[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 14, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D40]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Met for organizational purposes.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Met for organizational purposes.
TARP REFORM AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2009
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a non-record vote, a rule providing for 
further consideration of H.R. 384, the TARP Reform and Accountability 
Act of 2009, under a structured rule. No further general debate shall 
be in order. 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 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 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 
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 
a motion to proceed under section 115 of the Emergency Economic 
Stabilization Act if offered by the Majority Leader or his designee 
which may be offered not later than the legislative day of January 22, 
2009. Testimony was heard from Representatives Speier, Jackson-Lee 
(TX), Kaptur, Corrine Brown (FL), Hinchey, Kennedy, Welch, Neugebauer, 
Gohmert, Dent, and Bilirakis.
SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMY
Committee on Small Business: Met with non-governmental persons to 
discuss the State of the Small Business Economy and Identifying 
Policies to Promote an Economic Recovery.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Ways and Means: Met for organizational purposes.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.