[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 172 (Tuesday, December 21, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1232-D1233]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO THE FOLLOWING--AMERICA COMPETES REAUTHORIZATION 
ACT; FDA SAFETY MODERNIZATION ACT; AND THE GPRA MODERNIZATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, rule providing for the 
consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 5116, the America 
COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010. The rule makes in order a motion 
offered by the chair of the Committee on Science and Technology that 
the House concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 5116. The rule 
provides one hour of debate on the motion 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 motion except those arising under clause 10 of 
rule XXI. The rule provides that the Senate amendment shall be 
considered as read.
  The rule provides for the consideration of the Senate amendments to 
H.R. 2751, the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act. The rule makes in 
order a motion offered by the chair of the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce or his designee that the House concur in the Senate amendments 
to H.R. 2751. The rule provides one hour of debate on the motion 
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 motion except those arising under 
clause 10 of rule XXI. The rule

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provides that the Senate amendments shall be considered as read.
  The rule provides for the consideration of the Senate amendment to 
H.R. 2142, the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010. The rule makes in order 
a motion offered by the chair of the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform that the House concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 
2142. The rule provides one hour of debate on the motion equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The rule waives all 
points of order against consideration of the motion except those 
arising under clause 10 of rule XXI. Finally, the rule provides that 
the Senate amendment shall be considered as read.
CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS AND SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EXTENSIONS ACT, 
2011
Committee on Rules: The Committee granted, by a non-record vote, a rule 
for consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the 
Senate amendment to H.R. 3082, the Continuing Appropriations and 
Surface Transportation Extension Act, 2011. The rule makes in order a 
motion offered by the chair of the Committee on Appropriations that the 
House concur in the Senate amendment to the House amendment to the 
Senate amendment to H.R. 3082. The rule provides one hour of debate on 
the motion 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 motion except those 
arising under clause 10 of rule XXI. The rule provides that the Senate 
amendment shall be considered as read.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.