[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 56 (Monday, April 7, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D379-D380]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
APPROPRIATIONS--AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVES PUBLIC WITNESS DAY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies held a hearing for American Indian and Alaska Native 
public and outside witnesses. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
APPROPRIATIONS--INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FY 2015 BUDGET
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and 
General Government held a hearing on Internal Revenue Service FY 2015 
Budget. Testimony was heard from John A. Koskinen, Commissioner, 
Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
on H.R. 4299, the ``Improving Regulatory Transparency for New Medical 
Therapies Act''; H.R. 4069, the ``Ensuring Patient Access and Effective 
Drug Enforcement Act of 2013''; and H.R. 4250, the ``Sunscreen 
Innovation Act''. Testimony was heard from Janet Woodcock, M.D., 
Director, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research U.S. Food and Drug 
Administration; Joseph T. Rannazzisi, Deputy Assistant Administrator, 
Office of Diversion Control Drug Enforcement; and public witnesses.
ESTABLISHING THE BUDGET FOR THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT FOR FISCAL 
YEAR 2015 AND SETTING FORTH APPROPRIATE BUDGETARY LEVELS FOR FISCAL 
YEARS 2016 THROUGH 2024
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H. Con. Res. 96, 
establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal 
year 2015 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
years 2016 through 2024. The Committee granted, by record vote of 9-3, 
a structured rule for H. Con. Res. 96. The rule provides four hours of 
general debate with three hours confined to the congressional budget 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on the Budget and one hour on the subject of economic 
goals and policies equally divided and controlled by Rep. Brady of 
Texas and Rep. Carolyn Maloney of New York or their designees. The rule 
waives all points of order against consideration of the concurrent 
resolution and provides that it shall be considered as read. The rule 
makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules Committee 
report.

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 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, 
and shall not be subject to amendment. The rule waives all points of 
order against the amendments printed in the report except that the 
adoption of an amendment in the nature of a substitute shall constitute 
the conclusion of consideration of the concurrent resolution for 
amendment. The rule provides, upon the conclusion of consideration of 
the concurrent resolution for amendment, a final period of general 
debate, which shall not exceed 10 minutes equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
the Budget. The rule permits the Chair of the Budget Committee to offer 
amendments in the House pursuant to section 305(a)(5) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to achieve mathematical consistency. 
The rule provides that the concurrent resolution shall not be subject 
to a demand for division of the question of its adoption. In section 2, 
the rule provides that on any legislative day during the period from 
April 11, 2014 through April 25, 2014: (a) the Journal of the 
proceedings of the previous day shall be considered as approved; and 
(b) 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. In section 3, 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 2 of the resolution as though under 
clause 8(a) of rule I. In section 4, the rule provides that each day 
during the period addressed by section 2 of the resolution shall not 
constitute a calendar day for purposes of section 7 of the War Powers 
Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1546). In section 5, the rule provides that the 
Committee on Appropriations may, at any time before 5 p.m. on Thursday, 
April 17, 2014, file privileged reports to accompany measures making 
appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015. Testimony 
was heard from Chairman Ryan (WI), and Representatives Van Hollen, 
Polis, Ellison, Scott (VA), Jackson Lee, and Mulvaney.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.