[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 19, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D261-D262]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
TO REPEAL SECTION 134 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT, RELATING TO THE GREENHOUSE 
GAS REDUCTION FUND [CUTTING GREEN CORRUPTION AND TAXES ACT]; PROTECTING 
AMERICAN ENERGY PRODUCTION ACT; RESTORING AMERICAN ENERGY DOMINANCE 
ACT; NATIONWIDE PERMITTING IMPROVEMENT ACT [CREATING CONFIDENCE IN 
CLEAN WATER PERMITTING ACT]; EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT A 
CARBON TAX WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE UNITED STATES ECONOMY; 
DENOUNCING THE HARMFUL, ANTI-AMERICAN ENERGY POLICIES OF THE BIDEN 
ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 1023, to 
repeal section 134 of the Clean Air Act, relating to the greenhouse gas 
reduction fund [Cutting Green Corruption and Taxes Act]; H.R. 1121, the 
``Protecting American Energy Production Act''; H.R. 6009, the 
``Restoring American Energy Dominance Act''; H.R. 7023, the 
``Nationwide Permitting Improvement Act'' [Creating Confidence in Clean 
Water Permitting Act]; H. Con. Res. 86, expressing the sense of 
Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States 
economy; and H. Res. 987, denouncing the harmful, anti-American energy 
policies of the Biden administration, and for other purposes. The 
Committee granted, by a record vote of 8-4, a rule providing for 
consideration of H.R. 1023, the ``Cutting Green Corruption and Taxes 
Act'', H.R. 1121, the ``Protecting American Energy Production Act'', 
H.R. 6009, the ``Restoring American Energy Dominance Act'', H. Con. 
Res. 86, Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be 
detrimental to the United States economy, H. Res. 987, Denouncing the 
harmful, anti-American energy policies of the Biden administration, and 
for other purposes, and H.R. 7023, the ``Creating Confidence in Clean 
Water Permitting Act''. The rule provides for consideration of H.R. 
1023, the ``Cutting Green Corruption and Taxes Act'', under a closed 
rule. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the 
bill. The rule provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118-26 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 Energy and Commerce or their respective designees. The 
rule provides one motion to recommit. The rule further provides for 
consideration of H.R. 1121, the ``Protecting American Energy Production 
Act'', 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 Natural Resources or their respective designees. 
The rule provides one motion to recommit. The rule further provides for 
consideration of H.R. 6009, the ``Restoring American Energy Dominance 
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 Natural 
Resources 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 Natural 
Resources or their respective designees. The rule provides one motion 
to recommit. The rule further provides for consideration of H. Con. 
Res. 86, Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be 
detrimental to the United States economy, under a closed rule. The rule 
waives all points of order against consideration of the concurrent 
resolution. The rule provides that the concurrent resolution shall be 
considered as

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read. The rule waives all points of order against provisions in the 
concurrent resolution. The rule provides one hour of general debate 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Ways and Means or their respective designees. The 
rule further provides for consideration of H. Res. 987, Denouncing the 
harmful, anti-American energy policies of the Biden administration, and 
for other purposes, under a closed rule. The rule provides that upon 
adoption of this resolution it shall be in order without intervention 
of any point of order to consider H. Res. 987. The rule provides that 
the resolution shall be considered as read. 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 further provides for consideration 
of H.R. 7023, the ``Creating Confidence in Clean Water Permitting 
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 Transportation and Infrastructure 
or their respective designees. The rule provides that an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee 
Print 118-25 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 may be offered 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 the Rules Committee report are waived. Finally, 
the rule provides one motion to recommit. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Duncan, Tonko, Stauber, Dingell, Rouzer, Larsen of 
Washington, Miller of West Virginia, and Graves of Louisiana.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.