Suhas Subramanyam

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Mr. SUBRAMANYAM. I yield myself such time as I may consume. I rise today in support of H.R. 428, as well, the Bonuses for Cost- Cutters and Fraud Preventers Act 2026. This bipartisan bill would increase the maximum cash bonus awarded to Federal employees who report waste, fraud, and abuse, from $10,000 to $20,000. Increasing this award will encourage more Federal workers to come forward and report on waste and improper spending. It will reward employees for acting in the best interest of American taxpayers. The bill also requires agencies to report on the wasteful and improper spending reported by employees, promoting transparency. I thank my colleagues for their work on this bill. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. SUBRAMANYAM. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time for closing. Increasing the bonus for identifying waste, fraud, and abuse will save taxpayer dollars, make government more efficient, reward honest workers, and increase accountability. I thank my colleagues again for this bill, and I urge my colleagues to support it. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

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Mr. SUBRAMANYAM. Mr. Speaker, I thank the ranking member for yielding. H.R. 7726 is supposedly intended to address fraud in childcare programs, but all it actually does is give the administration more power to withhold childcare funding as political retribution. This is happening particularly at a time when the cost of childcare is skyrocketing. I am so glad we are talking about fraud because this is an administration that has embraced waste, fraud, and abuse. This is a President who tried to steal taxpayer money by suing his own government and then set up a $1.8 billion slush fund for his friends and allies, and his family has made billions from pay-to-play business deals all around the world. That is not all, because he has used his pardon power to pardon fraudsters left and right, including white-collar criminals convicted of money laundering; corrupt politicians who stole millions in public funds and even trafficked drugs; and even insurrectionists, including one who was later charged with child sex abuse and molestation. These pardons have wiped out over $1.5 billion in compensation owed to actual crime victims. The administration has made sure there is no one left to investigate this fraud because the Department of Justice office in charge of investigating corruption used to have 40 attorneys in it, and now it has 2. That is why, at the appropriate time, I will offer a motion to recommit this bill back to committee. If the House rules had permitted, I would have offered the motion with an important amendment to this bill. My amendment would prevent the bill from taking effect until the Department of Justice provides a list of all the individuals pardoned by the President of the United States who were convicted for committing fraud. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to insert the text of my amendment into the Record immediately prior to the vote on the motion to recommit.

Mr. SUBRAMANYAM. Mr. Speaker, I have a motion to recommit at the desk.

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

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Mr. SUBRAMANYAM. Mr. Speaker, this past Memorial Day, my office joined the Loudoun community in honoring the 50th Anniversary of the Sterling American Legion Post 150 Memorial. It was 50 years ago that Post 150, led by committee Chairman Jack Kapp, established the park on Memorial Day 1976. They recognized that our community needed a place to remember those who served and those who never returned home. As part of this important anniversary, my office was proud to provide four American flags that will now fly over the memorial next year. For 50 years, the Sterling American Legion Post 150 Memorial has stood as a reminder that freedom is never free and that the sacrifices of our fallen must never be forgotten. The members of Post 150 continue that mission every single day through their support for veterans and military families. Places like this memorial preserve the service and sacrifice of our fallen heroes for future generations. They must also serve as a reminder that actions are just as important as words and symbols. That means supporting our veterans and military families here in Congress. Mr. Speaker, may we always remember and recognize those who made the ultimate sacrifice for this Nation. Delaying USAID Retirement Benefits

Mr. SUBRAMANYAM. Mr. Speaker, over the past year and a half, 10,000 USAID employees were forced out of their jobs. Many of them were my constituents, and many with decades of diplomatic experience were pushed into retirement as the agency was illegally dismantled. That was bad enough for them and for our country's security and safety, but now former USAID constituents are reaching out, saying that they aren't getting their full and accurate retirement annuities. In many cases, USAID retirees have received no benefits at all since July of 2025, benefits that they earned and are legally entitled to. This also includes discontinued health insurance, as well, making life hard for them and their families. As a result, according to the recent surveys of these USAID employees, 85 percent of them have experienced negative financial impacts, and 76 percent report negative impacts on their mental health. When people try to contact USAID's H.R. office for help, staff there have reportedly been directed to ignore emails and calls and funnel all outreach into a single ticket system. It is almost deliberately inefficient. When our constituents try to call to speak to a live staff member, they aren't able to. Questions are going unanswered, and people are left in the dark, waiting without pay while facing mortgages, college tuition payments, and rising costs of groceries and gas. Not paying retirees their earned benefits is a slap in the face to the people who dedicated their careers to public service and making America strong and secure through their work abroad. Mr. Speaker, I urge the administration to stop breaking the law and stealing from USAID employees. They must immediately fix this. That means issuing all owed retirement benefits to every eligible USAID employee. USCIS Policy Abandons 70 Years of Law and Precedent

