[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 61 (Monday, April 16, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D396-D397]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM IDENTITY THEFT ACT; TAXPAYER FIRST ACT; 21ST 
CENTURY IRS ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 5192, the 
``Protecting Children from Identity Theft Act''; H.R. 5444, the 
``Taxpayer First Act''; and H.R. 5445, the ``21st Century IRS Act''. 
The Committee granted, by voice vote, a closed rule that provides for 
the consideration of H.R. 5192. The rule provides one hour of debate 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Ways and Means. 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 115-68 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 closed rule that provides for the consideration of 
H.R. 5444 and H.R. 5445. The rule provides one hour of debate on each 
bill equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Ways and Means. The rule waives all points 
of order against consideration of each bill. The rule provides that the 
respective amendments in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 
Committee on Ways and Means

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now printed in each bill shall be considered as adopted and each bill, 
as amended, shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of 
order against provisions in each bill, as amended. The rule provides 
each bill one motion to recommit with or without instructions. The rule 
directs the Clerk to, in the engrossment of H.R. 5444, add the text of 
H.R. 2901, H.R. 5437, H.R. 5438, H.R. 5439, H.R. 5440, H.R. 5443, H.R. 
5445, and H.R. 5446, as passed by the House, as a new matter at the end 
of H.R. 5444 and make technical and conforming modifications in the 
engrossment. The rule provides that upon the addition of H.R. 2901, 
H.R. 5437, H.R. 5438, H.R. 5439, H.R. 5440, H.R. 5443, H.R. 5445, and 
H.R. 5446, as passed by the House, to the engrossment of H.R. 5444, 
H.R. 2901, H.R. 5437, H.R. 5438, H.R. 5439, H.R. 5440, H.R. 5443, H.R. 
5445, and H.R. 5446 shall be laid on the table. Testimony was heard 
from Chairman Brady of Texas, and Representatives Lewis of Georgia, 
Jenkins of Kansas, Polis, and Sherman.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.