[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 99 (Tuesday, July 8, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D772-D773]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development approved for full Committee action the Energy and Water 
Development appropriations for fiscal year 2004.
LOW-INCOME FAMILIES--PROVIDING ASSISTANCE
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Education 
Reform held a hearing on ``LIHEAP & CSGB: Providing Assistance to Low-
Income Families.'' Testimony was heard from Leslie Lee, LIHEAP 
Director, Department of Health and Social Services, State of Delaware; 
and public witnesses.
CLEAN SKIES INITIATIVE--MULTIPOLLUTANT APPROACH
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Air 
Quality held a hearing entitled ``The Clear Skies Initiative: A 
Multipollutant Approach to the Clean Air Act.'' Testimony was heard 
from Jeffrey Holmstead, Assistant Administrator, Air and Radiation, 
EPA.
RURAL HOUSING IN AMERICA
Committee on Financial Services:, Subcommittee on Housing and Community 
Opportunity continued hearings entitled ``Rural Housing in America.'' 
Testimony was heard from Thomas C. Dorr, Under Secretary, Rural 
Development, USDA.
FEDERAL ELECTRONIC RECORDS MANAGEMENT
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Technology, Information 
Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census held a hearing 
entitled ``Federal Electronic Records Management: What is the Plan? 
What is our Progress?'' Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the National Archives and Records Administration: John W. 
Carlin, Archivist; and L. Reynolds Cahoon, Chief Information Officer; 
Harriet Riofrio, eRecords Management Policy and Program Lead, 
Department of Defense; Linda Koontz, Director, Information Management 
Issues, GAO; and public witnesses.
UNBORN VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution held a 
hearing on H.R. 1997, Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2003 or Laci 
and Conner's Law. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
REDUCTION IN DISTRIBUTION OF SPAM ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security, hearing on H.R. 2214, Reduction in Distribution of 
Spam Act of 2003. Testimony was heard from Will Moschella, Assistant 
Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice; 
Jerry Kilgore, Attorney General, State of Virginia; and public 
witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a closed rule on H.R. 2657, 
making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2004, providing one hour of debate in the House on 
the bill equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. The rule waives all 
points of order against the bill and against its consideration. 
Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions. Testimony was heard from Representatives Kingston, 
Manzullo, Moran of Virginia, and Holt.

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LABOR, HHS, EDUCATION AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a vote of 7 to 2, an open rule waiving 
all points of order against consideration of H.R. 2660, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2004. The rule provides that general debate shall be 
confined to the bill. Under the rules of the House the bill shall be 
read for amendment by paragraph. The rule waives all points of order 
against provisions in the bill, except as specified in the resolution. 
The rule authorizes the Chair to accord priority in recognition to 
Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional 
Record. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions. Testimony was heard from Representatives Regula 
and Obey.
READY TO TEACH ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a structured rule on H.R. 
2211, Ready to Teach Act of 2003, providing one hour of general debate 
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The rule 
provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended 
by the Committee on Education and the Workforce 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 committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. The rule 
makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules Committee 
report accompanying the resolution. The rule provides that the 
amendments printed in the report shall be considered only in the order 
printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in 
the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the 
time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall 
not be subject to a demand for a division of the question in the House 
or in the Committee of the Whole. The rule waives all points of order 
against the amendments printed in the report. Finally, the rule 
provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony 
was heard from Chairman Boehner and Representatives Gingrey and Kildee.
TEACHER RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote a modified closed rule on 
H.R. 438, Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act of 2003, providing one 
hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce. 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 Education and the Workforce 
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 committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. The rule makes in order the amendment printed in the Rules 
Committee report accompanying the resolution, if offered by 
Representative George Miller of California or his designee, shall be 
considered as read, shall be debatable for ten minutes equally divided 
and controlled by the proponent and an opponent and shall not be 
subject to a demand for a division of the question in the House or in 
the Committee of the Whole. The rule waives all points of order against 
the amendment printed in the report. Finally, the rule provides one 
motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard 
from Chairman Boehner and Representatives Wilson of South Carolina, 
Tierney, DeLauro, and Becerra.