107th Congress (2001 - 2002)

January 3, 2001 - January 3, 2002

House Committee Meetings by Date
Compiled from the Congressional Record's Daily Digests via Thomas at thomas.loc.gov

2001/01/03
Daily Digest - Wednesday, January 3, 2001; pages D1 - D6

Committee Meetings

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Rules: Met for organizational purposes. 



2001/01/04
Daily Digest - Thursday, January 4, 2001; pages D7 - D8

Committee Meetings

No committee meetings were held. 



2001/01/05
Daily Digest - Friday, January 5, 2001; pages D9 - D12

Committee Meetings

No committee meetings were held. 



2001/01/06
Daily Digest - Saturday, January 6, 2001; pages D13 - D16

Committee Meetings

No committee meetings were held. 

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2001/01/08
Daily Digest - Monday, January 8, 2001; pages D17 - D18

Committee Meetings

No committee meetings were held.



2001/01/20
Daily Digest - Saturday, January 20, 2001; pages D20 - D22

Committee Meetings

No committee meetings were held. 



2001/01/22
Daily Digest - Monday, January 22, 2001; pages D23 - D26

Committee Meetings

No committee meetings were held. 



2001/01/23
Daily Digest - Tuesday, January 23, 2001; pages D28 - D30

Committee Meetings

No committee meetings were held. 



2001/01/24
Daily Digest - Wednesday, January 24, 2001; pages D32 - D34

Committee Meetings

No committee meetings were held. 



2001/01/25
Daily Digest - Thursday, January 25, 2001; pages D36 - D38

Committee Meetings

No Committee meetings were held. 



2001/01/29
Daily Digest - Monday, January 29, 2001; pages D40 - D42

Committee Meetings

No committee meetings were held. 



2001/01/30
Daily Digest - Tuesday, January 30, 2001; pages D43 - D82

Committee Meetings

No Committee meetings were held. 



2001/01/31
Daily Digest - Wednesday, January 31, 2001; pages D84 - D88

Committee Meeting

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION; OVERSIGHT PLAN

Committee on the Judiciary: Met for organizational purposes. 

The Committee approved an Oversight Plan for the 107th Congress. 



2001/02/01
Daily Digest - Thursday, February 1, 2001; pages D90 - D94

Committee Meetings

No Committee meetings were held. 



2001/02/05
Daily Digest - Monday, February 5, 2001; pages D95 - D96

Committee Meetings

No committee meetings were held. 



2001/02/06
Daily Digest - Tuesday, February 6, 2001; pages D97 - D100

Committee Meetings

No Committee meetings were held. 



2001/02/07
Daily Digest - Wednesday, February 7, 2001; pages D102 - D106

Committee Meetings

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Met for organizational purposes. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION; FRESHMEN MEMBERS DAY

Committee on the Budget: Met for organizational purposes. 

The Committee also held a hearing on budget priorities of the Freshmen Members
of the 107th Congress. Testimony was heard from Representatives Schrock,
Acevedo-Vila, Brown of South Carolina, Pence, Flake, Culberson, Langevin,
Larsen of Washington, Akin, Putnam, Israel and Schiff. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Education and the Workforce: Met for organizational purposes. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Met for organizational purposes. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on House Administration: Met for organizational purposes. 

BANKRUPTCY ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Held a hearing on H.R. 333, Bankruptcy Abuse
Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2001. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION; OVERSIGHT PLAN

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Met for organizational
purposes. 

The Committee approved an Oversight Plan for the 107th Congress. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Ways and Means: Met for organizational purposes. 

The Committee approved an Oversight Plan for the 107th Congress. 



2001/02/08
Daily Digest - Thursday, February 8, 2001; Pages D108 - D114

Committee Meetings

INTERNET DOMAIN NAME SELECTION PROCESS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications held a
hearing entitled: "Is ICANN's New Generation of Internet Domain Name Selection
Process Thwarting Competition?" Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

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MARC RICH--CONTROVERSIAL PARDON; COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing on "The Controversial Pardon of
International Fugitive Marc Rich." Testimony was heard from Jack Quinn, former
Counsel to President William Jefferson Clinton and Counsel to Marc Rich; and
the following former officials of the Department of Justice: Morris Weinberg,
Jr., and Martin J. Auerbach, both Assistant U.S. Attorneys, Southern District
of New York; and Eric Holder, Deputy Attorney General. 

Prior to the hearing, the Committee met for organizational purposes. 

The Committee approved an Oversight Plan for the 107th Congress. 

BANKRUPTCY ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Concluded hearings on H.R. 333, Bankruptcy Abuse
Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2001. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses. 



2001/02/12
Daily Digest - Monday, February 12, 2001; pages D116 - D118

Committee Meetings

No Committee meetings were held.



2001/02/13
Daily Digest - Tuesday, February 13, 2001; pages D120 - D124

Committee Meetings 

RAIL PASSENGER DISASTER FAMILY ASSISTANCE ACT; OVERSIGHT PLAN 

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing 1 hour of
debate on H.R. 554, Rail Passenger Disaster Family Assistance Act of 2001. The
rule allows the chairman of the Committee of the Whole to accord priority in
recognition to those members who have preprinted their amendments in the
Congressional Record. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with
or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Representatives Quinn and
Clement. 

The Committee also approved an Oversight Plan for the 107th Congress. 

ADMINISTRATION'S TAX RELIEF PROPOSALS 

Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on the Administration's tax relief
proposals. Testimony was heard from Paul H. O'Neill, Secretary of the
Treasury; and public witnesses. 



2001/02/14
Daily Digest - Wednesday, February 14, 2001; pages D126 - D130

Committee Meetings

FARM ECONOMY STATUS; COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION; OVERSIGHT PLAN

Committee on Agriculture: . Held a hearing on the current state of the farm
economy and the economic impact of federal policy on agriculture. Testimony
was heard from Keith Collins, Chief Economist, USDA; and public witnesses. 

Prior to the hearing, the Committee met for organizational purposes. 

The Committee approved an Oversight Plan for the 107th Congress. 

NETWORKS--ELECTION NIGHT COVERAGE; COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION; OVERSIGHT PLAN

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Held a hearing entitled: "Election Night
2000 Coverage by the Networks." Testimony was heard from officials of various
TV Networks, news services and other public witnesses. 

Prior to the hearing, the Committee met for further organizational purposes. 

The Committee approved an Oversight Plan for the 107th Congress. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION; OVERSIGHT PLAN

Committee on Financial Institutions: Met for organizational purposes. 

The Committee approved an Oversight Plan for the 107th Congress. 

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OVERSIGHT--2000 CENSUS

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on the Census held a hearing on
"Oversight of the 2000 Census: The Success of the 2000 Census." Testimony was
heard from Bill Barron, Acting Director, Bureau of the Census, Department of
Commerce. 

STATE DEPARTMENT: IN THE LEAD ON FOREIGN POLICY? COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION;
OVERSIGHT PLAN

Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on State Department: In
the Lead on Foreign Policy? Testimony was heard from Representative Rogers of
Kentucky; Frank Carlucci, Chairman, Report of an Independent Task Force:
"State Department Reform;" and a public witness. 

Prior to the hearing, the Committee met for organizational purposes. 

The Committee approved an Oversight Plan for the 107th Congress. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 333,
amended, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2001; and
H.R. 256, to extend for 11 additional months the period for which chapter 12
of title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Resources: Met for organizational purposes. 

The Committee approved an Oversight Plan for the 107th Congress. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION; OVERSIGHT PLAN

Committee on Science: Met for organizational purposes. 

The Committee approved an Oversight Plan for the 107th Congress. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water
Resources and Environment met for organizational purposes. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION; OVERSIGHT PLAN

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Met for organizational purposes. 

The Committee approved an Oversight Plan for the 107th Congress. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health met for organizational
purposes. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources met for
organizational purposes. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight met for organizational
purposes. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures met for
organizational purposes. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security met for
organizational purposes. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade met for organizational
purposes. 



2001/02/15
Daily Digest - Thursday, February 15, 2001; pages D132 - D134

Committee Meetings 

FARM PROGRAMS FUTURE 

Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing on the future of farm programs.
Testimony was heard from a public witness. 

ELECTRICITY MARKETS: LESSONS LEARNED FROM CALIFORNIA 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality held
a hearing entitled: "Electricity Markets: Lessons Learned from California."
Testimony was heard from Carl Wood, Commissioner, Public Utilities Commission,
State of California; John M. Quain, Chairman, Public Utility Commission, State
of Pennsylvania; Alan R. Schriber, Chairman, Public Utilities Commission,
State of Ohio; and public witnesses. 

MEDICARE REFORM--DRUG COVERAGE FOR SENIORS 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing
entitled: "Medicare Reform: Providing Prescription Drug Coverage for Seniors."
Testimony was heard from Barbara Buckley, Assemblywoman, State of Nevada; and
public witnesses. 



2001/02/26
Daily Digest - Monday, February 26, 2001; pages D135 - D140

Committee Meetings

No Committee meetings were held. 



2001/02/27
Daily Digest - Tuesday, February 27, 2001; pages D141 - D146

Committee Meetings

No Committee meetings were held. 



2001/02/28
Daily Digest - Wednesday, February 28, 2001; pages D148 - D156

Committee Meetings

FEDERAL FARM COMMODITY PROGRAMS

Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing to review federal farm commodity
programs with the American Farm Bureau Federation. Testimony was heard from
Bob Stallman, President, American Farm Bureau Federation. 

Hearings continue March 7. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION; OVERSIGHT PLAN

Committee on Appropriations: Met for organizational purposes. 

The Committee approved an Oversight Plan for the 107th Congress. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported the following measures:
H.R. 90, Know Your Caller Act of 2001; H.R. 496, amended, Independent
Telecommunications Consumer Enhancement Act of 2001; H.R. 624, to amend the
Public Health Service Act to promote organ donation; H. Con. Res. 31,
expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the importance of organ,
tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation and supporting National Donor Day;
H.R. 727, to amend the Consumer Products Safety Act to provide that low-speed
electric bicycles are consumer products subject to such Act; H.R. 725, Made in
America Information Act; H.R. 724, to authorize appropriations to carry out
part B of title I of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, relating to the
Strategic Petroleum Reserve; and H.R. 723, to amend the Atomic Energy Act of
1954 to remove an exemption from civil penalties for nuclear safety violations
by nonprofit institutions. 

NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality held
a hearing on National Energy Policy, focusing on natural gas issues. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Energy: Curt
Hebert, Jr., Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; and Elizabeth
Campbell, Director, Natural Gas Division, Energy Information Administration;
and public witnesses. 

MONETARY POLICY AND THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY

Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing on Monetary Policy and the
State of the Economy. Testimony was heard from Alan Greenspan, Chairman, Board
of Governors, Federal Reserve System. 

"SPECIAL EDUCATION--IS IDEA WORKING AS CONGRESS INTENDED?"

Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing on "Special Education--Is IDEA
Working as Congress D154Intended?" Testimony was heard from Representative
Hooley of Oregon; Patricia J. Guard, Acting Director, Office of Special
Education Programs, Department of Education; Kevin McDowell, General Counsel,
Department of Education, State of Indiana; and public witnesses. 

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INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING

Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on International Operations
and Human Rights held a hearing on International Broadcasting: Its Mission,
Budget and Future. Testimony was heard from Marc B. Nathanson, Chairman,
Broadcasting Board of Governors. 

OVERSIGHT--PRESIDENTIAL PARDON POWER

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution held an oversight
hearing on "The Presidential Pardon Power." Testimony was heard from Margaret
Colgate Love, former Pardon Attorney, Department of Justice, 1990-1997; Alan
Charles Raul, former Associate Counsel to the President, 1986-1988; and public
witnesses. 

BANKRUPTCY ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a structured rule providing one
hour of debate on H.R. 333, Bankruptcy Abuse and Prevention and Consumer
Protection Act of 2001. The rule waives all points of order against
consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the amendments recommended
by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill shall be considered
as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. The rule provides
that the bill, as amended, shall be considered as the original bill for the
purpose of further amendment and shall be considered as read. The rule waives
all points of order against provisions in the bill as amended. 

The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules Committee
report accompanying the resolution. The rule provides that the amendments made
in order may be offered 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 Rules Committee report. The rule
provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Finally, the
rule provides for the authorization for a motion in the House to go to
conference with the Senate on the bill H.R. 333. Testimony was heard from
Chairmen Sensenbrenner and Oxley; and Representatives Gekas, Green of
Wisconsin, Smith of Michigan, Conyers, Nadler, Scott, Jackson-Lee of Texas,
Waters, Delahunt, Schiff and Slaughter. 

NATION'S ENERGY FUTURE

Committee on Science: Held a hearing on the Nation's Energy Future: Role of
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency. Testimony was heard from Mary J.
Hutzler, Director, Office of Integrated Analysis and Forecasting, Energy
Information Administration, Department of Energy; and public witnesses. 

COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION; OVERSIGHT PLAN

Committee on Small Business: Met for organizational purposes. 

The Committee approved an Oversight Plan for the 107th Congress. 

IMPROVING WATER QUALITY

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water
Resources and Environment held a hearing on Improving Water Quality: State
Perspectives on the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Testimony was heard
from the following Governors: John Hoeven, State of North Dakota; and John A.
Kitzhaber, State of Oregon; and public witnesses. 

MEDICARE REFORM

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on Medicare
Reform. Testimony was heard from Senator Breaux; and public witnesses. 

SSA'S PROPOSAL TO IMPLEMENT RETURN TO WORK LEGISLATION

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security held a hearing on
the SSA's Proposal to Implement Return to Work Legislation. Testimony was
heard from public witnesses. 



2001/03/01
Daily Digest - [Thursday, March 1, 2001]; pages D158 - D166

Committee Meetings

PRESIDENT'S BUDGET; TREASURY BUDGET PRIORITIES

Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the President's Budget for fiscal
year 2002. Testimony was heard from Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr., Director, OMB. 

The Committee also held a hearing on the Department of the Treasury Budget
Priorities for fiscal year 2002. Testimony was heard from Paul H. O'Neill,
Secretary of the Treasury. 

EDUCATION REFORM--STATE LEADERSHIP

Committee on Education and the Workforce: Held a hearing on State Leadership
in Education Reform. Testimony was heard from Senator Carper; Tom Ridge,
Governor, State of Pennsylvania; and Nancy S. Grasmick, Superintendent of
Schools, Department of Education, State of Maryland. 

PRIVACY IN THE COMMERCIAL WORLD

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer
Protection held a hearing on Privacy in the Commercial World, focusing on
basic privacy questions. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

PATIENTS FIRST

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Subcommittee
on Oversight and Investigations held a joint hearing on Patients First: A 21st
Century Promise to Ensure Quality and Affordable Health Coverage, focusing on
improving patients' access to new technologies in the Medicare program.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Health Care Financing
Administration, Department of Health and Human Services: Jeffrey Kang,
Director, Office of Clinical Standards and Quality; and Mark Miller, Acting
Director, Center for Health Plans and Providers; Murray N. Ross, Executive
Director, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission; and public witnesses. 

MARC RICH--CONTROVERSIAL PARDON

Committee on Government Reform: Continued hearings on "The Controversial
Pardon of International Fugitive Marc Rich--Day Two." Testimony was heard from
the following former members of the White House staff: Jack Quinn, Counsel;
Beth Nolan, Counsel; Bruce Lindsey, Assistant to the President and Deputy
Counsel to the President; and John Podesta, Chief of Staff; and public
witnesses. 

In refusing to testify, Beth Dozoretz, former Finance Chair, Democratic
National Committee, invoked the Fifth Amendment. 

COMMITTEE FUNDING

Committee on House Administration: Met to consider funding requests for the
following Committees: House Administration; Agriculture; Resources; Science;
Permanent Select Intelligence; Standards of Official Conduct; Financial
Services; Transportation and Infrastructure; and Education and the Workforce. 

Will continue March 7. 

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CONDUCTING DIPLOMACY IN A GLOBAL AGE

Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on Conducting Diplomacy
in a Global Age. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of State: Marc Grossman, Director General, Foreign Service and
Director, Human Resources; Marshall Adair, President, American Foreign Service
Association; and Gary R. Galloway, Vice President, AFGE. 

EARTHQUAKE IN INDIA

Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on the Middle East and
South Asia held a hearing on the Earthquake in India: the American Response.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of State:
Richard F. Celeste, Ambassador to India; Alan W. Eastham, Acting Assistant
Secretary, South Asian Affairs; Walter North, Mission Director to India and
Leonard M. Rogers, Acting Administrator, Humanitarian Response, both with AID;
and public witnesses.

COAST GUARD BRIEFING; COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast Guard
and Maritime Transportation received a briefing on Coast Guard expenditures.
The Subcommittee was briefed by Capt. Robert J. Papp, Jr., USCG, Chief, Office
of Congressional Affairs, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation. 

Prior to the briefing, the Subcommittee for organizational purposes. 

ECONOMIC GROWTH AND TAX RELIEF ACT

Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 3, Economic
Growth and Tax Relief Act of 2001. 

COMMITTEE BUSINESS

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to
consider pending business. 



2001/03/05
Daily Digest - Monday, March 5, 2001; pages D167 - D170

Committee Meetings

CURRENT FISCAL ISSUES

Committee on the Budget: On March 2, the Committee held a hearing on Current
Fiscal Issues. Testimony was heard from Alan Greenspan, Chairman, Board of
Governors, Federal Reserve System. 

STATUS OF PLAN COLOMBIA

Committee on Government Reform: On March 2, the Subcommittee on Criminal
Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources held a hearing on "The Status of
Plan Colombia." Testimony was heard from Gen. Peter Pace, USMC, Commander,
U.S. Southern Command, Department of Defense; Donnie R. Marshall,
Administrator, DEA, Department of Justice; and Rand Beers, International
Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Department of State. 

DEFENSE SECURITY SERVICE

Committee on Government Reform: On March 2, the Subcommittee on National
Security, Veterans' Affairs, and International Relations held a hearing on
"The Defense Security Service: Mission Degradation?" Testimony was heard from
the following officials of the Department of Defense: Robert J. Lieberman,
Acting Inspector General; Arthur L. Money, Assistant Secretary, Security and
Information Operations, Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence; and
Gen. Charles Cunningham, Jr., USAF (Ret.), Director, Defense Security Service. 



2001/03/06
Daily Digest - Tuesday, March 6, 2001; pages D172 - D176

Committee Meetings

ELECTRICITY MARKETS AND NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality held
a hearing entitled: "Congressional Perspectives on Electricity Markets in
California and the West and National Energy Policy." Testimony was heard from
Representatives Filner, Radanovich, Inslee, Bono, Sherman, Thompson of
California, Davis of California, Honda, Issa, DeLay, Watts of Oklahoma,
Bereuter, Stenholm, Bartlett of Maryland, Calvert, Woolsey, Ganske, Capito and
Aderholt. 

PROTECTING CONSUMERS

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
and the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit held a
joint hearing entitled "Protecting Consumers: What can Congress do to help
financial regulators coordinate efforts to fight fraud?" Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of the Treasury: Julie
Williams, First Senior Deputy Comptroller and Chief Counsel; and Scott
Albinson, Managing Director, Examination and Supervision, Office of Thrift
Supervision; Dennis Lormel, Section Chief, Federal Crimes Section, FBI,
Department of Justice; David M. Becker, General Counsel, SEC; Richard J.
Hillman, Director, Financial Markets and Community Investment, GAO; and public
witnesses. 

MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE RULES

Committee on Rules: The Committee granted, by voice vote, a resolution
providing that certain suspensions will be in order at any time on the
legislative day of Wednesday, March 7, 2001. 

CONGRESSIONAL RULE DISAPPROVAL--RELATING TO ERGONOMICS

Committee on Rules: Granted, by a vote of 7 to 2, a closed rule providing one
hour of debate on S.J. Res. 6, providing for congressional disapproval of the
rule submitted by the Department of Labor under chapter 8 of title 5, United
States Code, relating to ergonomics. The rule waives all points of order
against consideration of S.J. Res. 6 in the House. Finally, the rule provides
one motion to recommit. Testimony was heard from Chairman Boehner and
Representatives Norwood, George Miller of California and Pelosi. 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS BUDGET

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Held a hearing on the Fiscal Year 2002
Department of Veterans Affairs budget. Testimony was heard from Anthony J.
Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and representatives of veterans
organizations. 



2001/03/07
Daily Digest - Wednesday, March 7, 2001; pages D178 - D184

Committee Meetings

FARM CREDIT SYSTEM--ISSUANCE OF NATIONAL CHARTERS

Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing to review the Farm Credit
Administration's proposed rule providing for the issuance of national charters
for the D181Farm Credit System. Testimony was heard from Michael M. Reyna,
Chairman and CEO, Farm Credit Administration; and public witnesses. 

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HHS--BUDGET PRIORITIES

Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on Department of Health and Human
Services Budget Priorities Fiscal Year 2002. Testimony was heard from Tommy G.
Thompson, Secretary of Health and Human Services; Gail R. Wilensky, Chair,
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission; and public witnesses. 

LEAVE NO CHILD BEHIND

Committee on Education and the Workforce: Held a hearing on "Leave No Child
Behind." Testimony was heard from Rod Paige, Secretary of Education. 

BROWNFIELDS CLEANUPS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous
Materials held a hearing entitled: "A Smarter Partnership: Removing Barriers
to Brownfields Cleanups." Testimony was heard from Christine Todd Whitman,
Administrator, EPA; Ruth Ann Minner, Governor, State of Delaware; Robert C.
Shinn, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Protection, State of New
Jersey; George Meyer, Special Assistant to the Secretary, Department of
Natural Resources, State of Wisconsin; and a public witness. 

SEC--REDUCING EXCESSIVE FEES

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance,
and Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing entitled "Saving Investors
Money: Reducing Excessive SEC Fees." Testimony was heard from Senators Gramm
and Schumer; Laura Unger, Acting Chair, SEC; and public witnesses. 

GAO VIEWS--NATIONAL DEFENSE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS PROGRAMS

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans'
Affairs, and International Relations held a hearing on "Vulnerabilities to
Waste, Fraud, and Abuse: GAO Views on National Defense and International
Relations Programs." Testimony was heard from David M. Walker, Comptroller
General, GAO. 

COMMITTEE FUNDING

Committee on House Administration: Met to consider funding requests for the
following Committees: International Relations; Government Reform, Judiciary,
Small Business; Energy and Commerce; Veterans' Affairs; Budget; Armed
Services; Rules; and Ways and Means. 

REINVIGORATING U.S. FOREIGN POLICY

Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on Reinvigorating U.S.
Foreign Policy. Testimony was heard from Colin Powell, Secretary of State. 

HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES

Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on International Operations
and Human Rights held a hearing on State Department Country Reports on Human
Rights Practices--Road Map for Budgeting of Democracy and Human Rights
Programs of the State Department? Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Resources: Held an oversight hearing on the Role of Public Lands
in the Development of a Self-Reliant Energy Policy. Testimony was heard from
the following Governors: Tony Knowles, State of Alaska; Jim Geringer, State of
Wyoming; and Judy Martz, State of Montana; and public witnesses. 

ECONOMIC GROWTH AND TAX RELIEF ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted, by a record vote of 8-4, a modified closed rule
on H.R. 3, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce individual
income tax rates, providing one hour of debate equally divided and controlled
by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and
Means. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
The rule provides that the amendment recommended by the Committee on Ways and
Means now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted. The rule
provides for consideration of the amendment in the nature of a substitute
printed in the Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution, if offered
by Representative Rangel or his designee, which shall be considered as read
and shall be separately debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled
by the proponent and an opponent. The rule waives all points of order against
the amendment in the nature of a substitute. Finally, the rule provides one
motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from
Chairman Thomas and Representatives Horn, Smith of Michigan, Flake, Pence,
Rangel, Tanner, Obey, Stenholm, Spratt, Taylor of Mississippi, Roemer, Eddie
Bernice Johnson of Texas, Tauscher, Hill, and Turner. 

K-12TH GRADE MATH AND SCIENCE EDUCATION

Committee on Science: Held a hearing on K-12th Grade Math and Science
Education: the View from the Blackboard. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

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BUDGET VIEWS AND ESTIMATES; COMMITTEE BUSINESS

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Approved Committee Budget
Views and Estimates for Fiscal Year 2002 for submission to the Committee on
the Budget. 

The Committee also approved other pending Committee business. 

BUDGET VIEWS AND ESTIMATES

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Approved Committee Budget Views and Estimates
for Fiscal Year 2002 for submission to the Committee on the Budget. 

ADMINISTRATION'S TRADE AGENDA

Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on the Administration's Trade
Agenda. Testimony was heard from Robert B. Zoellick, U.S. Trade
Representative. 

BRIEFING--HANSSEN MATTER

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to
receive a briefing on the Hanssen matter. The Committee was briefed by
officials of the FBI, Department of Justice. 



2001/03/08
Daily Digest - Thursday, March 8, 2001; pages D185 - D190

Committee Meetings 

FEDERAL FARM COMMODITY PROGRAMS 

Committee on Agriculture: Continued hearings to review the federal farm
commodity programs with the barley growers. Testimony was heard from Daniel
Wiltse, President, National Barley Growers Association. 

Hearings continue March 14. 

AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies held a hearing on the FDA.
Testimony was heard from Bernard A. Schwetz, Acting Principal Deputy
Commissioner, FDA, Department of Health and Human Services. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on U.S. Pacific Command and U.S. Forces, Korea. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Adm.
Dennis C. Blair, USN, U.S. Pacific Command, and Gen. Tommy A. Swartz, USA,
U.S. Forces, Korea. 

The Subcommittee also met in executive session to hold a hearing on U.S.
Central Command. Testimony was heard from Gen. Tommy R. Franks, USA, U.S.
Central Command, Department of Defense. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on
National Parks Services (Natural Resources Initiative). Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of the Interior: Denis P.
Galvin, Deputy Director, National Park Service; Michael A. Soukup, Associate
Director, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science; and Don L. Neubacher,
Supt., Point Reyes National Seashore. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction held a
hearing on Quality of Life in the Military. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Defense: Sgt. Maj. Jack L. Tilley,
USA; Master Chief Petty Officer James L. Herdt, USN; Sgt. Maj. Alford L.
McMichael, USMC; and Chief Master Sgt. Frederick J. Finch, USAF. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
Inspector General, Department of Transportation. Testimony was heard from
Kenneth M. Mead, Inspector General, Department of Transportation. 

MEMBERS DAY 

Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on Members Day. Testimony was heard
from Representatives Gekas, Goodlatte, Allen, Underwood, Hoyer, Castle, Baird,
Clement, Gonzalez, DeLauro, Pascrell, McGovern, Pelosi, Weldon of Pennsylvania
and Meeks of New York. 

PERSPECTIVES ON THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK 

Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on Perspectives on the Economic
Outlook. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

RAISING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT 

Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Education Reform
held a hearing on "Measuring Success: Using Assessments and Accountability to
Raise Student Achievement." Testimony was heard from Reid Lyon, Chief, Child
Development and Behavior Branch, NIH, Department of Health and Human Services;
Mark Musick, Chairman, National Assessment Governing Board; and public
witnesses. 

EU DATA PROTECTION DIRECTION 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and
Consumer Protection held a hearing entitled: "The EU Data Protection
Directive: Implications for the U.S. Privacy Debate." Testimony was heard from
public witnesses. 

TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the
Internet held a hearing entitled "Technology and Education: A Review of
Federal, State and Private Sector Programs." Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

BUDGET VIEWS AND ESTIMATES 

Committee on Financial Services: Approved Committee Budget Views and Estimates
for Fiscal Year 2002 for submission to the Committee on the Budget. 

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MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; BUDGET VIEWS AND ESTIMATES 

Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 809,
Antitrust Technical Corrections Act of 2001; S. 320, as amended, Intellectual
Property and High Technology Technical Amendments Act of 2001; H.R. 802,
Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of 2001; H.R 741, to amend the
Trademark Act of 1946 to provide for the registration and protection of
trademarks used in commerce, in order to carry out provisions of certain
international conventions; H.R. 860, Multidistrict, Multiforum Trial
Jurisdiction Act of 2001; and H.R. 861, to make technical amendments to
section 10 of title 9, United States Code. 

The Committee approved, as amended, Budget Views and Estimates on the Fiscal
Year 2002 Budget for submission to the Committee on the Budget. 

CONSEQUENCES FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS ACT 

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime held a hearing on H.R. 863,
Consequences for Juvenile Offenders Act of 2001. Testimony was heard from
Michael J. Anderegg, Presiding Judge, Family Division, Marquette County
Circuit Court, Marquette, Michigan; James W. Payne, Judge, Juvenile Division,
Marion Superior Court, Indianapolis Indiana; Steve Robinson, Executive
Director, Youth Commission, State of Texas; and a public witness. 

NATIONAL FIRE PLAN IMPLEMENTATION 

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health held a
hearing on the National Fire Plan Implementation. Testimony was heard from
Lyle Laverty, National Fire Plan Coordinator, Forest Service, USDA; Tim
Hartzell, Director, Office of Wildland and Fire Coordination, Department of
the Interior; and Judy Martz, Governor, State of Montana. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES 

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public
Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 107, to require that the
Secretary of the Interior conduct a study to identify sites and resources, to
recommend alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the Cold War; H.R.
400, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Ronald Reagan
Boyhood Home National Historic Site; and H.R. 452, Ronald Reagan Memorial Act
of 2001. Testimony was heard from Delegate Norton; Richard G. Ring, Associate
Director, Park Operations and Education, National Park Service, Department of
the Interior; Jimmy Dishner, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Air Force
(Installations), Department of Defense; Carolyn Brody, Member, Commission on
Fine Arts; and public witnesses. 

COAST GUARD SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING; COAST GUARD BRIEFING 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast Guard
and Maritime Transportation held a hearing on the Coast Guard Fiscal Year 2001
Supplemental Funding Needs. Testimony was heard from Adm. James M. Loy, USCG,
Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation. 

Prior to this hearing, the Subcommittee received a briefing on the Coast
Guard. The Subcommittee was briefed by Capt. Robert J. Papp, Jr., USCG, Chief,
Office of Congressional Affairs, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of
Transportation. 



2001/03/09
Daily Digest - Friday, March 9, 2001; pages D192 - D196

Committee Meetings

No committee meetings were held. 



2001/03/12
Daily Digest - Monday, March 12, 2001; pages D197 - D200

Committee Meetings

No committee meetings were held. 



2001/03/13
Daily Digest - Tuesday, March 13, 2001; pages D202 - D208

Committee Meetings

LABOR, HHS AND EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services
and Education began appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

BUDGET PRIORITIES--DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on Department of Education Budget
Priorities Fiscal Year 2002. Testimony was heard from Representative George
Miller of California and Roderick R. Paige, Secretary of Education; and public
witnesses. 

PROPOSALS TO PERMIT PAYMENT OF INTEREST ON BUSINESS CHECKING ACCOUNTS

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and
Consumer Credit held a hearing on proposals to permit payment of interest on
business checking accounts and sterile reserves maintained at Federal Reserve
Banks. Testimony was heard from Laurence H. Meyer, member, Board of Governors,
Federal Reserve System; Donald V. Hammond, Acting Under Secretary, Domestic
Finance, Department of the Treasury; and public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public
Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 146, Great Falls Historic
District Study Act of 2001; H.R. 182, Eight Mile River Wild and Scenic River
Study Act of 2001; and H.R. 601, to ensure the continued access of hunters to
those Federal lands included within the boundaries of the Craters of the Moon
National Monument in the State of Idaho pursuant to the Presidential
Proclamation 7373 of November 9, 2000, and to continue the applicability of
the Taylor Grazing Act to the disposition of grazing fees arising from the use
of such lands. Testimony was heard from Representatives Simmons and Pascrell;
Joseph E. Doddridge, Acting Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks,
Department of the Interior; and public witnesses. 

VETERANS' HOSPITAL EMERGENCY REPAIR ACT

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Held a hearing on H.R. 811, Veterans' Hospital
Emergency Repair Act. Testimony was heard from Thomas L. Garthwaite, M.D.,
Under Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs; and representatives of
veterans organizations. 

BRIEFING--WORLD TRADE THREATS

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to
receive a briefing on World Trade Threats. The Committee was briefed by
departmental witnesses. 

BRIEFING--KHOBAR TOWERS

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Terrorism Working Group met in
executive session to receive a briefing on Khobar Towers. The Group was
briefed by departmental witnesses. 



2001/03/14
Daily Digest - Wednesday, March 14, 2001; pages D209 - D216

Committee Meetings

FEDERAL FARM COMMODITY PROGRAMS

Committee on Agriculture: Continued hearings on federal farm commodity
programs, with the National Farmers Union. Testimony was heard from Leland
Swenson, President, National Farmers Union. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug and Related Agencies held a hearing on Inspector General, USDA.
Testimony was heard from Roger C. Viadero, Inspector General, USDA. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on U.S. European Command. Testimony was heard from Gen.
Joseph W. Ralston, USAF, Commander in Chief, European Command, Department of
Defense. 

The Subcommittee also met in executive session to hold a hearing on U.S. Space
Command. Testimony was heard from Gen. Ralph Eberhart, USAF, Commander in
Chief, U.S. Space Command and North American Aerospace Command, Department of
Defense. 

LABOR, HHS, AND EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services
and Education continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction held a
hearing on European Military Construction. Testimony was heard from Gen.
D213Joseph W. Ralston, USAF, Commander in Chief, European Command, Department
of Defense. 

                                          [Page: D213]

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation continued
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress. 

TRICARE BENEFITS IMPLEMENTATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a hearing
on implementation of TRICARE benefits for Medicare-eligible military retirees.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense:
Rear Adm. Jarrett Clinton, USN, Acting Assistant Secretary (Health Affairs);
James Sears, Director, TRICARE Management Activity; and Kenneth C. Scheflen,
Director, Defense Manpower Data Center; Elizabeth Cusick, Acting Executive
Associate Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration, Department of
Health and Human Services; and public witnesses. 

USDA BUDGET PRIORITIES

Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the Department of Agriculture
Budget Priorities for Fiscal Year 2002. Testimony was heard from
Representative Stenholm; Ann M. Veneman, Secretary of Agriculture; and a
public witness. 

EMPOWERING SUCCESS: FLEXIBILITY AND SCHOOL CHOICE

Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Education Reform
held a hearing on Empowering Success: Flexibility and School Choice. Testimony
was heard from. Lisa Graham Keegan, Superintendent of Public Instruction,
Department of Education, State of Arizona; Spence Korte, Superintendent,
Public Schools, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT--NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY: COAL

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality held
an oversight hearing on National Energy Policy: Coal. Testimony was heard from
Mary Hutzler, Director, Office of Integrated Analysis and Forecasting, Energy
Information Agency, Department of Energy; Billy Jack Gregg, Director. Consumer
Advocate Division, Public Service Commission, State of West Virginia; Edwin
Pinero, Director, Program Operations, Office of Pollution and Compliance,
Department of Environmental Protection, State of Pennsylvania. 

PUBLIC ACCESS TO STOCK MARKET DATA

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance
and Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing on Public Access to Stock
Market Data-Improving Transparency and Competition. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses. 

CONFRONTING LIBERIA

Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Africa held a hearing on
Confronting Liberia. Testimony was heard from Senator Feingold; and public
witnesses. 

EL SALVADOR EARTHQUAKES; PERU--PROSPECTS FOR FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS

Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere
approved for full committee action H. Con. Res. 41, expressing sympathy for
the victims of the devastating earthquakes that struck El Salvador on January
13, and February 13, 2001, and supporting ongoing aid efforts. 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on Prospects for Free and Fair Elections
in Peru. Testimony was heard from Ambassador Luis Lauredo, OAS, Department of
State; Susan Westin, Managing Director, International Affairs and Trade, GAO;
and a public witness. 

PRIVATE IMMIGRATION AND PRIVATE CLAIMS BILLS

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims approved
for full Committee action a private claims bill. 

Prior to this action, the Subcommittee adopted Rules of Procedure for private
immigration bills and private claims bills and policy on Federal Charters. 

SMALL BUSINESS PAPERWORK RELIEF ACT; BUDGET VIEWS AND ESTIMATES

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing 1 hour of
debate on H.R. 327, Small Business Paperwork Relief Act. The rule provides
that it shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of
amendment the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the
Congressional Record and numbered 1. The rule provides that the amendment in
the nature of a substitute shall be open for amendment by section. The rule
allows the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole to accord priority in
recognition to Members who have preprinted their amendments in the
Congressional Record. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with
or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman Burton and
Representatives Ose and Tierney. 

The Committee adopted Budget Views and Estimates for Fiscal Year 2002 for
submission to the Committee on the Budget. 

                                          [Page: D214]

CLIMATE CHANGE

Committee on Science: Held a hearing entitled: "Climate Change: The State of
the Science." Testimony was heard from Daniel Albritton, Director, Aeronmay
Laboratory, NOAA, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses. 

BUDGET VIEWS AND ESTIMATES

Committee on Small Business: Approved Committee Budget Views and Estimates for
Fiscal Year 2002 for submission to the Committee on the Budget. 

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM--MODERNIZATION

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Aviation held
a hearing on the FAA's efforts to modernize the Air Traffic Control system,
focusing on the Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS).
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Transportation: Kenneth M. Mead, Inspector General; and Steven Zaidman,
Associate Administrator, Research and Acquisitions, FAA; and public witnesses. 

ADMINISTRATION'S HEALTH AND WELFARE PRIORITIES; BUDGET VIEWS AND ESTIMATES

Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on the Administration's Health and
Welfare Priorities. Testimony was heard from Tommy G. Thompson, Secretary of
Health and Human Services. 

Prior to this action, the Committee approved Committee Budget Views and
Estimates for Fiscal Year 2002 for submission to the Committee on the Budget. 

BRIEFING--COVERT ACTION CAPABILITIES

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Subcommittee on International
Policy and National Security and the Subcommittee on Human Intelligence,
Analysis and Counterintelligence met in executive session to hold a joint
briefing on Covert Action Capabilities. The Subcommittees were briefed by
departmental witnesses. 



2001/03/15
Daily Digest - Thursday, March 15, 2001; pages D218 - D228

Committee Meetings

FEDERAL FARM COMMODITY PROGRAMS; BUDGET VIEWS AND ESTIMATES

Committee on Agriculture: Continued hearings on federal farm commodity
programs, with the Wheat industry. Testimony was heard from Dusty Tallman,
President, National Association of Wheat Growers. 

Hearings continue March 21. 

The Committee approved Budget Views and Estimates for Fiscal Year 2002 for
submission to the Committee on the Budget and also considered other pending
Committee business. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on Worldwide Threat. Testimony was heard from George Tenet,
Director, CIA and Vice Adm. Thomas Wilson, USN, Director, Defense Intelligence
Agency, Department of Defense. 

The Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session to hold a hearing on U.S.
Southern Command. Testimony was heard from Gen. Peter Pace, USA, Commander in
Chief, Southern Command, Department of Defense 

LABOR, HHS, AND EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services,
and Education continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses 

Hearings continue March 20. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Military Construction: Subcommittee on Military Construction held
a hearing on Historic Properties. Testimony was heard from Henry L. Hinton,
Assistant Comptroller, Office of Information Management and Communications,
GAO, and the following officials of the Department of Defense: Major Gen. R.L.
Van Antwerp, USA, Assistant Chief of Staff, Installation Management; Rear Adm.
Michael R. Johnson, CEC, USN, Commander, Naval D224Facilities Engineering
Command; Major Gen. Earnest Robbins, USAF, Air Force Civil Engineer; and Brig.
Gen. Michael R. Lehnert, USMC, Assistant Deputy Commandant, Installations and
Logistics (Facilities). 

                                          [Page: D224]

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
Airline Delays. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Transportation: Jane Garvey, Administrator, FAA; and Kenneth M.
Mead, Inspector General, and public witnesses. 

STATE DEPARTMENT BUDGET PRIORITIES

Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on Department of State Budget
Priorities Fiscal Year 2002. Testimony was heard from Colin L. Powell,
Secretary of State; and the following officials of the U.S. Commission on
National Security/21st Century: Warren B. Rudman, Co-Chairman; and Lee H.
Hamilton, member. 

IMPROVING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on 21st Century
Competitiveness held a hearing on Improving Student Achievement Through
Technology. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

AMERICAN FAMILIES--SMARTER HEALTH CARE PARTNERSHIP

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing
entitled: "A Smarter Health Care Partnership for American Families: Making
Federal and State Roles in Managed Care Regulation and Liability Work for
Accountable and Affordable Health Care Coverage." Testimony was heard from
Angela Monson, Senator, State of Oklahoma; and public witnesses. 

DIGITAL TV

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the
Internet held a hearing on Digital Television: A Private Sector Perspective on
the Transition. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

VULNERABILITIES TO WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE

Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans'
Affairs, and International Relations held a hearing on Vulnerabilities to
Waste, Fraud, and Abuse: Inspectors General Views on Defense and National
Security Programs and on Inspectors General Views on International Relations
and Trade Programs. Testimony was heard from Robert J. Lieberman, Acting
Inspector General, Department of Defense; Gregory Friedman, Inspector General,
Department of Energy; Richard J. Griffin, Inspector General, Department of
Veterans Affairs; Roberta L. Gross, Inspector General, NASA; Richard L.
Skinner, Deputy Inspector General, FEMA; the following officials of the
Department of State: Ambassador Anne M. Sigmund, Acting Inspector General; and
Everett L. Mosley, Inspector General, AID; Dev Jagadesan, Acting Inspector
General, U.S. International Trade Commission; and Charles D. Smith, Inspector
General, Peace Corps. 

HUMAN RIGHTS IN NORTHERN IRELAND

Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on International Operations
and Human Rights held a hearing on Human Rights in Northern Ireland: Promises
Kept or Promises Broken? Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

UNBORN VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution held a hearing on
H.R. 503, Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2001. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT--NATURAL GAS SUPPLY AND DEMAND

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an
oversight hearing on Domestic Natural Gas Supply and Demand: the Contribution
to Public Lands and the OCS. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and
Oceans held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 643, African Elephant
Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2001; H.R. 645, Rhinoceros and Tiger
Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2001; and H.R. 700, Asian Elephant
Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2001. Testimony was heard from Marshall
Jones, Acting Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the
Interior; and public witnesses. 

BROWNFIELDS

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water
Resources and Environment D225held a hearing on Brownfields: Lessons from the
Field. Testimony was heard from Mayor Patrick L. McCrory, Mayor, Charlotte,
North Carolina; and public witnesses. 

                                          [Page: D225]

VETERANS' OPPORTUNITIES ACT; VETERANS HOUSING ASSISTANCE

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Benefits held a hearing on the
following: H.R. 801, Veterans' Opportunities Act of 2001; and on VA's
implementation of veterans transitional housing assistance. Testimony was
heard from Senator Warner; Representatives Pascrell, Doyle and Jo Ann Davis;
Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs; representatives of
veterans organizations; and public witnesses. 

MEDICARE REFORM

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health continued hearings on
Medicare Reform, focusing on Bringing Regulatory Relief to Beneficiaries and
Providers. Testimony was heard from George F. Grob, Deputy Inspector General,
Office of Evaluation and Inspections, Department of Health and Human Services;
and public witnesses. 

WELFARE REFORM

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a hearing on
Welfare Reform. Testimony was heard from Cynthia M. Fagnoni, Director,
Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues, Health and Human Services
Division, GAO; Christine Devere, Analyst, Social Legislation, Domestic Social
Policy Division, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress; and
public witnesses. 



2001/03/19
Daily Digest - Monday, March 19, 2001; pages D229 - D234

Committee Meetings

No committee meetings were held. 



2001/03/20
Daily Digest - Tuesday, March 20, 2001; pages D235 - D240

Committee Meetings

LABOR, HHS, AND EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services
and Education continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

OVERSIGHT--ELECTRICITY MARKETS: CALIFORNIA

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality held
an oversight hearing on Electricity Markets: California. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Federal Energy and Regulatory Commission,
Department of Energy: Curtis I. Hebert, Jr., Chairman; and William L. Massey
and Linda K. Breathitt, both Commissioners. 

Hearings continue March 22. 

SINGLE-FAMILY MUTUAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE FUND--FINANCIAL HEALTH

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing and Community
Opportunities held a hearing on the Financial Health of the Federal Housing
Administration's Single-Family Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund. Testimony was
heard from Thomas J. McCool, Managing Director, Financial Markets and
Community Investment, GAO; Susan Gaffney, Inspector General, Department of
Housing and Urban Development; and Marvin Phaup, Deputy Assistant Director,
CBO. 

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL DIETARY SUPPLEMENT REGULATION--STATUS

Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing on Six Years After the
Enactment of DSHEA: The Status of National and International Dietary
Supplement Regulation and Research. Testimony was heard from Representative
Pallone; the following officials of the FDA, Department of Health and Human
Services: Joseph Levitt, Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied
Nutrition; and Elizabeth Yetley, U.S. Delegate to the CODEX Alimentarius
Commission on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses; and public
witnesses. 

MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a resolution providing that
certain suspensions will be in order at any time on the legislative day of
Wednesday, March 21, 2001, or Thursday, March 22, 2001. 

TORNADO SHELTERS ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing one hour of
debate on H.R. 247, Tornado Shelters Act. The rule provides that it shall be
in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment the
amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the Congressional Record
and numbered 1. The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a
substitute shall be open for amendment at any point. The rule allows the
Chairman of the Committee of the Whole to accord priority in recognition to
Members who have preprinted 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
Bachus and Frank. 

MEDICARE SOLVENCY

Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on Medicare Solvency. Testimony
was heard from Richard S. Foster, Chief Actuary, Health Care Financing
Administration, Department of Health and Human Services and Dan L. Crippen,
Director, CBO. 



2001/03/21
Daily Digest - Wednesday, March 21, 2001; pages D242 - D250

Committee Meetings

FEDERAL FARM COMMODITY PROGRAMS

Committee on Agriculture: Continued hearings on Federal Farm Commodity
Programs, with the rice industry. Testimony was heard from Nolen Canon, Jr.,
Chairman, U.S. Rice Producers Association. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies held a hearing on Commodity
Futures Trading Commission. Testimony was heard from the following officials
of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission: James E. Newsome, Acting
Chairman; and Emory Bevill, Acting Director, Office of Financial Management. 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and
Judiciary held a hearing on D246Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, and
Judicial Offices. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Judicial Conference: Judge John G. Heyburn, II, U.S. District Court, Western
District of Kentucky, Chairman, and Judge Lawrence L. Piersol, U.S. District
Court, District of South Dakota, member, both with the Committee on the
Budget; and Leonidas Ralph Mecham, Director, Administrative Office of the U.S.
Courts, member, Executive Committee; and Judge Fern M. Smith, U.S. District
Court, Northern District of California, Director, Federal Judicial Center. 

