[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 118 (Monday, July 22, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D741-D742]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
OVERSIGHT OF THE U.S. SECRET SERVICE AND THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF 
PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP
Committee on Oversight and Accountability: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Oversight of the U.S. Secret Service and the 
Attempted Assassination of President Donald J. Trump''. Testimony was 
heard from Kimberly Cheatle, Director, U.S. Secret Service.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
2025; DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2025; FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2025; AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG 
ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2025
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 8997, the 
``Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2025''; H.R. 8998, the ``Department of the Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025''; H.R. 8773, the ``Financial 
Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025''; and H.R. 
9027, the ``Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025''. The 
Committee granted, by a record vote of 8-3, a rule providing for 
consideration of H.R. 8997, the ``Energy and Water Development and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025'', and H.R. 8998, the 
``Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2025''. The rule provides for consideration of H.R. 
8997, the ``Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies 
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 118-42 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. 8998, the ``Department 
of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 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 118-41 shall 
be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered 
as read. The rule waives all points of

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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. Finally, the rule provides one motion to 
recommit. Testimony was heard from Chairman Cole, and Representatives 
Kaptur, Fleischmann, Joyce of Ohio, Hoyer, Harris, Hageman, Sarbanes, 
McCormick, Tlaib, Rose, Rosendale, and Stauber.
REPORT CARD: ASSESSING ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD MODERNIZATION AT THE 
CAPTAIN JAMES A. LOVELL FEDERAL HEALTH CARE CENTER
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Technology 
Modernization held a hearing entitled ``Report Card: Assessing 
Electronic Health Record Modernization at the Captain James A. Lovell 
Federal Health Care Center''. Testimony was heard from Neil Evans, 
M.D., Acting Program Executive Director, Electronic Health Record 
Modernization Integration Office, Department of Veterans Affairs; and a 
public witness.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.