E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 117 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 167 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2021 No. 23 House of Representatives The House met at 2 p.m. and was forward and lead the House in the ganizational meeting on Thursday, February called to order by the Speaker. Pledge of Allegiance. 4, 2021. Sincerely, f Mr. MOONEY led the Pledge of Alle- giance as follows: PETER A. DEFAZIO, PRAYER Chair. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the RULE I. GENERAL PROVISIONS The Chaplain, Reverend Margaret United States of America, and to the Repub- (a) Applicability of House Rules.— lic for which it stands, one nation under God, Grun Kibben, offered the following (1) In General.—The Rules of the House are indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. prayer: the rules of the Committee and its sub- Eternal God, into Your hands we f committees so far as applicable, except that commend this day, a great American a motion to recess from day to day, and a statesman, George Schultz. His patri- MOMENT OF SILENCE IN REMEM- motion to dispense with the first reading (in otism and unwavering principles serve full) of a bill or resolution, if printed copies BRANCE OF THE HONORABLE are available, are non-debatable privileged as an example of a life lived in response RON WRIGHT to Your calling. Remind us that this is motions in the Committee and its sub- committees. a calling to which You call each one of The SPEAKER. The Chair asks all those present in the Chamber, as well (2) Subcommittees.—Each subcommittee is us to filter out the noise and bias, to part of the Committee, and is subject to the defuse the competing voices of acri- as Members and staff throughout the authority and direction of the Committee mony and indifference, and to march to Capitol and in their districts, to rise and its rules so far as applicable. the pulse within our souls that beats for a moment of silence in remem- (3) Incorporation of House Rule on Committee out the steps of the path You lay be- brance of the late Honorable RON Procedure.—Rule XI of the Rules of the fore us. WRIGHT of Texas. House, which pertains entirely to Committee procedure, is incorporated and made a part Trust is the coin of the realm, Your f of the rules of the Committee to the extent realm, Your kingdom here on Earth. applicable. Pursuant to clause 2(a)(3) of Rule And to prosper here requires that we ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER XI of the Rules of the House, the Chair of the trust in You; that we trust in the Committee is authorized to offer a motion moral high ground that You have The SPEAKER. Under clause 5(d) of under clause 1 of Rule XXII of the Rules of called us to defend; to trust in the men rule XX, the Chair announces to the the House whenever the Chair considers it and women whom You have set beside House that, in light of the passing of appropriate. the gentleman from Texas (Mr. (b) Publication of Rules.—Pursuant to us and across from us. clause 2(a) of Rule XI of the Rules of the May we realize that when this kind WRIGHT), the whole number of the House is 431. House, the Committee’s rules shall be pub- of trust, a trust established in our rela- licly available in electronic form and pub- tionship with You and inspired by Your f lished in the Congressional Record not later own trustworthiness, when this trust is than 60 days after the Chair is elected in in the room, good things happen, and PUBLICATION OF COMMITTEE each odd-numbered year. everything else is just details. (c) Vice Chair.—The Chair shall appoint a RULES vice chair of the Committee and of each sub- This day, in You, God, we trust, and RULES OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION committee. If the Chair of the Committee or we commend the details to Your care. AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE 117TH CONGRESS subcommittee is not present at any meeting We pray in the strength of Your holy COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND of the Committee or subcommittee, as the name. INFRASTRUCTURE, HOUSE OF REP- case may be, the vice chair shall preside. If f RESENTATIVES, the vice chair is not present, the ranking Washington, DC, February 8, 2021. member of the majority party on the Com- THE JOURNAL Hon. NANCY PELOSI, mittee or subcommittee who is present shall The SPEAKER. Pursuant to section Speaker, preside at that meeting. 5(a)(1)(A) of House Resolution 8, the House of Representatives. RULE II. REGULAR, ADDITIONAL, AND SPECIAL Journal of the last day’s proceedings is DEAR MADAM SPEAKER: Pursuant to Rule MEETINGS approved. XI, Clause 2(a) of the Rules of the House of (a) Regular Meetings.—Regular meetings of Representatives, I respectfully submit the the Committee shall be held on the last f rules of the 117th Congress for the Com- Wednesday of every month to transact its PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure business unless such day is a holiday, or the for publication in the Congressional Record. House is in recess or is adjourned, in which The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman The Committee adopted these rules by voice case the Chair shall determine the regular from West Virginia (Mr. MOONEY) come vote, with a quorum being present, at our or- meeting day of the Committee for that b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. H473 . VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:10 Feb 09, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A08FE7.000 H08FEPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE H474 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 8, 2021 month. A regular meeting of the Committee of legislation, or at the time of a meeting an- (j) Availability of Text of Amendments in may be dispensed with if, in the judgment of nouncement under paragraph (d)(2) of Com- Electronic Form.—Pursuant to clause 2(e) of the Chair, there is no need for the meeting. mittee Rule II if made within 24 hours before Rule XI of the Rules of the House, not later This paragraph shall not apply to meetings such meeting. than 24 hours after the adoption of any of any subcommittee. (b) Open Meetings.—Each meeting for the amendment, or 48 hours after the disposition (b) Additional Meetings.—The Chair may transaction of business, including the mark- or withdrawal of any other amendment, to a call and convene, if the Chair considers nec- up of legislation, and each hearing of the measure or matter considered by the Com- essary, additional meetings of the Com- Committee or a subcommittee shall be open mittee, the Chair shall cause the text of the mittee for the consideration of any bill or to the public, except as provided by clause amendment to be made publicly available in resolution pending before the Committee or 2(g) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House. electronic form. (c) Meetings to Begin Promptly.—Each meet- for the conduct of other committee business. RULE IV. HEARING PROCEDURES The Committee shall meet for such purpose ing or hearing of the Committee shall begin (a) Announcement of Hearing.— pursuant to the call of the Chair. promptly at the time so stipulated in the (1) Minimum notice period.—Pursuant to (c) Special Meetings.—If at least three mem- public announcement of the meeting or hear- clause 2(g)(3) of Rule XI of the Rules of the bers of the Committee desire that a special ing. House, the Chair shall make a public an- meeting of the Committee be called by the (d) Addressing the Committee.—Except as nouncement of the date, place, and subject Chair, those members may file with the provided under paragraph (e) of Committee matter of a Committee or subcommittee Clerk of the Committee their written request Rule IV, a Committee member may address hearing, which may not commence earlier to the Chair for that special meeting. Such the Committee or a subcommittee on any than the one week after such notice. request shall specify the measure or matter bill, motion, or other matter under consider- (2) Changes in hearing times.—A hearing to be considered. Immediately upon the fil- ation— may commence sooner than announced if the ing of the request, the Clerk of the Com- (1) only when recognized by the Chair for Chair, with concurrence of the ranking mi- mittee shall notify the Chair of the filing of that purpose; and nority member, determines there is good the request. If, within 3 calendar days after (2) only for 5 minutes, or for a period of cause to begin the hearing sooner or the the filing of the request, the Chair does not time designated by the Chair with concur- Committee so determines by majority vote, call the requested special meeting to be held rence of the ranking minority member, until a quorum being present for the transaction within 7 calendar days after the filing of the such time as each member of the Committee of business. The Chair shall make a public request, a majority of the members of the or subcommittee who so desires has had an announcement of the hearing time change at Committee may file with the Clerk their opportunity to address the Committee or the earliest possible opportunity.