Mr. SUBRAMANYAM. Mr. Speaker, on May 22, USCIS released a policy memo that it would grant adjustment of status from within the United States only in extraordinary circumstances. This broad policy abandons over 70 years of law and precedent. It is pulling the rug out from under families who have worked to be together and from businesses that thought their workers would continue to be able to work. It is effectively forcing hardworking students, family members, and entrepreneurs on a pathway to a green card to leave the country for many years while they wait for their status to change. Almost immediately, my office was flooded with inquiries about what this will mean for families. Over a week later, USCIS has tried to clarify their original memo. One spokesman said that people who provide an economic benefit will likely be able to continue on their current path. With no specific details, families are left with more questions than answers. Yesterday, I sent a letter to USCIS seeking clarification on how they plan to implement this policy but also urging the agency to immediately reverse it. Our immigrant communities that are doing everything right should not be punished. Our businesses, already struggling under the economic chaos of this administration, should not suddenly be told that many of their employees won't be able to continue working. These policies are undermining our greatest strength by driving away talent, innovation, and leaders in communities across the country and across the world. Mr. Speaker, these policies signal that the United States cannot be trusted to keep the promises it makes to immigrant communities and, really, to anyone. I urge my colleagues to join me in opposing this USCIS policy.

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Mr. SUBRAMANYAM. Mr. Speaker, as I was saying before, what do you do when people in your administration constantly break the law? Do you clean house of all corruption and self-dealing or increase transparency and accountability? Well, this administration decided to go the opposite direction and just announced a plan last week to require all Federal workers to sign NDAs. The new message: If you see something, don't say something, even if that something is against the law. These NDAs aren't just meant to cover sensitive, internal deliberations or classified information. They apply to nearly everything going on inside the administration, even the illegal stuff. This is about silencing whistleblowers. This is about punishing people who speak out about waste, fraud, and abuse. This is about putting loyalty to the President above service to our country and the Federal workforce. If you want to fight waste, fraud, and abuse in government, if you actually want to put our country first, then join me in fighting these Federal worker loyalty NDAs.

