[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 149 (Tuesday, September 17, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1021-D1022]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
PRESIDENTIAL OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE AND ABUSE OF POWER
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Presidential Obstruction of Justice and Abuse of Power''. Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
FORCED ARBITRATION INJUSTICE REPEAL ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 1423, the 
``Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act''. The Committee granted, by 
record vote of 6-3, a structured rule providing for consideration of 
H.R. 1423, the ``Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act''. The rule 
provides one hour of general 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 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 116-32, modified by the amendment printed 
in part A of the Rules Committee report, 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. 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 September 20, 2019, relating to a 
measure making or continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2020. Finally, the rule provides that it shall be in 
order at any time on the legislative day of September 19, 2019, or 
September 20, 2019, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House 
suspend the rules and that the Speaker or her

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designee shall consult with the Minority Leader or his designee on the 
designation of any matter for consideration pursuant to this section. 
Testimony was heard from Representatives Cicilline and Armstrong.
BUSINESS MEETING
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a 
business meeting on releasing certain executive session material. A 
motion to release certain executive session material passed, without 
amendment.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.