[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 110 (Wednesday, September 15, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D901-D903]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
RESOLUTION OF INQUIRY--REQUESTING THE PRESIDENT TO PROVIDE INFORMATION 
TO THE HOUSE RESPECTING THE NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY DEVELOPMENT 
CORPORATION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported unfavorably H. Res. 
745, Of inquiry requesting the President of the United States to 
provide certain information to the House of Representatives respecting 
the National Energy Policy Development Group.
FINANCIAL SERVICES ISSUES: A CONSUMER'S PERSPECTIVE
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions 
and Consumer Credit held a

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hearing entitled ``Financial Services Issues: A Consumer's 
Perspective.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Commitee on Government Reform: Ordered reported the following measures: 
H.R. 480, To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 747 Broadway in Albany, New York, as the ``United 
States Postal Service Henry Johnson Annex;'' H.R. 4046, To designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 555 West 
180th Street in New York, New York, as the ``Sergeant Riayan A. Tejada 
Post Office;'' H.R. 4807, To designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 140 Sacramento Street in Rio Vista, 
California, as the ``Adam G. Kinser Post Office Building,'' H.R. 4847, 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 560 Bay Isles Road in Longboat Key, Florida, as the ``Lieutenant 
General James V. Edmundson Post Office Building;'' H.R. 4968, To 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
25 McHenry Street in Rosine, Kentucky, as the ``Bill Monroe Post 
Office;'' H.R. 5027, To designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 411 Midway Avenue in Mascotte, Florida, as 
the ``Specialist Eric Ramirez Post Office;'' H.R. 5039, To designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at United 
States Route 1 in Ridgeway, North Carolina, as the ``Eva Holtzman Post 
Office;'' H. Con. Res. 461, Expressing the sense of Congress regarding 
the importance of life insurance, and recognizing and supporting 
National Life Insurance Awareness Month; H. Con. Res. 464, Honoring the 
10 communities selected to receive the 2004 All-American City Award; H. 
Res. 772, Supporting the goals and ideals of National Long-Term Care 
Residents' Rights Week and recognizing the importance the Nation of 
residents of long-term care facilities, including senior citizens and 
individuals living with disabilities; H. Res. 761, Congratulating Lance 
Armstrong on his record-setting victory in the 2004 Tour de France; H. 
Con. Res. 489, Supporting the goals and ideals of National Preparedness 
Month; and H. Res. 641, Supporting the goals and ideals of Pancreatic 
Cancer Awareness Month.
  The Committee also approved a consulting contract.
MAKING NETWORX WORK
Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing entitled ``Making 
Networx Work: An Examination of GSA's Continuing Efforts to Create a 
Modern, Flexible and Affordable Government Wide Telecommunications 
Program.'' Testimony was heard from Sandra Bates, Commissioner, Federal 
Technology Service, GSA; Linda Koontz, Director, Information Management 
Issues, GAO; and public witnesses.
FEDERAL CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER EVOLVING ROLE
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Efficiency 
and Financial Management held an oversight hearing entitled ``The 
Evolving Role of the Federal Chief Financial Officer.'' Testimony was 
heard from Linda Springer, Controller, OMB; Virginia McMurtry, 
Specialist in American National Government, Government and Finance 
Division, CRS, Library of Congress; and public witnesses.
CONQUERING OBESITY
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Human Rights and 
Wellness held a hearing entitled ``Conquering Obesity: the U.S. 
Approach to Combating this National Health Crisis.'' Testimony was 
heard from Ed Thompson, M.D., Chief, Public Health Practice, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human 
Services; Eric Bost, Under Secretary, Food, Nutrition, and Consumer 
Services, USDA; and public witnesses.
PLEDGE PROTECTION ACT; POSTAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND ENHANCEMENT ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported, as amended, the following 
bills: H.R. 2028, Pledge Protection Act of 2003; and H.R. 4341, Postal 
Accountability and Enhancement Act.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Ordered reported the following measures: H. 
Res. 556, congratulating the United States Geological Survey on its 
125th Anniversary; H.R. 2941, amended, Colorado River Indian 
Reservation Boundary Correction Act, H.R. 3207, amended, Manhattan 
Project National Historical Park Study Act of 2003; H.R. 3210, amended, 
Little Butte/Bear Creek Subbasins Water Feasibility Act; H.R. 3258, 
amended, Hibben Center ACT; H.R. 3982, To direct the Secretary of 
Interior to convey certain land held in trust for the Paiute Indian 
Tribe of Utah to the City of Richfield, Utah; H.R. 4066, amended, 
Chickasaw National Recreation Area Land Exchange Act of 2004; H.R. 
4282, Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2004; H.R. 4285, 
To provide for the conveyance of certain public land in Clark County, 
Nevada, for use as a heliport; H.R. 4389, To authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to construct facilities to provide water for irrigation, 
municipal, domestic, military, and other uses from the Santa Margarita 
River, California;

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H.R. 4469, Angel Island Immigration Station Restoration and 
Preservation Act; H.R. 4579, Truman Farm Home Expansion Act; H.R. 4588, 
amended, Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and 
Improvement Act of 2004; H.R. 4596, To amend Public Law 97-435 to 
extend the authorization for the Secretary of the Interior to release 
certain conditions contained in a patent concerning certain land 
conveyed by the United States to Eastern Washington University until 
December 31, 2009; H.R. 4667, Tapoco Project Licensing Act of 2004; 
H.R. 4775, To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study 
and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
participate in the El Paso, Texas, water reclamation, reuse, and 
desalinization project; H.R. 4806, amended, Pine Springs Land Exchange 
Act; H.R. 4808, amended, To provide for a land exchange involving 
private land and Bureau of Land Management land in the vicinity of 
Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, for the purpose of removing 
private land from the required safety zone surrounding munitions 
storage bunkers at Holloman Air Force Base; H.R. 4817, amended, to 
facilitate the resolution of a minor boundary encroachment on lands of 
the Union Pacific Railroad Company in Tipton, California, which were 
originally conveyed by the United States as part of the right-of-way 
granted for the construction of transcontinental railroads; H.R. 4838, 
amended, Healthy Forests Youth Conservation Corps Act of 2004; H.R. 
4893, To authorize additional appropriations for the Reclamation Safety 
of Dams Act of 1978; H.R. 4984, Potash Royalty Reduction Act of 2004; 
H.R. 5009, Montana Water Contracts Extension Act of 2004; S. 434, Idaho 
Panhandle National Forest Improvement Act of 2003; S. 551, Southern Ute 
and Colorado Intergovernmental Agreement Implementation Act of 2003; 
and S. 1814, To transfer federal lands between the Secretary of 
Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior.
FURTHER PROTECT U.S. AVIATION SYSTEM FROM TERRORIST ATTACKS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Aviation approved for full Committee action a measure to Further 
Protect the U.S. Aviation System from Terrorist Attacks.
COMBATING TERRORISM: THE ROLE OF BROADCAST MEDIA
Select Committee on Homeland Security: Held a hearing entitled 
``Combating Terrorism: The Role of Broadcast Media,'' Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
U.S. INTERESTS OVERSEAS
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission): 
Commission concluded a hearing to examine how the United States can 
best utilize the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to 
advance its political, security and humanitarian interests, after 
receiving testimony from A. Elizabeth Jones, Assistant Secretary for 
European and Eurasian Affairs, Stephen G. Rademaker, Assistant 
Secretary for Arms Control, and Michael G. Kozak, Acting Assistant 
Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, all of the Department 
of State.