[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 90 (Tuesday, June 3, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D678]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
21ST CENTURY GREEN HIGH-PERFORMING PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a record vote of 6 to 2, a structured 
rule. The rule provides one hour of general debate on H.R. 3021, the 
21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act, 
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Education and Labor. The rule waives all 
points of order against consideration of the bill except clauses 9 and 
10 of rule XXI. The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor now 
printed in the bill shall be considered as an original bill for the 
purpose of amendment and shall be considered as read. The rule waives 
all points of order against the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
except for clause 10 of rule XXI.
  The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in the report 
of the Committee on Rules. The amendments made in order may be offered 
only in the order printed in the Rules Committee report, may be offered 
only by a Member designated in the Rules Committee report, shall be 
considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the 
Rules Committee 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 a division of the question in the House or in 
the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against the amendments 
except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI are waived. The rule provides 
one motion to recommit with or without instructions. The rule provides 
that, notwithstanding the operation of the previous question, the Chair 
may postpone further consideration of the bill to a time designated by 
the Speaker. Testimony was heard by Chairman George Miller of 
California and Representatives Arcuri, McKeon, Ehlers, Bishop of Utah, 
Hastings of Washington, Brady of Texas, and Kirk.
CHESAPEAKE BAY GATEWAYS AND WATERTRAILS NETWORK CONTINUING 
AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a structured rule. The rule 
provides one hour of general debate on H.R. 5540, Chesapeake Bay 
Gateways and Watertrails Network Continuing Authorization Act, equally 
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on Natural Resources.
  The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill 
except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The rule 
provides that the bill shall be considered as read. The rule waives all 
points of order against provisions of the bill.
  The rule makes in order only the amendment printed in the Rules 
Committee report if offered by Representative Bishop of Utah or his 
designee. The amendment shall be considered as read, shall be debatable 
for twenty minutes equally divided and controlled by a proponent and an 
opponent, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
question in the House.
  The rule waives all points of order against the amendment except 
those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The rule provides one 
motion to recommit the bill with or without instructions. Finally, 
notwithstanding the operation of the previous question, the Chair may 
postpone further consideration of the bill to a time designated by the 
Speaker. Testimony was heard by Representatives Sarbanes and Bishop of 
Utah.

Joint Meetings
KOSOVO MINORITY COMMUNITIES
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission concluded 
a hearing to examine the challenges to minority communities in Kosovo, 
after receiving testimony from Knut Vollebaek, Organization for 
Security and Cooperation in Europe, Vienna, Austria.