[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 150 (Monday, September 18, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D883-D884]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
UNLOCKING OUR DOMESTIC LNG POTENTIAL ACT OF 2023; CONDEMNING THE 
ACTIONS OF GOVERNOR OF NEW MEXICO, MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM, FOR 
SUBVERTING THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION AND DEPRIVING THE 
CITIZENS OF NEW MEXICO OF THEIR RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS; THE CONTINUING 
APPROPRIATIONS AND BORDER SECURITY ENHANCEMENT ACT, 2024
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 1130, the 
``Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2023''; H. Res. 684, 
condemning the actions of Governor of New Mexico, Michelle Lujan 
Grisham, for subverting the Second Amendment to the Constitution and 
depriving the citizens of New Mexico of their right to bear arms; and 
H.R. 5525, the ``Continuing Appropriations and Border Security 
Enhancement Act, 2024''. The Committee granted, by a record vote of 9-
3, a rule providing for consideration of H.R. 1130, the ``Unlocking our 
Domestic LNG Potential Act of 2023'', H. Res. 684, Condemning the 
actions of Governor of New Mexico, Michelle Lujan Grisham, for 
subverting the Second Amendment to the Constitution and depriving the 
citizens of New Mexico of their right to bear arms, and H.R. 5525, the 
``Continuing Appropriations and Border Security Enhancement Act, 
2024''. The rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1130, the 
``Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential 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 Energy and Commerce or their respective designees. 
The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce now printed in the 
bill 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 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 the Rules 
Committee report are waived. The rule provides one motion to recommit. 
The rule further provides for consideration of H. Res. 684, Condemning 
the actions of Governor of New Mexico, Michelle Lujan Grisham, for 
subverting the Second Amendment to the Constitution and depriving the 
citizens of New Mexico of their right to bear arms, under a closed 
rule. The rule provides that upon adoption of this resolution it shall 
be in order without intervention of any point of order to consider H. 
Res. 684. The rule provides that the 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 of the Committee on 
the Judiciary or their respective designees. The rule further provides 
for consideration of H.R. 5525, the ``Continuing Appropriations and 
Border Security Enhancement Act, 2024'', 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

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chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or 
their respective designees. The rule provides one motion to recommit. 
Testimony was heard from Chairman DeLauro, and Representatives Duncan, 
DeGette, Tiffany, Nadler, Joyce of Ohio, and Bice. ----

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.