[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 162 (Monday, November 14, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1032-D1033]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
A BILL TO PROHIBIT THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY FROM AUTHORIZING 
CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS BY A U.S. FINANCIAL INSTITUTION IN CONNECTION WITH 
THE EXPORT OR RE-EXPORT OF A COMMERCIAL PASSENGER AIRCRAFT TO THE 
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN; MIDNIGHT RULES RELIEF ACT OF 2016
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 5711, to 
prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury

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from authorizing certain transactions by a U.S. financial institution 
in connection with the export or re-export of a commercial passenger 
aircraft to the Islamic Republic of Iran; and H.R. 5982, the ``Midnight 
Rules Relief Act of 2016''. The committee granted, by record vote of 7-
2, a structured rule for H.R. 5711. The rule provides one hour of 
debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Financial Services. 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 114-66 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 
makes in order only the further amendment printed in part A of the 
Rules Committee report, if offered by the Member designated in the 
report, which 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, 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 amendment printed in part A of 
the report. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions. Additionally, the rule grants a structured rule for H.R. 
5982. 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. 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 makes in order only the amendments 
printed in part B of the Rules Committee report. Each such amendment 
may be offered 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, 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 B of the report. The rule provides one motion to 
recommit with or without instructions. In section 3, the rule provides 
that on any legislative day during the period from November 18, 2016, 
through November 28, 2016: the Journal of the proceedings of the 
previous day shall be considered as approved; and the Chair may at any 
time declare the House adjourned to meet at a date and time to be 
announced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. Finally, in 
section 4, the rule provides that the Speaker may appoint Members to 
perform the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period 
addressed by section 3. Testimony was heard from Chairman Goodlatte, 
Chairman Hensarling, and Representatives Johnson of Georgia, and Heck 
of Washington.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.