[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 142 (Tuesday, October 23, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1044]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
BIOLOGICAL WARFARE DEFENSE VACCINE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, 
Veterans' Affairs, and International Relations continued hearings on 
Biological Warfare Defense Vaccine Research and Development Program. 
Testimony was heard from Tommy Thompson, Secretary of Health and Human 
Services; Anna Johnson-Wineger, Deputy Assistant to the Secretary, 
Chemical/Biological Defense Programs, Department of Defense; Nancy 
Kingsbury, Director, Applied Research and Methods, GAO; and public 
witnesses.
ECONOMIC SECURITY AND RECOVERY ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a modified closed rule 
providing one hour of debate in the House equally divided between the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means 
on H.R. 3090, Economic Security and Recovery Act of 2001. The rule 
waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule 
provides that the amendment recommended by the Committee on Ways and 
Means now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted. The rule 
provides for consideration of only the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute printed in the Rules Committee report accompanying the 
resolution, if offered by Representative Rangel or his designee, which 
shall be considered as read and shall be separately debatable for one 
hour equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. 
The rule waives all points of order against the amendment in the nature 
of a substitute. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with 
or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman Thomas and 
Representatives Tiahrt, Quinn, Rangel, Cardin, Visclosky, Waters, Farr 
of California, Underwood, Wu, Inslee, and Strickland.