                                          [Page: D246]

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on Military Readiness. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Defense: Gen. John Keane, USA. Vice
Chief of Staff; Adm. William Fallon, USN, Vice Chief, Naval Operations; Gen.
Mike Williams, USMC, Assistant Commandant; and Gen. John Handy, USAF, Vice
Chief of Staff. 

FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: The Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Programs held a hearing on implementation of the
Hurricane Mitch Supplemental. Testimony was heard from Jess T. Ford, Director,
International Affairs and Trade, GAO; and Everett L. Mosley, Inspector
General, AID, Department of State. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on
Special Trustee (Trust Reform). Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of the Interior, Thomas Slonaker, Special Trustee
for American Indians; and M. Sharon Blackwell, Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of
Indian Affairs. 

LABOR, HHS, EDUCATION AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services
and Education continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction held a
hearing on Family Housing Privatization. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Defense: Randall A. Yim, Deputy
Secretary, Installations; Paul W. Johnson, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the
Army, Installations and Housing; Duncan Holaday, Acting Assistant Secretary of
the Navy, Installations and Facilities; and Jimmy G. Dishner, Deputy Assistant
Secretary of the Air Force, Installations. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
AMTRAK. Testimony was heard from Kenneth M. Mead, Inspector General,
Department of Transportation, Phyllis F. Scheinberg, Director, Physical
Infrastructure Issues, GAO; and George D. Warrington, President and CEO,
National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK). 

The Subcommittee continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from
Members of Congress. 

TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE, AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and
General Government held a hearing on Inspector General, and Inspector General
for Tax Administration. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Department of the Treasury: Jeffrey Rush, Inspector General; and David
Williams, Inspector General, Tax Administration. 

VA, HUD, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies
began appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY

Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on U.S. National Security
Strategy. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the U.S.
Commission on National Security/21st Century: Gary Hart, Co-Chairman; and Newt
Gingrich, member; and public witnesses. 

CONCURRENT BUDGET RESOLUTION

Committee on the Budget: Ordered reported the Concurrent Resolution on the
Budget for Fiscal Year 2002. 

OVERSIGHT PLAN; COMMITTEE BUSINESS

Committee on Education and the Workforce: Approved Committee Oversight Plan
for the 107th Congress. 

The Committee also approved other pending business. 

AIRLINE MERGERS--CONSUMER EFFECT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer
Protection held a D247hearing on Airline Mergers and Their Effect on American
Consumers. Testimony was heard from Representatives Myrick, Clyburn, Slaughter
and DeFazio; and public witnesses. 

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UNSOLICITED COMMERCIAL ELECTRONIC MAIL ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the
Internet approved for full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 718, Unsolicited
Commercial Electronic Mail Act of 2001. 

CAPITAL MARKETS FEE RELIEF ACT

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance,
and Government Sponsored Enterprises approved for full Committee action, as
amended, H.R. 1088, Investor and Capital Markets Fee Relief Act. 

SMALL BUSINESS INTEREST CHECKING ACT; BUSINESS CHECKING FREEDOM ACT

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and
Consumer Credit approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R.
974, Small Business Interest Checking Act of 2001; and H.R. 1009, Business
Checking Freedom Act of 2001. 

PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE'S FUTURE

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on the District of Columbia held
a hearing on America's Main Street: The Future of Pennsylvania Avenue.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the District of Columbia:
Anthony Williams, Mayor; and Linda W. Cropp, Chair, Council; John Parsons,
Associate Regional Director, Lands Resources and Planning, National Capital
Region, National Park Service, Department of the Interior; from the following
officials of the Department of the Treasury: Brian Stafford, U.S. Secret
Service; and James Sloan, Acting Under Secretary, Enforcement; Emily Malino,
member, Commission of Fine Arts; Richard L. Friedman, Chairman, National
Capital Planning Commission; Robert J. Dole, President, Federal City Council;
and public witnesses. 

DRAFT REPORT

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Efficiency,
Financial Management, and Intergovernmental Relations approved for full
Committee action a draft report entitled: "A Citizens Guide on Using the
Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act of 1974 to Request Government
Records." 

UNBORN VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution approved for full
Committee action H.R 503, Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2001. 

CONSEQUENCES FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime approved for full Committee
action, as amended, H.R. 863, Consequences for Juvenile Offenders Act of 2001. 

REDUCE EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS

Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Research held a hearing on Life in the
Subduction Zone: The Recent Nisqually Quake and the Federal Efforts to Reduce
Earthquake Hazards. Testimony was heard from John Filson, Coordinator,
Earthquake Programs, U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior;
Priscilla Nelson, Director, Division of Civil and Mechanical Systems, NSF; and
public witnesses. 

NATION'S HIGHWAY AND TRANSIT SYSTEMS; COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Highways and
Transit held a hearing on the Outlook for the Nation's Highway and Transit
Systems. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

Prior to the hearing, the Subcommittee met for organizational purposes. 

VETERANS' LEGISLATION

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Ordered reported, as amended, the following
bills: H.R. 801, Veterans' Opportunities Act of 2001; and H.R. 811, Veterans'
Hospital Emergency Repair Act. 

ADMINISTRATION'S TAX RELIEF PROPOSALS

Committee on Ways and Means: Continued hearings on the Administration's
proposed tax relief proposals. Testimony was heard from Senator Hutchison;
Representatives Weller and Barcia; and public witnesses. 

WORLDWIDE TERRORIST THREAT

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Terrorism Working Group met in
executive session to receive a briefing on Worldwide Terrorist Threat Posed by
the Usama Bin Laden (UBL) Organization and U.S. Countermeasures. The Group was
briefed by departmental witnesses.



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Committee Meetings

FEDERAL FARM COMMODITY PROGRAMS

Committee on Agriculture: Continued hearings on Federal Farm Commodity
Programs, with the livestock industry. Testimony was heard from Barb Determan,
President, National Pork Producers Council; Cindy Siddoway, President,
American Sheep Industry Association; Peggy Vining, Vice President,
International Operations, Purdue Farms; and Wythe Willey, President-Elect,
National Cattlemen's Beef Association. 

Hearings continue March 28. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on Medical
Programs. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department
of Defense: Lt. Gen. Paul K. Carlton, USAF; Vice Adm. Richard A. Nelson, USN;
Lt. Gen. James B. Peake, USA; Dr. Jarrod Clinton, Acting Assistant Secretary,
Health Affairs; and Dr. James Sears, Executive Director, TRICARE Activity. 

LABOR, HHS, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services
and Education continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
Federal Highway Administration. Testimony was heard from Vincent F.
Schimmoller, Deputy Executive Director, Federal Highway Administration,
Department of Transportation. 

VA, HUD, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies
continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

INNOVATIVE RESEARCH COMPANIES

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Research and Development
held a hearing on Innovative Research Companies. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT--ELECTRICITY MARKETS: CALIFORNIA

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality
concluded oversight hearings D256on Electricity Markets: California. Testimony
was heard from William Keese, Chairman, Energy Commission, State of
California; and public witnesses. 

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FEDERAL MEDICAL PRIVACY REGULATIONS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on
Assessing HIPAA: How Federal Medical Privacy Regulations Can Be Improved.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT--TELEWORK POLICIES

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement
Policy held an oversight hearing on "Toward a Telework-Friendly Government
Workplace: Successes and Impediments in Managing Federal Telework Policies."
Testimony was heard from Steven Cohen, Acting Director, OPM; David L. Bibb,
Acting Deputy Director, GSA; S. Mark Lindsey, Acting Administrator, Federal
Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation; and public witnesses. 

COMMITTEE FUNDING

Committee on House Administration: Ordered reported amended H. Res. 84,
providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of
Representatives in the One Hundred Seventh Congress. 

The Committee also considered other pending business. 

OVERSIGHT--EXECUTIVE ORDERS AND PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVES

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law
held an oversight hearing on Executive Orders and Presidential Directives.
Testimony was heard from Representative Hansen; and public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and
Intellectual Property held an oversight hearing on "ICANN, NEW gTLDS, and the
Protection of Intellectual Property." Testimony was heard from public
witnesses 

OVERSIGHT--FEDERAL LAND OIL AND GAS RESOURCE BASE

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an
oversight hearing on Estimated Oil and Gas Resource Base on Federal Land and
Submerged Land: How Much Oil and Gas can these Lands Produce? Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of the Interior: P.
Patrick Leahy, Associate Director. Geology, U.S. Geological Survey; and
Carolita Kallaur, Associate Director, Offshore Minerals Management, Minerals
Management Service; and a public witness. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public
Lands approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 107,
amended, to require that the Secretary of the Interior conduct a study to
identify sites and resources, to recommend alternatives for commemorating and
interpreting the Cold War; H.R. 146, Great Falls Historic District Study Act
of 2001; H.R. 182, amended, Eight Mile River Wild and Scenic River Study Act
of 2001; H.R. 581, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior and the
Secretary of Agriculture to use funds appropriated for wildland fire
management in the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2001, to reimburse the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service to facilitate the
interagency cooperation required under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 in
connection with wildland fire management; and H.R. 601, amended, to ensure the
continued access of hunters to those Federal lands included within the
boundaries of the Craters of the Moon National Monument in the State of Idaho
pursuant to Presidential Proclamation 7373 of November 9, 2000, and to
continue the applicability of the Taylor Grazing Act to the disposition of
grazing fees arising from the use of such lands. 

NUCLEAR SAFETY VIOLATIONS

Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing on H.R. 723, to
amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to remove an exemption from civil
penalties for nuclear safety violations by nonprofit institutions. Testimony
was heard from Eric J. Fygi, Acting General Counsel, Department of Energy;
Gary Jones, Associate Director, Energy, Resources, and Science Issues, GAO;
and public witnesses. 

OFFICE OF ADVOCACY--EXPLORE WAYS TO IMPROVE

Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing to explore ways to improve the
Office of Advocacy and to make that Office a more effective voice for small
business within the Federal Government and the Private sector. Testimony was
heard from public witnesses. 

MARRIAGE PENALTY AND FAMILY TAX RELIEF ACT

Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported amended H.R. 6, Marriage Penalty
and Family Tax Relief Act of 2001. 



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Committee Meetings

No committee meetings were held. 



2001/03/26
Daily Digest - Monday, March 26, 2001; pages D265 - D268

Committee Meetings

No committee meetings were held. 



2001/03/27
Daily Digest - Tuesday, March 27, 2001; pages D269 - D276

Committee Meetings

LABOR, HHS, EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services,
Education, and Related Agencies continued appropriation hearings. Testimony
was heard from Members of Congress. 

OVERSIGHT-NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality held
an oversight hearing on National Energy Policy: Nuclear Energy. Testimony was
heard from Senator Domenici; William D. Travers, Executive Director,
Operations, NRC; the following officials of the Department of Energy: William
D. Magwood, Director, Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology; and
Mary J. Hutzler, Director, Office of Integrated Analysis and Forecasting,
Energy Information Administration; and public witnesses. 

FANNIE MAE AND FREDDIE MAC AGREEMENT

Committee on Financial Service: Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance,
and Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing on the agreement by Fannie
Mae and Freddie Mac to voluntarily enhance capital strength, disclosure, and
market discipline. Testimony was heard from Leland C. Brendsel, Chairman and
CEO, Freddie Mac; and Timothy Howard, Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer, Fannie Mae. 

MEDICAL MARIJUANA

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy
and Human Resources held a hearing on "Medical" Marijuana, Federal Drug Law
and the Constitution's Supremacy Clause. Testimony was heard from Laura Nagel,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Diversion Control, DEA, Department of Justice;
former Representative Bill McCollum of Florida; Dan Lungren, former Attorney
General, State of California; Janet E. Joy, Institute of Medicine, National
Academy of Sciences; and public witnesses. 

CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW ACT--RECENT FEDERAL REGULATIONS

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural
Resources and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing on "A Rush to Regulate--The
Congressional Review Act and Recent Federal Regulations." Testimony was heard
from public witnesses. 

COMBATING TERRORISM

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans'
Affairs and International Relations held a hearing on Combating Terrorism: In
Search of a National Strategy. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century: Warren B.
Rudman, Co-Chair; and Gen. Charles G. Boyd, USAF (Ret.), Executive Director;
and public witnesses. 

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YOSEMITE VALLEY PLAN

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public
Lands held an oversight hearing on the Yosemite Valley Plan. Testimony was
heard from Representative Doolittle; John Reynolds, Regional Director, Pacific
West Region, National Park Service, Department of the Interior; and public
witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power held an oversight
hearing on the Status of Federal Western Water Resources. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of the Interior: J. William
McDonald, Acting Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation; and Robert Hirsch,
Associate Director, Water, U.S. Geological Survey; Jennifer Salisbury,
Secretary, Department of Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources, State of New
Mexico; and public witnesses. 

CONCURRENT BUDGET RESOLUTION

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a structured rule providing 40
minutes of additional general debate on H. Con. Res. 83, establishing the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2002,
revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal
year 2001, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal
years 2003 through 2011, equally divided and controlled by the chairman and
ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget. The rule waives all
points of order against consideration of the concurrent resolution. The rule
makes in order the concurrent resolution, modified by the amendment printed in
part A of the Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution. The rule
makes in order only those amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee
report which may be offered 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, and shall not be subject to
amendment. The rule waives all points of order against the amendments except
that, if an amendment in the nature of a substitute is adopted, it is not in
order to consider further substitutes. The rule provides, upon the conclusion
of consideration of the concurrent resolution for amendment, for a final
period of general debate not to exceed 10 minutes equally divided and
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the
Budget. The rule permits the chairman of the Budget Committee to offer
amendments in the House to achieve mathematical consistency. Finally, the rule
provides that the concurrent resolution shall not be subject to a demand for a
division of the question of its adoption. Testimony was heard from Chairman
Nussle and Representatives Kirk, Spratt, Clayton, Moran of Virginia, Holt,
Moore, Obey, Stenholm and Allen. 

MARRIAGE PENALTY AND FAMILY TAX RELIEF ACT

Committee on Rules: Testimony was heard from Chairman Thomas and
Representatives Rangel and Maloney of Connecticut; no action was taken on H.R.
6, Marriage Penalty and Family Tax Relief Act of 2001. 

MEDICARE REFORM

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health continued hearings on
Medicare Reform: Laying the Groundwork for a Rx Drug Benefit. Testimony was
heard from Dan L. Crippen, Director, CBO; John A. Poisal, Statistician, Office
of Strategic Planning, Health Care Financing Administration, Department of
Health and Human Services; and public witnesses. 

NSA ISSUES

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Technical and
Tactical Intelligence met in executive session to hold a hearing on NSA
Issues. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses. 

INFORMATION OPERATIONS

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Technical and
Tactical Intelligence and the Subcommittee on Human Intelligence, Analysis and
Counterintelligence met in executive session to hold a joint hearing on
Information Operations. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses. 



2001/03/28
Daily Digest - Wednesday, March 28, 2001; pages D277 - D284

Committee Meetings

NATIONAL FIRE PLAN IMPLEMENTATION

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight
Nutrition and Forestry held a hearing on National Fire Plan Implementation.
Testimony was heard from Lyle Laverty, National Fire Plan Coordinator, Forest
Service, USDA; Tim Hartzell, Director, Office of Wildland and Fire
Coordination, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; James W.
Garner, State Forester, Department of Forestry, State of Virginia; and public
witnesses. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense continued appropriation
hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress and public witnesses. 

FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Programs held continued appropriation hearings.
Testimony was heard from Members of Congress and public witnesses. 

LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services
and Education held a hearing on NIH Theme. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of NIH, Department of Health and Human Services: Claude
Lenfant, M.D., Director, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute; Allen
Spiegel, M.D., Director, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and
Kidney Diseases; Lawrence Tabak, M.D., Director, National Institute of Dental
and Craniofacial Research; Stephen Katz, M.D., Director, National Institute of
Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; Jack A. McLaughlin, M.D.,
Acting Director, National Eye Institute; and Stephen Straus, M.D., Director,
National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction held a
hearing on Pacific Military Construction. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Defense: Adm. Dennis Blair, USN,
Commander in Chief, Pacific Command; and Gen. Thomas A. Schwartz, USA,
Commander, U.S. Forces, Korea. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
FAA. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the FAA, Department
of Transportation: Jane F. Garvey, Administrator; Keith D. DeBerry, and Robert
Kerner, Aviation Safety Inspectors, Professional Airways Systems Specialists;
Carol J. Carmody, Acting Chairperson, National Transportation Safety Board;
and public witnesses. 

VA-HUD-INDEPENDENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs, House and
Urban Development, and Independent Agencies continued appropriation hearings.
Testimony was heard from Members of Congress. 

MILITARY FORCES POSTURE

Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on the posture of U.S. military
forces. Testimony was heard from Gen. Tommy R. Franks, USA, Commander in
Chief, U.S. Central Command, Department of Defense. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

MILITARY TRANSFORMATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Procurement held a
hearing on military transformation and its impact on the equipment
modernization programs of the military services. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Defense: George R. Schneiter,
Director, Strategic and Tactical Systems, Office of the Secretary; Maj. Gen.
William L. Bond, USA, Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, Programs for Force
Development; Rear Adm. Joseph A. Sestak, USN, Director, Navy Quadrennial
Defense Review Division; Brig. Gen. David A. Deptula, USAF, Director, Air
Force Quadrennial Review Division; and Maj. Gen. Robert Magnus, USMC,
Assistant Deputy Commandant, Plans, Policies, and Operations. 

NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND

Committee on Education and the Workforce: Held a hearing on No Child Left
Behind. Testimony was heard from the following Members of Congress: Langevin,
D281Latham, Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Clement, Pence, Cummings,
Underwood, Kingston, Strickland, Fattah, Larson of Connecticut, Northup,
Honda, DeLauro, Baldacci, Price of North Carolina, Akin, Hooley of Oregon,
Schiff, Thune, Matheson and Larsen of Washington. 

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UNSOLICITED COMMERCIAL ELECTRONIC MAIL ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported amended H.R. 718,
Unsolicited Commercial Electronic Mail Act of 2001. 

DRINKING WATER NEEDS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous
Materials held a hearing on Drinking Water Needs and Infrastructure. Testimony
was heard from Christine Todd Whitman, Administrator, EPA; Perry Beider,
Principal Analyst, CBO; Barker Hamill, Chief, Bureau for Safe Drinking Water,
Department of Environmental Protection, State of New Jersey; and public
witnesses. 

HUMAN CLONING RESEARCH--ISSUES RAISED

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing on Issues Raised by Human Cloning Research. Testimony was heard
from Kathryn C. Zoon, Director, Center for Biologies Evaluation and Research,
FDA, Department of Health and Human Services; and public witnesses. 

SMALL BUSINESS INTEREST CHECKING ACT; INVESTOR AND CAPITAL MARKETS FEE RELIEF

Committee on Financial Services: Ordered reported, as amended, the following
bills: H.R. 974, amended, Small Business Interest Checking Act of 2001; and
H.R. 1088, Investor and Capital Markets Fee Relief Act. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on International Relations: Ordered reported amended H. Con. Res.
73, expressing the sense of Congress that the 2008 Olympic Games should not be
held in Beijing unless the Government of the People's Republic of China
releases all political prisoners, ratifies the International Covenant on Civil
and Political Rights and observes internationally recognized human rights. 

The Committee also favorably considered the following resolutions and adopted
a motion urging the Chairman to request that they be considered on the
Suspension Calendar: H. Res. 91, expressing the sense of the House of
Representatives regarding the human rights situation in Cuba; H.R. 428,
concerning the participation of Taiwan in the World Health Organization; and
H. Res. 56, urging the appropriate representative of the United States to the
United Nations Commission on Human Rights to introduce at the annual meeting
of the Commission a resolution calling upon the People's Republic of China to
end its human rights violations in China and Tibet. 

AMERICA'S SUDAN POLICY

Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Africa and the
Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights held a joint hearing
on America's Sudan Policy: A New Direction? Testimony was heard from Michael
K. Young, Commissioner, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom;
and public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; COMMITTEE BUSINESS

Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 768,
Need-Based Educational Aid Act of 2001; H.R. 503, Unborn Victims of Violence
Act of 2001; H.R. 863, amended, Consequences for Juvenile Offenders Act of
2001. 

The Committee approved a private relief bill. 

The Committee also approved Subcommittee Rules of Procedure for private
immigration bills and private claims bills. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Resources: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 146, Great
Falls Historic District Study Act of 2001; H.R. 182, amended, Eight Mile River
Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2001; H.R. 309, Guam Foreign Investment
Equity Act; H.R. 581, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior and the
Secretary of Agriculture to use funds appropriated for wildland fire
management in the Department of Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act of 2001, to reimburse the United States Fish and Wildlife Services and the
National Marine Fisheries Services to facilitate the interagency cooperation
required under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 in connection with wildland
fire management; H.R. 601, amended, to ensure the continued access of hunters
to those Federal lands included within the boundaries of the Craters of the
Moon National Monument in the State of Idaho pursuant to Presidential
Proclamation 7373 of November 9, 2000, and to continue the applicability of
the Taylor Grazing Act to the disposition of grazing fees arising from the use
of such lands; and H.R. 642, amended, to reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Office
of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 

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MARRIAGE PENALTY AND FAMILY TAX RELIEF ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted by voice vote, a modified closed rule providing 1
hour of debate on H.R. 6, Marriage Penalty and Family Tax Relief Act of 2001.
The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The
rule provides that the amendment recommended by the Committee on Ways and
Means now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted. The rule
provides for consideration of the amendment in the nature of a substitute
printed in the Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution, if offered
by Representative Rangel or his designee, which shall be considered as read
and shall be separately debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled
by the proponent and an opponent. The rule waives all points of order against
the amendment in the nature of a substitute. Finally, the rule provides one
motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

COMPREHENSIVE RETIREMENT SECURITY AND PENSION REFORM ACT

Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on H.R. 10, Comprehensive
Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act, focusing on small business
implications. Testimony was heard from Representatives Cardin; and public
witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Economic
Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management approved for full
Committee action the following measures: H.R. 495, to designate the Federal
building in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands as the
"Ron de Lugo Federal Building;" H.R. 819, to designate the Federal building
located at 143 West Liberty Street, Medina, Ohio, as the "Donald J. Pease
Federal Building;" H. Con. Res. 74, authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds
for the 20th Annual National Peace Officers Memorial Service; H. Con. Res. 76,
authorizing the use of the East Front of the Capitol Grounds for performances
sponsored by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; H. Con. Res.
79, authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap
Box Derby; and H. Con. Res. 87, authorizing the 2001 District of Columbia
Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run to be run through the Capitol
Grounds. 

WATER INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water
Resources and Environment held a hearing on Water Infrastructure Needs.
Testimony was heard from Perry Beider, Principal Analyst, CBO; and public
witnesses. 

GLOBAL TRENDS BRIEFING

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on International
Policy and National Security met in executive session to receiving a briefing
on Global Trends: 2015. The Subcommittee was briefed by departmental
witnesses. 



2001/03/29
Daily Digest - Thursday, March 29, 2001; pages D285 - D292

Committee Meetings

FEDERAL FARM COMMODITY PROGRAMS

Committee on Agriculture: Continued hearings on Federal Farm Commodity
Programs, with the soybean D289industry. Testimony was heard from Bart Ruth,
Vice President, American Soybean Association. 

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Hearings continue April 4. 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and
Judiciary held a hearing on the Supreme Court. Testimony was heard from
following Justicies of the Supreme Court: Anthony M. Kennedy; and Clarence
Thomas. 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on the District of Columbia held a
hearing on Public Schools and Public Charter Schools. Testimony was heard from
Col. Charles J. Fiala, Jr., USA, Commander and District Engineer, Baltimore
District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense; the following
officials of the District of Columbia: Peggy Cooper Cafritz, President, Board
of Education; Paul Vance, Superintendent, Public Schools; Josephine Baker,
Chair, Public Charter School Board; George Brown, Chairman, Credit Enhancement
Committee for Public Charter Schools; and Laurent Ross, Director, Tuition
Assistance Program; 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies
held a hearing on Energy (National Energy Strategy). Testimony was heard from
Mary J. Hutzler, Director, Office of Integrated Analysis and Forecasting,
Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy; and public witnesses. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction held a
hearing on Quality of Life. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
Federal Transit Administration, and on Federal Transit Capital Projects.
Testimony was heard from Hiram Walker, Acting Deputy Administrator, Federal
Transit Administration, Department of Transportation; Jose F. Lluch, Executive
Director, Highway and Transportation Authority, Puerto Rico; and public
witnesses. 

TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and
General Government held a hearing on Custom Service Counter drug-oversight.
Testimony was heard from Charles Windwood, Acting Commissioner, U.S. Customs
Service, Department of the Treasury. 

MILITARY FORCES POSTURE

Committee on Armed Services: Continued hearings on the posture of U.S.
military forces. Testimony was heard from Gen. Joseph W. Ralston, USAF,
Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command, Department of Defense. 

Hearings continue April 4. 

COMMISSARIES AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

Committee on Armed Services: Special Oversight Panel on Morale, Welfare and
Recreation held a hearing on commissaries and exchange programs. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Gail H.
McGinn, Acting Assistant Secretary (Force Management Policy); Lt. Gen. Charles
S. Mahan, Jr., USA, Deputy Chief of Staff (Logistics); Vice Adm. James G.
Amerault, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Logistics); Lt. Gen. Michael
E. Zettler, USAF, Deputy Chief of Staff (Installations and Logistics); Lt.
Gen. Jack W. Klimp, USMC, Deputy Chief of Staff (Manpower and Reserve
Affairs); Maj. Gen. Robert J. Courter, USAF, Defense Commissary Agency; Rear
Adm. Steven W. Maas, USAF, Commander, Army and Air Force Exchange Service;
Maj. Gen. Charles J. Wax, USAF, Commander, Army and Air Force Exchange
Service; and Brig. Gen. Michael Downs, USMC (Ret.), Director, Personnel and
Family Readiness Division. 

TRANSFORMING FEDERAL ROLE IN EDUCATION

Committee on Education and the Workforce: Held a hearing on "Transforming the
Federal Role in Education for the 21st Century: H.R.1, No Child Left Behind
Act of 2001; H.R. 340, Excellence and Accountability in Education Act; and
H.R. 345, Public Education Reinvestment, Reinvention, and Responsibility Act.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

FCC--AGENDA AND PLANS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the
Internet held a hearing on "FCC Chairman Michael K. Powell: Agenda and Plans
for Reform." Testimony was heard from Michael K. Powell, Chairman, FCC.

BEYOND THE TAX CUT; UNLEASHING OF THE ECONOMY

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy,
Technology and Economic Growth held a hearing on Beyond the Tax Cut:
D290Unleashing the Economy. Testimony was heard from Representative Armey; E.
Floyd Kvamme, Co-Chairman, President's Committee of Advisors on Science and
Technology, Office of Science and Technology Policy; and public witnesses. 

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MIDDLE EAST DEVELOPMENTS

Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on the Middle East and
South Asia held a hearing on Developments in the Middle East. Testimony was
heard from Edward Walker, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs,
Department of State. 

OVERSIGHT--SOUTH WEST BORDER DRUG TRAFFICKING

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime held an oversight hearing on
Drug Trafficking on the Southwest Border. Testimony was heard from W. Royal
Furgeson, Jr., Judge, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; Donnie
R. Marshall, Administrator, DEA, Department of Justice; John Varrone,
Assistant Commissioner, Office of Investigations, U.S. Customs Service,
Department of the Treasury; and Mike Scott, Chief, Criminal Law Enforcement,
Department of Public Safety, State of Texas. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an
oversight hearing on the Effect of Mining Claim Fees on Domestic Exploration:
Are They Worth It? Testimony was heard from Linda Calbom, Director, Financial
Management and Assurance, GAO; Robert Anderson, Deputy Assistant Director,
Minerals, Realty and Resource Protection, Bureau of Land Management,
Department of the Interior; and public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; OVERSIGHT

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and
Oceans approved for full Committee action, as amended, the following bills:
H.R. 643, African Elephant Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2001; H.R. 645,
Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2001; and H.R. 700,
Asian Elephant Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2001. 

The Subcommittee also held an oversight hearing on Comprehensive Conservation
Planning and the Operation and Maintenance Backlog in the National Wildlife
Refuge System. Testimony was heard from Dan Ashe, Chief, National Wildlife
Refuge System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; and
public witnesses. 

NATIONAL FOREST RESTORATION--EFFECTIVE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health held a
hearing on the Effective Community Involvement in National Forest Restoration
and Recreation Efforts: Obstacles and Solutions. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Forest Service, USDA: Randy Phillips, Deputy Chief,
Programs and Legislation; and Sally Collins, Associate Deputy Chief; and
public witnesses. 

EPA--STRENGTHEN SCIENCE

Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards
held a hearing on H.R. 64, to provide for the establishment of the position of
Deputy Administrator for Science and Technology of the Environmental
Protection Agency. Testimony was heard from Bill Glaze, Chairman, Science
Advisory Board, EPA; and public witnesses. 

RAILROAD TRACK SAFETY ISSUES

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Railroads held
a hearing on Railroad Track Safety Issues. Testimony was heard from Mark
Lindsey, Chief Counsel and Acting Administrator, Federal Railroad
Administration, Department of Transportation; Robert Chipkevich, Director,
Railroad, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Study, National Transportation
Safety Board; and public witnesses. 

DEATH TAX ELIMINATION ACT

Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported amended H.R. 8, Death Tax
Elimination Act of 2001. 

FREE TRADE DEALS

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing on Free
Trade Deals: Is the United States Losing Ground As Its Trading Partners Move
Ahead? Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

BRIEFING--COVERT ACTION CASE STUDY

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on International
Policy and National Security met in executive session to receive a briefing on
Covert Action Case Study. The Subcommittee was briefed by departmental
witnesses. 

NRO ISSUES

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Technical and
Tactical Intelligence met in executive session to hold a hearing on NRO
Issues. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses. 

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2001/03/30
Daily Digest - Friday, March 30, 2001; pages D294 - D298

Committee Meetings

NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality held
an oversight hearing on National Energy Policy: Crude Oil and Refined
Petroleum Products. Testimony was heard from John Cook, Director, Petroleum
Division, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy; and public
witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT--FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Efficiency,
Financial Management, and Intergovernmental Affairs held a hearing on
"Oversight of the Federal Government's Consolidated Financial Statements."
Testimony was heard from David M. Walker, Comptroller General, GAO: Donald V.
Hammond, Acting Under Secretary, Domestic Finance, Department of the Treasury;
and Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr., Director, OMB. 



2001/04/02
Daily Digest - Monday, April 2, 2001; pages D300 - D304

Committee Meetings

IRS PROGRESS IN ADDRESSING MANAGEMENT ISSUES

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Reform held a
hearing on "IRS Progress in Addressing Management Issues." Testimony was heard
from Charles O. Rossotti, Commissioner, IRS, Department of the Treasury;
Robert F. Dacey, Director, Information Security Issues, GAO; and Larry R.
Levitan, Chairman, IRS Oversight Board. 



2001/04/03
Daily Digest - Tuesday, April 3, 2001; pages D305 - D312

Committee Meetings

USDA DOMESTIC FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight,
Nutrition, and Forestry held a hearing to review the USDA domestic food
distribution programs. Testimony was heard from Representative Hall of Ohio;
George A. Braley, Acting Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA; and
public witnesses. 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on District of Columbia held a
hearing on Corrections and Related Activities. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Justice: Kathleen Hawk Sawyer,
Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons; Don Horton, U.S. Marshal, U.S. District
Court; and Todd Dillard, U.S. Marshal, D.C. Superior Court; the following
officials of the District of Columbia: John L. Clark, D.C. Corrections
Trustee; Jasper Ormond, Interim Director, Court Services and Offender
Supervision Agency; and Cynthia Jones, Director, Public Defenders Service 

LABOR, HHS AND EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services
and Education continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from
Members of Congress. 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION--FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Select Education
held a hearing on Department of Education Financial Management. Testimony was
heard from Lorraine Lewis, Inspector General, Department of Education; Jeffrey
Steinhoff, Managing Director, Financial Management and Assurance Division,
GAO; and a public witness. 

INFORMATION PRIVACY

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer
Protection held a hearing on An Examination of Existing Federal Statutes
Addressing Information Privacy. Testimony was heard from Richard Varn, Chief
Information Officer, State of Iowa; and public witnesses. 

PROTECTING AMERICAN INTERESTS ABROAD

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans
Affairs and International Relations held a hearing on "Protecting American
Interests Abroad: U.S. Citizens, Businesses, and Non-governmental
Organizations." Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of State: Peter Bergin, Director, Diplomatic Security Service,
Co-Chairman, Overseas Security Advisory Council; Dianne Andruch, Managing
Director, Overseas Citizen Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs; Leonard
Rogers, Acting Assistant Administrator, Humanitarian Response, AID; and John
McCarthy, D310Co-Chairman, Overseas Security Advisory Council; and public
witnesses. 

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MANAGING INFORMATION RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGY

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement
held a hearing on "Enterprise-Wide Strategies for Managing Information
Resources and Technology: Learning From State and Local Governments."
Testimony was heard from Dave McClure, Director, Information Technology
Management Issues, GAO; the following officials of the State of Virginia:
Donald W. Upson, Secretary of Technology; and David J. Molchany, Chief
Information Officer, County of Fairfax; Charles F. Gerhards, Deputy Secretary,
Information Technology, Office of Information Technology, State of
Pennsylvania; and public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT--FOREST FUELS

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health held an
oversight hearing on Developing Economic Uses for Forest Fuels. Testimony was
heard from Thomas Hamilton, Director, Forest Products Laboratory, Forest
Service, USDA; and public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT--CALIFORNIA WATER

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power held an oversight
hearing on California Water-A Regional Perspective. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses. 

DEATH TAX ELIMINATION ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a modified closed rule on H.R. 8,
Death Tax Elimination Act of 2001, providing one hour of debate in the House
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of
the Committee on Ways and Means. The rule waives all points of order against
consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the amendment recommended by
the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill shall be considered as
adopted. The rule provides for consideration of the amendment in the nature of
a substitute printed in the Rules Committee report accompanying the
resolution, if offered by Representative Rangel or his designee, which shall
be considered as read and shall be separately debatable for one hour equally
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. The rule waives all
points of order against the amendment in the nature of a substitute. Finally,
the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
Testimony was heard from Chairman Thomas and Representative Rangel. 

VISION 2001: FUTURE SPACE

Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a hearing on
Vision 2001: Future Space. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

INTERNET ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight
held a hearing on Internet Entrepreneurship. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on the
state of the VA Health Care System. Testimony was heard from Thomas L.
Garthwaite, M.D., Under Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs;
representatives of veterans organizations; and public witnesses. 

WELFARE REFORM

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources continued
hearings on welfare reform issues. Testimony was heard from Vee Burke,
Specialist, Income Maintenance, Congressional Research Service, Library of
Congress; Jason A. Turner, Commissioner, Human Resources Administration, New
York City; Douglas E. Howard, Director, Family Independence Agency, State of
Michigan; and public witnesses. 

2001 TAX RETURN FILING SEASON

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing on the
2001 tax return filing season. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of the Treasury: Charles O. Rossotti,
Commissioner, and Nina Olson, National Taxpayer Advocate, Taxpayer Advocate
Service, both with the IRS; and David C. Williams, Inspector General, Tax
Administration; James R. White, Director, Tax Policy and Administration
Issues, General Government Division, GAO; and public witnesses. 

BRIEFING--PLAN COLOMBIA

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to
receive a briefing on Plan Colombia. The Committee was briefed by departmental
witnesses. 



2001/04/04
Daily Digest - Wednesday, April 4, 2001; pages D313 - D320

Committee Meetings

FEDERAL FARM COMMODITY PROGRAMS

Committee on Agriculture: Continued hearings on Federal Farm Commodity
Programs, with the sorghum industry. Testimony was heard from Bill Kubecka,
Vice President, Legislation, National Grain Sorghum. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on the District of Columbia held a
hearing on D.C. Courts; Police and Fire. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the District of Columbia: Rufus G. King, III, Chief
Judge, Superior Court; Margaret Kellems, Deputy Mayor, Public Safety and
Justice; Charles H. Ramsey, Chief, Metropolitan Police Department; Ronnie Few,
Chief, Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department; Wilma A. Lewis, U.S.
Attorney; and Arabella Teal, Principal Deputy Corporation Counsel. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the National Foundation on
the Arts and Humanities: William R. Ferris, Chairman, National Endowment for
the Humanities; and William J. Ivey, Chairman, National Endowment for the
Arts. 

LABOR, HHS AND EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Service
and Education continued NIH Theme hearings. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of NIH, Department of Health and Human Services: Ruth
Kirschstein, M.D., Acting Director; Richard Hodis, M.D., Director, National
Institute on Aging; Duane Alexander, M.D., Director, National Institute of
Child Health and Human Development; Kenneth Olden, M.D., Director, National
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Patricia Grady, M.D., Director,
National Institute of Nursing Research; John Ruffin, M.D., Director, National
Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities; Vivian Penn, M.D., Director,
Office of Research on Women's Health; Gerald Keusch, M.D., Director, Fogarty
International Center; Anthony Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institute of
Allergy and Infectious Diseases; and Francis Collins, M.D., Director, National
Human Genome Research Institute. 

MILITARY FORCES POSTURE

Committee on Armed Services: Continued hearings on posture of U.S. military
forces. Testimony was heard from Gen. Peter Pace, USMC, Commander in Chief,
U.S. Southern Command, Department of Defense. 

NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION REORGANIZATION PLAN

Committee on Armed Services: Special Oversight Panel on Department of Energy
held a hearing on the reorganization plan of the National Nuclear Security
Administration. Testimony was heard from John Gordon, Administrator, NASA. 

DOD RECREATION PROGRAMS

Committee on Armed Services: Special Oversight Panel on Morale, Welfare and
Recreation, hearing on morale, welfare and recreation programs of the
Department of Defense. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Defense: Gail H. McGinn, Acting Assistant Secretary (Force
Management Policy); Brig. Gen. Antonio M. Taguba, USA, Commanding General,
Community and Family Support Center, Department of the Army; Rear Adm. Annette
E. Brown, USN, Assistant Commander, Navy Personnel Command (PERS-6),
Department of the Navy; Arthur Myers, Director, Air Force Services, Department
of the Air Force; and D318Brig. Gen. Michael Downs, USMC (Ret.), Director,
Personnel and Family Readiness Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps; and
public witnesses. 

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PATIENTS FIRST

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and Environment and
the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a joint hearing on
Patients First: A 21st Century Promise to Ensure Quality and Affordable Health
Coverage. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department
of Health and Human Services: Mark Miller, Acting Director, Center for Health
Plans and Providers, Health Care Financing Administration; and Michael
Mangano, Acting Inspector General; and public witnesses. 

CHILDREN'S INTERNET PROTECTION ACT REVIEW

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and
Internet held a hearing on E-Rate and Filtering: A Review of the Children's
Internet Protection Act. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

AMERICAN BUSINESSES--CAPITAL AVAILABILITY

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capitol Markets, Insurance
and Government Sponsored Enterprises and the Subcommittee on Financial
Institutions and Consumer Credit held a joint hearing on promotion of capital
availability to American businesses. Testimony was heard from Laurence H.
Meyer, member, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System; John D. Hawke, Jr.,
Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treasury; and public witnesses. 

POSTAL SERVICE'S UNCERTAIN FINANCIAL OUTLOOK

Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing on the "The U.S. Postal
Service's Uncertain Financial Outlook." Testimony was heard from David M.
Walker, Comptroller General, GAO; and the following officials of the U.S.
Postal Service: William J. Henderson, Postmaster General; S. David Fineman,
Vice Chairman, Tirso del Junco, Alan C. Kessler, Ernesta Ballard and Ned R.
McWherter, all members, Board of Governors. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported the following measures: H.J. Res.
41, amended, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States
with respect to tax limitations; and H.R. 1209, Child Status Protection Act of
2001.  

OVERSIGHT--BUSINESS METHOD PATENTS

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and
Intellectual Property held an oversight hearing on "Business Method Patents."
Testimony was heard from Nicholas Godici, Acting Under Secretary, Intellectual
Property and Acting Director, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Department of
Commerce; and public witnesses, 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources and the
Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health held a joint oversight hearing on
Energy Impacts of the Roadless Rule. Testimony was heard from Randy Phillips,
Deputy Chief, Programs and Legislation, Forest Service, USDA; Alan G. Lance,
Attorney General, State of Idaho; and public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries, Conservation, Wildlife and
Oceans held an oversight hearing on the implementation of the Sustainable
Fisheries Act and the reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act. Testimony was heard from William T. Hogarth,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service,
NOAA, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses. 

SPACE STATION COST OVERRUN

Committee on Science: Held a hearing on Space Station Cost Overrun. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of NASA: Daniel S. Goldin,
Administrator; and Russell A. Rau, Assistant Inspector General, Audits; Marcia
S. Smith, Specialist, Aerospace and Telecommunications Policy, Congressional
Research Service, Library of Congress; and a public witness. 

TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM CONGESTION

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Held a hearing on Congestion
in the U.S. Transportation System. Testimony was heard from Norman Y. Mineta,
Secretary of Transportation. 

VA'S INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing on Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology
Program. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Veterans Affairs: Anthony J. Principi, Secretary; and Richard J. Griffin,
Inspector General; David L. McClure, Director, Information Technology
Management Issues, GAO; and public witnesses. 

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NATION'S UNINSURED

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on the
Nation's Uninsured. Testimony was heard from Steven B. Larsen, Commissioner,
Insurance Administration, State of Maryland; and public witnesses. 

BRIEFING--COLLECTION ISSUES

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to
receive a briefing on Collection Issues. The Committee was briefed by
departmental witnesses. 

BRIEFING--ELINT ISSUES

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Technical and
Tactical Intelligence met in executive session to receive a briefing on ELINT
Issues. The Subcommittee was briefed by departmental witnesses. 



2001/04/05
Daily Digest - Thursday, April 5, 2001; pages D321 - D325

Committee Meetings

FEDERAL FARM COMMODITY PROGRAMS

Committee on Agriculture: Continued hearings on Federal Farm Commodity
Programs, with the dairy industry. Testimony was heard from Jerry Kozak, CEO,
National Milk Producers Federation. 

COMPREHENSIVE RETIREMENT SECURITY AND PENSION ACT

Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Employer-Employee
Relations held a hearing on Enhancing Retirement Security and H.R. 10,
Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Act of 2001. Testimony was heard
from Representatives Portman and Cardin; and public witnesses. 

GOVERNMENT COMPUTER SYSTEMS--SECURITY

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing entitled "Protecting America's Critical Infrastructures: How
Secure are Government Computer Systems?" Testimony was heard from Glenn S.
Podonsky, Director, Office of Independent Oversight and Performance Assurance,
Department of Energy; Sallie McDonald, Assistant Commissioner, Office of
Information Assurance and Critical Infrastructure, GSA; Ron Dick, Director,
National Infrastructure Protection Center, FBI, Department of Justice; Robert
F. Daccy, Director, Information Security Issues, GAO; John S. Tritak,
Director, Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office, Department of Commerce;
and Tom Noonan, President and CEO, Internet Security Systems, Inc. 

BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on the Census held a hearing on
"BEA: Is the GDP Accurately Measuring the U.S. Economy?" Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Department of Commerce: J. Steven
Landefeld, Director, Bureau of Economic Analysis; and Frederick Knickerbocker,
Associate Director, Economic Programs, Bureau of the Census; Bob Dennis,
Assistant Director, Macroeconomic Analysis, CBO; and public witnesses. 

PRESIDENTIAL ARCHIVAL DEPOSITORY FUNDS

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Efficiency,
Financial Management, and D325Intergovernmental Affairs held a hearing on H.R.
577, to require any organization that is established for the purpose of
raising funds for the creation of a Presidential archival depository to
disclose the sources and amounts of any funds raised. Testimony was heard from
Representative Duncan; Lewis J. Bellardo, Deputy Archivist, National Archives
and Records Administration; and public witnesses. 



2001/04/06
Daily Digest - Friday, April 6, 2001; pages D327 - D332

Committee Meetings

No Committee meetings were held. 

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2001/04/23
Daily Digest - Monday, April 23, 2001; pages D333 - D338

Committee Meetings

No committee meetings were held. 



2001/04/24
Daly Digest - Tuesday, April 24, 2001; pages D340 - D346

Committee Meetings

LABOR, HHS AND EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services
and Education, held a hearing on Howard University, Gallaudet University,
National Technical Institute for the Deaf and American Printing House for the
Blind. Testimony was heard from H. Patrick Swygert, President, Howard
University; I. King Jordan, President, Gallaudet University; Robert R. Davila,
Vice President, National Technical Institute for the Deaf; and Tuck Tinsley,
President, American Printing House for the Blind. 

PAPERWORK INFLATION--PAST FAILURES AND FUTURE PLANS

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural
Resources and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing on "Paperwork Inflation--Past
Failures and Future Plans." Testimony was heard from Charles O. Rossotti,
Commissioner, IRS, Department of the Treasury; J. Christopher Mihm, Director,
Governmentwide Management Issues, GAO; Austin Smythe, Executive Associate
Director, OMB; and public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution held an oversight
hearing on "State and Local Implementation of Existing Charitable Choice
Programs." Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

UNBORN VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a modified closed rule providing
two hours of debate on H.R. 503, Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2001. The
rule provides that the amendment printed in the Rules Committee report shall
be considered as adopted. The rule makes in order the amendment printed in the
Congressional Record and numbered 1, if offered by Representative Lofgren of
California or her designee, which shall be considered as read and shall be
separately debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the
proponent and an opponent. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit
with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman Sensenbrenner. 

TAX LIMITATIONS--CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a modified closed rule providing
two hours of debate on H.J. Res. 41, proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States with respect to tax limitations. The rule
provides for an amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the
Congressional Record if offered by the Minority Leader or his designee, which
shall be considered as read and shall be separately debatable for one hour
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. Finally, the
rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony
was heard from Chairman Sensenbrenner. 

