[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 106 (Tuesday, June 25, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D655-D656]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
EXAMINING ANTI-DOPING MEASURES IN ADVANCE OF THE 2024 OLYMPICS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Examining Anti-Doping Measures 
in Advance of the 2024 Olympics''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2025; DEPARTMENT OF 
STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
2025; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2025
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 8752, the 
``Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2025''; H.R. 
8771, the ``Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 2025''; and H.R. 8774, the ``Department of 
Defense Appropriations Act, 2025''. The Committee granted, by a record 
vote of 9-4, a rule providing for consideration of H.R. 8774, the 
``Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025'', H.R. 8771, the 
``Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2025'', and H.R. 8752, the ``Department of Homeland 
Security Appropriations Act, 2025''. The rule provides for 
consideration of H.R. 8774, the ``Department of Defense Appropriations 
Act, 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 Appropriations or their respective 
designees. The rule provides that an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118-40 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, amendments en bloc described 
in section 3 and pro forma amendments described in section 4. Each 
amendment 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 except as provided by section 4 of 
the rule, 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 Rules Committee report or amendments en bloc described in 
section 3 of the rule are waived. The rule provides that the chair of 
the Committee on Appropriations or his designee may offer amendments en 
bloc consisting of amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee 
report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered 
as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Appropriations or their respective designees, shall not be subject to 
amendment except as provided by section 4 of the rule, and shall not be 
subject to a demand for division of the question. The rule provides 
that the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Appropriations or their respective designees may offer up to 10 pro 
forma amendments each at any point for the purpose of debate. The rule 
provides one motion to recommit. The rule further provides for 
consideration of H.R. 8771, the ``Department of State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2025'', under a 
structured rule.

[[Page D656]]

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 
Appropriations or their respective designees. The rule provides that an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 
Committee Print 118-39 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, amendments en bloc described in section 8 and pro forma 
amendments described in section 9. Each amendment 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 except as provided by section 9 of the rule, 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 Rules Committee report 
or amendments en bloc described in section 8 of the rule are waived. 
The rule provides that the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or 
his designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of 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 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective 
designees, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by 
section 9 of the rule, and shall not be subject to a demand for 
division of the question. The rule provides that the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective 
designees may offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each at any point for 
the purpose of debate. The rule provides one motion to recommit. The 
rule further provides for consideration of H.R. 8752, the ``Department 
of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 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 
Appropriations or their respective designees. The rule provides that an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 
Committee Print 118-38, modified by the amendment specified in section 
17, 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 C of the Rules Committee report, amendments 
en bloc described in section 13 and pro forma amendments described in 
section 14. Each amendment 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 except as 
provided by section 14 of the rule, and shall not be subject to a 
demand for division of the question. All points of order against the 
amendments printed in part C of the Rules Committee report or 
amendments en bloc described in section 13 of the rule are waived. The 
rule provides that the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or his 
designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed 
in part C of the Rules Committee report not earlier disposed of. 
Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 
20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective 
designees, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by 
section 14 of the rule, and shall not be subject to a demand for 
division of the question. The rule provides that the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective 
designees may offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each at any point for 
the purpose of debate. The rule provides one motion to recommit. 
Finally, the rule provides that the Clerk shall not transmit to the 
Senate a message that the House has passed H.R. 8752 until notified by 
the Speaker that H.R. 2, as passed by the House on May 11, 2023, has 
been enacted into law. Testimony was heard from Representatives Amodei, 
Underwood, Diaz-Balart, Lee of California, Calvert, and McCollum.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.