[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 132 (Monday, September 30, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D928]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS: FEDERAL REGULATIONS 
AND REGULATORY REFORM
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, 
Commercial and Antitrust Law held a hearing entitled ``The Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs: Federal Regulations and Regulatory 
Reform''. Testimony was heard from Howard Shelanski, Administrator, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget; and public witnesses.
SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.J. RES. 59, CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS RESOLUTION, 
2014; AND SAME-DAY CONSIDERATION
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on consideration of 
the Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 59, Continuing Appropriations 
Resolution, 2014. The Committee granted, by record vote of 9-4, a rule, 
which provides for the consideration of the Senate amendment to H.J. 
Res. 59. The rule makes in order a motion offered by the chair of the 
Committee on Appropriations or his designee that the House recede from 
its amendments and concur in the Senate amendment with the amendment 
printed in the Rules Committee report. The rule provides 40 minutes of 
debate on the motion equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. The rule 
provides that the Senate amendment and the motion shall be considered 
as read. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of 
the motion. In Section 2, the rule 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 any resolution reported from 
the Rules Committee through the legislative day of October 7, 2013.
CONFERENCE REQUEST--CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS RESOLUTION, 2014
Committee on Rules: Full Committee granted, by record vote of 9-4, a 
rule, which provides that the House insists on its amendment to the 
Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 59, the Continuing Appropriations 
Resolution, 2014, and requests a conference with the Senate thereon. In 
Section 2, the rule provides that any motion pursuant to clause 4 of 
rule XXII relating to H.J. Res. 59 may be offered only by the Majority 
Leader or his designee.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.