[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 195 (Tuesday, November 28, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1225-D1226]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITIES FROM FAILURE TO SECURE THE BORDER ACT OF 
2023; NO FUNDS FOR IRANIAN TERRORISM ACT; PROVIDING FOR CONGRESSIONAL 
DISAPPROVAL OF THE RULE SUBMITTED BY THE BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL 
PROTECTION RELATING TO SMALL BUSINESS LENDING UNDER THE EQUAL CREDIT 
OPPORTUNITY
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 5283, the 
``Protecting our Communities from Failure to Secure the Border Act of 
2023''; H.R. 5961, the ``No Funds for Iranian Terrorism Act''; and S.J. 
Res. 32, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of 
title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of 
Consumer Financial Protection relating to Small Business Lending Under 
the Equal Credit Opportunity. The Committee granted, by a record vote 
of 9-4, a rule providing for consideration of H.R. 5283, the 
``Protecting our Communities from Failure to Secure the Border Act of 
2023'', H.R. 5961, the ``No Funds for Iranian Terrorism Act'', and S.J. 
Res. 32, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of 
title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of 
Consumer Financial Protection relating to Small Business Lending Under 
the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B). The rule provides for 
consideration of H.R. 5283, the ``Protecting our Communities from 
Failure to Secure the Border 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 
Natural Resources or their respective designees. The rule provides that 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of 
Rules Committee Print 118-15 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 A of the Rules 
Committee report accompanying the resolution. Each amendment shall be 
considered

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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. All points of order against the amendments printed in part A 
of the report are waived. The rule provides one motion to recommit. The 
rule further provides for consideration of H.R. 5961, the ``No Funds 
for Iranian Terrorism Act'', 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 Foreign 
Affairs or their respective designees. The rule provides that an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 
Committee Print 118-14, modified by the amendment printed in part B of 
the Rules Committee report, shall be considered as adopted, and the 
bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The resolution waives 
all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The 
rule makes in order only those amendments printed in part C of the 
Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution. 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, and shall not be subject to a demand for 
division of the question. All points of order against the amendments 
printed in part C of the report are waived. The rule provides one 
motion to recommit. The rule further provides for consideration of S.J. 
Res. 32, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of 
title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of 
Consumer Financial Protection relating to Small Business Lending Under 
the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B), under a closed rule. 
The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the joint 
resolution. The rule provides that the joint resolution shall be 
considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against 
provisions in the joint resolution. The rule provides one hour of 
general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Financial Services or their 
respective designees. Finally, the rule provides one motion to commit. 
Testimony was heard from Chairman Williams of Texas, and 
Representatives Waters and Edwards.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.