[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 179 (Tuesday, October 12, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1123-D1124]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2021; PUMP 
FOR NURSING MOTHERS ACT; PROTECT OLDER JOB APPLICANTS ACT; SENATE 
AMENDMENT TO THE HOUSE AMENDMENT TO THE PROMOTING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR 
AMERICANS ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 2119, the 
``Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 2021''; 
H.R. 3110, the ``PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act''; H.R. 3992, the 
``Protect Older Job Applicants Act''; and the Senate Amendment to the 
House Amendment to S. 1301, the ``Promoting Physical Activity for 
Americans Act'' [Increase of Public Debt Limit]. The Committee granted, 
by record vote of 8-3, a rule providing for consideration of H.R. 2119, 
the ``Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act of 
2021'', H.R. 3110, the ``PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act'', and H.R. 3992, 
the ``Protect Older Job Applicants (POJA) Act''. The rule provides for 
consideration of H.R. 2119, the ``Family Violence Prevention and 
Services Act'', 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 or their 
designees. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of 
the bill. The rule provides that an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-15, 
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may be withdrawn by the proponent at any time before the question is 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. The rule waives all 
points of order against the amendments printed in Part B of the report 
and amendments en bloc described in section 3 of the resolution. 
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 provides one motion to recommit. The 
rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3110, the ``PUMP for Nursing 
Mothers 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 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, modified by the amendment printed in

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part C 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 makes in order only those further amendments printed in part D of 
the Rules Committee report. Each further amendment printed in part D of 
the Rules Committee report 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. The rule waives all points of order against the amendments 
printed in part D of the report. The rule provides one motion to 
recommit. The rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3992, the 
``Protect Older Job Applicants 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 or their designees. The rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill. The rule provides that an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 
117-14 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 makes in order only those 
further amendments printed in part E of the report. Each further 
amendment printed in part E of the Rules Committee report 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. The rule waives all points of order against 
the amendments printed in part E of the report. The rule provides one 
motion to recommit. The rule provides that the House hereby concurs in 
the Senate amendment to the House amendment to S. 1301. The rule 
provides that at any time through the legislative day of Friday, 
October 22, 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 July 26, September 29, October 19, 
October 20, October 21, or October 22, 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 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. Finally, the rule 
provides that House Resolution 188, agreed to March 8, 2021, is amended 
by striking ``October 27, 2021'' each place it appears and inserting 
``November 18, 2021''.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.