[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 114 (Wednesday, September 11, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D918-D919]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
BACK TO SCHOOL TAX RELIEF ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a vote of 7 to 4, a closed rule 
providing 1 hour of debate on H.R. 5193, Back to School Tax Relief Act 
of 2002, equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means. 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. Finally, the rule 
provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony 
was heard from Chairman Thomas and Representative Rangel.

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Joint Meetings
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Conferees met to resolve the differences between the Senate and House 
passed versions of H.R. 4546, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2003 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, and to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for 
the Armed Forces, focusing on general and readiness provisions, but did 
not complete action thereon, and will meet again tomorrow.