[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 27 (Monday, February 10, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D141]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
COLORADO WILDERNESS ACT OF 2019; REMOVING THE DEADLINE FOR THE 
RATIFICATION OF THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 2546, the 
``Colorado Wilderness Act of 2019'' [Protecting America's Wilderness 
Act]; and H.J. Res. 79, removing the deadline for the ratification of 
the equal rights amendment. The Committee granted, by record vote of 9-
4, a rule providing for consideration of H.R. 2546, the ``Colorado 
Wilderness Act of 2019'', and H.J. Res. 79, Removing the deadline for 
the ratification of the equal rights amendment. The rule provides for 
consideration of H.R. 2546, the ``Colorado Wilderness Act of 2019'', 
under a structured rule. The rule provides one hour of general debate 
on the bill 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 consisting of 
the text of Rules Committee Print 116-50 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 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. Res. 79, 
Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights 
amendment, 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 the Judiciary. The rule 
waives all points of order against consideration of the joint 
resolution. The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in 
the joint resolution shall be considered as adopted and the joint 
resolution, as amended, shall be considered as read. The rule waives 
all points of order against provisions in the joint resolution, as 
amended. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions. The rule provides that House Resolution 842 is hereby 
adopted. The rule provides that on any legislative day during the 
period from February 14, 2020, through February 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 this period. 
Testimony was heard from Representatives Cohen, Collins of Georgia, 
DeGette, Westerman, and Tipton.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.