[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 140 (Tuesday, September 20, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D993-D994]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
CHALLENGES TO DOING BUSINESS WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Committee on Armed Services: Panel on Business Challenges with the 
Defense Industry held a hearing on challenges to doing business with 
the Department of Defense. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Full Committee began markup of the 
following: H.R. 2250, the ``EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011''; H.R. 
2681, the ``Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011''; and H.R. 
2937, the ``Pipeline Infrastructure and Community Protection Act of 
2011.'' This markup will continue on September 21, 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
HUMAN RIGHTS IN NORTH KOREA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, 
and Human Rights held a hearing entitled ``Human Rights in North Korea: 
Challenges and Opportunities.'' Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
PROPOSED MERGER BETWEEN EXPRESS SCRIPTS AND MEDCO
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, 
Competition, and the Internet held a hearing entitled ``The Proposed 
Merger between Express Scripts and Medco.'' Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
TRANSPARENCY IN REGULATORY ANALYSIS OF IMPACTS ON THE NATION (TRAIN) 
ACT OF 2011
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 2401, the 
``Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation (TRAIN) 
Act of 2011.'' The Committee granted, by voice vote, a structured rule 
providing two hours 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 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. Whitfield; Rep. Rush; Rep. Hastings of 
Florida; and Rep. Richardson.
BUSINESS PROGRAM EXTENSION AND REFORM ACT OF 2011 (CONTINUING 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2012)
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 2608, the 
``Small Business Program Extension and Reform Act of 2011'' (Continuing 
Appropriations Act). The Committee granted, by record vote of 7 to 2, a 
resolution providing for the consideration of the Senate amendment to 
H.R. 2608. The rule makes in order a motion by the chair of the 
Committee on Appropriations that the House concur in the Senate 
amendment with the amendment printed in the Rules Committee report 
accompanying the resolution. The rule waives all points of order 
against consideration of the motion. The rule provides that the Senate 
amendment and the motion shall be considered as read. 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 Appropriations. 
Finally, the rule provides that H. Res. 399 is laid on the table.

Joint Meetings
DEBT LIMIT
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
debt limit, after receiving testimony from Allan H. Meltzer, Carnegie 
Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Chris Edwards, Cato 
Institute, Washington, D.C.; and Laurence Ball, Johns Hopkins 
University, Baltimore, Maryland.

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