[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 20 (Tuesday, February 24, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D106-D107]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES--NEED FOR DENTAL AND VISION BENEFITS
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Civil Service and 
Agency Organization held an oversight hearing entitled ``We'd Like to 
See You Smile: The Need for Dental and Vision Benefits for Federal 
Employees (H.R. 3751).'' Testimony was heard from Abby Block, Deputy 
Associate Director, OPM; and public witnesses.
U.S. AND THE IRAQI MARSHLANDS: AN ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on the Middle East 
and Central Asia held a hearing on United States and the Iraqi 
Marshlands: An Environmental Response. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Bureau for Asia and the Near East, AID, 
Department of State: Gordon West, Acting Assistant Administrator, and 
John Wilson, Senior Environmental Officer; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--SATELLITE HOME VIEWER IMPROVEMENT ACT REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and 
Intellectual Property held an oversight hearing entitled 
``Reauthorization of the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act.'' 
Testimony was heard from Marybeth Peters, Register of Copyrights, 
Library of Congress; and public witnesses.
UNBORN VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a modified closed rule 
providing two hours of debate in the House on H.R. 1997, Unborn Victims 
of Violence Act of 2004, equally divided and controlled by the chairman 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. The rule 
provides that the bill shall be considered as read for amendment. The 
rule provides that the amendment in the nature of

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a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed 
in the bill, modified by the amendment printed in part A of the report 
of the Committee on Rules accompanying the resolution, shall be 
considered as adopted. The rule provides for consideration of the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in part B of the report 
of the Committee on Rules, if offered by Representative Lofgren or her 
designee, which shall be considered as read and shall be debatable for 
one hour equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
opponent. The rule waives all points of order against the amendment 
printed in part B of the report. Finally, the rule provides one motion 
to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Chabot and Lofgren.
WORLD-WIDE THREATS
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
hold a hearing on World-wide Threats. Testimony was heard from 
departmental witnesses.

Joint Meetings
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs concluded joint 
hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine 
certain legislative recommendations and concerns of wartime service-
connected disabled veterans, after receiving testimony from Alan W. 
Bowers, Disabled American Veterans, Cold Spring, Kentucky.