[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 53 (Tuesday, April 12, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D398-D399]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
USING SPECTRUM TO ADVANCE PUBLIC SAFETY, PROMOTE BROADBAND, CREATE 
JOBS, AND REDUCE THE DEFICIT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and 
Technology held a hearing entitled ``Using Spectrum to Advance Public 
Safety, Promote Broadband, Create Jobs, and Reduce the Deficit.'' 
Testimony was heard from Slade Gorton, Former Senator, Member of the 9/
11 Commission; Deputy Chief Charles Dowd, Commanding Officer, 
Communications Division, New York Police Department; Julius Knapp, 
Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology, FCC; and public witnesses.
PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS PROTECTION
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution held a 
hearing on legislation on the Private Property Rights Protection Act, 4 
p.m., 2141 Rayburn. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND FULL-YEAR CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
2011; AND LEGISLATION DIRECTING THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF 
REPRESENTATIVES TO MAKE CORRECTIONS IN THE ENROLLMENT OF H.R. 1473
Committee on Rules: The Committee granted, by a record vote of 8 to 3, 
a closed rule providing for

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consideration of H.R. 1473, Department of Defense and Full-Year 
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011. The rule provides one hour of 
debate on H.R. 1473 to be 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 H.R. 1473. The 
rule provides that H.R. 1473 shall be considered as read. The rule 
provides that all points of order against provisions in H.R. 1473 are 
waived. The rule provides one motion to recommit H.R. 1473. The rule 
provides that if H.R. 1473 is passed by the House, it shall be in order 
to separately consider H. Con. Res. 35, Directing the Clerk of the 
House of Representatives to Make a Correction in the Enrollment of H.R. 
1473 and H. Con. Res. 36, Directing the Clerk of the House of 
Representatives to Make a Correction in the Enrollment of H.R. 1473, 
each under a closed rule. The rule provides twenty minutes of debate on 
H. Con. Res. 35, and twenty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 36, to be 
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 H. Con. Res. 35 and H. Con. Res. 36. The rule 
provides that H. Con. Res. 35 and H. Con. Res. 36 shall be considered 
as read. The rule provides that if the House receives a message from 
the Senate transmitting its passage of H.R. 1473 without amendment, 
then the Clerk shall not certify an enrollment of the bill until 
notified by the Speaker or by message from the Senate that the Senate 
has taken the question on adoption of H. Con. Res. 35 and H. Con. Res. 
36, if previously adopted by the House. Testimony was heard from 
Chairman Rogers, Rep. Dicks, Rep. Norton, and Rep. Kucinich.
REPEAL THE PREVENTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH FUND
Committee on Rules: The Committee granted, by voice vote, a structured 
rule providing for consideration of the bill H.R. 1217, to Repeal the 
Prevention and Public Health Fund. The rule provides for one hour of 
general debate 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 bill. The rule 
provides that the bill shall be considered as read. The rule waives all 
points of order against provisions in the bill. The rule makes in order 
only those amendments printed in the Rules Committee report 
accompanying the resolution. The rule provides that each such amendment 
may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered 
only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, 
shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided 
and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject 
to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. The rule waives 
all points of order against the amendments printed in the report. 
Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions. Testimony was heard from Rep. Pitts; Rep. Pallone; and 
Rep. Jackson Lee of Texas.
REDUCING REGULATORY BURDENS AND ENSURING SAFE TRANSPORTATION OF 
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials held a hearing on 
Reducing Regulatory Burdens and Ensuring Safe Transportation of 
Hazardous Materials, 3 p.m., 2167 Rayburn. Testimony was heard from 
Cynthia Quarterman, Administrator, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials 
Safety Administration; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.