[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 5 (Monday, January 12, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D22-D23]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
REGULATORY ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2015; PROMOTING JOB CREATION AND 
REDUCING SMALL BUSINESS BURDENS ACT; DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2015
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 185, the 
``Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015''; H.R. 37, the ``Promoting Job 
Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act''; and H.R. 240, the 
``Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015''. The 
committee granted, by record vote of 7-3, a closed rule for H.R. 37. 
The rule provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by 
the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial 
Services. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of 
the bill. The rule provides that the bill shall be considered as read. 
The rule waives all points of order against provisions in the bill. The 
rule provides one motion to recommit. Additionally, the rule granted a 
structured rule for H.R. 185. The rule provides one hour of debate 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on the Judiciary. The rule waives all points of order 
against consideration of the bill and provides that the bill shall be 
considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against 
provisions in the bill. The rule makes in order only those 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

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points of order against the amendment 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. 240. The rule provides 
two hours of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. The 
rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill and 
provides that it shall be considered as read. The rule waives all 
points of order against provisions in the bill. The rule makes in order 
only those 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. In 
section 4, the rule provides that the chair of the Committee on 
Appropriations may insert in the Congressional Record not later than 
January 14, 2015, such material as he may deem explanatory of H.R. 240. 
Testimony was heard from Representatives Garrett, Maxine Waters of 
California, Sherman, Marino, Johnson of Georgia, Carter of Texas, 
Lowey, Aderholt, Barletta, Gutieerrez, Jackson Lee, Lofgren, and Castro 
of Texas.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.