[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 8 (Thursday, January 12, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D45]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING; MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held an organizational 
meeting for the 115th Congress; and markup on H.R. 393, to provide for 
an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as 
Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a 
regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces. The committee adopted 
its rules for the 115th Congress. H.R. 393 was ordered reported, 
without amendment.
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION SETTING FORTH THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET FOR 
THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017 AND SETTING FORTH THE 
APPROPRIATE BUDGETARY LEVELS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2018 THROUGH 2026; SENATE 
BILL TO PROVIDE FOR AN EXCEPTION TO A LIMITATION AGAINST APPOINTMENT OF 
PERSONS AS SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WITHIN SEVEN YEARS OF RELIEF FROM 
ACTIVE DUTY AS A REGULAR COMMISSIONED OFFICER OF THE ARMED FORCES
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on S. Con. Res. 3, 
setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels 
for fiscal years 2018 through 2026; and S. 84, to provide for an 
exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary 
of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a regular 
commissioned officer of the Armed Forces. The committee granted, by 
record vote of 9-3, a structured rule for S. Con. Res. 3. The rule 
provides two hours of general debate with 90 minutes confined to the 
congressional budget equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget and 30 minutes 
on the subject of economic goals and policies equally divided and 
controlled by Rep. Tiberi of Ohio and Rep. Carolyn Maloney of New York 
or their respective designees. The rule waives all points of order 
against consideration of the concurrent resolution. The rule makes in 
order only the amendment printed in the Rules Committee report. Such 
amendment may be offered only by the 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 and shall not be subject to amendment. The rule waives all 
points of order against the amendment printed in the report. The rule 
provides that the concurrent resolution shall not be subject to a 
demand for division of the question of its adoption. Additionally, the 
rule grants a closed rule for S. 84. The rule provides 90 minutes of 
debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Armed 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 provides one motion to commit. 
Testimony was heard from Chairman Black, Chairman Thornberry, and 
Representatives Yarmuth, Lee, Pocan, O'Halleran, Panetta, and Smith of 
Washington.
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held an organizational 
meeting for the 115th Congress. The committee successfully organized 
and adopted its rules for the 115th Congress.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.