[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 99 (Wednesday, May 27, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D445]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO THE USA FREEDOM REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2020
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on Senate Amendments 
to H.R. 6172, the ``USA FREEDOM Reauthorization Act of 2020''. The 
Committee granted, by record vote of 8-4, a rule providing for 
consideration of the Senate amendments to H.R. 6172, the ``USA FREEDOM 
Reauthorization Act of 2020''. The rule makes in order a single motion 
offered by the chair of the Committee on the Judiciary or his designee 
that the House concur in the Senate amendments. The rule waives all 
points of order against consideration of the motion and provides that 
it shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. The 
rule provides that the Senate amendments and the motion shall be 
considered as read. The rule provides one hour of debate on the motion 
equally divided among and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on the Judiciary and the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. The 
rule provides that any motion pursuant to clause 4 of rule XXII 
relating to H.R. 6172 may be offered only by the Majority Leader or his 
designee. The rule provides that if a veto message is laid before the 
House on H.J. Res. 76, then after the message is read, further 
consideration of the veto message and the joint resolution shall be 
postponed until the legislative day of Wednesday, July 1, 2020; and on 
that legislative day, the House shall proceed to reconsideration and 
dispose of such question without intervening motion. Testimony was 
heard from Chairman Lofgren, and Representatives Raskin, Jordan, 
Davidson of Ohio, Gohmert, and Armstrong.
THE DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on Communities of Color''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.