[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 78 (Monday, May 6, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D447-D448]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
HANDS OFF OUR HOME APPLIANCES ACT; EQUAL REPRESENTATION ACT; PROVIDING 
FOR CONGRESSIONAL DISAPPROVAL UNDER CHAPTER 8 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES 
CODE, OF THE RULE SUBMITTED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
RELATING TO STAFF ACCOUNTING BULLETIN NO. 121; MINING REGULATORY 
CLARITY ACT OF 2024
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 6192, the 
``Hands Off Our Home Appliances Act''; H.R. 7109, the ``Equal 
Representation Act''; H.J. Res. 109, providing for congressional 
disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule 
submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to Staff 
Accounting Bulletin No. 121; and H.R. 2925, the ``Mining Regulatory 
Clarity Act of 2024'' [Rule Markup Only]. The Committee granted, by a 
record vote of 8-4, a rule providing for consideration of H.R. 6192, 
the ``Hands Off Our Home Appliances Act'', H.R. 7109, the ``Equal 
Representation Act'', H.J. Res. 109, Providing for congressional 
disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule 
submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to ``Staff 
Accounting Bulletin No. 121'', and H.R. 2925, the ``Mining Regulatory 
Clarity Act of 2024''. The rule provides for consideration of H.R. 
6192, the ``Hands Off Our Home Appliances 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 
Energy and Commerce or their respective designees. The rule provides 
that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 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 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 Rules Committee report. The rule provides one

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motion to recommit. The rule further provides for consideration of H.R. 
7109, the ``Equal Representation 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 Oversight and Accountability 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 Oversight and Accountability or 
their respective designees. The rule provides one motion to recommit. 
The rule further provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 109, Providing 
for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States 
Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission 
relating to ``Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121'', 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. The rule provides one motion to recommit. The 
rule further provides for consideration of H.R. 2925, the ``Mining 
Regulatory Clarity Act of 2024'', 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 printed in 
House Report 118-416 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 
thirty minutes of general debate equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources 
or their respective designees. Finally, the rule provides one motion to 
recommit. Testimony was heard from Representatives Duncan, Pallone, 
Biggs, Raskin, Flood, and Waters.


                             Joint Meetings

  No joint committee meetings were held.