[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 83 (Monday, May 21, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D559-D560]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
ECONOMIC GROWTH, REGULATORY RELIEF, AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT; 
TRICKETT WENDLER, FRANK MONGIELLO, JORDAN MCLINN, AND MATTHEW BELLINA 
RIGHT TO TRY ACT OF 2017; NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL 
YEAR 2019
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on S. 2155, the 
``Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act''; S. 
204, the ``Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and 
Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017''; and H.R. 5515, the 
``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019'' [General 
Debate]. The Committee granted, by record vote of 7-4, providing for 
the consideration of H.R. 5515 under a structured rule. The rule 
provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by 
the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed 
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 115-70 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 those further amendments 
printed in the Rules Committee report and amendments en bloc described 
in section 3 of the rule. The rule provides that the amendments printed 
in the report may be offered only in the order printed in the report, 
may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, 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 amendments printed in the report or against amendments en 
bloc as described in section 3 of this rule. In section 3, the rule 
provides that the chairman of the

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Committee on Armed Services or his designee may offer amendments en 
bloc consisting of amendments printed in the report not earlier 
disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be 
debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services or their 
designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject 
to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the 
Committee of the Whole. In section 4, the rule provides that no further 
consideration of the bill shall be in order except pursuant to a 
subsequent order of the House. In section 5, the rule provides for the 
for the consideration of S. 204 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 provides that the bill shall be considered as read. The rule 
waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule 
waives all points of order against provisions in the bill. The rule 
provides one motion to recommit. In section 6, the rule provides for 
the consideration of S. 2155 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 Financial Services. The rule 
provides that the bill shall be considered as read. The rule waives all 
points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule waives all 
points of order against provisions in the bill. The rule provides one 
motion to commit. Finally, in section 7, the rule provides that the 
motion to reconsider the vote on the question of passage of H.R. 2 
(Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018) may continue to be postponed 
through the legislative day of Friday, June 22, 2018. Testimony was 
heard from Representatives Luetkemeyer, Maxine Waters of California, 
Barton, Pallone, Wittman, Davis of California. -

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.