[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 62 (Monday, May 6, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D397-D398]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
WORKING FAMILIES FLEXIBILITY ACT OF 2013
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 1406, the 
``Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013''. The Committee granted, by 
voice vote, a structured rule for H.R. 1406. The rule provides one hour 
of 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 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 makes in order 
only the further amendment printed in the Rules Committee report, if 
offered by Representative Gibson of New York or his designee. The 
amendment shall be considered as read, shall be separately debatable 
for 10 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 the report. The rule provides 
one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was 
heard from Representatives Roby and Courtney.
ONGOING INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence Activities''. This was a closed 
hearing.

Joint Meetings
DEMOCRACY IN ALBANIA
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission concluded 
a hearing to examine democracy in Albania, focusing on the pace of 
progress, including the building of its democratic institutions and 
practices, and respect for the rule of law, after receiving testimony 
from Philip T. Reeker, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European 
and Eurasian Affairs; Elez Biberaj, Director, Eurasia Division, Voice

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of America, Broadcasting Board of Governors; Gilbert Galanxhi, 
Ambassador of Albania to the United States of America, Washington, 
D.C.; and Besa Shahini, European Stability Initative, Tirana, Albania.