[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 7602]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




RESIGNATION AS MEMBER AND APPOINTMENT OF MEMBER TO SELECT COMMITTEE ON 
                           HOMELAND SECURITY

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
resignation as member of the Select Committee on Homeland Security:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, April 23, 2004.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Please accept this letter as my 
     resignation as a member of the Select Committee on Homeland 
     Security, effective immediately. I realize that I served on 
     the Select Committee due to my role as Chairman of the Energy 
     and Commerce Committee. I no longer hold the position of 
     Chairman, thus I resign from the other.
       Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
           Sincerely,
                                            W.J. ``Billy'' Tauzin,
                                               Member of Congress.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Burgess). The resignation is accepted.
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 4 of House Resolution 5, 
108th Congress, and the order of the House of December 8, 2003, the 
Chair announces the Speaker's appointment of the gentleman from Texas 
(Mr. Barton) of the House to the Select Committee on Homeland Security 
to fill the existing vacancy thereon, and to rank immediately after the 
gentleman from New York (Mr. Boehlert).
  There was no objection.

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