[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 81 (Tuesday, June 2, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D625-D626]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
LABOR, HHS, EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education, and Related Agencies held a hearing on the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services. Testimony was heard from 
Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services.
CIA
Committee on Appropriations: Select Intelligence Oversight Panel met in 
executive session to hold a hearing on the CIA. Testimony was heard 
from Leon Panetta, Director, CIA.
LUMBEE RECOGNITION ACT; THOMASINA E. JORDAN INDIAN TRIBES OF VIRGINIA 
FEDERAL RECOGNITION ACT OF 2009
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a non-record vote, a rule providing for 
consideration of H.R. 31, the ``Lumbee Recognition Act,'' under a 
closed rule providing one hour of general debate in the House equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Natural Resources. The rule waives all points of order 
against consideration of the bill except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule 
XXI. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 
Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill shall be 
considered as adopted. The rule waives all points of order against 
provisions of the bill, as amended. The

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rule provides that the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. 
The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
  The rule also provides for consideration of H.R. 1385, the 
``Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act 
of 2009,'' under a structured rule. The rule provides one hour of 
debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Natural Resources and 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 Natural Resources, 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 Rules Committee report. The rule provides that the 
amendments made in order may be offered only in the order printed in 
the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in this report, 
shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified 
in this 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 except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule 
XXI. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit H.R. 1385 with 
or without instructions. Testimony on H.R. 31 was heard from Chairman 
Rahall, Representatives McIntyre and Hastings of WA. Testimony on H.R. 
1385 was heard from Chairman Rahall, Representatives Moran of VA, 
Hastings of WA and Goodlatte.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.