[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 152 (Wednesday, September 12, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1006]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
REVIEWING CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN ETHIOPIA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, 
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations held a hearing 
entitled ``Reviewing Current Developments in Ethiopia''. Testimony was 
heard from Tibor P. Nagy, Jr., Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African 
Affairs, Department of State; and public witnesses.
SAVE AMERICAN WORKERS ACT OF 2017; CONFERENCE REPORT TO THE ENERGY AND 
WATER, LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, AND MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS 
AFFAIRS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 3798, the 
``Save American Workers Act of 2017''; and the Conference report to 
H.R. 5895, the ``Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military 
Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019''. The 
Committee granted, by voice vote, a rule providing for the 
consideration of H.R. 3798 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 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 115-84, 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 the conference 
report to accompany H.R. 5895. The rule waives all points of order 
against the conference report and against its consideration. The rule 
provides that the conference report shall be considered as read. The 
rule provides that the previous question shall be considered as ordered 
without intervention of any motion except one hour of debate and one 
motion to recommit if applicable. Debate on the conference report is 
divided pursuant to clause 8(d) of rule XXII. In section 3, the rule 
provides that on any legislative day during the period from September 
17, 2018, through September 24, 2018: the Journal of the proceedings of 
the previous day shall be considered as approved; and the Chair may at 
any time declare the House adjourned to meet at a date and time to be 
announced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. In section 4, the 
rule provides that the Speaker may appoint Members to perform the 
duties of the Chair for the duration of the period addressed by section 
3. Finally, in section 5, the rule provides that each day during the 
period addressed by section 3 of the resolution shall not constitute a 
legislative day for purposes of clause 7 of rule XIII (resolutions of 
inquiry). Testimony was heard from Representatives Black, Kelly of 
Pennsylvania, and Levin.

Joint Meetings
ENERGY AND WATER, LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, AND MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND 
VETERANS AFFAIRS APPROPRIATIONS ACT
  On Monday, September 10, 2018, Conferees agreed to file a conference 
report on the differences between the Senate and House passed versions 
of H.R. 5895, making appropriations for energy and water development 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019.
MINORITY POPULATIONS IN EUROPE
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission received a 
briefing on race, rights, and politics, focusing on black and minority 
populations in Europe, from Nero Ughwujabo, Special Adviser to Prime 
Minister Theresa May; Alfiaz Vaiya, European Parliament Anti-Racism and 
Diversity Intergroup; Simon Woolley, Operation Black Vote; Jeff Klein, 
Each One Teach One; Ali Khan, Open Society Foundations; Olivio Kocsis-
Cake; Clive Lewis; Killion Munyama; and Aminata Toure.
FREE-TRADE ZONES
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission received a 
briefing on free-trade zones from Clay Fuller, American Enterprise 
Institute, and Pedro Assares Rodrigues, Europol Liaison Bureau, both of 
Washington, D.C.; and Jack Radisch, OECD High Level Risk Forum, and 
Stephane Jacobzone, both of Paris, France.