[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 29, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D976-D977]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
STATE OF SOCIAL WORK
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Healthy Families and 
Communities held a hearing

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on Caring for the Vulnerable: The State of Social Work in America. 
Testimony was heard from Adina Fuller, Social Worker, Department of 
Youth Rehabilitation Services, District of Columbia; and public 
witnesses.
CREDIT SCORING MODELS/CREDIT SCORES
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``What Borrowers Need to Know 
About Credit Scoring Models and Credit Scores.'' Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
LEBANON UPDATE
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Middle East and South 
Asia held a hearing on Update on the Situation in Lebanon. Testimony 
was heard from Jeffrey Feltman, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State and former U.S. 
Ambassador to Lebanon.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2009
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a non-record vote, an open rule with a 
preprinting requirement for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6599), the 
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2009. 
The rule provides for one hour of general debate equally divided and 
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 
on Appropriations.
  The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill 
except clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The rule waives points of order 
against provisions of the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of 
rule XXI. The rule provides that no amendment to the bill shall be in 
order except those printed in the portion of the Congressional Record 
designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule XVIII by July 30 and 
except pro forma amendments for the purpose of debate. Each amendment 
so printed may be offered only by the Member who caused it to be 
printed or a designee and shall be considered as read. 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 of the bill to a time 
designated by the Speaker. Testimony was heard from Representatives 
Edwards of Texas, Filner and Crenshaw.

Joint Meetings
COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY AND AFFORDABILITY ACT
Conferees agreed to file a conference report on the differences between 
the Senate and House passed versions of H.R. 4137, to amend and extend 
the Higher Education Act of 1965.
AZERBAIJAN: HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRATIZATION
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission concluded 
a hearing to examine human rights and democratization in Azerbaijan, 
focusing on the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe 
(OSCE) and the Council of Europe's numerous concerns, including freedom 
of the media, political prisoners and the conduct of elections, after 
receiving testimony from David J. Kramer, Assistant Secretary of State 
for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor; Yashar Aliyev, Ambassador of the 
Republic of Azerbaijan to the United States, Washington, D.C.; and 
Chris Walker, Freedom House, New York, New York.