[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 150 (Friday, October 31, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1189-D1190]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; DRAFT REPORT
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Ordered reported amended 
the following bills: H.R. 1836, Federal Employees Health Care 
Protection Act of 1997; and H.R. 2675, Federal Employees Life Insurance 
Improvement Act.
  The Committee also approved, as amended, a draft report entitled: 
``Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses: VA, DOD Continue to Resist Strong 
Evidence Linking Toxic Causes to Chronic Health Effects''.
MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on 
Government Management, Information, and Technology held a hearing on 
Management Practices in State and Local Government: Lessons for the 
Federal Government. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM
Committee on House Oversight: Continued hearings on Campaign Finance 
Reform. Testimony was heard from Representatives Portman, Fowler, 
Dreier, Farr and Tierney.
  Hearings continue November 6.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on International Relations: Favorably considered and adopted 
a motion urging the Chairman to request that the following measures be 
considered on the Suspension Calendar: H. Con. Res. 22, amended, 
expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the discrimination 
by the German Government against members of minority religious groups, 
particularly the continued and increasing discrimination by the German 
Government against performers, entertainers, and other artists from the 
United States associated with Scientology; H. Con. Res. 152, amended, 
expressing the sense of the Congress that all parties to the multiparty 
peace talks regarding Northern Ireland should condemn violence and 
fully integrate internationally recognized human rights standards and 
adequately address outstanding human rights violations as part of the 
peace process; H. Res. 273, amended, condemning the military 
intervention by the Government of the Republic of Angola into the 
Republic of the Congo; H. Res. 282, congratulating the Association of 
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on the occasion of its 30th 
Anniversary; H. Con. Res. 172, amended, expressing the sense of the 
Congress in support of efforts to foster friendship and cooperation 
between the United States and Mongolia; H. Res. 231, amended, urging 
the President to make clear to the Government of the Social Republic of 
Vietnam the commitment of the American people in support of democracy 
and religious and economic freedom for the people of the Socialist 
Republic of Vietnam; and H. Con. Res. 156, amended, expressing concern 
for the continued deterioration of human rights in Afghanistan and 
emphasizing the need for a peaceful political settlement in that 
country.
  The Committee also adopted a Committee resolution honoring the life 
and service of the late Representative Walter H. Capps of California.

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Joint Meetings
APPROPRIATIONS--LABOR/HHS/EDUCATION
  Conferees on Thursday, October 30, agreed to file a conference report 
on the differences between the Senate- and House-passed versions of 
H.R. 2264, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health 
and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1998.