[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 16, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D532-D533]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE PUBLIC WITNESS HEARING
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies held a hearing entitled ``American Indian and Alaska 
Native Public Witness Hearing''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE PUBLIC WITNESS HEARING
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies held a hearing entitled ``American Indian and Alaska 
Native Public Witness Hearing''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
PROBATION OFFICER PROTECTION ACT OF 2017; THIN BLUE LINE ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 1039, the 
``Probation Officer Protection Act of 2017''; and H.R. 115, ``Thin Blue 
Line Act''. The Committee granted, by voice vote, a closed rule for 
H.R. 115. The rule provides one hour of 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 an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 
115-17 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 voice 
vote, a structured rule for H.R. 1039. The rule provides one hour of 
debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on the Judiciary. The rule

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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 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. Testimony was heard from Representatives 
Ratcliffe, Jackson Lee, and Cicilline.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.