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| CREC-2004-10-07-pt2-PgD1033 | 2004-10-07 | 108 | 2 | 150 | Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings | HOUSE | DAILYDIGEST | DDHCMEETINGS | D1033 | D1034 | [{"congress": "108", "type": "HRES", "number": "28"}, {"congress": "108", "type": "HR", "number": "2760"}, {"congress": "108", "type": "HR", "number": "4200"}, {"congress": "108", "type": "HR", "number": "4520"}, {"congress": "108", "type": "HR", "number": "4567"}, {"congress": "108", "type": "HR", "number": "4837"}] | 150 Cong. Rec. D1033 | Congressional Record, Volume 150 Issue 126 (Thursday, October 7, 2004) [Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 126 (Thursday, October 7, 2004)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1033-D1034] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings MORTGAGE FRAUD--IMPACT ON MORTGAGE LENDERS Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity held a hearing entitled ``Mortgage Fraud and its Impact on Mortgage Lenders.'' Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Housing and Urban Development: Kenneth M. Donohue, Sr., Inspector General; and John C. Weicher, Assistant Secretary, Housing/Federal Housing Commissioner; Chris Swecker, Assistant Director, Criminal Investigations, FBI, Department of Justice; and public witnesses. MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES Committee on International Relations: Favorably considered the following bill and adopted a motion urging the Chairman to request that it be considered on the Suspension Calendar: H.R. 2760, as amended, Resolution of the Ethiopia-Eritrea Border Dispute Act of 2003. The Committee also began discussion of H. Res. 28, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should declare its support for the Independence of Kosova; OVERSIGHT--FEDERAL OFFENDER RE-ENTRY Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security held an oversight hearing on Federal Offender Reentry and Protecting Children from Criminal Recidivists. Testimony was heard from Representatives Portman and Harris; Ashbel T. Wall II, Director, Department of Corrections, State of Rhode Island; and a public witness. CONFERENCE REPORT--AMERICAN JOBS CREATION ACT OF 2004 Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a rule waiving all points of order against the conference report to accompany, H.R. 4520, American Jobs Creation act of 2004, and against its consideration. The rule provides that the conference report shall be considered as read. Testimony was heard from Representative McCrery. SAME-DAY CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS REPORTED BY THE RULES COMMITTEE--CONFERENCE REPORT--NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION 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 8, 2004, providing for consideration or disposition of a conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 4200) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2005 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. SAME-DAY CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS REPORTED BY THE RULES COMMITTEE 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 8, 2004, providing for consideration or disposition of a conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 4567) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes. SAME-DAY CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS REPORTED BY THE RULES COMMITTEE 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 [[Page D1034]] 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 8, 2004, providing for consideration or disposition of a conference report accompany the bill (H.R. 4837) making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes. 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 Friday, October 8, 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. BRIEFING--IRAQ SURVEY GROUP REPORT Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to receive a Briefing on Iraq Survey Group Report. The Committee was briefed by departmental witnesses. Joint Meetings AMERICAN JOBS CREATION ACT Conferees agreed to file a conference report on the differences between the Senate and House passed versions of 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. APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Conferees met to resolve the differences between the Senate and House passed versions of H.R. 4567, making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, but did not complete action thereon, and recessed subject to the call of the chair. NATURAL GAS Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the long-run economics of natural gas, focusing on conditions in the natural gas market, and strategies to balance the rising demand with the limited supply of natural gas, after receiving testimony from Daniel Yergin, Cambridge Energy Research Associates, Boston, Massachusetts; Paul Sankey, Deutsche Bank, New York, New York; Logan Magruder, Berry Petroleum Company's Rocky Mountain and Mid-continent Regions, Denver, Colorado, on behalf of the Independent Petroleum Association of Mountain States; and William R. Prindle, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, Washington, D.C. |