[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 22 (Thursday, February 26, 2004)]
[House]
[Pages H669-H670]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RESIGNATION AS CHAIRMAN AND ELECTION AS CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON 
                          ENERGY AND COMMERCE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
resignation as chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce:

                                         House of Representatives,


                             Committee on Energy and Commerce,

                                Washington, DC, February 11, 2004.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Please accept this letter as my 
     resignation as Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce, effective at midnight on February 16, 2004.
       Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
           Sincerely,
                                            W.J. ``Billy'' Tauzin,
                                                         Chairman.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the resignation is 
accepted.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I offer a resolution (H. Res. 539) and ask 
unanimous consent for its immediate consideration.
  The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

                              H. Res. 539

       Resolved, That the following named Member be, and that he 
     hereby is, elected to the following standing committee of the 
     House of Representatives:
       Committee on Energy and Commerce: Mr. Barton of Texas, 
     Chairman.
       Resolved, That the following named Member be, and that he 
     hereby is, ranked as follows on the following standing 
     committee of the House of Representatives:
       Committee on Energy and Commerce: Mr. Tauzin, after Mr. 
     Barton of Texas.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from California?
  There was no objection.
  The resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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