[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 38 (Monday, March 5, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D220]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
BLOCKING REGULATORY INTERFERENCE FROM CLOSING KILNS ACT OF 2017; 
SATISFYING ENERGY NEEDS AND SAVING THE ENVIRONMENT ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 1917, the 
``Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2017''; 
and H.R. 1119, the ``Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving the Environment 
Act''. The Committee granted, by record vote of 5-3, a closed rule for 
H.R. 1119. The rule provides one hour of debate equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce. 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 Energy and 
Commerce 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. In 
section 2, the rule provides for the consideration of H.R. 1917 under a 
closed rule. The rule provides one hour of debate equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce. 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 
115-62 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. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Shimkus and Tonko.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.