[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 25, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D778-D779]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024; PROVIDING FOR CONGRESSIONAL DISAPPROVAL OF 
THE RULE RELATING TO ``ENDANGERED AND THREATENED WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; 
LESSER PRAIRIE-CHICKEN; THREATENED STATUS WITH SECTION 4(D) RULE FOR 
THE NORTHERN DISTINCT POPULATION SEGMENT AND ENDANGERED STATUS FOR THE 
SOUTHERN DISTINCT POPULATION SEGMENT''; PROVIDING FOR CONGRESSIONAL 
DISAPPROVAL OF THE RULE RELATING TO ``ENDANGERED AND THREATENED 
WILDLIFE AND PLANTS; ENDANGERED SPECIES STATUS FOR NORTHERN LONG-EARED 
BAT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 4366, the 
``Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2024''; S.J. Res. 9, a joint resolution providing 
for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States 
Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service relating to ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 
Lesser Prairie-Chicken; Threatened Status with Section 4(d) Rule for 
the Northern Distinct Population Segment and Endangered Status for the 
Southern Distinct Population Segment''; and S.J. Res. 24, a joint 
resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of 
title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service relating to ``Endangered and Threatened 
Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared 
Bat''. The

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Committee granted, by a record vote of 9-4, a rule providing for 
consideration of H.R. 4366, the ``Military Construction, Veterans 
Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024'', S.J. Res. 9, 
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 
United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service relating to ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and 
Plants; Lesser Prairie-Chicken; Threatened Status With Section 4(d) 
Rule for the Northern Distinct Population Segment and Endangered Status 
for the Southern Distinct Population Segment'', and S.J. Res. 24, 
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 
United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and 
Wildlife Service relating to ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and 
Plants; Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat''. The 
rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4366, the ``Military 
Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 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 Appropriations 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 for 
failure to comply with clause 2 or clause 5(a) of rule XXI. The rule 
makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules Committee 
report, amendments en bloc described in section 3 and pro forma 
amendments described in section 4. Each amendment 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 except as provided by section 4 of the rule, and shall not be 
subject to a demand for division of the question. All points of order 
against the amendments printed in the Rules Committee report or 
amendments en bloc described in section 3 of the resolution are waived. 
The rule provides that the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or 
her designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments 
printed in the report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall 
be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees, shall not be 
subject to amendment except as provided by section 4 of the rule, and 
shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. The rule 
provides that the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Appropriations or their respective designees may offer up to 10 pro 
forma amendments each at any point for the purpose of debate. The rule 
provides one motion to recommit. The rule further provides for 
consideration of S.J. Res. 9, Providing for congressional disapproval 
under chapter 8 of title 5, USC, of the rule submitted by the USFWS 
relating to ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Lesser 
Prairie-Chicken; Threatened Status with Section 4(d) Rule for the 
Northern Distinct Population Segment and Endangered Status for the 
Southern Distinct Population Segment'', 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 Natural Resources or their 
respective designees. The rule provides one motion to commit. The rule 
further provides for consideration of S.J. Res. 24, Providing for 
congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States 
Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service relating to ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 
Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat'', 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 Natural Resources or their 
respective designees. Finally, the rule provides one motion to commit. 
Testimony was heard from Chairman Westerman, and Representatives Carter 
of Texas, Cuellar, Grijalva, Greene of Georgia, Mast, Rosendale, and 
Zinke.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.