[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 7 (Monday, January 13, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D38-D39]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
PROTECTING OLDER WORKERS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION ACT; PROVIDING FOR 
CONGRESSIONAL DISAPPROVAL UNDER CHAPTER 8 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES 
CODE, OF THE RULE SUBMITTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION RELATING TO 
``BORROWER DEFENSE INSTITUTIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY''
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 1230, the 
``Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act''; and H.J. Res. 
76, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 
United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of 
Education relating to ``Borrower Defense Institutional 
Accountability''. The Committee granted, by record vote of 8-3, a rule 
providing for consideration of H.R. 1230, the ``Protecting Older 
Workers Against Discrimination Act'', and H.J. Res. 76, Providing for 
congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States 
Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to 
``Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability''. The rule provides 
for consideration of H.R. 1230, the ``Protecting Older Workers Against 
Discrimination Act'', under a structured rule. The rule provides one 
hour of debate on the bill 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 the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-46 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. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions. The rule provides for consideration of H.J.

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Res. 76, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of 
title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of 
Education relating to ``Borrower Defense Institutional 
Accountability'', under a closed rule. The rule provides one hour of 
debate on the joint resolution 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 
joint resolution. The rule provides that the joint resolution shall be 
considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against 
provisions in the joint resolution. The rule provides one motion to 
recommit. Section 3 of the rule provides that on any legislative day 
during the period from January 17, 2020, through January 24, 2020: 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. Testimony was heard from 
Chairman Scott of Virginia, and Representatives Foxx, Lee of Nevada, 
and Rodney Davis of Illinois.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.