[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 20, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D677-D678]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
APPROPRIATIONS--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development, and Related Agencies held a budget hearing on the 
Department of Energy. Testimony was heard from Rick Perry, Secretary, 
Department of Energy.

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WATER SUPPLY PERMITTING COORDINATION ACT; ELECTRICITY RELIABILITY AND 
FOREST PROTECTION ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 1654, the 
``Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act''; and H.R. 1873, the 
``Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act''. The Committee 
granted a structured rule for H.R. 1873. The rule provides one hour of 
general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources. 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 the amendment in 
the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural 
Resources now printed in the bill 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 further 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. 1654. The rule 
provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by 
the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural 
Resources. 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 the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 
the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill 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 further 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. Testimony was heard from Representatives McClintock and 
LaMalfa. -

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.