[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 190 (Monday, December 12, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1348]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MIDDLE CLASS TAX RELIEF AND JOB CREATION ACT OF 2011
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 3630, the 
``Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011.'' The Committee 
granted, by a record vote of 7 to 3, a closed rule providing 90 minutes 
of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means. The rule waives all 
points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides 
that the amendment printed in the Rules Committee report shall be 
considered as adopted and 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; Rep. Levin; Rep. Jackson Lee 
of Texas; and Rep. Johnson of Georgia.

Joint Meetings
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
Conferees agreed to file a conference report on the differences between 
the Senate and House passed versions of H.R. 1540, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year.