[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 62 (Tuesday, May 7, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D432-D434]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND THE JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, 
and the Judiciary held a hearing on the Arms Control and Disarmament 
Agency and on Telecommunications Issues. Testimony was heard from John 
D. Holum, Director, U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency; Reed E. 
Hunt,

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Chairman, FCC; and Larry Irving, Assistant Secretary, Communications 
and Information, Department of Commerce.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on 
the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project. Testimony was 
heard from Representatives Chenoweth and Hastings of Washington; Jack 
Ward Thomas, Chief, Forest Service, USDA; Mike Dombeck, Acting 
Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; and 
public witnesses.
LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education held a hearing on the Secretary of Labor and 
the Employment and Training Administration. Testimony was heard from 
the following officials of the Department of Labor: Robert B. Reich, 
Secretary; Timothy M. Barnicle, Assistant Secretary, Employment and 
Training; and Preston M. Taylor, Jr., Assistant Secretary, Veterans' 
Employment and Training.
TRAVEL AND TOURISM PARTNERSHIP ACT
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous 
Materials approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 2579, Travel 
and Tourism Partnership Act.
OMNIBUS CIVILIAN SCIENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule on H.R. 3322, 
Omnibus Civilian Science Authorization Act of 1996 providing one hour 
of general debate equally divided and controlled between the chairman 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Science. The rule 
waives all points of order against consideration of the bill for 
failure to comply with clause 2(l)(2) of rule XI (requirement of a 
quorum to report). The rule provides that the bill shall be considered 
by title rather than by section, and that the first section and each 
title shall be considered as read. The rule waives points of order 
against the bill for failure to comply with clause 5(a) of rule XXI 
(appropriations in a legislative bill). The rule provides for the 
consideration of a manager's amendment printed in the Rules Committee 
report, which shall be considered as read, may amend portions of the 
bill not yet read for amendment, shall be debatable for 10 minutes 
equally divided and controlled, and shall not be subject to amendment 
or to a demand for a division of the question. If adopted, the 
amendment shall be considered as original text for amendment purposes. 
The rule accords 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 Walker and Representative Brown of 
California.
ADOPTION PROMOTION AND STABILITY ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a modified closed rule on 
H.R. 3286, Adoption Promotion and Stability Act of 1996 providing for 
consideration of the bill in the House without intervention of any 
point of order. The rule makes in order the Committee on Ways and Means 
amendment in the nature of a substitute now printed in the bill. The 
rule provides one hour of general debate, equally divided and 
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 
on Ways and Means. The rule provides for the consideration of an 
amendment to title II of the bill, as amended, if offered by 
Representative Gibbons of Florida or his designee, which shall be 
considered as read and shall be debatable for 30 minutes equally 
divided between the proponent and an opponent. The rule provides for 
the consideration of the amendment recommended by the Committee on 
Resources, if offered by Representative Young of Alaska or his 
designee, which shall be considered as read and shall be debatable for 
30 minutes equally divided between the proponent and an opponent. 
Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit, which may include 
instructions only if offered by the Minority Leader or his designee. 
Testimony was heard from Chairman Archer and Representatives Oberstar, 
Lowey, Maloney and Kennedy of Massachusetts.
U.S HOUSING ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a vote of 10 to 1, an open rule on H.R. 
2406, United States Housing Act of 1996, providing one hour of general 
debate equally divided between the chairman and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Banking and Financial Services. The rule makes in 
order the Committee on Banking and Financial Services amendment in the 
nature of a substitute as an original bill for the purpose of amendment 
and provides that the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute 
be considered as read. The rule waives clause 5(a) of rule XXI 
(appropriations in a legislative bill) against the committee amendment 
in the nature of a substitute. The rule provides that said substitute 
shall be considered by title, rather than by section, and the first two 
sections and each title shall be considered as read. The rule makes in 
order, before the consideration of any other amendment, an amendment 
printed in the Congressional Record of May 7,

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1996, if offered by Representative Lazio of New York or his designee. 
The amendment shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 10 
minutes equally divided and controlled between the proponent and an 
opponent, shall not be subject to amendment or to a demand for a 
division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole 
and all points of order against the amendment are waived. The rule 
provides that if the amendment is adopted, the bill, as amended, shall 
be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment. Members 
who have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional Record shall 
be accorded priority in recognition to offer their amendments if 
otherwise consistent with House rules, and provides that the pre-
printed amendment shall be considered as read. The rule allows the 
Chairman of the Committee of the Whole to postpone votes during 
consideration of the bill, and to reduce to five minutes on a postponed 
question if the votes follows a fifteen minute vote. The rule provides 
one motion to recommit, with or without instructions. Finally, the rule 
provides that after the passage of the House bill, it will be in order 
to take up the Senate bill, to move to insert the House-passed 
provisions in the Senate bill, and to move to request a conference with 
the Senate. Testimony was heard from Representatives Lazio, Hayworth, 
Gonzalez, Frank of Massachusetts, Kennedy of Massachusetts, Gutierrez, 
Velazquez and Hinchey.
ISTEA REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Surface 
Transportation continued hearings on ISTEA reauthorization: The Federal 
Role for Transportation and National Interests. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
  Hearings continue May 16.
INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session 
and ordered reported amended H.R. 3259, Intelligence Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 1997.

Joint Meetings
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Joint Committee on the Library: Committee concluded hearings to examine 
the management and financial activities of the Library of Congress, 
after receiving testimony from James H. Billington, Librarian of 
Congress; Thomas P. Carney, Acting Deputy Librarian of Congress; J. 
William Gadsby, Director, Government Business Operations, General 
Government Division, and Robert W. Gramling, Director, Corporate Audits 
and Standards, Accounting and Information Management Division, both of 
the General Accounting Office; Joyce C. Doria, Booz-Allen & Hamilton, 
Inc., McLean, Virginia; and Paul E. Lohneis, Price Waterhouse LLP, 
Arlington, Virginia.