[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 98 (Monday, June 23, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D690]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
IRS OBSTRUCTION: LOIS LERNER'S MISSING E-MAILS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``IRS Obstruction: Lois Lerner's Missing E-Mails''. 
Testimony was heard from John Koskinen, Commissioner, Internal Revenue 
Service.
DOMESTIC PROSPERITY AND GLOBAL FREEDOM ACT; AND NORTH AMERICAN ENERGY 
INFRASTRUCTURE ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 6, the 
``Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act''; and H.R. 3301, the 
``North American Energy Infrastructure Act''. The Committee granted by 
voice vote a structured rule for H.R. 6. The rule provides one hour of 
general debate equally divided and controlled by 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 
makes in order as original text for purpose of amendment an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee 
Print 113-48 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 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. The rule also grants a 
structured rule for H.R. 3301. 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 113-49 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 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 of 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 
Representatives Whitfield, Gardner, Eshoo, Gene Green (TX), Turner, 
Garamendi, and Caardenas.
EVALUATING THE CAPACITY OF THE VA TO CARE FOR VETERAN PATIENTS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Evaluating the Capacity of the VA to Care for Veteran Patients''. 
Testimony was heard from Thomas Lynch, M.D., Assistant Deputy Under 
Secretary for Health for Clinical Operations, Veterans Health 
Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.