[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5338]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     RESIGNATION AS MEMBER OF COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

  The SPEAKER laid before the House the following resignation from the 
Committee on International Relations:
                                                   March 22, 2004.
     Hon.  Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, H-232 The Capitol, 
         Washington, D.C.
       Mr. Speaker: It has been a privilege and an honor to serve 
     as a member of the Committee on International Relations. I am 
     proud of our achievements on the committee and I will 
     continue to be involved in matters of foreign policy. 
     Unfortunately, I am writing you today to let you know I will 
     be giving up my seat on this committee.
       Effective March 26, I hereby resign from the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           Sincerely,
                                                       Chris Bell.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objecton, the resignation is 
accepted.
  There was no objection.

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