[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 85 (Monday, May 17, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D527]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
FAIRNESS IN ORPHAN DRUG EXCLUSIVITY ACT; CONDEMNING THE HORRIFIC 
SHOOTINGS IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA, ON MARCH 16, 2021, AND REAFFIRMING THE 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE'S COMMITMENT TO COMBATING HATE, BIGOTRY, AND 
VIOLENCE AGAINST THE ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITY
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 1629, the 
``Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity Act''; and H. Res. 275, 
condemning the horrific shootings in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 16, 
2021, and reaffirming the House of Representative's commitment to 
combating hate, bigotry, and violence against the Asian-American and 
Pacific Islander community. The Committee granted, by record vote of 9-
4, a rule providing for consideration of H.R. 1629, the ``Fairness in 
Orphan Drug Exclusivity Act'', and H. Res. 275, Condemning the horrific 
shootings in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 16, 2021, and reaffirming the 
House of Representative's commitment to combating hate, bigotry, and 
violence against the Asian-American and Pacific Islander community. The 
rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1629, the ``Fairness in Orphan 
Drug Exclusivity Act'', under a closed rule. The rule provides one hour 
of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce 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 for 
consideration of H. Res. 275, Condemning the horrific shootings in 
Atlanta, Georgia, on March 16, 2021, and reaffirming the House of 
Representative's commitment to combating hate, bigotry, and violence 
against the Asian-American and Pacific Islander community, under a 
closed rule. The rule provides one hour of debate equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Oversight and Reform. 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 provides that House Resolution 
398 is hereby adopted. The rule provides that House Resolution 188, 
agreed to March 8, 2021 (as amended by H. Res. 330, agreed to April 20, 
2021) is amended by striking ``May 20, 2021'' each place it appears and 
inserting (in each instance) ``July 1, 2021''. The rule provides that 
at any time through the legislative day of Thursday, May 20, 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 17 or 18, 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. Testimony was heard 
from Chairman Pallone, and Representatives Latta, DeSaulnier, and 
Fallon.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.