[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 9, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D119-D120]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
DEBT MANAGEMENT AND FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT OF 2015; SCIENTIFIC 
RESEARCH IN THE NATIONAL INTEREST ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 3442, the 
``Debt Management and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2015''; and H.R. 
3293, the ``Scientific Research in the National Interest Act''. The 
committee granted, by voice vote, a structured rule for H.R. 3442. The 
rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled 
by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and 
Means. 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 A of the 
Rules

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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 A of 
the report. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions. Additionally, the rule grants a structured rule for H.R. 
3293. The rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology. 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 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. Testimony 
was heard from Chairman Smith of Texas, and Representatives Marchant, 
Pascrell, Huelskamp, Maxine Waters of California, Eddie Bernice Johnson 
of Texas, and Jackson Lee.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.