[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 23 (Monday, February 14, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D109-D110]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
STATE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES PENSIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and 
Administrative Law held a hearing on the Role of Public Employee 
Pensions in Contributing to State Insolvency and the Possibility of a 
State Bankruptcy Chapter. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FY 2011; OVERSIGHT PLAN
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a vote of 8 to 4, a modified open rule 
providing one hour of general debate 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 bill. The rule provides that all points of order 
against provisions in the bill are waived. The rule makes in order only 
those amendments received for printing in the Congressional Record 
dated at least one day before the day of consideration of the amendment 
(but no later than February 15, 2011). The rule provides that each 
amendment submitted for printing in the Congressional Record may be 
offered only by the Member who submitted it for printing or their 
designee, and that each such amendment shall be considered as read. The 
rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. The 
rule provides that during consideration of the bill, clause 2(f) of 
rule XXI shall not apply to amendments addressing objects within more 
than one suballocation made by the Committee on Appropriations under 
section 302(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. The rule waives 
clause 6(a) of Rule XIII, requiring

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a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on Rules on 
the same day it is presented to the House, against a rule relating to 
H.R. 1, on or before the legislative date of Thursday, February 17, 
2011. Testimony was heard from Chairman Rogers of Kentucky and 
Representatives Dicks and King of Iowa.
  The Committee adopted an Oversight Plan for the 112th Congress, and 
authorized its transmission to the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform and the Committee on House Administration.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.