[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 120 (Monday, September 10, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D832]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, 
Oceans and Insular Affairs held a hearing on H.R. 6040, the ``Continued 
Free Association with Palau Act of 2012''; and H.R. 6147, the ``Ronald 
Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States''. Testimony 
was heard from Anthony M. Babauta, Assistant Secretary, Office of 
Insular Affairs, Department of the Interior; Edgard D. Kagan, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Areas, Department 
of State; and David Gootnick, Director, International Affairs and 
Trade, Government Accountability Office.
MINNESOTA EDUCATION INVESTMENT AND EMPLOYMENT ACT; AND FISA AMENDMENTS 
ACT REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2012
Committee on Rules: The Committee granted, by a record vote, a 
structured rule for H.R. 5544. The rule provides one hour of general 
debate equally divided among and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources. The rule waives 
all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule 
provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of 
the text of Rules Committee Print 112-30, as modified by the amendment 
printed in Part A of the Rules Committee report, shall be considered as 
adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The rule 
waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. 
The rule makes in order only those further amendments to H.R. 5544 
printed in Part B of the Rules Committee report. 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 Part B of the report. The rule provides one motion to 
recommit H.R. 5544 with or without instructions. The resolution further 
provides for a closed rule for H.R. 5949. The rule provides one hour of 
debate, with 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary and 20 
minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. 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 the Judiciary now printed in the bill 
shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order 
against provisions in the bill, as amended. The rule provides one 
motion to recommit H.R. 5949 with or without instructions. Testimony 
was heard from Chairman Hastings (WA), and Representatives Marino, 
Ruppersberger, Grijalva, and McCollum (MN).

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.