[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 121 (Monday, September 14, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D972]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC TURMOIL
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Held a hearing on 
International Economic Turmoil. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
FEDERAL SUNSET ACT
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on 
Government Management, Information, and Technology held a hearing on 
H.R. 2939, Federal Sunset Act of 1998. Testimony was heard from 
Representative Brady of Texas; Edward DeSeve, Deputy Director, 
Management, OMB; and Patricia Gray, Representative, State of Texas and 
Chair, Texas Sunset Commission.
LETHAL DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION ACT
Committee on Rules: The Committee granted, by voice vote, a modified 
open rule on H.R. 4006, Lethal Drug Abuse Prevention Act providing one 
hour of general debate equally divided between the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. The rule provides 
for a three hour time limit on the amendment process. The rule makes in 
order as an original bill for the purpose of amendment the Judiciary 
Committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, which will be 
considered as read. The rule provides that the chairman of the 
Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition to Members 
who pre-print their amendment in the Congressional Record. The rule 
allows the chairman of the Committee of the Whole to postpone recorded 
votes on amendments and reduce to five minutes the minimum time for 
electronic voting on any postponed votes, provided that the voting time 
on the first in a series of questions is not less than 15 minutes. 
Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit, with or without 
instructions. Testimony was heard from Representatives Hutchinson, 
Frank of Massachusetts, Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Scott.