[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 129 (Thursday, September 26, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D915]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE'S LONG-TERM BUDGET OUTLOOK
Committee on the Budget: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``The 
Congressional Budget Office's Long-Term Budget Outlook''. Testimony was 
heard from Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director, Congressional Budget Office.
CLOSER LOOK AT CUBA AND ITS RECENT HISTORY OF PROLIFERATION
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere 
held a hearing entitled ``A Closer Look at Cuba and its Recent History 
of Proliferation''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
FULFILLING A KEY 9/11 COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: IMPLEMENTING BIOMETRIC 
EXIT
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Border and Maritime 
Security held a hearing entitled ``Fulfilling A Key 9/11 Commission 
Recommendation: Implementing Biometric Exit''. Testimony was heard from 
John Wagner, Acting Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field 
Operations, Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland 
Security; John Woods, Assistant Director, Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security; and Rebecca Gambler, 
Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues, Government 
Accountability Office.
SAME-DAY CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS REPORTED FROM THE 
COMMITTEE ON RULES; AND RELATING TO CONSIDERATION OF THE SENATE 
AMENDMENT TO THE BILL H.R. 2642
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H. Res. 361 
waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule xiii with respect to 
considerations of certain resolutions reported from the committee on 
rules, and relating to consideration of the senate amendment to the 
bill (H.R. 2642) to provide for the reform and continuation of 
agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture 
through fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes. The Committee granted 
by record vote of 9-3, a rule, which waives clause 6(a) of rule XIII 
(requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a rule on the same day it is 
reported from the Rules Committee) against certain resolutions reported 
from the Rules Committee. The rule applies the waiver to any resolution 
reported through the legislative day of September 30, 2013, relating to 
any of the following: (1) A measure making continuing appropriations 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014; and (2) a measure 
relating to the public debt limit. In Section 2, the rule provides that 
the House concurs in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2642 with an 
amendment consisting of the text of H.R. 2642, as passed by the House, 
modified by the insertion of a new title IV consisting of the text of 
H.R. 3102, as passed by the House, with designations, short titles, and 
cross-references conformed accordingly.

Joint Meetings

  No joint committee meetings were held.