[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 51 (Monday, March 25, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D287]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
                                            MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
 Committee on House Administration: Full Committee held a markup on H. 
Res. 245, providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House 
of Representatives in the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress; and Committee 
Resolution 116-09, a Resolution to Approve Franked Mail Allowances for 
 Committees for the 116th Congress. H. Res. 245 was ordered reported, 
     without amendment. Committee Resolution 116-09 was agreed to.
          PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT; EXPRESSING OPPOSITION TO BANNING 
     SERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES BY OPENLY TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS
   Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 7, the 
 ``Paycheck Fairness Act''; and H. Res. 124, expressing opposition to 
banning service in the Armed Forces by openly transgender individuals. 
  The Committee granted, by record vote of 9-4, a rule providing for 
 consideration of H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act, and H. Res. 124, 
Expressing opposition to banning service in the Armed Forces by openly 
      transgender individuals. Section 1 of the rule provides for 
consideration of H.R. 7 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 Education and Labor. The 
rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The 
 rule makes in order as original text for the purpose of amendment an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 
 Committee Print 116-8, modified by the amendment printed in part A of 
the Rules Committee report, and provides that it shall be considered as 
read. The rule waives all points of order against that amendment in the 
  nature of a substitute. The rule makes in order only those further 
 amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee 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 
  provides for consideration of H. Res. 124, Expressing opposition to 
banning service in the Armed Forces by openly transgender individuals, 
   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 Armed Services. The rule waives all points of order 
  against consideration of the resolution. The rule provides that the 
 resolution shall be considered as read and shall not be subject to a 
 demand for division of the question. Testimony was heard from airman 
  Scott of Virginia, and Representatives Byrne, DeLauro, and Levin of 
                               Michigan.
Joint Meetings
       No joint committee meetings were held.

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