[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 145 (Monday, September 26, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D978-D979]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
THE ULTIMATE CIVIL RIGHT: EXAMINING THE HYDE AMENDMENT AND THE BORN 
ALIVE INFANTS PROTECTION ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil 
Justice held a hearing on September 23, 2016, entitled ``The Ultimate 
Civil Right: Examining the Hyde Amendment and the Born Alive Infants 
Protection Act''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
VACANT FEDERAL PROPERTIES
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Transportation and Public Assets held a hearing on September 23, 2016, 
entitled ``Vacant Federal Properties''. Testimony was heard from David 
Mader, Controller, Office of Management and Budget; Gregory Parham, 
Assistant Secretary for Administration, Department of Agriculture; 
Michael Gelber, Deputy Commissioner, Public Buildings Service, General 
Services Administration; and David Wise, Director, Physical 
Infrastructure, Government Accountability Office.
REVIEWING THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY'S PROHIBITION ON HOUSEBOATS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Government Operations held a hearing on September 23, 2016, entitled 
``Reviewing the Tennessee Valley Authority's Prohibition on 
Houseboats''. Testimony was heard from William ``Bill'' D. Johnson, 
President and CEO, Tennessee Valley Authority; David Monteith, Vice 
Chairman, Swain County Board of Commissioners; and public witnesses.
WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2016; CO-OP CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT 
OF 2016
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 5303, the 
``Water Resources Development Act of 2016''; and H.R. 954, the ``CO-OP 
Consumer Protection Act of 2016''. The committee granted, by voice 
vote, a closed rule for H.R. 954. 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 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 voice vote, a structured rule for H.R. 5303. The 
rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled 
by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure. The rule waives all points of order 
against consideration of the bill. The rule makes in order as original 
text for purpose of amendment an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114-65 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 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 that no further consideration of the bill 
shall be in order except pursuant to a subsequent order of the House. 
Additionally, the rule provides that it shall be in order at any time 
on the legislative day of September 29, 2016,

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or September 30, 2016, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the 
House suspend the rules and that the Speaker or his designee shall 
consult with the Minority Leader or her designee on the designation of 
any matter for consideration pursuant to this section. Lastly, the rule 
waives clause 6(a) of rule XIII (requiring a two-thirds vote to 
consider a rule on the same day it is reported from the Rules 
Committee) against any resolution reported through the legislative day 
of September 30, 2016, relating to a measure making or continuing 
appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017. Testimony 
was heard from Chairman Brady of Texas, Chairman Shuster, and 
Representatives Levin, Smith of Nebraska, Farenthold, Ribble, Boustany, 
Al Green of Texas, Cramer, Kildee, McKinley, and Veasey.

Joint Meetings
MOLDOVA
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: On Thursday, 
September 22, 2016, Commission received a briefing on Moldova at a 
crossroads from William Hill, National Defense University, Department 
of Defense; and Matthew Rojansky, Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington, 
D.C.