[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 77 (Monday, May 16, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D510-D511]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 4909, the 
``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017'' [general 
debate]. The committee granted, by voice vote, a structured rule for 
H.R. 4909. The rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided 
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Armed Services. The rule waives all points of order 
against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the amendment 
in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee 
Print 114-51, modified by the amendment printed in part A of the Rules 
Committee report, 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 those further amendments printed in part B of the Rules 
Committee report and amendments en bloc described in section 3 of the

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rule. The rule provides that the amendments printed in part B of the 
report 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 or against amendments en 
bloc as described in section 3 of the rule. Section 3 of the rule 
provides that it shall be in order at any time for the chair of the 
Committee on Armed Services or his designee to offer amendments en bloc 
consisting of amendments printed in part B of the report not earlier 
disposed of. The rule provides that amendments en bloc shall be 
considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided 
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Armed Services or their designees, shall not be subject to 
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
question. The rule provides that no further consideration of the bill 
shall be in order except pursuant to a subsequent order of the House. 
Testimony was heard from Chairman Thornberry and Representative Smith 
of Washington.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.