[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 4, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D9-D10]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING; REGULATIONS FROM THE EXECUTIVE IN NEED OF 
SCRUTINY ACT OF 2017; RESOLUTION OBJECTING TO UNITED NATIONS SECURITY 
COUNCIL RESOLUTION 2334 AS AN OBSTACLE TO ISRAEL-PALESTINIAN PEACE, AND 
FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held an organizational meeting for 
the 115th Congress; and hearing on H.R. 26, the ``Regulations from the 
Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017''; and H. Res. 11, objecting 
to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 as an obstacle to 
Israeli-Palestinian peace, and for other purposes. The committee 
adopted rules of procedure for the 115th Congress and subcommittee 
ratios. The committee granted, by voice

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vote, a structured rule for H.R. 26. The rule provides one hour of 
general debate equally divided and controlled by the Majority Leader 
and the Minority Leader or their respective designees. 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. Additionally, the rule 
grants a closed rule for H. Res. 11. The rule provides one hour of 
debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The rule waives all points 
of order against consideration of the resolution. The rule provides 
that the resolution shall be considered as read and shall not be 
subject to a demand for division of the question. Testimony was heard 
from Chairman Goodlatte, Chairman Royce of California, and 
Representatives Johnson of Georgia, Biggs, Young of Iowa, Engel, 
Connolly, and Price of North Carolina.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.