[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 89 (Tuesday, June 21, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D669-D670]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
DUAL-ELIGIBLES: UNDERSTANDING THIS VULNERABLE POPULATION AND HOW TO 
IMPROVE THEIR CARE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Dual-Eligibles: Understanding This Vulnerable Population and 
How to Improve Their Care.'' Testimony was heard from Melanie Bella, 
Director of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office, Centers for 
Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Billy Millwee, Associate 
Commissioner for Medicaid/CHIP, Texas Health and Human Services 
Commission; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment and 
Economy held a markup of legislation regarding the ``Coal Residuals 
Reuse and Management Act.'' The bill was forwarded without amendment.
HATCH ACT: THE CHALLENGES OF SEPARATING POLITICS FROM POLICY
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``The Hatch Act: The Challenges of Separating Politics 
from Policy.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
JOBS AND ENERGY PERMITTING ACT OF 2012; AND AMERICA INVENTS ACT
Committee on Rules: The Committee granted, by a vote of 7 to 2, a 
structured rule providing for the consideration of H.R. 2021, the 
``Jobs and Energy Permitting Act of 2012''. 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 H.R. 2021. The 
rule provides that H.R. 2021 shall be considered as read. The rule 
waives all points of order against provisions in H.R. 2021. The rule 
makes in order only those amendments to H.R. 2021 printed in Part A of 
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. The rule waives all points of order 
against the amendments printed in Part A of the report. The rule 
provides one motion to recommit H.R. 2021 with or without instructions.

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  The rule also provides for the consideration of H.R. 1249, the 
``America Invents Act,'' under a structured rule. The rule provides for 
20 minutes of initial debate confined to the question of 
constitutionality of the bill equally divided and controlled by 
Representative Smith (R-TX) and Representative Kaptur (D-OH) or their 
designees. The rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided 
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on the Judiciary. The rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of H.R. 1249. The rule makes in order the amendment in 
the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the 
Judiciary now printed in the bill as an original bill for purpose of 
amendment, which shall be considered as read. The rule waives all 
points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. The rule makes in order only those amendments to H.R. 1249 
printed in Part B of 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. The rule waives all points of order against the amendments 
printed in Part B of the report. The rule provides one motion to 
recommit H.R. 1249 with or without instructions. The rule provides that 
upon receipt of a message from the Senate transmitting H.R. 1249 with a 
Senate amendment or amendments thereto, it shall be in order to 
consider in the House a single motion offered by the chair of the 
Committee on the Judiciary or his designee that the House disagree to 
the Senate amendment or amendments and request or agree to a conference 
with the Senate thereon. The rule waives all points of order against 
the motion. The rule provides one hour of debate on the motion equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on the Judiciary.
  Testimony was heard from the following on H.R. 2021: Rep. Whitfield; 
Rep. Rush; Rep. Hastings of Florida; Rep. Jackson Lee of Texas; and 
Rep. Wilson of Florida. Testimony was heard from the following on H.R. 
1249: Rep. Smith of Texas; Rep. Conyers; Rep. Sensenbrenner; Rep. Zoe 
Lofgren of California; Rep. Jackson Lee of Texas; Rep. Polis; Rep. 
Rohrabacher; Rep. Baldwin; Rep. Manzullo; Rep. Moore; Rep. Terry; and 
Rep. Boren.

Joint Meetings
GROWING THE ECONOMY
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
spending less, owing less, growing the economy, after receiving 
testimony from John B. Taylor, Stanford University Hoover Institution, 
Stanford, California; Simon Johnson, Massachusetts Institute of 
Technology Sloan School of Management, Cambridge; and Kevin A. Hassett, 
American Enterprise Institute, and Chad Stone, Center on Budget and 
Policy Priorities, both of Washington, DC.