[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 118 (Tuesday, September 20, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D938-D939]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
RESOLUTION--DIRECTING DEFENSE SECRETARY TO TRANSIT TO THE HOUSE 
DOCUMENTS RELATING TO DISCLOSURE OF THE IDENTITY OF VALERIE PLAME
Committee on Armed Services: Ordered adversely reported H. Res. 417, 
Directing the Secretary of Defense to transmit to the House of 
Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of the adoption 
of this resolution documents in the possession of the Secretary of 
Defense relating to the disclosure of the identity and employment of 
Ms. Valerie Plame.
MICROENTERPRISE RESULTS AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT IMPLEMENTATION
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Africa, Global 
Human Rights and International Operations held a hearing entitled 
``Implementing the Microenterprise Results and Accountability Act of 
2004.'' Testimony was heard from James T. Smith, Acting Assistant 
Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development, Department of 
State; and public witnesses.
MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY COMPETITIVENESS ACT OF 2005
Committee on Rules: granted, by voice vote, a structured rule providing 
1 hour of general debate on H.R. 250, to establish an interagency 
committee to coordinate Federal manufacturing research and development 
efforts in manufacturing, strengthen existing programs to assist 
manufacturing innovation and education, and expand outreach programs 
for small and medium-sized manufacturers, and for other purposes, 
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Science. 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 Science 
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 committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in 
the Rules Committee report

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accompanying the resolution. The rule provides that the amendments 
printed in the report 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, 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.
SCHOOL READINESS ACT OF 2005
Committee on Rules: Testimony was heard from Chairman Boehner and 
Representatives Castle, Souder, Musgrave, Boustany, Davis of Illinois, 
McCollum, Van Hollen, Waters and Jones of Ohio, but action was deferred 
on H.R. 2123, School Readiness Act of 2005.