[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 76 (Wednesday, June 14, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D632-D634]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
SCIENCE, THE DEPARTMENTS OF STATE, JUSTICE, AND COMMERCE, AND RELATED 
AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY 2007
Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Science, The Departments 
of State, Justice, and Commerce, and Related Agencies approved for full 
Committee action the Science, The Departments of State, Justice, and 
Commerce, and Related Agencies appropriations for fiscal year 2007.
LEGISLATIVE LINE ITEM VETO ACT OF 2006
Committee on the Budget: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 4890, 
Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 2006.

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WORKPLACE HEALTH/SAFETY STANDARDS
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Workforce 
Protections held a hearing entitled ``Addressing Concerns About the 
U.S. Department of Labor's Use of Non-Consensus Standards in Workplace 
Health and Safety.'' Testimony was heard from Edwin Foulke, Jr., 
Assistant Secretary, Labor, Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration, Department of Labor; and public witnesses.
VIOLENT/EXPLICIT VIDEO GAMES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing on Violent and Explicit Video Games: 
Informing Parents and Protecting Children. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses
NIH HUMAN TISSUE RESEARCH POLICIES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations continued hearings entitled ``Human Tissue Samples: NIH 
Research Policies and Practices.'' Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the National Institutes of Health, Department of 
Health and Human Services: Thomas R. Insel, M.D., Director; and Trey 
Sunderland, M.D., Chief, Geriatric Psychiatry Branch, both with the 
National Institute of Mental Health; and Michael M. Gottesman, M.D., 
Deputy Director, Intramural Research; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Financial Services: Ordered reported the following bills: 
H.R. 5337, amended, Reform of National Security Reviews of Foreign 
Direct Investments Act; H.R. 5068, amended, Export-Import Bank 
Reauthorization Act of 2006; H.R. 2990, amended, Credit Rating Agency 
Duopoly Relief Act of 2005; H.R. 5024, amended, Promoting Transparency 
in Financial Reporting Act of 2006; H.R. 5585, amended, Financial 
Netting Improvements Act of 2006; H.R. 5039, amended, Saving America's 
Rural Housing Act of 2006; H.R. 4804, FHA Manufactured Housing Loan 
Modernization Act of 2006; H.R. 5527, amended, Mark-to-Market Extension 
Act of 2006; H.R. 5393, Natural Disaster Housing Reform Act of 2006; 
and H.R. 5443, amended, Section 8 Voucher Reform Act.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Homeland Security: Ordered reported, as amended, the 
following bills: H.R. 3197, Secure Handling of Ammonium Nitrate Act of 
2005; H.R. 4941, Homeland Security Science and Technology Enhancement 
Act of 2006; and H.R. 4942, Promoting Antiterrorism Capabilities 
Through International Cooperation Act.
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION'S OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Intelligence, 
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a hearing 
entitled ``Transportation Security Administration's Office of 
Intelligence: Progress and Challenges.'' Testimony was heard from Bill 
Gaches, Assistant Administrator, Intelligence, Transportation Security 
Administration, Department of Homeland Security; and Cathleen A. 
Berrick, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, GAO.
HURRICANE KATRINA AFTERMATH WASTE, FRAUD AND ABUSE
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Investigations held a 
hearing entitled ``Waste, Fraud and Abuse in the Aftermath of Hurricane 
Katrina.'' Testimony was heard from Donna Dannels, Acting Deputy 
Director, Office of Recovery, FEMA, Department of Homeland Security; 
Gregory D. Kutz, Managing Director, Forensic Audits and Special 
Investigations, GAO; and a public witness.
WORLD CUP AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Africa, Global 
Human Rights and International Operations held a hearing on Modern-Day 
Slavery: Spotlight on the 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report, Forced 
Labor, and Sex Trafficking at the World Cup. Testimony was heard from 
John Miller, Director, Office to Combat Trafficking in Persons, 
Department of State; and public witnesses.
  The Subcommittee also held a briefing on this subject. The 
Subcommittee was briefed by Julia Ormond, Goodwill Ambassador for the 
Abolition of Slavery and Human Trafficking, Office on Drugs and Crime, 
United Nations.
DOMESTIC ENERGY PRODUCTION THROUGH OFFSHORE EXPLORATION AND EQUITABLE 
TREATMENT OF STATE HOLDINGS ACT OF 2006
Committee on Resources: Held a hearing on H.R. 4761, Domestic Energy 
Production through Offshore Exploration and Equitable Treatment of 
State Holdings Act of 2006. Testimony was heard from Johnnie Burton, 
Acting Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Department of 
the Interior; Senator Frank W. Wagner, Senate, State of Virginia; 
Colleen M. Castille, Secretary, Department of Environmental Protection, 
State of Florida; Terry Cleveland, Director, Game and Fish Department, 
State of Wyoming; and public witnesses.

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RESOLUTION--IRAQ WAR ON TERROR
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a vote of 6 to 4, a closed rule 
providing 10 hours of debate in the House on H. Res. 861, Declaring 
that the United States will complete the mission in Iraq and prevail in 
the Global War on Terror, the struggle to protect freedom from the 
terrorist adversary, equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on International Relations, 
the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed 
Services, the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
the Judiciary and the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. The rule waives all points 
of order against consideration of the resolution. The rule provides one 
motion to recommit which may not contain instructions. Finally, the 
rule provides that, notwithstanding the operation of the previous 
question, the Chair may postpone further consideration of the 
resolution to a time designated by the Speaker.
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION ACT
Committee on Science: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 5450, National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act.
OVERSIGHT--DEEPWATER IMPLEMENTATION
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation held an oversight hearing on 
Deepwater Implementation. Testimony was heard from ADM Thad W. Allen, 
USCG, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.
OVERSIGHT--INFORMATION SECURITY AT DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Held an oversight hearing on 
information security at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Testimony 
was heard from Michael Staley, Assistant Inspector General, Audit, 
Department of Veterans Affairs; and the following officials of the GAO: 
Linda Koontz, Director, Information Management Issues; and Gregory 
Wilshusen, Director, Information Security Issues.
MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT IMPLEMENTATION
Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on the Implementation of 
the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Health and Human Services: 
Michael O. Leavitt, Secretary; and Mark McClellan, M.D., Administrator, 
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; Michael Starkowski, Deputy 
Commissioner, Department of Social Services, State of Connecticut; and 
public witnesses.