    [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 36 (Monday, February 24, 2025)]
    [Daily Digest]
    [Pages D175-D176]
    From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

    Committee Meetings
    ESTABLISHING THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET FOR THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
    FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 AND SETTING FORTH THE APPROPRIATE BUDGETARY LEVELS
    FOR FISCAL YEARS 2026 THROUGH 2034; PROVIDING FOR CONGRESSIONAL
    DISAPPROVAL RELATING TO ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAM; PROVIDING FOR
    CONGRESSIONAL DISAPPROVAL RELATING TO WASTE EMISSIONS CHARGE
    Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H. Con. Res. 14,
    establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government
    for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels
    for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; H.J. Res. 20, providing for
    congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States
    Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to
    ``Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for
    Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters''; and H.J. Res. 35,
    providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5,
    United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental
    Protection Agency relating to ``Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum
    and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance,
    Including Netting and Exemptions''. The Committee granted, by a record
    vote of 9-4, a rule providing for consideration of H.J. Res. 20,
    Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5,
    United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy
    relating to ``Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation
    Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters'', H.J.
    Res. 35, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of
    title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental
    Protection Agency relating to ``Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum
    and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance,
    Including Netting and Exemptions'', and H. Con. Res. 14, Establishing
    the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal
    year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal
    years 2026 through 2034. The rule provides for consideration of H.J.
    Res. 20, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of
    title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of
    Energy relating to ``Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation
    Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters'', 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 Energy and Commerce or
    their respective designees. The rule provides one motion to recommit.
    The rule further provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 35, Providing
    for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States
    Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency
    relating to ``Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas
    Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and
    Exemptions'', 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 Energy and
    Commerce or their respective designees. The rule provides one motion to
    recommit. The rule further provides for consideration of H. Con. Res.
    14, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States
    Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate
    budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034, under a closed
    rule. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the
    concurrent resolution. The rule provides three hours of debate with two
    hours confined to the congressional budget equally divided and
    controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on
    the Budget or their respective designees and one hour on the subject of
    economic goals and policies equally divided and controlled by
    Representative Schweikert of Arizona and Representative Beyer of
    Virginia or their respective designees. The rule provides that the
    amendment printed in the Rules Committee report shall be considered as
    adopted and the concurrent resolution, as amended, shall be considered
    as read. The rule permits the chair of the Committee on the Budget to
    offer amendments in the House pursuant to section 305(a)(5) of the
    Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to achieve mathematical consistency.
    Finally, the rule provides that the concurrent resolution shall not be
    subject to a demand for division of the question of its adoption.
    Testimony was heard from Chairman Arrington, Chairman Guthrie, and
    Representatives Boyle of Pennsylvania, Tonko, Scott of Virginia, and
    Kaptur.

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    FROM RESET TO ROLLOUT: CAN THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
    ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD SYSTEM PROGRAM FINALLY DELIVER?
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Technology
    Modernization held a hearing entitled ``From Reset to Rollout: Can the
    VA EHRM Program Finally Deliver?''. Testimony was heard from Neil
    Evans, M.D., Acting Program Executive Director, Electronic Health
    Record Modernization Integration Office, Department of Veterans
    Affairs; David Case, Acting Inspector General, Office of Inspector
    General, Department of Veterans Affairs; Carol Harris, Director,
    Information Technology and Cybersecurity Issues, Government
    Accountability Office; and a public witness.

    Joint Meetings
      No joint committee meetings were held.