[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 120 (Wednesday, September 29, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D972-D974]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
FARM CREDIT SYSTEM REVIEW
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural 
Development, and Research held a hearing to review the Farm Credit 
System. Testimony was heard from Nancy C. Pellett, Chairman, Farm 
Credit Administration; and public witnesses.

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9/11 RECOMMENDATIONS IMPLEMENTATION ACT
Committee on Armed Services: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 10, 9/
11 Recommendations Implementation Act.
POST-PREGNANCY DEPRESSION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Improving Women's Health: Understanding Depression After 
Pregnancy.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
EXAMINE--WIRELESS DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE POLICIES AND PROGRAMS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications 
and the Internet held a hearing entitled ``An Examination of Wireless 
Directory Assistance Policies and Programs.'' Testimony was heard from 
Senator Boxer; and public witnesses.
9/11 RECOMMENDATIONS IMPLEMENTATION ACT; MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; 
APPROVED ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS REGARDING OFHEO REPORT CONCERNING FANNIE 
MAE
Committee on Financial Services: Ordered reported, as amended, 
following bills; H.R. 5011, Military Personnel Financial Services 
Protection Act; H.R. 4634, amended, Terrorism Insurance Backstop 
Extension Act of 2004; and H.R. 10, 9/11 Recommendations Implementation 
Act.
  The Committee also approved a motion to issue subpoenas to certain 
individuals in conjunction with the Subcommittee on Capital Markets 
hearing entitled ``The OFHEO Report: Allegations of Accounting and 
Management Failure at Fannie Mae.''
9/11 RECOMMENDATIONS IMPLEMENTATION ACT; WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION 
ENHANCEMENT ACT
Committee on Government Reform: Ordered reported, as amended, the 
following bills: H.R. 10, 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act; and 
H.R. 3281, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act.
GLOBAL ANTI-SEMITISM REVIEW ACT; AFGHANISTAN: U.S. STRATEGIES ON EVE OF 
NATIONAL ELECTIONS
Committee on International Relations: Favorably considered the 
following bill and adopted a motion urging the Chairman to request that 
it be considered on the Suspension Calendar: S. 2292, amended, Global 
Anti-Semitism Review Act of 2004.
  The Committee also held a hearing on Afghanistan: United States 
Strategies on the Eve of National Elections. Testimony was heard from 
Richard L. Armitage, Deputy Secretary of State.
9/11 RECOMMENDATIONS IMPLEMENTATION ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R.10, 9/11 
Recommendations Implementation Act.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 855, 
amended, Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act; H.R. 5134, amended, To 
require the prompt review by the Secretary of the Interior of the long-
standing petitions for Federal recognition of certain Indian tribes; 
and H.R. 5135, To provide for a nonvoting delegate to the House of 
Representatives to represent the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health held 
a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 977, Aerial Firefighter Relief 
Act of 2003; H.R. 1550, To authorize the Secretary of the Interior and 
the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to improve the commercial 
value of forest biomass for electric energy, useful heat, 
transportation fuels, petroleum-based product substitutes, and other 
commercial purposes; H.R. 1723, Caribbean National Forest Act of 2003; 
and H.R. 4461, Walnut Canyon Study Act. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Baird and Cubin; Elisabeth Estill, Deputy Chief, 
Programs, Legislation, and Communication, Forest Service, USDA; John 
Stewart, Biomass and Forest Health Program Manager, Office of Wildland 
Fire Coordination, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
SAME DAY CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS REPORTED BY THE RULES 
COMMITTEE CONCERNING SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EXTENSION
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a rule waiving clause 6(a) 
of rule XIII (requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a rule on the 
same day it is reported from the Rules Committee) against certain 
resolutions reported from the Rules Committee. The rule applies the 
waiver to any special rule reported on the legislative day of September 
30, 2004, providing for consideration of a bill to provide an extension 
of highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other 
programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a 
law reauthorizing the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century.

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NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION ACT
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Environment, Technology and 
Standards approved for full Committee action, as amended H.R. 4546, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Ordered reported the 
following bills: H.R. 5082, amended, Public Transportation Terrorism 
Prevention and Response Act of 2004; H.R. 5105, To authorize the Board 
of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to carry out construction and 
related activities in support of the collaborative Very Energetic 
Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) project on Kitt Peak 
near Tucson, Arizona; H.R. 5121, amended, To further protect the United 
States aviation system from terrorist attacks; H.R. 5164, National 
Health Museum Authorization Act; H.R. 5163, Norma Mineta Research and 
Special Programs Reorganization Act.
  The Committee also approved the following: GSA Fiscal Year 2005 
Capital Investment and Leasing Program resolutions; and U.S. Army Corps 
of Engineers Survey resolutions.
9/11 RECOMMENDATIONS IMPLEMENTATION ACT
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Ordered reported, as 
amended, H.R. 10, 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act.
NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Select Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Emergency 
Preparedness and Response held a hearing entitled ``The National 
Incident Management System: Enhancing Response to Terrorist Attacks.'' 
Testimony was heard from Gil Jamieson, Acting Director, NIMS 
Integration Center, Department of Homeland Security; Chief P. Michael 
Freeman, Fire Department, Los Angeles County, California; and public 
witnesses.

Joint Meetings
AMERICAN JOBS CREATION ACT
Conferees met to resolve the differences between the Senate and House 
passed versions of H.R. 4520, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to remove impediments in such Code and make our manufacturing, 
service, and high-technology businesses and workers more competitive 
and productive both at home and abroad, but did not complete action 
thereon, and will meet again.