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Mr. SUBRAMANYAM. Mr. Speaker, on May 12, 2026, Oversight Committee Democrats convened the first-ever hearing to solicit testimony from survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's crimes. The hearing, ``Survivors Fight for Justice: Exposing Epstein's Crimes in Palm Beach and Across the World,'' marked a critical step forward in the fight for justice and accountability. On behalf of all the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's crimes, I rise to include in the Record the testimony offered by Sky and Amanda Roberts: My name is Sky Roberts, and I am the little brother of Virginia Roberts Giuffre. I'm here today because without Virginia's courage and her story, we would not be having this conversation about accountability. In the summer of 2000, just steps away from this courtroom, at Mar-a-Lago, Virginia was recruited by convicted trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell. She was only 16 years old, a child who had just finished 10th grade, when she began being trafficked. Before her passing, Virginia gave sworn testimony exposing this for what it truly was: a global trafficking operation enabled, protected, and funded by powerful people. For years, survivors have been asked the same question: ``Who were the names?'' The truth is, many survivors stay silent because many of these individuals still hold power, wealth, and influence in our society. Point blank, Period, that is dangerous. No survivor should have to risk their safety just to be believed. But Virginia, she did it anyway. She stood up when others were afraid, told the truth under oath, and faced people she knew were powerful. Today, we lean on her courage once again, because she believed accountability should reach everyone involved, no matter their status or influence. If Virginia were here today, she would say these words herself. Since she cannot, I will say them for her as her little brother. With that, I'd like to share Virginia's own words from her sworn deposition dated May 3, 2016: ``They trafficked me to many people. Ok, please name a person that Ghislaine Maxwell directed you to have sex with. Prince Andrew. Ok, who else? As a whole, they both trafficked me to many people. Ok, Can you please tell me to whom Ghislaine Maxwell asked you to go have sex with another person. Glenn Dubin. Who else? Well, [Redacted] is another one. Ghislaine Maxwell asked you to have sex with [redacted]? And Glenn Dubin and Steve Kauffman were, like I said, the first people I was sent to after my training. And where does Alan Dershowitz fit into this group of people? Same. I can't tell you piece by piece by piece who. I know Glenn Dubin was first. Ok. And I know Steven Kauffman was one of the first that I was sent to. Alan Dershowitz could have been between there-- between, sorry, between Glenn and Steven.'' This is only a small sample of the thousands of stories that still remain untold. But the question today is no longer whether names exist. The question is: What will Congress and the Department of Justice do about it? Even if only a handful of names are known publicly, will there finally be investigations and accountability? With that, I'd like to turn it over to my wife, Amanda Roberts. First, I want to thank this committee, Representative Garcia, and everyone who continues to fight for accountability, transparency, and truth in the Epstein case and most importantly, for standing with survivors. Virginia's story was harrowing, but her courage was extraordinary. We are talking about millions of files: sworn testimony, depositions, emails, flight records, bank records, photographs, videos, and evidence collected over decades. Evidence that points to a network, not just two people who trafficked and abused over 1,200 victims. Epstein and Maxwell did not act alone. So when the Department of Justice says there is ``nothing to see here,'' survivors know what that sounds like. It sounds like a cover-up. Virginia wrote in Nobody's Girl ``Don't be fooled by those in Epstein's circle who said they didn't know what Epstein was doing.'' That sentence should guide this committee's work. Because ``I don't recall'' is not enough. When people like Les Wexner are asked about Epstein's finances and alleged connections to this network, the public deserves real answers. When Howard Lutnick has given changing accounts about his association with Epstein, that deserves scrutiny and resignations. When Former Prince Andrew denied knowing Virginia, despite evidence and testimony surrounding that encounter, that deserves scrutiny and investigation. And when Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche met with Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted sex trafficker accused of perjury, and shortly afterward she was moved to a minimum-security prison, that demands answers. So today, we ask for four things. First: Congress must hold the Department of Justice accountable, including contempt proceedings as the record has shown that the DOJ has Violated the law. Second: state investigations must continue and expand--in New Mexico, New York, Florida, the Virgin Islands, and everywhere this network operated. Third: this committee must issue further subpoenas and require alleged co-conspirators, enablers, financiers, and witnesses to testify under oath. Fourth: follow the money. The financial records are not secondary--they may be the key to exposing the full network. Suspicious payments, shell entities, possible tax violations, money laundering, and transactions connected to trafficking and abuse must be investigated aggressively. Because financial crimes can lead to real prosecutions. And finally: The Epstein and Maxwell investigations must be reopened. Not partially. Not quietly. Fully. Survivors and the public deserve the truth, and enablers must no longer hide behind wealth, power, or silence.

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Mr. SUBRAMANYAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 30th anniversary of Falcons Landing, which has served as a home for veterans and families in our community. Located in Potomac Falls, Falcons Landing was founded with a simple but important mission: to provide a strong community, quality care, and dignity for those who spent their lives in service to others. Over the last three decades that mission has never changed, and today, hundreds of residents call Falcons Landing home. Every day, the staff and caregivers at Falcons Landing continue that tradition of service through the care and support they provide to residents and families. What makes Falcons Landing so special is not just the campus itself, which is beautiful, but the sense of community, respect, and purpose that exists there every single day. Communities like Falcons Landing remind us of the importance of taking care of our veterans and their families. Congratulations to Falcons Landing on this milestone. I hear that they are tuning in live today, so hello to everyone at Falcons Landing. Mr. Speaker, I thank the staff, caregivers, and leadership for their 30 years of service to Loudoun County and our veterans community. Recognizing May as PSP and CBD Awareness Month

