[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 32 (Tuesday, March 2, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H838]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             RESIGNATION AS MEMBER OF COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
resignation as a member of the Committee on Science:

                                         House of Representatives,


                                Congress of the United States,

                                Washington, DC, February 23, 1999.
     Hon. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, The Capitol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker, on Feb. 12, 1999, I was appointed by the 
     House Democratic Caucus to serve on the Permanent Select 
     Committee on Intelligence. According to Rule 19 E of the 
     Rules of the Democratic Caucus, ``no Democratic Member of the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence may serve on more 
     than one standing committee during the Member's term of 
     service on the select committee.''
       Rule 19 E also states that ``Members shall be entitled to 
     take leaves of absence from service on any committee (or 
     subcommittee thereof) during the period they serve on the 
     select committee and seniority rights on such committee (and 
     on each subcommittee) to which they were assigned at the time 
     shall be fully protected as if they had continued to serve 
     during the period of leave of absence.''
       Accordingly, I am requesting a leave of absence from the 
     House Committee on Science for the 106th Congress, with the 
     understanding that my seniority rights on the Committee will 
     be fully protected in accordance with Rule 19 E of the 
     Democratic Caucus. Thank you for your consideration of this 
     request.
           Sincerely,
                                                       Tim Roemer,
                                               Member of Congress.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the resignation is 
accepted.
  There was no objection.

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