[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 52 (Monday, April 13, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D371]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
PRESERVING ACCESS TO MANUFACTURED HOUSING ACT OF 2015; MORTGAGE CHOICE 
ACT OF 2015
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 650, the 
``Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2015''; and H.R. 
685, the ``Mortgage Choice Act of 2015''. The committee granted, by a 
record vote of 5-3, a closed rule for H.R. 650. 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. The rule also grants a closed rule for H.R. 685. 
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. The rule also provides for the 
adoption in the House of S. Con. Res. 11, setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 
2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
years 2017 through 2025, for purposes of requesting a conference with 
the Senate. The rule takes from the Speaker's table S. Con. Res. 11, 
adopts an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the 
text of H. Con. Res. 27, as adopted by the House, and adopts S. Con. 
Res. 11, as amended. Testimony was heard from Chairman Hensarling and 
Representative Maxine Waters of California.
ADDRESSING CONTINUED WHISTLEBLOWER RETALIATION WITHIN VA
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Addressing Continued 
Whistleblower Retaliation Within VA''. Testimony was heard from Meghan 
Flanz, Director, Office of Accountability Review, Department of 
Veterans Affairs; Carolyn Lerner, Special Counsel, Office of Special 
Counsel; Christian Head, M.D., Associate Director and Chief of Staff, 
Legal and Quality Assurance, Greater Los Angeles VA Health Care System; 
Maryann Hooker, M.D., Neurologist, Wilmington VA Medical Center; and 
Richard Tremaine, Associate Director, VA Central Alabama Healthcare 
System.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.