[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 10, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D30-D31]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
SEC REGULATORY ACCOUNTABILITY ACT; COMMODITY END-USER RELIEF ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 78, the ``SEC 
Regulatory Accountability Act''; and H.R. 238, the ``Commodity End-User 
Relief Act''. The committee granted, by voice vote, a structured rule 
for H.R. 78. The rule provides one hour of general debate equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Financial Services 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 part A of 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 part A of the report. The rule 
provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 
Additionally, the rule grants a structured rule for H.R. 238. The rule 
provides one hour of general debate equally divided

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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 makes in order as original text for 
the purpose of amendment an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of the Rules Committee Print 115-2, 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 amendments printed in part B of 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 part B of 
the report. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions. In section 3, the rule provides that on any legislative 
day during the period from January 16, 2017, through January 20, 2017: 
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. In section 4, the rule provides that the Speaker may 
appoint Members to perform the duties of the Chair for the duration of 
the period addressed by section 3. In section 5, the rule provides that 
it shall be in order at any time on the legislative day of January 13, 
2017, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the 
rules as though under clause 1 of rule XV, 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 Chairman Conaway and Representatives Wagner 
and Lucas.
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING; BUSINESS MEETING
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held an 
organizational meeting for the 115th Congress; and a business meeting 
to consider an access request. The committee adopted its rules for the 
115th Congress. A motion, pursuant to Committee Rule 14(i), that the 
Committee call to the attention of the House the Classified 
Intelligence Community Assessment Regarding Russian Activities and 
Intentions in the Recent U.S. Election passed. This meeting was closed.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.