[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 119 (Monday, June 29, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D544-D545]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
THE U.S. PARK POLICE ATTACK ON PEACEFUL PROTESTERS AT LAFAYETTE SQUARE
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The U.S. Park Police Attack on Peaceful Protesters at Lafayette 
Square''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
INVEST IN AMERICA ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 2, the 
``INVEST in America Act'' [Moving Forward Act]. The Committee granted, 
by record vote of 8-4, a structured rule providing for consideration of 
H.R. 2, the ``Moving Forward Act''. The rule provides two hours of 
general debate on the bill equally divided and controlled by the chair 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure. 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 
116-54, 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. Section 2 of the rule 
provides that following general debate, it shall be in order for the 
chair of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure or his 
designee to offer an amendment en bloc consisting of the further 
amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee Report. The 
amendment en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 
one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
or their respective designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and 
shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. Section 
3 of the rule provides that after consideration of the amendment en 
bloc described in section 2, it shall be in order for the chair of the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure or his designee to offer 
an amendment en bloc consisting of the further amendments printed in 
part C of the Rules Committee report. The amendment en bloc shall be 
considered as read, shall be debatable for 30 minutes equally divided 
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure or their respective 
designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject 
to a demand for division of the question. Section 4 of the rule 
provides that after consideration of the amendment en bloc described in 
section 3, it shall be in order for the chair of the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure or his designee to offer an amendment 
en bloc consisting of the further amendments printed in part D of the 
Rules Committee report. The amendment en bloc shall be considered as 
read, shall be debatable for 30 minutes equally divided and controlled 
by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure or their respective designees, shall 
not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for 
division of the question. Section 5 of the rule provides that after 
consideration of the amendment en bloc described in section 4, it shall 
be in order for the chair of the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure or his designee to offer an amendment en bloc consisting 
of the further amendments printed in part E

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of the Rules Committee report. The amendment en bloc shall be 
considered as read, shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure or their respective designees, shall 
not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for 
division of the question. Section 6 of the rule provides that after 
consideration of the amendment en bloc described in section 5, it shall 
be in order for the chair of the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure or his designee to offer an amendment en bloc consisting 
of the further amendments printed in part F of the Rules Committee 
report. The amendment en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be 
debatable for 30 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure or their respective designees, shall not be subject to 
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
question. Section 7 of the rule provides that after consideration of 
the amendment en bloc described in section 6, it shall be in order for 
the ranking minority member of the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure or his designee to offer an amendment en bloc consisting 
of the further amendments printed in part G of the Rules Committee 
report. The amendment en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be 
debatable for 30 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure or their respective designees, shall not be subject to 
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
question. Section 8 of the rule provides that after consideration of 
the amendment en bloc described in section 7, each further amendment 
printed in part H of the Rules Committee report shall be considered 
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. Section 9 of the rule provides that prior to the offering of 
an amendment en bloc pursuant to sections 2 through 7, the chair of the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure or his designee may 
designate amendments that shall not be considered as part of the 
amendment en bloc. The rule provides that any amendment designated 
pursuant to section 9 shall be in order after consideration of the 
further amendments printed in part H if offered by a Member designated 
in the Rules Committee report, shall be debatable for 10 minutes 
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 
amendments en bloc described in sections 2 through 7 and the further 
amendments described in sections 8 and 9. The rule provides one motion 
to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from 
Chairman Waters, Chairman DeFazio, and Representatives Rodney Davis of 
Illinois, Neal, Estes, Brownley of California, Calvert, Cicilline, 
Crawford, Cohen, Costa, Garcia of California, Courtney, Gianforte, 
Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico, Garamendi, Graves of Louisiana, Jackson 
Lee, Grothman, Kevin Hern of Oklahoma, Peters, Perry, Sablan, Walberg, 
Woodall, and Burgess.


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  June 29, 2020, on page D545, the following language 
appears: Testimony was heard from Chairman Waters, Chairman 
DeFazio, and Representatives Rodney Davis of Illinois, Neal, 
Estes, Brownley of California, Calvert, Cicilline, Crawford, 
Cohen, Estes, Costa, Garcia of California, Courtney, Gianforte, 
Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico, Garamendi, Graves of Louisiana, 
Jackson Lee, Grothman, Kevin Hern of Oklahoma, Peters, Perry, 
Sablan, Walberg, Woodall, and Burgess.
  
  The online version has been corrected to read: Testimony was 
heard from Chairman Waters, Chairman DeFazio, and Representatives 
Rodney Davis of Illinois, Neal, Estes, Brownley of California, 
Calvert, Cicilline, Crawford, Cohen, Costa, Garcia of California, 
Courtney, Gianforte, Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico, Garamendi, 
Graves of Louisiana, Jackson Lee, Grothman, Kevin Hern of 
Oklahoma, Peters, Perry, Sablan, Walberg, Woodall, and Burgess.


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Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.