[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 57 (Monday, April 3, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D378-D379]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
ENCOURAGING EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP ACT OF 2017; SUPPORTING AMERICA'S 
INNOVATORS ACT OF 2017; SELF-INSURANCE PROTECTION ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 1343, the 
``Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017''; H.R. 1219, the 
``Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017''; and H.R. 1304, the 
``Self-Insurance Protection Act''. The Committee

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granted, by voice vote, a structured rule for H.R. 1343. 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 115-11 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 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 the report. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions. The Committee granted, by record vote of 6-3, a 
closed rule for H.R. 1304. The rule provides one hour of debate equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce. 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 
Education and the Workforce 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 with or without 
instructions. The Committee granted, by record vote of 6-3, a closed 
rule for H.R. 1219. 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 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. In Section 2, the rule provides that on any legislative day 
during the period from April 7, 2017 through April 24, 2017: 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. In Section 3, 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 2. In Section 4, the rule provides that 
each day during the period addressed by section 2 of the resolution 
shall not constitute calendar days for the purposes of section 7 of the 
War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1546). Finally, in Section 5, the rule 
provides that each day during the period addressed by section 2 of the 
resolution shall not constitute a legislative day for purposes of 
clause 7 of rule XIII (resolutions of inquiry). Testimony was heard 
from Chairman Hensarling, Chairman Roe of Tennessee, and 
Representatives Kildee and Scott of Virginia.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.