[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 91 (Thursday, May 14, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D408-D409]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
PROTECTING SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY IN THE COVID-19 RESPONSE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Protecting Scientific Integrity in the COVID-19 Response''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
AUTHORIZING REMOTE VOTING BY PROXY IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND 
PROVIDING FOR OFFICIAL REMOTE COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS DURING A PUBLIC 
HEALTH EMERGENCY DUE TO A NOVEL CORONAVIRUS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; 
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE; HEROES ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing and a markup on H. 
Res. 965, authorizing remote voting by proxy in the House of 
Representatives and providing for official remote committee proceedings 
during a public health emergency due to a novel

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coronavirus, and for other purposes [Original Jurisdiction Hearing]; 
and a hearing on H.R. 6800, the ``HEROES Act''. H. Res. 965 was ordered 
reported, without amendment. The Committee granted, by record vote of 
8-4, a rule providing for consideration of H. Res. 965, Authorizing 
remote voting by proxy in the House of Representatives and providing 
for official remote committee proceedings during a public health 
emergency due to a novel coronavirus, and for other purposes, and H.R. 
6800, the ``Heroes Act''. The rule provides for consideration of H. 
Res. 965, Authorizing remote voting by proxy in the House of 
Representatives and providing for official remote committee proceedings 
during a public health emergency due to a novel coronavirus, and for 
other purposes, under a closed rule. The rule provides that upon 
adoption of this resolution it shall be in order without intervention 
of any point of order to consider H. Res. 965. The rule provides one 
hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Rules. The rule provides 
that the resolution shall be considered as read. The rule provides for 
consideration of H.R. 6800, the ``Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus 
Emergency Solutions Act'', under a closed rule. The rule provides that 
upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider H.R. 
6800 without intervention of any question of consideration. The rule 
provides two hours of general debate equally divided and controlled by 
the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Appropriations. The rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the amendment printed 
in 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 
provides that clause 2(e) of rule XXI shall not apply during 
consideration of the bill. The rule provides one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions. The rule provides that until completion 
of proceedings enabled by the first two sections of the resolution, the 
Chair may decline to entertain any intervening motion (except as 
expressly provided herein), resolution, question, or notice; and the 
Chair may decline to entertain the question of consideration. Section 4 
of the rule provides that on any legislative day during the period from 
May 19, 2020, through July 21, 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 4 of the 
resolution. The rule provides that each day during the period addressed 
by section 4 of the resolution shall not constitute a calendar day for 
the purposes of section 7 of the War Powers Resolution. The rule 
provides that each day during the period addressed by section 4 of the 
resolution shall not constitute a legislative day for purposes of 
clause 7 of rule XIII. The rule provides that each day during the 
period addressed by section 4 of the resolution 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 rule provides for consideration of concurrent 
resolutions providing for adjournment during the month of July, 2020. 
The rule provides that it shall be in order at any time through the 
calendar day of July 19, 2020, for the Speaker to entertain motions 
that the House suspend the rules as though under clause 1 of rule XV, 
and that the Speaker or her designee shall consult with the Minority 
Leader or his designee on the designation of any matter for 
consideration pursuant to this section. 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 July 21, 2020. Testimony was heard from Chairman Lowey, Chairman 
Pallone, and Representatives Hoyer, Rodney Davis of Illinois, Bergman, 
Bishop of North Carolina, Byrne, Jordan, Pence, Cole, and Grothman.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.