[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 162 (Monday, November 2, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1163-D1164]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO THE HIRE MORE HEROES ACT OF 2015
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on Senate amendments 
to H.R. 22, the ``Hire More Heroes Act of 2015'' [DRIVE Act] [General 
debate]. The committee granted, by voice vote, a rule that provides for 
the consideration of the Senate amendments to H.R. 22. The rule 
provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by 
the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure. The rule waives all points of order 
against consideration of the Senate amendment. The rule provides that 
the amendment printed in part A of the Rules Committee report shall be 
considered as adopted. In section 2, the rule provides that an 
amendment consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114-32 shall 
be in order, shall be considered as pending, shall be considered as 
read, shall not be debatable, shall not be subject to amendment except 
for the amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report, and 
shall not be subject for a demand for the division of the question. The 
rule makes in order only the 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 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114-32 and the 
amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report. In section 
3, the rule provides that at the conclusion of consideration of the 
amendments printed in the Rules Committee report, no further 
consideration of the bill

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shall occur except pursuant to a subsequent order of the House. In 
section 4, the rule provides that on any legislative day during the 
period from November 6, 2015, through November 13, 2015: the Journal of 
the proceedings of the previous day shall be considered as approved; 
and the Chair may at any time declare the House adjourned to meet at a 
date and time to be announced by the Chair in declaring the 
adjournment. In section 5, the rule provides that the Speaker may 
appoint Members to perform the duties of the Chair for the duration of 
the period addressed by section 4. Finally, in section 6, the rule 
provides that it shall be in order at any time on the legislative day 
of November 5, 2015 for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House 
suspend the rules relating to a measure authorizing appropriations for 
fiscal year 2016 for the Department of Defense. Testimony was heard 
from Chairman Shuster and Representative DeFazio.
TESTIMONY OF SUBPOENAED WITNESSES ON THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
ALLEGED MISUSE OF RELOCATION PROGRAM AND INCENTIVES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Testimony of Subpoenaed Witnesses on the Department of Veterans 
Affairs Alleged Misuse of Relocation Program and Incentives''. 
Testimony was heard from Danny Pummill, Principal Deputy Under 
Secretary for Benefits, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of 
Veterans Affairs.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.