[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 83 (Tuesday, May 14, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D484-D485]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
ISRAEL SECURITY ASSISTANCE SUPPORT ACT; DC CRIMES ACT OF 2024; DETAIN 
AND DEPORT ILLEGAL ALIENS WHO ASSAULT COPS ACT; POLICE OUR BORDER ACT; 
IMPROVING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER SAFETY AND WELLNESS THROUGH DATA ACT 
OF 2024; LEOSA REFORM ACT OF 2024; RESOLUTION REGARDING VIOLENCE 
AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS; CONDEMNING THE BIDEN BORDER CRISIS 
AND THE TREMENDOUS BURDENS LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FACE AS A RESULT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 8369, the 
``Israel Security Assistance Support Act''; H.R. 7530, the ``DC CRIMES 
Act of 2024''; H.R. 7343, the ``Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who 
Assault Cops Act''; H.R. 8146, the ``Police Our Border Act''; H.R. 
7581, the ``Improving Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness 
Through Data Act of 2024''; H.R. 354, the ``LEOSA Reform Act of 2024''; 
H. Res. 1213, a resolution regarding violence against law enforcement 
officers; H. Res. 1210, condemning the Biden border crisis and the 
tremendous burdens law enforcement officers face as a result. The 
Committee granted, by a record vote of 9-4, a rule providing for 
consideration of H.R. 8369, the ``Israel Security Assistance Support 
Act'', H.R. 7530, the ``DC CRIMES Act of 2024'', H.R. 7343, the 
``Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act'', H.R. 8146, 
the ``Police Our Border Act'', H.R. 7581, the ``Improving Law 
Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data Act of 2024'', 
H.R. 354, the ``LEOSA Reform Act of 2024'', H. Res. 1213, A resolution 
regarding violence against law enforcement officers, and H. Res. 1210, 
Condemning the Biden border crisis and the tremendous burdens law 
enforcement officers face as a result. The rule provides for 
consideration of H.R. 8369, the ``Israel Security Assistance Support 
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 Foreign Affairs or their respective designees. The 
rule provides one motion to recommit. The rule further provides for 
consideration H.R. 7530, the ``DC CRIMES 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.R. 
7343, the ``Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops 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 the Judiciary or their respective designees. 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 makes in order only those 
amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee report accompanying 
the resolution. Each amendment made in order 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 part A of the report are 
waived. The rule provides one motion to recommit. The rule further 
provides for consideration of H.R. 8146, the ``Police Our Border 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

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ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their 
respective designees. 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 makes in 
order only those amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee 
report accompanying the resolution. Each amendment made in order 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 part B 
of the report are waived. The rule provides one motion to recommit. The 
rule further provides for consideration of H.R. 7581, the ``Improving 
Law Enforcement Officer Safety and Wellness Through Data 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 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. The 
rule further provides for consideration of H.R. 354, the ``LEOSA Reform 
Act of 2024'', under a closed rule. The rule waives all points of order 
against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that in lieu of 
the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 
Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill that an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee 
Print 118-34 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. The 
rule further provides for consideration of H. Res. 1213, A resolution 
regarding violence against law enforcement officers, under a closed 
rule. The rule provides that upon adoption of the resolution it shall 
be in order without intervention of any point of order to consider H. 
Res. 1213. 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. 1210, Condemning the Biden border crisis 
and the tremendous burdens law enforcement officers face as a result, 
under a closed rule. The rule provides that upon adoption of the 
resolution it shall be in order without intervention of any point of 
order to consider H. Res. 1210. 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 the Judiciary or their respective 
designees. Testimony was heard from Chairman McCaul, and 
Representatives Biggs, Nadler, Meeks and Nunn.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OFFICE OF INFORMATION AND 
TECHNOLOGY BUDGET REQUEST FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Technology 
Modernization held a hearing entitled ``U.S. Department of Veterans 
Affairs Office of Information and Technology Budget Request for Fiscal 
Year 2025''. 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.