[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4507]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       COMMUNICATION FROM CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore laid before the House the following 
communication from the Honorable Bill Thomas, Chairman, Committee on 
Ways and Means:

                                      Committee on Ways and Means,


                              Longworth House Office Building,

                                 Washington, DC, February 7, 2005.
     Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I am forwarding to you the Committee's 
     recommendations for certain positions for the 109th Congress.
       First, pursuant to Section 8002 of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986, the Committee designated the following Members 
     to serve on the Joint Committee on Taxation: Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
     Shaw, Mrs. Johnson, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Stark.
       Second, pursuant to Section 161 of the Trade Act of 1974, 
     the Committee recommended the following Members to serve as 
     official advisors for international conference meetings and 
     negotiating sessions on trade agreements: Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
     Shaw, Mr. Herger, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Cardin.
       Third, pursuant to House Rule X, Clause 5(a)(2)(A)(i), the 
     Committee designated the following Members to serve on the 
     Committee on the Budget: Mr. Portman, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Hulshof, 
     Mr. Neal, and Mr. Jefferson.
           Best regards,
                                                      Bill Thomas,
     Chairman.

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