[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 118 (Tuesday, July 11, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D688-D689]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
INVESTIGATING THE PROXIMAL ORIGIN OF A COVER UP
Committee on Oversight and Accountability: Select Subcommittee on the 
Coronavirus Pandemic held a hearing entitled ``Investigating the 
Proximal Origin of a

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Cover Up''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 2670, the 
``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024''. The 
Committee granted, by a record vote of 9-4, a rule providing for 
consideration of H.R. 2670, the ``National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2024'', 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 Armed Services or their 
respective designees. The rule provides that an amendment in the nature 
of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118-10, 
modified by the amendment printed in part A of 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 that following 
debate, each further amendment printed in part B of the Rules Committee 
report not earlier considered as part of amendments en bloc pursuant to 
section 3 shall be considered 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. The rule waives all points of order 
against the amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report 
and amendments en bloc described in section 3. The rule provides that 
at any time after debate the chair of the Committee on Armed Services 
or his designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of further 
amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report not earlier 
disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be 
debatable for 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services or their 
designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject 
to a demand for division of the question. The rule provides that at the 
conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment pursuant to this 
resolution, the Committee of the Whole shall rise without motion. No 
further consideration of the bill shall be in order except pursuant to 
a subsequent order of the House. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Moylan, Garcia of Texas, Molinaro, Dunn, McCormick, 
Wenstrup, Greene of Georgia, Smith of New Jersey, Davidson, Foster, 
Gaetz, James, Rosendale, Johnson of Ohio, Clyde, Green of Texas, 
Stauber, Sherrill, Ellzey, Crockett, Grothman, Griffith, De La Cruz, 
and Crenshaw.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.