[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 164 (Monday, November 18, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1100]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
FEDERAL LANDS JOBS AND ENERGY SECURITY ACT OF 2013; AND PROTECTING 
STATES' RIGHTS TO PROMOTE AMERICAN ENERGY SECURITY ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 1965, the ``Federal 
Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act of 2013''; and H.R. 2728, the 
``Protecting States' Rights To Promote American Energy Security Act''. 
The Committee granted, by voice vote, a structured rule for H.R. 1965. 
The rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Natural Resources. 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 
113-26 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall 
be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against the 
bill, as amended. The rule makes in order only those further amendments 
printed in part A of 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 part A of the report. The rule provides one motion to 
recommit with or without instructions. Additionally, the rule grants a 
structured rule for H.R. 2728. The rule provides one hour of general 
debate, with 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources and 20 
minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. 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 113-27 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 those further amendments 
printed in part B of 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 or order against the amendments 
printed in part B of the report. The rule provides one motion to 
recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from 
Chairman Hastings (WA); and Representatives Holt; Polis; and Weber.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.