[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 63 (Thursday, May 16, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H2595]
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 PERMISSION TO INSERT CORRESPONDENCE FROM COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS 
              AND COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE

  Mr. THOMAS. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to insert into the 
Record the correspondence from the Committee on Ways and Means and the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce regarding jurisdictional 
matters on H.R. 4737, the bill just passed.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from California?
  There was no objection.

       Dear Mr. Speaker: We are writing concerning H.R. 4090, the 
     ``Personal Responsibility, Work and Family Promotion Act of 
     2002,'' reported by the Committee on Ways and Means, and H.R. 
     4092, the ``Working Toward Independence Act of 2002,'' 
     reported by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. 
     H.R. 4090 receives a sequential referral to the Committee on 
     Education and the Workforce and H.R. 4092 receives a 
     sequential referral to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       As you know, the substance of H.R. 4090 and H.R. 4092 have 
     been merged in H.R. 4737 along with provisions from the 
     jurisdiction of the Committees on Energy and Commerce, 
     Agriculture and Financial Services. H.R. 4737 will be 
     proceeding directly to floor consideration without action by 
     the committees of jurisdiction, while the Committee on Ways 
     and Means and the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
     will be discharged from our sequential referrals on H.R. 4092 
     and H.R. 4090 respectively. We are writing to confirm that 
     this procedural course will not prejudice the jurisdiction of 
     either Committee with respect to the appointment of conferees 
     or jurisdictional prerogatives on this or similar 
     legislation.

     Bill Thomas,
       Chairman.
     John Boehner,
       Chairman.

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