[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 47 (Tuesday, April 19, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D366-D368]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, HHS, EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on the Department of Labor, 
Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies continued 
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORTATION, TREASURY, AND HUD, THE JUDICIARY, 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on the Departments of 
Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the 
Judiciary, District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies held a 
hearing on the IRS. Testimony was heard from Mark W.

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Everson, Commissioner, IRS, Department of the Treasury.
COLLEGE ACCESS
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Held a hearing on College 
Access: Is Government Part of the Solution, or Part of the Problem? 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM
Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing on the State of the 
International Financial System. Testimony was heard from John W. Snow, 
Secretary of the Treasury.
FEDERAL HEALTH PROGRAMS
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug 
Policy and Human Resources held a hearing entitled ``Federal Health 
Programs and Those Who Cannot Care for Themselves: What Are Their 
Rights, and Our Responsibilities?'' Testimony was heard from 
Representative Weldon of Florida; Donald A. Young, M.D., Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Planning and Evaluation, Department of Health and 
Human Services; and public witnesses.
U.S. CENSUS 2010
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Federalism and the 
Census held an oversight hearing entitled ``Halfway to the 2010 Census: 
The Countdown and Components to a Successful Decennial Census.'' 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of 
Commerce: Kathleen Cooper, Under Secretary, Economic Affairs, and 
Charles Louis Kincannon, Director, Bureau of the Census; and public 
witnesses.
THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN/REAL ESTATE TRUSTS
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Federal Workforce and 
Agency Organization held a hearing on H.R. 1578, Real Estate Investment 
Thrift Savings Act. Testimony was heard from Representatives Foley and 
Neal; the following officials of the Federal Retirement Thrift 
Investment Board: Andrew M. Saul, Chairman; and Gary A. Amelio, 
Executive Director; and public witnesses.
FIRST RESPONDER FUNDING
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, 
Science, and Technology approved for full Committee action the 
following: H.R. 1544, amended, Faster and Smarter Funding for First 
Responders Act of 2005; and the Department of Homeland Security 
Technology Development and Transfer Act of 2005.
HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT NUCLEAR DETECTION
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Prevention of Nuclear 
and Biological Attacks held a hearing entitled ``DHS Coordination of 
Nuclear Detection Efforts, Part 1.'' Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Africa, Global 
Human Rights and International Operations held a hearing on the UN 
Commission on Human Rights: Protector or Accomplice? Testimony was 
heard from Mark P. Lagon, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 
International Organization Affairs, Department of State; and public 
witnesses.
  The Subcommittee also held a briefing on this subject. Testimony was 
heard from Danilo Turk, Assistant Secretary-General, Department of 
Political Affairs, United Nations.
USA PATRIOT ACT: INFORMATION SHARING
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security held an oversight hearing on the Implementation of 
the USA PATRIOT Act: Effect of Sections 203 (b) and (d) on Information 
Sharing. Testimony was heard from Representative McCaul of Texas; the 
following officials of the Department of Justice: Maureen Baginski, 
Executive Assistant Director, Office of Intelligence, FBI; and Barry 
Sabin, Chief, Counterterrorism Section for the Criminal Division; and a 
public witness.
COASTAL OCEAN OBSERVATION SYSTEM INTEGRATION AND IMPLEMENTATION ACT
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans held a 
hearing on H.R. 1489, Coastal Ocean Observation System Integration and 
Implementation Act of 2005. Testimony was heard from Richard W. 
Spinrad, Assistant Administrator, National Ocean Service, NOAA, 
Department of Commerce; Robert Winokur, Technical Director, 
Oceanographer of the Navy, Department of the Navy; Chris Kearney, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy and International Affairs, 
Department of the Interior; Debra Hernandez, Director, Policy and 
Program Development, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, 
Department of Health and Environmental Control, State of South 
Carolina; and public witnesses.
ENERGY POLICY ACT OF 2005
Committee on Rules: Granted by voice vote, a structured rule providing 
one hour and thirty minutes of

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general debate with 30 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce and 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairmen 
and ranking minority members of each of the following committees. 
Science, Resources, and Ways and Means. The rule waives all points of 
order against consideration of the bill.
  The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules 
Committee report accompanying the resolution, and provides that those 
amendments may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may 
be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be 
considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the 
report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 
shall not be subject to amendment except as specified in the report, 
and shall not be subject to a demand for a division of the question in 
the House or in the Committee of the Whole. The rule waives all points 
of order against the amendments printed in the report. Finally, the 
rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 
Testimony was heard from Representative Hall of Texas, Chairman 
Boehlert, Chairman Pombo, Representatives Calvert, Bartlett, Gilchrest, 
Johnson of Connecticut, Peterson of Pennsylvania, Castle, Porter, 
Shays, Wamp, Kirk, Dingell, Markey, Stupak, Capps, Allen, Schakowsky, 
Davis of Florida, Solis, Inslee, Eddie Bernice Johnson, Udall of 
Colorado, Carnahan, Jackson-Lee of Texas, Emanuel, Udall of New Mexico, 
Holt, Van Hollen, Millender-McDonald, Berkley, Bishop of New York, 
Ford, Slaughter, Olver, and Hastings of Florida.
LONG TERM CARE
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on 
Long Term Care. Testimony was heard from Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Director, 
CBO; and public witnesses.