[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 48 (Monday, March 23, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D315-D316]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
APPROPRIATIONS--SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and 
General Government held a hearing on Supreme Court of the United States 
budget. Testimony was heard from Anthony M. Kennedy, Associate Justice, 
Supreme Court of the United States; and Stephen G. Breyer, Associate 
Justice, Supreme Court of the United States.
ESTABLISHING THE BUDGET FOR THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT FOR FISCAL 
YEAR 2016 AND SETTING FORTH APPROPRIATE BUDGETARY LEVELS FOR FISCAL 
YEARS 2017 THROUGH 2025
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H. Con. Res. 27, 
establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal 
year 2016 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
years 2017 through 2025. The committee granted, by record vote of 6-3, 
a structured rule for H. Con. Res. 27. The rule provides four hours of 
general debate with three hours confined to the congressional budget 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on the Budget and one hour on the subject of economic 
goals and policies equally divided and controlled by Rep. Brady (TX) 
and Rep. Maloney (NY) or their respective designees. The rule waives 
all points of order against consideration of the concurrent resolution 
and provides that the concurrent resolution shall be considered as 
read. The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in 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, and shall not be subject to amendment. The 
rule waives all points of order against the amendments printed in the 
report. The rule provides that if more than one such amendment is 
adopted, then only the one receiving the greater number of affirmative 
votes shall be considered as finally adopted. In the case of a tie for 
the greater number of affirmative votes, then only the last amendment 
to receive that number of affirmative votes shall be considered as 
finally adopted. The rule provides, upon the conclusion of 
consideration of the concurrent resolution for amendment, a final 
period of general debate, which shall not exceed 10 minutes equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on the Budget. The rule permits the Chair of the Budget 
Committee to offer amendments in the House pursuant to section 
305(a)(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to achieve 
mathematical consistency. The rule provides that the concurrent 
resolution shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
question of its adoption. Testimony was heard from Chairman Price of 
Georgia and Representatives Van Hollen, Stutzman, McGovern, Scott of 
Virginia, and Ellison.
ONGOING INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence Activities''. This hearing was 
closed.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.

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