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| CREC-2004-10-06-pt2-PgD1023 | 2004-10-06 | 108 | 2 | 150 | Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDHCMEETINGS | D1023 | D1025 | [{"congress": "108", "type": "HR", "number": "10"}, {"congress": "108", "type": "HR", "number": "4520"}] | 150 Cong. Rec. D1023 | Congressional Record, Volume 150 Issue 125 (Wednesday, October 6, 2004) [Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 125 (Wednesday, October 6, 2004)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1023-D1025] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings FEDERAL REVENUE OPTIONS Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on Federal Revenue Options. Testimony was heard from Representatives Linder, Burgess, English, Price (NC) and Sandlin; and the following former Representatives from Texas: Richard K. Armey; and Bill Archer; and public witnesses. CHILD PRODUCT SAFETY Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection held a hearing entitled ``Child Product Safety: Do Current Standards Provide Enough Protection?'' Testimony was heard from Hal Stratton, Chairman, Consumer Product Safety Commission; and public witnesses. OFHEO REPORT--FANNIE MAE--ALLEGATIONS OF ACCOUNTING AND MANAGEMENT FAILURE Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing entitled ``The OFHEO Report: Allegations of Accounting and Management Failure at Fannie Mae.'' Testimony was heard from Armando Falcon, Director, Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, Department of Housing and Urban Development; the following officials of Fannie Mae: Franklin D. Raines, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; Timothy Howard, Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer; and Ann McLaughlin Korologos, Presiding Director, Board of Directors. COMBATING WEST NILE VIRUS--CURRENT CHALLENGES Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing entitled ``Current Challenges in Combating the West Nile Virus.'' Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Health and Human Services: Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH; and Stephen M. Ostroff, M.D., Deputy Director, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Benjamin J. Grumbles, Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Water, EPA; John Pape, Chief Epidemiologist, Department of Public Health and Environment, State of Colorado; and public witnesses. INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 2004 ANNUAL REPORT Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on the Annual Report on International Religious Freedom 2004 and Designations of Countries of Particular Concern. Testimony was heard from Ambassador-at-Large John V. Hanford III, International Religious Freedom, Department of State; Preeta Bansal, Chair, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom; and public witnesses. U.S. TRADE DISPUTES--PERU AND ECUADOR Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere held a hearing on U.S. Trade Disputes in Peru and Ecuador, Testimony was heard from Earl Anthony Wayne, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Department of State; Regina K. Vargo, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for the Americas; and public witnesses. OVERSIGHT--PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION ACT Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution held an oversight hearing on the Presidential Succession Act. Testimony was heard from [[Page D1024]] Representative Sherman; Thomas H. Neale, Government and Finance Division, CRS, Library of Congress; and public witnesses. SAME DAY CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS REPORTED BY THE RULES COMMITTEE--CONFERENCE REPORT--AMERICAN JOBS CREATION ACT Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a rule waiving clause 6(a) of rule XIII (requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a rule on the same day it is reported from the Rules Committee) against certain resolutions reported from the Rules Committee. The rule applies the waiver to any special rule reported on the legislative day of October 7, 2004, providing for consideration or disposition of a conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 4520) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove impediments in such Code and make our manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses and workers more competitive and productive both at home and abroad. PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE RULES Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a rule providing that suspensions will be in order at any time on the legislative day of Thursday, October 7, 2004. The rule provides that the Speaker or his designee will consult with the Minority Leader or her designee on any suspension considered under the rule. 9/11 RECOMMENDATIONS IMPLEMENTATION ACT Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a structured rule providing three hours and forty minutes of general debate on H.R. 10, 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act, with 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 30 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services, 30 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial Services, 30 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Government Reform, 30 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary, 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on International Relations, 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Select Committee on Homeland Security. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of the Rules Committee print dated October 4, 2004, shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment and shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against the amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of the Rules Committee print. The rule makes in order only those further amendments printed in the Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution. The rule provides that the amendments printed in the report 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 a division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. 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. OVERSIGHT--MARITIME DOMAIN AWARENESS Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation held an oversight hearing on Maritime Domain Awareness. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Homeland Security: Jeffrey P. High, Director, Maritime Domain Awareness, U.S. Coast Guard; and Robert A. Kacksta, Executive Director, Border Security and Facilitation, U.S. Customs and Border Protection; RADM Samuel P. DeBow, Director, Marine and Aviation Operations, NOAA, Department of Commerce. VA SMART CARD INITIATIVE(S) Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on the status of the Department of Veterans Affairs smart card initiative(s). Testimony was heard from Benjamin H. Wu, Deputy Under Secretary, Technology, Technology Administration, Department of Commerce; Linda Koontz, Director, Information Management Issues, GAO; Robert N. McFarland, Assistant Secretary, Information and Technology, Department of Veterans Affairs; Robert J. Brandewie, Director, Defense Manpower Data Center, Office of the Secretary, Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense; and a public witness. BRIEFING--THREAT UPDATE Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to receive a Briefing on Threat Update. The Committee was briefed by departmental witnesses. [[Page D1025]] F |