[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 111 (Tuesday, July 8, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D849-D850]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch held a 
hearing on the Capitol Visitor Center. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol:

[[Page D850]]

Stephen T. Ayers, Acting Architect; Bernard Ungar, CVC Project 
Executive; and Terrie S. Rouse, CEO, Visitor Services, CVC; Phillip D. 
Morse, Sr., Chief, U.S. Capitol Police; Terrell Dorn, Director, 
Physical Infrastructure Issues, GAO; and Peter Eveleth, General 
Counsel, Office of Compliance.
REDUCE DENTAL MERCURY EMISSIONS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Domestic 
Policy held a hearing on Assessing State and Local Regulations to 
Reduce Dental Mercury Emissions. Testimony was heard from Curt 
McCormick, former Administrator, Region 8, EPA; Marc Smith, Deputy 
Director, Department of Environmental Protection, State of 
Massachusetts; and public witnesses.
ELECTRONIC MESSAGE PRESERVATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a closed rule. The rule 
provides for one hour of general debate on H.R. 5811, the Electronic 
Message Preservation Act, equally divided and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform.
  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 the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform shall be considered as 
adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The rule 
waives all points of order against provisions of the bill.
  The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions. Finally, notwithstanding the operation of the previous 
question, the Chair may postpone further consideration until a time 
designated by the Speaker. Testimony was heard by Representative Clay.
WASHINGTON-ROCHAMBEAU REVOLUTIONARY ROUTE NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL 
DESIGNATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a record vote of 8 to 3, a structured 
rule. The rule provides one hour of general debate on H.R. 1286, the 
Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail 
Designation Act, equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources.
  The rule waives all 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 
Natural Resources now printed in the bill, modified by the amendment 
printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules, shall be 
considered as an original bill or 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 clause 10 of rule XXI.
  The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in part B of 
the report of the Committee on Rules. 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. The rule provides that the Chair may postpone further 
consideration of the bill to a time designated by the Speaker. 
Testimony was heard by Chairman Rahall.