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D1054", "Congressional Record, Volume 158 Issue 164 (Wednesday, December 19, 2012)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 164 (Wednesday, December 19, 2012)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D1054-D1055]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCommittee Meetings\nEVOLVING SECURITY SITUATION IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO AND\nIMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY\nCommittee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing on an update\non the evolving security situation in the Democratic Republic of the\nCongo and implications for U.S. national security. Testimony was heard\nfrom Derek Chollet, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International\nSecurity Affairs; Johnnie Carson Assistant Secretary of State for the\nBureau of African Affairs; and public witnesses.\nCHALLENGES FACING MULTIEMPLOYER PENSION PLANS: EVALUATING PBGC'S\nINSURANCE PROGRAM AND FINANCIAL OUTLOOK\nCommittee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Health,\nEmployment, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing entitled ``Challenges\nFacing Multiemployer Pension Plans: Evaluating PBGC's Insurance Program\nand Financial Outlook''. Testimony was heard from Joshua Gotbaum,\nDirector, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.\nBUSINESS MEETING\nCommittee on Ethics: Full Committee held a meeting on considering\nproposed amendments to Committee Rules. The motion passed by a\nunanimous vote on the proposed Committee Rules changes.\nCONFERENCE REPORT--NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FY 2013;\nAPPROVING THE RENEWAL OF IMPORT RESTRICTIONS CONTAINED IN THE BURMESE\nFREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY ACT OF 2003; AND SPENDING REDUCTION ACT OF 2012\nCommittee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on Conference Report\nto accompany H.R. 4310, the ``National Defense Authorization Act for\nFiscal Year 2013''; Senate Amendment to H.J. Res. 66, approving the\nrenewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and\nDemocracy Act of 2003; and H.R. 6684, the ``Spending Reduction Act of\n2012''. The Committee granted, by voice vote, a rule waiving all points\nof order against the conference report and against its consideration.\nThe rule provides that the conference report shall be considered as\nread. The rule provides that the previous question shall be considered\nas ordered without intervening motion except one hour of debate and one\nmotion to recommit if applicable. Debate on the conference report is\ndivided pursuant to clause 8(d) of rule XXII.\n\n =========================== NOTE ===========================\n\n  December 19, 2012 on Page D1054 the following appeared: the\nBurmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003'';\n\n  The online version should be corrected to read: the Burmese\nFreedom and Democracy Act of 2003;\n\n ========================= END NOTE =========================\n\n  The Committee granted, by voice vote, a rule providing for the\nconsideration of H.J. Res. 66. The rule makes in order a motion by the\nchair of the Committee on Ways and Means that the House concur in the\nSenate amendment with the amendment printed in the Rules Committee\nreport accompanying the resolution. The rule waives all points of order\nagainst consideration of the motion. The rule provides that the Senate\namendment and the motion shall be considered as read. The rule provides\none hour of debate on the motion equally divided and controlled by the\nchair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means.\n  The rule further provides a closed rule for H.R. 6684. The rule\nprovides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the\nMajority Leader and Minority Leader or their respective designees. The\nrule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The\nrule provides that the bill shall be considered as read. The rule\nwaives all points of order against provisions in the bill. The rule\nprovides one motion to recommit. Testimony was heard from Chairman\nMcKeon and Chairman Camp and\n\n[[Page D1055]]\n\nRepresentatives Smith (WA), Jackson Lee (TX), Levin, Mulvaney, Jordon,\nand Scalise.\nONGOING INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES\nHouse Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a\nhearing on ongoing intelligence activities. This was a closed hearing.,\n\nJoint Meetings\n  No joint committee meetings were held."]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-2012-12-19-pt1-PgD1054"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7303609745576978, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}