[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 79 (Monday, June 19, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D656-D657]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
NRC'S REACTOR OVERSIGHT PROCESS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``A Review of NRC's Reactor 
Oversight Process.'' Testimony was heard from Jim Wells, Director of 
Energy, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Natural Resources, and the 
Environment, GAO; Edward McGaffigan, Jr., Commissioner, NRC; and a 
public witness.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FY 2007
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing 1 
hour of general debate on H.R. 5631, Making appropriations for the 
Department of Defense 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 all 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

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appropriations bill). 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. Testimony was heard from Representatives 
Young of Florida and Sabo.