[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 81 (Monday, May 15, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D451-D452]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
POLICE ACT OF 2023; FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER SERVICE WEAPON 
PURCHASE ACT; EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND 
CONDEMNING EFFORTS TO DEFUND OR DISMANTLE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT 
AGENCIES
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 2494, the 
``POLICE Act of 2023''; H.R. 3091, the ``Federal Law Enforcement 
Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act''; and H. Con. Res. 40, expressing 
support for local law enforcement officers and condemning efforts to 
defund or dismantle local law enforcement agencies. The Committee 
granted, by a record vote of 8-3, a rule providing for consideration of 
H.R. 2494, the ``POLICE Act of 2023'', H.R. 3091, the ``Federal Law 
Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act'', and H. Con. Res. 40, 
Expressing support for local law enforcement officers and condemning 
efforts to defund or dismantle local law enforcement agencies. The rule 
provides for consideration of H.R. 2494, the ``POLICE Act of 2023'', 
under a structured rule. The rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill. The rule provides one hour of general debate 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on the Judiciary or their respective designees. The 
rule provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118-4 shall be 
considered an original bill for the purpose of amendment. That 
amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. 
The rule waives all points of order against the amendment in the nature 
of a substitute. The rule makes in order only those amendments printed 
in part A of the Rules Committee report. 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 A of the report are 
waived. The rule provides one motion to recommit. The rule further 
provides for consideration of H.R. 3091, the ``Federal Law Enforcement 
Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act'', under a structured rule. The 
rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The 
rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled 
by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the 
Judiciary or their respective designees. The rule provides that an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 
Committee Print 118-5 shall be considered an original bill for the 
purpose of amendment. That amendment in the nature of a substitute 
shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order 
against the amendment in the nature of a substitute. The rule further 
makes in order only those amendments printed in part B of the Rules 
Committee report. 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. The rule 
provides that all points of order against the amendments printed in 
part B of the report are waived. The rule provides one motion to 
recommit. The rule further provides for consideration of H. Con. Res. 
40, Expressing support for local law enforcement officers and 
condemning efforts to defund or dismantle local law enforcement 
agencies,

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under a structured rule. The rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the concurrent resolution. The rule provides that the 
concurrent resolution shall be considered as read. The rule waives all 
points of order against provisions in the concurrent resolution. The 
rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled 
by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the 
Judiciary or their respective designees. Finally, the rule further 
makes in order only the amendment printed in part C 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. Testimony was heard from Representatives 
Biggs and Nadler.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.