[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 100 (Tuesday, July 7, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D793-D794]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT/FINANCIAL SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS FISCAL 
YEAR 2010
Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported the following 
appropriations for fiscal year 2010: Energy and Water Development, and 
Related Agencies; and Financial Services and General Government.
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION AND 
RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2010
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a non-record vote, a structured rule. 
The rule provides one hour of general debate on H.R. 2997, the 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Appropriations. The rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI. The 
rule waives all points of order against provisions in the bill for 
failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI.
  The rule makes in order the following amendments: (1) the amendment 
printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
the resolution; (2) the amendments printed in part B of the report of 
the Committee on Rules; (3) not to exceed one of the amendments printed 
in part C of the report of the Committee on Rules if offered by 
Representative Campbell of California or his designee; (4) not to 
exceed three of the amendments printed in part D of the report of the 
Committee on Rules if offered by Representative Flake of Arizona or his 
designee; and (5) not to exceed one of the amendments printed in part E 
of the report of the Committee on Rules if offered by Representative 
Hensarling of Texas or his designee. The rule provides that each such 
amendment shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 10 
minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
opponent, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of 
order against such amendments are waived except those arising under 
clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The rule also provides that the amendments 
printed in part B through E of the report may be offered only at the 
appropriate point in the reading.
  The rule provides that for those amendments reported from the 
Committee of the Whole, the question of their adoption shall be put to 
the House en gros and without demand for division of the question. The 
rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
  The rule provides that after consideration of the bill for amendment, 
the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Appropriations or their designees each may offer one pro forma 
amendment to the bill for the purpose of debate, which shall be 
controlled by the proponent. The rule provides that the Chair may 
entertain a motion that the Committee rise only if offered by the chair 
of the Committee on Appropriations or his designee and that the Chair 
may not entertain a motion to strike out the enacting words of the bill 
(as described in clause 9 of rule XVIII). Finally, the rule provides 
that during consideration of H.R. 2997, the Chair may reduce to two 
minutes the minimum time for electronic voting under clause 6 of rule 
XVIII and clauses 8 and 9 of rule XX. Testimony was heard by 
Representatives DeLauro, Welch (VT), Courtney, Kingston, and Jordan.
ENHANCING SMALL BUSINESS RESEARCH AND INNOVATION ACT OF 2009
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a non-record vote, a structured rule. 
The rule provides one hour of general debate on H.R. 2965, the 
Enhancing Small Business Research and Innovation Act of 2009, with 40 
minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Small Business and 20 minutes 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Science and Technology. 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 Small Business 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 report, may be offered only by a 
Member designated in the 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 a division of the 
question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. The rule 
provides that the proponent of any such amendment may modify its 
amendatory instructions. All points of order against the amendments 
except for clauses

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9 and 10 of rule XXI are waived. The rule provides that the previous 
question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments 
thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion 
to recommit with or without instructions.
  The rule also provides that the Chair may entertain a motion that the 
Committee rise only if offered by the chair of the Committee on Small 
Business or a designee. The rule provides that the Chair may not 
entertain a motion to strike out the enacting words of the bill (as 
described in clause 9 of rule XVIII). Finally, the rule provides that 
during consideration of H.R. 2965, the Chair may reduce to two minutes 
the minimum time for electronic voting under clause 6 of rule XVIII and 
clauses 8 and 9 of rule XX. Testimony was heard by Chairwoman 
Velazquez, Markey (MA), Tsongas, and Graves.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.