[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 131 (Monday, October 17, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1039]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY IN FOOD CONSUMPTION ACT OF 2005
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a structured rule providing 
one hour of general debate on H.R. 554, Personal Responsibility in Food 
Consumption Act of 2005, equally divided and controlled by the chairman 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. 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 the Judiciary now printed in the bill shall be 
considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment. The rule 
makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules Committee 
report accompanying the resolution. The rule provides that the 
amendments printed in the report may 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, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall 
not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or 
in the Committee of the Whole. The rule waives all points of order 
against the amendments printed in the report. Finally, the rule 
provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony 
was heard from Chairman Sensenbrenner and Representative Scott of 
Virginia.
PROTECTION OF LAWFUL COMMERCE IN ARMS ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a closed rule providing one 
hour of debate in the House on S. 397, Protection of Lawful Commerce in 
Arms Act, equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the committee on the Judiciary. The rule waives all 
points of order against consideration of the bill. Finally, the rule 
provides one motion to recommit. Testimony was heard from Chairman 
Sensenbrenner and Representative Scott of Virginia.