[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 156 (Tuesday, September 27, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1028-D1029]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS ACT; MERGER FILING FEE MODERNIZATION ACT OF 2021; 
PAVA PROGRAM INCLUSION ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 7780, the 
``Mental Health Matters Act''; H.R. 3843, the ``Merger Filing Fee 
Modernization Act of

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2021''; and S. 3969, the ``PAVA Program Inclusion Act''. The Committee 
granted, by record vote of 8-4, a rule providing for consideration of 
H.R. 3843, the ``Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022'', H.R. 
7780, the ``Mental Health Matters Act'', and S. 3969, the ``PAVA 
Program Inclusion Act''. The rule provides for consideration of H.R. 
3843, the ``Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022'', 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 
the Judiciary 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 117-66 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 for consideration of H.R. 7780, 
the ``Mental Health Matters Act'', 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 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 
117-67 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 the Rules Committee report accompanying the 
resolution. Each amendment made in order 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 the 
report. 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. 7780, the Chair may entertain a motion that the 
Committee rise only if offered by the chair of the Committee on 
Education or Labor or his designee. The Chair may not entertain a 
motion to strike out the enacting words of the bill. The rule provides 
for consideration of S. 3969, the ``PAVA Program Inclusion 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 
House Administration 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 commit. 
The rule provides that on any legislative day during the period from 
October 3, 2022, through November 11, 2022, the Journal of the 
proceedings of the previous day shall be considered as approved. The 
rule provides that for this duration: the Speaker may appoint Members 
to perform the duties of the Chair; and that each day shall not 
constitute a calendar day for the purposes of section 7 of the War 
Powers Resolution, a legislative day for purposes of clause 7 of rule 
XIII, or a calendar or legislative day for purposes of clause 7(c)(1) 
of rule XXII. The rule provides that at any time through the 
legislative day of September 30, 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 28, 29, or 30, 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 
Scott of Virginia, and Representatives Foxx, Butterfield, Rodney Davis 
of Illinois, Cicilline, and Bentz.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.