[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 76 (Monday, June 3, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D507-D508]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
APPROPRIATIONS--IRS OVERSIGHT
Committee on Appropriations:  Subcommittee on Financial Services and 
General Government held a hearing on the IRS. Testimony was heard from 
Danny Werfel, Acting Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service; and J. 
Russell George, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, 
Internal Revenue Service.
TRAGIC ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1989 TIANANMEN SQUARE
Committee on Foreign Affairs:  Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, 
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations held a hearing 
entitled ``Tragic Anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Protests and 
Massacre''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2014; AND DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2014
Committee on Rules:  Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 2216, 
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2014; and H.R. 2217, Department of Homeland 
Security Appropriations Act, 2014. The Committee granted, by record 
vote of 9-2, open rules for H.R. 2216 and H.R. 2217. The rule provides 
one hour of general debate on each bill equally divided and controlled 
by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Appropriations. The rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of each bill. The rule waives points of order against 
provisions in each bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule 
XXI, except for section 563 of H.R. 2217. The rule provides that each 
bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The 
rule provides that the Chair may accord priority in recognition to 
Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional 
Record. The rule provides one motion to recommit each bill with or 
without instructions. In section 3, the rule provides that pending the 
adoption of a concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2014, 
the provisions of House Concurrent Resolution 25, as adopted by the 
House, shall have force and effect in the House as though Congress has 
adopted such concurrent resolution, and the allocations of spending 
authority printed in Tables 11 and 12 of House Report 113-17 shall be 
considered for all purposes in the House to be the allocations under 
section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Testimony was 
heard from Representatives Culberson, Bishop, Jr. (GA), Carter, Price 
(NC), Kaptur, and Van Hollen.

Joint Meetings

  No joint committee meetings were held.

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