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“House Committee Meetings” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Justice was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D433-D434 on May 3, 2005.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Committee on Appropriations: Held a hearing on the Architect of the Capitol. Testimony was heard from Alan Hantman, Architect of the Capitol.
OVERSIGHT--USA PATRIOT ACT IMPLEMENTATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and the Committee on Homeland Security held an oversight hearing on the Implementation of the USA PATRIOT Act: Sections 201, 202, 223 of the Act that Address Criminal Wiretaps, and Section 213 of the Act that Addresses Delayed Notice. Testimony was heard from Chuck Rosenberg, Chief of Staff, Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice; Michael Sullivan, U.S. Attorney, District of Massachusetts; former Representative Bob Barr of Georgia; and a public witness.
VOCATION AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION FOR THE FUTURE ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a structured rule providing one hour of general debate on H.R. 366, Vocational and Technical Education for the Future Act, equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and the Workforce now printed in the bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment. The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution. The rule provides that the amendments printed in the report may be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report, equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for a division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. The rule waives all points of order against the amendments printed in the report. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman Boehner and Representatives Castle, Woolsey and Wu.
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE REFORM ACT OF 2005
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing one hour of general debate on H.R. 1185, Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act of 2005, equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial Services. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment. The rule provides that the bill shall be considered for amendment by section and that each section shall be considered as read. The rule authorized the Chair to accord priority in recognition to Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional Record. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman Oxley and Representatives Rohrabacher and Maloney.
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