[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 64 (Monday, May 16, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D489-D490]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
approved for full Committee action the Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies appropriations for 
Fiscal Year 2006.
UN OIL-FOR-FOOD PROGRAM
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``The United Nations Oil-for-
Food Program: Saddam Hussein's Use of Oil Allocations to Undermine 
Sanctions and the United Nations Security Council.'' Testimony was 
heard from Gerald C. Anderson, Director, Office of Peacekeeping, 
Sanctions and Counterterrorism, Department of State; and public 
witnesses.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2006
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing for 
consideration of H.R. 2360, a bill making appropriations for the 
Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2006, and for other purposes. The rule provides for one hour of 
general debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. The rule 
waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. Under the 
rules of the House the bill shall be read for amendment by paragraph. 
The rule waives points of order against provisions in the bill for 
failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting unauthorized 
appropriations or legislative provisions in an appropriations bill), 
except as specified in the resolution. The rule authorizes the Chair to 
accord priority in recognition to Members who have pre-printed their 
amendments in the Congressional Record. Finally, the rule provides one 
motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard 
from Chairman Rogers of Kentucky and Representative Sabo.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2006
Committee on Rules: Heard testimony from Chairman Taylor of North 
Carolina, Representatives Pombo and Dicks, but action was deferred on 
H.R. 2361, a bill making appropriations for the Department of the 
Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.