[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 166 (Wednesday, December 15, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1198-D1199]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
COMMODITY POSITION LIMITS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and 
Risk Management held a hearing to review implementation of provisions 
of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 
relating to position limits. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Gary Gensler, 
Chairman; and Bart Chilton, Commissioner; and public witnesses.
FORECLOSURE CRISIS CAUSES/EFFECTS
Committee on the Judiciary: Concluded hearings on Foreclosed Justice: 
Causes and Effects of the Foreclosure Crisis--Part II. Testimony was 
heard from Senator Whitehouse, and public witnesses.
SBIR/STTR REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2009 (DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL REPEAL ACT 
OF 2010)
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a vote of 6-2, a rule providing for 
consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 2965, the SBIR/STTR 
Reauthorization Act of 2009 (Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010). 
The rule makes in order a motion offered by the Majority Leader or his 
designee that the House concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2965 
with the amendment printed in the Rules Committee report. The rule 
provides one hour of debate on the motion equally divided and 
controlled by the Majority Leader and Minority Leader or their 
respective designees. The rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the motion except those arising under clause 10 of 
rule XXI. The rule provides that the Senate

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amendment and the motion shall be considered as read. Testimony was 
heard from Representatives Davis of California, and McKeon.
TAX RELIEF, UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE REAUTHORIZATION, AND JOB CREATION 
ACT OF 2010
The Committee on Rules: Granted, by a non-record vote, a rule providing 
for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the 
Senate amendment to H.R. 4853, the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance 
Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010. The rule provides three 
hours of debate on the topics addressed by the motions specified in 
sections 2 and 3 of the rule, equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means. 
The rule makes in order a motion offered by the chair of the Committee 
on Ways and Means that the House concur in the Senate amendment to the 
House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 4853 with the amendment 
printed in the Rules Committee report. The rule waives all points of 
order against consideration of the motion except those arising under 
clause 10 of rule XXI. If the motion described in section 2 of the rule 
fails of adoption, the rule causes to be pending a motion to concur in 
the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to 
H.R. 4853. Finally, until completion of proceedings enabled by the 
first three sections of the rule, the Chair may decline to entertain 
any intervening motion, resolution, question, or notice; the Chair may 
postpone such proceedings to such time as may be designated by the 
Speaker; and each amendment and motion considered pursuant to the rule 
shall be considered as read. Testimony was heard from Chairman Levin 
and Representatives Pomeroy, Van Hollen, Doggett, Weiner, Welch, Brady 
(TX), Herger, Pence, and Graves (GA).
BRIEFING--COUNTERTERRORISM UPDATE
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
receive a briefing on Counterterrorism Update. The Committee was 
briefed by departmental witnesses.
BRIEFING--OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT IN THE INTELLIGENCE C0MMUNITY
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee Intelligence 
Community Management met in executive session to receive a briefing on 
Outside Employment in the Intelligence Community. The Committee was 
briefed by departmental witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.