[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 139 (Monday, September 9, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D847-D849]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
PROTECT AMERICA'S INNOVATION AND ECONOMIC SECURITY FROM CHINESE 
COMMUNIST PARTY ACT OF 2024; NO WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION PANDEMIC 
PREPAREDNESS TREATY WITHOUT SENATE APPROVAL ACT; DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
SECURITY RESTRICTIONS ON CONFUCIUS INSTITUTES AND CHINESE ENTITIES OF 
CONCERN ACT; END CHINESE DOMINANCE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN AMERICA ACT 
OF 2024; PROTECTING AMERICAN AGRICULTURE FROM FOREIGN ADVERSARIES ACT 
OF 2024; CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS AND OTHER MATTERS ACT, 2025
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 1398, the 
``Protect America's Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act of 
2024'', H.R. 1425, the ``No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without 
Senate Approval Act'', H.R. 1516, the ``DHS Restrictions on Confucius 
Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act'', H.R. 7980, the ``End 
Chinese Dominance of Electric Vehicles in America Act of 2024'', H.R. 
9456, the ``Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries 
Act of 2024'', and H.R. 9494, the ``Continuing Appropriations and Other 
Matters Act, 2025''. The Committee granted, by a record vote of 9-4, a 
rule providing for consideration of H.R. 1398, ``Protect America's 
Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act of 2024'', H.R. 1425, 
``No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act'', 
H.R. 1516, ``DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese 
Entities of Concern Act'', H.R. 7980, ``End Chinese Dominance of 
Electric Vehicles in America Act of 2024'', H.R. 9456, ``Protecting 
American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024'', and H.R. 
9494, ``Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2025''. The 
rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1398, ``Protect America's 
Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act of 2024'', 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, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in 
the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the 
text of Rules Committee Print 118-45 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 the amendments printed in part A of the Rules 
Committee report. 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, and shall 
not be subject

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to a demand for division of the question. All points of order against 
the amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee report are 
waived. The rule provides one motion to recommit. The rule further 
provides for consideration of H.R. 1425, the ``No WHO Pandemic 
Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval 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 
Foreign Affairs or their respective designees. The rule provides that 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of 
Rules Committee Print 118-44 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 
further makes in order only the amendments printed in part B of the 
Rules Committee report. 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, 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 are waived. The rule provides one motion to recommit. The rule 
further provides for consideration of H.R. 1516, the ``DHS Restrictions 
on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern 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 Homeland Security or their respective designees. 
The rule provides that, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on Homeland Security now 
printed in the bill pursuant to Part 2 of House Report 118-319, an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 
Committee Print 118-46 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 further 
makes in order only the amendments printed in part C of the Rules 
Committee report. 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, 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 are waived. The rule provides one motion to recommit. The rule 
further provides for consideration of H.R. 7980, the ``End Chinese 
Dominance of Electric Vehicles in America 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 Ways and Means 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 Ways and Means or their 
respective designees. The rule provides one motion to recommit. The 
rule further provides for consideration of H.R. 9456, the ``Protecting 
American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024'', 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 
Financial Services or their respective designees. The rule provides one 
motion to recommit. The rule further provides for consideration of H.R. 
9494, the ``Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2025'', 
under a closed rule. The rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the amendment printed 
in part D of the Rules Committee report 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 
Appropriations or their respective designees. Finally, the rule 
provides one motion to recommit. Testimony was heard from Chairman 
Lucas, and Representatives Harris, DeLauro, Gooden of Texas, Johnson of 
Georgia, Self, Dean of Pennsylvania, Pfluger, Ivey, Miller of West 
Virginia, Kildee, Beatty, and Biggs.

Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.

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