[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 62 (Monday, April 27, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D453-D454]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
U.S.-CUBA TRADE STATUS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing on Examining the Status of U.S. 
Trade with Cuba and Its Impact on Economic Growth. Testimony was heard 
from the following officials of the Department of Commerce: Walter M. 
Bastian, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Western Hemisphere, International 
Trade Administration; and Matthew S. Borman, Acting Assistant 
Secretary, Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security; and 
public witnesses.
WAIVING A REQUIREMENT OF CLAUSE 6(a) OF RULE XIII WITH RESPECT TO 
CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS REPORTED FROM THE COMMITTEE ON 
RULES
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a non-record vote, a rule waiving 
clause 6(a) of rule XIII (requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a 
rule on the same day it is reported from the Rules Committee) against 
certain resolutions reported from the Rules Committee. The rule applies 
the waiver to any resolution reported on the legislative day of April 
28, 2009, providing for consideration or disposition of a conference 
report to accompany the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 13) setting 
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for 
fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for 
fiscal years 2011 through 2014.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.

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