[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 40 (Monday, March 14, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D245-D246]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
APPROPRIATIONS--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and 
General Government held a budget hearing on the Office of Personnel 
Management. Testimony was heard from Beth F. Cobert, Acting Director, 
Office of Personnel Management.

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MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Full Committee began a markup on H.R. 
2666, the ``No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act''; and 
H.R. 4725, the ``Common Sense Savings Act of 2016''.
SENSE ACT; SMALL BUSINESS BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 3797, the 
``SENSE Act''; and H.R. 4596, the ``Small Business Broadband Deployment 
Act''. The committee granted, by record vote of 6-4, a structured rule 
for H.R. 4596. The rule provides one hour of 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 the amendment in the 
nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the 
bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The rule waives all 
points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The rule 
makes in order only the further amendment printed in part A of the 
Rules Committee report, if offered by the Member designated in the 
report. The amendment 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 amendment printed in part A of 
the report. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions. The rule also granted a structured rule for H.R. 3797. 
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 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 
Representatives Latta, Pallone, and Rothfus.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.