[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 44 (Monday, March 21, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D299]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
EXAMINING USDA ORGANIZATION AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION--PART II
Committee on Agriculture: Full Committee held a hearing on March 18, 
2016, entitled ``Examining USDA Organization and Program 
Administration--Part II''. Testimony was heard from the following 
Department of Agriculture officials: Robert Bonnie, Under Secretary, 
Natural Resources and Environment; Alexis Taylor, Deputy Under 
Secretary, Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services; Catherine Woteki, 
Under Secretary, Research, Education and Economics; and Ed Avalos, 
Under Secretary, Marketing and Regulatory Programs.
AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE PUBLIC AND OUTSIDE WITNESS DAY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies held a hearing on March 18, 2016, for American Indian 
and Alaska Native public and outside witnesses. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
STANDARD MERGER AND ACQUISITION REVIEWS THROUGH EQUAL RULES ACT OF 2015
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 2745, the 
``Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 
2015''. The committee granted, by record vote of 6-3, a closed rule. 
The rule provides one hour of 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 provides that the bill shall be considered as read. 
The rule waives all points of order against provisions in the bill. The 
rule provides one motion to recommit. In section 2, the rule provides 
that on any legislative day during the period from March 24, 2016, 
through April 11, 2016: 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 3, 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 2. In 
section 4, the rule provides that each day during the period addressed 
by section 2 of the resolution shall not constitute a calendar day for 
the purposes of section 7 of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 
1546). In section 5, the rule provides that the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce may, at any time before 4 p.m. on Thursday, March 31, 2016, 
file a report to accompany H.R. 2666. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Marino and Johnson of Georgia.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.