[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 19, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D27]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
BRIEFING--CHINA'S BEHAVIOR--IMPACT ON U.S. INTERESTS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on Assessing China's 
Behavior and its Impact on U.S. interests. Testimony was heard from 
Larry M. Wortzel, Commissioner, United States--China Economic and 
Security Review Commission; and public witnesses.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Met for organizational purposes. Committee 
adopted its rules of procedure for the 112th Congress.
RESOLUTION--REDUCE SPENDING--TRANSITION TO NON-SECURITY SPENDING AT FY 
2008 LEVELS
Committee on Rules: Committee granted, by a record vote of 8 to 4, a 
closed rule providing one hour of debate on H. Res. 38, equally divided 
and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Rules or their respective designees. The rule waives all 
points of order against consideration of the resolution. The rule 
provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended 
by the Committee on Rules, now printed in the resolution, shall be 
considered as adopted and the resolution, as amended, shall be 
considered as read. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions.
  Prior to this action, the Committee ordered reported, as amended, H. 
Res. 38, To Reduce Spending Through a Transition to Non-Security 
Spending at Fiscal Year 2008 levels. Prior to reporting the resolution, 
the Committee held a hearing on the resolution. Testimony was heard 
from Representative Van Hollen.