[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 158 (Monday, September 14, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D788-D789]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
POSTAL UPDATE
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Subcommittee on Government 
Operations held a hearing entitled ``Postal Update''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
CONDEMNING ALL FORMS OF ANTI-ASIAN SENTIMENT AS RELATED TO COVID-19; 
EQUITY AND INCLUSION ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 2019; STRENGTH IN DIVERSITY ACT 
OF 2019; PREGNANT WORKERS FAIRNESS ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H. Res. 908, 
condemning all forms of anti-Asian sentiment as related to COVID-19; 
H.R. 2574, the ``Equity and Inclusion Enforcement Act of 2019''; H.R. 
2639, the ``Strength in Diversity Act of 2019'' [Strength in Diversity 
Act of 2020]; and H.R. 2694, the ``Pregnant Workers Fairness Act''. The 
Committee granted, by record vote of 7-3, a rule providing for 
consideration of H.R. 2574, the ``Equity and Inclusion Enforcement Act 
of 2019'', H.R. 2639, the ``Strength in Diversity Act of 2020'', H.R. 
2694, the ``Pregnant Workers Fairness Act'', and H. Res. 908, 
condemning all forms of anti-Asian sentiment as related to COVID-19. 
The rule provides for consideration of H.R. 2574, the ``Equity and 
Inclusion Enforcement Act'', under a closed rule. The rule provides one 
hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and Labor. The 
rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The 
rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now printed in the 
bill, 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 provides one 
motion to recommit with or without instructions. The rule provides for 
consideration of H.R. 2369, the ``Strength in Diversity 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 Education and Labor. 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 116-62 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 3 of the rule 
provides that following debate, each further amendment printed in part 
B of the Rules Committee report not earlier considered as part of 
amendments en bloc pursuant to section 4 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, may be withdrawn by the 
proponent at any time before the question is put thereon, 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 at any time after 
debate the chair of the Committee on Education and Labor or his 
designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments 
printed in part B of the Rules Committee report not earlier disposed 
of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable 
for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Education and Labor or their 
designees, 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 Rules Committee 
report and amendments en bloc described in section 4. The rule provides 
one motion to recommit with or without instructions. The rule provides 
for consideration of H.R. 2694, the ``Pregnant Workers Fairness Act'', 
under a closed rule. The rule provides one hour of general debate 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Education and Labor. The rule waives all points of 
order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
Education and Labor now printed in the bill shall be considered as

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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 one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 
The rule provides for consideration of H. Res. 908, Condemning all 
forms of anti-Asian sentiment as related to COVID-19, under a closed 
rule. The rule provides one hour of general debate 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 resolution. The rule provides that the resolution 
shall be considered as read. The rule amends H. Res. 967, agreed to May 
15, 2020--as amended by H. Res. 1053, agreed to July 20, 2020: in 
section 4, by striking ``September 21, 2020'' and inserting ``November 
20, 2020''; in section 11, by striking ``calendar day of September 20, 
2020'' and inserting ``legislative day of November 20, 2020''; and in 
section 12, by striking ``September 21, 2020'' and inserting ``November 
20, 2020''. Testimony was heard from Chairman Nadler, Chairman Scott of 
Virginia, and Representatives Jordan and Foxx of North Carolina.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.