[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 11, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D259]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a 
hearing on Department of Homeland Security FY 2015 Budget. Testimony 
was heard from Jeh Johnson, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security.
NORTHERN IRELAND PEACE PROCESS TODAY: ATTEMPTING TO DEAL WITH THE PAST
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, 
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations; and Subcommittee 
on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats held a joint subcommittee 
hearing entitled ``The Northern Ireland Peace Process Today: Attempting 
to Deal With the Past''. Testimony was heard from Richard N. Haass, 
Chair, Panel of Parties in the Northern Ireland Executive; and public 
witnesses.
FAITHFUL EXECUTION OF THE LAW ACT OF 2014; AND THE ENFORCE THE LAW ACT 
OF 2014
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 3973, the 
``Faithful Execution of the Law Act of 2014''; and H.R. 4138, the 
``ENFORCE the Law Act of 2014''. The Committee granted, by voice vote, 
a structured rule for H.R. 4138. 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. The rule makes in order as 
original text for the purpose of amendment an amendment in the nature 
of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-43 
and provides that it shall be considered as read. The rule waives all 
points of order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
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. In section 2, the rule provides 
a structured rule for H.R. 3973. 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. The rule provides that the amendment 
in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee 
Print 113-42 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 part B of the Rules Committee 
report, if offered by Representative Ellison of Minnesota or his 
designee. The amendment shall be considered as read, shall be 
separately debatable for 10 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 part B of 
the report. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman Goodlatte and 
Representatives Cohen, Jackson Lee, and Gibson.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.