Mr. SUBRAMANYAM. Mr. Speaker, more than 30,000 patients and their families live with progressive supranuclear palsy and corticobasal degeneration, PSP and CBD. Patients with PSP and CBD may lose the ability to control their speech, balance, coordination, and eye movements. Quality of life can deteriorate quickly, and most people who suffer from PSP and CBD will become dependent on care in just 3 to 4 years. These neurodegenerative diseases are as common as ALS, but most people have never heard of them. They received more attention recently when my predecessor, Jennifer Wexton, was diagnosed with PSP herself and worked tirelessly in this body to spread awareness about the condition. However, PSP and CBD still don't get the same type of recognition or funding for research, and there are currently no cures. That is why I am introducing a resolution to designate May as PSP and CBD awareness month. We must dedicate more resources to finding treatments and cures for these neurodegenerative diseases, and we must also recognize the courage and the struggles of those who have PSP and CBD and build awareness and understanding of the impact on their lives and their families' lives. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to join me in recognizing May as PSP and CBD awareness month by cosponsoring this resolution. USCIS Faces Largest Backlog in History

Mr. SUBRAMANYAM. Mr. Speaker, I have heard directly from several constituents that their green cards and USCIS applications have been put on hold, creating major disruptions for families across the country. This means no work authorizations being issued, jobs lost, college admissions denied, and families kept apart, not to mention the impact on our economy. USCIS has already faced the largest backlog in history with over 11.5 million cases pending, but USCIS adjudications are now being placed on hold. Why is that? Because a new policy requires USCIS officers to resubmit fingerprint information for most pending cases dated before April 27. This creates delays across the agency, and there was no warning of this change to applicants. No leeway or flexibility was given to those affected, and we have received no explanation of how the resubmission process is actually going to improve public safety. That is why I am leading a letter to USCIS with Representative Krishnamoorthi demanding answers and accountability over these adjudication holds. USCIS needs the resources to efficiently process applications, not additional delays and security theater.

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Mr. SUBRAMANYAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 1352, which designates the General George C. Marshall House on Dodona Manor in Leesburg as an affiliated area of the National Park System. Many of us know the incredible legacy of General George Marshall, who was Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, and Chief of Staff of the Army. He was the only general, and still is the only general, to ever win the Nobel Peace Prize. You also may know the famous Marshall Plan, Mr. Speaker. What you may not know is the incredible work of the George C. Marshall International Center, which operates there in Dodona Manor, and the George C. Marshall House is a part of their mission. The center looks after the property and hosts thousands of visitors every year from around the world. They also have a regular speakers series on the property and lots of programming for children. They do a lot of amazing work in our community, and the property is a testament not just to the legacy of George C. Marshall, but to how he gave back to the community. This official National Park System designation would be a big deal not just for the manor and not just for the center, but for our entire community. It helps preserve the property for generations and allows the center to expand their programs, as well. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on H.R. 1352. When it passes, you are all invited to the center as well, Mr. Speaker, and we will have a big party there.

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Mr. SUBRAMANYAM. Mr. Speaker, during Roll Call Vote No. 169 on H.R. 6260, I mistakenly recorded my vote as AYE when I should have voted NO.

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Mr. SUBRAMANYAM. Mr. Speaker, this Military Appreciation Month, we honor those who have worn the uniform of the United States Armed Forces and those who continue to wear it today. We celebrate veterans and their families who carry the burden of war with them and the American servicemembers currently standing watch in dangerous and uncertain places around the world. Every day, they choose duty to their country over comfort. I was proud to begin this Military Appreciation Month at the Top of Virginia Honor Flight sendoff, standing by the veterans whose service helped shape our Nation's history and preserve the freedoms that we enjoy today. As we honor those who serve and have served our country this month, we also need to ensure that our veterans receive the care that they deserve. This includes mental health support for those who carry the invisible wounds of war. That is why I was proud to announce the Susan E. Lukas 9/11 Servicemembers Fairness Act to extend PACT Act benefits to those who returned to work in the Pentagon following the 9/11 attacks before it was safe. That is why I have spoken out about cuts to the VA and threats to veterans' disability benefits. That is why I am pushing for legislation to ensure surviving spouses have the resources they need. Military Appreciation Month is about more than just celebrating service. It is also about honoring those that still serve today, supporting veterans who sacrificed so much for this country, and making sure America keeps its promises to the people willing to risk everything to defend it. Uyghur Forced Labor

