[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 130 (Tuesday, October 2, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D963-D964]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power approved for 
full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 2115, to amend the 
Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, 
planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater 
within and outside of the service area of the Lakehaven Utility

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District, Washington; and H.R. 2585, Chiloquin Dam Fish Passage 
Feasibility Act of 2001.
FARM SECURITY ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a modified open rule 
providing two hours of debate on H.R. 2646, Farm Security Act of 2001. 
The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. 
The rule provides that, in lieu of the amendments recommended by the 
Committees on Agriculture and International Relations now printed in 
the bill, it shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the 
purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute consisting of the text printed in part A of the 
Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution, modified by the 
amendment printed in part B of the report. The rule waives all points 
of order against the amendment in the nature of a substitute and 
provides that it shall be considered as read. The rule makes in order 
only those amendments that have been pre-printed in the Congressional 
Record before October 3, 2001, and provides that each such amendment 
may be offered only by the Member who caused it to be printed or a 
designee and shall be considered as read. Finally, the rule provides 
one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was 
heard from Chairman Combest and Representatives Smith of Michigan, 
McHugh, Boehlert, Gilchrest, Miller of Florida, Sherwood, Stenholm, 
Clayton, Baldacci, Etheridge, Kind, and Sanders.
RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION ACT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Railroads held a hearing on H.R. 2950, Rail Infrastructure Development 
and Expansion Act of the 21st Century. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.