[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 112 (Monday, July 8, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D700-D701]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2025; SAFEGUARD AMERICAN VOTER 
ELIGIBILITY ACT; PROVIDING FOR CONGRESSIONAL DISAPPROVAL OF THE RULE 
RELATING TO NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEX IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS 
OR ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE; REFRIGERATOR 
FREEDOM ACT; STOP UNAFFORDABLE DISHWASHER STANDARDS ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 8772, the 
``Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2025''; H.R. 8281, the 
``Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act''; H.J. Res. 165, providing 
for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States 
Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to 
Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or 
Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance; H.R. 7637, the 
``Refrigerator Freedom Act''; and H.R. 7700, the ``Stop Unaffordable 
Dishwasher Standards Act''. The Committee granted, by a record vote of 
8-3, a rule providing for consideration of H.R. 8281, the ``Safeguard 
American Voter Eligibility Act'', H.R. 8772, the ``Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 2025'', H.J. Res. 165, Providing for congressional 
disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule 
submitted by the Department of Education relating to 
``Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or 
Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance'', H.R. 7637, the 
``Refrigerator Freedom Act'', and H.R. 7700, the ``Stop Unaffordable 
Dishwasher Standards Act''. The rule provides for consideration of H.R. 
8281, the ``Safeguard American Voter Eligibility 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 House Administration 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 House Administration or 
their respective designees. The rule provides one motion to recommit. 
The rule further provides for consideration of

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H.J. Res. 165, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 
of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department 
of Education relating to ``Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in 
Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial 
Assistance'', 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 Education and 
the Workforce or their respective designees. The rule provides one 
motion to recommit. The rule further provides for consideration of H.R. 
8772, the ``Legislative Branch 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 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 and pro 
forma amendments described in section 5. 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 5 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 the report are waived. 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. 7700, the ``Stop Unaffordable Dishwasher 
Standards 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 Energy and Commerce, or their respective 
designees. The rule provides one motion to recommit. The rule further 
provides for consideration H.R. 7637, the ``Refrigerator Freedom 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 Energy and Commerce or their respective designees. 
Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit. Testimony was heard 
from Chairman Foxx, and Representatives Steil, Morelle, Valadao, 
Espaillat, Scott of Virginia, Duncan, Pallone, and Moylan.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.