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Congressional Record publishes “House Committee Meetings.....” in the Daily Digest section on July 12

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Christopher H. Smith was mentioned in House Committee Meetings..... on pages D737-D738 covering the 2nd Session of the 117th Congress published on July 12 in the Congressional Record.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

Committee Meetings

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023; WOMEN'S HEALTH PROTECTION ACT OF 2022; ENSURING ACCESS TO ABORTION ACT OF 2022; ACTIVE SHOOTER ALERT ACT OF 2022; PROTECTING OUR GOLD STAR FAMILIES EDUCATION ACT

Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 7900, the

``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023''; H.R. 8296, the ``Women's Health Protection Act of 2022''; H.R. 8297, the

``Ensuring Access to Abortion Act of 2022''; H.R. 6538, the ``Active Shooter Alert Act of 2022'' Rule Markup Only; and S. 3373, protecting Our Gold Star Families Education Act Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022. The Committee granted, by record vote of 9-4, a rule providing for consideration of H.R. 7900, the ``National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2023'', S. 3373, the ``Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022'', H.R. 8296, the ``Women's Health Protection Act of 2022'', H.R. 8297, the ``Ensuring Women's Right to Reproductive Freedom Act'', and H.R. 6538, the ``Active Shooter Alert Act of 2022''. The rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7900, the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023'', a structured rule. The rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services or their designees. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-54 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 that following debate, each further amendment printed in part A of the Rules Committee report not earlier considered as part of amendments en bloc pursuant to section 3 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, may be withdrawn by the proponent at any time before the question is put thereon, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. Section 3 of the rule provides that at any time after debate the chair of the Committee on Armed Services or his designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of further 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 30 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services or their designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. The rule waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part A of the report and amendments en bloc described in section 3 of the resolution. The rule provides one motion to recommit. The rule provides for consideration of S. 3373, the

``Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022'', under a closed rule. The rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs or their designees. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-56 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The rules waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The rule provides one motion to commit. The rule provides for the consideration of H.R. 8296, the

``Women's Health Protection Act of 2022'', under a closed rule. 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 designees. 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 motion to recommit. The rule provides for the consideration of H.R. 8297, the

``Ensuring Women's Right to Reproductive Freedom Act'', under a closed rule. 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 designees. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the amendment printed in part B 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 motion to recommit. The rule further provides for consideration of H.R. 6538, the ``Active Shooter Alert Act of 2022'', under a closed rule. 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 designees. 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 the Judiciary 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 motion to recommit. The rule provides that at any time through the legislative day of Friday, July 15, 2022, the Speaker may entertain motions offered by the Majority Leader or a designee that the House suspend the rules with respect to multiple measures that were the object of motions to suspend the rules on June 21, 2022, or July 12, 2022, on which the yeas and nays were ordered and further proceedings postponed. The Chair shall put the question on any such motion without debate or intervening motion, and the ordering of the yeas and nays on postponed motions to suspend the rules with respect to such measures is vacated. The rule provides that House Resolution 188 is amended by striking ``July 13, 2022'' each place it appears and inserting ``July 19, 2022''. Testimony was heard from Chairman Takano, Chairman Smith of Washington, and Representatives Rogers of Alabama, Fletcher, Rodgers of Washington, Bost, Jackson Lee, Foster, Bilirakis, Burgess, Crenshaw, Fleischmann, Gaetz, Gimenez, Gonzalez-Colon, Grothman, Rose, Roy, Smith of New Jersey, Stauber, Waltz, and Wenstrup.

JANUARY 6TH INVESTIGATION

Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``January 6th Investigation''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings

No joint committee meetings were held.

SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 114(1), Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 114(2)

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