[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 93 (Monday, June 11, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D801-D802]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS FISCAL YEAR 
2008
Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported as amended, the Financial 
Services and General Government Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2008.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FISCAL 
YEAR 2008
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies approved for full Committee action the 
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 
Fiscal Year 2008.
TRANSPORTATION, AND HUD, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FISCAL 
YEAR 2008
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, and 
Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies approved for full 
Committee action the Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, 
and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2008
HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS FISCAL YEAR 2008
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a vote of 10 to 0, an open rule 
providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2638) making 
appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2008. The rule provides for 1 hour of general 
debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations.
  The bill shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of 
order against consideration of the bill except those arising under 
clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The rule waives points of order against 
provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI. 
During consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the 
Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on the basis 
of whether the Member offering an amendment has caused it to be printed 
in the Congressional Record. The rule provides one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions. Finally, the rule permits the Chair, 
during consideration of the bill in the House, to postpone further 
consideration to a time designated by the Speaker. Testimony was heard 
from Representatives Price of North Carolina and Rogers of Kentucky.

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