[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 60 (Monday, April 8, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D365-D366]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
SAVE THE INTERNET ACT OF 2019; INVESTING FOR THE PEOPLE ACT OF 2019
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 1644, the 
``Save the Internet Act of 2019''; and H.R. 2021, the ``Investing for 
the People Act of 2019''. The Committee granted, by record vote of 6-4, 
a rule providing for consideration of H.R. 1644, the Save the Internet 
Act of 2019 and H.R. 2021, the Investing for the People Act of 2019. 
Section 1 of the rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1644, the Save 
the Internet Act of 2019, 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 makes in order as original text for the purpose

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of amendment an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of 
the text of Rules Committee Print 116-10 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 amendments printed in part A 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 A of the report. The rule 
provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Section 2 
of the rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2021, the Investing for 
the People Act of 2019, 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 the Budget. 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 116-11 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 3 of the rule provides 
that House Resolution 293 is hereby adopted. Section 4 of the rule 
provides that on any legislative day during the period from April 11, 
2019, through April 26, 2019: 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. 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 4 of the 
resolution. The rule provides that each day during the period addressed 
by section 4 of the resolution shall not constitute a calendar day for 
purposes of section 7 of the War Powers Resolution. The rule provides 
that each day during the period addressed by section 4 of the 
resolution shall not constitute a legislative day for purposes of 
clause 7 of rule XIII. Testimony was heard from Representatives Michael 
F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Latta, Yarmuth, Womack, and Austin Scott of 
Georgia.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.