[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 24, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D169]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
STUDENT SUCCESS ACT; A BILL TO AMEND THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 
TO IMPROVE 529 PLANS
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 5, the 
``Student Success Act''; and H.R. 529, to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to improve 529 plans. The committee granted, by voice 
vote, a closed rule for H.R. 529. 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 recommended by the Committee on Ways and 
Means now printed in the bill 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. Section 2 
of the rule provides a general debate rule for H.R. 5. 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 provides that no further 
consideration of the bill shall be in order except pursuant to a 
subsequent order of the House. Section 3 of the rule waives the 
requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII (requiring a two-thirds vote to 
consider a rule on the same day it is reported from the Rules 
Committee) with respect to any resolution reported through the 
legislative day of March 2, 2015, relating to a measure making or 
continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015. Section 4 of the rule 
provides that it shall be in order at any time through the calendar day 
of March 1, 2015, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House 
suspend the rules relating to a measure making or continuing 
appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2015. Testimony was heard from Chairman 
Kline, Chairman Ryan of Wisconsin, and Representatives Fudge, and 
Nugent.

Joint Meetings
LEGISLATIVE PRESENTATION OF THE DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Senate Committee concluded a joint 
hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the 
legislative presentation of the Disabled American Veterans, after 
receiving testimony from Ronald F. Hope, Disabled American Veterans, 
Washington, DC.