[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 38 (Monday, March 1, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D175-D176]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
FOR THE PEOPLE ACT OF 2021; GEORGE FLOYD JUSTICE IN POLICING ACT OF 
2021
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 1, the ``For 
the People Act of 2021''; and H.R. 1280, the ``George Floyd Justice in 
Policing Act of 2021''. The Committee granted, by record vote of 7-4, a 
rule providing for consideration of H.R. 1, the ``For the People Act of 
2021'', and H.R. 1280, the ``George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 
2021''. The rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1, the ``For the 
People 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 House Administration or 
their designees. 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

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amendment printed in part B of the Rules Committee report not earlier 
considered as part of amendments en bloc pursuant to section 3 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and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn by 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 3 of the rule provides that at any 
time after debate the chair of the Committee on House Administration or 
her 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 House Administration 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 resolution. 
The rule provides one motion to recommit. The rule provides for 
consideration of H.R. 1280, the ``George Floyd Justice in Policing Act 
of 2021'', 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 or their designees. The rule 
waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule 
provides that the bill shall be considered as read. The rule waives all 
points of order against provisions in the bill. The rule provides one 
motion to recommit. The rule provides that House Resolution 176 and 
House Resolution 177 are hereby adopted. Testimony was heard from 
Chairman Lofgren, and Representatives Rodney Davis of Illinois, Jackson 
Lee, Biggs, Stauber, Lesko, Bourdeaux, Armstrong, Jones, Comer, 
Sarbanes, Grothman, Smucker, Spartz, Westerman, and Burgess.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.