“House Committee Meetings” published by the Congressional Record on June 9, 2003

Volume 149, No. 83 covering the 1st Session of the 108th Congress (2003 - 2004) was published by the Congressional Record.

The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.

“House Committee Meetings” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D628-D629 on June 9, 2003.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

Committee Meetings

EPA--DEPARTMENT LEVEL STATUS

Committee on Government Reform: On June 6, the Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing on

``Elevation of the Environmental Protection Agency to Department Level Status: H.R. 37, and H.R. 2138 (Department of Environmental Protection Act).'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

BIOSHIELD--EFFORTS TO DEVELOP BIO-WARFARE COUNTERMEASURES

Select Committee on Homeland Security: On June 6, the Committee held a hearing entitled ``Bioshield: Lessons from Current Efforts to Develop Bio-Warfare Countermeasures.'' Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Health and Human Services: John Ring La Montagne, M.D., Deputy Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH; and Ali Khan, M.D., Chief Science Officer, Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

UNLAWFUL INTERNET GAMBLING FUNDING PROHIBITION ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a structured rule providing 1 hour of general debate on H.R. 2143, Unlawful Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act. 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 Representatives Kelly, Sensenbrenner and Pombo.

SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 149, No. 83