[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 137 (Monday, October 6, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1068]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
OVERSIGHT--OMB'S GPRA STRATEGIC PLAN
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on 
Government Management, Information, and Technology held a hearing on 
Oversight of OMB's GPRA Strategic Plan. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the GAO: Paul L. Posner, Director, Budget 
Issues; and J. Christopher Mihm, Assistant Director, Federal Management 
and Workforce Issues, General Government Division; and Edward DeSeve, 
Acting Deputy Director, OMB.
TUCKER ACT SHUFFLE RELIEF ACT; NATO SPECIAL IMMIGRANT AMENDMENTS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims 
approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 992, 
amended, Tucker Act Shuffle Relief Act of 1997; and H.R. 429, NATO 
Special Immigrant Amendments of 1997.
TEXAS LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL COMPACT ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule on H.R. 629, 
Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Act, providing one 
hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Commerce. The rule 
permits the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole to accord priority 
in recognition to those Members who have pre-printed their amendments 
in the Congressional Record prior to their consideration. The rule 
allows the Chairman to postpone recorded votes and to reduce to five 
minutes the voting time on any postponed question, provided that the 
voting time on the first in any series of questions is not less than 15 
minutes. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit, with or 
without instructions. Testimony was heard from Representatives Dan 
Schaefer of Colorado, Barton of Texas, and Hall of Texas.