[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 89 (Tuesday, June 7, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D617-D618]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health began a markup 
on H.R. 3299, the ``Strengthening Public Health Emergency Response Act 
of 2015''; and H.R. 921, the ``Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 
2015''.
INTERNATIONAL ANTITRUST ENFORCEMENT: CHINA AND BEYOND
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, 
Commercial and Antitrust Law held a hearing entitled ``International 
Antitrust Enforcement: China and Beyond''. Testimony was heard from 
Maureen Ohlhausen, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission; Mark Cohen, 
Senior Counsel, Patent and Trademark Office; and public witnesses.
OZONE STANDARDS IMPLEMENTATION ACT OF 2016; CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT A CARBON TAX WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL 
TO THE UNITED STATES ECONOMY; CONCURRENT RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE 
SENSE OF CONGRESS OPPOSING THE PRESIDENT'S PROPOSED $10 TAX ON EVERY 
BARREL OF OIL
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 4775, the 
``Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016''; H. Con. Res. 89, 
expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental 
to the United States economy; and H. Con. Res. 112, expressing the 
sense of Congress opposing the President's proposed $10 tax on every 
barrel of oil. The committee granted, by record vote of 7-4, a 
structured rule for H.R. 4775. 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 makes in 
order as original text for the purpose of amendment the amendment in 
the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce now printed in the bill 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

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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. The rule 
also grants closed rules for H. Con. Res. 89 and H. Con. Res. 112. The 
rule provides one hour of debate on each concurrent resolution 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 each concurrent resolution. The rule provides 
that each concurrent resolution shall be considered as read and shall 
not be subject to a demand for division of the question. The rule 
waives all points of order against provisions in each concurrent 
resolution. Testimony was heard from Representatives Boustany, Levin, 
Whitfield, Castor of Florida, and Polis.
VA AND ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS: WHO BENEFITS?
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``VA and Academic Affiliations: 
Who Benefits?''. Testimony was heard from Robert L. Jesse, M.D., Chief 
Academic Affiliations Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs; Randall 
Williamson, Director, Health Care Issues, Government Accountability 
Office; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.