[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 74 (Tuesday, June 7, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D572-D573]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
DEFENSE AND SCIENCE, THE DEPARTMENTS OF STATE, JUSTICE, AND COMMERCE, AND 
RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FISCAL YEAR 2006
Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported the following appropriations 
for Fiscal Year 2006: Defense; and Science, The Departments of State, 
Justice, and Commerce, and Related Agencies.
DOD EXCESS PROPERTY SYSTEMS
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging 
Threats and International Relations held a hearing entitled ``DOD Excess 
Property Systems: Throwing Away Millions.'' Testimony was heard from Gregory 
D. Kutz, Managing Director, Forensic Audits and Special Investigations, GAO; 
and the following officials of the Department of Defense: Alan F. Estevez, 
Assistant Deputy Under Secretary, (Supply Chain Integration); MG Daniel 
Mongeon, USA, Director, Logistics Operations; and COL Patrick E. O'Donnell, 
USA, Commander, Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service.
OVERSIGHT--MUTUAL FUND TRADING ABUSES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative 
Law held an oversight hearing on ``Mutual Fund Trading Abuses.'' Testimony 
was heard from Richard J. Hillman, Director, Financial Markets and Community 
Investment, GAO; Lori A. Richards, Director, Office of Compliance 
Inspections and Examinations, SEC; William Francis Galvin, Secretary, State 
of Massachusetts; and a public witness.
CHILD PROTECTION MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland 
Security held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 2318, Protection 
Against Sexual Exploitation of Children Act of 2005; and H.R. 2388, 
Prevention and Deterrence of Crimes Against Children Act of 2005. Testimony 
was heard from Laura Parsky, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal 
Division, Department of Justice; Charlie Crist, Attorney General, State of 
Florida; and public witnesses.
INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FISCAL YEAR 2006
Committee on Rules: Heard testimony from Chairman Hoekstra and 
Representative Shays, Harman, Markey and Maloney, but action was deferred on 
H.R. 2475, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006.
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS 
FISCAL YEAR 2006
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule on H.R. 2744, 
making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2006, providing 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 the 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 Representatives Bonilla, King of Iowa and DeLauro.
WTO WITHDRAWAL
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a closed rule on H.J. Res. 27, 
withdrawing the approval of the United States from the Agreement 
establishing the World Trade Organizations, providing two hours of debate 
equally divided among and controlled by the chairman and ranking member of 
the Committee on Ways and Means, Representative Paul of Texas, and 
Representative Sanders of Vermont. Section 2 of the resolution provides that 
during consideration of H.J. Res. 27 pursuant to this resolution, 
notwithstanding the operation of the previous question, the Chair may 
postpone further consideration of the bill to a time designated by the 
Speaker.
Joint Meetings
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission): 
Commission concluded a hearing to examine the problem of human trafficking 
of American citizens in the United States, and related provisions of H.R. 
972, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2006 and 2007 for the 
Trafficking

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Victims Protection Act of 2000, after receiving testimony from Susan Orr, 
Associate Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth, and Families, 
Department of Health and Human Service; Frank Barnaba, Paul and Lisa 
Program, Inc., Hartford, Connecticut; Norma Hotaling, Standing Against 
Global Exploitation (SAGE) Project, San Francisco, California; and a 
protected witness.
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