[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 65]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     COMMUNICATION FROM THE SPEAKER

  The SPEAKER laid before the House the following communication from 
the Speaker:

                                            Office of the Speaker,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, January 20, 2004.
     Hon. W.J. (Billy) Tauzin,
     Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of 
         Representatives, Rayburn House Office Building, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: This is to advise you that 
     Representative Ralph M. Hall's election to the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce has been automatically vacated pursuant 
     to clause 5(b) of rule X effective January 5, 2004.
           Sincerely,
                                                J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker of the House.

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