[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 22, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D33-D34]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Full Committee met for 
organizational purposes. The Committee adopted its rules for the 113th 
Congress.
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING; AND MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Full Committee met for organizational 
purposes. The Committee adopted its rules for the 113th Congress. The 
Committee held a markup of the following bills: H.R. 267, the 
``Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013''; H.R. 316, the 
``Collinsville Renewable Energy Promotion Act''; H.R. 297, to amend the 
Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for graduate medical 
education programs in children's hospitals; H.R. 225, the ``National 
Pediatric Research Network Act of 2013''; and H.R. 235, the

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``Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2013''. All of 
the measures were ordered reported, without amendment.
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING AND WASTING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DOLLARS: HOW 
CAN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REFORM ITS IT INVESTMENT STRATEGY?
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee met for 
organizational purposes. The Committee adopted its rules for the 113th 
Congress. The Committee held a hearing entitled ``Wasting Information 
Technology Dollars: How Can the Federal Government Reform its IT 
Investment Strategy?''. Testimony was heard from Steven VanRoekel, CIO, 
Office of Management and Budget; David Powner, Director, Information 
Technology Management Issues, GAO; and public witnesses.
PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 325, to 
ensure the complete and timely payment of the obligations of the United 
States Government until May 19, 2013, and for other purposes. The 
Committee granted, by a record vote of 9 to 3, a closed rule for H.R. 
325. 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 Ways and Means and 20 minutes equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
House Administration. 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. The rule 
provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony 
was heard from Chairman Ryan (WI) and Chairman Miller (MI), and 
Representatives Levin and Brady (PA).
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee met for organizational 
purposes. The Committee adopted its rules for the 113th Congress.
STATUTORY DEBT LIMIT
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a hearing on the 
statutory debt limit. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.