[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 57 (Monday, May 2, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D429-D430]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
REPEAL THE MANDATORY FUNDING PROVIDED TO STATES IN THE PATIENT 
PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT TO ESTABLISH AMERICAN HEALTH BENEFIT 
EXCHANGES; REPEAL MANDATORY FUNDING FOR SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTER 
CONSTRUCTION
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a structured rule for H.R. 
1213. The rule provides 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 
to H.R. 1213 that are printed in the Rules Committee report 
accompanying the resolution. The rule provides that each such amendment 
may be offered only in the ordered 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. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions. The rule further provides a modified open rule for H.R. 
1214. The rule provides 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 
to H.R. 1214 that are received for printing in the portion of the 
Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule 
XVIII in a daily issue dated May 2, 2011, and pro forma amendments for 
the purpose of debate. The rule provides that each amendment so 
received 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 if 
printed. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman Upton and 
Representatives Pallone, Woolsey, Welch, and Burgess.

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NO TAXPAYER FUNDING FOR ABORTION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, by a vote of 9 to 3, a 
closed rule providing one hour of debate with 40 minutes equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on the Judiciary, 10 minutes equally divided and controlled 
by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and 
Means, and 10 minutes 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 in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in 
the bill, the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the 
report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be 
considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as 
read. The rule waives all points of order against provisions in the 
bill, as amended. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman Camp 
and Representatives Franks of Arizona, Chu, Jackson Lee of Texas, 
Baldwin, Levin, Moore, and Norton.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.