[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 84 (Monday, May 20, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D564-D565]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
SETTING EVERY COMMUNITY UP FOR RETIREMENT ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2019; 
CONSUMERS FIRST ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 1500, the 
``Consumers First Act''; and H.R. 1994, the ``Setting Every Community 
Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019''. The Committee granted, by 
record vote of 6-4, a rule providing for consideration of H.R. 1500, 
the ``Consumers First Act'', and H.R. 1994, the ``Setting Every 
Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019''. The rule 
provides for consideration of H.R. 1500, the ``Consumers First Act'', 
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 Financial Services. 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 116-15 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 part A of 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 part A of the report. The rule provides one motion to 
recommit with or without instructions. The rule provides for 
consideration of H.R. 1994, the ``Setting Every Community Up for 
Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019'', 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 Ways and 
Means. 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 Ways and Means now printed 
in the bill, 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 one 
motion to recommit with or without instructions. Section 3 of the rule 
provides that on any legislative day during the period from May 24, 
2019, through May 31, 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 3.
  The rule provides that each day during the period addressed by 
section 3 shall not constitute a legislative day for the purposes of 
clause 7 of rule XV, the Consensus Calendar. The rule provides that it 
shall be in order at any time on the legislative day of May 23, 2019, 
for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules 
relating to a measure

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making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2019. The rule waives the requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII 
for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on Rules 
on the same day it is presented to the House with respect to any 
resolution reported through the legislative day of May 23, 2019, 
relating to a measure making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2019. Finally, the rule provides that the 
Committee on Appropriations may, at any time before 5:00 p.m. on 
Sunday, June 2, 2019, file privileged reports to accompany measures 
making appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020. 
Testimony was heard from Chairman Neal, Chairman Waters, and 
Representatives Smith of Nebraska, Mitchell, McHenry, Steil, Jackson 
Lee, and Rodney Davis of Illinois.
BUSINESS MEETING
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a 
business meeting on public release of Michael Cohen interview 
transcripts (February 28 and March 6, 2019) and certain exhibits. 
Public Release of Michael Cohen interview transcripts (February 28 and 
March 6, 2019) and certain exhibits, was approved, without amendment. 
This meeting was closed.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.