[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 78 (Tuesday, May 9, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D427]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
SECURE THE BORDER ACT OF 2023; PROTECTING TAXPAYERS AND VICTIMS OF 
UNEMPLOYMENT FRAUD ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 2, the 
``Secure the Border Act of 2023''; and H.R. 1163, the ``Protecting 
Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act''. The Committee 
granted, by a record vote of 9-4, a rule providing for consideration of 
H.R. 2, the ``Secure the Border Act of 2023'', and H.R. 1163, the 
``Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act''. The 
rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2, the ``Secure the Border Act 
of 2023'', under a closed rule. The rule waives all points of order 
against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the bill 
shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order 
against provisions in the bill. The rule provides five hours of general 
debate with two hours equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Homeland Security or their 
respective designees, two hours equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or 
their respective designees, and one hour equally divided and controlled 
by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs or their respective designees. The rule provides one motion to 
recommit. The rule further provides for consideration of H.R. 1163, the 
``Protecting Taxpayers and Victims of Unemployment Fraud Act'', under a 
closed rule. The rule waives all points of order against consideration 
of the bill. The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed 
in the bill, modified by the amendment printed in the Rules Committee 
report, shall be considered as adopted 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 provides one hour of 
general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means or their respective 
designees. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit. Testimony 
was heard from Chairman Jordan, Chairman Green of Tennessee, Chairman 
McCaul, Chairman Smith of Missouri, and Representatives McClintock, 
Nadler, Ivey, Thompson of Mississippi, Castro of Texas, Cherfilus-
McCormick, Griffith, Grothman, Rouzer, Correa, Danny K. Davis of 
Illinois, Jackson Lee, and Moore of Wisconsin.
ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD MODERNIZATION DEEP DIVE: PHARMACY
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Technology 
Modernization held a hearing entitled ``Electronic Health Record 
Modernization Deep Dive: Pharmacy''. Testimony was heard from the 
following Department of Veterans Affairs officials: Thomas Emmendorfer, 
Executive Director, Pharmacy Benefits Management Services; Neil Evans, 
M.D., Acting Program Executive Director; Robert Silverman, Chairman, 
Pharmacy Council; and Mark Upton, M.D., Deputy to the Deputy Under 
Secretary for Health; Carol Harris, Director, Information Technology 
and Cybersecurity, Government Accountability Office; and public 
witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.