[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 63 (Tuesday, May 10, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D474-D475]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Full Committee began markup of the 
following: H.R. 5, the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely 
Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011; and H.R. 908, the Full Implementation 
of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Act.
GOVERNANCE, DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND THE MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE 
CORPORATION IN AFRICA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, 
and Human Rights held a hearing on Governance, Democracy, Human Rights, 
and the Millennium Challenge Corporation in Africa: The FY 2012 
Proposed Budget. Testimony was heard from Johnnie Carson, Assistant 
Secretary of State, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State; 
Sharon Cromer, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for 
Africa, U.S. Agency for International Development; and Patrick Fine, 
Vice President for Compact Implementation, Department of Compact 
Operations, Millennium Challenge Corporation.
FUTURE OF CAPITAL FORMATION
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``The Future of Capital Formation.'' Testimony was 
heard from the following Securities and Exchange Commission officials: 
Mary Schapiro, Chairman; Meredith Cross, Director, Division of 
Corporation Finance; Roel C. Campos, Former Commissioner; and public 
witnesses.
REVERSING PRESIDENT OBAMA'S OFFSHORE MORATORIUM ACT
Committee on Rules: The Committee granted, by a record vote of 7 to 3, 
a structured rule providing for consideration of H.R. 1231, Reversing 
President Obama's Offshore Moratorium Act. The rule provides one hour 
of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources. The rule 
waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule 
provides that the amendment recommended by the Committee on Natural 
Resources shall be considered as adopted and that the bill, as amended, 
shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order 
against provisions in the bill, as amended. The rule makes in order 
only those amendments printed in the Rules Committee report 
accompanying the resolution. 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

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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. Bishop of Utah; Rep. Holt; 
Rep. Pallone: Rep. Garamendi; and Rep. Hastings of Florida.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.