OVERSIGHT--COMBATING TERRORISM

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Economic
Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management and the Subcommittee on
National Security, Veteran's Affairs and International Relations of the
Committee on Government Reform held a joint oversight hearing on Combating
Terrorism: Options to Improve the Federal Response, focusing on the following
bills: H.R. 525, Preparedness Against Domestic Terrorism D344Act of 2001; H.R.
1158, National Homeland Security Strategy Act; and H.R. 1292, Homeland
Security Strategy Act of 2001. Testimony was heard from Representatives
Gilchrest, Thornberry and Skelton; Raymond Decker, Director, Diffuse for
Threat Issues, Defense Capabilities and Management Team; GAO; William Ellis,
Senior Specialist, American National Government and Public Administration,
Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress; Gen. Charles G. Boyd,
USAF (Ret.), Executive Director, U.S. Commission on National Security for the
21st Century; and public witnesses. 

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PATIENT PROTECTIONS IN MANAGED CARE

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on Patient
Protections in Managed Care. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 



2001/04/25
Daily Digest - Wednesday, April 25, 2001; pages D347 - D354

Committee Meetings

FEDERAL FARM COMMODITY PROGRAMS

Committee on Agriculture: Continued hearings on Federal Farm Commodity
Programs, with the corn industry. Testimony was heard from Lee Klein,
President Corn Growers Association. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

ENERGY SUPPLY AND DEMAND ISSUES

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural
Development held a hearing to review energy supply and demand issues affecting
the agricultural sector of the U.S. economy. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies held a hearing on Budget
Overview and Foreign Agricultural Service (International Programs). Testimony
was heard from Ann M. Veneman, Secretary of Agriculture. 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and
Judiciary continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members
of Congress. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on NSA. Testimony was heard from Lt. Gen. Michael V. Hayden,
USAF, Director, NSA. 

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army: Claudia
L. Tornblom, Acting Assistant Secretary, Civil Works; Lt. Gen. Robert B.
Flowers, USA, Chief, Corps of Engineers; Maj. Gen. Hans A. Van Winkle, USA,
Deputy Commanding General, Civil Works; and Rob Vining, Chief, Programs
Management Division, Directorate of Civil Works. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
Secretary of the Interior. Testimony was heard from Gale A. Norton, Secretary
of the Interior. 

LABOR, HHS AND EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services
and Education held a hearing on the Secretary of Education. Testimony was
heard from Roderick R. Paige, Secretary of Education. 

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TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
the Secretary of Transportation. Testimony was heard from Norman Y. Mineta,
Secretary of Transportation. 

TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service and
General Government held a hearing on U.S. Customs Service, and on Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of the Treasury: Charles Windwood, Acting
Commissioner; U.S. Customs Service; James Floam, Under Secretary, Law
Enforcement; and Bradley A. Buckles, Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and
Firearms.  

VA, HUD APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
held a hearing on the Department of Veterans Affairs. Testimony was heard from
Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 

INTERNET FREEDOM AND BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Held a hearing on H.R. 1542, Internet
Freedom and Broadband Deployment Act of 2001. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

U.S. POLICY TOWARDS AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK AND THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FUND

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy
and Trade held a hearing on U.S. Policy towards the African Development Bank
and the African Development Fund. Testimony was heard from Donald R. Sherk,
former U.S. Executive Director, African Development Bank; and public
witnesses. 

AUTISM--INCREASED RATES

Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing on "Autism--Why the Increased
Rates?--A One Year Update." Testimony was heard from Representatives Smith of
New Jersey and Doyle; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

ELECTION REFORM

Committee on House Administration: Held a hearing on Election Reform.
Testimony was heard from the following Secretaries of State: J. Kenneth
Blackwell, Ohio; Sharon Priest, Arkansas; Katherine Harris, Florida; Rebecca
Vigil-Giron, New Mexico; and Ron Thornburgh, Kansas; Martin R. Stephens,
Speaker of the House, State of Utah; John Adams Hurson, Majority Leader, House
of Delegates, State of Maryland; Kenneth Mayfield, Commissioner, Dallas
County, State of Texas; and public witnesses. 

AFTER HAINAN: NEXT STEPS FOR U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS

Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on East Asia and the
Pacific held a hearing on After Hainan: Next Steps for U.S.-China Relations.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

U.S.-EUROPEAN RELATIONSHIP

Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Europe held a hearing on
The U.S.-European Relationship: Opportunities and Challenges. Testimony was
heard from public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an
oversight hearing on "BLM and Forest Service Oil and Gas Permitting."
Testimony was heard from Peter Culp, Assistant Director, Minerals, Realty and
Resource Protection, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior;
and public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health held a
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 427, to provide further protections for
the watershed of the Little Sandy River as part of the Bull Run Watershed
Management Unit, Oregon; H.R. 434, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to
enter into a cooperative agreement to provide for retention, maintenance, and
operation, at private expense, of the 18 concrete dams and weirs located
within the boundaries of the Emigrant Wilderness in the Stanlislaus National
Forest, California; and H.R. 451, to make certain adjustments to the
boundaries of the Mount Nebo Wilderness Area. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Hansen, Doolittle, and Blumenauer; Sally Collins, Associate
Deputy Chief, National Forest System, Forest Service, USDA; and public
witnesses. 

PROPOSED R&D BUDGET

Committee on Science: Held a hearing on Proposed R&D Budget for 2002.
Testimony was heard from Rita Colwell, Director, NSF; the following officials
of NASA: Daniel S. Goldin, Administrator; and Scott Gudes, Acting
Administrator; and Jim Decker, Acting Director, Office of Science, Department
of Energy. 

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OVERSIGHT--FAA's CAPACITY BENCHMARKS

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Aviation held
an oversight hearing on FAA's Capacity Benchmarks. Testimony was heard from
Jane F. Garvey, Administrator, FAA, Department of Transportation; and public
witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT--RAILROAD INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Railroads held
an oversight hearing on Railroad Infrastructure Policy. Testimony was heard
from Mark Lindsey, Chief Counsel and Acting Administrator, Federal Railroad
Administration, Department of Transportation; and public witnesses. 

COMPREHENSIVE RETIREMENT SECURITY AND PENSION REFORM ACT

Committee on Ways and Means; Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 10,
Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act of 2001. 

BRIEFING--HOT SPOTS

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to
receive a briefing on Hot Spots. The Committee was briefed by departmental
witnesses. 



2001/04/26
Daily Digest - Thursday, April 26, 2001; pages D355 - D364

Committee Meetings

FEDERAL FARM COMMODITY PROGRAMS

Committee on Agriculture: Continued hearings on Federal Farm Commodity
Programs, with the sugar industry. Testimony was heard from Ray VanDriessche,
President, American Sugarbeet Growers Association. 

Hearings continue May 2. 

AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies held a hearing on the
Secretary of Agriculture. Testimony was heard from Ann M. Veneman, Secretary
of Agriculture. 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and
Judiciary held a hearing on the Secretary of State. Testimony was heard from
Colin L. Powell, Secretary of State.  

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on the District of Columbia held a
hearing on Economic Development. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the District of Columbia: Eric Price, Deputy Mayor, Planning and
Economic Development; Elinor R. Bacon, President and CEO, and D360John
Roderick Heller, Vice Chair, both with the National Capital Revitalization
Corporation; John M. Derrick, Jr., Chairman, Greater Washington Board of
Trade; and Richard Monteilh, President, Chamber of Commerce, District of
Columbia. 

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ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on the Bureau of Reclamation. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Interior: Gale Norton, Secretary; and J.
William McDonald, Regional Director, Pacific Northwest Region, Bureau of
Reclamation. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
Forest Service. Testimony was heard from Dale Bosworth, Chief, Forest Service,
USDA. 

LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services
and Education held a hearing on the Office of Elementary and Secondary
Education, the Office of Educational Research and Improvement and the Office
of Bilingual and English Language Minority Affairs, the Office of Special
Education and Rehabilitation Services, and on the Office of Vocational and
Adult Education. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Education: Thomas M. Corwin, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Elementary and Secondary Education; Sue Betka, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Office of Educational Research and Improvement; Arthur Love, Acting Director,
Office of Bilingual and English Language Minority Affairs; Francis Corrigan,
Deputy Director, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services; and
Robert Muller, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Vocational and Adult
Education. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Testimony was heard from
L. Robert Shelton, Executive Director, National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, Department of Transportation. 

MILITARY FACILITIES CONDITIONS--EFFECTS ON READINESS AND QUALITY OF LIFE

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and
Facilities held a hearing on the conditions of military facilities and their
effects on readiness and quality of life. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Defense: Maj. Gen. Robert L. Van
Antwerp, Jr., USA, Assistant Chief of Staff, Installations Management,
Department of the Army; Rear Adm. David Pruett, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval
Operations (Logistics), Director of Facilities and Engineering, Department of
the Navy; Maj Gen. Earnest O. Robbins, USAF, The Civil Engineer, Department of
the Air Force; and Brig. Gen. Michael Lehnert, USMC, Assistant Deputy
Commandant, Installations and Logistics (Facilities), Headquarters, U.S.
Marine Corps. 

COMPREHENSIVE RETIREMENT SECURITY AND PENSION REFORM ACT

Committee on Education and the Workforce: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R.
10, Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act of 2001. 

HHS PRIORITIES REFLECTED IN BUDGET

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing
entitled "Priorities of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Reflected in the Fiscal Year 2002 Budget." Testimony was heard from Tommy G.
Thompson, Secretary of Health and Human Services. 

INTERNET FREEDOM AND BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT ACT 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the
Internet approved for full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 1542, Internet
Freedom and Broadband Deployment Act of 2001. 

HUD BUDGET 

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing and Community
Opportunity held a hearing on the budget of the Department of Housing and
Urban Development. Testimony was heard from Mel Martinez, Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development. 

AUTISM--INCREASED RATES 

Committee on Government Reform: Concluded hearings on "Autism--Why the
Increased Rates?--A One Year Update." Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Health and Human Services: Owen M. Rennert,
M.D., Scientific Director, National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development, NIH; Karen Midthun, M.D., Director, Office of Vaccine Research
and Review, FDA; and Coleen Boyle, Chief, Developmental Disabilities Branch,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

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EFFECTIVE SOCIAL SERVICES--ROLE OF COMMUNITY AND FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS 

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy,
and Human Resources held a hearing on "The Role of Community and Faith-Based
Organizations in Providing Effective Social Services." Testimony was heard
from John J. DiIulio, Jr., Director White House Office of Faith-Based and
Community Initiatives; Katie Humphreys, Secretary, Family and Social Services
Administration, State of Indiana; and public witnesses. 

FTS 2001 

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement
held a hearing on "FTS 2001: How and Why Transition Delays Have Decreased
Competition and Increased Prices." Testimony was heard from Linda Koontz,
Associate Director, Government-wide and Defense Information Systems, GAO;
Sandra Bates, Commissioner, Federal Technology Service, GSA; Brig. Gen.
Gregory Premo, USA, Deputy Director, Operations, Defense Information Systems
Agency, Department of Defense; James Flyzik, Chief Information Officer,
Department of the Treasury; and public witnesses. 

FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES COMPETITION IN CONTRACTING ACT 

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime held a hearing on H.R. 1577,
Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2001. Testimony
was heard from Representative Hoekstra; and public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES 

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public
Lands approved for full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 400, to authorize
the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home
National Historic Site. 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 37, to amend
the National Trails System Act to update the feasibility and suitability
studies of 4 national historic trails and provide for possible additions to
such trails; H.R. 640, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Boundary Adjustment Act; and H.R. 1000, William Howard Taft National Historic
Site Boundary Adjustment Act of 2001. Testimony was heard from Representatives
Bereuter, Sherman and Portman; Kate Stevenson, Associate Director, Cultural
Resources, Stewardship and Partnerships, National Park Service, Department of
the Interior; and public witnesses. 

FEDERAL FACILITIES--MAXIMIZING POWER GENERATION 

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power held an oversight
hearing on Maximizing Power Generation at Federal Facilities. Testimony was
heard from J. William McDonald, Acting Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation,
Department of the Interior; and public witnesses. 

ENERGY DEPARTMENT BUDGET REQUEST 

Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing on Department of
Energy Fiscal Year 2002 Budget Request. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Energy: James F. Decker, Acting Director,
Office of Science; Robert S. Kripowicz, Acting Assistant Secretary, Fossil
Energy, Office of Fossil; Steven V. Cary, Acting Assistant Secretary, Office
of Environment, Safety and Health; Abraham E. Haspel, Acting Director, Office
of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; William D. Magwood, IV, Director,
Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology; and James M. Owendoff,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Environmental Management; and public
witnesses. 

AIRLINE DELAY REDUCTION ACT 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Aviation held
a hearing on H.R. 1407, to amend title 49, United States Code, to permit air
carriers to meet and discuss their schedules in order to reduce flight delays.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

RAINY DAY FUNDS 

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a hearing on
"Rainy Day" and other special TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)
Funds. Testimony was heard from Paul L. Posner, Director, Federal Budget
Issues, GAO; Joel E. Potts, TANF Policy Administrator, Department of Job and
Family Services, State of Ohio; and public witnesses. 

BRIEFING--CHINA OVERVIEW 

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to
receive a briefing on China Overview. The Committee was briefed by
departmental witnesses. 



2001/04/27
Daily Digest - Friday, April 27, 2001; pages D365 - D366

Committee Meetings

No committee meetings were held. 



2001/04/30
Daily Digest - Monday, April 30, 2001; pages D367 - D370

Committee Meetings

No Committee meetings were held. 



2001/05/01
Daily Digest - Tuesday, May 1, 2001; pages D372 - D380

Committee Meetings

LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services
and Education held a hearing on the Office of Higher Education and the Office
of Student Financial. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Education: Maureen McLaughlin, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Policy, Planning, and Innovation, Post Secondary Education; and Greg Woods,
Chief Operating Officer, Office of Student Financial. 

VA-HUD APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
held a hearing on the Federal Consumer Information Center, the Chemical Safety
and Hazard Investigation Board, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry, and on the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
Testimony was heard from Teresa Nasif, Director, Federal Consumer Information
Center, GSA; the following members of the Board of the U.S. Chemical Safety
Hazard and Investigation Board: Andrea Kidd Taylor, M.D.; Gerald Poje, M.D.;
and Irv Rosenthal, M.D.; and the following officials of the Department of
Health and Human Services: Henry Falk, M.D., Assistant Administrator, Agency
for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; and Kenneth Olden, M.D., Director,
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. 

V-22 OSPREY PROGRAM

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Procurement held a
hearing to receive recommendations on the V-22 Osprey program. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Gen. John R.
Dailey, USMC (Ret.) Chairman; Norman R. Augustine, Gen. James B. Davis, USAF
(Ret.) and Eugene E. Covert, all members, Blue Ribbon Panel; Gen. James L.
Jones, USMC, Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps; and Gen. Charles R. Holland, USAF,
Commander in Chief, U.S. Special Operations Command. 

ELECTRICITY EMERGENCY ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality held
a hearing on H.R. 1647, Electricity Emergency Relief Act. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Department of Energy: Curtis L. Hebert, Jr., Chairman; William L. Massey and
Linda K. Breathitt, both Commissioners; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue May 3. 

U.S. AIR INTERDICTION EFFORTS AFTER PERU INCIDENT

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy
and Human Resources held a hearing on U.S. Air Interdiction Efforts in South
America After the Peru Incident. Testimony was heard from Representatives
Hoekstra and Weldon of Pennsylvania; Bob Brown, Acting Deputy Director, Supply
Reduction, Office of National Drug Control Policy; Donnie R. Marshall,
Administrator, DEA, Department of Justice; Chuck Windwood, Acting
Commissioner, U.S. Customs Service, Department of the Treasury; John M. Crow,
Director, Latin American and Caribbean Programs, Bureau of International
Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Department of State; Rear Adm. David
Belz, USCG, Director, Joint Interagency Task Force East, Department of
Defense; and public witnesses. 

TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION REFORM ACT IMPLEMENTATION

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Efficiency,
Financial Management, and Intergovernmental Relations held an oversight
hearing on "Implementation of the Travel and Transportation Reform Act of
1998: Why Haven't Federal Employees Been Held Accountable for Tens of Millions
of Dollars in Travel Expenditures?" Testimony was heard from G. Martin Wagner,
Associate Administrator, Office of Governmentwide Policy, GSA; Jerry Hinton,
Director, Finance, Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Department of
Defense; the following officials of the Corporation for National and Community
Service: Alan Boehm, Assistant Inspector General, Investigations and William
Anderson, Deputy Chief Financial Officer; Patricia English, Acting Chief
Financial Officer, FEMA; Michael N. Griffin, Chief, Division of Planning and
Internal Control, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Department of Labor;
and public witnesses. 

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COMBATING TERRORISM

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans'
Affairs, and International Relations held a hearing on Combating Terrorism:
Management of Medical Stockpiles. Testimony was heard from Linda M. Calbom,
Director, Financial Management and Assurance, GAO; the following officials of
the Department of Veterans Affairs: Susan Mather, M.D., Chief, Public Health
and Environmental Hazards Office; and Kristi L. Koening, M.D., Chief
Consultant, Emergency Management Strategic Healthcare Group; the following
officials of the Department of Health and Human Services: Robert F. Knouss,
M.D., Director, Office of Emergency Preparedness, Public Health Service; and
James M. Hughes, M.D., Director, National Center for Infectious Diseases,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and Col. Carlos R. Hollifield,
USMC, Commanding Officer, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF),
U.S. Marine Corps, Department of Defense. 

CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM

Committee on House Administration: Held a hearing on Campaign Finance Reform.
Testimony was heard from Senators McConnell, Hagel and Feingold; and
Representatives Gephardt, DeLay, Shays and Meehan. 

COMPREHENSIVE RETIREMENT SECURITY AND PENSION REFORM ACT

Committee on Rules: Committee granted, by voice vote, a modified closed rule
providing ninety minutes of debate in the House, on H.R. 10, Comprehensive
Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act of 2001, with sixty minutes equally
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the
Committee on Ways and Means and thirty minutes equally divided and controlled
by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Education and
the Workforce. The rule provides that, in lieu of the amendments recommended
by the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Education and the
Workforce, the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the
Congressional Record and numbered 1 shall be considered as adopted. The rule
waives all points of order against consideration of the bill as amended. The
rule provides for consideration of the amendment in the nature of a substitute
printed in the Rules Committee report, if offered by Representative Rangel or
his designee, which shall be considered as read, and shall be separately
debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an
opponent. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the
amendment printed in the report. Finally, the rule provides one motion to
recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairmen
Thomas and Boehner; and Representatives Portman, Morella, Rangel, Cardin,
Andrews and Velazquez. 

INVESTOR AND CAPITAL MARKETS FEE RELIEF ACT

Committee on Rules: Heard testimony from Chairman Oxley and Representatives
Fossella, LaFalce and Kanjorski, but action was deferred on H.R. 1088,
Investor and Capital Markets Fee Relief Act. 

MEDICARE+CHOICE: LESSONS FOR REFORM

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on
Medicare+Choice: Lessons for Reform. Testimony was heard from Madeleine Smith,
Specialist in Social Legislation, Domestic Policy Division, Congressional
Research Service, Library of Congress; and public witnesses. 



2001/05/02
Daily Digest - Wednesday, May 2, 2001; pages D382 - D388

Committee Meetings

FEDERAL FARM COMMODITY PROGRAMS

Committee on Agriculture: Continued hearings on Federal Farm Commodity
Programs, with the fruit, vegetable, and honey industries. Testimony was heard
from L. John Milam, Chairman, Sioux Honey Association; and Tom Stenzel,
President and CEO, United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

ENERGY SUPPLY AFFECTING AGRICULTURAL SECTOR

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural
Development and Research held a hearing to review energy supply and demand
issues affecting the agricultural sector of the U.S. economy. Testimony was
heard from Keith Collins, Chief Economist, USDA; Mark Rodekohr, Director,
Energy Markets and Contingency Information Division, Office of Energy Markets
and End Use, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy; and
public witnesses.  

AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND FDA APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies held a hearing on the Food
and Nutrition Service. Testimony was heard from George Braley, Acting
Administrator, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA. 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and
Judiciary held a hearing on the Attorney General. Testimony was heard from
John D. Ashcroft, Attorney General. 

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on the Secretary of Energy. Testimony was heard from Spencer
Abraham, Secretary of Energy. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior continued appropriations
hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress. 

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LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services
and Education held a hearing on the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Testimony was heard from Tommy G. Thompson, Secretary of Health and Human
Services. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
the U.S. Coast Guard. Testimony was heard from Adm. James M. Loy, USCG,
Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation. 

TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service and
General Government held a hearing on the Secret Service. Testimony was heard
from Brian Stafford, Director, U.S. Secret Service, Department of the
Treasury.  

VA, HUD APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
held a hearing on the Council on Environmental Quality, and the Court of
Appeals for Veterans' Claims. Testimony was heard from Dinah Bear, General
Counsel, Council on Environmental Quality, Office of Environmental Quality;
the following officials of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: Judge
Kenneth Kramer, Chief Justice; and David Isbell, Pro Bono Program. 

NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT

Committee on Education and the Workforce: Began mark up of H.R. 1, No Child
Left Behind Act of 2001. 

Will continue tomorrow. 

BANKS--REAL ESTATE SERVICES

Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and
Consumer Credit held a hearing on a proposal to permit certain entities to
offer real estate brokerage and real estate management services. Testimony was
heard from Laurence J. Meyer, member, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve
System; Donald J. Hammond, Acting Under Secretary, Domestic Finance,
Department of the Treasury; and public witnesses. 

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK REAUTHORIZATION

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy
and Trade held a hearing on reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Export-Import Bank:
James Hess, Chief Financial Officer; William Redway, Group Vice President,
Small and New Business; and Bert Ubamadu, Office of the General Counsel; and
public witnesses. 

FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATION ACT

Committee on International Relations: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 1646,
Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2002 and 2003. 

OVERSIGHT--COPYRIGHT OFFICE

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and
Intellectual Property held an oversight hearing on the U.S. Copyright Office.
Testimony was heard from Marybeth Peters, Register of Copyrights, Office of
the United States, Library of Congress. 

CONCURRENT BUDGET RESOLUTION--WAIVING SAME DAY CONSIDERATION REQUIREMENT

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a rule waiving clause 6(a) of rule
XIII (requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a rule on the same day it is
reported from Rules Committee) against certain resolutions reported from the
Rules Committee. The rule applies the waiver to a special rule reported on the
legislative day of Thursday, May 3, 2001, providing for consideration or
disposition of a conference report to accompany H. Con. Res. 83, establishing
the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year
2002, revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2001, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of
fiscal years 2003 through 2011. 

IMPROVING MATH AND SCIENCE EDUCATION

Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Research held a hearing on Improving
Math and Science Education so that No Child is Left Behind. Testimony was
heard from public witnesses. 

NASA POSTURE

Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a hearing on
NASA Posture. Testimony was heard from Daniel S. Goldin, Administrator, NASA. 

PENTAGON PROCUREMENT POLICIES--ARMY BERETS

Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on the short-term and long-term
implications of the procurement policies of the Pentagon that favored China,
and other foreign countries, as the suppliers of berets for the Army rather
than this Nation's small business. Testimony was heard from Representatives
Capps and Jones of North Carolina; the following officials of the Department
of Defense: Gen. Eric K. Shinseki, USA, Chief of Staff, U.S. Army; Lt. Gen.
Henry T. Gisson, USA, Director, Defense Logistics Agency, and David R. Oliver,
Acting Under Secretary, Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics; David Cooper,
Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, GAO; John D. Whitmore, D386Jr.,
Acting Administrator, SBA; and public witnesses. 

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CORPS OF ENGINEERS' BUDGET; EPA'S BUDGET

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Water
Resources and Environment held a hearing on the following: Army Corps of
Engineers' budget and priorities for fiscal year 2001; and on EPA's Budget and
Priorities for fiscal year 2002. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of the Army: Claudia Tornblom, Deputy Assistant
Secretary (Management and Budget), Office of the Assistant Secretary (Civil
Works); and Lt. Gen. Robert B. Flowers, Chief of Engineers, Corps of
Engineers; and Christine Todd Whitman, Administrator, EPA. 

BRIEFING--NATO INTELLIGENCE SHARING

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on International
Policy and National Security met in executive session to receive a briefing on
NATO Intelligence Sharing. The Committee was briefed by departmental
witnesses. 



2001/05/03
Daily Digest - Thursday, May 3, 2001; pages D389 - D396

Committee Meetings

FEDERAL FARM COMMODITY PROGRAMS

Committee on Agriculture: Concluded hearings on Federal Farm Commodity
Programs, the National Farmers Organization. Testimony was heard from Linda
Reineke, National Director, Grain Department, National Farmers Organization. 

COMMERCE, STATE, JUSTICE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and
Judiciary held a hearing on the Secretary of Commerce. Testimony was heard
from Donald L. Evans, Secretary of Commerce. 

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development met
in executive session to hold a hearing on Atomic Energy Defense Activities.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the National Nuclear
Security Administration, Department of Energy: Gen. John A. Gordon, USAF
(Ret.), Under Secretary, Nuclear Security and Administrator: and Adm. Frank L.
Bowman, USN, Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the
Secretary of Energy. Testimony D393was heard from Spencer Abraham, Secretary
of Energy. 

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LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services
and Education held a hearing on the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention. Testimony was heard from Jeffrey Copland, Director, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
Research and Special Programs Administration, and on Airline Delays. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Transportation:
Edward A. Brigham, Acting Deputy Administrator, Research and Special Programs
Administration; Jane F. Garvey, Administrator, FAA; and Kenneth M. Mead,
Inspector General; and public witnesses. 

TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service and
General Government held a hearing on the Secretary of Treasury, and on the
Executive Office of the President. Testimony was heard from Paul H. O'Neill,
Secretary of the Treasury; and Phil Larsen, Director, Office of
Administration; Executive Office of the President. 

VA-HUD APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies
held a hearing on NASA. Testimony was heard from Daniel S. Goldin,
Administrator, NASA; and Sean O'Keefe, Deputy Director, OMB. 

MILITARY HOUSING PRIVATIZATION INITIATIVE IMPLEMENTATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and
Facilities held a hearing on the implementation of the Military Housing
Privatization Initiative. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Department of Defense: Randall Yim, Deputy Under Secretary; Paul Johnson,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations and Housing); Duncan
Holady, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Installations and
Environment); and Jimmy Dishner, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force
(Installations). 

NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT

Committee on Education and the Workforce: Continued markup of H.R. 1, No Child
Left Behind Act of 2001. 

ELECTRICITY EMERGENCY RELIEF ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality
continued hearings on H.R. 1647, Electricity Emergency Relief Act. Testimony
was heard from Jeff Stier, Vice President, Bonneville Power Administration,
Department of Energy; William Keese, Chairman, Energy Commission, State of
California; and public witnesses.  

FDA MODERNIZATION ACT EFFECTIVENESS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing
entitled "Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Food and Drug Administration
Modernization Act." Testimony was heard from Linda Suydam, Senior Associate
Commissioner, FDA, Department of Health and Human Services; and public
witnesses. 

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY ISSUES

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing and Community
Opportunity held a hearing on housing affordability issues. Testimony was
heard from Kathy Nelson, Economist, Department of Housing and Urban
Development; Thomas Menino, Mayor, Boston, Massachusetts; and public
witnesses. 

ORGANIZED CRIME INVESTIGATIONS

Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing on "The FBI's Controversial
Handling of Organized Crime Investigations in Boston: The Case of Joseph
Salvati." Testimony was heard from Joseph Salvati, Marie Salvati, Victor J.
Garo, Attorney for Joseph Salvati, F. Lee Bailey, Attorney for Joseph Barboza,
Joseph Balliro, Sr., Attorney for Vincent Flemmi and Henry Tameleo and H. Paul
Rico, former FBI Special Agent. 

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OVERSIGHT--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE REAUTHORIZATION

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime held an oversight hearing on
the "Reauthorization of the United States Department of Justice Part
1--Criminal Law Enforcement Agencies." Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Justice: Thomas Pickard, Deputy Director, FBI;
Donnie Marshall, Administrator, DEA; Kathleen Hawk Sawyer, Director, Federal
Bureau of Prisons; and Louie T. McKinney, Acting Director, U.S. Marshals
Service. 

OVERSIGHT--GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES ON PUBLIC LANDS

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an
oversight hearing on Geothermal Resources on Public Lands: The Resource Base
and Constraints on Development. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of the Interior: Colin F. Williams, Supervisory
Geophysicist, U.S. Geological Survey; and Bob Anderson, Deputy Assistant
Director, Minerals, Realty and Resource Protection, Bureau of Land Management;
Bob Dickson, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Power Technologies,
Department of Energy; and public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and
Oceans held an oversight hearing on the following: U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and on the National
Marine Fisheries Service budgets for fiscal year 2002. Testimony was heard
from Scott B. Gudes, Acting Under Secretary, Oceans and Atmosphere, NOAA; and
Marshall Jones, Acting Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of
the Interior. 

CONCURRENT BUDGET RESOLUTION--WAIVING SAME DAY CONSIDERATION REQUIREMENT

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a rule waiving clause 6(a) of rule
XIII (requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a rule on the same day it is
reported from Rules Committee) against certain resolutions reported from the
Rules Committee. The rule applies the waiver to a special rule reported on the
legislative day of May 8, 2001, providing for consideration or disposition of
any conference report to accompany H. Con. Res. 83, establishing the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2002. 

ACID RAIN

Committee on Science: Held a hearing on Acid Rain: The State of the Science
and Research Needs for the Future. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

ENERGY REALITIES

Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing on Energy
Realities: Rates of Consumption, Energy Reserves, and Future Options.
Testimony was heard from Suzanne D. Weedman, Program Coordinator, Energy
Resources Programs, U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior; and
public witnesses. 

COAST GUARD BUDGET

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast Guard
and Maritime Transportation held a hearing on Coast Guard fiscal year 2002
budget request. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the U.S.
Coast Guard, Department of Transportation: Adm. James M. Loy, USCG,
Commandant; and Master Chief Petty Officer Vincent Patton, III; and JayEtta
Hecker, Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues. GAO. 

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ENERGY TAX

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures held a
hearing on Energy Tax. Testimony was heard from Joseph M. Mikrut, Tax
Legislative Counsel, Department of the Treasury; Mary Hutzler, Director,
Office of Integrated Analysis and Forecasting, Energy Information
Administration, Department of Energy; and public witnesses. 

BRIEFING--COUNTERTERRORISM

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Domestic Terrorism Working Group
met in executive session to receive a briefing on Counterterrorism: View From
the Top. The Committee was briefed by departmental witnesses. 



2001/05/04
Daily Digest - Friday, May 4, 2001; pages D397 - D402

Committee Meetings

No Committee meetings were held. 



2001/05/07
Daily Digest - Monday, May 7, 2001; pages D403 - D406

Committee Meetings

No committee meetings were held. 



2001/05/08
Daily Digest - Tuesday May 8, 2001; pages D407 - D414

Committee Meetings

LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services
and Education held a hearing on Health Resources and Services Administration.
Testimony was heard from Elizabeth M.J. Duke, Acting Administrator, Health and
Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services. 

VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
held a hearing on the Consumer Product Safety, the Community Development
Financial Institutions, the Selective Services System the Office of Inspector
General and the FDIC. Testimony was heard from Ann Brown, Chairman, Consumer
Product Safety Commission; Jeffery C. Berg, Acting Director, Community
Development Financial Institutions, Department of the Treasury; Gil Coronado,
Acting Director, Selective D411Service System; and Gaston L. Gianni, Jr.,
Inspector General, FDIC. 

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OPINION SURVEYS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and
Protection held a hearing entitled "Opinion Surveys: What Consumers Have To
Say About Information Privacy." Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK REAUTHORIZATION

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy
and Trade concluded hearings on reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT--DOD FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Efficiency,
Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations held a hearing on
"Oversight of the Department of Defense: What Must Be Done to Resolve DOD's
Longstanding Financial Management Problems?" Testimony was heard from Gregory
D. Kutz, Director, Defense, State and NASA Financial Management, Financial
Management and Assurance, GAO; and the following officials of the Department
of Defense: Robert J. Lieberman, Deputy Inspector General; and Lawrence J.
Lanzillotta, Principal Deputy and Deputy Under Secretary, Management Reform. 

OVERSIGHT--AID'S FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Efficiency,
Financial Management, and Intergovernmental Relations held a hearing on
"Oversight of the U.S. Agency for International Development: What Must Be Done
to Resolve USAID's Longstanding Financial Management Problems?" Testimony was
heard from the following officials of AID, Department of State: Everett L.
Mosley, Inspector General; and Richard C. Nygard, Acting Assistant
Administrator, Management. 

OVERSIGHT--USDA'S FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Efficiency,
Financial Management, and Intergovernmental Relations held a hearing on
"Oversight of the U.S. Department of Agriculture: What Must Be Done to Resolve
USDA's Longstanding Financial Management Problems?" Testimony was heard from
the following officials of the USDA: Roger C. Viadero, Inspector General; and
Patricia Healy, Acting Chief Financial Officer. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Efficiency,
Financial Management, and Intergovernmental Relations approved for full
Committee action the following bills: H.R. 583, Privacy Commission Act; and
H.R. 577, amended, to require any organization that is established for the
purpose of raising funds for the creation of a Presidential archival
depository to disclose the sources and amounts of any funds raised. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation, and Public
Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1161, to authorize the
American Friends of the Czech Republic to establish a memorial to honor Thomas
G. Masaryk in the District of Columbia; and H.R. 1384, Navajo Long Walk
National Historic Trail Act. Testimony was heard from Representative Gilman;
John J. Parsons, Associate Regional Director, Lands, Planning and Resources,
National Capital Region, National Park Service, Department of the Interior;
and public witnesses. 

RECOMMIT CONCURRENT BUDGET RESOLUTION

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a resolution providing that upon
adoption of the rule, the conference report to accompany H. Con. Res. 83,
establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for
fiscal year 2002, revising the congressional budget for the United States
Government for fiscal year 2001, and setting forth appropriate budgetary
levels for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2011, shall be recommitted to the
conference committee. 

WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing 1 hour of
general debate on H.R. 581, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior and the
Secretary of Agriculture to use funds appropriated for wildland fire
management in the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2001, to reimburse the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service to facilitate the
interagency cooperation required under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 in
connection with wildland fire management The rule waives section 311 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (prohibiting consideration of legislation or
an amendment that would cause the total level of new budget authority or
outlays in the most recent budget resolution to be exceeded, or D412would
cause revenues to be less) against consideration of the bill. The rule
provides that the bill shall be open for amendment at any point. The rule
waives all points of order against the bill. The rule authorizes the Chair to
accord priority in recognition to Members who have preprinted their amendments
in the Congressional Record. Finally, the rule provides one motion to
recommit, with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from
Representative Hefley. 

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FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATION ACT

Committee on Rules: Heard testimony from Chairman Hyde; Representatives
Rohrabacher, Tancredo, Flake, Cantor, Bachus, Bartlett of Maryland, Manzullo,
Miller of Florida, Nethercutt, Ose, Lantos, Berman, Menendez, McKinney, Engel,
Lee, Slaughter, Bentsen, Doggett, Jackson-Lee of Texas and Schakowsky on H.R.
1646, Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2002 and 2003. No
action was taken. 

CONCURRENT BUDGET RESOLUTION CONFERENCE REPORT

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a rule waiving all points of order
against the conference report to accompany H. Con. Res. 83, establishing the
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2002,
revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal
year 2001, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal
years 2003 through 2011 and against its consideration. The rule provides that
the conference report shall be considered as read. The rule provides one hour
of debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority
member of the Committee on the Budget. 

SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS OUTCOME--HEMISPHERE FREE TRADE PROSPECTS

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing on the
Outcome of the Summit of the Americas and the Prospects for Free Trade in the
Hemisphere. Testimony was heard from Representatives Moran of Virginia,
Tauscher and Christensen; Robert B. Zoellick, U.S. Trade Representative; Loren
Yager, Director, International Affairs and Trade, GAO; Richard W. Fisher,
former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative; and public witnesses.  


2001/05/09
Daily Digest - Wednesday, May 9, 2001; pages D415 - D424

Committee Meetings

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and
Judiciary held a hearing on Immigration and Naturalization Service. Testimony
was heard from Kevin Rooney, Acting Commissioner, Immigration and
Naturalization Service, Department of Justice. 

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on Joint Forces Command. Testimony was heard from Gen.
William F. Kernan, USA, Commander and Chief, Joint Forces Command, Department
of Defense. 

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ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on Department of Energy Nuclear Waste Management and Disposal.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Energy:
Carolyn Huntwoon, Acting Secretary, Environmental Management; and Lake
Barrett, Acting Director, Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management. 

LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services,
Education held a hearing on Health Care Financing Administration. Testimony
was heard from Michael McMullan, Acting Deputy Administrator, Health Care
Financing Administration, Department of Health and Human Services. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Testimony was heard from Julie
Anna Cirillo, Acting Deputy Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration, Department of Transportation. 

TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service and
General Government held a hearing on the GSA. Testimony was heard from Thurman
M. Davis, Sr., Acting Administrator, GSA. 

VA-HUD APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
held a hearing on the EPA. Testimony was heard from Christine Todd Whitman,
Administrator, EPA. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

FACILITIES' CONDITIONS AND PERSPECTIVE OF SENIOR ENLISTED

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and
Facilities held a hearing on facilities' conditions and the perspective of the
senior enlisted. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Defense: Sgt. Maj. Jack L. Tilley, USA, Command Sgt. Maj., Army;
Master Chief Petty Officer J. L. Herdt, USN, Navy; Chief Master Sgt. Frederick
J. Finch, USAF, and Sgt. Maj. Alford L. McMichael, USMC. 

MILITARY VOTING

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a hearing
on military voting. Testimony was heard from David M. Walker, Comptroller
General, GAO; David O. Cooke, Director, Administration, Office of the
Secretary, Department of Defense; and public witnesses. 

NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT

Committee on Education and the Workforce: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R.
1, No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. 

INTERNET FREEDOM AND BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 1542,
Internet Freedom and Broadband Deployment Act of 2001. 

COMMITTEE BUSINESS

Committee on Financial Services: Met to consider pending Committee business. 

FINANCIAL SERVICES ANTIFRAUD NETWORK ACT

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and
Consumer Credit began markup of H.R. 1408, Financial Services Antifraud
Network Act of 2001. 

CHALLENGES TO NATIONAL SECURITY

Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing on Challenges to National
Security-Constraints on Military Training. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Defense: Adm. William J. Fallon, USN,
Vice Chief of Naval Operations and Capt. William H. McRaven, USN, Commodore,
Naval Special Warfare, Seal Group One, both with the Department of the Navy;
Lt. Gen. Leon J. LaPorte, USA, Commanding General, III Corps and Ford Hood and
Lt. Gen. Larry R. Ellis, USA, Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations and Plans,
both with the Department of the Army; Gen. John P. Jumper, USAF, Commanding
Commander, Headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Virginia; and Col.
Herbert J. Carlisle, USAF, Commander, 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin AFB, both with
the Department of the Air Force; Maj. Gen. James R. Battaglini, USMC, Deputy
Commanding General, 1 Marine Expeditionary Force and Maj. Gen. Edward Hanlon,
Jr., USMC, Commanding General, Camp Pendleton, California, both with the
Department of the Air Force. 

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ILSA (IRAN-LIBYA SANCTIONS) EXTENSION ACT

Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Middle East and South
Asia held a hearing on the ILSA (Iran-Libya Sanctions) Extension Act of 2001.
Testimony was heard from former Senator Alfonse D'Amato, State of New York;
and public witnesses. 

NOTIFICATION AND FEDERAL EMPLOYEE ANTIDISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Held a hearing on H.R. 169, Notification and
Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2001. Testimony was
heard from J. Christopher Mihm, Director, Strategic Issues, GAO; and public
witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law
held an oversight hearing on the reauthorization of the U.S. Department of
Justice: Executive Office for the U.S. Attorneys; Civil Division; Environment
and Natural Resources Division; Executive Office for U.S. Trustees; and Office
of the Solicitor General. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Department of Justice: Mark Calloway, Acting Director, Executive Office
for U.S. Attorneys; Stuart Schiffer, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Civil
Division; John Cruden, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Environment and
Natural Resources Division; and Martha Davis, Acting Director, Executive
Office for U.S. Trustees. 

FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATION ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a structured rule providing l hour
of general debate on H.R. 1646, Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal
Years 2002 and 2003. The rules waives all points of order against the
consideration of the bill and the committee amendment in the nature of a
substitute. The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules
Committee report accompanying the resolution. 

The rule provides that each amendment printed in the report shall be offered
only in the order printed in the report, except as specified in section 2 of
the resolution, shall be offered by a Member designated in the report, 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 such amendments. 

The rule allows the chairman of the Committee of the Whole to permit
amendments printed in the Rules Committee report to be considered out of the
order printed, provided that the Majority Leader or his designee announces
such a request form the floor no sooner than one hour before its
consideration. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or
without instructions. 

NOAA'S BUDGET: PREDICTING WEATHER CLIMATE

Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Environment, Technology and Standards
held a hearing on NOAA's Fiscal Year 2002 Budget: Predicting Weather Climate.
Testimony was heard from Scott Gudes, Acting Under Secretary, Oceans and
Atmosphere, and Administrator, NOAA, Department of Commerce; and public
witnesses. 

NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM--VERTICAL TAKEOFF AND LANDING TECHNOLOGY

Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a hearing on
the Application of Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) Technology in the
National Airspace System. Testimony was heard from John Zuk, Chief, Advanced
Tiltrotor Technology Office, Ames Research Center, NASA; and public witnesses. 

HCFA PAPERWORK BURDENS

Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on Health Care Financing
Administration Paperwork Burdens. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

PREPAREDNESS AGAINST DOMESTIC TERRORISM ACT

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Economic
Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management held a hearing on H.R.
525, Preparedness Against Domestic Terrorism Act of 2001. Testimony was heard
from Representatives Gilchrest, Blumenauer and Chambliss; the following
officials of the FEMA: Joe M. Allbaugh, Director and John Magaw, Acting Deputy
Director; Mary Lou Leary, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice
Programs, Department of Justice; Charles Cragin, Acting Assistant Secretary,
Civil Support, Department of Defense; Raymond Decker, Director, Diffuse Threat
Issues, Defense Capabilities and Management Team, GAO; Gary McConnell,
Director, Emergency Management Agency, State of Georgia; and public witnesses. 

DRIVER DISTRACTIONS

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Highways and
Transit held a hearing on Driver Distractions: Electronic Devices in the
D422Automobile. Testimony was heard from L. Robert Shelton, Executive
Director, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of
Transportation; and public witnesses. 

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RAILROAD LEGISLATION

Committee on Transportation and infrastructure: Subcommittee on Railroads
approved for full Committee action, as amended, the following bills: H.R.
1140, Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act of 2001; and H.R.
1020, Railroad Track Modernization Act of 2001. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported, as amended, the following
bills: H.R. 622, Hope for Children Act; H.R. 586, to amend the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the exclusion from gross income for
foster care payments shall also apply to payments by qualified placement
agencies; and H.R. 1727, Fallen Hero Survivor Benefit Act of 2001. 

MODERNIZING BENEFICIARY COST SHARING

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on
Modernizing Beneficiary Cost Sharing. Testimony was heard from William J.
Scanlon, Health Care Issues, GAO; Jennifer O'Sullivan, Specialist in Social
Legislation, Domestic Social Policy Division, Congressional Research Service,
Library of Congress; and public witnesses. 

BALKANS BRIEFING

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on International
Policy and National Security met in executive session to receive a briefing on
the Balkans. The Subcommittee received a briefing on the Balkans. The
Subcommittee was briefed by departmental officials. 



2001/05/10
Daily Digest - Thursday, May 10, 2001; pages D426 - D436
Committee Meetings

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and
Judiciary held a hearing on International Organizations and Peacekeeping, and
on U.S. Trade Representative. Testimony was heard from the following officials
of the Department of State: C. David Welch, Assistant Secretary, International
Organization Affairs, Department of State; and James B. Cunningham, Acting
U.S. Representative, United Nations. 

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ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development held
a hearing on Department of Energy, Energy Resources and Science. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of Energy: James Decker,
Acting Director, Office of Science; Robert Dixon, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Office of Power Technology; and William Magwood, Director, Office of Nuclear
Energy, Science and Technology.  

FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Programs held a hearing on the Secretary of State.
Testimony was heard from Colin L. Powell, Secretary of State. 

LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services
and Education held a hearing on Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services,
and on Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Testimony was heard from
the following officials of the Department of Health and Human Services: James
H. Autry, Acting Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services;
and John M. Eisenberg, M.D., Director, Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality.  

TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service and
General Government held a hearing on OMB. Testimony was heard from Mitchell E.
Daniels, Jr., Director, OMB. 

VA-HUD APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
continued hearings on the EPA. Testimony was heard from Christine Todd
Whitman, Administrator, EPA. 

BECK RIGHTS 2001: ARE WORKERS BEING HEARD?

Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Workforce
Protections held a hearing on "Beck Rights 2001: Are Workers Being Heard?"
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

ELECTRICITY EMERGENCY ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality
approved for full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 1647, Electricity
Emergency Act of 2001. 

PATIENTS FIRST

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Subcommittee
on Oversight and Investigations held a joint hearing entitled "Patients First:
A 21st Century Promise to Ensure Quality and Affordable Health Coverage,"
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

FEDERAL ELECTION REFORM

Committee on House Administration: Held a hearing on Federal Election Reform.
Testimony was heard from Conny McCormack, Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, Los
Angelos, State of California; Connie Schmidt, Election Commissioner, Johnson
County, State of Kansas; Carolyn Jackson, Administration of Elections,
Hamilton County, State of Tennessee; Pam Iorio, Supervisor of Elections,
Hillsborough County, State of Florida; Linda Lamone, Administrator, Board of
Election Laws, State of Maryland; and a public witness. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on the Judiciary: Held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 718,
Unsolicited Commercial Electronic Mail Act of 2001; and H.R. 1017,
Anti-Spamming Act of 2001. Testimony was heard from Representative Wilson; and
public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT--PATENTS

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and
Intellectual Property held an oversight hearing on Improving the Fairness and
Quality of Issued Patents. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and
Oceans held an oversight hearing on the capacity reduction programs, Federal
investments in fisheries and the reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Testimony was heard from William T.
Hogarth, Acting Assistant Administrator, Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries
Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce; Barry T. Hill, Director, Natural
Resources and Environment, GAO; John H. Dunnigan, Executive Director, Atlantic
States Marine Fisheries Commission; and public witnesses.

