[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 60 (Tuesday, April 9, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D325-D326]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
REFORMING INTELLIGENCE AND SECURING AMERICA ACT; EXTENDING LIMITS OF 
U.S. CUSTOMS WATERS ACT; DENOUNCING THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S 
IMMIGRATION POLICIES; OPPOSING EFFORTS TO PLACE ONE-SIDED PRESSURE ON 
ISRAEL WITH RESPECT TO GAZA
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 7888, the 
``Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act''; H.R. 529, the 
``Extending Limits of U.S. Customs Waters Act''; H. Res. 1112, 
denouncing the Biden administration's immigration policies; and H. Res. 
1117, opposing efforts to place one-sided pressure on Israel with 
respect to Gaza. The Committee granted, by a record vote of 9-2, a rule 
providing for consideration of H.R. 7888, the ``Reforming Intelligence 
and Securing America Act'', H.R. 529, the ``Extending Limits of U.S. 
Customs

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Waters Act'', H. Res. 1112, Denouncing the Biden administration's 
immigration policies, and H. Res. 1117, Opposing efforts to place one-
sided pressure on Israel with respect to Gaza. The rule provides for 
consideration of H.R. 7888, the ``Reforming Intelligence and Securing 
America Act'', under a structured rule. The rule waives all points of 
order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides two hours of 
general debate equally divided among and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their 
respective designees and the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence or their respective 
designees. 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 makes in order only those amendments printed in the 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. The rule waives all points of order 
against the amendments printed in the report. The rule provides for one 
motion to recommit. The rule further provides for consideration of H.R. 
529, the ``Extending Limits of U.S. Customs Waters 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 Ways and Means 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 Ways and Means or their 
respective designees. The rule provides for one motion to recommit. The 
rule further provides for consideration of H. Res. 1112, Denouncing the 
Biden administration's immigration policies, 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. 
1112. 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 
the Judiciary or their respective designees. The rule further provides 
for consideration of H. Res. 1117, Opposing efforts to place one-sided 
pressure on Israel with respect to Gaza, 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. 1117. 
The rule provides that the resolution shall be considered as read. 
Finally, 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. Testimony 
was heard from Chairman Turner, Chairman Jordan, and Representatives 
Nadler, Himes, Smith of Nebraska, Panetta, Cline, Salazar, Meeks, 
Crenshaw, and Biggs.
VA SUPPLY CHAIN MODERNIZATION: READY FOR PRIME TIME
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Technology 
Modernization held a hearing entitled ``VA Supply Chain Modernization: 
Ready for Prime Time''. Testimony was heard from Michael D. Parrish, 
Chief Acquisition Officer and Principal Executive Director, Office of 
Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.