[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 143 (Monday, September 9, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D976-D977]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
PROTECTING AND SECURING FLORIDA'S COASTLINE ACT OF 2019; ARCTIC 
CULTURAL AND COASTAL PLAIN PROTECTION ACT; COASTAL AND MARINE ECONOMIES 
PROTECTION ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 205, the 
``Protecting and Securing Florida's

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Coastline Act of 2019''; H.R. 1146, the ``Arctic Cultural and Coastal 
Plain Protection Act''; and H.R. 1941, the ``Coastal and Marine 
Economies Protection Act''. The Committee granted, by record vote of 9-
4, a rule providing for consideration of H.R. 205, the ``Protecting and 
Securing Florida's Coastline Act of 2019'', H.R. 1146, the ``Arctic 
Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act'', and H.R. 1941, the 
``Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act''. The rule provides for 
consideration of H.R. 205, the ``Protecting and Securing Florida's 
Coastline Act of 2019'', under a structured rule. 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 116-29, modified by the amendment printed in 
part A 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 makes in order only those amendments printed in part B 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 B of the report. The rule provides one motion to 
recommit with or without instructions. The rule provides for 
consideration of H.R. 1146, the ``Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain 
Protection 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 Natural Resources. 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 116-30, modified by the amendment 
printed in part C 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 makes in order only those amendments printed in part D 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 D of the report. The rule provides one motion to 
recommit with or without instructions. The rule provides for 
consideration of H.R. 1941, the ``Coastal and Marine Economies 
Protection 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 Natural Resources. 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 116-31, modified by the amendment 
printed in part E 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 makes in order only those amendments printed in part F 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 F of the report. The rule provides one motion to 
recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Lowenthal, Bishop of Utah, Castor of Florida, Rooney of 
Florida, and Lesko.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.