[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 102 (Tuesday, June 19, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D697-D698]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
OVERSIGHT OF THE FBI AND DOJ ACTIONS IN ADVANCE OF THE 2016 ELECTION
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee; and full 
Committee of the House Committee on the Judiciary held a joint hearing 
entitled ``Oversight of the FBI and DOJ Actions in Advance of the 2016 
Election''. Testimony was heard from Michael Horowitz, Inspector 
General, Department of Justice.
INDIVIDUALS IN MEDICAID DESERVE CARE THAT IS APPROPRIATE AND 
RESPONSIBLE IN ITS DELIVERY ACT; OVERDOSE PREVENTION AND PATIENT SAFETY 
ACT; SUBSTANCE USE-DISORDER PREVENTION THAT PROMOTES OPIOID RECOVERY 
AND TREATMENT FOR PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 5797, the 
``Individuals in Medicaid Deserve Care that is Appropriate and 
Responsible in its Delivery Act''; H.R. 6082, the ``Overdose Prevention 
and Patient Safety Act''; and H.R. 6, the ``Substance Use-Disorder 
Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and 
Communities Act''. The Committee granted, by record vote of 7-3, a rule 
providing for the consideration of H.R. 6 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 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 115-76, 
modified by Rules Committee Print 115-78 and the amendment printed in 
part A of the Rules Committee report, 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 part B of 
the report. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order

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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 part B of 
the report. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions. In section 2, the rule provides for the consideration of 
H.R. 5797 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 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 of Energy and Commerce now printed in the bill, 
modified by the amendment printed in part C of the Rules Committee 
report, 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 part D of the report. Each such amendment 
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 part D of the report. The rule provides one motion to 
recommit with or without instructions. In section 3, the rule provides 
for the consideration for H.R. 6082 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 115-75 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. Finally, in section 4, the rule directs the Clerk 
to, in the engrossment of H.R. 6, add the text of H.R. 2851, H.R. 5735, 
and H.R. 5797, as passed by the House as a new matter at the end of 
H.R. 6 and make technical and conforming modifications in the 
engrossment. Testimony was heard from Chairman Brady of Texas, Chairman 
Walden, and Representatives Barton, Pallone, Judy Chu of California, 
Dunn, Maxine Waters of California, Mimi Walters of California, and 
Mullin. -

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.