[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 15 (Monday, January 27, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D74-D75]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Full Committee began a markup on H.R. 
3826, the ``Electricity Security and Affordability Act''; and H.R. 
2126, the ``Better Buildings Act of 2013''.

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LESSONS LEARNED FROM SUPER BOWL PREPARATIONS: PREVENTING INTERNATIONAL 
HUMAN TRAFFICKING AT MAJOR SPORTING EVENTS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, 
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations held a hearing 
entitled ``Lessons Learned from Super Bowl Preparations: Preventing 
International Human Trafficking at Major Sporting Events''. Testimony 
was heard from Luis CdeBaca, Ambassador-at-Large, Office to Monitor and 
Combat Trafficking in Persons, Department of State; Maria M. Odom, 
Chair, Blue Campaign, Department of Homeland Security; Polly Hanson, 
Chief of Police, AMTRAK; and public witnesses.
NO TAXPAYER FUNDING FOR ABORTION ACT; AND CONFERENCE REPORT--FEDERAL 
AGRICULTURE REFORM AND RISK MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2013
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 7, ``No 
Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act''; and the conference report to 
accompany H.R. 2642, the ``Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk 
Management Act of 2013''. The Committee granted, by record vote of 9-3, 
a closed rule for H.R 7. The rule provides one hour of debate equally 
divided among and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on the Judiciary, the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Ways and Means, and the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 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 113-33 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 provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. In 
section 2, the rule waives all points of order against the conference 
report to accompany H.R. 2642, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk 
Management Act of 2013 and against its consideration. The rule provides 
that the conference report shall be considered as read. The rule 
provides that the previous question shall be considered as ordered 
without intervention of any motion except one hour of debate and one 
motion to recommit if applicable. The rule provides that debate on the 
conference report is divided pursuant to clause 8(d) of rule XXII. 
Testimony was heard from Chairmen Goodlatte and Lucas, and 
Representatives Smith (NJ), Blackburn, DeGette, Nadler, Norton, Jackson 
Lee, Johnson (GA), Levin, and Van Hollen.

Joint Meetings

  No joint committee meetings were held.