[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 8, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D22]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING; FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019; TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019; 
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND 
RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019; DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, 
ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held an organizational meeting for 
the 116th Congress; and a hearing on H.R. 264, the ``Financial Services 
and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019''; H.R. 267, the 
``Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2019''; H.R. 265, the ``Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2019''; and H.R. 266, the ``Department of the 
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019''. 
The Committee adopted its rules of procedure for the 116th Congress and 
subcommittee ratios, and Representative Hastings was designated the 
Vice Chair of the Committee. The Committee granted, by record vote of 
9-4, a rule providing for consideration of H.R. 264, the ``Financial 
Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019''; H.R. 265, 
the ``Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019''; H.R. 266, the ``Department 
of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2019''; and H.R. 267, the ``Department of Transportation, Housing and 
Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019''; 
each under a closed rule. 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 Appropriations or their respective 
designees. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of 
each bill. The rule provides that each bill shall be considered as 
read. The rule waives all points of order against provisions in each 
bill. The rule provides each bill one motion to recommit. The rule 
waives the requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII for a two-thirds 
vote to consider a report from the Committee on Rules on the same day 
it is presented to the House with respect to any resolution reported 
through the legislative day of January 15, 2019, relating to a measure 
making or continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019. Testimony was heard from Representatives Quigley, 
Graves of Georgia, Bishop of Georgia, Aderholt, McCollum, Calvert, 
Price of North Carolina, Diaz-Balart, and Newhouse.


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  January 8, 2019, on page D22, the following language appears: 
COMMITTEE MEETINGS ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING; FINANCIAL SERVICES AND 
GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019; TRANSPORTATION, 
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS 
ACT, 2019; AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG 
ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019; 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019 COMMITTEE ON RULES: Full Committee held 
an organizational meeting for the 116th Congress; and a hearing on 
H.R. 264, the ``Financial Services and General Government 
Appropriations Act, 2019''; H.R. 267, the ``Transportation, 
Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Act, 2019''; H.R. 265, the ``Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2019''; and H.R. 266, the [Department of the Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019''. The 
Committee adopted its rules of procedure for the 116th Congress by 
voice vote. The Honorable Alcee L. Hastings was designated the 
Vice Chair of the Committee. The subcommittee ratios were adopted 
by voice vote. The Committee granted, by record vote of 9-4, a 
rule providing for consideration of H.R. 264, the Financial 
Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019; H.R. 
265, the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; 
H.R. 266, the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; and H.R. 267, the Department of 
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; each under a closed rule. 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 Appropriations or their respective designees. The 
rule waives all points of order against consideration of each 
bill. The rule provides that each bill shall be considered as 
read. The rule waives all points of order against provisions in 
each bill. The rule provides each bill one motion to recommit. The 
rule waives the requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII for a two-
thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on Rules on 
the same day it is presented to the House with respect to any 
resolution reported through the legislative day of January 15, 
2019, relating to a measure making or continuing appropriations 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019. Testimony was heard 
from Representatives Quigley, Graves of Georgia, Bishop of 
Georgia, Aderholt, McCollum, Calvert, Price of North Carolina, 
Diaz-Balart, and Newhouse.
  
  The online version has been corrected to read: COMMITTEE 
MEETINGS ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING; FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL 
GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019; TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND 
URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019; 
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND 
RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019; DEPARTMENT OF THE 
INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
2019 COMMITTEE ON RULES: Full Committee held an organizational 
meeting for the 116th Congress; and a hearing on H.R. 264, the 
``Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 
2019''; H.R. 267, the ``Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019''; H.R. 
265, the ``Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019''; 
and H.R. 266, the ``Department of the Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019''. The Committee adopted 
its rules of procedure for the 116th Congress and subcommittee 
ratios, and Representative Hastings was designated the Vice Chair 
of the Committee. The Committee granted, by record vote of 9-4, a 
rule providing for consideration of H.R. 264, the ``Financial 
Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019''; H.R. 
265, the ``Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019''; 
H.R. 266, the ``Department of the Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019''; and H.R. 267, the 
``Department of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019''; each under a closed 
rule. 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 Appropriations or their respective designees. The 
rule waives all points of order against consideration of each 
bill. The rule provides that each bill shall be considered as 
read. The rule waives all points of order against provisions in 
each bill. The rule provides each bill one motion to recommit. The 
rule waives the requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII for a two-
thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on Rules on 
the same day it is presented to the House with respect to any 
resolution reported through the legislative day of January 15, 
2019, relating to a measure making or continuing appropriations 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019. Testimony was heard 
from Representatives Quigley, Graves of Georgia, Bishop of 
Georgia, Aderholt, McCollum, Calvert, Price of North Carolina, 
Diaz-Balart, and Newhouse.


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Joint Meetings
       No joint committee meetings were held.

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