[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 75 (Monday, May 24, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D576]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
KEY INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL ISSUES
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: On May 21, the Committee 
continued hearings on key international financial issues. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
SALARY OF THE PRESIDENT
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Management, 
Information, and Technology held a hearing on the Salary of the 
President of the United States. Testimony was heard from Sharon 
Gressle, Specialist, American National Government, Congressional 
Research Service, Library of Congress; and public witnesses.
SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE SAFE DEPOSIT BOX ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a vote of 7 to 3, a closed rule 
providing 2 hours of debate on H.R. 1259, Social Security and Medicare 
Safe Deposit Box Act of 1999. The rule provides that the bill be 
considered as read and that the amendment printed in section 2 of the 
resolution be considered as adopted. Finally, the rule provides one 
motion to recommit, with or without instructions. Testimony was heard 
from Representatives Herger, Shaw and McDermott.
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing 1 
hour of debate on H.R. 1906, making appropriations for the Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000. The rule waives 
clause 4(a) of rule XIII (requiring a 3 day layover of the committee 
report) and section 306 of the Congressional Budget Act (prohibiting 
consideration of legislation within the Budget Committee's 
jurisdiction, unless reported by the Budget Committee) against 
consideration of the bill. The rule waives clause 2 of rule XXI 
(prohibiting unauthorized and legislative provisions in an 
appropriations bill) against provisions in the bill.
  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 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 and Kaptur.