[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 203 (Monday, December 11, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1284]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MEMBER DAY
Committee on Oversight and Accountability: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Member Day''. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Ezell, McBath, and Porter.
ENSURING ACCOUNTABILITY IN AGENCY RULEMAKING ACT; WHOLE MILK FOR 
HEALTHY KIDS ACT OF 2023; PROTECT LIBERTY AND END WARRANTLESS 
SURVEILLANCE ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 357, the 
``Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking Act''; H.R. 1147, the 
``Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023''; and H.R. 6570, the 
``Protect Liberty and End Warrantless Surveillance Act''. The Committee 
granted, by a record vote of 8-4, a rule providing for consideration of 
H.R. 1147, the ``Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023'' and H.R. 
357, the ``Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking Act''. The rule 
provides for consideration of H.R. 1147, the ``Whole Milk for Healthy 
Kids Act of 2023'', under a structured rule. The rule waives all points 
of order against consideration of the bill. 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 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. 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 waives all points 
of order against the amendments printed in the Rules Committee report. 
The rule provides one motion to recommit. The rule further provides for 
consideration of H.R. 357, the ``Ensuring Accountability in Agency 
Rulemaking Act'', under a closed rule. The rule waives all points of 
order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
the Judiciary 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 provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled 
by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the 
Judiciary or their respective designees. The rule provides one motion 
to recommit. Finally, the rule provides that on any legislative day of 
the second session of the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress before 
January 9, 2024, the Speaker may dispense with organizational and 
legislative business and that the Journal of the proceedings of the 
previous day shall be considered as approved if applicable. Testimony 
was heard from Chairman Thompson of Pennsylvania, and Representatives 
Scott of Virginia, Biggs, and Nadler.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.