[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 25, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D38-D39]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Agriculture: Met for organizational purposes. Committee 
adopted its rules of procedure for the 112th Congress.

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COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Met for organizational 
purposes. Committee adopted an Oversight Plan for the 112th Congress.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Financial Services: Met for organizational purposes. 
Committee adopted its rules of procedure for the 112th Congress.
BRIEFING--U.N. URGENT PROBLEMS NEED CONGRESSIONAL ACTION
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a briefing on the United Nations: 
Urgent Problems that Need Congressional Action. The Committee was 
briefed by public witnesses.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on House Administration: Met for organizational purposes. 
Committee adopted its rules of procedure and its Oversight Plan for the 
112th Congress.
INTERNET CRIME INVESTIGATION DATA RETENTION
Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security held a hearing on Data Retention as a Tool for 
Investigating Internet Child Pornography and Other Internet Crimes. 
Testimony was heard from Jason M. Weinstein, Deputy Assistant Attorney 
General, Department of Justice; and public witnesses.
U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE IMPROVEMENT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, 
Competition, and the Internet held a hearing on How an Improved U.S. 
Patent and Trademark Office Can Create Jobs. Testimony was heard from 
David Kappos, Under Secretary, Intellectual Property and Director, U.S. 
Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce; and public 
witnesses.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Met for organizational 
purposes. The Committee adopted its rules of procedure for the 112th 
Congress.
CUTTING TAX PAYER CAMPAIGN PARTY CONVENTION FINANCING
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a record vote of 7 to 4, a modified 
open rule providing one hour of general debate equally divided among 
and controlled by the chairmen and ranking minority members of the 
Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on House Administration. 
The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. 
After general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under 
the five-minute rule for a period not to exceed five hours. The bill 
shall be considered as read. The rule provides that all points of order 
against provisions in the bill are waived. The rule makes in order only 
those amendments that have been preprinted in the Congressional Record 
or pro forma amendments for the purpose of debate. The rule provides 
that each amendment printed in the Congressional Record may be offered 
only by the Member who caused it to be printed or a designee, and that 
each amendment shall be considered as read. Finally, the rule provides 
one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was 
heard from Chairman Lungren, and Representatives Cole, Brady of 
Pennsylvania, David E. Price of North Carolina, and Jackson-Lee.
PENDING FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS; COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on pending Free Trade 
Agreements. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
  Prior to the hearing, the Committee held an additional organizational 
meeting.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.