[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 74 (Monday, May 1, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D473]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
WORKING FAMILIES FLEXIBILITY ACT OF 2017
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 1180, the 
``Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017''. The Committee granted, by 
record vote of 8-3, a closed rule for H.R. 1180. 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 an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115-15 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. In section 2, the rule provides that on any 
legislative day during the period from May 5, 2017, through May 15, 
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 it shall be in order at any time on the legislative day 
of May 4, 2017, or May 5, 2017, for the Speaker to entertain motions 
that the House suspend the rules and that the Speaker or his designee 
shall consult with the Minority Leader or her designee on the 
designation of any matter for consideration pursuant to this section. 
Finally, in section 5, the rule waives clause 6(a) of rule XIII 
(requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a rule on the same day it is 
reported from the Rules Committee) against any resolution reported 
through the legislative day of May 5, 2017. Testimony was heard from 
Chairman Foxx and Representative Polis.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.