[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 145 (Tuesday, December 2, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1069]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
NATIONAL DEFENSE PANEL ASSESSMENT OF THE 2014 QUADRENNIAL DEFENSE 
REVIEW
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``National Defense Panel Assessment of the 2014 Quadrennial Defense 
Review''. Testimony was heard from Eric Edelman, Panelist, National 
Defense Panel, Former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy; and 
Michele Flournoy, Panelist, National Defense Panel, Former Under 
Secretary of Defense for Policy.
THE ROLE OF MARITIME AND AIR POWER IN DOD'S THIRD OFFSET STRATEGY
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection 
Forces held a hearing entitled ``The Role of Maritime and Air Power in 
DoD's Third Offset Strategy''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
ISIS AND THE THREAT FROM FOREIGN FIGHTERS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Nonproliferation, and Trade; and Subcommittee on the Middle East and 
North Africa, held a joint hearing entitled ``ISIS and the Threat from 
Foreign Fighters''. Testimony was heard from Robert Bradtke, Senior 
Advisor for Partner Engagement on Syria Foreign Fighters, Department of 
State; and Tom Warrick, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism 
Policy, Department of Homeland Security.
HONG KONG: A BROKEN PROMISE?
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific held 
a hearing entitled ``Hong Kong: A Broken Promise?''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
OPEN BORDERS: THE IMPACT OF PRESIDENTIAL AMNESTY ON BORDER SECURITY
Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Open Borders: The Impact of Presidential Amnesty on Border 
Security''. Testimony was heard from Jeh Johnson, Secretary, Department 
of Homeland Security.
PRESIDENT OBAMA'S EXECUTIVE OVERREACH ON IMMIGRATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``President Obama's Executive Overreach on Immigration''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
TAX INCREASE PREVENTION ACT OF 2014; ABLE ACT OF 2014
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 5771, the 
``Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014''; and H.R. 647, the ``ABLE Act 
of 2014''. The committee granted, by voice vote, a closed rule for H.R. 
5771. The rule provides one hour of debate equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Ways and Means. The rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the amendment printed 
in part A of 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. 
Additionally, the rule granted a closed rule for H.R. 647. The rule 
provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair 
and ranking minority member of the 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 printed 
in part B of 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. 
Finally, the rule directs the Clerk to, in the engrossment of H.R. 
5771, add the text of H.R. 647, as passed by the House, as a new matter 
at the end of H.R. 5771 and make conforming modifications in the 
engrossment. Testimony was heard from Chairman Camp and Representative 
Levin.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.