[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 152 (Tuesday, October 9, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1337-D1338]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
HIV/AIDS RELIEF AND FOOD SECURITY
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health 
held a hearing on the President's Emerging Plans for AIDS Relief: Is it 
Fulfilling the Nutrition and Food Security Needs of People Living with 
HIV/AIDS? Testimony was heard from Mark R. Dybul, Coordinator, Office 
of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, Department of State; and public 
witnesses.
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE IMPROVEMENT
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and 
Oceans held a hearing on Implementation of the National Wildlife Refuge 
Improvement Act: Has the promise been fulfilled? Testimony was heard 
from H. Dale Hall, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department 
of the Interior; John Frampton, Director, Department of Natural 
Resources, South Carolina; Bruce Babbitt, former Secretary of the 
Interior; and public witnesses.
NATIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND ACT OF 2007
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a vote of 9 to 3, a structured rule 
providing one hour of general debate on H.R. 2895, National Affordable 
Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007, equally divided and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial 
Services. The rule waives all

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points of order against consideration of the bill except clauses 9 and 
10 of rule XXI. The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now 
printed in the bill shall be considered as an original bill for the 
purpose of amendment and shall be considered as read. The rule waives 
all points of order against the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
except for clause 10 of rule XXI.
  The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules 
Committee report. The amendments made in order may be offered only in 
the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member 
designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be 
debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and 
controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for a division of the 
question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of 
order against the amendments except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI 
are waived. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without 
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 Chairman Frank and Representatives Hastings 
of Florida, Woolsey and Bachus.
TAX COLLECTION RESPONSIBILITY ACT OF 2007
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a vote of 9 to 3, a closed rule 
providing one hour of debate in the House on H.R. 3056, Tax Collection 
Responsibility Act of 2007, equally divided and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and 
Means.
  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 
provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended 
by the Committee on Ways and Means, modified by the amendment printed 
in the Rules Committee report, shall be considered as adopted and the 
bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The rule waives all 
points of order against the bill, as amended. The rule provides one 
motion to recommit with or without instructions. Finally, the rule 
permits the Chair, during consideration of the bill, to postpone 
further consideration of it to a time designated by the Speaker. 
Testimony was heard from Representative Van Hollen.