[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 55 (Monday, March 27, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D275]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: On March 24, 2023, Full Committee 
concluded a markup on H.R. 1338, the ``Satellite and Telecommunications 
Streamlining Act''; H.R. 675, the ``Secure Space Act''; H.R. 1339, the 
``Precision Agriculture Satellite Connectivity Act''; H.R. 682, the 
``Launch Communications Act''; H.R. 1353, the ``Advanced, Local 
Emergency Response Telecommunications Parity Act''; H.R. 1345, the 
``NTIA Policy and Cybersecurity Coordination Act''; H.R. 1354, the 
``Information and Communication Technology Strategy Act''; H.R. 1370, 
the ``Communications Security Act''; H.R. 1360, the ``American 
Cybersecurity Literacy Act''; H.R. 1340, the ``Open RAN Outreach Act''; 
H.R. 1343, the ``ITS Codification Act''; H.R. 1377, the ``Promoting 
U.S. Wireless Leadership Act''; H.R. 1341, the ``Spectrum Coordination 
Act''; H.R. 501, the ``Block, Report, and Suspend Suspicious Shipments 
Act''; H.R. 498, the ``9-8-8 Lifeline Cybersecurity Responsibility 
Act''; H.R. 485, the ``Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act of 
2023''; H.R. 467, the ``Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act''; 
H.R. 801, the ``Securing the Border for Public Health Act of 2023''; 
and H.R. 1603, the ``Homeowner Energy Freedom Act''. H.R. 1338, H.R. 
675, H.R. 1339, H.R. 682, H.R. 1353, H.R. 485, and H.R. 501 were 
ordered reported, as amended. H.R. 1345, H.R. 1354, H.R. 1370, H.R. 
1360, H.R. 1340, H.R. 1343, H.R. 1377, H.R. 1341, H.R. 1603, H.R. 498, 
H.R. 467, and H.R. 801 were ordered reported, without amendment.
LOWER ENERGY COSTS ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 1, the 
``Lower Energy Costs Act''. The Committee granted, by record vote of 9-
4, a rule providing for consideration of H.R. 1, the ``Lower Energy 
Costs Act'' under a structured rule. The rule provides seven hours of 
general debate with three hours equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce or their respective designees, three hours equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Natural Resources or their respective designees, and one hour equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure or their respective 
designees. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of 
the bill. The resolution provides that the amendment printed in part A 
of this report shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the 
Committee of the Whole, and the bill, as amended, shall be considered 
as read. The rule waives all points of order against provisions in the 
bill, as amended. The rule makes in order only those amendments printed 
in part B of the Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution. 
Each amendment made in order may be offered only in the order printed 
in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the 
report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time 
specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent 
and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be 
subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the 
Committee of the Whole. All points of order against the amendments 
printed in part B of the report are waived. The rule provides one 
motion to recommit. Testimony was heard from Chairman Westerman, 
Chairman Graves of Missouri, Chairman Rodgers of Washington, and 
Representatives Grijalva, Larsen of Washington, Duncan, Pallone, and 
Correa.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.