[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 80 (Tuesday, May 14, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D532-D533]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
EQUALITY ACT; MASHPEE WAMPANOAG TRIBE RESERVATION REAFFIRMATION ACT; 
MARKETING AND OUTREACH RESTORATION TO EMPOWER HEALTH EDUCATION ACT OF 
2019
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 5, the 
``Equality Act''; H.R. 312, the ``Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation 
Reaffirmation Act''; and H.R. 987, the ``Marketing and Outreach 
Restoration to Empower Health Education Act of 2019'' [Strengthening 
Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act]. The Committee 
granted, by record vote of 9-4, a rule providing for consideration of 
H.R. 5, the ``Equality Act'', H.R. 312, the ``Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe 
Reservation Reaffirmation Act'', and H.R. 987, the ``Strengthening 
Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act''. Section 1 of 
the rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5, the ``Equality Act'', 
under a closed rule. The rule provides 90 minutes of debate equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on the Judiciary. The rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the amendment in the 
nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary 
now printed in the bill 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 one 
motion to recommit with or without instructions. Section 2 of the rule 
provides for consideration of H.R. 312, the ``Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe 
Reservation Reaffirmation Act'', under a closed rule. The rule provides 
one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources. The 
rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The 
rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the 
bill 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 one motion to 
recommit with or without instructions. Section 3 of the rule provides 
for consideration of H.R. 987, the ``Strengthening Health Care and 
Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act'', under a structured rule. The 
rule provides 90 minutes of general debate with 60 minutes equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on

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Energy and Commerce and 30 minutes 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 provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-14 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 makes in order only those amendments printed 
in 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 the report. Finally, the rule provides one motion to 
recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from 
Chairman Grijalva, Chairman Nadler, Chairman Pallone, and 
Representatives Collins of Georgia, Gohmert, Lesko, Hartzler, King of 
Iowa, Bucshon, Carter of Georgia, and Burgess.
COMPARTMENTED FY 2020 BUDGET REQUEST
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Compartmented FY 2020 Budget Request''. This hearing 
was closed.

Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.