[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 183 (Monday, November 6, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1138]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2024
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 4664, the 
``Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2024''. 
The Committee granted, by a record vote of 9-3, a rule providing for 
consideration of H.R. 4664, the Financial Services and General 
Government 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 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 
Representatives Womack, Hoyer, Davidson, Waters, Nunn, Rosendale, Bean 
of Florida, Molinaro, and Spartz.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.