[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 29, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D96-D97]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

 Committee Meetings
 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE'S SUPPORT TO THE SOUTHERN BORDER
 Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Department of Defense's Support to the Southern Border''. Testimony 
was heard from John Rood, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Office 
of the Secretary of Defense; and Vice Admiral Michael Gilday, U.S. 
Navy, Director of Operations (J3), Joint Staff.
 ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
 Committee on the Budget: Full Committee held an organizational 
meeting. The Rules of the Committee on the Budget were adopted.
 THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE'S BUDGET AND ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
 Committee on the Budget: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``The 
Congressional Budget Office's Budget and Economic Outlook''. Testimony 
was heard from Keith Hall, Director, Congressional Budget Office.
 ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
 Committee on Education and Labor: Full Committee held an 
organizational meeting. The Committee adopted its Rules for the 116th 
Congress.
 ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
 Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held an organizational 
meeting. The Committee adopted its Rules for the 116th Congress; and 
approved the House Foreign Affairs Committee Professional Staff 
Members, the Vice Chair of the Full Committee, the Subcommittee 
Membership, and the Subcommittee Chairs and Ranking Members.
 FOR THE PEOPLE ACT OF 2019
 Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 1, 
the ``For the People Act of 2019''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
 ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
 Committee on Oversight and Reform: Full Committee held an 
organizational meeting. The Committee adopted its rules, without 
amendment.
 EXAMINING THE ACTIONS OF DRUG COMPANIES IN RAISING PRESCRIPTION DRUG 
PRICES
 Committee on Oversight and Reform: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``Examining the Actions of Drug Companies in Raising 
Prescription Drug Prices''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
 FEDERAL CIVILIAN WORKFORCE PAY RAISE FAIRNESS ACT OF 2019
 Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 790, the 
``Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act of 2019''. The 
Committee granted, by record vote of 8-4, a structured rule providing 
for consideration of H.R. 790, the Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise 
Fairness Act of 2019. The rule provides one hour of general debate 
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divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform. The rule waives all points of order 
against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the amendment 
printed in Part A of the report shall be considered as adopted in the 
House and in the Committee of the Whole 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 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. Section 2 of the rule provides 
that it shall be in order at any time through the legislative day of 
February 8, 2019, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House 
suspend the rules as though under clause 1 of rule XV, and that the 
Speaker or her designee shall consult with the Minority Leader or his 
designee on the designation of any matter for consideration pursuant to 
this section. Testimony was heard from Representatives Connolly and 
Meadows.
 PROTECTING AMERICANS WITH PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS
 Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Protecting Americans with Pre-Existing Conditions''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.

 Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.