Mr. SUBRAMANYAM. Mr. Speaker, for years, the People's Republic of China has carried out and operated a vast network of forced labor against ethnic minorities. More than 1 million Uyghurs, in particular, have been detained since 2017. Most have been forced to work in labor camps. More must be done to combat this practice of forced labor. The Uyghur community in my district has told me terrible stories of family and friends in China being forced to work long, strenuous hours or face brutal punishment or torture in detention camps. Unfortunately, many U.S. companies purchase products produced by these forced labor camps. Many Americans don't understand that our phones, clothes, and daily products could all have parts made from that forced labor without us even knowing. That is why I am joining Representative Moran and Representative Carson in introducing the Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act. The bill is straightforward. It requires companies to review and disclose whether any of their products have been produced with Uyghur forced labor. The American people deserve to know if what they buy is a result of forced labor, and this legislation is a step towards stopping those terrible practices. As President Trump heads to China this week to meet with President Xi Jinping, he must take this opportunity to highlight human rights abuses against Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities during this trip. Let's put an end to forced labor and pass this bill. Recognizing National Police Week

Mr. SUBRAMANYAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize National Police Week. We celebrate it by honoring the brave law enforcement officers who serve our communities across the country and the great work that organizations do to support them. That includes Federal law enforcement, like the U.S. Capitol Police who keep the entire Capitol Hill complex safe. I especially thank the law enforcement personnel in my community, including all of our men and women who serve in our town and county sheriff's offices and police departments all across northern Virginia and Shenandoah. We are also grateful for airport, metro, university, and State law enforcement officials who help protect our community in so many ways. This is also a time to honor law enforcement that we have lost, officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty, like Ashley Guindon, a Prince William County officer who was shot and killed on her first day 10 years ago. Every year, an average of 57 police officers are killed by suspects. Far too many, at least 184 public safety officers, die by suicide each year. As we honor and remember servicemembers we have lost, let's continue to support our commitment to law enforcement officials and their families. It takes all of us to keep them safe too. I thank all of law enforcement out there.

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Mr. SUBRAMANYAM. Mr. Speaker, places of worship and nonprofit centers have always been sanctuaries of hope, spirituality, and community in our country, but violence and hate continue to be on the rise. Places of worship are increasingly becoming targets. Between 2021 and 2023, attacks on churches, synagogues, temples, and mosques increased by nearly 100 percent. Overall, hate crimes in the U.S. are up more than 80 percent since 2015, and 2025 was ranked as the fifth highest year for hate crimes in the FBI's 34-year history of tracking this data. We need to do more, and that is why I am calling on my colleagues to continue to support nonprofit security grants and other hate prevention programs. We need to help nonprofit organizations, especially houses of worship and religious community centers, enhance physical security against terrorist attacks and threats to them. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to call out the rise we are seeing in hateful rhetoric. It has no place in our communities, and it certainly has no place in the Halls of Congress. Let's fund this effort. Let's continue to support and protect our places of worship. Stop the Move

Mr. SUBRAMANYAM. Mr. Speaker, we can all agree that the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service is critical to keeping our food safe and protecting us from foodborne illnesses. This administration is trying to undermine this office and our country's ability to prevent foodborne illness. Just last week, the USDA announced that it is moving its food safety headquarters from D.C. to another part of the country. Now, 200 food safety experts will have to choose between uprooting their lives or staying in their jobs. We have seen this before. The last time the administration moved a USDA office across the country, it was two research-focused offices, and moving them was a complete disaster for the work of those offices. They lost over a third of their full-time staff, particularly the most experienced people, and they saw steep declines in agency productivity. It completely disrupted the grants and research that they do. This administration claims that the food safety office continues operating without interruption during this move, but we know from experience that is just not true. In every other case, the people who resigned were the people who had the most experience, the people we needed the most. Mr. Speaker, the American people can't afford to have an inexperienced, understaffed, and unproductive food safety office, so the USDA needs to stop this move and stop jeopardizing our Nation's food safety. TSA Agent Cuts

