[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 75 (Tuesday, May 7, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D495-D496]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
APPROPRIATIONS--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies held a budget hearing on the Department of the 
Interior. Testimony was heard from David Bernhardt, Secretary, 
Department of the Interior.
SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019; PROTECTING AMERICANS WITH 
PREEXISTING CONDITIONS ACT OF 2019
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 2157, the 
``Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2019''; and H.R. 986, the 
``Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019''. The 
Committee granted, by record vote of 9-4, a rule providing for 
consideration of H.R. 986, the ``Protecting Americans with Preexisting 
Conditions Act of 2019'', and H.R. 2157, the ``Supplemental 
Appropriations Act, 2019''. Section 1 of the rule provides for 
consideration of 986, the ``Protecting Americans with Preexisting 
Conditions 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 provides that the bill shall be considered as read. The rule 
waives all points of order against provisions in the bill. The rule 
makes in order only those amendments printed in part A the Rules 
Committee report accompanying the resolution. 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

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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. 2157, the ``Supplemental Appropriations Act, 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 Appropriations. 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 116-12, modified by the amendment printed in part B of the Rules 
Committee report, 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 
that clause 2(e) of Rule XXI shall not apply during consideration of 
the bill. The rule makes in order only those further amendments printed 
in part C 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 C of the report. Finally, the rule provides one motion 
to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from 
Chairman Scott of Virginia, and Representatives Pallone, Griffith, King 
of Iowa, Rodney Davis of Illinois, Dunn, Graves of Louisiana, 
Radewagen, and Austin Scott of Georgia. -

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.