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The chair formally declares the report favorably adopted and referred to the full House, authorizes technical and conforming changes and the filing of supplemental or dissenting views under House rules, and adjourns the committee for lack of further business.
The clerk records additional arriving members, updates the roll for unrecorded names, and announces a unanimous vote of 41 ayes and zero nays, after which the chair confirms the unanimous result on the record.
The clerk conducts the initial roll call on reporting the contempt resolution, recording a series of members voting "aye" across both parties as they respond in turn to their names being called.
With no further members seeking recognition, the chair puts the amendment in the nature of a substitute to a voice vote, declares the ayes prevailing, and sets up the question on reporting the contempt recommendation to the House.
Ranking Member Garcia emphasizes bipartisan backing for contempt, describes Black’s central role in Epstein’s financial network, highlights questions about NDAs, big banks, and law enforcement failures, notes similar non-cooperation by Alan Dershowitz, and frames the inquiry as groundwork for reforms to combat sex trafficking and money laundering.
The chair outlines the Epstein-Maxwell investigation, details Leon Black’s refusal to comply with deposition and document subpoenas regarding NDAs and financial ties to Epstein, recounts his partial cooperation and subsequent defiance, and urges members to support contempt to affirm Congress’s subpoena power.
The chair convenes the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, formally calls up the report recommending Leon D. Black be found in contempt of Congress, secures unanimous consent to consider it as read, and designates an amendment in the nature of a substitute as the base text.
Members consider H.R. 9643 on verifying public comments in rulemakings amid concerns over bots and AI-generated submissions and potential misuse to restrict participation, then recess and reconvene to welcome a new member, conduct recorded votes reporting all four major bills favorably, and conclude with en bloc approval of multiple postal naming bills and final procedural authorizations before adjournment.
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The committee examines H.R. 9725 to dismantle CIGIE, with sponsors alleging due process violations and politicized IG investigations, while opponents cite strong external IG and NGO support for CIGIE’s cross-agency standards and protections, leading to a broader partisan clash over IG performance, executive-branch accountability, and the future of federal watchdogs before adopting the substitute and ordering a recorded vote.
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Members debate H.R. 9720 and the chair’s substitute, with Republicans framing stricter congressional approval of D.C. taxes and fees as necessary fiscal oversight and protection against over-taxation, while Democrats and D.C.’s delegate warn of a rollback of home rule, racial and democratic implications, and practical problems for permits and local governance before a voice vote and postponed recorded vote.
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The chair explains committee voting procedures, approves the updated subcommittee roster, then calls up H.R. 6610, adopting the chair’s substitute and hearing bipartisan arguments on PBM consolidation, pricing incentives, FEHBP impacts, and transparency before adopting the amendment and ordering a recorded vote on reporting the bill.
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