[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 120 (Tuesday, July 22, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D927-D928]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
ARMY MEDICAL ACTION PLAN
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a 
hearing on Army Medical Action Plan: Is it Working? Testimony was heard 
from the following officials of the Department of the Army: GEN George 
W. Casey, Jr., USA, Chief of Staff, U.S. Army; LTG Michael D. Rochelle, 
USA, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1, Headquarters, U.S. Army; LTG Robert 
Wilson, USA, U.S. Army Installation Management Command; MG David A. 
Rubenstein, USA, Deputy Surgeon General of the Army; and BG Gary H. 
Cheek, USA, Assistant Surgeon General, Warrior Care and Transition.
BUSINESS-EDUCATION SCIENCE PARTNERSHIPS
Committee on Education and Labor: Held a hearing on Innovation in 
Education through Business and Education STEM Partnerships. Testimony 
was heard from Phil Mickelson, Professional Golfer; Sally Ride, first 
American woman in space; and public witnesses.
STATE'S FEDERAL MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``State Fiscal Relief: Protecting Health Coverage in an 
Economic Downturn.'' Testimony was heard from Robert Tannenwald, Vice 
President and Director, New England Public Policy Center, Federal 
Reserve Bank of Boston, Federal Reserve System; and public witnesses.
PROTECTING CONSUMERS THROUGH FORBEARANCE PROCEDURES ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications 
and the Internet held a hearing entitled ``Issues in Telecommunications 
Competition,'' and on H.R. 3914, Protecting Consumers through Proper 
Forbearance Procedures Act. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
CONSIDERATION OF THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 5501, THE TOM LANTOS AND 
HENRY J. HYDE UNITED STATES GLOBAL LEADERSHIP AGAINST HIV/AIDS, 
TUBERCULOSIS, AND MALARIA REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2008
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a nonrecord vote, a rule providing for 
consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 5501, the ``Tom Lantos 
and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, 
Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008.'' The rule makes 
in order a motion by the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
to concur in the Senate amendment. The rule waives all points of order 
against the motion except clause 10 of rule XXI. The rule provides that 
the Senate amendment and the motion shall be considered as read. The 
rule provides one hour of debate on the motion equally divided and 
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 
on Foreign Affairs. The rule further provides that the Chair may 
postpone further consideration of the motion to a time designated by 
the Speaker. Testimony was heard from Representatives Lee and Ros-
Lehtinen.
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO THE HOUSE 
AMENDMENTS TO THE SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3221, THE AMERICAN HOUSING 
RESCUE AND FORECLOSURE PREVENTION ACT OF 2008
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a non-record vote, a rule providing for 
consideration of the Senate amendment to the House amendments to the 
Senate amendment to H.R. 3221, the American Housing Rescue and 
Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008. The rule makes in order a motion by 
the Chairman of the Committee on Financial Services to concur in the 
Senate amendment to the House amendment numbered one with the text of 
the House amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules. 
The rule waives all points of order against the motion and provides 
that the Senate amendment and the motion shall be considered as read. 
The rule provides two hours of debate on the motion, with 80 minutes 
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Financial Services and 40 minutes equally 
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on Ways and Means. The rule provides that upon adoption 
of the motion specified in the first section of the rule, the House 
shall be considered to have receded from any

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remaining amendments or disagreements. The rule provides that the Chair 
may postpone further consideration of the motion to a time designated 
by the Speaker. Testimony was heard from Chairman Frank of 
Massachusetts, Representatives Neal, Waters, Kaptur, Bachus and Garrett 
of New Jersey.
D.C.'S UNION STATION
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management held a 
hearing on Union Station: A Comprehensive hearing on the Private 
Management, the Public Space, and the Intermodal Uses Present and 
Future. Testimony was heard from Emeka Moneme, Director, Department of 
Transportation, District of Columbia; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
KAZAKHSTAN'S FUTURE CHAIRMANSHIP
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission concluded 
a hearing to examine Kazakhstan's preparation for its future 
chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in 
Europe (OSEC) in 2010, focusing on plans, priorities, and challenges 
that face the OSEC region, after receiving testimony from Richard A. 
Boucher, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian 
Affairs; Askar Tazhiev, Embassy of Kazakhstan, and Martha Olcott, 
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, both of Washington, D.C.; 
and Andrea Berg, Human Rights Watch, Berlin, Germany.