[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 77 (Monday, June 13, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D595-D596]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
OVERSIGHT--USA PATRIOT ACT AUTHORIZATION
Committee on the Judiciary: On June 10th, the Committee continued 
oversight hearings on Reauthorization of the USA PATRIOT Act. Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS, FY 2006
Committee on Rules: Heard testimony from Representatives Frelinghuysen, 
Murtha, Obey and Manzullo but action was deferred on H.R. 2863, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.

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SCIENCE, STATE, JUSTICE, COMMERCE AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS, 
FY 2006
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing one 
hour of general debate on H.R. 2862, making appropriations for Science, 
the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, 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 Representatives 
Wolf, Mollohan and Obey.