[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 160 (Tuesday, November 12, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1072]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
FURTHERING ASBESTOS CLAIM TRANSPARENCY ACT OF 2013; AND LAWSUIT ABUSE 
REDUCTION ACT OF 2013
Committee on Rules: Full committee held a hearing on H.R. 982, the 
``Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2013''; and H.R. 2665, 
the ``Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2013''. The Committee granted, by 
voice vote, a closed rule for H.R. 2655. The rule provides one hour of 
debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on the Judiciary. 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. The 
rule grants a structured rule for H.R. 982. The rule provides one hour 
of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. 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 makes in order 
only those amendments printed in the Rules Committee report. Each such 
amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may 
be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be 
considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the 
report 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 amendments printed in the report. The rule provides one 
motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard 
from Chairman Goodlatte; and Representatives Nadler; and Johnson (GA).

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.