Byron Donalds

Mr. DONALDS

Mr. DONALDS. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1060) to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1663 East Date Place in San Bernardino, California, as the ``Dr. Margaret B. Hill Post Office Building''.

Mr. DONALDS

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

Mr. DONALDS. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 3427) to extend the authority to provide employees of the United States Secret Service with overtime pay beyond other statutory limitations, and for other purposes.

Mr. DONALDS. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on this measure.

Mr. DONALDS. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of S. 3427, the Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act of 2023. As we all know, the members of the Secret Service are tasked with protecting Presidents, other high-ranking government officials, and their families from harm. They staff public events, providing a visible police presence, securing vital property in our Nation's Capital and nationwide. They are trained and prepared to act at the first sign of danger. While this career can be extremely rewarding, the job itself is challenging and stressful, with agents and officers often working long hours around the clock, including on holidays and weekends. Through these sacrifices, Secret Service agents and officers commit their lives to public service and deserve to be fairly compensated for their work, which is why in 2016, Congress authorized allowing Secret Service officers and agents to earn overtime pay above their GS pay scale level. Unfortunately, on December 31 of last year, the Secret Service's authority to pay special agents and uniformed division officers adequate overtime expired, compromising the ability to pay many commensurate with their duties. With the upcoming elections and other high-profile events of global significance this year and beyond, the Secret Service will be called upon to help protect events and people serving in positions vital to national security. That is why I am pleased that the Overtime Pay for Protective Services Act, which would renew the authority needed to provide Secret Service members with the respect, gratitude, and compensation that they deserve, is before us today. This bill has been endorsed by the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association. Madam Speaker, I thank my House colleagues, Homeland Security Committee Chairman Green, and Ranking Member Bennie Thompson, for leading the bipartisan companion in the House. I also thank House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer and Ranking Member Jamie Raskin for their work addressing this important U.S. Secret Service workforce issue, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. DONALDS. Madam Speaker, I am prepared to close, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. DONALDS. Madam Speaker, I encourage my House colleagues on both sides of the aisle to unite behind the brave men and women of the Secret Service and support this commonsense bipartisan bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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Mr. DONALDS. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2754) to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2395 East Del Mar Boulevard in Laredo, Texas, as the ``Lance Corporal David Lee Espinoza, Lance Corporal Juan Rodrigo Rodriguez & Sergeant Roberto Arizola Jr. Post Office Building''.

Mr. DONALDS. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of this bill, which would name the post office in Laredo, Texas, after David Lee Espinoza, Lance Corporal Juan Rodrigo Rodriguez, and Sergeant Roberto Arizola, Jr. Lance Corporal Espinoza joined the Marine Corps after graduating high school in 2019. He was one of the 13 servicemembers killed in a suicide bombing during the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. He was just 20 years old. Lance Corporal Rodriguez served in the Marine Forces Reserve after graduating from high school in the year 2000. In 2005, at the age of 23, he died conducting combat operations in Anbar Province, Iraq. Sergeant Roberto Arizola, Jr., served in the U.S. Army and was deployed to Iraq in May of 2004. In June of that year, one day before he was set to return home, he was killed in an explosion in Baghdad. Sergeant Arizola also served as a Border Patrol agent in Laredo, Texas, before being deployed to Iraq. Lance Corporal David Lee Espinoza, Lance Corporal Juan Rodrigo Rodriguez, and Sergeant Roberto Arizola, Jr., all died while serving our great Nation. I support this legislation that names a post office in the memory of these American heroes, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. DONALDS. Madam Speaker, I have no further speakers, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. DONALDS. Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this bipartisan bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. DONALDS. Madam Speaker, I object to the vote on the ground that a quorum is not present and make the point of order that a quorum is not present.

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Mr. DONALDS. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5528) to evaluate the impact of the lowest price technically acceptable source selection process on national security, and for other purposes, as amended.

Mr. DONALDS. Madam 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 on this measure.

Mr. DONALDS. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 5528, the Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act. Lowest Price Technically Acceptable is a source selection method outlined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Simply put, this Federal Acquisition Regulation standard prioritizes price above all else. Prioritizing price over any other technical or operational factors in Federal procurement can result in agencies cutting corners, sacrificing long-term value, and potentially jeopardizing national security. The House Oversight Committee, in previous Congresses, placed appropriate constraints on agency use of the LPTA source selection process to mitigate such concerns. Those constraints recognized that the LPTA standard is not always appropriate when agencies seek to purchase technically innovative services or technology. Therefore, my bill requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to conduct a governmentwide evaluation of the LPTA source selection process to determine if it is being used in the way that creates any national security risks. This is a useful step forward understanding how agencies are using LPTA in their source selection decisions, and will determine whether agencies are relying on LPTA when it is not appropriate. This review is a commonsense step to ensuring America's national security, while also reducing supply chain risks to Federal agencies. Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague from Virginia, Mr. Gerry Connolly, and my colleague from Colorado, Ms. Lauren Boebert, for their support in drafting this legislation. Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this simple and necessary bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. DONALDS. Madam Speaker, I have no further speakers on this bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. DONALDS. Madam Speaker, the Safe and Smart Federal Purchasing Act is a measured and targeted legislation that can inform future congressional work on Federal procurement, a policy area we know is ripe for reform and taxpayer savings. Madam Speaker, I encourage my colleagues in the House to support this commonsense bipartisan bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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

Mr. DONALDS

Mr. DONALDS. Madam 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 on this measure.

Mr. DONALDS. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3865) to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 South 8th Street in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, as the ``Lieutenant William D. Lebo Post Office Building''.

Mr. DONALDS. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 3865, which names a Lebanon, Pennsylvania, post office for Lieutenant William D. Lebo. Lieutenant Lebo was born in Vicenza, Italy, to American parents. At the end of his father's service in the U.S. Army, the Lebo family moved to Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. Lieutenant Lebo lived in Lebanon County for the rest of his life and grew up to join the Lebanon City Police Department, where he served for 40 years. In March of 2022, 30 days before he was set to retire, Lieutenant Lebo was shot and killed in the line of duty. Lieutenant Lebo died protecting the community he grew up in, and I support this bill that honors his legacy in Lebanon County. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. DONALDS. Madam Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Meuser).

Mr. DONALDS. Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this measure, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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Mr. DONALDS. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3728) to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 25 Dorchester Avenue, Room 1, in Boston, Massachusetts, as the ``Caroline Chang Post Office''.

Mr. DONALDS. Madam 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 on this measure.