[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 82 (Monday, June 22, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D680]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
YEAR 2000: BIGGEST PROBLEMS--PROPOSED SOLUTIONS
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on 
Government Management, Information, and Technology, hearing on Year 
2000: Biggest Problems and Proposed Solutions. Testimony was heard from 
Edward DeSeve, Deputy Director, Management, OMB; Rona Stillman, Chief 
Scientist, Computers and Telecommunications, GAO; and public witnesses.
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Rules: Granted by voice vote, an open rule on H.R. 4101, 
making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1999, providing one hour of general debate equally 
divided between the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Appropriations. The rule waives clause 2(l)(6) of rule XI 
(relating to the 3 day availability of the report) and clause 7 of rule 
XXI (relating to the 3 day availability of printed hearings) against 
consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the amendments 
printed in the report of the Committee on Rules shall be considered as 
adopted. The rule waives clause 2 (prohibiting unauthorized and 
legislative provisions in an appropriations bill) and clause 6 
(prohibiting reappropriations in an appropriations bill) of rule XXI 
against the bill as amended. The rule authorizes the Chair to accord 
priority in recognition to Members who have pre-printed 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 rule provides one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions. Testimony was heard from Representatives Skeen, 
Nethercutt, Petri, Pombo, Lewis of Kentucky, Kaptur, Obey and Lowey.