[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 151 (Monday, October 28, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1015]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
SWAPS REGULATORY IMPROVEMENT ACT; AND RETAIL INVESTOR PROTECTION ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 992, the 
``Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act; and H.R. 2374, the ``Retail 
Investor Protection Act''.
  The Committee granted, by voice vote, a closed rule for H.R. 992. 
The rule provides one hour of debate equally divided among and 
controlled by the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Financial Services. 
The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the 
bill and provides that it shall be considered as read. The rule 
waives all points of order against provisions in the bill. The rule 
provides one motion to recommit. In section 2, the rule granted a 
structured rule for H.R. 2374. The rule grants one hour of debate 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Financial Services. The rule waives all 
points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides 
that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the 
text of Rules Committee Print 113-23 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 George 
Miller of California or his designee, which shall be considered as 
read, shall be separately debatable for 20 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. In section 3, the 
rule provides that a motion to proceed with regard to a joint 
resolution of disapproval specified in section 1002 of the 
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014, may be offered even if the 
joint resolution has not been reported or discharged, shall be in 
order only on the legislative day of October 29, 2013 or the 
legislative day of October 30, 2013, and shall be debatable for one 
hour equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
opponent. In section 4, the rule provides that on any legislative 
day during the period from October 31, 2013, through November 11, 
2013: the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day shall be 
considered as approved; and the Chair may at any time declare the 
House adjourned to meet at a date and time to be announced by the 
Chair in declaring the adjournment. Finally, in section 5, the rule 
provides that the Speaker may appoint Members to perform the duties 
of the Chair for the duration of the period addressed by section 4 
of the resolution. Testimony was heard from Representatives 
Hensarling, Waters, and Conaway.

Joint Meetings

  No joint committee meetings were held.