[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 74 (Tuesday, June 1, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D556-D557]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
GULF WAR ILLNESSES--STATUS OF RESEARCH AND INVESTIGATIONS
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, 
Emerging Threats and International Relations held a hearing entitled 
``Examining the Status of Gulf War Research and Investigations on Gulf 
War Illnesses.'' Testimony was heard from the following officials of 
the GAO: Janet Heinrich, Director, Health Care-Public Health Issues; 
and Keith Rhodes, Chief General Accounting Technologist; Jonathan B. 
Perlin, M.D., Acting Under Secretary, Health and Acting Chief Research 
and Development Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs; MG Lester 
Martinez-Lopez, U.S. Army, Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical 
Research and Materiel Command, Department of Defense; and public 
witnesses.
BACK TO WORK INCENTIVE ACT
Committee on Rules: The Committee granted, by a record vote of 8 to 2, 
a closed rule providing one hour of debate in the House on H.R. 4444, 
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The rule 
provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of 
the text of H.R. 4444 shall be considered as adopted. The rule provides 
one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
  Section 2 of the rule provides that in the engrossment of H.R. 4444, 
the clerk shall add the texts of H.R. 4409 and H.R. 4410 as passed by 
the House, as new matter at the end of H.R. 4444, and then lay H.R. 
4409 and H.R. 4410 on the table. Finally, the rule provides that if 
H.R. 4444 is disposed of without reaching the stage of engrossment, 
either H.R. 4409 or H.R. 4410, whichever first passes the House shall 
be treated in the manner specified for H.R. 4444 and the other bill 
shall be laid on the table. Testimony was heard from Representatives 
McKeon, Porter, and Kildee.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT REGARDING 
APPOINTMENT OF INDIVIDUALS TO FILL VACANCIES
Committee on Rules: The Committee granted, by a record vote of 8 to 2, 
a closed rule providing 90 minutes of debate in the House equally 
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on the Judiciary. Finally, the rule provides one motion 
to recommit. Testimony was heard from Chairman Sensenbrenner and 
Representatives Rohrabacher, Nadler, and Baird.

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FASTER AND SMARTER FUNDING FOR FIRST RESPONDERS ACT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management 
approved for full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 3266, Faster and 
Smarter Funding for First Responders Act of 2004.