[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 17 (Monday, January 27, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D82]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
STUDENT BORROWER CREDIT IMPROVEMENT ACT; SENATE AMENDMENT TO THE 
MERCHANT MARINERS OF WORLD WAR II CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL ACT OF 2019
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 3621, the 
``Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act'' [Comprehensive CREDIT Act 
of 2020]; and Senate Amendment to H.R. 550, the ``Merchant Mariners of 
World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019'' [No War Against 
Iran Act; To repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against 
Iraq Resolution of 2002]. The Committee granted, by record vote of 8-4, 
a rule providing for consideration of H.R. 3621, the ``Student Borrower 
Credit Improvement Act'' [Comprehensive CREDIT Act of 2020], and the 
Senate Amendment to H.R. 550, the ``Merchant Mariners of World War II 
Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019'' [No War Against Iran Act; To 
repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq 
Resolution of 2002]. The rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3621, 
the ``Comprehensive CREDIT Act of 2020'', 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 116-47, 
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 the consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 550. The 
rule makes in order a motion offered by the chair of the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs or his designee that the House concur in the Senate 
amendment with two House amendments: Amendment #1 consisting of the 
text of Rules Committee Print 116-48, the ``No War Against Iran Act''; 
and Amendment #2 consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 116-
49, to repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq 
Resolution of 2002. The rule provides one hour of debate on each House 
amendment, equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The rule waives 
all points of order against consideration of the motion and provides 
that the Senate amendment and the motion shall be considered as read. 
The rule provides that the question shall be divided between the two 
House amendments, that no further division of the question is in order, 
and that the divided question shall be considered in the order 
specified by the chair. The rule provides that if only one amendment is 
adopted, that amendment shall be engrossed as an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute to the Senate amendment to H.R. 550. Testimony 
was heard from Chairman Waters, and Representatives Levin of Michigan, 
Chabot, and McHenry.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.