[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 161 (Monday, October 2, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1008-D1009]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
2024; LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 4394, the 
``Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2024''; and H.R. 4364, the ``Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
2024''. The Committee granted, by a record vote of 9-4, a rule 
providing for consideration of H.R. 4394, the ``Energy and Water 
Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024'', and H.R. 
4364, the ``Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2024''. The rule 
provides for consideration of H.R. 4394, the ``Energy and Water 
Development 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 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 makes in 
order only those amendments printed in part B of 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 part B of 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 part B of the Rules Committee 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

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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 H.R. 4364, the 
``Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2024'', under a closed rule. 
The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. 
The rule provides that the amendment printed in part C 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 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 one motion to recommit. 
Finally, the rule provides that H. Res. 699 shall be laid on the table. 
Testimony was heard from Chairman Westerman, and Representatives 
Amodei, Espaillat, Fleischmann, Kaptur, Lamborn, McCormick, Griffith, 
Rosendale, Molinaro, and Grothman.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.