[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 6, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D10-D11]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
ARMY FEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: PART II
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Government Operations held a hearing entitled ``Army Fee Assistance 
Program: Part II''. Testimony was heard from Carol Fortine Ochoa, 
Inspector General, General Services Administration; Gerard Badorrek, 
Chief Financial Officer, General Services Administration; Stephanie L. 
Hoehne, Director of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation, G9, 
Installation Management Command, U.S. Army; and a public witness.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on Rules: Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process held 
a hearing on H.R. 1610, the ``Biennial Budgeting and Enhanced Oversight 
Act of 2015''. Testimony was heard from Representatives Cole, Price of 
North Carolina, McClintock, Schrader, and Ribble.
FAIRNESS IN CLASS ACTION LITIGATION ACT OF 2015
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 1927, the 
``Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015''. The committee, by 
record vote of 8-4, granted a structured rule for H.R. 1927. The rule 
provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by 
the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the 
Judiciary. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of 
the bill. The rule makes in order as original text for the purpose of 
amendment an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the 
text of Rules Committee Print 114-38 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 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 the report. The rule provides one 
motion to recommit with or without instructions. In the section 2, the 
rule provides that a vote on any motion relating to the disposition of 
the veto message for H.R. 3762 may be postponed through January 25, 
2016, as though under clause 8 of rule XX. Testimony was heard from 
Chairman Goodlatte, and

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Representatives Cohen, Johnson of Georgia, and Fitzpatrick.
ATTENTION NEEDED: MISMANAGEMENT AT THE SBA--THE GAO FINDINGS
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Attention Needed: Mismanagement at the SBA--The GAO Findings''. 
Testimony was heard from William B. Shear, Director, Financial Markets 
and Community Investment, Government Accountability Office.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.