[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 172 (Monday, November 30, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1250-D1251]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
NORTH AMERICAN ENERGY SECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE ACT OF 2015; SENATE 
JOINT RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR CONGRESSIONAL DISAPPROVAL UNDER CHAPTER 
8 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE, OF A RULE SUBMITTED BY THE 
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY RELATING TO ``STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE 
FOR GREEN HOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM NEW, MODIFIED, AND RECONSTRUCTED 
STATIONARY SOURCES: ELECTRIC UTILITY GENERATING UNITS''; SENATE JOINT 
RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR CONGRESSIONAL DISAPPROVAL UNDER CHAPTER 8 OF 
TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE, OF A RULE SUBMITTED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL 
PROTECTION AGENCY RELATING TO ``CARBON POLLUTION EMISSION GUIDELINES 
FOR EXISTING STATIONARY SOURCES: ELECTRIC UTILITY GENERATING UNITS''
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 8, the 
``North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015'' 
[general debate]; S.J. Res. 23, providing for congressional disapproval 
under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by 
the Environmental Protection Agency relating to ``Standards of 
Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and 
Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units''; 
S.J. Res. 24, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 
of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the 
Environmental Protection Agency relating to ``Carbon

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Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric 
Utility Generating Units''. The committee granted, by record vote of 8-
3, a general debate rule for H.R. 8. 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 no further consideration of the bill shall be in order 
except pursuant to a subsequent order of the House. Additionally, the 
rule grants closed rules for S.J. Res. 23 and S.J. Res. 24. The rule 
provides one hour of debate on each joint resolution 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 each joint resolution. The rule provides that 
each joint resolution shall be considered as read. The rule waives all 
points of order against provisions in each joint resolution. The rule 
provides each joint resolution one motion to commit. Testimony was 
heard from Representatives Whitfield and Tonko.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.