[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 119 (Wednesday, September 21, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D947]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
THREATS IN LATIN AMERICA
Committee on Armed Services: Threat Panel held a hearing on threats in 
Latin America. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
VETERANS AFFAIRS/LABOR DEPARTMENTS' COST ACCOUNTING
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Management, 
Finance, and Accountability held a hearing entitled ``Implementing Cost 
Accounting at the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of 
Labor.'' Testimony was heard from Samuel Mok, Chief Financial Officer, 
Department of Labor; Tim S. McClain, General Counsel and Acting Chief 
Management Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs; and Robert Martin, 
Director, Financial Management and Assurance, GAO.
U.S.-SOUTHEAST ASIA POLICY
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Asia and the 
Pacific held a hearing entitled ``The United States and Southeast Asia: 
Developments, Trends, and Policy Choices.'' Testimony was heard from 
Eric John, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific 
Affairs, Department of State.
MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Middle East and 
Central Asia held a hearing entitled ``The Middle East Peace Process 
and U.S. Strategic Priorities Post-Disengagement.'' Testimony was heard 
from C. David Welch, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near Eastern 
Affairs, Department of State; LTG William E. Ward, USA, Deputy 
Commander, U.S. Army Europe, U.S. Coordinator for Security to the 
Palestinians.
THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES RECOVERY ACT OF 2005
Committee on Resources: Held a hearing on H.R. 3824, Threatened and 
Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2005. Testimony was heard from Craig 
Manson, Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of 
the Interior; and public witnesses.
SCHOOL READINESS ACT OF 2005
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a structured rule providing 
1 hour of general debate on H.R. 2123, School Readiness Act of 2005, 
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce. 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 Education and the Workforce 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 makes in order only those 
amendments printed in the Rules Committee report accompanying the 
resolution. The rule provides that the amendments printed in the report 
may be considered 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.
TAX CODE REFORM--TO ASSIST SMALL BUSINESSES
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing entitled ``Reforming the 
Tax Code to Assist Small Businesses.'' Testimony was heard from 
Representative Fortenberry; Thomas Sullivan, Chief Counsel, Office of 
Advocacy, SBA; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--AMTRAK REFORM PROPOSALS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Railroads held an oversight hearing on Amtrak Reform Proposals. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of 
Transportation: Jeffrey Rosen, General Counsel; and Kenneth M. Mead, 
Inspector General; David M. Laney, Chairman, Board of Directors, 
AMTRAK; and public witnesses.
GLOBAL MISSILE THREATS
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Technical 
and Tactical Intelligence, and the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human 
Intelligence, Analysis and Counterintelligence met in executive session 
to hold a joint hearing on Global Missile Threats. Testimony was heard 
from departmental witnesses.