[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 109 (Monday, July 14, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D775-D776]
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 the 
following legislation: H.R. 4771, the ``Designer Anabolic Steroid 
Control Act''; H.R. 4250, the ``Sunscreen Innovation Act''; H.R. 594, 
the ``Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance, 
Research and Education Amendments of 2014''; H.R. 669, the ``Sudden 
Unexpected Death and Data Enhancement and Awareness Act''; H.R. 4290, 
the ``Wakefield Act of 2014''; H.R. 4450, the ``Travel Promotion, 
Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014''; and H.R. 5057, the ``EPS 
Service Parts Act of 2014''.
HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION FUNDING ACT OF 2014
Committee on Rules: Full Committee began a hearing on H.R. 5021, the 
``Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014''. The committee 
granted by voice vote a closed rule for H.R. 5021. The rule provides 
one hour of debate equally divided among and controlled by the chairs 
and ranking minority members of the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure and Committee on Ways and Means. The rule waives all 
points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides 
that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 
Committee on Ways and Means, as modified by the amendments printed in 
the Rules Committee report, 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. Testimony 
was heard from the following: Chairman Shuster, Chairman Camp, and 
Representatives Norton, Blumenauer, Garrett.
EVALUATION OF THE PROCESS TO ACHIEVE VBA GOALS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Evaluation of the Process to Achieve VBA Goals''. Testimony was heard 
from the following Department of Veterans Affairs officials: Kristen 
Ruell, Authorization Quality Services Representative, Pension 
Management Center, Philadelphia Regional Office, Veterans Benefits 
Administration; Linda Halliday, Assistant Inspector General for Audits 
and Evaluations, Office of Inspector General; Allison A. Hickey, Under 
Secretary for Benefits, Veterans Benefits Administration; Daniel 
Bertoni, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security, 
Government Accountability Office; and public witnesses.

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Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.