CLASSROOMS AS LABORATORIES

Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Research held a hearing on Classrooms as
Laboratories: The Science of Learning Meets the Practice of Teaching.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

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REDUCE FLIGHT DELAYS

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Aviation
approved for full Committee H.R. 1407, to amend title 49, United States Code,
to permit air carriers to meet to discuss their schedules in order to reduce
flight delays.  

COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION ACT

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast Guard
and Maritime Transportation approved for full Committee action H.R. 1699,
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2001. 

NATIONAL HEALTH MUSEUM AND FUTURE USE OF FEDERAL OFFICE BUILDING 8

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Economic
Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management held a hearing on The
National Health Museum and the future use of Federal Office Building located
at 2nd and C. Streets, SW. in Washington, D.C. Testimony was heard from
Representative Morella; Paul Chistolini, Acting Commissioner, Public Buildings
Service, GSA; Alan M. Hantman, Architect of the Capitol; and a public witness. 

PROMOTING SAFE AND STABLE FAMILIES PROGRAM

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a hearing on
the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program. Testimony was heard from
Kathleen A. Kearney, Secretary, Department of Children and Families, State of
Florida; Linda E. Mouzon, Executive Director, Social Services Administration,
Department of Human Resources, State of Maryland; and public witnesses. 

SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS--ENSURING THE INTEGRITY

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security held a hearing on
Ensuring the Integrity of Social Security Programs. Testimony was heard from
the following officials of the SSA: Fritz G. Streckewald, Acting Assistant
Deputy Commissioner, Office of Disability and Income Security Programs; and
James G. Huse, Jr., Inspector General; and public witnesses. 

BRIEFING--PERU UPDATE

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to
receive a briefing on Peru Update. The Committee was briefed by departmental
officials. 



2001/05/14
Daily Digest - Monday, May 14, 2001; pages D438 - D442

Committee Meetings

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA--COORDINATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACTIVITIES

Committee on Government Reform: On May 11, the Subcommittee on the District of
Columbia held a hearing on "Coordination of Criminal Justice Activities in the
District of Columbia." Testimony was heard from Richard Stana, Director,
Justice Issues, GAO; from the following officials of the Department of
Justice: Michael J. Gaines, Chairman, U.S. Parole Commission; and Kenneth L.
Wainstein, Acting U.S. Attorney, District of Columbia; the following officials
of the District of Columbia: Margret Nedelkoff Kellems, Deputy Mayor, Public
Safety and Justice; Kathy Patterson, Chairperson, Committee on the Judiciary,
City Council; Rufus King, III, Chief Judge, Superior Court; Charles H. Ramsey,
Chief of Police; John L. Clark, Corrections Trustee; Cynthia E. Jones,
Director, Public Defender Service; and Susan W. Shaffer, Director, Pretrial
Services Agency; and a public witness. 



2001/05/15
Daily Digest - Tuesday, May 15, 2001; pages D444 - D452

Committee Meetings

FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING AND RELATED PROGRAMS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Programs held a hearing on the Secretary of the
Treasury. Testimony was heard from Paul H. O'Neill, Secretary, Department of
the Treasury. 

LABOR, HHS, AND EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services
and Education held a hearing on Administration for Children and Families and
on the Administration on Aging. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Health and Human Services: Diann Dawson, Acting
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Administration for Children and
Families; and Norm Thompson, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Administration on Aging. 

VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
held a hearing on the Corporation for National and Community Service, the
National Credit Union Administration and the Neighborhood Reinvestment
Corporation. Testimony was heard from Wendy Zenker, Acting Chief Executive
Officer, Corporation for National and Community Service; Dennis Dollar, Acting
Chairman, Central Liquidity Facility, National Credit Union Administration;
and Ellen Lazard, Executive Director, Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation. 

CONSUMER PERSPECTIVES ON ENERGY POLICY

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality held
a hearing on Consumer Perspectives on Energy Policy. Testimony was heard from
John Cook, Director, Petroleum Products Division, Energy Information
Administration, Department of Energy; and public witnesses. 

WORLD BANK AND IMF ACTIVITIES IN AFRICA

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy
and Trade held a hearing entitled "World Bank and IMF Activities in Africa:
Poverty Alleviation, Debt Relief, and HIV/AIDS. Testimony was heard from Susan
S. Westin, Managing Director, International Affairs and Trade, GAO; and public
witnesses. 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE REAUTHORIZATION

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime held an oversight hearing on
the "Reauthorization of the United States Department of Justice Part
II--Criminal Law Components at Main Justice." Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Justice: Michael Horowitz, Chief of
Staff, Criminal Division; Mary Lou Leary, Acting Assistant Attorney General,
Office of Justice Programs; and Ralph J. Justus, Acting Director, Office of
Community Oriented Policing Services. 

OVERSIGHT--INS

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims held an
oversight hearing on the "INS and the Executive Office for Immigration
Review." Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Justice: Kevin Rooney, Acting Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization
Service; and Peggy Philbin, Acting Director, Executive Office for Immigration
Review; and public witnesses. 

FOREST SERVICE

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health held a
hearing on the Views and Vision of the New Chief of the Forest Service.
Testimony was heard from Dale Bosworth, Chief, Forest Service, USDA. 

HOPE FOR CHILDREN ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a closed rule on H.R. 622, Hope
for Children Act, providing one hour of debate in the House equally divided
and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on
Ways and Means. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of
the bill. The rule provides that the amendment recommended by the Committee on
Ways and Means now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted.
Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without
instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman Thomas. 

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ECONOMIC GROWTH AND TAX RELIEF RECONCILIATION ACT OF 2001

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a modified closed rule on H.R.
1836, Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, providing one
hour of debate in the House equally divided and controlled by the chairman and
ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means. The rule waives
all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides for
consideration of the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the
Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution, if offered by
Representative Rangel or his designee, which shall be considered as read and
shall be separately debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by
the proponent and an opponent. The rule waives all points of order against the
amendment in the nature of a substitute. The rule provides one motion to
recommit with or without instructions. The rule provides that upon receipt of
a message from the Senate transmitting H.R. 1836 with Senate amendments
thereto, it shall be in order to consider in the House a motion offered by the
chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means or his designee that the House
disagree to the Senate amendments and request or agree to a conference with
the Senate thereon. 

NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT

Committee on Rules: Heard testimony from Chairman Boehner and Representatives
Tiberi, Stearns, Nethercutt, Weldon of Florida, Wicker, Brady of Texas, Moran
of Kansas, Kirk, Rogers of Michigan, Putnam, Graves, Hart, Ferguson, Rehberg,
George Miller of California, Kildee, Payne, Mink of Hawaii, Roemer, Tierney,
Ford, Kind, Holt, Wu, Solis, Edwards, Barrett of Wisconsin, Meek of Florida,
Jackson-Lee of Texas, Hooley, Moore, Larsen of Washington and Underwood, but
action was deferred on H.R. 1, No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. 

AEROSPACE INDUSTRIAL BASE

Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a hearing on
the Aerospace Industrial Base. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast Guard
and Maritime Transportation held a hearing on Recreational Boating Safety.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the U.S. Coast Guard,
Department of Transportation: Adm. Terry Cross, USCG, Assistant Commandant,
Operations, and Commodore Viggo C. Bertelsen, Jr., USCG Auxiliary; Lawrence J.
Fine, M.D., Acting Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and
Human Services; and public witnesses. 



2001/05/16
Daily Digest - Wednesday, May 16, 2001; pages D454 - D464

Committee Meetings

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and
Judiciary held a hearing on the FBI and on the State Department Management.
Testimony was heard from Louis H. Freeh, Director, FBI, Department of Justice;
the following officials of the Department of State: Richard Armitage, Deputy
Secretary; and Grant Green, Jr., Under Secretary, Management. 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on the District of Columbia held a
hearing on Management Reform. Testimony was heard from J. Christopher Mihm,
Director, Strategic Issues, GAO; the following officials of the District of
Columbia: John A. Koskinen, Deputy Mayor/City Administrator; Natwar Gandhi,
Chief Financial Officer; Suzanne Peck, Chief Technology Officer; Milou
Carolan, Director, Personnel; and Jacques Abadie, Acting Chief Procurement
Officer. 

LABOR, HHS AND EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services
and Education held a hearing on NIH Budget Overview. Testimony was heard from
Ruth L. Kirschstein, M.D., Acting Director, NIH, Department of Health and
Human Services. 

VA, HUD APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
held a hearing on the NSF. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the NSF: Eamon Kelly, Chairman, National Science Board; and Rita Colwell,
Director. 

SMALL BUSINESS LIABILITY RELIEF ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous
Materials approved for full Committee action H.R. 1831, Small Business
Liability Protection Act. 

MEDICARE REFORM

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health continued hearings on
Medicare Reform: Providing Prescription Drug Coverage for Seniors. Testimony
was heard from Dan Crippen, Director, CBO; and public witnesses.  

NARAB AND BEYOND: ACHIEVING NATIONWIDE UNIFORMITY IN AGENT LICENSING

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Government
Sponsored Enterprises, and Insurance held a hearing entitled "NARAB & Beyond:
Achieving Nationwide Uniformity in Agent Licensing." Testimony was heard from
Representative Kelly; and public witnesses. 

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE REFORM

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and
Consumer Credit held a hearing on Federal deposit insurance reform. Testimony
was heard from Donna Tanoue, Chairwoman, FDIC; and public witnesses. 

U.S. POSTAL SERVICE'S UNCERTAIN FINANCIAL OUTLOOK

Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing on "The U.S. Postal Service's
Uncertain Financial Outlook--Part II." Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

SUDAN PEACE ACT; BRIDGING INFORMATION DIVIDE IN AFRICA

Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Africa approved for full
Committee action, as amended, H.R. 931, Sudan Peace Act. 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on Bridging the Information Technology
Divide in Africa. Testimony was heard from Lane Smith, Coordinator, USAID
Leland Initiative, Bureau for Africa, Office of Sustainable Development, AID,
Department of State; and public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Resources: Ordered reported the following: H.R. 37, amended, to
amend the National Trails System Act to update the feasibility and suitability
studies of 4 national historic trails and provide for possible additions to
such trails; H.R. 617, amended, to express the policy of the United States
regarding the United States relationship with Native Hawaiians, to provide a
process for the reorganization of a Native Hawaiian government and the
recognition by the United States of the Native Hawaiian government; H.R. 640,
amended, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Boundary; H.R.
D461643, amended, African Elephant Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2001;
H.R. 645, amended, Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Reauthorization Act of
2001; H.R. 700, amended, Asian Elephant Conservation Reauthorization Act of
2001; H.R. 1000, amended, William Howard Taft National Historic Site Boundary
Adjustment Act of 2001; H.R. 1157, Pacific Salmon Recovery Act; and H.R. 1661,
to extend indefinitely the authority of the States of Washington, Oregon, and
California to manage a Dungeness crab fishery until the effective date of a
fishery management plan for the fishery under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act. 

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LEAVE NO CHILD BEHIND

Committee on Rules: Granted by record vote of 9 to 2, a structured rule on
H.R. 1, to close the achievement gap with accountability, flexibility, and
choice, so that no child is left behind providing two hours of general debate
equally divided between 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 makes in order the Committee on
Education and the Workforce amendment in the nature of a substitute now
printed in the bill as an original bill for the purpose of amendment, which
shall be considered as read. The rule makes in order only those amendments
printed in the Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution. The rule
provides that the amendments made in order may be offered 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. 

SBA BUDGET

Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on the Administration's proposed
Fiscal Year 2002 budget for the SBA. Testimony was heard from John D.
Whitmore, Jr., Acting Administrator, SBA; and public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; RESOLUTIONS

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Ordered reported the following
measures: 

H. Con. Res. 76, authorizing the use of the East Front of the Capitol Grounds
for performances sponsored by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing
Arts; H. Con. Res. 79, authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the
Greater Washington Soap Box Derby; H. Con. Res. 87, authorizing the 2001
District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run to be run
through the Capitol Grounds; H.R. 495, to designate the Federal building
located in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, United States Virgin Island, as the
"Ron de Lugo Federal Building;" H.R. 691, to extend the authorization of
funding for child passenger protection education grants through fiscal year
2003; H.R. 819, to designate the Federal Building located at 143 West Liberty
Street, Medina, Ohio, as the "Donald J. Pease Federal Building;" H.R. 1020,
amended, Railroad Track Modernization Act of 2001; H.R. 1140, amended,
Railroad Retirement and Survivors Improvement Act of 2001; H.R. 1407, amended,
to amend title 49, Unites States Code, to permit air carriers to meet and
discuss their schedules in order to reduce flight delays; H.R. 1699, to
authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2002; and H.R.
1831, Small Business Liability Protection Act. 

The Committee also approved 4 11(b) Project Building Survey Resolutions and 2
GSA Resolutions. 

ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water
Resources and Environment held an oversight hearing on Management Options for
concentrated Animal Feeding Operations. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Smith of Michigan and Walden of Oregon; Jane Nishida,
Executive Director, Department of the Environment, State of Maryland; Russell
J. Harding, Director, Department of Environmental Quality, State of Michigan;
and public witnesses.  

MILITARY OPERATIONS SUPPORT

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to hold a
hearing on Support to Military Operations. Testimony was heard from
departmental witnesses. 

CYBERTERRORISM

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Terrorism Working Group met in
executive session to hold a hearing on Cyberterrorism. Testimony was heard
from departmental witnesses.



2001/05/17
Daily Digest - Thursday, May 17, 2001; pages D466 - D476

Committee Meetings 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and
Judiciary held a hearing on the DEA. Testimony was heard from Donnie Marshall,
Administrator, DEA, Department of Justice. 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on District of Columbia held a
hearing on Housing and Environment Issues. Testimony was heard from Thomas
Voltaggio, Acting Regional Administrator, Region III, EPA; Thomas S. Elias,
Director, U. S. National Arboretum, USDA; the following officials of the
District of Columbia: Michael Kelly, Director, Housing Authority; Eric Price,
Deputy Mayor, Planning and Economic Development; Jerry N. Johnson, General
Manager, Water and Sewer Authority; James L. Wareck, Special Assistant to the
Mayor, Environmental Affairs; and Theodore J. Gordon, Director, Environmental
Health; and Jay Fisette, member, Board of Directors, Metropolitan Washington
Council of Governments, and Chairman, Arlington County Board, State of
Virginia. 

FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Programs held a hearing on AID Administrator. Testimony
was heard from Andrew S. Natsios, Administrator, AID, Department of State 

LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services
and Education held a hearing on NIH Health Budget (Research Infrastructure),
and on the NLRB. Testimony was heard from Ruth L. Kirschstein, M.D., Acting
Director; NIH, Department of Health and Human Services; and John C. Truesdale,
Chairman, NLRB. 

VA, HUD APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
held a hearing on FEMA. Testimony was heard from Joe M. Allbaugh, Director,
FEMA. 

TRICARE MANAGED CARE 

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a hearing
on lessons learned from the current version of the TRICARE managed care
support contracts and recommendations for the design of the next round of
contracts. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department
of Defense: Maj. Gen. Lee Rodgers, USAF, Commander, 59th Medical Wing,
Lackland Air Force Base; Brig. Gen. Kenneth Farmer, USA, Commander, Western
Regional Medical Command, Madigan Army Medical Center; and Rear Adm. Kathleen
L. Martin, USN, Commander, National Naval Medical Center; Stephen P. Backhus,
Director, Veterans' Affairs and Military Health Care Issues, GAO; and public
witnesses. 

DOD NETWORKS--EXAMINING VULNERABILITIES 

Committee on Armed Serivces: Subcommittee on Readiness held a hearing on
examining vulnerabilities of Department of Defense networks. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Linton Well,
II, Acting Assistant Secretary (Command, Control, Communications and
Intelligence); Brig. Gen. Dale W. Meyerrose, USAF, Director, Command Control
Systems, Headquarters, U.S. Space Command and North American Aerospace Defense
Command and Director, Communications and Information, Headquarters, Air Force
Space Command, Department of the Air Force; Maj. Gen. James Bryan, USMC,
Commander, Joint Task Force on Computer Network Operations (JTF/CNO),
Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps; Lt. Gen. Peter Cuviello, USA, Director,
Information Systems for Command, Control, Communications and Computers and
Chief Information Officer, Department of the Army; Vice Ad. Richard Mayo, USN,
Director, Space Information Warfare Command and Control, Department of the
Navy; Lt. Gen. John L. Woodward, USAF, Director, Command, Control,
Communications, and Computer Systems, Department of the Air Force; and Brig.
Gen. Robert M. Shea, USMC, Director, Command, Control, Communications and
Computers, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps. 

SMALL BUSINESS LIABILITY PROTECTION ACT 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported H.R. 1831, Small Business
Liability Protection Act. 

COMMUNICATIONS ACT--INCREASE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the
Internet held a hearing on H.R. 1765, to increase penalties for common
violations of the Communications Act of 1934. Testimony was heard from David
H. Solomon, Chief, Enforcement Bureau, FCC; and public witnesses. 

FAIR DISCLOSURE OR FLAWED DISCLOSURE 

Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Government
Sponsored Enterprises, and Insurance held a hearing entitled "Fair Disclosure
or Flawed Disclosure: Is Reg FD helping or hurting investors?" Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the SEC: Laura S. Unger, Acting
Chairman; and Isaac C. Hunt, Jr., Commissioner; and public witnesses. 

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PRESIDENTIAL ARCHIVAL DEPOSITORY--DISCLOSE SOURCES AND AMOUNTS OF FUNDS RAISED 

Committee on Government Reform: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 577, to
require any organization that is established for the purpose of raising funds
for the creation of a Presidential archival depository to disclose the sources
and amounts of any funds raised. 

RULE OF LAW ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans
Affairs, and International Relations held a hearing on "Rule of Law Assistance
Programs: Limited Impact, Limited Sustainability." Testimony was heard from
Jess T. Ford, Associate Director, National Security and International Affairs
Division, GAO; the following officials of the Department of State: Daniel
Rosenblum, Deputy Coordinator, U.S. Assistance to the New Independent States;
Viviann Gary, Director, Office of Democracy and Governance, Europe and Eurasia
Bureau, AID; and Peter Prahar, Deputy Director, Office of Asian, African, and
European NIS Programs, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement;
Bruce Swartz, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, Department
of Justice; and Pamela Hicks, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Law
Enforcement, Department of the Treasury. 

VOTING TECHNOLOGY 

Committee on House Administration: Held a hearing on Voting Technology.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

CONGO--HUMANITARIAN CRISIS 

Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on International Operations
and Human Rights held a hearing on Suffering and Despair: Humanitarian Crisis
in the Congo. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT--MUSIC ON THE INTERNET 

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Courts, the Internet, and
Intellectual Property held an oversight hearing on "Music On The Internet."
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES 

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation, and Public
Lands approved for full Committee action, as amended, the following bills:
H.R. 1161, to authorize the American Friends of the Czech Republic to
establish a memorial to honor Tomas G. Masaryk in the District of Columbia;
and H.R. 1384, Navajo Long Walk National Historic Trail Act. 

DOE--OFFICE OF SCIENCE 

Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing on the Department
of Energy Office of Science Issues and Opportunities. Testimony was heard from
the following officials of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: Charles
V. Shank, Director; and T. James Symons, Chair, DOE/NSF Nuclear Science
Advisory Committee, National Sciences Division; and public witnesses. 

EPA--ESTABLISH POSITION; EPA--SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BUDGET REQUEST 

Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards
approved for full Committee, as amended, H.R. 64, to provide for the
establishment of the position of Deputy Administrator for Science and
Technology of the Environmental Protection Agency. 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on Science and Technology at the
Environmental Protection Agency: The Fiscal Year Budget Request. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the EPA: Henry Longest, Acting Assistant
Administrator, Office of Research and Development; and W. Randall Seeker,
member, EPA's Science Advisory Board's Research Strategies Advisory Committee;
and Ron Hammerschmidt, Director, Division of Environment, Department of Health
and the Environment, State of Kansas. 

ACCESS TO CAPITAL 

Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on Access to Capital. Testimony
was heard from Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., Vice Chairman, Board of Governors,
Federal Reserve System; and public witnesses. 

RURAL AMERICA--ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 

Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight
and the Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, Agriculture and Technology held a
joint hearing on Economic Development in Rural America-Small Business Access
to Broadband. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

SOCIAL SECURITY's PROCESSING ATTORNEY FEES 

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security held a hearing on
Social Security's Processing of Attorney Fees. Testimony was heard from
William C. Taylor, Deputy Associate Commissioner, Office of Hearings and
Appeals, SSA; Barbara D. Bovbjerg, Director, Education, Workforce and Income
Security Issues; and public witnesses. 



2001/05/18
Daily Digest - Friday, May 18, 2001; pages D477 - D480

Committee Meetings

No committee meetings were held. 



2001/05/21
Daily Digest - Monday, May 21, 2001; pages D482 - D 488

Committee Meetings

No Committee meetings were held. 



2001/05/22
Daily Digest - Tuesday, May 22, 2001; pages D489 - D498

Committee Meetings

NATIONAL DAIRY POLICY REVIEW

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture held a
hearing to review national dairy policy. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and
Judiciary held a hearing on the FCC and the SEC. Testimony was heard from
Michael Powell, Chairman, FCC; and Laura Unger, Acting Chairperson, SEC. 

LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services
and Education on the Secretary of Labor. Testimony was heard from Elaine Chao,
Secretary of Labor. 

The Subcommittee also continued appropriations hearings. Testimony was heard
from public witnesses. 

VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
held a hearing on the DOD-Civil, Cemeterial Expenses, Army, and the American
Battle Monuments Commission. Testimony was heard from Claudia L. Tornblom,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Army (Management and Budget), Office of the
Assistant Secretary of the Army, (Civil Works), Department of Defense; and
Maj. Gen. John P. Herrling, USA, (Ret.), American Battle Monuments Commission. 

MILITARY TEST AND TRAINING RANGES

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Readiness held a hearing
on constraints and challenges facing military test and training ranges.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense:
Joseph J. Angello, Jr., Acting Deputy Under Secretary (Readiness); Maj. Gen.
Robert L. Van Antwerp, USA, Assistant Chief of Staff, Installation Management,
Department of the Army; Vice Adm. James F. Amerault, USN, Deputy D495Chief of
Naval Operations (Fleet Readiness and Logistics), Department of the Navy; Maj.
Gen. Walter E. Buchanan, III, USAF, Director, Operations and Training, and
Deputy Chief of Staff, Air and Space Operations, USAF; and Maj. Gen. Edward
Hanlon, Jr., USMC, Commanding General, Camp Pendleton, Headquarters, U.S.
Marine Corps. 

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TERRORIST THREATS

Committee on Armed Services: Special Oversight Panel on Terrorism held a
hearing on patters of global terrorism and terrorist threats to the homeland.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of State:
Mark Wong, Director, Regional Affairs; and Samuel Brinkley, Senior Advisor,
Weapons of Mass Destruction. 

IMPEDIMENTS TO DIGITAL TRADE

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer
Protection held a hearing on Impediments to Digital Trade. Testimony was heard
from Jeffrey D. Kovar, Chief U.S. Negotiator, Hague Convention and Assistant
Legal Advisor for Private International Law, Department of State; and public
witnesses. 

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM--IMF REFORM AND COMPLIANCE WITH AGREEMENTS

Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing on the state of the
international financial system, IMF reform, and compliance with IMF
agreements. Testimony was heard from Paul H. O'Neill, Secretary of the
Treasury. 

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY ISSUES

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing and Community
Opportunity continued hearings on housing affordability issues. Testimony was
heard from public witnesses. 

AIRCRAFT CANNIBALIZATION

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans'
Affairs, and International Relations held a hearing on Aircraft
Cannibalization: An Expensive Appetite. Testimony was heard from Neal Curtin,
Director, Defense Capabilities Management, GAO; and the following officials of
the Department of Defense: Lt. Gen. Michael Zettler, USAF, Deputy Chief of
Staff, Installation and Logistics; Rear Adm. Kenneth Heimgartner, USN,
Director, Fleet Readiness; and Lt. Gen. Charles Mahan, Jr., USA, Deputy Chief
of Staff, Logistics. 

SERVICES ACQUISITION REFORM

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement
held a hearing on the Next Steps in Services Acquisition Reform: Learning From
the Past, Preparing for the Future. Testimony was heard from David Cooper,
Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, GAO; David Drabkin, Deputy
Associate Administrator, Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of
Government-wide Policy, GSA; David R. Oliver, Deputy Under Secretary,
Acquisition and Technology, Department of Defense; and public witnesses. 

BROADBAND COMPETITION LEGISLATION

Committee on the Judiciary: Held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1698,
American Broadband Competition Act of 2001; and H.R. 1697, Broadband
Competition and Incentives Act of 2001. Testimony was heard from Terry
Harvill, Commissioner, Commerce Commission, State of Illinois; and public
witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and
Intellectual Property approved for full Committee action the following bills:
H.R. 1866, amended, to extend title 35, United State Code, to clarify the
basis for granting requests for reexamination of patents; and H.R. 1886, to
amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for appeals by third parties in
certain patent reexamination proceedings. 

OVERSIGHT--SHORT-TERM ENERGY SOLUTIONS

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an
oversight hearing on Short-Term solutions for increasing energy supply from
the public lands. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT--BYPASS FLOWS ON NATIONAL FOREST LANDS

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health and the
Subcommittee on Water and Power held a joint oversight hearing on "Bypass
Flows on National Forest Lands." Testimony was heard from Senator Allard;
Randy Phillips, Deputy Chief, Programs and Legislation, Forest Service, USDA;
and public witnesses. 

VOTING TECHNOLOGY--ROLE OF STANDARDS

Committee on Science: Held a hearing on Improving Voting Technology: the Role
of Standards. Testimony was heard from Doug Jones, member, Board of Examiners
for Voting Machines, State of Iowa; and public witnesses. 

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RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS OBSTACLES

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Railroads held
a hearing on obstacles to Rail Infrastructure Improvements. Testimony was
heard from Linda Morgan, Chairman, Surface Transportation Board, Department of
Transportation; John Okamoto, Transition Director for the Secretary,
Department of Transportation, State of Washington; and public witnesses. 

WELFARE AND MARRIAGE ISSUES

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a hearing on
welfare and marriage issues. Testimony was heard from Mark Anderson, Chairman,
Human Services Committee, House of Representatives, State of Arizona; Jerry
Regier, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, State of Oklahoma;
and public witnesses.  

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS--PROTECTING PRIVACY AND PREVENTING MISUSE

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security held a hearing on
protecting privacy and preventing the misuse of Social Security numbers.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Office of Inspector
General, SSA: James G. Huse, Jr., Inspector General; and Mike Robinson,
Special Agent; Michael Fabozzi, Detective, Computer Investigations and
Technology Unit, Police Department, New York City; and public witnesses. 



2001/05/23
Daily Digest - Wednesday, May 23, 2001; pages D499 - D 508

Committee Meetings

FREE TRADE PROPOSALS--IMPACT ON U.S. AGRICULTURE

Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing to review the Administration's
proposals for the Free Trade Area of the Americas and their impact on United
States Agriculture. Testimony was heard from Ann M. Veneman, Secretary of
Agriculture; Donald L. Evans, Secretary of Commerce; Robert B. Zoellick, U.S.
Trade Representative; and public witnesses. 

CONSERVATION PROGRAMS REVIEW

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural
Development and Research held D505a hearing to review conservation programs.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the USDA: Thomas Weber,
Deputy Chief, Programs, Natural Resources Conservation Service; and Robert
Stephenson, Director, Conservation and Environmental Programs, Farm Service
Agency; and public witnesses. 

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Hearings continue June 6. 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and
Judiciary held a hearing on the SBA. Testimony was heard from John Whitmore,
Acting Administrator, SBA. 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on District of Columbia held a
hearing on Fiscal Year 2002 D.C. Budget. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the District of Columbia: Anthony A. Williams, Mayor;
Linda W. Cropp, Chairwoman, Council; and Natwar M. Gandhi, Chief Financial
Officer; and Alice M. Rivlin, Chair, D.C. Financial Responsibility and
Management Assistance Authority. 

LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services
and Education held a hearing on Worker Protection, and on Employment Training,
and Veterans Employment. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Department of Labor: R. Davis Layne, Acting Assistant Secretary, OSHA;
David Lauriski, Assistant Secretary, Mine Safety and Health; Joe N. Kennedy,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Employment Standards Administration; Ann L. Combs,
Assistant Secretary, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration; Raymond J.
Uhalde, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration;
and Stanley A. Seidel, First Assistant, Veterans Employment and Training
Services. 

VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
held a hearing on HUD. Testimony was heard from Mel R. Martinez, Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

"ON-LINE FRAUD AND CRIME: ARE CONSUMERS SAFE?"

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and
Consumer Protection held a hearing on "On-line Fraud and Crime: Are Consumers
Safe?" Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Justice: Bruce Swartz, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division;
and Thomas T. Kubic, Deputy Assistant Director, Criminal Division, FBI; Eileen
Harrington, Associate Director, Marketing Practices, Bureau of Competition,
FTC; Bruce Townsend, Special Agent in Charge, Financial Crimes Division, U.S.
Secret Service, Department of the Treasury; and public witnesses. 

HCFA--COMPUTER SECURITY

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing on "How Secure Is Private Medical Information? A Review of
Computer Security at the Health Care Financing Administration and Its Medicare
Contractors." Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Health and Human Services: Jared Adair, Acting Chief Information
Officer, Health Care Financing Administration; and Joseph E. Vengrin,
Assistant Inspector General, Audit, Operations and Financial Statement
Activities; and a public witness. 

HOUSING GSE'S--FEDERAL SUBSIDIES

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance
and Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing on Federal subsidies for
the housing GSE's. Testimony was heard from Dan L. Crippen, Director, CBO. 

EFFECTIVE FAITH-BASED DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAMS

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy
and Human Resources held a hearing on Effective Faith-Based Drug Treatment
Programs. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

EXPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT--CASE FOR RENEWAL

Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on International Relations
held a hearing on the Export Administration Act: The Case for Its Renewal.
Testimony was heard from Kenneth I. Juster, Under Secretary, Bureau of Export
Administration, Department of State. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported, as amended, the following bills:
H.R. 169, Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation
Act of 2001; and H.R. 718, Unsolicited Commercial Electronic Mail Act of 2001.

OVERSIGHT--RECREATIONAL ACCESS TO PUBLIC LANDS

Committee on Resources: Held an oversight hearing on Recreational Access to
Public Lands. Testimony was heard from Courtland Nelson, Director, Parks and
Recreation, State of Utah; and public witnesses. 

SAME DAY CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS REPORTED FROM THE RULES
COMMITTEE

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a resolution waiving clause 6(a)
of rule XIII (requiring a D506two-thirds vote to consider a rule on the same
day it is reported from the Rules Committee) against certain resolutions
reported from the Rules Committee. The resolution applies the waiver to any
special rule reported on the legislative day of May 24, 2001, providing for
consideration or disposition of any measure to provide for reconciliation
pursuant to section 104 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal
year 2002, any amendment thereto, any conference report thereon, or any
amendment reported in disagreement from a conference thereon. 

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NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY--NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY DEVELOPMENT GROUP REPORT

Committee on Science: Held a hearing on National Energy Policy-Report of the
National Energy Policy Development Group. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

VETERANS' SBA PROGRAMS

Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing with respect to SBA Programs for
Veterans and the National Veterans Business Development Corporation. Testimony
was heard from William Elmore, Associate Administrator, Veterans Affairs, SBA;
and public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT--PORT AND MARITIME TRANSPORTATION CONGESTION

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast Guard
and Maritime Transportation, and the Subcommittee on Water Resources and
Environment held a joint oversight hearing on Port and Maritime Transportation
Congestion. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department
of Transportation: Bruce J. Carlton, Acting Deputy Administrator, Maritime
Administration; and Jeffrey P. High, Director, Waterways Management, U.S.
Coast Guard; Charles M. Hess, Chief of Operations Division, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Department of Defense; and public witnesses.  

HIGHWAY CONGESTION SOLUTIONS

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Highways and
Transit held a hearing on Solutions to Highway Congestion. Testimony was heard
from Thomas R. Wayne, Executive Director, Department of Transportation, State
of Utah; Elwin Tinklenberg, Commissioner, Department of Transportation, State
of Minnesota; and public witnesses. 

COMMUNITY SKILLS MIX

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to hold a
hearing on Community Skills Mix. Testimony was heard from departmental
witnesses. 



2001/05/24
Daily Digest - Thursday, May 24, 2001; pages D509 - D516

Committee Meetings

REVIEW--MANDATORY LIVESTOCK REPORTING

Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing to review mandatory livestock price
reporting. Testimony was heard from Kenneth C. Clayton, Acting Administrator,
Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA. 

LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services
and Education held a hearing on the SSA and the Corporation for Public
Broadcasting. Testimony was heard from Larry J. Massanari, Acting
Commissioner, SSA; and Robert T. Coonrod, President and CEO, Corporation for
Public Broadcasting 

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VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
continued hearings on HUD. Testimony was heard from Mel R. Martinez, Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development. 

ELECTRICITY EMERGENCY ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Heard opening statements, but no action was
taken on H.R. 1647, Electricity Emergency Act of 2001. 

Will continue tomorrow. 

UNFUNDED MANDATES--REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGE

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural
Resources and Regulatory Affairs and the Subcommittee on Technology and the
House of the Committee on Rules held a joint hearing on "Unfunded Mandates-A
Five-Year Review and Recommendations for Change." Testimony was heard from Dan
L. Crippen, Director, CBO; Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr., Director, OMB; and public
witnesses. 

VOTING TECHNOLOGY

Committee on House Administration: Continued hearings on Voting Technology.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

ANNUAL REPORT--U.S. COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on the Annual Report of
the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the U.S. Commission on International Religious
Freedom: Elliott Abrams, Chairman; Rabbi David Saperstein, Laila Al-Marayati,
M.D., and Nina Shea, all Commissioners. 

CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT--PROHIBIT PHYSICAL DESECRATION OF THE FLAG

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution approved for full
Committee action H. J. Res. 36, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of
the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical
desecration of the flag of the United States. 

FIGHTING CYBER CRIME

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime held an oversight hearing on
"Fighting Cyber Crime: Efforts by State and Local Officials." Testimony was
heard from Ronald R. Stevens, Senior Investigator, Bureau of Criminal
Investigation, State Police, New York; Michael T. McCaul, Deputy Attorney
General, Criminal Justice, State of Texas; and a public witness. 

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT REAUTHORIZATION

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and
Oceans held a hearing on the Reauthorization of the Coastal Zone Management
Act. Testimony was heard from Representatives George Miller of California,
Pelosi, Thompson of California and Davis of California; Margaret Davidson,
Assistant Administrator, Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management, NOAA,
Department of Commerce; Louise Lawrence, Chief, Resource Conservation,
Department of Agriculture, State of Maryland; and public witnesses. 

SAME DAY CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS REPORTED FROM THE COMMITTEE ON
RULES

Committee on Rules: Committee granted, by voice vote, a resolution waiving
clause 6(a) of rule XIII (requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a rule on
the same day it is reported from the Rules Committee) against certain
resolutions reported from the Rules Committee. The resolution applies the
waiver to any special rule reported on the legislative day of May 25, 2001,
providing for consideration or disposition of any measure to provide for
reconciliation pursuant to section 104 of the concurrent resolution on the
budget for fiscal year 2002, any amendment thereto, any conference report
thereon, or any amendment reported in disagreement from a conference thereon. 

SAME DAY CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS REPORTED FROM THE COMMITTEE ON
RULES

Committee on Rules: Committee granted, by voice vote, a resolution waiving
clause 6(a) of rule XIII (requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a rule on
the same day it is reported from the Rules Committee) against certain
resolutions reported from the Rules Committee. The resolution applies the
waiver to any special rule reported on the legislative day of May 26, 2001,
providing for consideration or disposition of any measure to provide for
reconciliation pursuant to section 104 of the concurrent resolution on the
budget for fiscal year 2002, any amendment thereto, any conference report
thereon, or any amendment reported in disagreement from a conference thereon. 

POTENTIAL OF EXTENDED AND DOUBLE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME

Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing on Energy
Conservation Potential of Extended and Double Daylight Savings Time. Testimony
was heard from Representative Sherman; Linda D515Lawson, Acting Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Policy, Department of Transportation; and a public
witness. 

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ELIMINATING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE

Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight
and the Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, Agriculture and Technology held a
joint hearing on Eliminating the Digital Divide--Who Will Wire Rural America?
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

AIRPORT RUNWAY CONSTRUCTION CHALLENGES

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Aviation held
a hearing on Airport Runway Construction Challenges. Testimony was heard from
Jane F. Garvey, Administrator, FAA, Department of Transportation; David
Krietor, Aviation Director, Aviation Department, Phoenix, Arizona; Virginia
Buckingham, Executive Director and CEO, Massachusetts Port Authority; John
Martin, Airport Director, San Francisco International Airport; and public
witnesses.  

21ST CENTURY MONTGOMERY GI BILL ENHANCEMENT ACT

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Benefits held a hearing on
H.R. 1291, 21st Century Montgomery GI Bill Enhancement Act. Testimony was
heard from Representative Pickering; the following officials of the Department
of Defense: Vice Adm. Patricia Tracey, USN, Deputy Secretary, Personnel; Lt.
Gen. Timothy Maude, USA, Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, U.S. Army; Vice
Adm. Norbert Ryan, USN, Chief of Naval Personnel, U.S. Navy; Lt. Gen. Garry L.
Parks, USMC, Deputy Commandant, Manpower and Reserve Affairs, U.S. Marine
Corps; and Lt. Gen. Donald Peterson, USAF, Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel,
U.S. Air Force; Rear Adm. R. Dennis Sirois, USCG, Director, Reserve and
Training, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation; the following
officials of the U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century: Gen.
Charles Boyd, USAF (Ret.), Executive Director; and Adm. Harry D. Train II, USN
(Ret.) member; representatives of veterans organizations; and a public
witness. 

Hearings continue June 7. 



2001/05/25
Daily Digest - Friday, May 25, 2001; pages D517 - D520

Committee Meetings

CONFERENCE REPORT--ECONOMIC GROWTH AND TAX RELIEF RECONCILIATION ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted by voice vote, a rule waiving all points of order
against the conference report to accompany H.R. 1836, Economic Growth and Tax
Relief Reconciliation Act and against its consideration. The rule provides
that the conference report shall be considered as read. The rule provides that
the yeas and nays shall be considered as ordered on the question of adoption
of the conference report and on any subsequent conference report or motion to
dispose of an amendment between the houses on H.R. 1836. The rule provides
that Clause 5(b) of rule XXI (requiring a three-fifths vote on any measure
containing a federal income tax rate increase) shall not apply to the bill,
amendments thereto, or conference reports thereon. 



2001/05/26
Daily Digest - Saturday, May 26, 2001; pages D522 - D524

Committee Meetings

No committee meetings were held. 



2001/06/05
Daily Digest - Tuesday, June 5, 2001; pages D526 - D534

Committee Meetings

BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION PROTOCOL

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans'
Affairs, and International Relations held a hearing on Biological Weapons
Convention Protocol: Status and Implications. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

INTERNET FREEDOM AND BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Held a hearing on H.R. 1542, Internet Freedom and
Broadband Deployment Act of 2001. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a modified open rule on H.R. 1699,
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2001, providing one hour of general debate
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The rule provides that the
bill be open for amendment at any point. The rule makes in order only those
amendments printed in the Congressional Record and pro forma amendments for
the purpose of debate. The rule provides that each amendment printed in the
Congressional Record may be offered only by the Member who caused it to be
printed or his designee, and that each amendment shall be considered as read.
The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
Finally, the rule provides that House Resolutions 130, 147, 149 and 150 are
laid on the table. Testimony was heard from Chairman Young of Alaska and
Representative LoBiondo. 

CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE RULES

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a resolution providing that
certain suspensions will be in order at any time on the legislative day of
Wednesday, June 6, 2001. 



2001/06/06
Daily Digest - Wednesday, June 6, 2001; pages D526 - D542

Committee Meetings

CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural
Development and Research continued hearings to review conservation programs.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies approved for full Committee
action the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and
Related Agencies appropriations for Fiscal Year 2002. 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and
Judiciary held a hearing on NOAA. Testimony was heard from Scott B. Gudes,
Acting Under Secretary and Administrator, NOAA, Department of Commerce. 

JUVENILE CRIME CONTROL AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ACT

Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Select Education
held a hearing on H.R. 1900, Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention
Act of 2001. Testimony was heard from Jerry Regier, Secretary, Department of
Health and Human Services, State of Oklahoma; David C. Bonfiglio, Judge,
Superior Court, State of Indiana; and public witnesses. 

SUBSIDY TERMINATION FOR OVERDUE PAYMENTS ACT

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Efficiency,
Financial Management, and D540Intergovernmental Relations held an oversight
hearing on H.R. 866, Subsidy Termination for Overdue Payments Act of 2001.
Testimony was heard from Representative Bilirakis; Frank Fuentes, Acting
Commissioner, Office of Child Support Enforcement, Department of Health and
Human Services; J. B. Penn, Under Secretary, Farm and Foreing Agricultural
Services, USDA; and public witnesses. 

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MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on International Relations: Ordered reported the following measures:
H.R. 931, Sudan Peace Act; and H. Con. Res. 145, condemning the recent order
by the Taliban regime of Afghanistan to require Hindus in Afghanistan to wear
symbols identifying them as Hindu. 

U.N. COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on International Operations
and Human Rights held a hearing on "Has the U.N. Commission on Human Rights
Lost its Course? A Review of its Mission, Operations, and Structure."
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of State:
Michael E. Parmly, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy,
Human Rights and Labor; and William B. Woods, Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of International Organization Affairs; and public witnesses. 

U.S. POLICY IN CENTRAL ASIA

Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on the Middle East and
South Asia held a hearing on U.S. Policy in Central Asia. Testimony was heard
from Clifford G. Bond, Acting Principal Deputy, Office of the Special Adviser
to the Secretary for the New Independent States, Department of State. 

OVERSIGHT--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Committee on the Judiciary: Held an oversight hearing on the U.S. Department
of Justice. Testimony was heard from John D. Ashcroft, The Attorney General. 

FAMILY SPONSOR IMMIGRATION ACT; PRIVATE BILLS

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims approved
for full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 1892, Family Sponsor Immigration
Act of 2001. 

The Subcommittee also approved two private relief bills. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Resources: Held an oversight hearing on National Energy Policy.
Testimony was heard from Gail A. Norton, Secretary of the Interior. 

NSF BUDGET--RESEARCH AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Research held a hearing on NSF fiscal
year 2002 Budget Request: Research and Related Activities. Testimony was heard
from Joseph Bordogna, Deputy Director, NSF; and public witnesses. 

FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES--UNFAIR COMPETITION WITH SMALL BUSINESS

Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on Federal Prison
Industries-Unfair competition with small business, focusing on H.R. 1577,
Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2001. Testimony
was heard from Representatives Hoekstra and Maloney of New York; Joseph
Aragon, Chairman, Federal Prison Industries, Bureau of Prisons, Department of
Justice; and public witnesses. 



2001/06/07
Daily Digest - Thursday, June 7, 2001; pages D544 - D550

Committee Meetings

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and
Judiciary held a hearing on the Bureau of Prisons. Testimony was heard from
Kathleen Hawk, Director, Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice. 

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INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior approved for full
Committee action the Interior appropriations for Fiscal Year 2002. 

SALES INCENTIVE COMPENSATION ACT

Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Workforce
Protections held a hearing on H.R. 2070, Sales Incentive Compensation Act.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

IMPORTED PHARMACEUTICALS--CONTINUING CONCERNS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing on Continuing Concerns Over Imported Pharmaceuticals. Testimony
was heard from Donald Vereen, Deputy Director, Office of National Drug Control
Policy; Laura Nagel, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion
Control, DEA, Department of Justice; Elizabeth Durant, Executive Director,
Trade Programs, U.S. Customs Service, Department of the Treasury; the
following officials of the Department of Health and Human Services: William
Hubbard, Senior Associate Commissioner, Policy, Planning and Legislation, FDA;
and Alan I. Leshner, M.D., Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse; Landon
Gibbs, First Sgt., State Police, State of Virginia; and public witnesses. 

INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL FLOW

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance
and Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing on Promotion of
International Capital Flow through Accounting Standards. Testimony was heard
from public witnesses. 

U.S. WAR ON AIDS

Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on the United States' War
on AIDS. Testimony was heard from Andrew Natsios Administrator, AID,
Department of State; and public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution held an oversight
hearing on the Constitutional Role of Faith-Based Organizations in Competition
for Federal Social Service Funds. Testimony was heard from Carl Esbeck, Senior
Counsel to the Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice; and public
witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT--U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, Internet, and Intellectual
Property held an oversight hearing on the Operations of the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office, including Review of Agency Funding. Testimony was heard from
Nicholas Godici, Acting Under Secretary, Intellectual Property and Acting
Director, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce; and public
witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT--ETHICS OF CLONING

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime held an oversight hearing on
"The Ethics of Cloning." Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and
Oceans held an hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1989, Fisheries
Conservation Act of 2001; and H.R. 896, to ensure the safety of recreational
fishermen and other persons who use motor vehicles to access beaches adjacent
to the Brigantine Wilderness Area in the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife
Refuge, New Jersey, by providing a narrow transition zone above the mean high
tide line where motor vehicles can be safely driven and parked. Testimony was
heard from Ambassador Mary Beth West, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Oceans,
Fisheries, and Space, Department of State; William Hogarth, Acting Assistant
Administrator, Fisheries, NOAA, Department of Commerce; the following
officials of the Department of the Interior: Kathy Short, Assistant Director,
Fisheries and Habitat Conservation; and Daniel M. Ashe, Assistant Director,
Refuges and Wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Robert McDowell,
Division Director, Fish and Wildlife, Department of Environmental Protection,
State of New Jersey; and public witnesses 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public
Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1461, to amend the National
Parks Omnibus Management Act of 1998 to remove the exemption for nonprofit
organizations from the general requirement to obtain commercial use
authorizations; and H.R. 1491, Utah Public Lands Artifact Preservation Act of
2001. Testimony was heard from Representative Matheson; Richard G. Ring,
Associate Director, Park Operations and Education, National Park Service,
Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.  