Mr. SUBRAMANYAM. Mr. Speaker, we have been hearing for weeks now about how the DHS shutdown needs to end because TSA workers need to get paid, and I agree. TSA workers have now been working with sporadic pay for 10 weeks. They may even get furloughed again until we decide to end this shutdown by putting the Senate Bill on the floor. I want to draw your attention to the President's budget. While the President and his administration talk about the importance of TSA workers and keeping lines short at the airport, the President's own budget suggests cutting almost 10,000 TSA agents. This is all part of a larger plan to get rid of the TSA altogether. For those keeping score at home like me, this is chapter 5 of Project 2025. Cutting these TSA jobs would mean a lot of things, like worse quality service, cuts to employee pay and benefits, customer dissatisfaction, and a higher risk of errors at places like our airports, where there is no room for error. Mr. Speaker, I could keep going. The next time the President or any administration official talks about how we need to end this shutdown to support TSA workers, just look at the President's budget. Protecting Data Centers

Mr. SUBRAMANYAM. Mr. Speaker, data centers hold critical information we use every day and keep the internet running. Whether it is AI, blockchain, or any other innovations in technology, data centers are going to be a key part of this. Because data centers are so critical, they are becoming targets during wars. Look at the Russian-Ukrainian war. Russia is attacking Ukrainian data centers. Iran has struck commercial data centers in the UAE and has said that data centers are military targets now. My district is home to hundreds of data centers, and families, schools, parks, and places of worship are all close to data centers in my district. People living around these data centers shouldn't have to worry about being a target anymore. That is why I am introducing the Data Infrastructure Risk Reduction Act. This bill would direct the Department of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to protect data centers and the communities around them from being targeted during attacks. The government needs to do everything possible to protect these communities because Americans deserve to know that if a data center is going to be built next to them, we will protect that community, and they won't be a target at that point. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to cosponsor and pass this bill.

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Mr. SUBRAMANYAM. Mr. Speaker, we need to stop this administration from trying to collect private medical data on Federal employees and their families. Recently OPM, the Office of Personnel Management, started asking Federal workers and their family members for their detailed monthly health records. This isn't just trends or summaries. This is things like prescriptions and claims, so all this data has personally identifiable information that paints a clear picture of a person's private life and health. Why do they want to do this? Well, we are not really sure. One story from OPM is that this is to help provide competitive, quality, affordable health plans. But OPM already has health claims data warehouses, and they haven't really explained how this would actually help with finding a competitive plan. They certainly haven't cited legal authority for why they are entitled to every Federal worker's detailed health information. We are being asked right now to trust that this will all be secure, but they haven't really outlined how they will keep this information safe, and OPM has a really poor track record. This is the agency that leaked 21 million records in one of the largest Federal data breaches in recent history. Last year, there were credible reports that DOGE personnel were granting sweeping access to sensitive OPM systems and data. A Federal judge has temporarily blocked this policy of collecting Federal worker health data because it likely violates the Privacy Act, but we need to permanently stop this policy from moving forward. Instead of going after Federal workers' personal information, I would ask the OPM to instead focus on processing the backlog of retirement claims, which has surpassed 55,000 cases. In any case, I hope my colleagues will join me in opposing what OPM is doing here. Forest Service Reorganization

Mr. SUBRAMANYAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the planned reorganization of the Forest Service, which will mean the relocation or closure of dozens of Forest Service offices. The Forest Service is an agency many of us don't think about, but it does so much important work that impacts our lives every day. They protect national forests, wildlife diversity, and watersheds. They lead the fight against forest fire and promote fire prevention. They research forest health and manage 193 million acres of land. We already know that these relocations and closures of Forest Service offices will be a disaster, because the first Trump administration relocated just three offices, which resulted in the largest loss of productivity and staffing in recent history for that agency. That is just three offices. Imagine moving the entire headquarters, which is 260 employees. Those folks, some of whom are my constituents, would have to choose between their jobs or uprooting their lives and their families. The administration also wants to close 57 of 77 Forest Service research facilities. This will slow down or end research on wildfire prevention, logging techniques, endangered species research, and climate change response. I could keep going. This is irresponsible, given the record temperatures we are seeing every year and the once-in-a-lifetime droughts and floods that are happening every few years. This can't be about reducing waste, fraud, and abuse, or streamlining government, because the move itself would be incredibly costly, and the natural disasters that result from them will be far more costly than maintaining these offices. Mr. Speaker, I urge this administration to stop these disastrous relocations of the Forest Service.

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Mr. SUBRAMANYAM. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 6310, as well, introduced by my colleague, Mr. Raskin. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Raskin).