[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 19 (Tuesday, February 2, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D81-D82]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
NO TIME TO LOSE: SOLUTIONS TO INCREASE COVID-19 VACCINATIONS IN THE 
STATES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``No Time to Lose: Solutions to 
Increase COVID-19 Vaccinations in the States''. Testimony was heard 
from Ngozi Ezike, M.D., Director, Department of Public Health, 
Illinois; Joneigh S. Khaldun, M.D., Chief Medical Executive and Chief 
Deputy Director, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services; Clay 
Marsh, M.D., COVID-19/Coronavirus Czar, West Virginia; Courtney N. 
Phillips, Secretary, Department of Health, Louisiana; and Jill Hunsaker 
Ryan, Executive Director, Department of Public Health and Environment, 
Colorado.
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
Committee on Oversight and Reform: On February 1, 2021, Full Committee 
held an organizational meeting. The Committee adopted its rules for the 
117th Congress, without amendment. Subcommittee Chairs and the Full 
Committee Vice Chair were agreed to.
BUSINESS MEETING; NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP ACT OF 2021; ESTABLISHING THE 
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET FOR THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 
2021 AND SETTING FORTH THE APPROPRIATE BUDGETARY LEVELS FOR FISCAL 
YEARS 2022 THROUGH 2030
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a business meeting and a 
hearing on H.R. 447, the ``National Apprenticeship Act of 2021''; and 
H. Con. Res. 11, establishing the congressional budget for the United 
States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the 
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030. The 
Committee adopted revised rules for the 117th Congress. Representative 
Hastings was designated the Vice Chair of the Committee. The 
subcommittee ratios and subcommittee appointments were adopted. The 
Committee granted, by record vote of 8-3, a rule providing for 
consideration of H.R. 447, the ``National Apprenticeship Act of 2021'', 
and H. Con. Res. 111, Establishing the congressional budget for the 
United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the 
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030. The 
rule provides for consideration of H.R. 447, the ``National 
Apprenticeship Act of 2021'', 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 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 
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 3 of the rule 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,

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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 3 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 the Rules Committee 
report or amendments en bloc described in section 3 of the rule. The 
rule provides one motion to recommit. The rule provides for 
consideration of H. Con. Res. 11, Establishing the congressional budget 
for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth 
the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030, 
under a closed rule. The rule provides three hours of general debate, 
with two hours equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on the Budget, and one hour, on the 
subject of economic goals and policies, divided and controlled by 
Representatives Beyer of Virginia and Schweikert of Arizona or their 
respective designees. The rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the concurrent resolution. The rule provides that the 
amendment printed in part C of the Rules Committee report shall be 
considered as adopted and the concurrent resolution, as amended, shall 
be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against 
provisions in the concurrent resolution, as amended. The rule provides 
that rule XXVIII shall not apply with respect to the adoption by the 
House of a concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2021. 
The rule provides that House Resolution 73 is hereby adopted. The rule 
amends Clause 3(g)(3)(C) of rule 2 to read as follows: ``(C) Upon 
receipt of an appeal pursuant to subdivision (B), the Committee on 
Ethics shall have 30 calendar days or five legislative days, whichever 
is later, to consider the appeal. The fine will be upheld unless the 
appeal is agreed to by a majority of the Committee. Upon a 
determination regarding the appeal or if no appeal has been filed at 
the expiration of the period specified as subdivision (B), the chair of 
the Committee on Ethics shall promptly notify the Member, Delegate, or 
the Resident Commissioner, the Speaker, the Sergeant-at-Arms, and the 
Chief Administrative Officer and make such notification publicly 
available. The Speaker shall promptly lay such notification before the 
House.'' The rule amends section 4(a)(2) of House Resolution 38 to read 
as follows: ``(2) a fine imposed pursuant to this section shall be 
treated as though imposed under clause 3(g) of rule 2, and shall be 
administered as though pursuant to clause 4(d) of rule 2, except that 
the time periods described in clause 3(g)(3)(C) of rule 2 shall not 
commence until the Committee on Ethics has adopted written rules, and 
the chair of the Committee on Ethics shall notify all Members, 
Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner with pending appeals upon such 
commencement.'' The rule amends House Resolution 8, agreed to January 
4, 2021 (as amended by House Resolution 41, agreed to January 13, 
2021), by striking ``February 11'' each place that it appears and 
inserting ``March 12''. Testimony was heard from Chairman Scott of 
Virginia, Chairman Yarmuth, and Representatives Foxx and Smith of 
Missouri.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.