[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 19 (Monday, February 6, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D84-D85]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
DOING BUSINESS WITH DOD: CONTRACTING AND REGULATORY ISSUES
Committee on Armed Services: Panel on Business Challenges within the 
Defense Industry held a hearing on Doing Business with DOD: Contracting 
and Regulatory Issues. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Full Committee began markup of H.R. 
3548, the ``North American Energy Access Act''.
BUDGET AND ACCOUNTING TRANSPARENCY ACT OF 2011
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 3581, the 
``Budget and Accounting Transparency Act of 2011''. The Committee 
granted, by a record vote of 6 to 3, a structured rule providing one 
hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget. The rule waives 
all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule makes 
in order as original text for the purpose of amendment the amendment in 
the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee 
Print 112-13, and provides that it shall be considered as read. The 
rule waives all points of order against the amendment in the nature of 
a substitute made in order as original text. 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 in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. The rule waives 
all points of order against the amendments printed in the Rules 
Committee report. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions. Testimony on H.R. 3581 was heard from 
Chairman Ryan of Wisconsin.

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EXPEDITED LINE-ITEM VETO AND RESCISSIONS ACT OF 2011
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 3521, the 
``Expedited Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act of 2011''. Action was 
deferred. Testimony was heard from Chairman Ryan of Wisconsin, 
Representatives McCollum and Cole.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.