NATIONAL SCIENCE EDUCATION ACT; NATIONAL MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE PARTNERSHIPS
ACT

Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Research approved for full Committee
action, as amended, the D549following bills: H.R. 100, National Science
Education Act; and H.R. 1858, National Mathematics and Science Partnerships
Act. 

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21ST CENTURY MONTGOMERY GI BILL ENHANCEMENT ACT

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Benefits concluded hearings on
H.R. 1291, 21st Century Montgomery GI Bill Enhancement Act; and to discuss
GAO's report on Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS). Testimony
was heard from Representatives Dingell and Shows; Anthony J. Principi,
Secretary of Veterans Affairs; Sigurd Nilsen, Director, Education, Workforce,
and Income Security Issues, GAO; Chris Spear, Assistant Secretary, Policy,
Department of Labor; and public witnesses. 



2001/06/08
Daily Digest - Friday, June 8, 2001; pages D552 - D556

Committee Meetings

No committee meetings were held. 



2001/06/11
Daily Digest - Monday, June 11, 2001; pages D557 - D560

Committee Meetings

No Committee meetings were held. 



2001/06/12
Daily Digest - Tuesday, June 12, 2001; pages D561 - D568

Committee Meetings

REVIEW FORESTRY PROGRAMS

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight,
Nutrition and Forestry held a hearing to review forestry programs. Testimony
was heard from public witnesses. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation approved for full
Committee action the Transportation appropriations for fiscal year 2002. 

ERISA: THE FOUNDATION OR EMPLOYER HEALTH COVERAGE

Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Employer-Employee
Relations held a hearing on "ERISA: The Foundation of Employer Health
Coverage." Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

AUTHORIZATION REQUESTS--INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy
and Trade held a hearing entitled "FY 2002 Authorization Requests for
International Financial Institutions, and Activities of the African
Development Bank, the World Bank and the IMF in Africa." Testimony was heard
from William E. Schuerch, Deputy Assistant Secretary, International
Development, Debt and Environmental Policy, Department of the Treasury. 

OVERSIGHT--NEW DNA TECHNOLOGIES IMPLEMENTATION

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Efficiency,
Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations held an oversight hearing
on "How Effectively are States and Federal Agencies Working Together to
Implement the Use of New DNA Technologies?" Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Justice: Dwight E. Adams, Deputy
Assistant Director, Laboratory Division, FBI; and David Boyd, Deputy Director,
National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs; Jamie Downs,
Director and Chief Medical Examiner, Department of Forensic Science, State of
Alabama; and public witnesses. 

EXPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT--CASE FOR RENEWAL

Committee on International Relations: Continued hearings on the Export
Administration Act: the Case for Its Renewal (Part II). Testimony was heard
from Senators Gramm and Thompson; Representative Cox; and public witnesses. 

U.S. FOREIGN POLICY--EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on East Asia and the
Pacific held a hearing on U.S. Foreign Policy in East Asia and the Pacific:
Challenges and Priorities for the Administration. Testimony was heard from
James A. Kelly, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs,
Department of State 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution held an oversight
hearing on "Constitutional Issues Raised by Recent Campaign Finance
Legislation Restricting Freedom of Speech." Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT--FIGHTING CYBER CRIME

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime continued oversight hearings
on "Fighting Cyber Crime: Efforts by Federal Law Enforcement." Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of Justice: Michael
Chertoff, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division; and Thomas T. Kubic,
Deputy Assistant Director, Criminal Investigative Division, FBI; James A.
Savage, Jr., Deputy Special Agent in Charge, Financial Crimes Division, U.S.
Secret Service, Department of the Treasury; and a public witness. 

Hearings continue June 14. 

OVERSIGHT--FEDERAL OIL AND GAS ROYALTIES

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an
oversight hearing on "Collection and disposition of federal oil and gas
royalties taken in-kind." Testimony was heard from Walter Cruickshank,
Director of Policy and Management, Minerals Management Service, Department of
the Interior; and public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public
Lands, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 271, to direct the Secretary of
the Interior to convey a former Bureau of Land Management administrative site
to the city of Carson City, Nevada, for use as a senior center; H.R. 980, to
establish the Moccasin Bend National Historic Site in the State of Tennessee
as a unit of the National Parks System; and H.R. 1668, to authorize the Adams
Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work on the Federal land in
the District of Columbia and its environs to honor former President John Adams
and his family. Testimony was heard from Representatives Wamp, Roemer and
Delahunt; the following officials of the Department D566of the Interior:
Carson Culp, Assistant Director, Minerals, Realty and Resource Protection,
Bureau of Land Management; and Dennis Galvin, Acting Director, National Park
Service; and public witnesses. 

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SUDAN PEACE ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing l hour of
debate on H.R. 2052, Sudan Peace Act. The rule waives clause 4(a) of rule XIII
(requiring a three-day availability of the committee report) against
consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the bill shall be open to
amendment by section. The rule authorizes the Chairman of the Committee of the
Whole 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
Hyde and Representatives Tancredo and Lantos. 

PACIFIC SALMON RECOVERY ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing 1 hour of
general debate on H.R. 1157, Pacific Salmon Recover Act. The rule waives
clause 4(a) of rule XIII (requiring a three-day availability of the committee
report) against consideration of the bill. The rule makes in order, as base
text for the purpose of amendment, the amendment printed in the Congressional
Record and numbered 1, which shall be open for amendment by section. The rule
authorizes the Chair to accord priority in recognition to Members who have
pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional Record. The rule provides
one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Finally, the rule lays H.
Res. 156 on the table. Testimony was heard from Representative Simpson. 

INVESTOR AND CAPITAL MARKETS FEE RELIEF ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a modified closed rule providing 1
hour of debate on H.R. 1088, Investor and Capital Markets Fee Relief Act. The
rule provides that, in lieu of the amendment recommended by the Committee on
Financial Services, the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the
Congressional Record and numbered 1 shall be considered as adopted. The rule
waives all points of order against consideration of the bill as amended. The
rule provides for consideration of the amendment printed in the Congressional
Record and numbered 2, if offered by Representative LaFalce or his designee,
which shall be considered as read and shall be separately debatable for one
hour equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. The rule
waives all points of order against consideration of the amendment number 2
printed in the Congressional Record. Finally, the rule provides one motion to
recommit with or without instructions. 

ADMINISTRATION'S NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY

Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing on the
Administration's National Energy Policy: Clean Coal Technology and Oil and Gas
R&D. Testimony was heard from Robert S. Kripowicz, Acting Assistant Secretary,
Fossil Energy, Department of Energy; James E. Wells, Director, Natural
Resources and Environment, GAO: and public witnesses. 

RURAL HEALTH CARE

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on Rural
Health Care: Provider and Beneficiary Issues. Testimony was heard from Glenn
M. Hackbarth, Chairman, Medicare Payments Advisory Commission; and public
witnesses 

ENERGY TAX

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures continued
hearings on the effect of Federal tax laws on the production, supply and
conservation of energy. Testimony was heard from Representatives Gephardt,
Johnson of Connecticut, McDermott, Camp, Nussle, Dunn, Collins, Weller, Lewis
of Kentucky, Markey, Stenholm, Cunningham, Filner, Sandlin, Inslee, Moore,
Engel, Terry, Capito, and Issa. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 



2001/06/13
Daily Digest - Wednesday, June 13, 2001; pages D569 - D576

Committee Meetings

PEANUT PROGRAM

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Foreign
Agriculture held a hearing to review the peanut program. Testimony was heard
from Representatives Shays and Kanjorski; and public witnesses. 

INTERIOR AND AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS; FISCAL YEAR 2002 REPORT ON
SUBALLOCATION OF BUDGET ALLOCATIONS;

Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported the following appropriation
bills for fiscal year 2002: Interior and Agriculture, Rural Development, Food
and Drug Administration and Related Agencies. 

The Committee approved the Report on Suballocation of Budget Allocations for
fiscal year 2002. 

FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Programs held a hearing on Fiscal Year 2002 Budget for
Export Finance Assistance. Testimony was heard from John E. Robson, President,
Export-Import Bank of the United States; Peter S. Watson, President, Overseas
Private Investment Corporation; and Thelma Askey, the Director, Trade and
Development Agency. 

NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY REPORT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality held
a hearing on the National Energy Policy report of the National Energy Policy
Development Group. Testimony was heard from Spencer Abraham, Secretary of
Energy. 

PHARMACEUTICALS--RECENT DEVELOPMENTS WHICH MAY IMPACT CONSUMER ACCESS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on
"Recent Developments Which May Impact Consumer Access to, and Demand, for
Pharmaceuticals." Testimony was heard from Janet Woodcock, M.D., Director,
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, FDA, Department of Health and Human
Services; and public witnesses. 

DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT REAUTHORIZATION

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy,
Technology, and Economic Growth held a hearing on the reauthorization of the
Defense Production Act of 1950. Testimony was heard from David R. Oliver, Jr.,
Principal Deputy Under Secretary, Acquisition, Technology and Logistics,
Department of Defense; Kenneth I. Juster, Under Secretary, Export
Administration, Department of Commerce; Eric J. Fygi, Deputy General Counsel,
Department of Energy; and Michael Brown, General Counsel, FEMA. 

FINANCIAL SERVICES ANTIFRAUD NETWORK ACT

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and
Consumer Credit approved for full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 1408,
Financial Services Antifraud Network Act of 2001. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on the Census held a hearing on
"Oversight of the Census Bureau's Proposed American Community Survey."
Testimony was heard from William Barron, Acting Director, Bureau of the
Census, Department of Commerce; Marilyn McMillen, Chief Statistician, Center
for Education Statistics, Department of Education; Linda Gage, Census Data
Center, Department of Finance, State of California; and public witnesses. 

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METROPOLITAN AREA ACQUISITION PROGRAM REVIEW

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement
held a hearing on "Ensuring Program Goals are Met: A Review of the
Metropolitan Area Acquisition Program." Testimony was heard from Linda Koontz,
Associate Director, Government-wide and Defense System Information Systems,
GAO; Sandra Bates, Commissioner, Federal Technology Service, GSA; Commander
Robert Days, USCG, Commanding Officer, Coast Guard Electronic Support, Boston,
Department of Transportation; Louis DeFalaise, Acting Director, Executive
Office, U.S. Attorneys, Department of Justice; and public witnesses. 

ILSA EXTENSION ACT

Committee on International Relations: Began markup of H.R. 1954, ILSA
Extension Act of 2001. 

Will continue June 20. 

U.S. POLICY--EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN

Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Europe held a hearing on
U.S. Policy in the Eastern Mediterranean: Managing the Turkey, Cyprus
Triangle. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

BROADBAND LEGISLATION

Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported unfavorably H.R. 1542, Internal
Freedom and Broadband Deployment Act of 2001. 

A motion to report H.R. 2120, Broadband Antitrust Restoration and Reform Act,
failed. 

NATIONAL SCIENCE EDUCATION ACT; NATIONAL MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE PARTNERSHIPS
ACT

Committee on Science: Ordered reported, as amended, the following bills: H.R.
100, National Science Education Act; and H.R. 1858, National Mathematics and
Science Partnerships Act. 

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK AND SMALL BUSINESS EXPORTERS

Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on How Does the Export-Import Bank
Help Small Business Exporters. Testimony was heard from D. Vanessa Weaver,
member, Board of Directors, Export-Import Bank of the United States; and
public witnesses. 

FAA OPERATIONAL EVOLUTION PLAN

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Aviation held
a hearing on STARS Deployment Update and Review of FAA Operational Evolution
Plan. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Transportation: Monte R. Belger, Acting Deputy Administrator; and Steven
Zaidman, Associate Administrator, Research and Acquisitions, both with the
FAA; and Alexis M. Stefani, Assistant Inspector General, Auditing; and public
witnesses.  

GSA'S CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROGRAM

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Economic
Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management held a hearing on GSA's
Fiscal Year 2002 Capital Investment Program. Testimony was heard from Joseph
Moravec, Commissioner, Public Buildings Service, GSA; and Jane R. Roth, Judge,
U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit.

ENERGY TAX

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures continued
hearings on the effect of Federal tax laws on the production, supply and
conservation of energy. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 



2001/06/14
Daily Digest - Thursday, June 14, 2001; pages D578 - D586

Committee Meetings

SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FISCAL YEAR 2001; FISCAL YEAR 2001 REPORT ON
SUBALLOCATION OF BUDGET ALLOCATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported a Supplemental Appropriations
for Fiscal Year 2001. 

The Committee approved the Report on the Suballocation of Budget Allocations
for fiscal year 2001. 

DOD--ROLE IN COMBATING TERRORISM--LESSONS LEARNED SINCE U.S.S. COLE ATTACK 

Committee on Armed Services: Special Oversight Panel on Terrorism held a
hearing on the role of the Department of Defense in combating terrorism and
force protection lessons learned since the attack on the U.S.S. Cole .
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense:
Robert Newberry, Acting Assistant Secretary (Special Operations and
Low-Intensity Conflict); and Brig. Gen. Jonathan H. Cofer, USA., Deputy
Director, Operations (Combating Terrorism), J-34, The Joint Staff. 

BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE TESTING

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Research and Development
held a hearing on Ballistic Missile Defense testing. Testimony was heard from
Lt. Gen. Ronald Kadish, USAF, Director, Ballistic Missile Defense
Organization, Department of Defense. 

OSHA RULEMAKING

Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Workforce
Protections held a hearing on "Making Sense of OSHA Rulemaking: A 30 Year
Perspective." Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

MEDICARE REFORM

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on
"Medicare Reform: Modernizing Medicare and Merging Parts A and B. Testimony
was heard from William J. Scanlon, Director, Health Care Issues, GAO; and
public witnesses. 

911 EMERGENCY CALLING SYSTEMS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the
Internet held a hearing on Ensuring Compatibility with Enhanced 911 Emergency
Calling Systems: A Progress Report. Testimony was heard from Thomas Sugrue,
Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, FCC; and public witnesses. 

ARE INVESTORS GETTING UNBIASED RESEARCH FROM WALL STREET?

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance,
and Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing entitled "Analyzing the
Analysts: Are Investors Getting Unbiased Research from Wall Street?" Testimony
was heard from public witnesses. 

"GASOLINE SUPPLY--ANOTHER ENERGY CRISIS?"

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural
Resources and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing on "Gasoline Supply-Another
Energy Crisis?" Testimony was heard from John Cook, Director, Petroleum
Division, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy; Robert D.
Brenner, Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, EPA; and
public witnesses. 

VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM--HEPATITIS C SCREENING

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans'
Affairs, and International Relations held a hearing on "Hepatitis C: Screening
in the VA Health Care System." Testimony was heard from Cynthia Basetta,
Director, Health Care-Veterans' Health and Benefits Issues, GAO; and Frances
M. Murphy, M.D., Deputy Under Secretary, Health, Department of Veterans
Affairs. 

CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM--CONSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVES

Committee on House Administration: Held a hearing on Constitutional
Perspectives of Campaign Finance Reform. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2002

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and
Intellectual Property approved for full Committee action, as amended, H.R.
2047, Patent and Trademark Office Authorization Act of 2002. 

OVERSIGHT--FIGHTING CYBER CRIME

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime concluded oversight hearings
on Fighting Cyber: Crime: Efforts by Private Business Interests. Testing was
heard from public witnesses. 

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OVERSIGHT

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and
Oceans held an oversight hearing on ecosystem-based fishery management and the
reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management
Act. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the National Marine
Fisheries Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce: William T. Hogarth, Acting
Assistant Administrator, Fisheries; Steven A. Murawski, Northeast Fisheries
Science Center; and Patricia A. Livingston, Alaska Fisheries Science Center;
David L. Fluharty, Chairman, National Marine Service Ecosystems Principles
Advisory Panel; and public witnesses. 

ADMINISTRATION'S NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY

Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Energy continued hearings on the
Administration's National Energy Policy: Hydrogen and Nuclear Energy R&D
legislation. Testimony was heard from Representative Graham; the following
officials of the Department of Energy: David K. Garman, Assistant Secretary,
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; H.M. Hubbard, Chair. Committee on
Programmatic Review. Office of Power Technologies, National Research Council;
and William D. Magwood, IV, Director, Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and
Technology; and public witnesses 

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM FUTURE

Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards
held a hearing on the Future of the Advanced Technology Program. Testimony was
heard from public witnesses. 

COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS ACT OF 2001

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources and the
Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures held a joint hearing on H.R. 7,
Community Solutions Act of 2001. Testimony was heard from Representatives
Crane, Dunn, Hall of Ohio, Stearns, Edwards, Nadler, Scott and Watts of
Oklahoma; Katherine Humphreys, Secretary, Family and Social Services
Administration, State of Indiana; and public witnesses. 



2001/06/18
Daily Digest - Monday, June 18, 2001; pages D588 - D590

USE OF PROSECUTORIAL POWERS--INVESTIGATION OF JOSEPH M. GERSTEN

Committee on Government Reform: On June 15, the Committee held a hearing on 
"The Use of Prosecutorial Powers in the Investigation of Joseph M. Gersten."
Testimony was heard from Richard Gregorie, Assistant United States Attorney,
Department of Justice and former Assistant State Attorney, Miami-Dade County,
Florida; Mary Cagle, Assistant State Attorney, Miami-Dade County, Florida;
Michael Band, former Assistant State Attorney, Miami-Dade County, Florida; and
Mike Osborn, retired Homicide Detective, Miami, Florida. 



2001/06/19
Daily Digest - Tuesday, June 19, 2001; pages D592 - D598

Committee Meetings

REVIEW FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture, held a
hearing to review fruits and vegetables. Testimony was heard from William J.
Lyons, Jr., Secretary, Department of Food and Agriculture, State of
California; and public witnesses. 

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development met
in executive session and approved for full Committee action the Energy and
Water Development appropriations for fiscal year 2002. 

FORD MOTOR COMPANY'S RECALL--FIRESTONE TIRES

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and
Consumer Protection and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held
a joint hearing on the Ford Motor Company's recall of certain Firestone Tires.
Testimony was heard from Michael Jackson, Deputy Secretary, Department of
Transportation; Jacques Nasser, President and CEO, Ford Motor Company; and
John Lampe, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. 

"THE RESULTS ACT: HAS IT MET CONGRESSIONAL EXPECTATIONS?"

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Efficiency,
Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations held a hearing on "The
Results Act: Has it Met Congressional Expectations?" Testimony was heard from
Senator Thompson; Sean O'Keefe, Deputy Director, OMB; Christopher Mihm,
Associate Director, Federal Management and Workforce Issues, GAO and public
witnesses. 

CHINA-U.S. SCHOLARS DETAINED

Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on the U.S. Scholars
Detained in China. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of State: James A. Kelly, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian
Affairs; Michael Parmly, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy,
Human Rights, and Labor; and Jim Thompson, Division Chief, Office of
Citizenship Services, Division for D596East Asia and the Pacific, Bureau of
Consular Affairs; and public witnesses. 

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HUMAN CLONING

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime held a hearing on the
following bills: H.R. 1644, Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001; and H.R.
2172 Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses, 

OVERSIGHT--VISA PROGRAMS

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims held an
oversight hearing on Guestworker Visa Programs. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses. 

NATIONAL HISTORIC FORESTS ACT

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health held a
hearing on H.R. 2119, National Historic Forests Act of 2001. Testimony was
heard from Representative Simpson; Sally Collins, Associate Deputy Chief,
National Forest System, Forest Service, USDA; and public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public
Lands approved for full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 1668, to authorize
the Adams Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work on Federal
land in the District of Columbia and its environs to honor former President
John Adams and his family.  

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on H.R. 1462, Harmful Nonnative Weed
Control Act of 2001. Testimony was heard from Senator Craig; Jim Tate, Science
Advisor to the Secretary of the Interior; Michael Rains, Deputy Chief, State
and Private Forestry, Forest Service, USDA; and public witnesses. 

SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS--FISCAL YEAR 2001

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing one hour of
general debate on H.R. 2216, making emergency supplemental appropriations for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, equally divided and controlled by
the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations.
The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The
rule provides that the amendment printed in part A of the Rules Committee
report accompanying the rule shall be considered as adopted. The rule waives
points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, for failure to
comply with clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting unauthorized appropriations or
legislative provisions in a general appropriations bill). The rule provides
that the bill will be considered for amendment by paragraph. The rule makes in
order the amendment printed in part B of the Rules Committee report, which may
be offered only by a Member designated in the report and only at the
appropriate point in the reading of the bill, shall be considered as read,
shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for
division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. The
rule waives all points of order against the amendment printed in part B of the
Rules Committee report. The rule waives points of order during consideration
of the bill against amendments for failure to comply with clause 2(e) of the
XXI (prohibiting non-emergency designated amendments to be offered to an
appropriations bill containing an emergency designation). The rule authorizes
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 Young of Florida and Representatives Jones of North Carolina, Toomey,
Pelosi, Lowey, DeLauro, Farr of California, Skelton, Filner, Eshoo, Bentsen,
Baird, Hoeffel, and Inslee. 



2001/06/20
Daily Digest - Wednesday, June 20, 2001; pages D600 - D608

Committee Meetings

2001 CROP YEAR ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE ACT

Committee on Agriculture: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 2213, 2001 Crop
Year Economic Assistance Act. 

REVIEW AGRICULTURAL CREDIT

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural
Development and Research held a hearing to review agricultural credit.
Testimony was heard from Carolyn B. Cooksie, Deputy Administrator, Farm Loan
Programs, Farm Service Agency, USDA; and public witnesses. 

TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported the Transportation
appropriations for fiscal year 2002. 

NATIONAL MILITARY STRATEGY OPTIONS

Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on U.S. national military strategy
options. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

DOD SPACE OPERATIONS--TECHNOLOGY ISSUES

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Procurement and the
Subcommittee on Military Research and Development held a joint hearing on
technology issues associated with the Department of Defense space operations.
Testimony was heard from Lt. Gen. Edward G. Anderson III, USAF, Deputy
Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command, Department of Defense. 

NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY--ECONOMIC AND BUDGETARY EFFECTS

Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the Economic and Budgetary Effects
of National Energy Policy. Testimony was heard from Representative Filner;
Francis S. Blake, Deputy Secretary, Department of Energy; R. Glenn Hubbard,
Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers; and public witnesses. 

INTERNET EQUITY AND EDUCATION ACT

Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on 21st Century
Competitiveness held a hearing on H.R. 1992, Internet Equity and Education Act
of 2001. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

HUMAN CLONING

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on the
following bills: H.R. 1644, Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001; and H.R.
2172, Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001. Testimony was heard from Claude Allen,
Deputy Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services; and public
witnesses. 

CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the
Internet held a hearing on Campaign Finance Reform: Proposals Impacting
Broadcasters, Cable Operations and Satellite Providers. Testimony was heard
from public witnesses. 

CALIFORNIA ENERGY CRISIS

Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing on The California Energy
Crisis: Causes, Impacts and Remedies. Testimony was heard from Isaac C. Hunt,
Jr., Commissioner, SEC; Alphonso Jackson, Jr., Deputy Secretary, Department of
Housing and Urban Development; and public witnesses. 

IMPLEMENTATION--ELECTRONIC TRANSFER FUNDS REQUIREMENTS

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing on the implementation of the EFT requirements of the Debt
Collection Improvement Act of 1996, and the use of ETAs. Testimony was heard
from Donald V. Hammond, Fiscal Assistant, Department of the Treasury; and
public witnesses. 

INVESTIGATIONAL NEW DRUG--COMPASSIONATE USE

Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing on "Compassionate Use INDs--Is
the Current System Effective?" Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the FDA, Department of Health and Human Services: Patricia C.
Delaney, Public Health Specialist, Office of Special Health Issues, Office of
International and Constituent Relations, Office of the Commissioner; and
Robert J. Temple, M.D., Director, Office of Medical Policy Center for Drug
Evaluation and Research; and public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on International Relations: Ordered reported the following measures:
H.R. 1954, amended, ILSA Extension Act of 2001; H.R. 2131, amended, to
reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year
2004; H. Res. 160, amended, calling on the Government of the People's Republic
of China to immediately and unconditionally release Li Shaomin and all other
American scholars of Chinese ancestry being held in detention, calling on the
President of the United States to continue working on behalf of Li Shaomin and
the other detained scholars for their release; and H. Res. 99, expressing the
sense of the House of Representatives that Lebanon, Syria, and Iran should
call upon D605Hezbollah to allow representatives of the International
Committee of the Red Cross to visit four abducted Israelis, Adi Avitan,
Binyamin Avraham, Omar Souad, and Elchanan Tannenbaum, presently held by
Hezbollah forces in Lebanon. 

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MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported the following: H.R. 1866,
amended, to amend title 35, United States Code, to clarify the basis for
granting requests for reexamination of patents; H.R. 1886, to amend title 35,
United States Code, to provide for appeals by third parties in certain patent
reexamination proceedings; H.R. 1407, amended, to amend title 49, United
States Code, to permit air carriers to meet and discuss their schedules in
order to reduce flight delays; H.J. Res. 36, proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the
physical desecration of the flag of the United States; and H.R. 2215, amended,
21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act. 

The Committee also approved two private relief measures. 

CONSERVATION AND REINVESTMENT ACT; CONSTITUTIONAL LAND ACQUISITION ACT

Committee on Resources: Held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 701,
Conservation and Reinvestment Act; and H.R. 1592, Constitutional Land
Acquisition Act. Testimony was heard from Victor Ashe, Mayor, Knoxville,
Tennessee; Jack C. Caldwell, Secretary, Department of Natural Resources, State
of Louisiana; and public witnesses. 

INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing 1 hour of
debate on H.R. 2217, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior
and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002.
The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The
rule waives points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to
comply with clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting unauthorized or legislative
provisions in an appropriations bill), except as specified in the rule. The
rule provides that the bill shall be considered for amendment by paragraph.
The rule waives points of order during consideration of the bill against
amendments for failure to comply with clause 2(e) of rule XXI (prohibiting
non-emergency designated amendments to be offered to an appropriations bill
containing an emergency designation). The rule authorizes 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 Representatives Skeen,
Dicks and Maloney of New York. 

SPACE LAUNCH INITIATIVE--PROGRAM REVIEW

Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a hearing on
Space Launch Initiative: A Program Review. Testimony was heard from Dennis
Smith, Program Manager, Space Launch Initiative, Marshall Flight Center, NASA;
Allen Li, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, GAO; and public
witnesses. 

PENTAGON PROCUREMENT POLICIES

Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on Procurement Policies of the
Pentagon with respect to Small Business and the new Administration. Testimony
was heard from Deidre A. Lee, Director, Procurement, Office of the Secretary,
Department of Defense; Susan M. Walthall, Acting Chief Counsel, Office of
Advocacy, SBA; and public witnesses. 

SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION

Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment and
Government Programs and the Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, Agriculture and
Technology held a joint hearing on the reauthorization of the Small Business
Technology Transfer Program. Testimony was heard from Maurice Swinton,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Technology, SBA; Tim Foreman, Acting
Director, Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Office, Department of
Defense; Walter Polansky, Office of Science, Department of Energy; Joanne
Goodnight, SBIR/STTR Coordinator, NIH, Department of Health and Human
Services; and public witnesses. 

AIRLINE CUSTOMER SERVICE COMMITMENTS: STATUS REPORT

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Aviation held
a hearing on Airline Customer Service Commitments: Status Report. Testimony
was heard from Kenneth M. Mead, Inspector General, Department of Justice; and
public witnesses. 

APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION REAUTHORIZATION

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Economic
Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management held a hearing
concerning the reauthorization of the Appalachian Regional Commission.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Appalachian Regional
D606Commission: Paul E. Patton, Governor, State of Kentucky, State
Co-Chairman; and Jesse L. White, Federal Co-Chairman; and public witnesses. 

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VA HEALTH PROGRAMS

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on
mental health, substance-use disorders and homelessness programs within the
Department of Veterans Affairs. Testimony was heard from Thomas Garthwaite,
M.D., Under Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs; representatives of
veterans organizations; and public witnesses. 



2001/06/21
Daily Digest - Thursday, June 21, 2001; pages D610 - D616

Committee Meetings

EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ENHANCEMENT ACT

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight,
Nutrition and Forestry held a hearing on H.R. 2185, Emergency Food Assistance
Program Enhancement Act of 2001. Testimony was heard from Eric M. Bost, Under
Secretary, Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, USDA; and public witnesses. 

QUADRENNIAL DEFENSE REVIEW--NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY

Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on the U.S. national security
strategy and the Quadrennial Defense Review. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Defense: Donald H. Rumsfeld,
Secretary and Gen. Henry H. Shelton, USA, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff. 

DOD AND VA--SHARING MEDICAL RESOURCES STATUS

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee Military Personnel held a hearing on
the current status of cooperation between the Department of Defense and the
Department of Veterans Affairs in sharing medical resources. Testimony was
heard from Rear Admiral J. Jarrett Clinton, M.D., USN, Acting Assistant
Secretary (Health Affairs), Department of Defense; and Thomas L. Garthwaite,
Under Secretary, Health, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

JUVENILE CRIME CONTROL AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ACT

Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Select Education
approved for full Committee, as amended, H.R. 1900, Juvenile Crime Control and
Delinquency Prevention Act of 2001. 

INFORMATION PRIVACY

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and
Consumer Protection held a hearing on Information Privacy: Industry Best
Practices and Technological Solutions. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

"INSURANCE PRODUCT APPROVAL: THE NEED FOR MODERNIZATION"

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance,
and Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing entitled "Insurance
Product Approval: The Need for Modernization." Testimony was heard from Frank
Fitzgerald, Commissioner, Office of Financial and Insurance Services,
Insurance Bureau, State of Michigan; and public witnesses. 

AFFORDABILITY ISSUES

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing and Community
Opportunity continued hearings on Affordability Issues. Testimony was heard
from public witnesses. 

FEDERAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION

Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing on "Federal Information
Technology Modernization: Assessing Compliance with the Government Paperwork
Elimination Act." Testimony was heard from Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr., Director,
OMB; Joel Willemssen, Managing Director, Information Technology Issues, GAO;
from the following officials of the Department of the Treasury: Jim Flyzik,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Management and Chief Information Officer; and John
Mitchell, Deputy Director, U.S. Mint; and the following officials of the
Department of Defense: John Osterholz, Acting Principal Deputy, Chief
Information Officer; and Norma J. St. Claire, Director, Information
Management, Personnel and Readiness, Office of the Secretary, Personnel and
Readiness; and public witnesses. 

CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM

Committee on House Administration: Held a hearing on Campaign Finance Reform.
Testimony was heard from Representatives Hutchinson, Wynn, Price of North
Carolina, Terry, Mink of Hawaii, Linder, Moore, Doolittle, Tierney and
Faleomavaega. 

Hearings continue June 28. 

TRADE POLICY AGENDA

Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on International Trade
Administration: The Commerce Department's Trade Policy Agenda. Testimony was
D615heard from Grant D. Aldonas, Under Secretary, International Trade
Administration, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses. 

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CHILD SEX CRIMES WIRETAPPING ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime approved for full Committee
action, as amended, H.R. 1877, Child Sex Crimes Wiretapping Act of 2001. 

Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on this legislation.
Testimony was heard from Representative Johnson of Connecticut; Francis A.
Gallagher, Deputy Assistant Director, Criminal Investigative Division, FBI,
Department of Justice; and James Wardell, Detective Bureau, Police Department,
New Britain, Connecticut. 

DETROIT RIVER INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE ESTABLISHMENT ACT

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and
Oceans held a hearing on H.R. 1230, Detroit River International Wildlife
Refuge Establishment Act. Testimony was heard from Representative Dingell;
Daniel M. Ashe, Assistant Director, Refuges and Wildlife, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health approved for
full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 451, amended, Mount Nebo
Wilderness Boundary Adjustment Act; H.R. 434, amended, to direct the Secretary
of Agriculture to enter into a cooperative agreement to provide for retention,
maintenance, and operation, at private expense, of the 18 concrete dams and
weirs located within the boundaries of the Emigrant Wilderness in the
Stanislaus National Forest, California; and H.R. 427, to provide further
protections for the watershed of the Little Sandy River as part of the Bull
Run Watershed Management Unit, Oregon. 

NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY

Committee on Science: Concluded hearings on National Energy Policy--Report of
the National Energy Policy Group--Administrative View. Testimony was heard
from Spencer Abraham, Secretary of Energy. 

MAGNETIC-LEVITATION TRANSPORTATION ISSUES

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Railroads held
a hearing on Magnetic Levitation Transportation Issues. Testimony was heard
from Mark Lindsey, Chief Counsel, Federal Railroad Administration, Department
of Transportation; and public witnesses 



2001/06/22
Daily Digest - Friday, June 22, 2001; pages D618 - D624

Committee Meetings

NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality held
a hearing on "National Energy Policy: Conservation and Energy Efficiency."
Testimony was heard from David Garman, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency
and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy; Dean Peterson, Center Leader,
Material Science Technology-Superconductivity Technology Center, Los Alamos
National Laboratories; and public witnesses. 



2001/06/25
Daily Digest - Monday, June 25, 2001; pages D626 - D630

Committee Meetings

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported the Energy and Water Development
appropriations for fiscal year 2002. 

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TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing 1 hour of
debate on H.R. 2299, making appropriations for the Department of
Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2002. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
The rule provides that the bill shall be considered for amendment by
paragraph. The rule waives clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting unauthorized or
legislative provisions in an appropriations bill) against provisions in the
bill except as otherwise specified in the rule. The rule authorizes 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
Representatives Rogers of Kentucky, Sabo, Obey, Moran of Virginia and Borski. 



2001/06/26
Daily Digest - Tuesday, June 26, 2001; pages D632 - D640

Committee Meetings

RURAL DEVELOPMENT REVIEW

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural
Development and Research held a hearing to review on rural development.
Testimony was heard from Blaine Stockton, Acting Administrator, Rural
Utilities Service, USDA; and public witnesses. 

LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative held a hearing on the
Library of Congress, the GPO, the GAO and on the CBO. Testimony was heard from
James H. Billington, The Librarian of Congress; Michael F. DiMario, Public
Printer, GPO; David M. Walker, Comptroller General, GAO; and Dan L. Crippen,
Director, CBO. 

NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION MANAGEMENT

Committee on Armed Services: Special Oversight Panel on Department of Energy
Reorganization held a hearing on the management of the National Nuclear
Security Administration. Testimony was heard from John S. Foster, Chairman,
Panel to Assess the Reliability, Safety, and Security of the United States
Nuclear Stockpile, Department of Energy.  

READINESS POSTURE--MILITARY SERVICE

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Readiness held a hearing
on the readiness posture of the military service. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Defense: Gen. John M. Keane, USA,
Vice Chief of Staff, Department of the Army; Adm. William J. Fallon, USN, Vice
Chief of Naval Operations, Department of the Navy; Gen. John W. Handy, USAF,
Vice Chief of Staff, Department of the Air Force; and Gen. Michael J.
Williams, USMC, Assistant Commandant, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps. 

DEFENSE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Research and Development
held a hearing on the Defense Science and Technology Program. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: E.C.
Aldridge, Under Secretary (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics); Delores
Etter, Deputy Under Secretary (Science and Technology); Michael Andrews II,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Army (Research and Technology); Rear Adm. Jay
Cohen, USN, Chief of Naval Research, Department of the Navy; Donald Daniel,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Air Force (Science, Technology and Engineering);
Anthony J. Tether, Director; and Jane Alexander, Deputy Director, both with
the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency; Tim Coffey, Director of
Research, Naval Research Laboratory; Walt Morrow, MIT/Lincoln Laboratory; and
a public witness. 

TRADE IN FINANCIAL SERVICES

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy
and Trade held a hearing entitled "Trade in Financial Services--Current
D637Issues and Future Developments." Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

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CAPITAL FORMATION--SEC's ROLE

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing entitled "The SEC's Role in Capital Formation: Help or
Hindrance?" Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

D.C. SUPERIOR COURT--REFORM FAMILY DIVISION

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on the District of Columbia held
a hearing on the Reform of the Family Division of the District of Columbia
Superior Court-Improving Services to Families and Children. Testimony was
heard from Representative DeLay; the following officials of the District of
Columbia: Rufus King III, Chief Judge, Superior Court; Kathy Patterson, Chair,
Committee on the Judiciary, City Council; and Olivia A. Golden, Director,
Child and Family Services Agency; and public witnesses. 

CRIMINAL LAW TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS; FAMILY SPONSOR IMMIGRATION ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 2137,
Criminal Law Technical Amendments Act of 2001; and H.R. 1892, amended, Family
Sponsor Immigration Act of 2001. 

INTERNET TAX NONDISCRIMINATION ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law
held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1552, Internet Tax
Nondiscrimination Act; and H.R. 1675, Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act.
Testimony was heard from Representative Cox; James S. Gilmore III, Governor,
State of Virginia, and Chairman, Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce;
John Engler, Governor, State of Michigan; and a public witness. 

MINERAL LEASING ACTIVITIES RECEIPTS

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a
hearing on H.R. 2187, to amend title 10, United States Code, to make receipts
collected from mineral leasing activities on certain naval oil shale reserves
available to cover environmental restoration, waste management, and
environmental compliance costs incurred by the United States with respect to
the reserves. Testimony was heard from Representative Hefley; and Pete Culp.
Assistant Director, Minerals, Realty and Resource Protection, Bureau of Land
Management, Department of the Interior. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public
Lands approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 271, to
direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey a former Bureau of Land
Management administrative site to the city of Carson City, Nevada; H.R. 695,
amended, Oil Region National Heritage Area Act; H.R. 1491, Utah Public Lands
Artifact Preservation Act of 2001; and H.R. 1628, El Camino Real de los Tejas
National Historic Trail Act of 2001. 

ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing 1 hour
debate on H.R. 2311, making appropriations for energy and water development
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002. The rule waives all points of
order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the amendment
printed in the Rules Committee report accompanying the rule shall be
considered as adopted. The rule waives points of order against provisions in
the bill, as amended, for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI
(prohibiting unauthorized or legislative provisions in an appropriations
bill), except as specified in the rule. The rule provides that the bill shall
be considered for amendment by paragraph. The rule authorizes 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
Representatives Callahan, Visclosky, Berkley and Davis of Florida. 

MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE RULES

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a resolution providing that
certain suspensions will be in order at any time on the legislative day of
Wednesday, June 27, 2001. 

REINVENTING THE INTERNET: PROMOTING INNOVATION IN IT

Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Research held a hearing on Reinventing
the Internet: Promoting Innovation in IT. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

SPACE TOURISM

Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a hearing on
Space Tourism. Testimony was heard from Mike Hawes, Deputy Associate
Administrator, Space Station, NASA; and public witnesses. 

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ADMINISTRATION's TRADE AGENDA

Committee on Small Business: Held a briefing on the Administration's Trade
Agenda: How Does Small Business Fit In? The Committee was briefed by
Ambassador Robert Zoellick, U.S. Trade Representative. 

ACCESS TO CAPITAL

Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Tax, Finance and Exports and the
Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment and Government Programs held a joint
hearing on access to capital. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

RUNWAY INCURSIONS

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Aviation held
a hearing on Runway Incursions, Focusing on the Technology to Prevent
Collisions. Testimony was heard from Carol Carmody, Acting Chairman, National
Transportation Safety Board; the following officials of the Department of
Transportation: Kenneth R. Mead, Inspector General; and William S. Davis,
Director, Runway Safety, FAA; and public witnesses. 


2001/06/27
Daily Digest - Wednesday, June 27, 2001; pages D641 - D650

Committee Meetings


AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH REVIEW

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural
Development and Research held a hearing to review agricultural research.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the USDA: Colien Hefferan,
Administrator, Cooperative State Research, Extension, Education Service; and
Floyd Horn, Administrator, Agriculture Research Service; and public witnesses. 

FOOD STAMP PROGRAM REVIEW

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight,
Nutrition and Forestry held a hearing to review the food stamp program.
Testimony was heard from Representative Levin; Eric M. Bost, Under Secretary,
Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, USDA; Robert E. Robertson, Director,
Education, Workforce and Income Security Issues, GAO; Roger C. Viadero,
Inspector General, USDA; Sonia Rivero, Commissioner, Department of Social
Services, State of Virginia; Bruce Wagstaff, Deputy Director, Welfare Work
Divisions, Department of Social Services, State of California; Douglas E.
Howard, Director, Family Independence Agency, State of Michigan; Jennifer
Reinert, Secretary, Department of Workforce Development, State of Wisconsin;
Jerry W. Friedman, Executive Deputy Commissioner, Department of Human
Services, State of Texas; and public witnesses. 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and
Judiciary, approved for full Committee action the Commerce, Justice, State and
Judiciary appropriations for fiscal year 2002. 

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FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export
Financing and Related Programs approved for full Committee action the Foreign
Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs appropriations for fiscal
year 2002. 

QUALITY OF LIFE IN KOREA

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction held a
hearing on Quality of Life in Korea. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Defense: Adm. Dennis C. Blair, USN, Commander
in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command; Gen. Thomas A. Schwartz, USA, Commander, U.S.
Forces Korea, Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Combined Forces
Command; Raymond F. DeBois, Jr., Deputy Under Secretary, Installations and
Environment; Chief Master Sgt. Steve Sullens, USAF, and Sgt. Dwayne Dozier,
USA; and a public witness. 

VIEQUES--MILITARY TRAINING

Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on military training on the island
of Vieques. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department
of Defense: Paul Wolfowitz, Deputy Secretary; Gordon R. England, Secretary of
the Navy; Adm. Vern Clark, USN, Chief of Naval Operations; and Gen. Michael J.
Williams, USMC, Assistant Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps. 

ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Procurement held a
hearing on the budget for atomic energy defense activities of the Department
of Energy. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department
of Energy: Gen. John A. Gordon, USAF (Ret.), Administrator, National Nuclear
Security Administration; and Carolyn L. Huntoon, Acting Assistant Secretary,
Environmental Management. 

BUDGET ENFORCEMENT ACT--FORTHCOMING EXTENSION/MODIFICATION

Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on Forthcoming Extension/Modification
of the Budget Enforcement Act (Spending Caps and PAYGO). Testimony was heard
from Representative Sabo; Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr., Director, OMB; Dan L.
Crippen, Director, CBO; former Representative Leon Panetta of California; and
public witnesses. 

SALES INCENTIVE COMPENSATION ACT

Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Workforce
Protections approved for full Committee action H.R. 2070, Sales Incentive
Compensation Act. 

HYDROELECTRIC RELICENSING AND NUCLEAR ENERGY

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality held
a hearing on Hydroelectric relicensing and nuclear energy. Testimony was heard
from Richard A. Meserve, Chairman, NRC; the following officials of the
Department of Energy: William D. Magwood, Director, Office of Nuclear Energy,
Science and Technology; and Curtis T. Hebert, Jr., Chairman, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission; Barry T. Hill, Director, Natural Resources and
Environment, GAO; and pubic witnesses. 

PUBLIC HEALTH NEEDS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on
Advancing the Health of the American People: Addressing Various Public Health
Needs, focusing on the following measurers: H.R. 293, to elevate the position
of Director of the Indian Health Service within the Department of Health and
Human Services to Assistant Secretary of Indian Health; H.R. 632, Men's Health
Act of 2001; H.R. 717, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Childhood Assistance,
Research and Education Amendments of 2001; H.R. 943, Flu Vaccine Availability
Act of 2001; H.R. 1340, Biomedical Research Assistance Voluntary Option Act;
H. Con. Res. 25, expressing the sense of the Congress regarding tuberous
sclerosis; H. Con. Res. 36, urging increased Federal funding for Juvenile
(Type1) diabetes research; H. Con. Res. 61, expressing support for a National
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSA) Awareness Month; and H. Con. Res. 84,
supporting the goals of Red Ribbon Week in promoting drug-free communities.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Financial Services: Ordered reported the following: as amended,
the Financial Services Antifraud Network Act of 2001; and H.R. 1850, Senior
Housing Commission Extension Act of 2001. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on International Relations: Ordered reported the following measures:
H.R. 2069, as amended, Global Access to HIV/AIDs Prevention, Awareness,
Education and Treatment Act of 2001; and H. Con. Res. 158, expressing the
sense of Congress in support of victims of torture. 

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ORGANS FOR SALE

Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on International Operations
and Human Rights held a hearing on Organs For Sale: China's Growing Trade and
Ultimate Violations of Prisoners' Rights. Testimony was heard from Michael E.
Parmly, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human
Rights and Labor, Department of State; and public witnesses. 

TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION, AND COPYRIGHT HARMONIZATION ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and
Intellectual Property held a hearing on S. 487, Technology, Education, and
Copyright Harmonization Act of 2001. Testimony was heard from Marybeth Peters,
Register of Copyrights, Library of Congress; and public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims approved
for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 2278, to provide for work
authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of intracompany transferees, and to
reduce the period of time during which certain intracompany transferees have
to be continuously employed before applying for admission to the United
States; H.R. 2277, to provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses
of treaty traders and treaty investors; H.R. 2276, to amend the illegal
Immigration and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to extend the deadline
for aliens to present a border crossing card that contains a biometric
identifier matching the appropriate biometric characteristic of the alien; and
H.R. 1840, as amended, to extend eligibility for refugee status of unmarried
sons and daughters of certain Vietnamese refugees. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Resources: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 271, to
direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey a former Bureau of Land
Management administrative site to the city of Carson City, Nevada, for use as
a senior center; H.R. 434, amended, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to
enter into a cooperative agreement to provide for retention, maintenance, and
operation, at private expense, of the 18 concrete dams and weirs located
within the boundaries of the Emigrant Wilderness in the Stanislaus National
Forest, California; H.R. 451, amended, Mount Nebo Wilderness Boundary
Adjustment Act; H.R. 695, amended, Oil Region National Heritage Area Act; H.R.
1628, El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail Act of 2001; H.R.
427, to provide further protections for the watershed of the Little Sandy
River as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit, Oregon; H.R. 1937,
amended, Pacific Northwest Feasibility Studies Act of 2001; and H.R. 2187,
amended, to amend title 10, United States Code, to make receipts collected
from mineral leasing activities on certain naval oil shale reserves available
to cover environmental restoration, waste management, and environmental
compliance costs incurred by the United States with respect to the reserves. 

AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing l hour of
debate on H.R. 2330, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2002. The rule waives all points of order against the
bill. The rule provides that the bill shall be considered for amendment by
paragraph. The rule provides that the amendment printed in the report of the
Committee on Rules accompanying the rule shall be considered as adopted. The
rule waives points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended, for
failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting unauthorized or
legislative provision in a general appropriations bill). The rule allows the
Chairman of the Committee of the Whole 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 Representatives Bonilla, Smith of
Michigan; Kaptur, DeLauro, Clayton and Thompson of Mississippi. 

INDEPENDENCE DAY DISTRICT WORK PERIOD--ADJOURNMENT RESOLUTION

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a resolution providing for the
consideration of a concurrent resolution providing for the adjournment of the
House and Senate for the Independence Day district work period. All points of
order against consideration of the resolution are waived. The resolution lays
H. Res. 179 on the table. 

VOTING TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS ACT

Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards
approved for full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 2275, Voting Technology
Standards Act of 2001. 

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BRIEFING--COUNTERTERRORISM ISSUES

Select Committee on Intelligence: Working Group on Terrorism and Homeland
Security and the Subcommittee on Intelligence Policy and National Security met
in executive session to receive a joint briefing on Counterterrorism Issues.
The Committee was briefed by departmental witnesses. 



2001/06/28
Daily Digest - Thursday, June 28, 2001; pages D651 - D660

Committee Meetings

FORESTRY PROGRAMS REVIEW

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight,
Nutrition and Forestry held a hearing to review forestry programs. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the USDA: Michael T. Rains, Deputy
Chief, State and Private Forestry, Forest Service; Mark Berkland, Director,
Conservation Operations, Natural Resources Conservation Service; and Colien
Hefferan, Administrator, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension
Service; and public witnesses. 

FOREIGN TRADE PROGRAMS REVIEW

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Foreign
Agriculture Programs held a hearing to review foreign trade programs.
Testimony was heard from Representative Boyd; J.B. Penn, Under Secretary, Farm
and Foreign Agricultural Services, USDA; and public witnesses. 

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BUDGET REQUEST

Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on the fiscal year 2002 National
Defense Authorization budget request. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Defense: Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary; Gen.
Henry H. Shelton, USA, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Dov Zakheim
(Comptroller). 

U.S. MILITARY INSTALLATIONS--FORCE PROTECTION

Committee on Armed Services: Special Oversight Panel on Terrorism held a
hearing on force protection at U.S. military installations. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Maj. Gen.
David F. Bice, USMC, Commanding General, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton;
Brig. Gen. Thomas P. Kane, USAF, Commander, 60th Air Mobility Wing, Travis Air
Force Base; Col. Addison D. Davis, IV, USA, Garrison Commander, 18th Airborne
Corps, Fort Bragg; Capt. Joseph F. Bouchard, USN, Commanding Officer, U.S.
Naval Station at Norfolk; and Capt. L.R. Hering, USN, Commanding Officer, U.S.
Naval Station at San Diego. 

INTERNET AND EDUCATION EQUITY ACT

Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on 21st Century
Competitiveness began discussion of H.R. 1992, Internet and Education Equity
Act of 2001. 

BROWNFIELDS LEGISLATION

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous
Materials held a hearing on the following brownfields measures: S. 350,
Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act of 2001; the
"Gillmor Discussion Draft;" and the "Democratic Discussion Draft." Testimony
was heard from Linda Fisher, Deputy Administrator, EPA; Erin M. Crotty,
Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation, and Gordon J. Johnson,
Deputy Bureau Chief, Environmental Protection Bureau, both with the State of
New York; Delegate Leon Billings, State of Maryland; Javier Gonzales,
Commissioner, Santa Fe County, State of New Mexico; J. Christian Bollwage,
Mayor, Elizabeth, New Jersey; and public witnesses. 

PATIENTS FIRST

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Subcommittee
on Oversight and Investigations held a joint hearing on Patients First: A 21st
Century Promise to Ensure Quality and Affordable Health Coverage. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Health and Human
Services: Thomas Scully, Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration;
and Michael Mangano, Acting Inspector General; Leslie G. Aronovitz, Director,
Health Care Issues, GAO; and public witnesses. 

FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY--ENCOURAGING ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy,
Technology, and Economic Growth held a hearing entitled "ESIGN-Encouraging the
Use of Electronic Signatures in the Financial Services Industry." Testimony
was heard from public witnesses. 

DRUG FREE COMMUNITIES ACT REAUTHORIZATION

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy
and Human Resources held a hearing on the Reauthorization of the Drug Free
Communities Act. Testimony was heard from Representatives Portman and Levin;
Donald M. Vereen, Jr., Deputy Director, Office of National Drug Control
Policy; John J. Wilson, Acting Director, Office of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention, Department of Justice; and public witnesses. 

BEST SERVICES--LOWEST PRICE

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement
Policy held a hearing on the Best Services at the Lowest Price: Moving Beyond
a Black-and-White Discussion of Outsourcing. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Wynn, Gutierriez and Sessions; Barry Holman, Director, Defense
Capabilities and Management, GAO; Ray DuBois, Under Secretary, Installations
and Environment, Department of Defense; Angela Stiles, Director, Office of
Federal Procurement Policy, OMB; and public witnesses. 

                                    [Page: D659]

CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM AND CITIZEN PARTICIPATION ACT

Committee on House Administration: Ordered favorably reported H.R. 2360,
Campaign Reform and Citizen Participation Act of 2001. 

The Committee also unfavorably reported H.R. 2356, Bipartisan Campaign Reform
Act of 2001. 

Prior to this action, the Committee concluded hearings on campaign finance
reform. Testimony was heard from Representatives Petri, Bereuter, Shaw,
Gonzalez, Barr of Georgia, Calvert and English. 

RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING PERU's RETURN TO DEMOCRACY; ANDEAN INITIATIVE REVIEW

Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
approved for full Committee action H. Res. 181, congratulating President-elect
Alejandro Toedo on his election to the Presidency of Peru, congratulating the
people of Peru for the return of democracy to Peru, and expressing sympathy
for the victims of the devastating earthquake that struck Peru on June 23,
2001. 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on a Review of the Andean Initiative.
Testimony was heard from Representative Gilman; the following officials of the
Department of State: James F. Mack, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; William R. Brownfield,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs; and Michael
Deal, Acting Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Latin America and the
Caribbean, AID.  

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported the following measures, as
amended: H. Con. Res. 62, expressing the sense of Congress that the George
Washington letter to Tuoro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island, which is on
display at the B'nai B'rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum in Washington,
D.C., is one of the most significant early statements buttressing the nascent
American Constitutional guarantee of religious freedom; and H.R. 7, Charitable
Choice Act of 2001. 

STANDARDS-SETTING AND U.S. COMPETITIVENESS

Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards
held a hearing on Standards-Setting and United States Competitiveness.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROGRAM

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Economic
Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management approved for full
Committee action the Fiscal Year 2002 Capital Investment Program. 

NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE's NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL REPORT

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water
Resources and Environment held a hearing on the National Academy of Science's
National Research Council Report on Assessing the Scientific Basis of the
Total Maximum Daily Load Approach to Water Pollution Reduction. Testimony was
heard from a public witness. 

CHILD SUPPORT AND FATHERHOOD PROPOSALS

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a hearing on
Child Support and Fatherhood Proposals. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Johnson of Connecticut, Cox, and Castle; and public witnesses. 

SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY PROGRAMS'--CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security held a hearing on
Social Security Disability Programs' Challenges and Opportunities. Testimony
was heard from Larry G. Massanari, Acting Commissioner of Social Security,
SSA; Stanford G. Ross, Chairman, Social Security Advisory Board; and public
witnesses. 

NIMA

Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Technical and Tactical
Intelligence met in executive session to hold a hearing on NIMA. Testimony was
heard from departmental witnesses. 



2001/06/29
Daily Digest - Friday, June 29, 2001; pages D661 - D664

Committee Meetings

No Committee meetings were held. 



2001/07/09
Daily Digest - Monday, July 9, 2001; pages D666 - D672

Committee Meetings

No Committee meetings were held.



2001/07/10
Daily Digest - Tuesday, July 10, 2001; pages D673 - D680

Committee Meetings

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS AND THE FOREIGN
OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported the following appropriations for
fiscal year 2002: Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary; and the Foreign
Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs. 

VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
approved for full Committee action the VA, HUD and Independent Agencies
appropriations for fiscal year 2002. 

ENERGY ADVANCEMENT AND CONSERVATION ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality began
discussion of the Energy Advancement and Conservation Act of 2001. 

Will continue tomorrow. 

BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION PROTOCOL

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans'
Affairs and International Relations held a hearing on Biological Weapons
Convention Protocol: Status and Implications. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of State: Ambassador Donald A. Mahley,
Special Negotiator for Chemical and Biological Arms Control, and Edward Lacey,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Verification and Compliance; and a
public witness.  

VETERANS LEGISLATION

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Benefits held a hearing on the
following bills: H.R. 862, to amend title 38, United States Code, to add
Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2) to the list of diseases presumed to be
service-connected for veterans exposed to certain herbicide agents; H.R. 1406,
Gulf War Undiagnosed Illness Act of 2001; H.R. 1435, Veterans Emergency
Telephone Service Act of 2001; H.R. 1746, to amend title 38, United States
Code, to require that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs establish a single
1-800 telephone number for access by the public to veterans benefits
counselors; H.R. 1929, Native American Veterans Home Loan Act of 2001; H.R.
2359, to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the payment of
National Service Life Insurance and United States Government Life Insurance
proceeds to an alternate beneficiary; and H.R. 2361, Veterans Compensation
Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2001. Testimony was heard from Representative
Udall of New Mexico; Joseph Thompson, Under Secretary, Benefits, Veterans
Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; and representatives
of veterans organizations. 

RENEWAL OF NORMAL TRADE WITH CHINA

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing on Renewal
of Normal Trade Relations with China. Testimony was heard from Representatives
Wolf, Pelosi, Rohrabacher, Brown of Ohio and Blumenauer; Jeffrey A. Bader,
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative, China, Hong Kong, Mongolia, and Taiwan;
and public witnesses. 



2001/07/11
Daily Digest - Wednesday, July 11, 2001; pages D681 - D692

Committee Meetings

TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service and
General Government approved for full Committee action the Treasury, Postal
Service and General Government appropriations for fiscal year 2002. 

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BUDGET REQUEST

Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on the Fiscal Year 2002 National
Defense Authorization D687Budget request. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of the Air Force: James G. Roche,
Secretary; and Gen. Michael E. Ryan, USAF, Chief of Staff. 

                                    [Page: D687]

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BUDGET REQUEST

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installation and
Facilities held a hearing on the Fiscal Year 2002 National Defense
Authorization Budget request. Testimony was heard from the following officials
of the Department of Defense: Raymond F. DuBois, Jr., Deputy Under Secretary
(Installations and Environment); Maj. Gen. Robert L. Van Antwerp, Jr., USA,
Assistant Chief of Staff, Installations Management, Department of the Army;
Rear Adm. David D. Pruett, USN, Director, Civil Engineering Readiness
Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Department of the Navy;
Maj. Gen, Earnest O. Robbins II, USAF, The Civil Engineer, Department of the
Air Force; and Lt. Gen. Gary S. McKissock, USMC, Deputy Commandant for
Installations and Logistics, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps. 

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BUDGET REQUEST

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Readiness held a hearing
on the Fiscal Year 2002 National Defense Authorization Budget request.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense:
Bruce Dauer, Director, Programs and Budget; Maj. Gen. Jerry L. Sinn, Deputy
Assistant Secretary (Budget), Department of the Army; Rear Adm. Albert T.
Church, USN, Director, Office of Budget/Fiscal Management, Department of the
Navy; Maj. Gen. Larry W. Northington, USAF, Director, Financial Management and
Budget, Department of the Air Force; and William J. Wallenhorst, USMC,
Director, Fiscal Division, Programs and Resources, Headquarters, U.S. Marine
Corps.  

DOD BUDGET PRIORITIES

Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the Department of Defense Budget
Priorities for Fiscal Year 2002. Testimony was heard from Paul D. Wolfowitz,
Deputy Secretary, Department of Defense. 

INTERNET EQUITY AND EDUCATION ACT

Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on 21st Century
approved for full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 1992, Internet Equity and
Education Act of 2001. 

HEALTH INSURANCE--POTENTIAL FOR DISCRIMINATION

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer
Protection held a hearing on "The Potential for Discrimination in Health
Insurance Based on Predictive Genetic Tests." Testimony was heard from
Representatives Slaughter and Morella; and public witnesses. 

ENERGY ADVANCEMENT AND CONSERVATION ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality began
markup of the Energy Advancement and Conservation Act of 2001. 

Will continue tomorrow. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health approved for full
Committee action the following measures: H.R. 2441, to amend the Public Health
Service Act to redesignate a facility as the National Hansen's Disease
Programs Center; H.R. 1340, Biomedical Research Assistance Voluntary Option
Act; H.R. 717, amended, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Childhood Assistance,
Research and Education Amendments of 2001; H.R. 943, amended, Flu Vaccine
Availability Act of 2001; H. Con. Res. 61, expressing support for a National
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Awareness Month; H. Con. Res. 36, amended, urging
increased Federal funding for juvenile (Type 1) diabetes research; H. Con.
Res. 25, amended, expressing the sense of the Congress regarding tuberous
sclerosis; and H. Con. Res. 84, supporting the goals of Red Ribbon Week in
promoting drug-free communities. 

CBO REPORT; SECONDARY MORTGAGE ENTERPRISES REGULATORY IMPROVEMENT ACT

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance
and Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing on the following: the CBO
Report entitled "Federal Subsidies and the Housing GSEs;" and H.R. 1409,
Secondary Mortgage Market Enterprises Regulatory Improvement Act. Testimony
was heard from public witnesses. 

EXPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT

Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on Export Administration
Act: The Case for Its Renewal (Part III). Testimony was heard from Senator
Enzi; John Bolton, Under Secretary, Arms Control and International Security,
Department of State; David Tarbell, Deputy Under Secretary, Technology
Security Policy, Department of Defense; and public witnesses. 

                                    [Page: D688]

THE BALKANS

Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Europe held a hearing on
The Balkans: What Has Been Accomplished; What is the Agenda for the Next Five
Years? Testimony was heard from A. Elizabeth Jones, Assistant Secretary,
Bureau of European Affairs, Department of State; Daniel P. Serwer, Director,
Balkans Initiative, U.S. Institute of Peace; and a public witness. 

RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION--WESTERN EUROPE

Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on International Operations
and Human Rights held a hearing on Religious Discrimination in Western Europe.
Testimony was heard from Lorne W. Craner, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State; and public witnesses. 

TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION, AND COPYRIGHT HARMONIZATION ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, The Internet, and
Intellectual Property approved for full Committee action S. 487, Technology,
Education, and Copyright Harmonization Act of 2001. 

OVERSIGHT--LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COMMUNITY EFFORTS--CRIMES AGAINST SENIORS

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime held an oversight hearing on
Law Enforcement and Community Efforts-To Address Crimes Against Seniors.
Testimony was heard from Frank Donaghue, Chief Deputy Attorney General, and
Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Office of the Attorney General, State
of Pennsylvania; Michele J. Bruno, State Director, Triad Program, Office of
the Attorney General, State of Virginia; Joseph Pollock, Sheriff, Burnet,
Texas; and Susan Reed, District Attorney, Bexar County, San Antonio, Texas. 

ENERGY SECURITY ACT

Committee on Resources: Held a hearing on H.R. 2436, Energy Security Act.
Testimony was heard from Gale A. Norton, Secretary of the Interior; J. Bennett
Johnston, former Senator, State of Louisiana; and public witnesses. 

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT--PROHIBIT FLAG DESECRATION

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a modified closed rule providing
two hours of debate in the House on H.J. Res. 36, proposing an amendment to
the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the
physical desecration of the flag of the United States, equally divided and
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the
Judiciary. The rule makes in order an amendment in the nature of a substitute,
if offered by Representative Conyers or his designee, which shall be
separately debatable for one hour equally divided between the proponent and an
opponent. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without
instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman Sensenbrenner and
Representative Watt of North Carolina. 

BIPARTISAN CAMPAIGN REFORM ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a structured rule providing one
hour of general debate on H.R. 2356, Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2001,
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of
the Committee on House Administration. The rule waives all points of order
against consideration of the bill. The rule makes in order only those
amendments printed in the Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution,
which may be offered 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 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. The rule provides one
motion to recommit with or without instructions. The rule provides that after
passage of H.R. 2356, it shall be in order to consider in the House S. 27 and
waives all points of order against the Senate bill and against its
consideration. The rule makes in order a motion to strike all after the
enacting clause of the Senate bill and insert in lieu thereof the provisions
of H.R. 2356 as passed by the House. The rule waives all points of order
against the motion to strike and insert. Finally, the rule provides that, if
the motion to strike and insert is adopted and the Senate bill, as amended, is
passed, it shall be in order to move that the House insist on its amendment
and request a conference with the Senate thereon. Testimony was heard from
Chairman Ney and Representatives Burton of Indiana, Gekas, Shays, Rohrabacher,
Bartlett, English, Brady of Texas, Hayes, Flake, Hart, Issa, Platts, Hoyer,
Obey, Clement, Slaughter, Price of North Carolina, Faleomavaega, Nadler,
Hastings of Florida, Hilliard, Stupak, Bentsen, Jackson-Lee of Texas, and
Moore. 

CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES--REGULATORY MORASS

Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on "The Regulatory Morass at the
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: A Prescription for Bad Medicine."
Testimony was heard from Representatives Toomey and Berkley; and public
witnesses. 

                                    [Page: D689]

OVERSIGHT--GAO REPORT ON FAA RULEMAKING PROCESS

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Aviation held
an oversight hearing on the GAO Report on the FAA Rulemaking Process.
Testimony was heard from Gerald L. Dillingham, Director, Physical
Infrastructure Issues, GAO; Margaret Gilligan, Deputy Associate Administrator,
Regulation and Certification, FAA, Department of Transportation; and public
witnesses. 

GREAT LAKES LEGACY ACT

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water
Resources and Environment held a hearing on H.R. 1070, Great Lakes Legacy Act
of 2001. Testimony was heard from Representative Kirk; and public witnesses. 

COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS ACT

Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 7, Community
Solutions Act of 2001. 

ADMINISTRATION's BUDGET PROPOSALS

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a hearing on
the Administration's Budget Proposals. Testimony was heard from Dennis P.
Williams, Acting Assistant Secretary, Management and Budget, Department of
Health and Human Services. 

HANSSEN CASE

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to
receive a briefing on the Hanssen case. The Committee was briefed by
departmental officials. 



2001/07/12
Daily Digest - Thursday, July 12, 2001; pages D693 - D704

Committee Meetings

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BUDGET REQUEST

Committee on Armed Services: Continued hearings on the Fiscal Year 2002
National Defense Authorization Budget request. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of the Navy: Gordon R. England,
Secretary; Adm. Vern Clark, USN, Chief of Naval Operations; and Gen. James L.
Jones, USMC, Commandant, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps.

Will continue July 18. 

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BUDGET REQUEST

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Procurement and the Subcommittee
on Research and Development held a joint hearing on the Fiscal Year 2002
National Defense Authorization Budget request. Testimony was heard from E.C.
Aldridge, Under Secretary, Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Department
of Defense. 

                                    [Page: D700]

ENERGY ADVANCEMENT AND CONSERVATION ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality
continued markup of the Energy Advancement and Conservation Act of 2001.
Approved for full Committee action as amended the Energy Advancement and
Conservation Act of 2001. 

CONSUMER RENTAL PURCHASE AGREEMENT ACT

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and
Consumer Credit held a hearing on H.R. 1701, Consumer Rental Purchase
Agreement Act. Testimony was heard from Dolores Smith, Director, Division of
Consumer Affairs, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System; Howard Beales,
Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, FTC; David J. Gilles, Assistant
Attorney General, Department of Justice, State of Wisconsin; and public
witnesses. 

INTERNET GAMBLING

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing on Internet Gambling. Testimony was heard from John Peter
Suarez, Director, Division of Gaming Enforcement, Department of Law and Public
Safety, State of New Jersey; and public witnesses. 

EMERGING THREATS: METHAMPHETAMINES

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy
and Human Resources held a hearing on Emerging Threats: Methamphetamines.
Testimony was heard from Joseph Keefe, Chief of Operations, DEA, Department of
Justice; and public witnesses. 

AFRICAN CRISIS

Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Africa held a hearing on
African Crisis Response Initiative: A Security Building Block. Testimony was
heard from William M. Bellamy, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
African Affairs, Department of State; Mamadou Mansour Seck, Ambassador,
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Republic of Senegal; and a public witness. 

FREE TRADE AREA IMPORTANCE

Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere held
a hearing on the Importance of the Free Trade Area of the Americans (FTAA) to
U.S. Foreign Policy. Testimony was heard from Peter F. Allgeier, Associate
U.S. Trade Representative, Western Hemisphere. 

BORN-ALIVE INFANTS PROTECTION ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution approved for full
Committee action H.R. 2175, Born-Alive Infants Protection Act of 2001. 

Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on this legislation.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and
Intellectual Property held an oversight hearing on the Whois Database: Privacy
and Intellectual Property Issues. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

OCEAN EXPLORATION

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and
Oceans and the Subcommittee on Research and the Subcommittee on Environment,
Technology and Standards of the Committee on Science held a joint hearing on
ocean exploration, and the development and implementation of coastal and ocean
observing systems. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Commerce: Scott B. Gudes, Acting Under Secretary, Oceans and
Atmosphere; and Alfred M. Beeton, Senior Science Advisor, NOAA; Adm. Jay M.
Cohen, USN, Chief, Office of Naval Research, Department of Defense; Rita R.
Colwell, Director, NSF; and public witnesses. 

LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE

Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a hearing on
Life in the Universe. Testimony was heard from Ed Weiler, Associate
Administrator, Space Science, NASA; and public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT--HOUSEHOLD GOODS MOVING INDUSTRY

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Highways and
Transit held an oversight hearing on the Household Goods Moving Industry.
Testimony was heard from JayEtta E. Hecker, Director, Physical Infrastructure
Team, GAO; Julie A. Cirillo, Acting Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration, Department of Transportation; Eileen Harrington,
Associate Director, Marketing Practices, FTC; and public witnesses. 

VETERANS' BENEFITS ACT

Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Benefits approved for full
Committee action the Veterans' Benefits Act of 2001. 

                                    [Page: D701]

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 1954, ILSA
Extension Act of 2001. 

The Committee also adversely reported the following measures: H.J. Res. 50,
disapproving the extension of the waiver authority contained in section 402(c)
of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to the People's Republic of China; H.J.
Res. 55, disapproving the extension of the waiver authority contained in
section 402(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to Vietnam. 

TAXPAYER ADVOCATE REPORT AND LOW-INCOME TAXPAYER CLINICS

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing on
Taxpayer Advocate Report and Low-Income Taxpayer Clinics. Testimony was heard
from Nina E. Olson, National Taxpayer Advocate, IRS, Department of the
Treasury; and public witnesses. 



2001/07/16
Daily Digest - Monday, July 16, 2001; pages D705 - D710

Committee Meetings

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on the
Secretary of Defense. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Defense: Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary; Gen. Harry H. Shelton,
USA, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Dov Zakheim, Comptroller. 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on the Secretary of the Air Force.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of the Air
Force: James G. Roche, Secretary; and Gen. Michael E. Ryan, USAF, Chief of
Staff. 

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BUDGET REQUEST

Committee on Armed Services: On July 13, the Special Oversight Panel on the
Merchant Marine held a hearing on the Fiscal Year 2002 National Defense
Authorization Budget request. Testimony was heard from Bruce J. Carlton,
Acting Deputy Administrator, Maritime Administration, Department of
Transportation. 

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing one hour of
debate on H.R. 2500, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce,
Justice, and State, the Judiciary and related agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2002. The rule on waives all points of order against
consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the bill shall be considered
for amendment by paragraph. The rule waives clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting
unauthorized or legislative provisions in an appropriations bill) against
provisions in the bill, except as otherwise specified in the rule. The rule
authorizes 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 Representatives Wolf, Serrano and Moran of Virginia.



2001/07/17
Daily Digest - Tuesday, July 17, 2001; pages D711 - D720

Committee Meetings

DRAFT FARM BILL CONCEPT

Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing to review Draft Farm Bill Concept.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES AND THE TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE, GENERAL
GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS; BUDGET ALLOCATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported the following appropriation
bills for fiscal year 2002: VA, HUD and Independent Agencies; and the
Treasury, Postal Service and General Government. 

The Committee also approved revised Suballocations of Budget Allocations for
fiscal year 2002. 

21ST CENTURY--IMPROVING AMERICA'S SCHOOLS

Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Education Reform
held a hearing on "From Research to Practice: Improving America's Schools in
the 21st Century." Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

RETIREMENT SECURITY ADVICE ACT

Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Employer-Employee
Relations held a hearing on H. R. 2269, Retirement Security Advice Act of
2001. Testimony was heard from Ann L. Combs, Assistant Secretary, Pension and
Welfare Benefits, Department of Labor; and public witnesses. 

ENERGY CONSERVATION AND ADVANCEMENT ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Began markup of the Energy Conservation and
Advancement Act. 

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Will continue tomorrow. 

21ST CENTURY--ELDERLY HOUSING AND AFFORDABILITY

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing and Community
Opportunity held a hearing entitled "Elderly Housing and Affordability for the
21st Century." Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

STEM CELL RESEARCH

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy
and Human Resources held a hearing on " Opportunities and Advancements in Stem
Cell Research." Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

TOWARD GREATER PUBLIC-PRIVATE COLLABORATION

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement
Policy held a hearing entitled "Toward Greater Public-Private Collaboration in
Research and Development: How the Treatment of Intellectual Property Rights is
Minimizing Innovation in the Federal Government." Testimony was heard from
Jack Brock, Managing Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, GAO;
Deidre Lee, Director, Defense Procurement, Department of Defense; Eric Fygi,
Deputy General Counsel, Department of Energy; and public witnesses. 

ENERGY SECURITY ACT


Committee on Resources: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 2436, Energy
Security Act. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public
Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1518, Avery Point Lighthouse
Restoration Act of 2001; H.R. 1776, Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area Act;
and H.R. 2114, National Monument Fairness Act of 2001. Testimony was heard
from Representatives Green of Texas and Simmons; the following officials of
the Department of the Interior: John Robbins, Assistant Director, Cultural
Resources, Stewardship and Partnership, National Park Service; and Tom Fulton,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management; Dee Hauber, Mayor,
Groton, Connecticut; James L. Streeter, Co-Chairman, Avery Point Lighthouse
Society, Groton, Connecticut; and public witnesses. 

COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a modified closed rule providing 1
hour of debate on H.R. 7, Community Solutions Act of 2001. The rule waives all
points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that, in
lieu of the amendments recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means and the
Committee on the Judiciary, the amendment in the nature of a substitute
printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 1 shall be considered as
adopted. The rule provides for consideration of the amendment in the nature of
a substitute printed in the Rules Committee report, if offered by
Representative Rangel or Representative Conyers or a designee, which shall be
considered as read, and shall be separately debatable for one hour equally
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. The rule waives all
points of order against consideration of the amendment printed in the report.
Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without
instructions. Testimony was heard from Representatives Foley, Sensenbrenner,
Rangel, Cardin, Thurman, Frank and Scott. 

REGROWING RURAL AMERICA

Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, Agriculture
and Technology held a hearing on Regrowing Rural America Through Value-Added
Agriculture. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

OMNIBUS MARITIME IMPROVEMENT ACT

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast Guard
and Maritime Transportation approved for full Committee action H.R. 2481,
Omnibus Maritime Improvements Act of 2001. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Economic
Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management approved for full
Committee action the following bills: H.R. 2501, Appalachian Regional
Development Reauthorization Act of 2001; and H.R. 988, to designate the United
States courthouse located at 40 Centre Street in New York, New York, as the
"Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse." 

TAX CODE SIMPLIFICATION


Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight and the Subcommittee on
Select Revenue Measures held a joint hearing on Tax Code Simplification.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

TRADE AGENCY BUDGET AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER CUSTOMS ISSUES

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing on Trade
Agency Budget Authorizations and other Customs Issues. Testimony was heard
from Representatives Filner and Gonzalez; from the following officials of the
Department of the Treasury: Charles W. Winwood, Acting Commissioner, U.S.
Customs Service; and Dennis S. Schindel, Deputy Inspector General; Peter
Allfgeier, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative; Laurie E. Ekstrand, Director,
Justice Issues, GAO; and public witnesses. 



2001/07/18
Daily Digest - Wednesday, July 18, 2001; pages D721 - D732

Committee Meetings

DRAFT FARM BILL CONCEPT

Committee on Agriculture: Continued hearings to review Draft Farm Bill
Concept. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

Hearings continue tomorrow. 

NO SCHOOL LEFT BEHIND ACT--SENATE SCHOOL PESTICIDE PROVISION

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight,
Nutrition and Forestry held a hearing to review school pesticide provision
included in Senate amendment to H.R. 1, No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BUDGET REQUEST

Committee on Armed Services: Concluded hearings on the Fiscal Year 2002
National Defense Authorization Budget Request. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of the Amy: Thomas E. White, Secretary;
and Gen. Eric K. Shinseki, Chief of Staff. 

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BUDGET REQUEST

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a hearing
on the Fiscal Year 2002 National Defense Authorization Budget request.
Testimony was heard from officials of the Department of Defense: David S.C.
Chu, Under Secretary, Personnel and Readiness; Rear Adm. J. Jarrett Clinton,
USN, U.S. Public Health Service, Acting Assistant Secretary, Health Affairs;
Lt. Gen. Timothy J. Maude, USA, Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel and Lt. Gen.
James B. Peake, USA, Surgeon General, both with the Department of the Army;
Vice Adm. Norbert R. Ryan, Jr., USN, Chief of Naval Personnel, Vice Adm.
Richard A. Nelson, USA, Surgeon General, and Lt. Gen. Garry L. Parks, USMC,
Deputy Commandant, Manpower and Reserve Affairs, U.S. Marine Corps, all with
the Department of the Navy; Lt. Gen. Donald L. Peterson, USAF, Deputy Chief of
Staff; and Lt. Gen. Paul K. Carlton, Jr., Surgeon General, both with the
Department of the Air Force; Lt. Gen. Russell Davis, USAF, Chief, National
Guard Bureau; Lt. Gen. Thomas J. Plewes, USA, Chief, U.S. Army Reserve; Vice
Adm. John B. Totushek, USN, Chief, U.S. Naval Reserve; Lt. Gen. James E.
Sherrard III, USAF, Chief, Air Force Reserve and Commander, Air Force Reserve
Command; Lt. Gen. Dennis M. McCarthy, USMC, Commander, Marine Forces Reserve;
Lt. Gen. Roger C. Schultz, USA, Director, Army National Guard; and Maj. Gen.
Paul A. Weaver, Jr., USAF, Director, Air National Guard. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Began markup of the Energy Advancement and
Conservation Act of 2001. 

Ordered reported the following: H.R. 2441, to amend the Public Health Service
Act to redesignate a facility as the National Hansen's Disease Programs
Center; H.R. 717, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Childhood Assistance, Research
and Education Amendments of 2001; H.R. 943, amended, Flu Vaccine Availability
Act of 2001; H. Con. Res. 61, expressing support for a National Reflex
Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) Awareness Month; H. Con. Res. 36, urging increased
Federal funding for juvenile (Type 1) Diabetes research; H. Con. Res. 25,
expressing the Sense of the Congress regarding Tuberous Sclerosis; and H. Con.
Res. 84; supporting the goals of Red Ribbon Week in promoting drug-free
communities.  

MONETARY POLICY--STATE OF THE ECONOMY

Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing on Monetary Policy and the
State of the Economy. Testimony was heard from Alan Greenspan, Chairman, Board
of Governors, Federal Reserve System. 

CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRIES--CIA'S RESISTANCE

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Efficiency,
Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations and the Subcommittee on
National Security, Veterans' Affairs and International Relations held a joint
hearing on "Is the CIA's refusal to cooperate with Congressional inquiries a
threat to effective oversight of the operations of the Federal Government?"
Testimony was heard from Henry L. Hinton, Jr., Managing Director, Defense
Capabilities and Management, GAO; R. James Woolsey, former Director, CIA;
former Representative Lee Hamilton of Indiana and former Chairman, House
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; and public witnesses. 

INDONESIA IN TRANSITION

Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on East Asia and the
Pacific held a hearing on Indonesia in Transition: Implication for U.S.
Interests. Testimony was heard from Ralph L. Boyce, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State. 

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SILENCING CENTRAL ASIA

Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on International Operations
and Human Rights, and the Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia held
a joint hearing on Silencing Central Asia: the Voice of Dissidents. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Department of State: Michael E.
Parmly, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human
Rights, and Labor; and William B. Taylor, Coordinator, U.S. Assistance to the
New Independent States; and public witnesses. 

INTERNET TAX MORATORIUM AND EQUITY ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law
held a hearing on H.R. 1410, Internet Tax Moratorium and Equity Act. Testimony
was heard from Representative Istook; and public witnesses. 

FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a modified open rule providing 1
hour of debate on H.R. 2506, making appropriations for foreign operations,
export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2002. The rule waives points of order against consideration of the bill
for failure to comply with clause 4 of rule XIII (requiring a three-day
layover of the committee report and requiring the three-day availability of
printed hearings on a general appropriations bill). The rule provides that the
amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying the
resolution shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of
the Whole. The rule waives points of order against provisions in the bill as
amended for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting
unauthorized or legislative provisions in a general appropriations bill or
prohibiting reappropriations in a general appropriations bill), except as
specified in the rule. 

The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in the Congressional
Record and pro forma amendments for the purpose of debate. The rule provides
that each amendment printed in the Congressional Record may be offered only by
the Member who caused it to be printed or his designee, and that each
amendment shall be considered as read. Finally, the rule provides one motion
to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Kolbe, Lowey and Pelosi. 

COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY ACT; VOTING TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS
ACT

Committee on Science: Ordered reported, as amended, the following bills: H.R.
2460, Comprehensive Energy Research and Technology Act of 2001; and H.R. 2275,
Voting Technology Standards Act of 2001. 

DIRECT GOVERNMENT COMPETITION WITH PRIVATE SECTOR SMALL BUSINESSES

Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing entitled "A Review of Direct
Government Competition with Private Sector Small Businesses." Testimony was
heard from Arthur Hamerschlag, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Veterans Health
Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; Michael Spates, Manager,
Delivery Options, U.S. Postal Service; and public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; COMMITTEE BUSINESS

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Ordered reported the following
bills: H.R. 2481, amended, Omnibus Maritime Improvements Act of 2001; H.R.
2501, Appalachian Regional Development Reauthorization Act of 2001; and H.R.
988, to designate the United States courthouse located at 40 Centre Street in
New York, New York, as the "Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse." 

The Committee also approved 47 public building resolutions and other pending
Committee business. 

OVERSIGHT--NAFTA

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Highways and
Transit held an oversight hearing on NAFTA: Arbitration Panel Decision and
Safety Issues with Regard to Opening the U.S./Mexican Border to Motor
Carriers. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department
of Transportation: Norman E. Mineta, Secretary; and Kenneth M. Mead, Inspector
General; Peter F. Allgeier, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative; Henry Cuellar,
Secretary of State, Texas; and public witnesses. 

ENERGY TAX POLICY ACT

Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 2511, Energy
Tax Policy Act of 2001. 



2001/07/19
Daily Digest - Thursday, July 19, 2001; pages D733 - D742

Committee Meetings

DRAFT FARM BILL CONCEPT

Committee on Agriculture: Concluded hearings to review Draft Farm Bill
Concept. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE

Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on national missile defense.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense:
Paul Wolfowitz, Deputy Secretary; and Lt. Gen. Ronald Kadish, USAF, Director,
Ballistic Missile Defense Organization. 

FEDERAL BUDGET PROCESS--STRUCTURAL REFORM

Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on Federal Budget Process Structural
Reform. Testimony was heard from Representative Cox; Barry B. Anderson, Deputy
Director, CBO; Susan J. Irving, Director, Federal Budget Analysis, GAO; the
following former Representatives: William E. Frenzel, State of Minnesota and
Robert L. Livingston, State of Louisiana; and Robert D. Reischauer, former
Director, CBO. 

ENERGY ADVANCEMENT AND CONSERVATION ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported, as amended, the Energy
Advancement and Conservation Act of 2001. 

FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing and Community
Opportunity held a hearing on national Flood Insurance program and repetitive
loss properties including the following bills: H.R. 1428, Two Floods and You
Are Out of the Taxpayers' Pocket Act of 2001; and H.R. 1551, Repetitive Flood
Loss Reduction Act of 2001. Testimony was heard from Representatives Bereuter,
Baker, Bentsen and Blumenauer; Bob Shea, Acting Administrator, Flood Insurance
Administration and Mitigation Directorate, FEMA; Stan Czerwinski, Director,
Physical Infrastructure, GAO; and public witnesses.  

AUDIO-VISUAL TECHNOLOGY BENEFITS--ADDRESSING RACIAL PROFILING

Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing on "The Benefits of
Audio-Visual Technology in Addressing Racial Profiling." Testimony was heard
from Viet Dinh, Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice; Royce West
and Robert Duncan, both members of the Senate, State of Texas; Col. Charles
Dunbar, Jr., Superintendent, State Police, State Of New Jersey; and public
witnesses. 

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MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime approved for full Committee
action, as amended, the following bills: H.R. 2505, Human Cloning Prohibition
Act of 2001; and H.R. 1007, James Guelff Body Armor Act of 2001. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and
Oceans approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 1230,
Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Establishment Act; and H.R. 2062,
amended, to extend the effective period of the consent of Congress to the
interstate compact relating to the restoration of Atlantic salmon to the
Connecticut River Basin and creating the Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon
Commission. 

OVERSIGHT--WESTERN ALASKA AND WESTERN PACIFIC COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT QUOTA
PROGRAMS

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and
Oceans held a hearing to oversee the Western Alaska and Western Pacific
Community Development Quota Programs, and on H.R. 553, Western Alaska
Community Development Quota Program Implementation Improvement Act of 2001.
Testimony was heard from Jim Balsiger, Alaska Regional Administrator, National
Marine Fisheries Services, NOAA, Department of Commerce; Jeffrey Bush, Deputy
Commissioner, Department of Community and Economic Development, State of
Alaska; and public witnesses.  

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation, and Public
Lands held an oversight hearing on the detrimental effects of Mormon crickets,
and other grasshoppers, to the Great Basin area of the United States.
Testimony was heard from Senator Bennett; Nina Rose Hatfield, Acting Director,
Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Richard Dunkle, Deputy
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA; Carey
Peterson, Commissioner, Department of Agriculture and Food, State of Utah;
Michael Anderson, Mayor, Oak City, Utah; and a public witness.  

FY 2001 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS


Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a rule waiving all points of order
against the conference report on H.R. 2216, making supplemental appropriations
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001 and against its consideration.
The rule provides that the conference report shall be considered as read.
Testimony was heard from Chairman Young of Florida. 

NEXT GENERATION--AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a hearing on
Developing the Next Generation Air Traffic Management System. Testimony was
heard from Sam Venneri, Associate Administrator; Aerospace Technology, NASA;
Steve Zaidman, Associate Administrator, Research and Acquisitions, FAA,
Department of Transportation; and public witnesses. 

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS

Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment and
Government Programs held a hearing on proposed legislation to increase the
extent and scope of services provided by Small Business Development Centers.
Testimony was heard from Representatives Sweeney, Brady of Pennsylvania and
Udall of New Mexico; Rudolph Cartier, Jr., Small Business Ombudsman, State of
New Hampshire; and public witnesses 

OVERSIGHT--STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water
Resources and Environment held an oversight hearing on Strategies to Address
Contaminated Sediments. Testimony was heard from Linda J. Fisher, Deputy
Administrator, EPA; Dominic Izzo, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army
(Civil Works), Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army; and public
witnesses. 

VETERANS BENEFITS ACT

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Ordered reported H.R. 2540, Veterans Benefits
Act of 2001. 

ADMINISTRATION'S PRINCIPLES TO STRENGTHEN AND MODERNIZE MEDICARE

Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on the Administration's Principles
to Strengthen and Modernize Medicare. Testimony was heard from Tommy G.
Thompson, Secretary of Health and Human Services. 

DECEPTIVE MAILING CONCERNING TAX REFUNDS

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing on
Deceptive Mailing Concerning Tax Refunds. Testimony was heard from Robert E.
Wenzel, Commissioner, IRS, Department of the Treasury; and L.E.. Maxwell,
Inspector In Charge, Fraud, Child Exploitation, and Asset Forfeiture Division,
Postal Inspection Service. U.S. Postal Service. 

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STATE DEPARTMENT BUDGET ISSUES

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to hold a
hearing on Department of State Budget Issues. Testimony was heard from
departmental witnesses. 



2001/07/20
Daily Digest - [Friday, July 20, 2001]; pages D744 - D750

Committee Meetings

LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative approved for full
Committee action the Legislative appropriations for fiscal year 2002. 

CURB CHILDREN'S EXPOSURE TO VIOLENT CONTENT--ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY'S EFFORTS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the
Internet held a hearing entitled: "An Examination of the Entertainment
Industry's Efforts to Curb Children's Exposure to Violent Content." Testimony
was heard from C. Lee Peeler, Associate Director, Advertising Practices, FTC;
and public witnesses. 

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PRISONER RELEASE IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on the District of Columbia held
a hearing on "Prisoner Release in the District of Columbia--The Role of
Halfway Houses and Community Supervision in Prisoner Rehabilitation."
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Justice:
Kathleen Hawk Sawyer, Director, Bureau of Prisons; and Edward Riley, Chairman,
U.S. Parole Commission; Laurie E. Ekstrand, Director, Justice Issues, GAO;
from the following officials of the District of Columbia: Kathy Patterson,
Chair, Committee on the Judiciary, City Council; Margret Nedelkoff Kellems,
Deputy Mayor, Public Safety and Justice; Charles H. Ramsey, Chief of Police;
John Clark, Corrections Trustee, Office of the Corrections Trustee; James
Anthony, Deputy Director, Department of Corrections; and Jasper E. Ormond,
Jr., Interim Director, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency; and a
public witness. 



2001/07/23
Daily Digest - Monday, July 23, 2001; pages D751 - D756

Committee Meetings

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
to hold a hearing on Intelligence Budget Overview. Testimony was heard from
George J. Tenet, Director, CIA. 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on the Navy/Marine Corps Budget Overview.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense:
Gordon England, Secretary of the Navy; Vice Adm. Vernon E. Clark, USN, Chief
of Naval Operations; and Gen. James Jones, USMC, Commander, U.S. Marine Corps. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction held a
hearing on 2002 Budget Overview. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Defense: Dov Zakheim, Under Secretary
(Comptroller and Chief Financial Officer); Ray Dubois, Deputy Secretary,
(Installations and Environment); Paul Johnson, Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Installations and Housing; Maj. Gen. Robert Van Antwerp, USA, Assistant Chief
of Staff, Installation Management; Maj. Gen. James Helmly, USA, Commander
(TPU), 78th Division (Training Support), U.S. Army Reserves; and Brig. Gen.
Michael Squier, USA, Deputy Director, National Guard, all with the Department
of the Army; Duncan Holaday, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Installations and
Facilities; Rear Adm. Michael Johnson, USN, Commander, Facilities Engineering
Command; Brig. Gen. Michael Lehnert, USMC, Commanding General, 2nd Force
Service Support Group, Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune; and Rear Adm. Noel
Preston, USN, Deputy Director, Naval Reserve, all with the Department of the
Navy; Jim Dishner, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Installations; Maj. Gen.
Earnest Robbins, USAF, The Air Force Civil Engineer, Deputy Chief of Staff,
Installations and Logistics; Maj. Gen. Paul Weaver, USAF, Director, Air
National Guard; and Brig. Gen. Robert Duignan, USAF, Deputy to Chief of Air
Force Reserve; all with the Department of the Air Force. 

COMBATING TERRORISM

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans'
Affairs, and International Relations held a hearing on Combating Terrorism:
Federal Response to a Biological Weapons Attack. Testimony was heard from
Frank Keating, Governor, State of Oklahoma; Scott Lillibridge, Director,
Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Program, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services; former Senator Sam
Nunn, State of Georgia; Maj. Gen. William A. Cugno, The Adjutant General,
State of Connecticut; Maj. Gen. Ronald O. Harrision, The Adjutant General,
State of Florida; Patrick Quinlisk, Medical Director and State Epidemiologist,
Department of Public Health, State of Iowa; Marcelle Layton, Assistant
Commissioner, Communicable Diseases, Department of Health, New York City; and
public witnesses. 



2001/07/24
Daily Digest - Tuesday, July 24, 2001; pages D757 - D766

Committee Meetings

GENETIC NON-DISCRIMINATION

Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Employer-Employee
Relations, hearing on Genetic Non-Discrimination: Implications for Employers
and Employees. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION--FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT STATUS

Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Select Education
held a hearing on Status of Financial Management at the Department of
Education. Testimony was heard from Linda Calbom, Director, Division of
Financial Management and Assurance, GAO; and the following officials of the
Department of Education: William D. Hansen, Deputy Secretary; and Lorraine
Lewis, Inspector General. 

THIRD GENERATION WIRELESS SERVICE--U.S. DEPLOYMENT--WHEN AND WHERE

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the
Internet held a hearing entitled: "U.S. Deployment of Third Generation
Wireless Services: When Will It Happen and Where Will It Happen?" Testimony
was heard from William Hatch, Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of
Communications and Information, Department of Commerce; Julius P. Knapp,
Deputy Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology, FCC; Linton Wells,
Assistant Secretary, Command, Department of Defense; and public witnesses. 

CURRENCY--DESIGN AND SECURITY

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy,
Technology, and Economic Growth held a hearing on the design and security of
currency. Testimony was heard from Senator Allen; Representative Cantor; the
following officials of the Department of the Treasury: Thomas A. Ferguson,
Director, Bureau of Engraving and Printing; and Daniel G. Snow, Special Agent
in Charge, Counterfeit Division, U.S. Secret Service; and public witnesses. 

INTERNET GAMBLING PROPOSALS

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and
Consumer Credit held a hearing on H.R. 556, Unlawful Internet Gambling Funding
Prohibition Act, and other Internet gambling proposals. Testimony was heard
from Senator Kyl; Representatives Leach and Goodlatte; and public witnesses. 

