[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 94 (Tuesday, June 17, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D659-D660]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations 
and Related Programs held a markup on State and Foreign Operations and 
Related Programs Appropriations Bill FY 2015. The bill was ordered reported, 
without amendment to the Full Committee.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT 2015; AND SENATE AMENDMENTS TO 
VETERANS ACCESS TO CARE THROUGH CHOICE, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND TRANSPARENCY ACT 
OF 2014
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 4870, the 
``Department of Defense Appropriations Act 2015; and Senate amendments to 
H.R. 3220, the ``Veterans Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and 
Transparency Act of 2014''. The Committee granted by record vote of 9-3 a 
modified-open rule for H.R. 4870. The rule provides one hour of general 
debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Appropriations. The rule

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waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule 
waives points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply 
with clause 2 of rule XXI. The rule provides that after general debate the 
bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. During 
consideration of the bill for amendment: (1) amendments shall be debatable 
for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
opponent and shall not be subject to amendment; and (2) no pro forma 
amendment shall be in order except that the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees may 
offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each at any point for the purpose of 
debate. The rule provides that under the Rules of the House the bill shall 
be read for amendment by paragraph. The rule authorizes the Chair to accord 
priority in recognition to Members who have pre-printed their amendments in 
the Congressional Record. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions. In section 2, the rule provides for the consideration 
of the Senate amendments to H.R. 3230. The rule makes in order a single 
motion offered by the chair of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs or his 
designee that the House concur in the Senate title amendment and concur in 
the Senate amendment to the text with the amendment printed in the Rules 
Committee report. The rule waives all points of order against consideration 
of the motion; provides that the motion is not subject to a demand for 
division of the question; and provides that the motion is not subject to a 
question of consideration. The rule provides that the Senate amendments and 
the motion shall be considered as read. The rule provides one hour of debate 
on the motion equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. The rule provides 
that if the motion is adopted, the chair of the Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs or his designee is then authorized to move that the House insist on 
its amendment to the Senate amendment to the text and request a conference 
with the Senate thereon. Testimony was heard from Chairman Miller (FL); and 
Representatives Frelinghuysen and Visclosky.
Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.