[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 6 (Monday, January 10, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D27]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
GUARD AND RESERVE GI BILL PARITY ACT OF 2021; EVEST ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 1836, the 
``Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2021''; and H.R. 4673, the 
``EVEST Act''. The Committee granted, by record vote of 8-4, a rule 
providing for consideration of H.R. 1836, the ``Guard and Reserve GI 
Bill Parity Act of 2021'', and H.R. 4673, the ``EVEST Act''. The rule 
provides for consideration of H.R. 1836, the ``Guard and Reserve GI 
Bill Parity Act of 2021'', under a structured rule. The rule provides 
one hour of general debate on the bill equally divided and controlled 
by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs 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 
117-25 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 
amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee report. Each 
further amendment printed in part A 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and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn by 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 A of the report. The rule provides one 
motion to recommit. The rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4673, 
the ``EVEST Act'', under a structured rule. The rule provides one hour 
of general debate on the bill equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
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 
117-26 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 5 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 5 of the rule 
provides that at any time after debate the chair of the Committee on 
Veterans' Affairs 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. The rule provides that 
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 Veterans Affairs' 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 report and 
amendments en bloc described in section 5 of the resolution. The rule 
provides one motion to recommit. The rule provides that House 
Resolution 188, agreed to March 8, 2021, is amended by striking 
``January 21, 2022'' each place it appears and inserting ``February 4, 
2022''. Testimony was heard from Chairman Takano and Representative 
Bost.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.