[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 98 (Tuesday, June 11, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D595-D596]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held a 
markup on the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, FY 2025. 
The Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, FY 2025 was 
forwarded to the full Committee, without amendment.
SERVICEMEMBER QUALITY OF LIFE IMPROVEMENT AND NATIONAL DEFENSE 
AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025; LEGISLATION ON THE REPORT TO 
ACCOMPANY THE RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING THAT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FIND UNITED STATES ATTORNEY GENERAL MERRICK B. GARLAND IN CONTEMPT OF 
CONGRESS FOR REFUSAL TO COMPLY WITH A SUBPOENA DULY ISSUED BY THE 
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY; LEGISLATION ON THE REPORT TO ACCOMPANY THE 
RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING THAT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FIND UNITED 
STATES ATTORNEY GENERAL MERRICK B. GARLAND IN CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS FOR 
REFUSAL TO COMPLY WITH A SUBPOENA DULY ISSUED BY THE COMMITTEE ON 
OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 8070, the 
``Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025''; legislation on House Report 
118-527, report to accompany the Resolution Recommending that the House 
of Representatives Find United States Attorney General Merrick B. 
Garland in Contempt of Congress for Refusal to Comply with a Subpoena 
Duly Issued by the Committee on the Judiciary; and legislation on House 
Report 118-533, report to accompany the Resolution Recommending that 
the House of Representatives Find United States Attorney General 
Merrick B. Garland in Contempt of Congress for Refusal to Comply with a 
Subpoena Duly Issued by the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. 
The Committee granted, by record vote of 9-4, a rule providing for 
consideration of H.R. 8070, the ``Servicemember Quality of Life 
Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2025'', House Report 118-527, report to accompany the Resolution 
Recommending that the House of Representatives Find United States 
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland in Contempt of Congress for Refusal 
to Comply with a Subpoena Duly Issued by the Committee on the 
Judiciary, and House Report 118-533, report to accompany the Resolution 
Recommending that the House of Representatives Find United States 
Attorney General

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Merrick B. Garland in Contempt of Congress for Refusal to Comply with a 
Subpoena Duly Issued by the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. 
The rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8070, the ``Servicemember 
Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2025'', 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 Armed Services or their 
respective designees. The rule provides that in lieu of the amendment 
in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Armed 
Services now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118-36, 
modified by the amendment printed in part A of the Rules Committee 
report, is adopted and the bill, as amended, is as considered as read. 
The rule waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as 
amended. The rule provides that each further amendment printed in part 
B of the Rules Committee report not earlier considered as part of 
amendments en bloc pursuant to section 3 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 waives all points of order against the further 
amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report and 
amendments en bloc described in section 3. The rule provides that the 
chair of the Committee on Armed Services or his designee may offer 
amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments printed in part B 
of the Rules Committee report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en 
bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 40 minutes 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Armed Services or their respective designees, shall 
not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for 
division of the question. The rule provides one motion to recommit. The 
rule provides that if House Report 118-527 is called up by direction of 
the Committee on the Judiciary, all points of order against the report 
shall be waived and the report shall be considered as read. The rule 
further provides for consideration of the resolution accompanying House 
Report 118-527 under a closed rule. The rule waives all points of order 
against consideration of the resolution accompanying House Report 118-
527. The rule provides that the resolution accompanying House Report 
118-527 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. Finally, the rule provides that upon adoption of the 
resolution accompanying House Report 118-527, the resolution 
accompanying House Report 118-533 is hereby adopted. Testimony was 
heard from Chairman Rogers of Alabama, Chairman Comer, and 
Representatives Smith of Washington, Raskin, Hageman, Nadler, Carter of 
Georgia, Grothman, Wenstrup, Owens, McCormick, Moylan, Stauber, Kaptur, 
Green of Texas, Foster, and Mfume.
THE VA BENEFICIARY TRAVEL SELF-SERVICE SYSTEM: MISSION ACCOMPLISHED?
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Technology 
Modernization, hearing entitled ``The VA Beneficiary Travel Self-
Service System: Mission Accomplished?''. Testimony was heard from Ryan 
Heiman, Deputy Executive Director for Member Services, Veterans Health 
Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; and a public witness.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a 
markup on H.R. 8512, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 
for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United 
States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central 
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other 
purposes. H.R. 8512 was ordered reported, as amended.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.