[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 147 (Tuesday, September 13, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D960-D961]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
PREVENTING A PATRONAGE SYSTEM ACT OF 2021; WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION 
IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2021; ENSURING A FAIR AND ACCURATE CENSUS ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 302, the 
``Preventing a Patronage System Act of 2021''; H.R. 2988, the 
``Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act of 2021''; and H.R. 8326, 
the ``Ensuring a Fair and Accurate Census Act''. The Committee granted, 
by record vote of 8-4, a rule that provides for consideration of H.R. 
302, the ``Preventing a Patronage System Act of 2021'', and H.R. 2988, 
the ``Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act of 2021'', and H.R. 
8326, the ``Ensuring a Fair and Accurate Census Act''. The rule 
provides for consideration of H.R. 302, the ``Preventing a Patronage 
System Act of 2021'', under a structured 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 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 Oversight and Reform 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 makes in 
order only the further amendment to H.R. 302 printed in part A of the 
Rules Committee report. The amendment may be offered only by the 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, and shall not be subject 
to a demand for division of the question. The rule waives all points of 
order against the amendment printed in part A of the report. The rule 
provides one motion to recommit. The rule provides for consideration of 
H.R. 2988, the ``Whistleblower Protection 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 Oversight and Reform 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 Oversight and reform now printed in the bill, as 
modified by the amendment printed in part B 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 C of the Rules Committee report and 
amendments en bloc described in section 4 of the resolution. Each 
amendment printed in the report may be offered 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, 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 C of 
the report or amendments en bloc described in section 4 of the 
resolution. Section 4 provides that the chair of the Committee on 
Oversight and Reform or her designee may offer amendments en bloc 
consisting of 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 
Oversight and Reform 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 that at the conclusion of consideration of 
the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill, as 
amended, to the House with such further amendments as may have been 
adopted. The question of such further amendments' adoption shall be put 
to the House en gros and without division of the question. The rule 
provides one motion to recommit. The rule provides that during 
consideration of H.R. 2988, the Chair may entertain a motion that the 
Committee rise only if offered by the chair of the Committee on 
Oversight and Reform or her designee. The Chair may not entertain a 
motion to strike out the enacting words of the bill. The rule further 
provides for consideration of H.R. 8326, the ``Ensuring a Fair and 
Accurate Census 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 Oversight and Reform 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 
117-64, modified by the amendment printed in part D of the Rules 
Committee report, shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as 
amended, shall be considered as read. The

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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 Rules Committee report and amendments en bloc 
described in section 8 of the resolution. Each amendment printed in the 
report may be offered 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, 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 or amendments en bloc 
described in section 8 of the resolution. Section 8 provides that the 
chair of the Committee on Oversight and Reform or her designee may 
offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in Part E 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 Oversight and Reform 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 that at the conclusion of 
consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and 
report the bill, as amended, to the House with such further amendments 
as may have been adopted. The question of such further amendments' 
adoption shall be put to the House en gros and without division of the 
question. The rule provides one motion to recommit. The rule provides 
that during consideration of H.R. 8326, the Chair may entertain a 
motion that the Committee rise only if offered by the chair of the 
Committee on Oversight and Reform or her designee. The Chair may not 
entertain a motion to strike out the enacting words of the bill. The 
rule provides that at any time through the legislative day of September 
16, 2022, 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 day of September 13, September 14, September 15, or 
September 16, 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 waives the requirement of clause 
6(a) of rule XIII for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the 
Committee on Rules on the same day it is presented to the House with 
respect to any resolution reported through the legislative day of 
September 30, 2022, relating to a measure making or continuing 
appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023. Testimony 
was heard from Chairman Carolyn B. Maloney of New York and 
Representative Comer.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.