[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 10, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D123]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE APPROVAL ACT; AMERICA'S SMALL BUSINESS TAX RELIEF 
ACT OF 2015; FIGHTING HUNGER INCENTIVE ACT OF 2015; COMMITTEE'S 
OVERSIGHT PLAN
Committee On Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on S. 1, the 
``Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act''; H.R. 636, the ``America's Small 
Business Tax Relief Act of 2015''; H.R. 644, the ``Fighting Hunger 
Incentive Act of 2015''; and the committee's oversight plan for the 
114th Congress. The committee adopted its oversight plan for the 114th 
Congress. The committee granted, by voice vote, a closed rule for H.R. 
644. The rule provides 90 minutes 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 an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 
114-5 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. The rule also granted a closed 
rule for H.R. 636. The rule provides 90 minutes 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 an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee 
Print 114-6 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. The committee granted, 
by record vote of 6-3, a closed rule for S. 1. The rule provides one 
hour of debate equally divided among and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure. 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 commit. In 
section 2, the rule provides that on any legislative day during the 
period from February 16, 2015, through February 23, 2015: the Journal 
of the proceedings of the previous day shall be considered as approved; 
and the Chair may at any time declare the House adjourned to meet at a 
date and time to be announced by the Chair in declaring the 
adjournment. In section 3, provides that the Speaker may appoint 
Members to perform the duties of the Chair for the duration of the 
period addressed by section 2. Testimony was heard from Chairman Ryan 
of Wisconsin, and Representatives Levin, Thompson of California, 
Cramer, and Pallone.
AN EXAMINATION OF WASTE AND ABUSE ASSOCIATED WITH VA'S MANAGEMENT OF 
LAND-USE AGREEMENTS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``An Examination of Waste and 
Abuse Associated with VA's Management of Land-Use Agreements''. 
Testimony was heard from Janet P. Murphy, Acting Deputy Under Secretary 
for Health, Operations and Management, Veterans Health Administration, 
Department of Veterans Affairs; Stephen Lord, Managing Director, 
Forensic Audits and Investigative Service, Government Accountability 
Office; and a public witness.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.