[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 30 (Monday, February 27, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D147-D148]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial, and 
Administrative Law held a hearing on H.R. 4078, the ``Regulatory Freeze 
for Jobs Act of 2012''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
PROTECTING ACADEMIC FREEDOM IN HIGHER EDUCATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 2117, the 
``Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education Act''. The Committee 
granted, by voice vote, a structured rule providing one hour of general 
debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce. 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 Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill 
shall be considered as original text 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 
Representatives Foxx and Hinojosa.
BUILDING BRIDGES FOR VETERANS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Building Bridges between VA and Community Organizations to 
Support Veterans and Families''. Testimony was heard from Andy Davis, 
Director, Saratoga County Veterans Service Agency, New York; John J. 
Morris, Joint Force Headquarters, Minnesota National Guard; E. Terri 
LaVelle, Director, Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood 
Partnerships, Office of the Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs; 
Michael McCoy, Sr., Associate Director, National Chaplain Center, 
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; and 
public witnesses.

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ONGOING INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a 
hearing on ongoing intelligence activities. Testimony was heard from 
departmental witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.