[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 180 (Wednesday, November 1, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1110-D1112]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024; DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND 
RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024; ISRAEL SECURITY SUPPLEMENTAL 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 4820, the 
``Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2024''; H.R. 4821, the ``Department of the 
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024''; 
and H.R. 6126, the ``Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 
2024''. The Committee granted, by a record vote of 8-3, a rule 
providing for consideration of H.R. 4821, the ``Department of the 
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act'', 2024, 
H.R. 4820, the ``Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act,

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2024'', and H.R. 6126, the ``Israel Security Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 2024.'' The rule provides for consideration of H.R. 
4821, the ``Department of the Interior, Environment, 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. The rule makes in order only 
those amendments printed in part A 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 A 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 A 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 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. 4820, the 
``Transportation, Housing and Urban 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 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 part B of the Rules Committee report, 
amendments en bloc described in section 8 and pro forma amendments 
described in section 9. 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 9 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 8 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 9 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 H.R. 6126, the ``Israel 
Security Supplemental Appropriations 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 chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Appropriations or their respective designees. Finally, the rule 
provides one motion to recommit. Testimony was heard from Chairman 
Cole, Chairman DeLauro, and Representatives Quigley, Simpson, Pingree, 
Diaz-Balart, Griffith, Cohen, Rosendale, Nadler, Schweikert, Wasserman 
Schultz, Stauber, Waters, Tiffany, and Grothman.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.

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