[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 86 (Monday, May 22, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D487-D488]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
HALT FENTANYL ACT; PROVIDING FOR CONGRESSIONAL DISAPPROVAL OF THE RULE 
RELATING TO CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION FROM NEW MOTOR VEHICLES; PROVIDING 
FOR CONGRESSIONAL OF THE RULE RELATING TO WAIVERS AND MODIFICATIONS OF 
FEDERAL STUDENT LOANS
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 467, the 
``HALT Fentanyl Act''; S.J. Res. 11, providing for congressional 
disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule 
submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to ``Control 
of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle 
Standards''; and H.J. Res. 45, providing for congressional disapproval 
under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted 
by the Department of Education relating to ``Waivers and Modifications 
of Federal Student Loans''. The Committee granted, by record vote of 9-
3, a rule providing for consideration of H.R. 467, the ``HALT Fentanyl 
Act'', S.J. Res. 11, Providing for congressional disapproval under 
chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the 
Environmental Protection Agency relating to ``Control of Air Pollution 
From New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle

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Standards'', and H.J. Res. 45, Providing for congressional disapproval 
under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted 
by the Department of Education relating to ``Waivers and Modifications 
of Federal Student Loans''. The rule provides for consideration of H.R. 
467, the ``HALT Fentanyl 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 Energy and 
Commerce or their respective designees. The rule provides that the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce now printed in the bill 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 further makes in order only those amendments printed in the 
Rules Committee report. Each such amendment 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 are waived. The rule provides one motion to recommit. The 
rule further provides for consideration of S.J. Res. 11, Providing for 
congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States 
Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency 
relating to ``Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-
Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards'', under a closed rule. The rule 
waives all points of order against consideration of the joint 
resolution. The rule provides that the joint resolution shall be 
considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against 
provisions in the joint resolution. The rule provides one hour of 
general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce or their 
respective designees. The rule provides one motion to commit. The rule 
further provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 45, Providing for 
congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States 
Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to 
``Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans'', under a closed 
rule. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the 
joint resolution. The rule provides that the joint resolution shall be 
considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against 
provisions in the joint resolution. The rule provides one hour of 
general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce or 
their respective designees. The rule provides one motion to recommit. 
Testimony was heard from Representatives Griffith, Pallone, Johnson of 
Ohio, and Greene of Georgia.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.