DRUG-FREE COMMUNITIES SUPPORT PROGRAM--EXTEND AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, and Human
Resources, approved for full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 2991, to
extend the authorization of the Drug-Free Communities Support Program for an
additional 5 years, to authorize a National Community Antidrug Coalition
Institute. 

FEDERAL INTERAGENCY DATA--SECURITY AND NATIONAL SECURITY

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans'
Affairs, and International Relations held a hearing on Federal Interagency
Data-Sharing and National Security. Testimony was heard from Bruce Swartz,
Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, Department of Justice;
Bruce Townsend, Special Agent in Charge, Financial Crimes Division, U.S.
Secret Service, Department of the Treasury; Catherine Barry, Director,
Consular Affairs Visa Services, Department of State; and Col. Mike Deacy,
USAF, Assistant Deputy Director, Information Engineering, Defense Information
Systems Agency, Department of Defense. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported the following measures: H.R.
2175, Born-Alive Infants Protection Act of 2001; H.R. 2505, Human Cloning
Prohibition Act of 2001; H. Res. 193, requesting that the President focus
appropriate attention on the issues of neighborhood crime prevention,
community policing, and reduction of school crime by delivering speeches,
convening meetings, and directing his Administration to make reducing crime an
important priority; H.R. 2047, amended, Patent and Trademark Office
Authorization Act of 2002; H.R. 2048, to require a report on the operations of
the State Justice Institute; H.R. 2278, to provide for work authorization for
nonimmigrant spouses of intracompany transferees, and to reduce the period of
time during which certain intracompany transferees have to be continuously
employed before applying for admission to the United States; H.R. 2277, to
provide for work authorization for nonimmigrant spouses of treaty traders and
treaty investors; and H.R. 1007, amended, James Guelff Body Armor Act of 2001. 

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MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public
Lands held a hearing on the following bills:  H.R. 1456, Booker T. Washington
National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act of 2001; and H.R. 1814,
Metacomet-Monadnock-Sunapee-Mattabesett Trail Study Act of 2001. Testimony was
heard from Representatives Goode, Olver, Maloney of Connecticut, Johnson of
Connecticut and Neal of Massachusetts; Denis Galvin, Deputy Director, National
Park Service, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses. 

TREASURY/POSTAL SERVICE AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing one hour of
general debate on H.R. 2590, making appropriations for the Treasury
Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the
President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2002, equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. The rule waives all points
of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the
amendments printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying the
rule shall be considered as adopted. The rule waives points of order against
provisions in the bill, as amended, for failure to comply with clause 2 of
rule XXI (prohibiting unauthorized or legislative provisions in a general
appropriations bill). The rule provides that the bill shall be considered for
amendment by paragraph. The rule waives all points of order against the
amendment printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 5, which may be
offered only by Representative Smith of New Jersey or his designee and only at
the appropriate point in the reading of the bill and shall be considered as
read. The rule allows the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole 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 Representatives Istook,
Hoyer and Lowey. 

RENEWABLE FUELS

Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Rural Enterprise, Agriculture and
Technology held a hearing on renewable fuels. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

TRADE PROMOTION AUTHORITY/TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE

Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Tax, Finance, and Exports,
hearing on Trade Promotion Authority and the reauthorization of the Trade
Adjustment Assistant program, and their respective impacts on small business
exporters and farmers. Testimony was heard from Grant Aldonas, Under
Secretary, International Trade, International Trade Administration, Department
of Commerce; and public witnesses. 

HIGHWAY WORK ZONE SAFETY

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Highways and
Transit, hearing on Highway Work Zone Safety. Testimony was heard from Vincent
F. Schimmoller, Deputy Executive Director, Federal Highway Administration,
Department of Transportation; Ian MacGillivray, Director, Research Management
Division, Department of Transportation, State of Iowa; and public witnesses. 



2001/07/25
Daily Digest - Wednesday, July 25, 2001; pages D768 - D778

Committee Meetings

MEDICARE: THE NEED FOR REFORM

Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on Medicare: The Need for Reform.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the GAO: David M. Walker,
Comptroller General; and William J. Scanlon, Director-Health Care Issues;
Ruben Jose King-Shaw, Deputy Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services, Department of Health and Human Services; and public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Financial Services: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R.
2510, Defense Production Act Amendments of 2001; and H.R. 2589, Office of
Multifamily Housing Assistance Restructuring Extension Act of 2001. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Government Reform: Ordered reported the following measures: H.
Res. 125, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the
National Capital Planning Commission should adopt a plan that permanently
returns Pennsylvania Avenue to the use of residents, commuters, and visitors
to the Nation's capital and that protects the security of the people who live
and work in the White House, and that the President should adopt and implement
such a plan; H.R. 1499, District of Columbia College Access Act Technical
Corrections Act of 2001; H.R. 2061, to amend the charter of Southeastern
University of the District of Columbia; H.R. 2199, District of Columbia Police
Coordination Amendment Act of 2001; H.R. 2291, to extend the authorization of
the Drug-Free Communities Support Program for an additional 5 years, to
authorize a National Community Antidrug Coalition Institute; H.R. 2456, to
provide that Federal employees may retain for personal use promotional items
received as a result of travel in the course of employment; and H.R. 2559, to
amend chapter 90 of title 5, United States Code, relating to Federal long-term
care insurance. 

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MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on International Relations: Ordered reported H.R. 2602, to extend
the Export Administration Act until November 20, 2001. 

The Committee also favorably considered and adopted a motion urging the
Chairman to request that H. Con. Res. 178, concerning persecution of
Montagnard peoples in Vietnam, be considered on the Suspension Calendar. 

DAYTON ACCORDS

Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on the Dayton Accords: A
View From the Ground. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

CONSERVATION AND REINVESTMENT ACT

Committee on Resources: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 701, Conservation
and Reinvestment Act. 

SAME DAY CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS REPORTED BY THE COMMITTEE ON
RULES

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a resolution waiving clause 6(a)
of rule XIII (requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a rule on the same day
it is reported from the Rules Committee) against certain resolutions reported
from the Rules Committee. The resolution applies the waiver to a special rule
reported on the legislative day of Thursday, July 26, 2001, providing for
consideration or disposition of H.R. 2620, making appropriations for the
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development and for
sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002. 

VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Rules: Held a hearing on H.R. 2620, making appropriations for the
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development and for
sundry independent agencies, commissions, corporations, and offices for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2002. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Walsh, Mollohan, Obey, Bishop, and Jackson-Lee of Texas. 

BIENNIAL BUDGETING

Committee on Rules: Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process held a
hearing on Biennial Budgeting. Testimony was heard from Representatives Bass,
Luther, Hobson, Knollenberg, Price of North Carolina and Barton of Texas;
Mitchell E. Daniels, Director, OMB; and public witnesses. 

REDUCING REGULATORY AND PAPERWORK BURDENS ON SMALL HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS

Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing entitled "Reducing Regulatory and
Paperwork Burdens on Small Healthcare Providers: Proposals from the Executive
Branch." Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of
Health and Human Services: Thomas Scully, Administrator, Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services; and George Grob, Deputy Inspector General; and John
Graham, Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB. 

AMTRAK AND HIGH SPEED RAIL--CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Railroads held
a hearing on Current Status and Future Prospects of Amtrak and High Speed
Rail. Testimony was heard from Kenneth Mead, Inspector General, Department of
Transportation; JayEtta Hecker, Director, Physical Infrastructure Team, GAO;
George Warrington, President and CEO, National Railroad Passenger Corporation
(AMTRAK); and public witnesses. 

INTELLIGENCE BUDGET ISSUES

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to hold a
hearing on Intelligence Budget Issues. Testimony was heard from departmental
witnesses. 



2001/07/26
Daily Digest - Thursday, July 26, 2001; pages D780 - D788

Committee Meetings

AGRICULTURAL ACT

Committee on Agriculture: Began markup of H.R. 2646, Agriculture Act of 2001. 

                                    [Page: D785]

Will continue tomorrow. 

LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported a measure making appropriations
for the Legislative Branch for the Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2002. 

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT

Committee on Armed Services: Special Oversight Panel on the Merchant Marine
approved recommendations to H.R. 2586, National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2002. 

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT

Committee on Armed Services: Special Oversight Panel on Morale, Welfare and
Recreation approved recommendations to H.R. 2586, National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002. 

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Readiness approved for
full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 2586, National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2002. 

CONSUMER INFORMATION USE

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer
Protection held a hearing on "How Do Businesses Use Customer Information: Is
the Customer's Privacy Protected?" Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

MEDICARE MODERNIZATION

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing
entitled "Medicare Modernization: Examining the President's Framework for
Strengthening the Program." Testimony was heard from Tommy Thompson, Secretary
of Health and Human Services. 

MARKET DATA

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance,
and Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing entitled "Market Data II:
Implications to investors and market transparency of granting ownership rights
over stock quotes." Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

DEPOSIT INSURANCE REFORM

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and
Consumer Credit held a hearing entitled "Viewpoints of Select Regulators on
Deposit Insurance Reform." Testimony was heard from Laurence H. Meyer, member,
Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System; and the following officials of the
Department of the Treasury: Sheila Bair, Assistant Secretary, Financial
Institutions; John D. Hawke, Jr., Comptroller; and Ellen Seidman, Director,
Office of Thrift Supervision. 

AMERICANS ABROAD

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Census held a hearing on
Americans Abroad, How Can We Count Them? Testimony was heard from
Representative Gilman; Edward Betancourt, Director, Office of Policy Review
and Interagency Liaison Overseas Citizens Services, Bureau of Consular
Affairs, Department of State; and public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT--DOD'S ILLEGAL MANIPULATION OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Efficiency,
Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations held an "Oversight
hearing on the Department of Defense's Illegal Manipulation of Appropriated
Funds." Testimony was heard from Jeffrey C. Steinhoff, Managing Director,
Financial Management and Assurance, GAO; and the following officials of the
Department of Defense: Thomas R. Bloom, Director, Defense Finance and
Accounting Service; and Tina W. Jonas, Deputy Under Secretary, Financial
Management. 

U.S.-KOREA RELATIONS

Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on East Asia and the
Pacific held a hearing on U.S.-Korea Relations after the Policy Review.
Testimony was heard from Charles L. Pritchard, Special Envoy for Korean Peace
Talks, U.S. Representative to KEDO, Department of State. 

U.S. POLICY TOWARDS PALESTINIANS

Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Middle East and South
Asia held a hearing on U.S. Policy Towards the Palestinians--Part I. Testimony
was heard from William J. Burns, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near Eastern
Affairs, Department of State. 

FEDERAL COURTS IMPROVEMENT ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and
Intellectual Property held a hearing on H.R. 2522, Federal Courts Improvement
Act of 2001. Testimony was heard from Deanell R. Tacha, Chief Judge, U.S.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. 

CONSUMER PRODUCT PROTECTION ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime approved for full Committee
action, as amended, H.R. 2621, Consumer Product Protection Act of 2001. 

                                    [Page: D786]

Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on this measure.
Testimony was heard from Representative Hart; and public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Forests, and Forest Health held a
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1576, James Peak Wilderness, Wilderness
Study, and Protection Area Act; and H.R. 1772, to provide for an exchange of
certain property between the United States and Ephraim City, Utah. Testimony
was heard from Representatives Cannon and Udall of Colorado; Denny Bschor,
Director, Recreation, Heritage, and Wilderness Resources, Forest Service,
USDA; and public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public
Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 2385, Virgin River Dinosaur
Footprint Preserve Act; and H.R. 2488, to designate certain lands in the Pilot
Range in the State of Utah as wilderness, Testimony was heard from Tom Fulton,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals, Department of the Interior;
Col. Tom Larkin, USAF, Director, Utah Test and Training Range, U.S. Air Force,
Hill Air Force Base, Utah; Dan McArthur, Mayor, St. George, Utah; and public
witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power held a hearing on the
following bills: H.R. 1985, Short-Term and Long-Term California Water
Security; and H.R. 2404, California Water Quality and Reliability Act of 2001.
Testimony was heard from Gale Norton, Secretary of the Interior; Thomas M.
Hannigan, Director, Department of Water Resources, State of California; and
public witnesses. 

VA, HUD AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Rules: Granted, by a vote of 8 to 4, an open rule providing 1
hour of debate on H.R. 2620, making appropriations for the Departments of
Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent
agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2002. The rule waives all points of order against
consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the bill shall be considered
for amendment by paragraph. The rule waives points of order against provisions
in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting
unauthorized or legislative provisions in a general appropriations bill and
prohibiting reappropriations in a general appropriations bill), except as
specified in the rule. The rule provides that the amendment printed in the
report of the Committee on Rules accompanying the rule may be offered only by
a Member designated in the report and only at the appropriate point in the
reading of the bill, shall be considered as read, shall not be subject to
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question
in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. The rule waives all point of
order against the amendment printed in the report. The rule waives clause 2(e)
of rule XXI (prohibiting non-emergency designated amendments to be offered to
an appropriations bill containing an emergency designation) against amendments
offered during consideration of the bill. The rule authorizes the Chairman of
the Committee of the Whole 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. 

COMBATING THE INVADERS

Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Environment, Technology and Standards
held a hearing on Combating the Invaders: Research on Non-Native Species.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the NOAA, Department of
Commerce: David Evans, Assistant Administrator, Office of Oceanic and
Atmosphere Research; and Stephen B. Brandt, Director, Great Lakes
Environmental Research Laboratory; Scott Smith, Coordinator, Aquatic Nuisance
Species, Department of Fish and Wildlife, State of Washington; and public
witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT--AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY COMPETITIVENESS

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Aviation held
an oversight hearing on the Competitiveness of the U.S. Aircraft Manufacturing
Industry. Testimony was heard from Grant D. Aldonas, Under Secretary.
International Trade, International Trade Administration, Department of
Commerce; Steve Falken, Director, Aerospace and Automotive Trade Policy,
Office of the U.S. Trade Representative; Robert A. Rogowsky, Director, Office
of Operations, U.S. International Trade Commission; Samuel L. Venneri,
Associate Administrator, Aerospace Technology, NASA; Jeffrey L. Miller, Group
Vice President, Structured Trade and Finance Group, Export-Import Bank of the
United States; and public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported the following measures: H.J.
Res. 51, approving the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment with respect
to the products of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; and H.R. 2603, amended,
United States-Jordan Free Trade Area Implementation Act of 2001. 

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SENIORS--MISLEADING MAILINGS TARGETED

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security held a hearing on
Misleading Mailings Targeted to Seniors. Testimony was heard from James G.
Huse, Jr., Inspector General, SSA; Darrin Williams, Chief of Staff, Office of
the Attorney General, State of Arkansas; and public witnesses. 

COUNTERNARCOTICS ISSUES

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to hold a
hearing on Counternarcotics Issues. Testimony was heard from departmental
witness. 



2001/07/27
Daily Digest - Friday, July 27, 2001; pages D790 - D798

Committee Meetings

AGRICULTURAL ACT

Committee on Agriculture: Ordered reported as amended, H.R. 2646, Agricultural
Act of 2001. 

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and
Facilities approved for full Committee action H.R. 2586, National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002. 

NATIONAL ELECTRICITY POLICY

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality held
a hearing entitled "National Electricity Policy: Barriers to Competitive
Generation." Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

SPRING VALLEY--TOXIC WASTE CONTAMINATION

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on the District of Columbia held
a hearing on "Spring Valley--Toxic Waste Contamination in the Nation's
Capital." Testimony was heard from the following officials of the District of
Columbia: Evan C. A. Walks, M.D., Chief Health Officer; and Bailus Walker,
Jr., Chairman, Mayor's Spring Valley Scientific Advisory Panel; Thomas C.
Voltaggio, Acting Regional, Administrator, EPA; Rear Admiral Robert Williams,
USN, Director, Division of Health Assessment and Consultation, Agency for
Toxic Substances/Disease Registry, Department of Health and Human Services;
the following officials of the Department of the Army: Francis E. Reardon,
Auditor General; Raymond J. Fatz, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Environment,
Safety and Occupational Health; and Col. Charles J. Fiala, USA, Commander,
Baltimore District, Corps of Engineers; and public witnesses. 



2001/07/30
Daily Digest - Monday, July 30, 2001; pages D800 - D806

Committee Meetings

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a Fiscal Year 2002
ArmBudget Overview. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of the Army: Thomas White, Secretary; and Gen. Eric Schinseki, USA,
Chief of Staff. 

The Subcommittee also met in executive session to hold a hearing on Ballistic
Missile Defense. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Defense: Lt. Gen. Ronald Kadish, USAF, Director, Ballistic
Missile Defense Organization; and Paul Wolfowitz, Deputy Secretary. 

GOVERNMENT ISSUED CREDIT CARD ABUSE

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Efficiency,
Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations held a hearing on "The
Use and Abuse of Government Purchase Cards: Is Anyone Watching." Testimony was
heard from Senator Grassley; Gregory D. Kutz, Director, Financial Management
and Assurance, GAO; Patricia Mead, Acting Deputy Assistant Commissioner,
Office of Acquisition, Federal Supply Service, GSA; the following officials of
the Department of Defense: Capt. John E. Surash, USN, Commanding Officer, Navy
Public Works Center, San Diego; Capt. Ernest L. Valdes, USN, Commander, Space
and Naval Warfare Systems Center, San Diego; Vice Adm. Keith W. Lippert, USN,
Director, Defense Logistics Agency; Jerry Hinton, Director, Finance, Defense
Finance and Accounting Services; and Deidra Lee, Director, Defense
Procurement. 

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a structured rule providing 1 hour
of debate on H.R. 2647, making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002. The rule waives points of order
against consideration of the bill for failure to comply with clause 4(c) of
rule XIII (requiring the three-day availability of printed hearings on a
general appropriations bill). The rule waives points of order against
provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI
(prohibiting unauthorized or legislative provisions in a general
appropriations bill). The rule makes in order only the amendments printed in
the Rules Committee report accompanying the rule, which may be offered 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 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 LaHood and Moran of
Virginia. 

                                    [Page: D804]

HUMAN CLONING PROHIBITION ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a structured rule providing 1 hour
of debate on H.R. 2505, Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001. The rule waives
all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that
the amendments recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in
the bill shall be considered as adopted. The rule makes in order the amendment
printed in the Rules Committee report accompanying the rule, if offered by
Representative Scott or a designee, which shall be separately debatable for 10
minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. The
rule makes in order, after disposition of the Scott amendment, the further
amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the report, if offered by
Representative Greenwood or a designee, which shall be considered as read and
shall be separately debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by
the proponent and an opponent. The rule waives all points of order against the
amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the report. Finally, the
rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony
was heard from Chairman Sensenbrenner and Representatives Greenwood, Scott,
and Deutsch. 



2001/07/31
Daily Digest - Tuesday, July 31, 2001; pages D808 - D818

Committee Meetings

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel approved for
full Committee action H.R. 2586, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2002. 

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Procurement approved for
full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 2586, National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2002. 

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Research and Development
approved for full Committee action H.R. 2586, National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2002. 

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Education Reform
held a hearing on the Dawn of Learning: What's Working in Early Childhood
Education. Testimony was heard from Eugene W. Hickok, Under Secretary,
Department of Education; and Wade F. Horn, Assistant Secretary, Children and
Families, Department of Health and Human Services; and public witnesses. 

REWARDING PERFORMANCE IN COMPENSATION ACT

Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Workforce
Protections held a hearing on H.R. 1602, Rewarding Performance in Compensation
Act. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

CURRENT ISSUES BEFORE--FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer
Protection held a hearing on Current Issues Before the Financial Accounting
Standards Board. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

ANALYZING THE ANALYSTS

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance
and Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing on Analyzing the Analysts
II: Additional Perspectives. Testimony was heard from Laura Unger, Acting
Chairman, SEC; and public witnesses. 

AIR TRAVEL--CUSTOMER PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural
Resources and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing on Air Travel-Customer
Problems and Solutions. Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Department of Transportation: Donna McLean, Assistant Secretary, Office of
Budget and Programs and Chief Financial Officer; D815and Jane F. Garvey,
Administrator, FAA; and public witnesses. 

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PUBLIC SERVICE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement
Policy held a hearing on "Public Service for the 21st Century: Innovative
Solutions to the Federal Government's Technology Workforce Crisis." Testimony
was heard from David Walker, Comptroller General, GAO; Kay Coles James,
Director, OPM; Stephen Perry, Administrator, GSA; and public witnesses. 

U.N. WORLD CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM

Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on International Operations
and Human Rights held a hearing on A Discussion on the U.N. World Conference
Against Racism. Testimony was heard from following officials of the Department
of State: William B. Wood, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
International Organization Affairs; and Steven Wagenseil, Director, Office of
Multilateral Affairs, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; and public
witnesses.  

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime held a hearing on H.R. 2146,
Two Strikes and You're Out Child Protection Act. Testimony was heard from
Robert Fusfeld, Probation and Parole Agent, Sexual Offender Intensive
Supervision Team, Department of Corrections, State of Wisconsin; and public
witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT--NATIONAL FIRE PLAN IMPLEMENTATION

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health held an
oversight hearing on the Implementation of the National Fire Plan. Testimony
was heard from the following officials of the Forest Service, USDA: Dale
Bosworth, Chief; Robert Lewis, Jr., Deputy Chief, Research and Development,
and Kevin Ryan, Rocky Mountain Research Station; Tim Hartzell, Director,
Office of Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of the Interior; Barry T.
Hill, Associate Director, Energy, Resources and Science Issues, GAO; and a
public witness. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public
Lands approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 1456,
Booker T. Washington National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act of 2001; H.R.
1814, Metacomet-Monadnock-Sunapee-Mattabesett Trail Study Act of 2001; H.R.
2114, amended, National Monument Fairness Act of 2001; and H.R. 2385, amended,
Virgin River Dinosaur Footprint Preserve Act. 

SECURING AMERICA'S FUTURE ENERGY (SAFE) ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted, by a vote of 9 to 1, a structured rule on H.R. 4,
Securing America's Future Energy Act of 2001, providing ninety minutes of
general debate with 30 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce and 20
minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairmen and ranking minority
members of each of the following Committees: Science, Ways and Means, and
Resources. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the
bill. The rule provides that the amendment printed in part A of the Rules
Committee report accompanying the rule shall be considered as adopted. The
rule makes in order only those amendments printed in part B of the Rules
Committee report accompanying the resolution. The rule provides that the
amendments made in order may be offered 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 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. The rule
provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Finally, the
rule provides authorization for a motion in the House to go to conference with
the Senate on the bill H.R. 4. 

Testimony was heard from Chairmen Tauzin, Boehlert, Thomas and Hansen and
Representatives Wilson, Bono, Terry, Rohrabacher, Johnson of Connecticut,
English, Horn, Bachus, Thune, Capito, Kelly, Petri, Gutknecht, Dingell,
Markey, Eshoo, Boucher, Green of Texas, Strickland, Harman, Woolsey,
Jackson-Lee, Etheridge, Larson of Connecticut, McDermott, Rahall, Smith of
Washington, Kind, Inslee, Udall of Colorado, Filner, Berkley, Sanders, Maloney
of New York, Carson of Indiana, Sherman, Kaptur, Stenholm, Boswell and
Napolitano. 

CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE RULES

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a resolution providing that it
will be in order at any time on the legislative day of Wednesday, September 5,
2001, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules.
The resolution provides that the Speaker or his designee shall consult with
the Minority Leader or his designee on the designation of any matter for
consideration pursuant to the resolution. 

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INNOVATION IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Research held a hearing on Innovation in
Information Technology: Beyond Faster Computers and Higher Bandwidth.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT--RED LIGHT CAMERAS

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Highways and
Transit held an oversight hearing on Red Light Cameras. Testimony was heard
from Representative Barr of Georgia; and public witnesses. 

SOCIAL SECURITY AND PENSION REFORM

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security held a hearing on
Social Security and Pension Reform: Lessons from Other Countries. Testimony
was heard from public witnesses. 

BRIEFING--FISCAL YEAR 2002 BUDGET REVIEW

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to
receive a briefing on Fiscal Year 2002 Budget Overview. The Committee was
briefed by departmental witnesses. 



2001/08/01
Daily Digest - Wednesday, August 1, 2001; pages D819 - D832

Committee Meetings

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT

Committee on Armed Services: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 2586, National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002. 

CHALLENGES FACING WORKING FAMILIES

Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on Making Ends Meet: Challenges Facing
Working Families in America. Testimony was heard from Representative Cardin;
and public witnesses. 

INTERNET EQUITY AND EDUCATION ACT; JUVENILE CRIME CONTROL AND DELINQUENCY
PREVENTION ACT

Committee on Education and the Workforce: Ordered reported, as amended, the
following bills: H.R. 1992, Internet Equity and Education Act of 2001; H.R.
1900, Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention Act of 2001.  

SHIPMENTS OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE

Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous
Materials held a hearing entitled "Perspectives on Interstate and
International Shipments of Municipal Solid Waste," focusing on the following
bills: H.R. 1213, Solid Waste Interstate Transportation Act of 2001; H.R. 667,
Solid Waste Compact Act; and H.R. 1927, Solid Waste International
Transportation Act of 2001. Testimony was heard from Representatives Bonior,
Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Kanjorski, Moran of Virginia and Rogers of Michigan;
Chris Jones, Director, Environmental Protection Agency, State of Ohio, David
E. Hess, Secretary, Department of Environmental Protection, State of
Pennsylvania; Russell J. Harding, Director, Department of Environmental
Quality, State of Michigan; Lori Kaplan, Commissioner, Department of
Environmental Management, State of Indiana; Joseph Lhota, Deputy Mayor, City
of New York; and public witnesses. 

AUTHORIZING SAFETY NET PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on
Authorizing Safety Net Public Health Programs. Testimony was heard from
Elizabeth James Duke, Acting Director, Health Resources and Service
Administration, Department of Health and Human Services; Janet Heinrich, M.D.,
Director, Health-Public Issues, GAO; Angela Monson, member Senate, State of
Oklahoma; and public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance
and Government Sponsored Enterprises held an oversight hearing on the Office
of Federal Housing Enterprise risk-based capital rule for Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac. Testimony was heard from Armando Falcon, Jr., Director, Office of
Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, Department of Housing and Urban
Development. 

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AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE--OVER-REGULATION

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing entitled "Over-regulation of Automobile Insurance: A Lack of
Consumer Choice." Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

NATIONAL YOUTH ANTI-DRUG MEDIA CAMPAIGN

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy
and Human Resources held an oversight hearing on the "National Youth Anti-Drug
Media Campaign: How to Ensure the Program Operates Efficiently and
Effectively?" Testimony was heard from Edward H. Jurith, Acting Director,
Office of National Drug Control Policy; Bernard L. Ungar, Director, Physical
Infrastructure Team, GAO; Capt. Mark D. Westin, USN, Contract Administration,
Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Norfolk Washington Detachment, Department
of the Navy; and Susan David, Deputy Chief, Prevention Research Branch,
National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, Department of Health and Human
Services. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on International Relations: Ordered reported, as amended, the
following bills: H.R. 2581, Export Administration Act of 2001; H.R. 2368,
Vietnam Human Rights Act; and H.R. 2272, Coral Reef and Coastal Marine
Conservation Act of 2001. 

The Committee also favorably considered the following measures and adopted a
motion urging the Chairman to request that they be considered on the
Suspension Calendar: H.R. 2541, to enhance the authorities or special agents
and provide limited authorities to uniformed officers responsible for the
protection of domestic Department of State occupied facilities; H. Res. 181,
congratulating President-elect Alejandro Toledo on his election to the
Presidency of Peru, congratulating the people of Peru for the return of
democracy to Peru, and expressing sympathy for the victims of the devastating
earthquake that struck Peru on June 23, 2001; H. Con. Res. 188, expressing the
sense of Congress that the Government of the People's Republic of China should
cease its persecution of Falun Gong practitioners; and H. Con. Res. 89,
mourning the death of Ron Sander at the hands of terrorist kidnappers in
Ecuador and welcoming the release from captivity of Arnie Alford, Steve Derry,
Jason Weber, and David Bradley, and supporting efforts by the United States to
combat such terrorism. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Small Business: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 203,
amended, National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act; H.R. 2538, Native
American Small Business Development Act; H.R. 2666, Vocational and Technical
Entrepreneurship Development Program Act of 2001; and H.R. 1860, to
reauthorize the Small Business Transfer Program. 

END GRIDLOCK AT OUR NATION'S CRITICAL AIRPORTS ACT

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Aviation held
a hearing on H.R. 2107, End Gridlock at Our Nation's Critical Airports Act of
2001. Testimony was heard from Representatives Hyde, Gutierrez, Weller,
Jackson of Illinois, and Davis of Illinois; from the following officials of
the State of Illinois: George H. Ryan, Governor; and John F. Harris, 1st
Deputy Commissioner, Department of Aviation, City of Chicago; and public
witnesses. 

FEDERAL PHOTOVOLTAIC UTILIZATION ACT

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Economic
Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management held a hearing on H.R.
2407, Federal Photovoltaic Utilization Act. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the GSA: Joseph Moravec, Commissioner, Public Building
Service; and Mark Ewing, Director, Energy Center of Expertise; David K.
Garman, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; and
public witnesses. 

BIPARTISAN PATIENT PROTECTION ACT OF 2001

Committee on Rules: Granted, by a vote of 7 to 3, a structured rule on H.R.
2563, Bipartisan Patient Protection Act of 2001, providing two hours of
general debate equally divided and controlled by the chairmen and ranking
minority members of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee on
Education and the Workforce, and the Committee on Ways and Means. The rule
waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule makes
in order only the amendments printed in the Rules Committee report
accompanying the resolution. The rule provides that the amendments printed in
the report may be offered 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 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 Burr, Norwood, Cox, Deal of Georgia, Ganske, Boehner, Sam
Johnson of Texas, Fletcher, Culberson, Thomas, Collins, LaTourette, Kirk,
Dingell, Andrews, Pomeroy, Peterson of Minnesota, and Berry. 

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PRO FORMA SESSIONS DURING THE SUMMER DISTRICT WORK PERIOD

Committee on Rules: Reported a resolution providing that when the House
adjourns on the legislative day of Thursday, August 2, 2001, or Friday, August
3, 2001, on a motion offered pursuant to this resolution by the Majority
Leader or his designee, and on each of its successive days of meeting under
this order, it stand adjourned until noon on each third successive day until
it shall convene at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 5, 2001. The resolution
further provides that the House shall stand adjourned pursuant to a concurrent
resolution providing for the summer district work period upon receipt of a
message from the Senate transmitting its adoption of such concurrent
resolution. 



2001/08/02
Daily Digest - Thursday, August 2, 2001; pages D833 - D844

Committee Meetings

AIRLINE DELAYS AND AVIATION SYSTEM CAPACITY

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation on Airline Delays
and Aviation System Capacity. Testimony was heard from the following officials
of the Department of Transportation: Jane F. Garvey, Administrator, FAA; and
Kenneth M. Mead, Inspector General; and public witnesses. 

BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY AND EFFICIENCY ACT

Committee on the Budget: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 981, Budget
Responsibility and Efficiency Act of 2001. 

RETIREMENT SECURITY ADVICE ACT

Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Employer-Employee
Relations approved for full Committee action H.R. 2269, Retirement Security
Advice Act of 2001. 

CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION

Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Select Education
held a hearing on "CAPTA: Successes and Failures at Preventing Child Abuse and
Neglect." Testimony was heard from Wade Horn, Assistant Secretary, Children
and Families, Department of Health and Human Services; and public witnesses. 

SEC'S BROKER-DEALER RULES

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance,
and Government Sponsored Enterprises and the Subcommittee on Financial
Institutions and Consumer Credit held a joint hearing entitled "Pushing Back
the Pushouts: the Securities and Exchange Commission's Broker-Dealer Rules."
Testimony was heard from Laura S. Under, Acting Chairwoman, SEC; Laurence H.
Meyer, member, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System; William F. Kroener,
General Counsel, FDIC; Ellen Broadman, Director, Securities and Corporate
Practices, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the
Treasury; and public witnesses. 

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REGULATORS IN DEREGULATED ELECTRICITY MARKETS

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural
Resources and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing on FERC: Regulators in
Deregulated Electricity Markets. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy:
Kevin Madden, General Counsel; and Shelton Cannon, Deputy Director, Office of
Markets, Tariffs and Rates; James E. Wells, Jr., Director, Natural Resources
and Environment, GAO; and public witnesses. 

F-22 COST CONTROLS

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans'
Affairs, and International Relations held a hearing on F-22 Cost Controls: How
Realistic are Production Cost Reduction Plan Estimates? Testimony was heard
from the following officials of the National Security and International
Affairs Division, GAO: Allen Li, Associate Director; and Donald Springman,
Senior Analyst; and the following officials of the Department of Defense:
Darleen A. Druyun, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Air Force,
Acquisition and Management, and George Schneiter, Director, Strategic and
Tactical Systems, both with the Department of the Air Force; and Francis P.
Summers, Regional Director, Defense Contract Audit Agency. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Europe approved for full
Committee action the following measures: H. Res. 200, amended, relating to the
transfer of Slobodan Milosevic, and other alleged war criminals, to the
International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia; H. Con. Res. 131,
congratulating the Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania on the
tenth anniversary of the reestablishment of their full independence; and H.
Con. Res. 58, amended, urging the President of Ukraine to support democratic
ideals, the rights of free speech, and free assembly for Ukrainian citizens. 

INTERNET TAX NONDISCRIMINATION ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law
approved for full Committee action H.R. 1552, Internet Tax Nondiscrimination
Act. 

TWO STRIKES AND YOU'RE OUT CHILD PROTECTION ACT; LAW ENFORCEMENT TRIBUTE ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime approved for full Committee
action the following bills: H.R. 2146, amended, Two Strikes and You're Out
Child Protection Act; and H.R. 2624, Law Enforcement Tribute Act. 

OVERSIGHT--U.S. POPULATION AND IMMIGRATION

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims held an
oversight hearing on the U.S. Population and Immigration. Testimony was heard
from John F. Long, Chief, Population Division, Bureau of the Census,
Department of Commerce; and public witnesses. 

FISHERIES CONSERVATION ACT; ATLANTIC HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES CONSERVATION ACT

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and
Oceans approved for full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 1989, Fisheries
Conservation Act of 2001. 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on H.R. 1367, Atlantic Highly Migratory
Species Conservation Act of 2001. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Department of
Commerce: William T. Hogarth, Acting Assistant Administrator, Fisheries; and
Gerry Scott, Director, Sustainable Fisheries Division; and public witnesses. 

BRIEFING--THE TERRORIST THREAT

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Working Group on Terrorism and
Homeland Security met in executive session to receive a briefing on "CBRN
101," The Terrorist Threat. The Committee was briefed by departmental
witnesses. 



2001/08/03
Daily Digest - Friday, August 3, 2001; pages D845 - D852

Committee Meetings

COMMERCE DEPARTMENT--COMPUTER SECURITY POLICIES AND PRACTICES

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing on "How Secure is Sensitive Commerce Department Data and
Operations? A Review of the Department's Computer Security Policies and
Practices." Testimony was heard from Robert F. Dacey, Director, Information
Security Issues, GAO; and the following officials of the Department of
Commerce: Johnnie E. Frazier, Inspector General; Samuel W. Bodman, Deputy
Secretary, and Thomas Pyke, Acting Chief Information Officer. 



2001/09/04
Daily Digest - Tuesday, September 4, 2001; pages D853 - D862

Committee Meetings

No Committee meetings were held. 



2001/09/05
Daily Digest - Wednesday, September 5, 2001; pages D863 - D868

Committee Meetings

MID-SESSION REVIEW AND BUDGET AND ECONOMIC OUTLOOK UPDATE

Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the Mid-Session Review and Update
of the Budget and Economic Outlook. Testimony was heard from Mitchell E.
Daniels, Jr., Director, OMB and Dan L. Crippen, Director, CBO. 



2001/09/06
Daily Digest - Thursday, September 6, 2001; pages D869 - D876

Committee Meetings

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on the District of Columbia approved
for full Committee action the District of Columbia appropriations for fiscal
year 2002. 

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction approved
for full Committee action the Military Construction appropriations for fiscal
year 2002. 

GENETIC NONDISCRIMINATION

Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Employer-Employee
Relations held a hearing on "Genetic Non-Discrimination: Implications for
Employer Provided Health Care Plans." Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

PRICE-ANDERSON ACT REAUTHORIZATION

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality held
a hearing on the reauthorization of the Price-Anderson Act. Testimony was
heard from Francis Blake, Deputy Secretary, Department of Energy. 

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CONSUMER RENTAL PURCHASE AGREEMENT ACT

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and
Consumer Credit began markup of H.R. 1701, Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement
Act. 

TOWARD A TELEWORK-FRIENDLY GOVERNMENT WORKPLACE

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement
Policy held a hearing on "Toward a Telework-Friendly Government Workplace: An
Update on Public and Private Approaches to Telecommuting." Testimony was heard
from Bob Robertson, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security
Issues, GAO; Teresa Jenkins, Director, Office of Workforce Relations, OPM;
David Bibb, Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Government-wide Policy,
GSA; and public witnesses. 

AGRICULTURAL ACT; AUSTRALIAN AND U.S. ALLIANCE ANNIVERSARY RESOLUTION

Committee on International Relations: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 2646,
Agricultural Act of 2001. 

The Committee also adopted a motion urging the chairman to request that the
following resolution be considered on the Suspension Calendar: H. Con. Res.
217, recognizing the historic significance of the fiftieth anniversary of the
alliance between Australia and the United States under the ANZUS Treaty,
paying tribute to the United States-Australia relationship, reaffirming the
importance of economic and security cooperation between the United States and
Australia, and welcoming the state visit by Australian Prime Minister John
Howard. 

CHILD CUSTODY PROTECTION ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution held a hearing on
H.R. 476, Child Custody Protection Act. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

COALBED METHANE RESOURCES

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an
oversight hearing on "The Orderly Development of Coalbed Methane Resources
from Public Lands." Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of the Interior: Gene Whitney, Supervisor Geologist, U.S.
Geological Survey; and Tom Fulton, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Lands and
Minerals; Dennis Hemmer, Director, Department of Environmental Quality, State
of Wyoming; and public witnesses. 

NSF'S MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES

Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Research held a hearing on NSF's Major
Research Facilities: Planning and Management Issues. Testimony was heard from
the following officials of the NSF: Rita R. Colwell, Director; Anita K. Jones,
Vice Chair, National Science Board; and Christine C. Boesz, Inspector General;
and a public witness. 

DOD'S PROCUREMENT POLICIES

Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on the Department of Defense's
procurement policies. Testimony was heard from Col. Curtis A. Wright, USAF,
Acting Director, Small and Disadvantaged Businesses, Department of Defense;
and public witnesses. 

FEDERAL PROTECTION SERVICE REFORM ACT

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Economic
Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management held a hearing on H.R.
307, Federal Protection Service Reform Act. Testimony was heard from
Representative Traficant; Joseph Moravec, Commissioner, Public Buildings
Services, GSA; and public witnesses. 

VETERANS' LEGISLATION

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on the
following bills: H.R. 2792, Disabled Veterans Service Dog and Health Care
Improvement Act of 2001; H.R. 1435, Veterans' Emergency Telephone Service Act
of 2001; and H.R. 1136, to amend title 38, United States Code, to require
Department of Veterans Affairs pharmacies to dispense medication to veterans
for prescriptions written by private practitioners. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Capps, Weldon of Florida and Wicker; Anthony J. Principi,
Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and representatives of various veterans
organizations. 



2001/09/10
Daily Digest - Monday, September 10, 2001; pages D877 - D882

Committee Meetings

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Rules: Heard testimony was heard from Chairman Stump, and
Representatives Hunter, Hostettler, Jones of North Carolina, Kirk, Smith of
New Jersey, Pickering, Vitter, Skelton, Spratt, Taylor of Mississippi,
Underwood, Allen, Sanchez, Rodriguez, Tauscher, Markey, Holden, Harman,
Gonzalez and Larsen of Washington, but no action was taken on H.R. 2586,
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002. 



2001/09/11
Daily Digest - Tuesday, September 11, 2001; pages D884 - D886

Committee Meetings

INTERNET TAX FAIRNESS ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Held a hearing on H.R. 2526, Internet Tax Fairness
Act of 2001. Testimony was heard from a public witness. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Resources: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 107,
amended, to require that the Secretary of the Interior conduct a study to
identify sites and resources, to recommend alternatives for commemorating and
interpreting the Cold War; H.R. 1161, amended, to authorize the Government of
the Czech Republic to establish a memorial to honor Tomas G. Masaryk in the
District of Columbia; H.R. 1230, amended, Detroit River International Wildlife
Refuge Establishment Act; H.R. 1384, amended, Navajo Long Walk National
Historic Trail Study Act; H.R. 1456, Booker T. Washington National Monument
Boundary Adjustment Act of 2001; H.R. 1814, amended,
Metacomet-Monadnock-Sunapee-Mattabesett Trail Study Act of 2001; H.R. 1989,
amended, Fisheries Conservation Act of 2001; H.R. 2062, amended, to extend the
effective period of the consent of Congress to the interstate compact relating
to the restoration of Atlantic salmon to the Connecticut River Basin and
creating the Connecticut River Atlantic Salmon Commission; and H.R. 2385,
amended, Virgin River Dinosaur Footprint Preserve Act. 

SAME DAY CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS REPORTED BY THE COMMITTEE ON
RULES

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a resolution waiving clause 6(a)
of rule XIII (requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a rule on the same day
it is reported from the Rules Committee) against certain resolutions reported
from the Rules Committee. The resolution applies the waiver to a special rule
reported on the legislative day of Thursday, September 13, 2001, providing for
consideration or disposition of a bill making emergency supplemental
appropriations for the fiscal year 2001 for additional disaster assistance,
for anti-terrorism initiatives, for assistance in the recovery from the
tragedy that occurred on September 11, 2001, and for other purposes, any
amendment thereto, any conference report thereon, or any amendment reported in
disagreement from a conference thereon. 



2001/09/12
Daily Digest - Wednesday, September 12, 2001; pages D888 - D890

[Committee Meetings

No committee meetings were held.]



2001/09/13
Daily Digest - Thursday, September 13, 2001; pages D892 - D896

Committee Meetings

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a
hearing on H.R. 1913, to require the valuation of non-tribal interest
ownership of subsurface rights within the boundaries of the Acoma Indian
Reservation. Testimony was heard from Representative Skeen; Neal A. McCaleb,
Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior; and a public
witness. 

OVERSIGHT--HYDROGRAPHIC SERVICES IMPROVEMENT ACT

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and
Oceans held an oversight hearing on the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act
of 1998, and other National Ocean Service programs. Testimony was heard from
Scott Gudes, Acting Under Secretary, Oceans and Atmosphere/Administrator,
NOAA, Department of Commerce; Jeff High, Director, Waterways Management, U.S.
Coast Guard, Department of Transportation; and public witnesses.  

WESTERN WATER ENHANCEMENT SECURITY ACT

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power approved for full
Committee action, as amended, H.R. 1985, Western Water Enhancement Security
Act. 

SAME DAY CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS REPORTED BY THE COMMITTEE ON
RULES

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a resolution waiving clause 6(a)
of rule XI (requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a rule on the same day it
is reported from the Rules Committee) against certain resolutions reported
from the Rules Committee. The resolution applies the waiver to any special
rule reported on the legislative day of Friday, September 14, 2001, providing
for consideration or disposition of a bill making emergency supplemental
appropriations for the fiscal year 2001 for additional disaster assistance,
for anti-terrorism initiatives, for assistance in the recovery from the
tragedy that occurred on September 11, 2001, and for other purposes, any
amendment thereto, any conference report thereon, or any amendment reported in
disagreement from a conference thereon. 

STARS PROGRAM STATUS

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Aviation held
a hearing on the Update on the Status of the STARS Program. Testimony was
heard from the following officials of the Department of Transportation: Steven
Zaidman, Associate Administrator, Research and Acquisitions, and William R.
Voss, Director, Terminal Business Service, both with the FAA; and Alexis
Stefani, Assistant Inspector General, Auditing; and a public witness. 



2001/09/14
Daily Digest - Friday, September 14, 2001; pages D897 - D902

Committee Meetings

No committee meetings were held. 



2001/09/17
Daily Digest - Monday, September 17, 2001; pages D903 - D904

Committee Meetings

No committee meetings were held. 



2001/09/19
Daily Digest - Wednesday, September 19, 2001; pages D906 - D910

Committee Meetings

AIRLINE INDUSTRY--FINANCIAL AID

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Held a hearing on the
following: H.R. 2891, to preserve the continued viability of the United States
air transportation system; and on the financial condition of the airline
industry in the aftermath of the events which occurred on September 11, 2001.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 



2001/09/20
Daily Digest - Thursday, September 20, 2001; pages D911 - D916

Committee Meetings

MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND D.C. APPROPRIATIONS; BUDGET ALLOCATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported the following appropriations for
Fiscal Year 2002: Military Construction and the District of Columbia. 

The Committee also approved revised Suballocation of Budget Allocations for
Fiscal Year 2002. 

WELFARE REFORM

Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on the 21st Century
held a hearing on "Welfare Reform: An Examination of Effects." Testimony was
heard from Joel Potts, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Policy
Administrator, Department of Job and Family Services, State of Ohio; and
public witnesses. 

NATIONAL ELECTRICITY POLICY

Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality held
a hearing entitled "National Electricity Policy: Federal Government
Perspectives." Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of Energy: Francis Blake, Deputy Secretary; and Patrick Wood,
Chairman, Linda K. Breathitt, Nora Mead-Brownell and William L. Massey, all
with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 

WAR ON TERRORISM PREPARATION

Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing on "Preparing for the War on
Terrorism." Testimony was heard from Gen. Anthony Zinni, U.S. Marine Corps
(Ret.); Benjamin Netanyahu, former Prime Minister of Israel; and public
witnesses. 

MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF PUBLIC LANDS BY LESSEES

Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and
Oceans, hearing on H.R. 1370, to amend the National Wildlife Refuge System
Administration Act of 1966 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
provide for maintenance and repair of buildings and properties located on
lands in the National Wildlife Refuge System by lessees of such facilities.
Testimony was heard from Daniel M. Ashe, Chief, National Wildlife Refuge
System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; and public
witnesses. 

