[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 120 (Friday, September 11, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D964]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
INTERNET--PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM INAPPROPRIATE MATERIALS
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing on legislative proposals to Protect 
Children from Inappropriate Materials on the Internet. Testimony was 
heard from Senator Coats; Representatives Franks of New Jersey and 
Istook; Stephen R. Wiley, Chief, Violent Crimes and Major Offenders 
Section, FBI, Department of Justice; and public witnesses.
CONSTRUCTION SUBCONTRACTORS PAYMENT PROTECTION ENHANCEMENT ACT
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on 
Government Management, Information, and Technology and the Subcommittee 
on Commercial and Administrative Law of the House Committee on the 
Judiciary held a joint hearing on H.R. 3032, Construction 
Subcontractors Payment Protection Enhancement Act of 1998. Testimony 
was heard from Deidre Lee, Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement 
Policy, OMB; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime began mark up of the 
following bills: H.R. 4427, Internet Gambling Prohibition Act of 1998; 
H.R. 3046, Police, Fire, and Emergency Prohibition Act of 1998; S. 
1976, Crime Victims with Disabilities Awareness Act of 1998; H.R. 804, 
to amend part Q of title 1 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 to ensure that Federal funds made available to hire 
or rehire law enforcement officers are used in a manner that produces a 
net gain of the number of law enforcement officers who perform non-
administrative public safety services; and S. 2022, Crime 
Identification Technology Act of 1998.
  Subcommittee recessed subject to call.
GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade approved for full 
Committee action amended a measure to reauthorize the Generalized 
System of Preferences.
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS TO CHINA
Select Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial 
Concerns with the People's Republic of China: Met in executive session 
to continue to receive briefings on pending business.