with autism.

Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support the underlying bill, which makes minor updates to the previous version we passed in September with over 400 votes. I encourage my colleagues to support this bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Smith).

Mr. Speaker, I yield an additional 1 minute to the gentleman from New Jersey.

Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Carter).

Mr. Speaker, in closing, I encourage a ``yes'' vote on this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 7224) to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training Program.

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material in the Record on the bill.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 7224, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond to Health and Wellness Training Program led by Representatives Wagner and Cohen.

Individuals who have experienced human trafficking will often encounter a healthcare or social service provider during or after their exploitation. The Stop, Observe, Ask, and Respond, or SOAR, to Health and Wellness Training Program was signed into law in 2018 to help local healthcare professionals receive essential training to identify and care for victims of human trafficking.

Reauthorizing this program will maintain a vital source of support for victims of human trafficking by ensuring communities have the resources available to provide appropriate services.

Mr. Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to support this bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Carter).

Mr. Speaker, in closing, I encourage a ``yes'' vote on this

bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 223) to amend the Controlled Substances Act to fix a technical error in the definitions.

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material in the Record on the bill.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of S. 223, a bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to fix a technical error in the definitions, led by Senators Chuck Grassley and Representative Burchett.

In 2018, the First Step Act, or the FSA, included a redundantly numbered subparagraph 57, causing ``serious drug felony'' and ``serious violent felony'' to be misnumbered in statute.

The misnumbering of the affected subparagraphs causes confusion in Federal district courts during litigation and can result in costly mistakes when the wrong subparagraph 57 charge is used.

Correcting this error is important to the efficiency and accuracy of Federal criminal court cases. This bill rectifies this technical error by correctly renumbering the affected subparagraphs in the statute.

Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, in closing, I encourage a ``yes'' vote on this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.