[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 115 (Tuesday, July 31, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D799-D800]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Full Committee continued markup of 
H.R. 6213, the ``No More Solyndras Act''; H.R. 6190, the ``Asthma 
Inhalers Relief Act of 2012''; H.R. 6194, the ``U.S. Agricultural 
Sector Relief Act of 2012''; S. 710, the ``Hazardous Waste Electronic 
Manifest Establishment Act''; and H.R. 6131, a bill to extend the 
Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers Beyond 
Border Act of 2006''.
PATHWAY TO JOB CREATION THROUGH A SIMPLER, FAIRER TAX CODE ACT OF 2012; 
AND JOB PROTECTION AND RECESSION PREVENTION ACT OF 2012
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on the following: 
H.R. 6169, the ``Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax 
Code Act of 2012''; and H.R. 8, the ``Job Protection and Recession 
Prevention Act of 2012''. The Committee granted, by a record vote, a 
structured rule for H.R. 6169. The rule provides one hour of debate on 
the bill equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Rules and two hour of debate on the 
subject of reforming the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 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 and provides that it shall be 
considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against 
provisions in the bill. The rule makes in order the amendment in the 
nature of a substitute to H.R. 6169 printed in Part A of the Rules 
Committee report if offered by Representative Slaughter of New York or 
her designee. The amendment shall be considered as read, shall be 
debatable for 20 minutes 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 amendment printed in Part A of 
the report. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions. The resolution further provides a structured rule for 
H.R. 8. The rule provides one hour 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 and provides that it shall be considered as 
read. The rule waives all points of order against provisions in the 
bill. The rule makes in order the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute to H.R. 8 printed in Part B of the Rules Committee report if 
offered by Representative Levin of Michigan or his designee. The 
amendment shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 
minutes 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 amendment printed in Part B of the report. The rule 
provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Section 3 
of the resolution provides that on any legislative day during the 
period from August 3, 2012, through September 7, 2012: (a) the Journal 
of the proceedings of the previous day shall be considered as approved; 
(b) the Chair may adjourn the House to meet at a date and time within 
the limits of clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution; and 
(c) bills and resolutions introduced shall be numbered, listed in the 
Congressional Record, and when printed shall bear the date of 
introduction, but may be referred at a later time. Section 4 authorizes

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the Speaker to appoint Members to perform the duties of the Chair for 
the duration of the period addressed by section 3. Section 5 provides 
that each day during the period addressed by section 3 shall not 
constitute a calendar day for purposes of section 7 of the War Powers 
Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1546). -Section 6 provides that each day during 
the period addressed by section 3 shall not constitute a legislative 
day for purposes of clause 7 of rule XIII (resolutions of inquiry). 
Section 7 provides that for each day during the period addressed by 
section 3 shall not constitute a calendar or legislative day for 
purposes of clause 7(c)(1) of rule XXII (motions to instruct 
conferees). Section 8 authorizes the Speaker to entertain motions to 
suspend the rules on the legislative day of August 2, 2012. Section 9 
waives the requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII (requiring a two-
thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on Rules on the 
same day it is presented to the House) with respect to any resolution 
reported through the legislative day of August 2, 2012. Testimony was 
heard from Chairman Camp and Representatives Levin, Pelosi, Hoyer, and 
Lee.
OPTIMIZING CARE FOR VETERANS WITH PROSTHETICS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Optimizing Care for Veterans with Prosthetics: An Update''. 
Testimony was heard from Robert A. Petzel, Under Secretary for Health 
Veterans, Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.