[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 102 (Monday, June 12, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D592-D594]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
PROVIDING FOR CONGRESSIONAL DISAPPROVAL UNDER CHAPTER 8 OF TITLE 5, 
UNITED STATES CODE, OF THE RULE SUBMITTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
AND THE BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES RELATING TO 
``FACTORING CRITERIA FOR FIREARMS WITH ATTACHED `STABILIZING BRACES' 
''; REINS ACT OF 2023; SEPARATION OF POWERS RESTORATION ACT OF 2023; 
GAS STOVE PROTECTION AND FREEDOM ACT; SAVE OUR GAS STOVES ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.J. Res. 44, 
providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 
United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Justice 
and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives relating to 
``Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached `Stabilizing Braces' 
''; H.R. 277, the ``REINS Act of 2023'' [Rule Markup Only]; H.R. 288, 
the ``Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2023'' [Rule Markup 
Only]; H.R. 1615, the ``Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act'' [Rule 
Markup Only]; and H.R. 1640, the ``Save Our Gas Stoves Act'' [Rule 
Markup Only]. The Committee granted, by record vote of 9-4, a rule 
providing for consideration of H.J. Res. 44, Providing for 
congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States 
Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
Firearms, and Explosives relating to ``Factoring Criteria for Firearms 
with Attached `Stabilizing Braces' '', 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 Stoves Act''. The rule provides for consideration of 
H.J. Res. 44, the Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 
8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau 
of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to ``Factoring 
Criteria for Firearms with Attached `Stabilizing Braces' ''., 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 provides one hour of general 
debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member

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of the Committee on the Judiciary or their respective designees. The 
rule waives all points of order against provisions in the joint 
resolution. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit. The 
rule further 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 rule further makes in order only those amendments 
printed in part A 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 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 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 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 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. The 
rule provides that the ordering of the yeas and nays on the question of 
reconsideration of the vote on adoption of H. Res. 463 is vacated to 
the end that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table. Testimony 
was heard from Representatives Cline and Nadler.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.

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