[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 5 (Tuesday, February 3, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D50-D51]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
TOBACCO SETTLEMENT--IMPACT ON PRODUCERS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Risk Management and 
Speciality Crops held a hearing on proposed tobacco settlement's impact 
on producers. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
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.
LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative held a hearing 
on Financial Managers Council and the Library of Congress. Testimony 
was heard from Richard Brown, Deputy Assistant Comptroller General, 
Operations, GAO; and the following officials of the Library of 
Congress: John Webster, Director, Financial Services; James H. 
Billington, Librarian; Donald L. Scott, Deputy Librarian; Winston Tabb, 
Associate Librarian, Library Services; Marybeth Peters, Register of 
Copyrights; Daniel P. Mulhollan, Director, Congressional Research 
Service; and Frank Kurt Cylke, Director, National Library Service for 
the Blind and Physically Handicapped.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation began 
appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress 
and public witnesses.
EAST ASIA ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Concluded hearings on East 
Asia Economic Conditions. Testimony was heard from Representatives 
Visclosky, Stearns, Crapo, Paul and Sanders; and public witnesses.
ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET SUBMISSION
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the Administration's FY 1999 
Budget Submission. Testimony was heard from Franklin D. Raines, 
Director, OMB.

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HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on International 
Operations and Human Rights held a hearing on Country Reports on Human 
Rights Practices for 1997. Testimony was heard from John Shattuck, 
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, 
Department of State; Wei Jingsheng, Democracy Advocate and former 
political prisoner; and public witnesses.
RONALD REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a vote of 9 to 3, a modified open rule 
providing 1 hour of debate on H.R. 2625, Ronald Reagan National 
Airport. The rule provides for a 2 hour time limit on the amendment 
process. The rule also makes in order the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure amendment in the nature of a substitute as an 
original bill for the purpose of amendment, which shall be considered 
as read.
  The rule authorizes the Chair to accord priority in recognition to 
Members who have preprinted their amendments in the Congressional 
Record. The rule allows for the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole 
to postpone votes during consideration of the bill, and to reduce 
voting time to five minutes on a postponed question if the vote follows 
a fifteen minute vote. Finally, the rules provide for one motion to 
recommit, with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from 
Chairman Shuster; and Representatives Davis of Virginia, Morella, 
Oberstar, Norton and Moran of Virginia.
COSTS PAYABLE--TASK FORCE ON NATIONAL HEALTH CARE REFORM
Committee on Rules: The Committee granted, by voice vote, an open rule 
providing 1 hour of debate on H.J. Res. 107, expressing the sense of 
the Congress that the award of attorneys' fees, costs, and sanctions of 
$285,864.78 ordered by United States District Judge Royce C. Lamberth 
on December 18, 1997, should not be paid with taxpayer funds. The rule 
provides that the joint resolution will be considered as read. The rule 
permits the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole to postpone votes 
during consideration of the bill, and to reduce voting time to five 
minutes on a postponed question if the vote follows a fifteen minute 
vote. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit, with or 
without instructions. Testimony was heard from Representative Hayworth.
CHILD SUPPORT PERFORMANCE AND INCENTIVE ACT
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources approved 
for full Committee action H.R. 3130, Child Support Performance and 
Incentive Act of 1998.
IRS TAXPAYER ADVOCATE--ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing 
on the Annual Report to Congress of the Internal Revenue Service 
Taxpayer Advocate. Testimony was heard from the following officials of 
the IRS, Department of the Treasury: Charles O. Rossotti, Commissioner; 
Lee Monks, Taxpayer Advocate; and the following District Taxpayer 
Advocates: Fran Romano, Connecticut-Rhode Island District; Louis 
Romito, Associate District Taxpayer Advocate, Pennsylvania District; 
Janey Tabor, Ohio District; Sandra Ling, Pacific-Northwest District; 
and Elayne M. Goldstein, Midwest District.