[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 147 (Tuesday, September 12, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D866]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024; PRESERVING CHOICE IN 
VEHICLE PURCHASES ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 4365, the 
``Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024''; and H.R. 1435, the 
``Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act''. The Committee granted, 
by a record vote of 8-5, a rule providing for consideration of H.R. 
1435, the ``Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act'', and H.R. 
4365, the ``Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024''. The rule 
provides for consideration of H.R. 1435, the ``Preserving Choice in 
Vehicle Purchases Act'', under a closed rule. The rule waives all 
points of order against consideration of the bill. 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 provides one hour of 
general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce Resources or 
their respective designees. The rule provides one motion to recommit. 
The rule further provides for consideration of H.R. 4365, the 
``Department of Defense 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. The rule makes in order only 
those amendments printed in the Rules Committee report, amendments en 
bloc described in section 4 and pro forma amendments described in 
section 5. 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 5 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 4 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 5 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. Finally, the rule provides one 
motion to recommit. Testimony was heard from Chairman Rodgers of 
Washington, and Representatives Calvert, McCollum, Tonko, Griffith, 
Moylan, Rosendale, McCormick, and Spartz.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.