[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 65 (Tuesday, May 23, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D538-D539]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
PAYING FOR COLLEGE
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on 21st Century 
Competitiveness held a hearing on Paying for College: Innovative 
Private-Sector Proposals to Complement Record Federal Investment in 
Student Aid. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
ANTIFREEZE BITTERING ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment and 
Hazardous held a hearing on H.R. 2567, Antifreeze Bittering Act of 
2005. Testimony was heard from Representative Ackerman; Stephen L. 
Johnson, Administrator, EPA; and public witnesses.
GOVERNMENT'S PARTNERSHIP WITH PHARMACISTS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Examining the Federal Government's Partnership with 
America's Pharmacists.'' Testimony was heard from Leslie Norwalk, 
Deputy Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 
Department of Health and Human Services; and public witnesses.
SAVING RURAL AMERICA's RURAL HOUSING ACT OF 2006
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing and Community 
Opportunity approved for full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 5039, 
Saving America's Rural Housing Act of 2006.
FEDERAL-LOCAL DRUG ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug 
Policy, and Human Resources held a hearing entitled ``FY 2007 Drug 
Control Budget and the Byrne Grant, HIDTA, and other law enforcement 
programs: Are we jeopardizing federal, state and local cooperation?'' 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of 
Justice: Regina Schofield, Assistant Attorney General, Office of 
Justice Programs; and Stuart Nash, Associate Deputy Attorney General 
and Director, Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force; Scott Burns, 
Deputy Director, State and Local Affairs, Office of National Drug 
Control Policy; and public witnesses.
PUBLIC HOUSING AND THE PRIVATE MARKET
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Federalism and the 
Census held a hearing entitled ``Public Housing in the Competitive 
Market Place: Do Affordable and Public Housing Developments Benefit 
from Private Market and Other Financing Tools?'' Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.

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OFFICE OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Federal Workforce and 
Agency Organization held a hearing entitled ``Office of Government 
Ethics Reauthorization.'' Testimony was heard from Marilyn Glynn, 
Acting Director, Office of Government Ethics.
BRIEFING--SHARING CLASSIFIED INFORMATION AMONG FEDERAL INTELLIGENCE 
PARTNERS
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Intelligence, 
Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment met in executive 
session to receive a briefing on sharing classified information among 
Federal intelligence Partners: DHS access and information controls. The 
Subcommittee was briefed by departmental witnesses.
EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE REFORM ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and 
Intellectual Property held a hearing on H.R. 435, Equal Access to 
Justice Reform Act of 2005. Testimony was heard from Ryan W. Bounds, 
Chief of Staff, Office of Legal Policy, Department of Justice; and 
public witnesses.
ANIMAL ENTERPRISE TERRORISM ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security held a hearing on H.R. 4239, Animal Enterprise 
Terrorism Act. Testimony was heard from Brent McIntosh, Deputy 
Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice; and public 
witnesses.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS ACT, OF 2007
Committee on Rules: Testimony was heard from Representatives Rogers of 
Kentucky and Sabo, but action was deferred on H.R. 5441, making 
appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2007.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS 
FISCAL YEAR 2007
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing one 
hour of general debate on H.R. 5427, making appropriations for energy 
and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, 
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.
CONSUMER DATA PROTECTION PRACTICES
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and 
Oversight held a hearing entitled ``The Liabilities Driving Better 
Consumer Data Protection Practices.'' Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
IMPACTS OF RAILROAD-OWNED WASTE FACILITIES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Railroads held a hearing on Impacts of Railroad-Owned Waste Facilities. 
Testimony was heard from W. Douglas Buttrey, Chairman, Surface 
Transportation Board, Department of Transportation; and public 
witnesses.
IMPROVING CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a 
hearing to review Proposals to Improve Child Protective Services. 
Testimony was heard from Cornelia Ashby, Director, Education, 
Workforce, and Income Security, GAO; and public witnesses.