[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 170 (Tuesday, November 29, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1072]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
SYSTEMIC RISK DESIGNATION IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2016; SENATE AMENDMENT TO 
THE TSUNAMI WARNING, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH ACT OF 2015
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 6392, the 
``Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2016''; and Senate 
amendment to H.R. 34, the ``Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research 
Act of 2015''. The committee granted, by record vote of 7-3, a rule 
that provides for consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 34. The 
rule makes in order a motion offered by the chair of the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce or his designee that the House concur in the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 34 with an amendment consisting of the text of Rules 
Committee Print 114-67 modified by the amendment printed in part A of 
the Rules Committee report. The rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the motion. The rule provides that the Senate 
amendment and motion shall be considered as read. The rule provides one 
hour of debate on the motion with 60 minutes equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce and 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by 
the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and 
Means. Additionally, the rule grants a structured rule for H.R. 6392. 
The rule provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by 
the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial 
Services. 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 the amendment printed in part B of the Rules 
Committee report, if offered by the Member designated in the report, 
which 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 amendment printed in part B of the report. 
The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 
Testimony was heard from Chairman Upton, and Representatives Pallone, 
Murphy of Pennsylvania, DeGette, Tiberi, Hanabusa, Luetkemeyer, and 
Maxine Waters of California.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.