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Official title: Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings
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August 31, 2026
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Download official Daily Digest PDFReturn to issue contextPROTECTING DOMESTIC MINING ACT OF 2025; TO AMEND THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2023 TO EXTEND THE TIME PERIOD FOR WHICH CERTAIN REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE ARE EFFECTIVE; PROTECT ECONOMIC AND ACADEMIC FREEDOM ACT OF 2026; PROVIDING FOR THE CONDEMNATION AND DENOUNCEMENT OF SOCIALISM IN ALL ITS FORMS Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 1501, the “Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025”; H.R. 9436, to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective [Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act of 2026]; H.R. 4795, the “Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of
2026”; and H. Res. 1490, providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms, and for other purposes. The Committee granted, by a record vote of 7-4, a rule providing for consideration of H.R. 1501, the “Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025”, H.R. 9436, the “Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act of 2026”, H. Res. 1490, Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms, and for other purposes, and H.R. 4795, the “Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026”. The rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1501, the “Protecting Domestic Mining Act of 2025”, 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 Natural Resources 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 Natural Resources or their respective designees. The rule provides one motion to recommit. The rule further provides for consideration of H.R. 9436, the “Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act of 2026”, under a closed rule. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-40 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 Natural Resources or their respective designees. The rule provides one motion to recommit. The rule further provides for consideration of H. Res. 1490, Providing for the condemnation and denouncement of socialism in all its forms, and for other purposes, under a closed rule. The rule provides that upon adoption of the resolution it shall be in order without intervention of any point of order to consider H. Res. 1490. The rule provides that H. Res. 1490 shall be considered as read. 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 further provides for consideration of H.R. 4795, the “Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act of 2026”, under a closed rule. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Workforce now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-39 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 Education and Workforce or their respective designees. The rule provides one motion to recommit. Finally, the rule provides that debate on motions that the House suspend the rules, under clause 1 of rule 15, relating to House Joint Resolution, shall be extended to one hour. Testimony was heard from Chairman Westerman, Chairman Steil, and Representatives Huffman, Wilson of South Carolina, Scott of Virginia, Morelle, and Moylan.
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