[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 170 (Monday, October 28, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1167-D1168]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
AFFIRMING THE UNITED STATES RECORD ON THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE; COLORADO 
OUTDOOR RECREATION AND ECONOMY ACT; GRAND CANYON CENTENNIAL PROTECTION 
ACT; CHACO CULTURAL HERITAGE AREA PROTECTION ACT OF 2019
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H. Res. 296, the 
``Affirming the United States record on the Armenian Genocide''; H.R. 
823, the ``Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act''; H.R. 1373, 
the ``Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act''; and H.R. 2181, the 
``Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act of 2019''. The Committee 
granted, by record vote of 8-3, a rule providing for consideration of 
H.R. 823, the ``Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy Act'', H.R. 
1373, the ``Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act'', and H.R. 2181, 
the ``Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act of 2019''. The rule 
provides for consideration of H.R. 823, the ``Colorado Outdoor 
Recreation and Economy 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 the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now 
printed in the bill, as 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 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 provides for consideration of H.R. 1373, the 
``Grand Canyon Centennial 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 makes in order as original text for 
the purpose of amendment the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the 
bill and provides that it shall be considered as read. The rule waives 
all points of order against the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. 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. The

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rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. The 
rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2181, the ``Chaco Cultural 
Heritage Area 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 the amendment printed in Part D 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 further amendments printed in part E 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 amendments printed in Part E of the 
report. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions. The rule provides that on any legislative day during the 
period from November 1, 2019, through November 11, 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 4. The rule provides that each day during the 
period addressed by section 4 shall not constitute a calendar or 
legislative day for purposes of clause 7(c)(1) of rule XXII. The rule 
provides that each day during the period addressed by section 4 shall 
not constitute a legislative day for the purposes of clause 7 of rule 
XV. The Committee granted, by nonrecord vote, a closed rule providing 
for consideration of H. Res. 296, Affirming the United States record on 
the Armenian Genocide. The rule provides one hour of debate equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs. The rule provides that the resolution 
shall be considered as read. Testimony was heard from Chairman 
Grijalva, Chairman Engel, and Representatives Bishop of Utah, Tipton, 
Lesko, Smith of New Jersey, and Eshoo.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.