[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 144 (Wednesday, October 15, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1121-D1122]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MEDICAID--EVALUATING COORDINATION CARE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Evaluating Coordination of Care in Medicaid: Improving 
Quality and Clinical Outcomes.'' Testimony was heard from Rhonda 
Medows, Secretary, Agency for Health Care Administration, State of 
Florida; Jeffrey Simms, Assistant Director, Division of Medical 
Assistance, State of North Carolina; Melanie M. Bella, Assistant 
Secretary, Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning, State of Indiana; 
and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE--ACHIEVING DIVERSITY
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Civil Service and 
Agency Organization held an oversight hearing entitled ``Achieving 
Diversity in the Senior Executive Service.'' Testimony was heard from 
George H. Stalcup, Director, Strategic Issues, GAO; Ronald P. Sanders, 
Associate Director, Strategic Human Resources Policy, OPM; Carlton M. 
Hadden, Director, Office of Federal Operations, EEOC; Gail T. Lovelace, 
Chief Human Capital Officer, GSA; Jo-Anne Barnart, Chief Financial 
Officer, Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce; Reginald 
F. Wells, Deputy Commissioner, Human Resources, SSA; and public 
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power held a hearing 
on the following bills: S. 625, Tualatin River Basin Water Supply 
Enhancement Act of 2003; H.R. 2831, Newlands Project Headquarters and 
Maintenance Yard Facility Transfer Act; and H.R. 3210, Little Butte/
Bear Creek Subbasins Water Feasibility Act. Testimony was heard from 
Mark A. Limbaugh, Deputy Commissioner, External and Intergovernmental 
Affairs, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior; and public 
witnesses.
EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a vote of 9 to 4, an open rule 
providing one hour of general debate on H.R. 3289, making emergency 
supplemental appropriations for defense and for the reconstruction of 
Iraq and Afghanistan for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, 
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Appropriations. Under the rules of the House 
the bill shall be read for amendment by paragraph. The rule waives all 
points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule waives 
points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply 
with clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting unauthorized appropriations or 
legislative provisions in an appropriations 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 Chairman Young 
and Representatives Kirk, Shays, Manzullo, Pence, Obey, Lantos, Spratt, 
DeFazio, Tanner, Waters, Deutsch, Stupak,

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Faleomavaega, Hastings of Florida, Maloney, Scott of Virginia, Wynn, 
Harman, Jackson-Lee of Texas, Lee, Sherman, Reyes, Rodriguez, Holt, 
Larson of Connecticut, Moore, Matheson and Watson.