[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 137 (Monday, September 12, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D905-D906]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and 
Technology began a markup on H.R. 2566, the ``Improving Rural Call 
Quality and Reliability Act of 2015''; and H.R. 2669, the ``Anti-
Spoofing Act of 2015''.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health began a markup 
on H.R. 4365, the ``Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications 
Act of 2016''; H.R. 1192, the ``National Diabetes Clinical Care 
Commission Act''; H.R. 1209, the ``Improving Access to Maternity Care 
Act''; H.R. 1877, the ``Mental Health First Aid''; and H.R. 2713, the 
``Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2015''.
CLASSIFICATIONS AND REDACTIONS IN FBI'S INVESTIGATIVE FILE
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Classifications and Redactions in FBI's 
Investigative File''. Testimony was heard from Peter Kadzik, Assistant 
Attorney General for Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice; Julia 
Frifield, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, 
Department of State; Jason Herring, Acting Assistant Director for 
Congressional Affairs, Federal Bureau of Investigation; Deirdre Walsh, 
Assistant Director for Legislative Affairs, Office of the Director of 
National Intelligence; Neal Higgins, Director of Congressional Affairs, 
Central Intelligence Agency; James Samuel, Jr., Chief of Congressional 
Affairs, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; and Trumbull Soule, 
Director of Legislative Affairs Office, National Security Agency/
Central Security Service.


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  September 12, 2016, on page D905, the following appeared: . . . 
Central Security Service. A portion of this hearing was closed.
  
  The online version has been corrected to read: . . . Central 
Security Service.


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       HALT TAX INCREASES ON THE MIDDLE CLASS AND SENIORS ACT; VA 
        ACCOUNTABILITY FIRST AND APPEALS MODERNIZATION ACT OF 2016
  Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 3590, the 
``Halt Tax Increases on the Middle Class and Seniors Act''; H.R. 5620, 
the ``VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act of 2016''. 
 The committee granted, by record vote of 7-3, a closed rule for H.R. 
    3590. The rule provides one hour of 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 amendment in the 
         nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on

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 Ways and Means 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 provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. The 
 Committee granted, by record vote of 7-3, a structured rule for H.R. 
5620. The rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
    Veterans' Affairs. 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 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 the report. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman Brady of Texas, 
    Chairman Miller of Florida, and Representatives Levin, Takano, 
        O'Rourke, Walz, Hastings, Cardenas, Hahn, and Hinojosa.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.