SAME DAY CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS REPORTED BY THE RULES COMMITTEE

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a resolution waiving clause 6(a)
of rule XIII (requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a rule on the same day
it is reported from the Rules Committee) against certain resolutions reported
from the Rules Committee. The resolution applies the waiver to any special
rule reported on the legislative day of September 21, 2001, providing for
consideration or disposition of a bill to preserve the continued viability of
the United States air transport system. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Economic
Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management approved for full
Committee action the following: H.R. 525, amended, Preparedness Against
Domestic Terrorism Act of 2001; GSA Fiscal Year 2002 Capital Investment and
Leasing Program-Remaining Prospectuses; H.R. 852, to designate the Federal
building and United States Courthouse to be constructed at 10 East Commerce
Street in Youngstown, Ohio, as the "Nathaniel R. Jones and Frank J. Battisti
Federal Building and United States Courthouse;" and S. 378, to redesignate the
Federal building located at 3348 South Kedzie Avenue, in Chicago, Illinois, as
the "Paul Simon Chicago Job Corps Center."  

AMERICAN WETLAND RESTORATION ACT

Committee on Transportation: Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
held a hearing on H.R. 1474, American Wetland Restoration Act. Testimony was
heard from Representative Jones of North Carolina; Dominic Izzo, Principal
Deputy Assistant Secretary (Civil Works), Corps of Engineers, Department of
the Army; G. Tracy Mehan, Assistant Administrator, Office of Water, EPA; and
public witnesses. 

VETERANS LEGISLATION

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Held a hearing on the following bills: H.R.
2716, Homeless Veterans Assistance Act of 2001; and H.R. 936, Heather French
Henry Homeless Veterans Assistance Act. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of Veterans Affairs: Frances Murphy, M.D., Deputy
Secretary, Health; and John Kuhn, Chief, New Jersey Homeless Services; Roy A,
Bernardi, Assistant Secretary, Community Planning and Development, Department
of Housing and Urban Development; representatives of various veterans
organizations; and Heather French Henry, Miss America 2000. 

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MEDICAL CARE COLLECTION FUND

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing to review the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Care
Collection Fund (MCCF). Testimony was heard from Steven P. Backhus, Director,
Health Care-VA and Military Health Issues, GAO; the following officials of the
Department of Veterans Affairs: Richard Griffin, Inspector General; and Thomas
L. Garthwaite, M.D., Under Secretary, Health. 



2001/09/21
Daily Digest - Friday, September 21, 2001; pages D917 - D924

Committee Meetings

MEDICARE DRUG REIMBURSEMENTS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Subcommittee
on Oversight and Investigations held a joint hearing entitled "Medicare Drug
Reimbursements: A Broken System for Patients and Taxpayers." Testimony was
heard from William J. Scanlon, Director, Health Care Issues, GAO; the
following officials of the Department of Health and Human Services: George
Grob, Deputy Inspector General; Thomas A. Scully, Administrator, Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services; and Ezekiel Emanuel, Chief, Clinical Bioethics
Department, Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center, NIH; and public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on International `Monetary
Policy and Trade approved for full Committee action, as amended the following
bills: H.R. 2604, to authorize the United States to participate in and
contribute to the seventh replenishment of the resources of the Asian
Development Fund and the fifth replenishment of the resources of the
International Fund for Agricultural Development, and to set forth additional
policies of the United States towards the African Development Bank, the
Inter-American Development Bank, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development; and H.R. 2871, Export-Import Reauthorization Act of 2001. 

CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL RESTRUCTURING ACT; MASS
TRANSIT--NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION

Committee on Government Reform , Subcommittee on the District of Columbia
approved for full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 2305, Criminal Justice
Coordinating Council Restructuring Act of 2001. 

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on "Mass Transit in the National Capital
Region: Meeting Future Capital Needs." Testimony was heard from JayHetta
Hecher, Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, GAO; from the following
officials of the Department of Transportation: Jennifer L. Dorn,
Administrator, Federal Transit Administration; and Phil Mendelson,
Vice-Chairman, National Capital Region, Transportation Planning Board; the
following officials of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority:
Decatur Trotter, Chairman, Board of Directors; and Richard A. White, General
Manager; and Donna Sorkin, member, Access Board. . 

                                    [Page: D921]

CREATING A NEW EPA DEPARTMENT

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural
Resources and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing on "Creating a New EPA
Department." Testimony was heard from Representatives Boehlert, Horn, Ehlers;
and public witnesses.

AIR TRANSPORTATION SAFETY AND SYSTEM STABILIZATION ACT

Committee on Rules: The Committee granted, by voice vote, a closed rule
waiving all points of order against consideration of H.R. 2926, Air
Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act. The rule provides one hour
of debate in the House equally divided and controlled by the chairman and
ranking minority member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without
instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman Young and Representatives
LaTourette, Graves, Tiahrt, DeFazio, Hastings of Florida, Jackson-Lee of
Texas, Stupak, Sherman and Wu. 

AVIATION SECURITY--FUTURE OF AVIATION INDUSTRY

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Aviation held
a hearing on Aviation Security and the Future of the Aviation Industry.
Testimony was heard from Gerald L. Dillingham, Director, Physical
Infrastructure Issues, GAO; the following officials of the Department of
Transportation: Kenneth M. Mead, Inspector General; and Jane F. Garvey,
Administrator, FAA; and public witnesses. 

Hearings continue September 25. 



2001/09/24
Daily Digest - Monday, September 24, 2001; pages D926 - D932

Committee Meetings

ADMINISTRATION'S PROPOSED ANTI-TERRORISM ACT

Committee on the Judiciary: Held a hearing on the Administration's proposed
Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001. Testimony was heard from the following officials
of the Department of Justice: John D. Ashcroft, The Attorney General; Michael
Chertoff, Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division; Viet Dinh, Assistant
Attorney General, Office of Legal Policy; and Larry Thompson, Deputy Attorney
General. 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Rules: The Committee granted, by voice vote, an open rule
providing one hour of debate on H.R. 2994, making appropriations for the
government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in
whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2002. The rule waives all points of order against
consideration of the bill. The rule waives clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting
unauthorized appropriations or legislative provisions in a general
appropriations bill) against provisions in the bill. The rule provides that
the bill shall be considered for amendment by paragraph. 

The rule provides that the amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee
report accompanying the resolution shall be considered as adopted. The rule
waives all points of order against the amendment printed in part B of the
Rules Committee report, which may be offered only by a Member designated in
the report and only at the appropriate point in the reading of the bill, 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 division of the
question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. The rule allows the
Chairman of the Committee of the Whole 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 Representatives Knollenberg, Kolbe and
Fattah. 

NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Rules: The Committee granted, by voice vote, a rule providing for
further consideration of H.R. 2586, National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2002. The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in the
Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution, which may be offered only
in the order printed in the report accompanying the resolution, which may be
offered 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 division of the question in the House or in the
Committee of the Whole. The rule waives all points D930of order against such
amendments. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without
instructions. 



2001/09/25
Daily Digest - Tuesday, September 25, 2001; pages D934 - D942

Committee Meetings

NURSING SHORTAGE

Committee on Education and the Workforce: Held a hearing on "The Nursing
Shortage: Causes, Impact and Innovate Remedies." Testimony was heard from
Representatives Kelly, and McCarthy of New York; and public witnesses. 

U.S. POLICY TOWARDS THE PALESTINIANS

Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on the Middle East and
South Asia continued hearings on U.S. Policy Towards the Palestinians, Part
II. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT--FOREST SERVICE RECREATION FEE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM EXTENSION

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health held an
oversight hearing on Permanent Extension of the Forest Service Recreation Fee
Demonstration Program. Testimony was heard from Denny Bschor, Acting Associate
Deputy Chief, Forest Service, USDA; and public witnesses. 

                                    [Page: D940]

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public
Lands approved for full Committee action, as amended, the following bills:
H.R. 980, to establish the Moccasin Bend National Historic Site in the State
of Tennessee as a unit of the National Park System; and H.R. 1776, Buffalo
Bayou National Heritage Area Study Act. 

NSF SPONSORED AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH

Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Research held a hearing on Strengthening
NSF Sponsored Agricultural Biotechnology Research, focusing on the following
bills: H.R. 2051, to provide for the establishment of regional plant genome
and gene expression research and development centers; and H.R. 2912, to
authorize the National Science Foundation to establish a grant program for
partnerships between United States research organizations and those in
developing countries for research on plant biotechnology. Testimony was heard
from Mary E. Clutter, Assistant Director, Biological Sciences Directorate,
NSF; and public witnesses. 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR'S APPRENTICESHIP APPROVAL PROCESS--REMOVING RED TAPE

Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight
held a hearing titled "Removing Red Tape from the Department of Labor's
Apprenticeship Approval Process." Testimony was heard from Representative
Wicker; and public witnesses. 

AVIATION SECURITY--FUTURE OF AVIATION INDUSTRY

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Aviation
continued hearings on Aviation Security and the Future of the Aviation
Industry. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

MEDICARE REGULATORY AND CONTRACTING REFORM ACT

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on H.R.
2768, Medicare Regulatory and Contracting Reform Act of 2001. Testimony was
heard from Thomas Scully, Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services, Department of Health and Human Services; Leslie Aronovitz, Director,
Healthcare Program Administration and Integrity Issues, GAO; and public
witnesses. 

PROMOTING SAFE AND STABLE FAMILIES AMENDMENTS

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources approved for full
Committee action, as amended, H.R. 2873, Promoting Safe and Stable Families
Amendments of 2001. 



2001/09/26
Daily Digest - Wednesday, September 26, 2001; pages D943 - D948

Committee Meetings

AMERICA'S INSURANCE INDUSTRY

Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing entitled "America's Insurance
Industry: Keeping the Promise." Testimony was heard from Harvey L. Pitt,
Chairman, SEC; Gregory V. Serio, Superintendent, Insurance Department, State
of New York; and public witnesses. 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Efficiency,
Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations held a hearing on
"Information Technology--Essential Yet Vulnerable: How Prepared Are We for
Attack?" Testimony was heard from Joel C. Willemssen, Managing Director,
Information Technology Issues, GAO; Ron Dick, Director, National
Infrastructure Protection Center, FBI, Department of Justice; and public
witnesses. 

TRANSIT SERVICES--IMPROVING DELIVERY

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Highways and
Transit held a hearing on Improving the Delivery of Transit Services by Easing
Regulatory Burdens. Testimony was heard from Jenna Dorn, Administrator,
Federal Transit Administration, Department of Transportation; Darrel Feasel,
Manager, Small Urban and Rural Section, Department of Rail and Public
Transportation, State of Virginia; and public witnesses. 

TERRORISM

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Terrorism and
Homeland Security held a hearing on terrorism. Testimony was heard from James
S. Gilmore III, Governor, State of Virginia and Chairman, Advisory Panel to
Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass
Destruction; Ambassador L. Paul Bremer III, Chairman, National Commission on
Terrorism; John J. Hamre, former Deputy Secretary of Defense; former
Representative Lee H. Hamilton of Indiana; and Bruce Hoffman, recognized
leading expert on Terrorism. 



2001/09/28
Daily Digest - Friday, September 28, 2001; pages D949 - D950

Committee Meetings

No Committee meetings were held. 



2001/10/01
Daily Digest - Monday, October 1, 2001; pages D952 - D958

Committee Meetings

USE OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AS A MANAGEMENT TOOL FOR FEDERAL REAL
PROPERTY

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement
Policy held a hearing on "The Use of Public-Private Partnerships as a
Management Tool for Federal Real Property." Testimony was heard from
Representative Sessions; Bernard Ungar, Director, Physical Infrastructure
Issues, GAO; Stephen Perry, Administrator, GSA; Ray DuBois, Deputy Under
Secretary, Installations and Environment, Department of Defense; Anatolij
Kushnir, Director, Office of Asset Enterprise Management, Department of
Veterans Affairs; and public witnesses. 



2001/10/02
Daily Digest - Tuesday, October 2, 2001; pages D960 - D966

Committee Meetings

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power approved for full
Committee action the following bills: H.R. 2115, to amend the Reclamation
Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary
of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of a
project to reclaim and reuse wastewater within and outside of the service area
of the Lakehaven Utility District, Washington; and H.R. 2585, Chiloquin Dam
Fish Passage Feasibility Act of 2001. 

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FARM SECURITY ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a modified open rule providing two
hours of debate on H.R. 2646, Farm Security Act of 2001. The rule waives all
points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that, in
lieu of the amendments recommended by the Committees on Agriculture and
International Relations now printed in the bill, it shall be in order to
consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the
five-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the
text printed in part A of the Rules Committee report accompanying the
resolution, modified by the amendment printed in part B of the report. The
rule waives all points of order against the amendment in the nature of a
substitute and provides that it shall be considered as read. The rule makes in
order only those amendments that have been pre-printed in the Congressional
Record before October 3, 2001, and provides that each such amendment may be
offered only by the Member who caused it to be printed or a designee and shall
be considered as read. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with
or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman Combest and
Representatives Smith of Michigan, McHugh, Boehlert, Gilchrest, Miller of
Florida, Sherwood, Stenholm, Clayton, Baldacci, Etheridge, Kind, and Sanders. 

RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION ACT

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Railroads held
a hearing on H.R. 2950, Rail Infrastructure Development and Expansion Act of
the 21st Century. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 



2001/10/03
Daily Digest - Wednesday, October 3, 2001; pages D968 - D974

Committee Meetings

LABOR, HHS AND EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services
and Education approved for full Committee action the Labor, Health and Human
Services appropriations for fiscal year 2002. 

RETIREMENT SECURITY ADVICE ACT

Committee on Education and the Workforce: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R.
2269, Retirement Security Advice Act of 2001. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Approved, as amended, the following: a
measure to amend the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996
with respect to the responsibilities of the Secretary of Health and Human
Services regarding biological agents and toxins, and to amend title 18, United
States Code, with respect to such agents and toxins; a measure to strengthen
security at certain nuclear facilities; and a measure to clarify the
application of cable television system privacy requirements to new cable
services. 

Subsequently, the Committee agreed to a motion to combine the three measures
into one bill to be introduced and reported. 

AMERICAN SPIRIT FRAUD PREVENTION ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and
Consumer Protection approved for full Committee action H.R. 2985, American
Spirit Fraud Prevention Act of 2001. 

DISMANTLING THE FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF GLOBAL TERRORISM

Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing entitled "Dismantling the
Financial Infrastructure of Global Terrorism." Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of the Treasury: Paul H. O'Neill,
Secretary; and Jimmy Gurule, Under Secretary, Enforcement; the following
officials of the Department of Justice: Michael Chertoff, Assistant Attorney
General, Criminal Division; and Dennis Lormel, Chief, Financial Crimes
Section, Criminal Investigations Division, FBI; and public witnesses. 

DRUG TRADE AND THE TERROR NETWORK

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy,
and Human Resources held a hearing on "Drug Trade and the Terror Network."
Testimony was heard from Asa Hutchinson, Administrator, DEA, Department of
Justice; and Bill Boch, Director, Office of Asia, Africa, Europe, and NIS
Programs, Department of State. 

AL QAEDA AND THE GLOBAL RESEARCH OF TERRORISM

Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on Al Qaeda and the
Global Research of Terrorism. Testimony was heard from Charles Santos, former
Special Assistant to the Under Secretary for Political Military Affairs,
United Nations; Oliver Revell, former Associate Director of the FBI, in Charge
of Investigative and Counter-Intelligence Operations, Department of Justice;
and Vincent Cannistraro, former Chief of Counterterrorism Operations, CIA. 

ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY--SAFEGUARDING AGAINST ACTS OF TERRORISM

Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on International Operations
and Human Rights held a hearing on the Role of the International Atomic Energy
Agency in Safeguarding Against Acts of Terrorism. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of State: Richard J. Stratford, Acting
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Nonproliferation; and E. Michael Southwick,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Organization Affairs;
Steven K. Black, Assistant Deputy Administrator, Office of Arms Control and
Nonproliferation, National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of
Energy; and William Travers, Executive Director, Operations, NRC. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 2975,
as amended, to provide Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct
Terrorism (PATRIOT) Act of 2001; H.R. 2336, to make permanent the authority to
redact financial disclosure statements of judicial employees and judicial
officers; and H.R. 2559, to amend chapter 90 of title 5, United States Code,
relating to Federal long-term care insurance. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; SUBPOENA; OVERSIGHT--ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES ON
PUBLIC LANDS

Committee on Resources: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 400, to
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish the Ronald Reagan Boyhood
Home National Historic Site; H.R. 980, amended, to establish the Moccasin Bend
National Historic Site in the State of Tennessee; H.R. 1576, amended, James
Peak Wilderness, Wilderness Study, and Protection Area Act; H.R. 1776,
amended, Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area Study Act; H.R. D9722488,
amended, to designate certain lands in the Pilot Range in the State of Utah as
wilderness; H.R. 2924, amended, to provide authority to the Federal Power
Marketing Administration to reduce vandalism and destruction of property; H.R.
2925, amended, to amend the Reclamation Recreation Management Act of 1992 in
order to provide for the security of dams, facilities, and resources under the
jurisdiction of the Bureau of Reclamation; and H.R. 2976, Healing
Opportunities in Parks and the Environment Pass Act. 

                                    [Page: D972]

The Committee also agreed to a motion authorizing the Chairman to issue a
Subpoena to Mr. Craig Rosebraugh to testify before the Subcommittee on Forests
and Forest Health. 

The Committee also held an oversight hearing on Potential Alternative Energy
Sources Available on National Public Lands. Testimony was heard from the
following officials of the Department of Energy: Mary Hutzler, Acting
Administrator, Energy Information Agency; and David Garman, Assistant
Secretary; J. Steven Griles, Deputy Secretary, Department of the Interior; and
public witnesses. 

INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a modified open rule, providing 1
hour of debate on H.R. 2883, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2001. The rule waives points of order against consideration of the bill for
failure to comply with clause 3(c) of rule XIII (requiring the inclusion of a
statement of general performance goals and objectives). The rule provides that
it shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of
amendment the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence now printed in the bill. The rule
provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered
for amendment by title and that each title shall be considered as read. The
rule waives points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a
substitute for failure to comply with clause 7 of rule XVI (prohibiting
nongermane amendments). The rule provides for the consideration of only
pro-forma amendments for the purpose of debate and those amendments printed in
the Congressional Record prior to their consideration, which may be offered
only by the Member who caused it to be printed or his designee and shall be
considered as read. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or
without instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman Goss and
Representatives LaHood, Wolf, Simmons and Pelosi. 

EPA--DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Committee on Science: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 64, to provide for
the establishment of the position of Deputy Administrator for Science and
Technology of the Environmental Protection Agency. 

WETLANDS PERMITTING PROCESS

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water
Resources and Environment held a hearing on the Wetlands Permitting Process:
Is it Working Fairly? Testimony was heard from Col. Michael J. Walsh, USA,
Executive Director, Directorate of Civil Works, Corps of Engineers, Department
of the Army; and public witnesses. 

FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE ISSUES BRIEFING

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Intelligence
Policy and National Security met in executive session to hold a briefing on
Financial Intelligence Issues. The Subcommittee was briefed by departmental
witnesses. 

PROTECTING THE HOMELAND FROM ASYMMETRIC/UNCONVENTIONAL THREATS

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Terrorism and
Homeland Security held a hearing on "Protecting The Homeland from
Asymmetric/Unconventional Threats." Testimony was heard from J.T. Caruso,
Deputy Assistant Director, Counterterrorism Division, FBI, Department of
Justice; and the following officials of the Defense Science Board, Office of
the Secretary of Defense: William Schneider, Jr., Chairman; Roger Hagengruber,
Chairman, Task Force on Unconventional Nuclear Warfare Defense; Larry Wright,
Chairman, Task Force on Defensive Information Warfare; George Whitesides,
Chairman, Task Force on Defense Against Chemical Weapons; Tara O'Toole, Senior
Representative, Task Force on Defense Against Biological Weapons; and Peter
Merino, Co-Chairman, Task Force on Intelligence Needs for Civil Support. 



2001/10/04
Daily Digest - Thursday, October 4, 2001; pages D976 - D982

Committee Meetings

OVER IDENTIFICATION ISSUES WITHIN DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT

Committee on Education and the Workforce: Held a hearing on Over
Identification Issues within the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
and the Need for Reform. Testimony was heard from Representative Fattah;
Roderick Paige, Secretary of Education; and public witnesses. 

PRICE-ANDERSON REAUTHORIZATION ACT; RESOLUTION--FILL STRATEGIC PETROLEUM
RESERVE

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality
approved for full Committee action the following measures: H.R. 2983, amended,
Price-Anderson Reauthorization Act of 2001; and H. Res. 250, urging the
Secretary of Energy to fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. 

                                    [Page: D981]

BEST PHARMACEUTICALS FOR CHILDREN ACT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health approved for full
Committee action, as amended, H.R. 2887, Best Pharmaceuticals for Children
Act. 

TRANSFORMING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND ACQUISITION WORKFORCES

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement
Policy held a hearing on "Transforming the IT and Acquisition Workforces:
Using Market-Based Pay, Recruiting Strategies to Make the Federal Government
an Employer of Choice for IT and Acquisition Employees." Testimony was heard
from David McClure, Director, IT (Information Technology) Management Issues,
GAO; Mark Forum, Associate Director, IT and E-government, OMB; Donald
Winstead, Acting Associate Director, Workforce Compensation and Performance,
OPM; Don Upson, Secretary of Technology, State of Virginia; and public
witnesses. 

U.S. POLICY TOWARD IRAQ

Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on the Middle East and
South Asia held a hearing on U.S. Policy Toward Iraq. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public
Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 38, Homestead National
Monument of America Additions Act; and H.R. 1925, to direct the Secretary of
the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Waco
Mammoth Site Area in Waco, Texas, as a unity of the National Park System.
Testimony was heard from Representatives Bereuter and Edwards; Michael Soukup,
Associate Director, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science, National Park
Service, Department of the Interior; David Maurstad, Lt. Gov., State of
Nebraska; and public witnesses. 

ARSENIC IN DRINKING WATER

Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards
held a hearing on Arsenic in Drinking Water: An Update on the Science,
Benefits and Cost. Testimony was heard from Maureen Cropper, Chair, Arsenic
Rule Benefits Review Panel, Science Advisory Board, EPA; and public witnesses. 

VETERANS LEGISLATION

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health approved for full
Committee action, as amended, the following bills: H.R. 2716, Homeless
Veterans Assistance Act of 2001; and H.R. 2792, Disabled Veterans Service Dog
and Health Care Improvement Act of 2001. 

MEDICARE REGULATORY AND CONTRACTING REFORM ACT

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health approved for full
Committee action, as amended, H.R. 2768, Medicare Regulatory and Contracting
Reform Act of 2001. 



2001/10/05
Daily Digest - Friday, October 5, 2001; pages D984 - D988

Committee Meetings

BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL ATTACKS--ARE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
PREPARED

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Efficiency,
Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations held a hearing on "A
Silent War: Are Federal, State, and Local Governments Prepared for Biological
and Chemical Attacks?" Testimony was heard from Bruce Baughman, Director,
Planning and Readiness Division, FEMA; the following officials of the
Department of Defense: Craig Duehring, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary,
Reserve Affairs; and Lt. Gen. James Peake, M.D., Surgeon General, U.S. Army;
Scott R. Lillibridge, M.D., Special Assistant to the Secretary, National
Security and Emergency Management, Department of Health and Human Services;
Janet Heinrich, Director, Health Care and Public Health Issues, GAO; Diana
Bonta, Director, Department of Health Services, State of California; Woodbury
Fogg, Director, Office of Emergency Management, State of New Hampshire; the
following officials of the City of Baltimore, Maryland: Martin O'Malley,
Mayor; and Edward T. Norris, Commissioner, Police Department; and public
witnesses.  

MISCELLANEOUS TRADE MEASURES

Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 3009,
amended, Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act; H.R. 3010, to amend
the Trade Act of 1974 to extend the Generalized System of Preferences until
December 31, 2002; and H.R. 3008, to reauthorize the trade adjustment
assistance program under the Trade Act of 1974. 

The Committee recessed until October 9. 

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2001/10/09
Daily Digest - Tuesday, October 9, 2001; pages D989 - D994

Committee Meetings 

LABOR, HHS AND EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS; REVISED BUDGET ALLOCATIONS 

Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported H.R. 3061, making appropriations
for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002. 

The Committee also adopted revised Budget Allocations for fiscal year 2002. 

INTERNET EQUITY AND EDUCATION ACT 

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a modified closed rule providing 1
hour of debate on H.R. 1992, Internet Equity and Education Act of 2001. The
rule provides that the amendment recommended by the Committee on Education and
the Workforce now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted. The rule
waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule
provides for consideration of an amendment in the nature of a substitute
printed in the Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution if offered
by Representative Mink or a designee, which shall be considered as read and
shall be separately debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by
the proponent and an opponent. The rule waives all points of order against the
amendment in the nature of a substitute. Finally, the rule provides one motion
to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from
Representatives McKeon, Isakson, Miller of California, Mink of Hawaii, Tierney
and Holt. 

LABOR, HHS AND EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS 

Committee on Rules: Heard testimony from Representatives Quinn, Obey and
Maloney of New York, but no action was taken on H.R. 3061, making
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and
Education, and related agencies for fiscal year 2002 ending September 30,
2002. 

BIPARTISAN TRADE PROMOTION AUTHORITY ACT 


Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 3005,
Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2001. 



2001/10/10
Daily Digest - Wednesday, October 10, 2001; pages D996 - D1002

Committee Meetings

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense met in executive session
and approved for full Committee action the Defense appropriations for Fiscal
Year 2002. 

ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION POLICY

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality held
a hearing entitled "Electricity Transmission Policy," focusing on transmission
siting, incentives, and reliability. Testimony was heard from public
witnesses. 

The Subcommittee continued hearings on this subject, focusing on Regional
Transmission Organizations, Open Access, and Federal Jurisdiction. Testimony
was heard from public witnesses. 

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FEDERAL BIOTERRORISM PREPAREDNESS PROGRAMS

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
held a hearing entitled "A Review of Federal Bioterrorism Preparedness
Programs from a Public Health Perspective." Testimony was heard Scott
Lillibridge, Special Assistant for Bioterrorism, Office of the Secretary,
Department of Health and Human Services; Bruce Baughman, Director, Planning
and Readiness Division, FEMA; Jan Heinrich, Director, Health Care and Public
Health Issues, GAO; Lew Stringer, Medical Director, Division of Emergency
Management, State of North Carolina; and public witnesses. 

DEBT COLLECTION IMPROVEMENT ACT

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Efficiency,
Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations held a hearing on "The
Debt Collection Improvement Act: How Well is it Working?" Testimony was heard
from Gary T. Engel, Director, Financial Management and Assurance, GAO; Richard
L. Gregg, Commissioner, Financial Management Service, Department of the
Treasury; Claude A. Allen, Deputy Secretary, Department of Health and Human
Services; William D. Hansen, Deputy Secretary, Department of Education; and
Leo S. Mackay, Jr., Deputy Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ANTI-TERRORISM--ROLE OF DIPLOMACY

Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on the Role of Public
Diplomacy in Support of the Anti-Terrorism. Testimony was heard from Charlotte
Beers, Under Secretary, Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, Department of
State; Marc Nathanson, Chairman, Broadcasting Board of Governors; and a public
witness. 

CAUCASUS AND CASPIAN REGION: U.S. INTERESTS AND POLICY

Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Europe held a hearing on
The Caucasus and Caspian Region: Understanding U.S. Interests and Policy.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

WESTERN HEMISPHERE'S RESPONSE TO TERRORIST ATTACK

Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere held
a hearing on the Western Hemisphere's Response to the September 11, 2001
Terrorist Attack on the United States. Testimony was heard from the following
officials of the Department of State: Francis X. Taylor, Ambassador-at-Large,
Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism; Robert Noriega, Ambassador to
the OAS; James F. Mack, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International
Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; and Curt Struble, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported, as amended, the following bills:
H.R. 1408, Financial Services Antifraud Network Act of 2001; H.R. 1840, to
extend eligibility for refugee status of unmarried sons and daughters of
certain Vietnamese refugees; and H.R. 1552, Internet Tax Nondiscrimination
Act. 

LABOR, HHS AND EDUCATIONAPPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing 1 hour of
debate on H.R. 3061, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor,
Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for fiscal year
2002 ending September 30, 2002. The rule waives all points of order against
consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the bill shall be considered
for amendment by paragraph. The rule waives clause 2 of rule XXI (prohibiting
unauthorized or legislative provisions in an appropriations bill) against
provisions in the bill. 

The rule makes in order the amendment printed in the report of the Committee
on Rules accompanying the resolution, which may be offered only by a Member
designated in the report and only at the appropriate point in the reading of
the bill, 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 division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the
Whole. The rule waives all points of order against the amendment printed in
the report. The rule waives points of order during consideration of the bill
against amendments for failure to comply with clause 2(e) of rule XXI
(prohibiting non-emergency designated amendments to be offered to an
appropriations bill containing an emergency designation). 

The rule authorizes the Chair to accord priority in recognition to Members who
have preprinted their amendments in the Congressional Record. Finally, the
rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

CYBER SECURITY


Committee on Science: Held a hearing on Cyber Security--How Can We Protect
American Computer Networks From Attack? Testimony was heard from Robert
Weaver, Assistant Special-Agent-in-Charge, U.S. Secret Service, Director,
Electronic Crimes Task Force, New York, Department of the Treasury; and public
witnesses. 

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JUMPSTARTING ECONOMY--SMALL BUSINESSES ROLE

Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on the Role Small Businesses Can
Play in Jump-Starting the Economy. Testimony was heard from Hector Barreto,
Administrator, SBA; and public witnesses. 

TERRORISM--ARE AMERICA'S WATER RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT AT RISK

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Water
Resources and Environment, hearing on Terrorism: Are America's Water Resources
and Environment at Risk? Testimony was heard from Michael Parker, Assistant
Secretary (Civil Works), Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army; Marianne
Lamont Horinko, Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency,
EPA; Ronald Dick, Director, National Infrastructure Protection Center, FBI,
Department of Justice; Glenn L. McCullough, Jr., Chairman, Board of Directors,
TVA; Beverly O'Neill, Mayor, City of Long Beach, California; Jeffrey J.
Danneels, Department Manager, Security Systems and Technology Center, Sandia
National Laboratories; and public witnesses. 

VETERANS LEGISLATION

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Ordered reported, as amended, the following
bills: H.R. 2716, Homeless Veterans Assistance Act of 2001; and H.R. 2792,
Disabled Veterans Service Dog and Health Care Improvement Act of 2001. 

CONFLICT DIAMONDS

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing on "Conflict
Diamonds." Testimony was heard from Senator DeWine; Representatives Hall of
Ohio and Wolf; Alan W. Eastham, Special Negotiator for Conflict Diamonds,
Department of State; James E. Mendenhall, Deputy General Counsel, Office of
the U.S. Trade Representative; and public witnesses. 



2001/10/11
Daily Digest - Thursday, October 11, 2001; pages D1003 - D1010

Committee Meetings 

DISCRETIONARY SPENDING CAP/ALLOCATIONS 

Committee on the Budget: Ordered reported H.R. 3084, to revise the
discretionary spending limits for fiscal year 2002 set forth in the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to make conforming
changes respecting the appropriate section 302 (a) allocation for fiscal year
2002 established pursuant to the concurrent resolution on the budget for
fiscal year 2002. 

AMERICAN SPIRIT FRAUD PREVENTION ACT; BEST PHARMACEUTICALS FOR CHILDREN ACT 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R.
2985, American Spirit Fraud Prevention Act; and H.R. 2887, amended, Best
Pharmaceuticals for Children Act. 

FINANCIAL ANTI-TERRORISM ACT; EMERGENCY SECURITIES RESPONSE ACT 

Committee on Financial Services: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R.
3004, amended, Financial Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001; and H.R. 3060, Emergency
Securities Response Act of 2001. 

SECURE AMERICA'S BORDERS--USING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims held an
oversight hearing on "Using Information Technology to Secure America's
Borders: INS Problems with Planning and Implementation." Testimony was heard
from Randolph C. Hite, Director, Information Technology Systems Issues, GAO;
the following officials of the Department of Justice: Glenn A. Fine, Inspector
General; and James W. Ziglar, Commissioner, INS; and a public witness. 

DEVELOPMENT OF MINERALS WITHIN DESIGNATED RESOLUTION AREA 

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a
hearing on H.R. 2952, to ensure the orderly development of coal, coalbed
methane, natural gas, and oil within a designated Dispute Resolution Area in
the Powder River Basin, Wyoming. Testimony was heard from Tom Fulton, Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals, Department of the Interior; and public
witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT--MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT REAUTHORIZATION 

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and
Oceans held an oversight hearing on the reauthorization of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act. Testimony was heard from Representative Mink of Hawaii; the
following officials of the National Marine Fisheries Service, Department of
Commerce: William T. Hogarth, Assistant Administrator, Fisheries; and Joe
Scordino, Deputy Director, Northwest Region; the following officials of the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior: Marshall Jones,
Acting Director; and Steve Thompson, Acting Manager, California-Nevada
Operations; John E. Reynolds, III, Chairman, Marine Mammal Commission;
Margaret Hayes, Director, Office of Ocean Affairs, Bureau of Oceans and
International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Department of State; Vice
Adm. Dennis V. McGinn, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Warfare
Requirements and Programs, OPNAV (N7); and public witnesses. 

SAME DAY CONSIDERATION

Committee on Rules: Granted a rule waiving clause 6(a) of rule XIII (requiring
a two-thirds vote to consider a rule on the same day it is reported from the
Rules Committee) against certain resolutions reported from the Rules
Committee. The rule applies the waiver to a special rule reported on the
legislative day of Friday, October 12, 2001, providing for consideration of
disposition of the bill H.R. 2975) to combat terrorism. 

WEATHERPROOFING THE U.S. 

Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards
held a hearing on Weatherproofing the U.S.: Are We Prepared for Severe Storms?
Testimony was heard from the following officials of NOAA, Department of
Commerce: Chris Landsea, Hurricane Research Division, Atlantic Oceanographic
and Meteorological Laboratory; and John L. Hayes, Director, Office of Science
and Technology, National Weather Service, Co-chair, U.S. Weather Research
Program; and public witnesses. 

SPACE PLANES AND X-VEHICLES 

Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a hearing on
Space Planes and X-Vehicles. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

ARE AMERICA'S SMALL BUSINESSES STILL GROUNDED 

Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight
held a hearing entitled "September 11, 2001 plus 30: Are America's Small
Businesses Still Grounded?" Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

DEPLOYMENT AND USE OF SECURITY TECHNOLOGY 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Aviation held
a hearing on Deployment and Use of Security Technology, focusing on Weapon and
Explosive Detection Technology. Testimony was heard from James F. O'Bryon,
Deputy Director, Operational Test and Evaluation Live Fire Testing, Department
of Defense; the following officials of the Department of Transportation: Jane
F. Garvey, Administrator, FAA; and Kenneth R. Mead, Inspector General; and
public witnesses. 

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MEDICARE REGULATORY AND CONTRACTING REFORM ACT 

Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 2768, Medicare
Regulatory and Contracting Reform Act of 2001. 

NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISORS ROLE IN THE CURRENT CRISIS 

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Terrorism and
Homeland Security held a hearing on National Security Advisors Role in the
Current Crisis with former National Security Advisors. Testimony was heard
from Tim Caruso, Deputy Assistant Director, Counterterrorism Division, FBI,
Department of Justice; Col. Edward M. Eitzen, Jr., M.D., Commander, U.S. Army
Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Department of the Army; and
the following former National Security Advisors: Frank Carlucci; and Richard
V. Allen. 



2001/10/12
Daily Digest - Friday, October 12, 2001 ; pages D1011 - D1016

Committee Meetings 

COMBATING TERRORISM 

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans
Affairs, and International Relations held a hearing on "Combating Terrorism:
Assessing the Threat of Biological Terrorism." Testimony was heard from Ray
Decker, Director, Defense Capabilities Management Team, GAO; and public
witnesses. 

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PATRIOT ACT 

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a closed rule providing 1 hour of
debate on H.R. 2975, PATRIOT Act of 2001. The rule provides that, in lieu of
the amendment recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the
bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of
H.R. 3108 shall be considered as adopted. The rule waives all points of order
against the bill, as amended. Finally, the rule provides one motion to
recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman
Sensenbrenner and Representatives Flake, Castle, Cunningham, Oxley, Forbes,
Frank, Berman, Jackson-Lee, Delahunt, Scott, Millender-McDonald and Deutsch. 

ECONOMIC SECURITY AND RECOVERY ACT 

Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 3090, Economic
Security and Recovery Act of 2001. 



2001/10/15
Daily Digest - Monday, October 15, 2001; pages D1017 - D1020

Committee Meetings

VA's ABILITY TO RESPOND TO DOD CONTINGENCIES AND NATIONAL EMERGENCIES

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Held a hearing on VA's Ability to Respond to
DoD's Contingencies and National Emergencies. Testimony was heard from Cynthia
A. Bascetta, Director, Veterans Health and Benefits Issues, GAO; Anthony J.
Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs; David S. C. Chu, Under Secretary,
Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense; Kenneth S. Kasprisin,
Associate Director, Readiness, Response and Recovery, FEMA; Claude A. Allen,
Deputy Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services; Annie W. Everett,
Acting Regional Administrator, National Capitol Region, GSA; Sue Bailey, M.D.,
former Assistant Secretary, Health Affairs, Department of Defense; and James
Krueger, Executive Vice President, Chapter Services Network, American Red
Cross. 



2001/10/16
Daily Digest - Tuesday, October 16, 2001; pages D1022 - D1028

Committee Meetings

ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND ASSISTANCETO WORKERS

Committee on Education and the Workforce: Held a hearing on Economic Recovery
and Assistance to Workers. Testimony was heard from Elaine L. Chao, Secretary
of Labor. 

WELFARE REFORM

Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on the 21st Century
Workforce held a hearing on Welfare Reform: Success in Moving Toward Work.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

HEALTH CARE INFLATION--IMPACT ONTHE FEHBP

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency
Organization held a hearing on "Health Care Inflation and Its Impact on the
FEHBP." Testimony was heard from William E. Flynn III, Associate Director,
Retirement and Insurance Services, OPM; Lawrence Mirel, Commissioner,
Department of Insurance and Securities Regulation, District of Columbia;
former Representative Tom A. Coburn, M.D., State of Oklahoma; and public
witnesses. 

NATURAL GAS INFRASTRUCTUREAND CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural
Resources and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing on "Natural Gas Infrastructure
and Capacity Constraints." Testimony was heard from Patrick Wood III,
Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy; from the
following officials of the State of California: Loretta Lynch, President,
Public Utilities Commission; and Michael C. Moore, Commissioner, Energy
Commission; and public witnesses. 

                                    [Page: D1026]

DEEP CREEK WILDERNESS ACT

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health held a
hearing on H.R. 2963, Deep Creek Wilderness Act. Testimony was heard from
Abigail Kimbell, Acting Associate Deputy Chief, Forest Service, USDA; and
public witnesses. 

NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM ACTAMENDMENTS

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public
Lands held a hearing on: H.R. 1963, to amend the National Trails System Act to
designate the route taken by American soldier and frontiersman George Rogers
Clark and his men during the Revolutionary War to capture the British forts at
Kaskaskia and Cahokia, Illinois, and Vincennes, Indiana, for the study for
potential addition to the National Trails System. Testimony was heard from
Michael Soukup, Associate Director, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science,
National Park Service, Department of the Interior; and Bob Coomer,
Superintendent of Historic Sites, Historic Preservation Agency, State of
Illinois. 

CONFERENCE REPORT--INTERIORAPPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a rule waiving all points of order
against the conference report to accompany H.R. 2217, making appropriations
for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2002, and against its consideration. Testimony was heard
from Representatives Skeen and Dicks. 

CONFERENCE REPORT--MILITARYCONSTRUCTION

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a rule waiving all points of order
against the conference report to accompany H.R. 2904, making appropriations
for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure
for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002,
and against its consideration. The rule provides that the conference report
shall be considered as read. Testimony was heard from Representatives Hobson
and Olver. 



2001/10/17
Daily Digest - Wednesday, October 17, 2001; pages D1029 - D1036

Committee Meetings 

CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT--PREVENTION AND TREATMENT 

Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Select Education
held a hearing on Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect: Policy
Directions for the Future. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

TOURISM INDUSTRY STATUS 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer
Protection held a hearing on the State of the U.S. Tourism Industry. Testimony
was heard from Representatives Berkley, Abercrombie and Underwood; Linda
Conlin, Assistant Secretary, Trade Development, Department of Commerce; and
public witnesses. 

MEDICARE REGULATORY, APPEALS, CONTRACTING, AND EDUCATION REFORM ACT 

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health approved for full
Committee action, as amended, H.R. 3046, Medicare Regulatory, Appeals,
Contracting, and Education Reform Act of 2001. 

DEPOSIT INSURANCE REFORM 

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and
Consumer Credit held a hearing on deposit insurance reform. Testimony was
heard from Donald E. Powell, Chairman, FDIC; and public witnesses. 

FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT WORK FORCE 

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy,
and Human Resources held a hearing on "Keeping a Strong Federal Law
Enforcement Work Force." Testimony was heard from the following officials of
the Department of Justice: James Ziglar, Commissioner, INS; and Gary Mead,
Assistant Director, Business Services, U.S. Marshals Service; and Robert M.
Smith, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Human Resources Management, U.S.
Customs Service, Department of the Treasury. 

CHINA--COERCIVE POPULATION CONTROL 

Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on Coercive Population
Control in China: New Evidence of Forced Abortion and Forced Sterilization.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses. 

MIDDLE EAST DEVELOPMENTS 

Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on the Middle East and
South Asia held a hearing on Developments in the Middle East. Testimony was
heard from William J. Burns, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near Eastern
Affairs, Department of State. 

OVERSIGHT--INS PERFORMANCE ISSUES 

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims held an
oversight hearing on Immigration and Naturalization Service Performance
Issues. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the GAO: Richard
M. Stana, Director, Justice Issues; and Glenn A. Fine, Inspector General; and
public witnesses. 

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES 

Committee on Resources: Ordered reported--the following bills: H.R. 483,
amended, regarding the use of the trust land and resources of the Confederated
Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon; H.R. 1491, Utah Public Lands
Artifact Preservation Act of 2001; H.R. 1913, amended, to require the
valuation of nontribal interest ownership of subsurface rights within the
boundaries of the Acoma Indian Reservation; H.R. 2115, to amend the
Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize
the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning and
construction of a project to reclaim and reuse within and outside of the
service area of the Lakehaven Utility District, Washington; and H.R. 2585,
Chiloquin Dam Fish Passage Facility Study Act of 2001. 

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The Committee also held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1239, to
establish a moratorium on approval by the Secretary of the Interior of
relinquishment of a lease of certain tribal lands in California; and H.R.
2742, to authorize the construction of a Native American Cultural Center and
Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Testimony was heard from Representatives
Hunter, Filner and Carson of Oklahoma; Wayne Smith, Deputy Assistant
Secretary, Indian Affairs; Michael Liu, Assistant Secretary, Public and Indian
Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development; the following officials
of the State of Oklahoma: Kirk Humphreys, Mayor, Oklahoma City; and Enoch
Kelly Haney, member, State Senate; and public witnesses. 

CYBER TERRORISM 

Committee on Science: Held a hearing on Cyber Terrorism, a View from the
Gilmore Commission. Testimony was heard from James S. Gilmore III, Governor,
State of Virginia. 

GENERAL AVIATION FLYING RESTRICTIONS 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Aviation held
a hearing on Restrictions on General Aviation Flying in Class B Airspace.
Testimony was heard from Steven J. Brown, Acting Associate Administrator, Air
Traffic Services, FAA, Department of Transportation; former Senator Jake Garn
of Utah; and public witnesses. 

DRUG INTERDICTION 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast Guard
and Maritime Transportation held a hearing on Drug Interdiction. Testimony was
heard from Asa Hutchinson, Administrator, DEA, Department of Justice; and Rear
Adm. Terry M. Cross, USCG, Assistant Commandant, Operations, U.S. Coast Guard,
Department of Transportation. 



2001/10/18
Daily Digest - Thursday, October 18, 2001; pages D ? - D ?

Committee Meetings

No committee meetings were held. 



2001/10/23
Daily Digest - Tuesday, October 23, 2001; pages D1041 - D1046

Committee Meetings

BIOLOGICAL WARFARE DEFENSE VACCINE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN

Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans'
Affairs, and International Relations continued hearings on Biological Warfare
Defense Vaccine Research and Development Program. Testimony was heard from
Tommy Thompson, Secretary of Health and Human Services; Anna Johnson-Wineger,
Deputy Assistant to the Secretary, Chemical/Biological Defense Programs,
Department of Defense; Nancy Kingsbury, Director, Applied Research and
Methods, GAO; and public witnesses. 

ECONOMIC SECURITY AND RECOVERY ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a modified closed rule providing
one hour of debate in the House equally divided between the chairman and
ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means on H.R. 3090,
Economic Security and Recovery Act of 2001. The rule waives all points of
order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the amendment
recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill shall
be considered as adopted. The rule provides for consideration of only the
amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the Rules Committee report
accompanying the resolution, if offered by Representative Rangel or his
designee, which shall be considered as read and shall be separately debatable
for one hour equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent.
The rule waives all points of order against the amendment in the nature of a
substitute. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without
instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman Thomas and Representatives
Tiahrt, Quinn, Rangel, Cardin, Visclosky, Waters, Farr of California,
Underwood, Wu, Inslee, and Strickland. 



2001/10/24
Daily Digest - Wednesday, October 24, 2001; pages D1047 - D1052

Committee Meetings

DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported a measure making appropriations
for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002. 

WAR ON TERRORISM

Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on the War on Terrorism.
Testimony was heard from Colin L. Powell, Secretary of State. 

TRADE-IN-SERVICES

Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on Trade-In-Services. Testimony
was heard from John B. Taylor, Under Secretary, International Affairs,
Department of the Treasury; Grant D. Aldonas, Under Secretary, International
Trade, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses. 



2001/10/25
Daily Digest - Thursday, October 25, 2001; pages D1053 - D1060

Committee Meetings

MEDICARE-ENDORSED PRESCRIPTION DRUG DISCOUNT CARDS--IMPACT ON SMALL BUSINESS

Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing entitled "Medicare-Endorsed
Prescription Drug Discount Cards and Their Impact on Small Business."
Testimony was heard from Glenn Bower, Director, Department of Revenue, State
of Illinois; and public witnesses. \



2001/10/26
Daily Digest - Friday, October 26, 2001; pages D1061 - D1062

Committee Meetings

No committee meetings were held.



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