[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 21, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D853-D854]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
D.C. METRO: UPDATE
Committee On Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Transportation and Public Assets; and Subcommittee on Government 
Operations, held a joint hearing entitled ``D.C. Metro: Update''. 
Testimony was heard from T. Bella Dinh-Zarr, Vice Chairman, National 
Transportation Safety Board; and public witnesses.

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SAFE AND ACCURATE FOOD LABELING ACT OF 2015; IMPROVING COAL COMBUSTION 
RESIDUALS REGULATION ACT OF 2015
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 1599, the 
``Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015''; and H.R. 1734, the 
``Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015''. The 
committee granted, by record vote of 9-4, a structured rule for H.R. 
1599. The rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce. The rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill. The rule makes in order as original text for 
purpose of amendment an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114-24, modified by the 
amendment printed in part A of the Rules Committee report, and provides 
that it shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of 
order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute. The rule 
makes in order only those further 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. The rule also grants a structured rule for H.R. 1734. The 
rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled 
by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce. 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 makes in order only those amendments printed in part C 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 C of 
the report. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions. Testimony was heard from Representatives Shimkus, Tonko, 
Pompeo, Peterson, and Pingree of Maine.
LACK OF OVERSIGHT OF INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS--VA PROCUREMENT FAILURES 
CONTINUED
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Lack of Oversight of 
Interagency Agreements--VA Procurement Failures Continued''. Testimony 
was heard from C. Ford Heard III, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
Procurement Policy, Systems and Oversight, Department of Veterans 
Affairs; and Michele Mackin, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing 
Management Team, Government Accountability Office.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.