[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 81 (Tuesday, May 11, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D496]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
COMPREHENSIVE DEBT COLLECTION IMPROVEMENT ACT; PREGNANT WORKERS 
FAIRNESS ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 2547, the 
``Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act''; and H.R. 1065, the 
``Pregnant Workers Fairness Act''. The Committee granted, by record 
vote of 8-4, a rule providing for consideration of H.R. 2547, the 
``Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act'', and H.R. 1065, the 
``Pregnant Workers Fairness Act''. The rule provides for consideration 
of H.R. 2547, the ``Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement 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 Financial Services or their designees. 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 Financial Services 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may be withdrawn by the proponent at any time before the question is 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 
Financial Services 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 Financial Services 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 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. 1065, 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 or their designees. 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 one motion to recommit. The rule provides that at any time 
through the legislative day of Friday, May 14, 2021, the Speaker may 
entertain motions offered by the Majority Leader or a designee that the 
House suspend the rules with respect to multiple measures that were the 
object of motions to suspend the rules on the legislative days of May 
11 or 12, 2021, and on which the yeas and nays were ordered and further 
proceedings postponed. The Chair shall put the question on any such 
motion without debate or intervening motion, and the ordering of the 
yeas and nays on postponed motions to suspend the rules with respect to 
such measures is vacated. The rule provides that House Resolution 379 
is hereby adopted. Testimony was heard from Chairman Scott of Virginia, 
and Representatives Foxx, Waters, and Luetkemeyer.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.