[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 63 (Tuesday, April 13, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D337-D338]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of 
the United States hearing on H.R. 1884, to repeal section 3003 of the 
Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2015, and for other purposes. Testimony was heard 
from Mila Besich, Mayor, Superior, Arizona; and public witnesses.
WORKPLACE VIOLENCE PREVENTION FOR HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL SERVICE 
WORKERS ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 7, the 
``Paycheck Fairness Act''; and H.R. 1195, the ``Workplace Violence 
Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act''. The 
Committee granted, by record vote of 8-4, a rule providing for 
consideration of H.R. 7, the ``Paycheck Fairness Act'', and H.R. 1195, 
the ``Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service 
Workers Act''. The rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7, the 
``Paycheck Fairness Act'', 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 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 
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 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proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn by the proponent at any 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 Education and Labor or his designee may 
offer

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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 provides one motion to recommit. The 
rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1195, the ``Workplace Violence 
Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act'', 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 
in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education 
and Labor now printed in the bill 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 
C of the Rules Committee report not earlier considered as part of 
amendments en bloc pursuant to section 6 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 6 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 C 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 provides one motion 
to recommit. The rule waives all points of order against the amendments 
printed in parts B and C of the Rules Committee report or amendments en 
bloc described in sections 3 and 6 of the resolution. Testimony was 
heard from Chairman Scott of Virginia, Chairman DeLauro, and 
Representatives Foxx and Courtney.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.