[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 18 (Tuesday, February 2, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D91-D92]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Appropriations: Met for organizational purposes.
LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative held a hearing 
on the House of Representatives, the Office of Compliance and on the 
Financial Managers Council. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the House of Representatives: Jay Eagen, Chief 
Administrative Officer; Jeff Trandahl, Clerk; Wilson S. Livingood, 
Sergeant at Arms; John W. Lainhart, IV, Inspector General; and John F. 
Eisold, M.D., Attending Physician; the following officials of the 
Office of Compliance: Virginia Seitz, member, Board of Directors; and 
Ricky Silberman, Executive Director; and the following officials of the 
Financial Managers Council: Richard Brown, Deputy Assistant Comptroller 
General, Operations, GAO; and John Webster, Director, Financial 
Services, Library of Congress.
YEAR 2000 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on fiscal year 2000 
National Defense Authorization budget request. Testimony was heard from 
the following officials of the Department of Defense: William S. Cohen, 
Secretary; and Gen. Henry H. Shelton, USA, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of 
Staff.
  Hearings continue February 10.
TRANSFER BUREAU OF RECLAMATION FACILITIES TO LOCAL IRRIGATION 
AUTHORITIES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power held a hearing 
on the transfer of title of Bureau of Reclamation facilities to local 
irrigation authorities. Testimony was heard from Eluid Martinez, 
Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior; and 
public witnesses.
FAA SHORT-TERM EXTENSION
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing one 
hour of general debate on H.R. 99, to amend title 49, United States 
Code, to extend Federal Aviation Administration programs through 
September 30, 1999, equally divided between the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 
The rule waives clause 4(a) of Rule XIII (requiring a three-day layover 
of the committee report) and sections 302(f) (prohibiting consideration 
of legislation providing new budget authority in excess of a 
subcommittee's 302(b) allocation) and 303(a) (prohibiting consideration 
of legislation providing new budget authority or contract authority for 
a fiscal year until the budget resolution for that fiscal year has been 
agreed to) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 against the 
consideration of the bill. The rule makes in order the amendment in the 
nature of a substitute printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 
1, which shall be considered as read. The rule waives clause 7 of Rule 
XVI (prohibiting nongermane amendments) and sections 302(f) and 303(a) 
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 against the amendment in the 
nature of a substitute. 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 votes 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 Chairman Shuster and Representative Oberstar.
MANDATES INFORMATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Ordered reported, amended, H.R. 350, Mandates 
Information Act of 1999.
MANDATES INFORMATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House 
and Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process held a joint hearing 
on H. R. 350, Mandates Information Act of 1999. Testimony was heard 
from Representatives Condit, Portman and Boehlert; James L. Blum, 
Acting Director, CBO; and public witnesses.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight met for 
organizational purposes.
IMPACTS OF CURRENT SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security held a 
hearing on impacts of the current Social Security system. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.

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COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade met for 
organizational purposes.