[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 128 (Tuesday, September 8, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D946]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
JOINT RESOLUTION DISAPPROVING OF THE AGREEMENT TRANSMITTED TO CONGRESS 
BY THE PRESIDENT ON JULY 19, 2015, RELATING TO THE NUCLEAR PROGRAM OF 
IRAN
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.J. Res. 64, 
disapproving of the agreement transmitted to Congress by the President 
on July 19, 2015, relating to the nuclear program of Iran. The 
committee granted, by voice vote, a closed rule for H.J. Res. 64. The 
rule provides ten hours of debate equally divided among and controlled 
by the respective chairs and ranking minority members of the Committees 
on Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, the Judiciary, Oversight and 
Government Reform, and Ways and Means. The rule waives all points of 
order against consideration of the joint resolution. The rule provides 
that the joint resolution shall be considered as read. The rule waives 
all points of order against provisions in the joint resolution. The 
rule provides a final period of debate, which shall not exceed one hour 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The rule provides one motion to 
recommit. In section 2, the rule provides that upon receipt of a 
message from the Senate transmitting H.J. Res. 61 with a Senate 
amendment to the text thereof consisting only of the text of H.J. Res. 
64 as passed by the House, the House shall be considered to have 
concurred in the Senate amendment or amendments. Testimony was heard 
from Chairman Royce and Representatives Maxine Waters of California, 
Levin, Gohmert, and Jackson Lee.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.