Mike Collins: “I am pleased to bring forward this rule on behalf of the Rules Committee. The rule provides for consideration of H.R.…”

“I am pleased to bring forward this rule on behalf of the Rules Committee. The rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6237, the Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscals Years 2018 and 2019. The rule provides for 1 hour of debate, equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. The rule also provides for a motion to recommit. Additionally, the rule makes in order 12 amendments from Members on both sides of the aisle. Yesterday, the Rules Committee heard testimony from numerous Members, including Intelligence Committee Chairman Nunes and Ranking Member Schiff, as well as Mr. LoBiondo from New Jersey and Ms. Jackson Lee from Texas. In addition to the vigorous debate on this legislation before the Rules Committee, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence held a markup of this legislation on June 27, 2018, where the committee voted unanimously to report the bill to the House floor for consideration. Mr. Speaker, I thank Chairman Nunes and Ranking Member Schiff for their important work on this legislation, and I commend them for the strong demonstration of bipartisanship in moving it forward. The Intelligence Reauthorization Act is among the most important pieces of legislation we consider in this Chamber. It provides the intelligence community, a community that spans 17 different agencies, with the resources it needs to protect our great country.…”