[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 37 (Friday, March 27, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D321-D322]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education held a hearing on the National Institute of 
Neurological

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Disorders and Stroke the National Institute of General Medical 
Services, the Office of AIDS Research; and the Office of the Director-
NIH; Building and Facilities. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Health and Human Services: Audrey S. 
Penn, M.D., Acting Director, National Institute of Neurological 
Disorders and Stroke; Marvin Cassman, M.D., Director, National 
Institute of General Medical Services; Jack Whitescarver, M.D., Acting 
Director, Office of AIDS Research; and Harold Varmus, M.D., Director, 
NIH.
MORTGAGE FINANCE SYSTEM MORTGAGE BROKERS ROLE
Committee on Banking and Financial Services; Subcommittee on Housing 
and Community Opportunity held a hearing on the Role of Mortgage 
Brokers in the Mortgage Finance System. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Workforce 
Protections held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 2869, to amend 
the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to exempt safety and 
health assessments, audits, and reviews conducted by or for an employer 
from enforcement action under such Act; H.R. 2871, to amend the 
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to provide for the 
establishment of advisory panels for the Secretary of Labor; H.R. 2873, 
to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; H.R. 2879, to 
amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; H.R. 2661, Sound 
Scientific Practices Act; and H.R. 3519, to require the Occupational 
Safety and Health Administration to recognize that electronic forms of 
providing MSDSs provide the same level of access to information as 
paper copies. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MANDATES INFORMATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Held a hearing on H.R. 3534, Mandates Information 
Act of 1998. Testimony was heard from Representatives Portman and 
Condit; and public witnesses.