[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 112 (Monday, July 25, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D837-D838]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
NORTH-AMERICAN-MADE ENERGY SECURITY ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 1938, the 
``North-American-Made Energy Security Act.'' The Committee granted, by 
voice vote, a structured rule providing one hour of general debate with 
30 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 20 minutes 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 10 minutes 
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 in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce shall be considered as an original bill for the 
purpose of amendment and 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 printed in 
the Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution. 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 the report. Finally, the rule 
provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony 
was heard from Rep. Terry; Rep. Waxman; Rep. Hanabusa; and Rep. 
Kucinich.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
on the following: H.R. 198, the ``Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act''; 
H.R. 1154, the ``Veterans Equal Treatment for Service Dogs Act''; H.R. 
1855, the ``Veterans' `Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitative Services' 
Improvements Act of 2011''; H.R. 2074, the ``Veterans Sexual Assault 
Prevention Act''; H.R. 2530, to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
provide for increased flexibility in establishing rates for 
reimbursement of

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State homes by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for nursing home care 
provided to veterans; and draft legislation. Testimony was heard from 
Rep. Grimm; Rep. Carter; Rep. Walz of Minnesota; Rep. Bucshon; Robert 
L. Jesse, M.D., Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Health, Veterans 
Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; and public 
witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.