[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 23, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D78-D79]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Agriculture: Met for organizational purposes.
IRAQ'S EFFECT ON TOTAL FORCES READINESS
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on implications of Iraq 
policy on total force readiness. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Defense: GEN Peter J. Schoomaker, USA, 
Chief of Staff, U.S. Army; GEN James T. Conway, USMC, Commandant, U.S. 
Marine Corps; 1SG Ciaran T. Allison, USA, A Co. 2-23 IN, Ft. Lewis, MA; 
and public witnesses.
WHY DEFICITS MATTER
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on Why Deficits Matter. 
Testimony was heard from David M. Walker, Comptroller General, GAO; and 
public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION; OVERSIGHT PLAN
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Favorably considered the following 
resolutions and adopted a motion urging the Chairman to request that 
they be considered on the Suspension Calendar: H. Res. 24, amended, 
Establishing the House Democracy Assistance Commission for the One 
Hundred Tenth Congress; and H. Con. Res. 20, Calling on the Government 
of the United Kingdom to immediately establish a full, independent, and 
public judicial inquiry into the murder of Northern Ireland defense 
attorney Patrick Finucane, as recommended by Judge Peter Cory as part 
of the Weston Park Agreement, in order to move forward on the Northern 
Ireland peace process.
  Prior to this action, the committee met for organizational purposes.
  The committee adopted an Oversight Plan for the 110th Congress.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION; OVERSIGHT PLAN
Committee on Homeland Security: Met for organizational purposes.
  The Committee adopted an Oversight Plan for the 110th Congress.
DELEGATES FLOOR VOTE
Committee on Rules: Granted by a vote of 9 to 3, a structured rule. The 
rule provides 1 hour of general debate in the House on H. Res. 78, 
Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to permit Delegates 
and the Resident Commissioner to the Congress to cast votes in the 
Committee of the

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Whole House on the state of the Union, equally divided and controlled 
by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Rules. 
The rule waives all points of order against the resolution and against 
its consideration and provides that the resolution shall be considered 
as read. The rule makes in order the amendment printed in the Rules 
Report accompanying this resolution, if offered by Rep. Kirk of 
Illinois. The amendment shall be considered as read, shall be debatable 
for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
opponent, and shall not be subject to a demand for a division of the 
question. The rule also waives all points of order against the 
amendment printed in the report, and contains 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 bill to a time designated by the 
Speaker. Testimony was heard from Delegates Faleomavaega and Bordallo; 
and Representative Kirk.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management held a 
hearing on the State of Economic Development. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
STATE OF U.S. ECON0MY
Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on the State of the U.S. 
Economy. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
SUBCOMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight met for 
organizational purposes.