[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 75 (Tuesday, May 20, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D556-D557]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
DAIRY INDUSTRY--REVIEW CURRENT STATE
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations, 
Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry held a hearing to review the current 
state of the Dairy industry. Testimony was heard from Keith Collins, 
Chief Economist, USDA; and public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative held a hearing 
on GPO. Testimony was heard from the following officials of GPO: Bruce 
R. James, Public Printer; William H. Turri, Deputy Public Printer; 
Frank A. Partlow, Jr., Chief of Staff; and Judith C. Russell, 
Superintendent of Documents.
  The Subcommittee also held a hearing on the Capitol Police. Testimony 
was heard from the following members of the Capitol Police Board: 
William H. Pickle, Chairman, and Sergeant at Arms, U.S. Senate; Wilson 
Livingood, Sergeant at Arms, U.S. House of Representatives; Alan M. 
Hantman, Architect of the Capitol; and Terrance W. Gainer, Chief, 
Capitol Police and Ex-Officio member of the Board.
AMERICA'S TEACHER COLLEGES
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on 21st Century 
Competitiveness held a hearing on ``America's Teacher Colleges: Are 
They Making the Grade?'' Testimony was heard from Joyce R. Coppin, 
Chief Executive, Division of Human Resources, Department of Education, 
New York City; and public witnesses.
HYDROGEN ENERGY ECONOMY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Air 
Quality held a hearing entitled ``The Hydrogen Energy Economy.'' 
Testimony was heard from David Garman, Assistant Secretary, Energy, 
Efficiency, and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy; and public 
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Financial Services: Ordered reported the following bills: 
H.R. 2143, Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act; H.R. 1474, 
amended, Check Clearing for the 21st Century; H.R. 1375, amended, 
Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2003.
CAN FACTUAL DATA ANALYSIS STRENGTHEN NATIONAL SECURITY?
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Technology, Information 
Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census continued hearings 
entitled ``Can the Use of Factual Data Analysis Strengthen National 
Security?--Part Two.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--ANTI-TERRORISM INVESTIGATIONS AND THE FOURTH AMENDMENT AFTER 
SEPTEMBER 11
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution held an 
oversight hearing on ``Anti-Terrorism Investigations and the Fourth 
Amendment After September 11: Where and When Can the Government Go to 
Prevent Terrorist Attacks?'' Testimony was heard from Viet D. Dinh, 
Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Policy, Department of 
Justice; and public witnesses.
COPYRIGHT ROYALTY AND DISTRIBUTION REFORM ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and 
Intellectual Property approved for full Committee action, as amended, 
H.R. 1417, Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2003.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a structured rule on H.R. 
1588, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004, 
providing two hours of general debate to be equally divided between the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed 
Services. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of 
the bill. The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on Armed Services now printed 
in the bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of 
amendment and shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points 
of order against the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Armed Services. The rule makes in order 
only those amendments printed in the Rules Committee report. The rule 
provides that amendments will be considered only in the order specified 
in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the 
report, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report, except 
as specified in section

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2 of the resolution, shall not be subject to amendment (except that the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services 
each may offer one pro forma amendment for the purpose of further 
debate on any pending amendment), shall be considered as read, and 
shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. The rule 
waives all points of order against amendments printed in the Rules 
Committee report accompanying the resolution. The rule allows the 
Chairman of the Committee of the Whole to recognize for the 
consideration of any amendment printed in the report out of the order 
printed, but not sooner than one hour after the chairman of the 
Committee on Armed Services or a designee announces from the floor a 
request to that effect. The rule provides that during consideration of 
the bill under this resolution or by a subsequent order of the House 
that after a motion that the Committee rise or after a motion to strike 
out the enacting words of the bill (as described in clause 9 of rule 
XVIII) has been rejected on a legislative day, the Chairman of the 
Committee of the Whole may entertain another such motion on that day 
only if offered by the chairman of the Committee on Armed Services or 
the Majority Leader. Finally, the rule provides that, after disposition 
of the amendments printed in the report, the Committee of the Whole 
shall rise without motion and no further consideration of the bill 
shall be in order except by a subsequent order of the House. Testimony 
was heard from Chairman Hunter and Representatives Weldon of 
Pennsylvania, Hefley, Hostettler, Bishop of Utah, Rogers of Michigan, 
Petri, Hobson, Gilchrest, Manzullo, Pickering, Vitter, Kirk, Porter, 
Skelton, Spratt, Taylor of Mississippi, Loretta Sanchez of California, 
Tauscher, Davis of California, Cooper of Tennessee, Bordallo, Ryan of 
Ohio, Dingell, Markey, Rahall, Frost, Lantos, Nadler, Waters, Farr, 
Maloney, Woolsey, Jackson Lee of Texas, Allen, Inslee, Tierney, Schiff, 
Van Hollen, and Linda Sanchez of California.
SAFE AND FLEXIBLE TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY ACT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Highways, Transit and Pipelines continued overview hearings on the 
Administration's Proposed Reauthorization bill (SAFETA), (Part 11), 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of 
Transportation: Mary E. Peters, Administrator, Federal Highway 
Administration; and Annette Sandberg, Administrator Designate, Federal 
Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
OVERSIGHT--SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Railroads held an oversight hearing on Surface Transportation Board: 
Agency Resources and Requirements. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Transportation: Roger Nober, 
Chairman, Surface Transportation Board; and Phyllis Scheinberg, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Budget and Programs.
BUDGET FOR INTELLIGENCE--RELATED ACTIVITIES
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
hold a hearing on Budgets for intelligence-related activities within 
the Departments of State, Energy, and Treasury; and for the Department 
of Defense Foreign Counterintelligence Programs. Testimony was heard 
from departmental witnesses.
PROGRESS REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Select Committee on Homeland Security: Held a hearing entitled ``How is 
America Safer? A Progress Report on the Department of Homeland 
Security.'' Testimony was heard from Tom Ridge, Secretary of Homeland 
Security.