[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 3, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D102-D103]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
DERIVATIVES
Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing to review derivatives legislation. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
PROMOTING BANK LIQUIDITY/LENDING
Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing entitled ``Promoting Bank 
Liquidity and Lending Through Deposit Insurance, Hope for Homeowners, and 
Other Enhancements.'' Testimony was heard from John Bovenzi, Deputy to the 
Chairman and Chief Operating Officer, FDIC; Meg Burns, Director, Office of 
Single Family Program Development, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development; and public witnesses.
CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2009
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a non-record vote, a rule providing for 
consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 2, the Children's Health 
Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009. The rule

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makes in order a motion offered by the chair of the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce or his designee that the House concur in the Senate amendment. The 
rule provides for one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
and the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and 
Means.
  The rule waives all points of order against the motion except those 
arising under clause 10 of rule XXI. The rule provides that the Senate 
amendment and the motion shall be considered as read. Testimony was heard by 
Representatives Pallone and Burgess.
DTV DELAY ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a non-record vote, a closed rule. The rule 
provides for one hour of debate on S. 352, the DTV Delay Act, equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill 
except those arising under clause 10 of rule XXI. The rule provides that the 
bill shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order 
against the bill. The rule provides one motion to commit the bill with or 
without instructions.
  Finally, the rule amends section 2 of H. Res. 92 to provide that the chair 
of the Committee on Appropriations shall insert in the Congressional Record 
no later than February 26, 2009, such material as he may deem explanatory of 
appropriations measures for fiscal year 2009.
  The Committee also adopted, by a non-record vote, its oversight plan for 
the 111th Congress, and authorized its transmission to the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform and the Committee on House Administration. 
Testimony was heard by Representatives Boucher and Stearns.
Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.
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