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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 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.
SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 156(1), Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 156(2)
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