[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 175 (Tuesday, December 6, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1102-D1103]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
VOLKSWAGEN'S EMISSIONS CHEATING SETTLEMENT: QUESTIONS CONCERNING ZEV 
PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Volkswagen's Emissions 
Cheating Settlement: Questions Concerning ZEV Program Implementation''. 
Testimony was heard from Cynthia Giles, Assistant Administrator, Office 
of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, Environmental Protection 
Agency; and Janet McCabe, Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Air 
and Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency.
AMERICAN COMPASSION IN INDIA: GOVERNMENT OBSTACLES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``American Compassion in India: Government Obstacles''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
STEP OR STUMBLE: THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION'S PIVOT TO ASIA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific held 
a hearing entitled ``Step or Stumble: The Obama Administration's Pivot 
to Asia''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
EXAMINING DECADES OF DATA MANIPULATION AT THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL 
SURVEY
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Examining Decades of Data 
Manipulation at the United States Geological Survey''. Testimony was 
heard from William Werkheiser, Deputy Director, U.S. Geological Survey.
THE FEDERAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION REFORM ACT (FITARA) 
SCORECARD 3.0: MEASURING AGENCIES' IMPLEMENTATION
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Information Technology; and Subcommittee on Government Operations, held 
a joint hearing entitled ``The Federal Information Technology 
Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) Scorecard 3.0: Measuring Agencies' 
Implementation''. Testimony was heard from Luke McCormick, Chief 
Information Officer, Department of Homeland Security; Chip Fulghum, 
Deputy Under Secretary for Management and Chief Financial Officer, 
Department of Homeland Security; Frontis Wiggins, Chief Information 
Officer, Department of State; Douglas Pitkin, Director, Bureau of 
Budget and Planning, Department of State; and David A. Powner, 
Director, IT Management Issues, Government Accountability Office.
TRANSPARENT INSURANCE STANDARDS ACT OF 2016
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 5143, the 
``Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016''. The committee granted, 
by record vote of 6-2, a structured rule for H.R. 5143. 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 an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114-68 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 the further amendment 
printed in 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 the report. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions. The rule provides that on any legislative day 
after December 8, 2016: the Journal of the proceedings of the previous 
day shall be considered as approved; and the Chair may at any time 
declare the House adjourned to meet at a date and time to be announced 
by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. The rule provides that the 
Speaker may appoint Members to perform the duties of the Chair for the 
duration of the period addressed

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by section 2. The rule provides that each day during the period 
addressed by section 2 of the resolution shall not constitute calendar 
days for the purposes of section 7 of the War Powers Resolution (50 
U.S.C. 1546). The rule provides that each day during the period 
addressed by section 2 of the resolution shall not constitute a 
legislative day for purposes of clause 7 of rule XIII (resolutions of 
inquiry). Finally, the rule provides that it shall be in order at any 
time on the legislative day of December 8, 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. Testimony was heard from Representatives Luetkemeyer, Cleaver, 
and Heck of Washington.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.