[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 115 (Tuesday, July 22, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D828-D829]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
21ST CENTURY CURES: EXAMINING BARRIERS TO ONGOING EVIDENCE DEVELOPMENT 
AND COMMUNICATION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``21st Century Cures: Examining Barriers to Ongoing Evidence 
Development and Communication''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
ADVANCING COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION DEMONSTRATION PROJECT ACT OF 2013; 
EMPOWERING STUDENTS THROUGH ENHANCED FINANCIAL COUNSELING ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 3136, the 
``Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 
2013''; and H.R. 4984, the ``Empowering Students Through Enhanced 
Financial Counseling Act''. The committee granted by voice vote a 
structured rule for H.R. 3136. The rule provides one hour of general 
debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce. 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 113-52 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. Additionally, the rule grants a 
structured rule for H.R. 4984. The rule provides one hour of general 
debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The rule

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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 113-53 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 the following: Chairman Kline, and Representatives 
Hinojosa, Bonamici, Waters, Jackson Lee, Pascrell, and Meng.

Joint Meetings
ANTI-SEMITISM, RACISM AND DISCRIMINATION IN THE OSCE REGION
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission concluded 
a hearing to examine anti-semitism, racism and discrimination in the 
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) region, 
including xenophobia, discrimination against Christians, and members of 
other religions, and intolerance and discrimination against Muslims, 
after receiving testimony from Andrew Baker, Washington, DC, Talip 
Kucukcan, Ankara, Turkey, Alexey Avtonomov, Moscow, Russia, and Azra 
Junuzovic, Warsaw, Poland, all of the Organization for Security and 
Cooperation in Europe.