[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 97 (Monday, June 5, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D562-D563]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
REINS ACT OF 2023; SEPARATION OF POWERS RESTORATION ACT OF 2023; GAS 
STOVE PROTECTION AND FREEDOM ACT; AND SAVE OUR GAS STOVES ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 277, the 
``REINS Act of 2023''; H.R. 288, the ``Separation of Powers Restoration 
Act of 2023''; H.R. 1615, the ``Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act''; 
and H.R. 1640, the ``Save Our Gas Stoves Act''. The Committee granted, 
by record vote of 9-4, a rule providing for consideration of H.R. 277, 
the ``REINS Act of 2023'', H.R. 288, the ``Separation of Powers 
Restoration Act of 2023'', H.R. 1615, the ``Gas Stove Protection and 
Freedom Act'', and H.R. 1630, the ``Save Our Stoves Act''. The rule 
provides for consideration of H.R. 277, the ``REINS 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 118-6 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 resolution further makes in order only those 
amendments printed in part A of this report. Each such amendment may be 
offered only in the order printed in this report, may be offered only 
by a Member designated in this report, shall be considered as read, 
shall be debatable for the time specified in this 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. 288, the ``Separation of Powers 
Restoration Act of 2023'', under a structured rule. The rule waives all 
points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides 
that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text 
of Rules Committee Print 118-7 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 the Judiciary 
or their respective designees. The rule further makes in order only the 
amendment printed in part B of 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. All points of order against the amendment 
printed in part B of the report are waived. The rule provides one 
motion to recommit. The rule further provides for consideration of H.R. 
1615, the ``Gas Stove Protection and Freedom 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 bill shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points 
of order against provisions in the bill. The rule further makes in 
order only those amendments printed in part C of 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

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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 C of the report are waived. The rule provides one 
motion to recommit. The rule further provides for consideration of H.R. 
1640, the ``Save Our Stoves 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 designees. 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 further makes in order only those 
amendments printed in part D of 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 printed in part D of 
the report are waived. The rule provides one motion to recommit. 
Testimony was heard from Representatives Hageman, Johnson of Georgia, 
Duncan, Pallone, and Moskowitz.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.