[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 199 (Monday, December 4, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1252-D1253]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
CHOICE IN AUTOMOBILE RETAIL SALES ACT OF 2023; DETERRENT ACT; PROVIDING 
FOR CONGRESSIONAL DISAPPROVAL OF THE RULE SUBMITTED BY THE DEPARTMENT 
OF EDUCATION RELATING TO IMPROVING INCOME DRIVEN REPAYMENT FOR THE 
WILLIAM D. FORD FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM AND THE FEDERAL FAMILY 
EDUCATION LOAN PROGRAM
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 4468, the 
``Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act of 2023''; H.R. 5933, the 
``DETERRENT Act''; and H.J. Res. 88, providing for congressional 
disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule 
submitted by the Department of Education relating to Improving Income 
Driven Repayment for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program 
and the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program. The Committee 
granted, by a record vote of 9-4, a rule providing for consideration of 
H.R. 5933, the ``DETERRENT Act'', H.R. 4468, the ``Choice in Automobile 
Retail Sales Act of 2023'', and H.J. Res. 88, Providing for 
congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States 
Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to 
Improving Income Driven Repayment for the William D. Ford Federal 
Direct Loan Program and the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) 
Program. The rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4468, the ``Choice 
in Automobile Retail Sales Act of 2023'', under a structured 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 Energy and 
Commerce or their respective designees. The rule makes in order only 
the amendment printed in part A of the Rules Committee report. 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 amendment 
printed in part A of the Rules Committee report are waived. The rule

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provides one motion to recommit. The rule further provides for 
consideration of H.R. 5933, the ``DETERRENT 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 
Education and the Workforce or their respective designees. The rule 
provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended 
by the Committee on Education and the Workforce 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 makes in order only those 
amendments printed in Part B of the Rules Committee report. 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 B of the Rules Committee report are waived. 
The rule provides one motion to recommit. The rule further provides for 
consideration of H.J. Res. 88, the Providing for congressional 
disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule 
submitted by the Department of Education relating to ``Improving Income 
Driven Repayment for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program 
and the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program'', 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 Education and the Workforce or 
their respective designees. The rule provides one motion to recommit. 
Testimony was heard from Chairman Foxx, and Representatives Walberg, 
Peters, and Scott of Virginia.
REEXAMINING VA.GOV
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Technology 
Modernization held a hearing entitled ``Reexamining VA.gov''. Testimony 
was heard from Kurt DelBene, Assistant Secretary for Information and 
Technology, Office of Information and Technology, Department of 
Veterans Affairs.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.