[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 79 (Wednesday, June 15, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D612-D614]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORTATION, TREASURY, AND HUD.
THE JUDICIARY, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS FISCAL YEAR 2006
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on The Departments of 
Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the 
Judiciary, District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies approved for 
full Committee action The Departments of Transportation, Treasury, and 
Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and 
Independent Agencies appropriations for Fiscal Year 2006.
PENSION PROTECTION ACT OF 2005
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Held a hearing on H.R. 2830, 
Pension Protection Act of 2005. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
MEDICAID REFORM
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Held a hearing entitled ``Medicaid 
Reform: The National Governor's Association's Bipartisan Roadmap.'' 
Testimony was heard from the following Governors: Mike Huckabee of 
Arkansas and Mark R. Warner of Virginia.

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PRODUCT COUNTERFEITING
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing on Product Counterfeiting: How Fakes 
Are Undermining U.S. Jobs, Innovation, and Consumer Safety. Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
REAL ESTATE COMPETITION
Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing entitled ``Protecting 
Consumers and Promoting Competition in Real Estate Services.'' 
Testimony was heard from Representative Leach; former Representative 
Thomas J. Bliley of Virginia; and public witnesses.
STEROID USE IN SPORTS
Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing entitled ``Eradicating 
Steroids Use, Part IV: Examining the Use of Steroids by Young Women to 
Enhance Athletic Performance and Body Image.'' Testimony was heard from 
Mari Holden, Olympian and World Champion Cyclist; Kelli White, former 
World Champion Sprinter; and public witnesses.
OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug 
Policy and Human Resources held a hearing on Reauthorization of the 
Office of National Drug Control Policy. Testimony was heard from John 
P.Walters, Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy; and public 
witnesses.
CHEMICAL PLANT SECURITY
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Economic Security, 
Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity held a hearing entitled 
``Preventing Terrorist Attacks on America's Chemical Plants.'' 
Testimony was heard from Robert Stephan, Assistant Secretary, 
Infrastructure Protection, Department of Homeland Security; and public 
witnesses.
BRIEFING--CHEMICAL PLANT SECURITY
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Intelligence, 
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment continued to meet in 
executive session to receive a briefing on Chemical Plant Security. The 
Subcommittee was briefed by departmental witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--DIVERSITY VISA PROGRAM
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration, Border 
Security, and Claims held an oversight hearing on The Diversity Visa 
Program. Testimony was heard from Howard J. Krongard, Inspector 
General, Department of State and Broadcasting Board of Governors; and 
public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--FEDERAL LAND AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health held 
an oversight hearing on the Impacts of Federal Land Ownership on 
Communities and Local Governments. Testimony was heard from Mark Rey, 
Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, USDA; James M. 
Hughes, Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the 
Interior; Roger West, Representative, House of Representatives, State 
of North Carolina; and public witnesses.
HENRY J. HYDE UNITED NATIONS REFORM ACT OF 2005
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a structured rule providing 
20 minutes of general debate on H.R. 2745, Henry J. Hyde United Nations 
Reform Act of 2005, to be equally divided and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on International 
Relations. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of 
the bill. The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on International Relations now 
printed in the bill shall be considered as an original bill for the 
purpose of amendment and shall be considered as read. The rule waives 
all points of order against the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on International Relations.
  The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules 
Committee report and amendments en bloc described in section 3 of the 
resolution. The rule provides that amendments shall be considered only 
in the order specified in the report, may be offered only by a Member 
designated in the report, shall be debatable for the time specified in 
the report, shall not be subject to amendment, shall be considered as 
read, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question 
in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. The rule waives all 
points of order against amendments printed in the Rules Committee 
report and amendments en bloc described in section 3 of the resolution.
  The rule provides for an additional 20 minutes of general debate on 
the topic of accountability of the United Nations prior to 
consideration of amendments printed in subpart A of Part 1 of the 
report; an additional 10 minutes of general debate on the topic of 
United Nations peacekeeping operations prior to consideration of 
amendments printed in subpart B of Part 1 of the report; an additional 
10 minutes of general debate on the topic of the International Atomic 
Energy Agency prior to consideration of amendments printed in subpart C 
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of the report; an additional 20 minutes of general debate on the topic 
of human rights prior to consideration of amendments printed in subpart 
D of Part 1 of the report; an additional 20 minutes of general debate 
on the topic of the Oil-for-Food Program prior to consideration of 
amendments printed in subpart E of Part 1 of the report.
  The rule authorizes the chairman of the Committee on International 
Relations or his designee to offer amendments en bloc consisting of 
amendments in part 2 of the report or germane modifications thereto, 
which shall be considered as read except that modifications shall be 
reported, which shall not be subject to amendment or a demand for 
division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole, 
and which shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and 
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 
on International Relations or their designees. Finally, the rule 
provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
OVERSIGHT--COAST GUARD LAW ENFORCEMENT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation held an oversight hearing on Coast 
Guard Law Enforcement. Testimony was heard from RADM R. Dennis Sirois, 
USCG, Acting Commandant for Operations, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of 
Homeland Security.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC-CENTRAL AMERICA-UNITED STATES FREE TRADE AGREEMENT 
IMPLEMENTATION ACT
Committee on Ways and Means: Approved, as amended, the draft 
implementing proposal on the Dominican Republic-Central America-United 
States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act.