[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 165 (Friday, November 6, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1305-D1306]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
COMMITTEE PRINT--FINANCIAL STABILITY IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2009
Committee on Financial Services: Continued consideration of the 
Committee Print of the Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009.
  Will continue November 17.
PROHIBITING IMPORTS OF PYTHON SNAKES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security held a hearing on H.R. 2811, To amend title 18, 
United States Code, to include constrictor snakes of the species Python 
genera as an injurious animal. Testimony was heard from Representative 
Meek of Florida; Dan Ashe, Deputy Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, 
Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
THE ``AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE FOR AMERICA ACT'' AND THE ``MEDICARE 
PHYSICIAN PAYMENT REFORM ACT OF 2009''
The Committee on Rules: granted, by a record vote of 6 to 4, a rule 
providing for consideration of H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care 
for America Act, under a structured rule. The rule provides four hours 
of debate in the House to be equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Ways and Means, and the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Education and Labor. The rule waives all points of order 
against consideration of the bill except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule 
XXI.
  The rule provides that the amendment printed in part A of the Rules 
Committee report, perfected by the modification printed in part B of 
the report, shall be considered as adopted. The rule waives all points 
of order against provisions of the bill, as amended and provides that 
the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
  The rule makes in order the further amendment printed in part C of 
the Rules Committee report if offered by Representative Stupak of 
Michigan or his designee, which shall be in order without intervention 
of any point of order except those arising under clause 9 of rule XXI, 
shall be considered as read, shall be separately debatable for 20 
minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
opponent, and shall not be subject to a demand for a division of the 
question. The rule makes in order the further amendment in the nature 
of a substitute printed in part D of the Committee report, if offered

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by Representative Boehner of Ohio or his designee, which shall be in 
order
  without intervention of any point of order, shall be considered as 
read, and shall be separately debatable for one hour equally divided 
and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. The rule provides one 
motion to recommit with or without instructions, which shall be 
considered as read.
  The rule provides that during consideration of an amendment printed 
in the Committee report accompanying this rule, the Chair may postpone 
the question of adoption as though under clause 8 of rule XX.
  The rule also provides for consideration of H.R. 3961, the Medicare 
Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009 under a closed rule. The rule 
provides one hour of debate 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 for clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI, and provides that the bill 
shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order 
against provisions of the bill. The rule provides one motion to 
recommit with or without instructions. The rule provides that in the 
engrossment of H.R. 3961, the Clerk shall add the text of H.R. 2920, as 
passed by the House, as new matter at the end of H.R. 3961. Testimony 
was heard from Chairmen Rangel and George Miller of California; 
Representatives Pallone, Stupak, Berkley, Jackson-Lee of Texas, Kagen, 
Klein of Florida, Johnson of Georgia, Kaptur, Dahlkemper, Barton of 
Texas, Deal of Georgia, Walden, Burgess, Blackburn, Gingrey of Georgia, 
Scalise, Pitts, Camp, Brady of Texas, Kline of Minnesota, McKeon, Roe 
of Tennessee, Sessions, Foxx, Emerson, Kirk, Lipinski, Fleming, Smith 
of New Jersey, and King of Iowa.

Joint Meetings
EMPLOYMENT
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
employment situation for October 2009, after receiving testimony from 
Keith Hall, Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics.