[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 78 (Thursday, May 27, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D608-D611]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
[D27MY9-164]D608 NATIONAL S
NATIONAL SUSTAINABLE FUELS AND CHEMICALS ACT
[D27MY9-165]D608 Committee
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded
hearings on S. 935, to amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension,
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to authorize research to promote the
conversion of biomass into biobased industrial products, after receiving
testimony from Dan Glickman, Secretary of Agriculture; Dan W. Reicher,
Assistant Secretary of Energy for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy;
Dean Kleckner, Rudd, Iowa, on behalf of the American Farm Bureau Federation;
Bruce E. Dale, Michigan State University Department of Chemical Engineering,
East Lansing; Mike Shuter, Frankton, Indiana, on behalf of the American
Soybean Association and the National Corn Growers Association; John Sellers,
Corydon, Iowa, on behalf of the Chariton Valley RC and D Council; Lee R.
Lynd, Dartmouth College Thayer School of Engineering, Hanover, New
Hampshire; Jeff Fiedler, Natural Resources Defense Council, Washington,
D.C.; Steve Clemmer, Union of Concerned Scientists, Cambridge,
Massachusetts; Karl J. Sanford, Genencor International, Inc., Palo Alto,
California; and Robert R. Dorsch, DuPont Company, Wilmington, Delaware.
[D27MY9-166]D608 BUSINESS M
BUSINESS MEETING
[D27MY9-167]D608 Committee
Committee on Appropriations: Committee ordered favorably reported the
following bills:
[D27MY9-168]D608 An origina
An original bill making appropriations for fiscal year 2000 for Energy and
Water Development programs; and
[D27MY9-169]D608 An origina
An original bill (S. 1143) making appropriations for fiscal year 2000 for
the Department of Transportation and related agencies.
[D27MY9-170]D608 MILLENNIUM
MILLENNIUM DIGITAL COMMERCE ACT
[D27MY9-171]D608 Committee
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded
hearings on S. 761, to regulate interstate commerce by electronic means by
permitting and encouraging the continued expansion of electronic commerce
through the operation of free market forces, after receiving testimony from
Ray A. Campbell, III, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Information Technology
Division, Boston; Harris N. Miller, World Information Technology and
Services Alliance, Arlington, Virginia, on behalf of the Information
Technology Association of America; W. Hardy Callcott, Charles Schwab and
Company, Inc., San Francisco, California; and Ira H. Parker, GTE
Internetworking, Burlington, Massachusetts.
[D27MY9-172]D608 NOMINATION
NOMINATIONS
[D27MY9-173]D608 Committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded hearings on
the nominations of David L. Goldwyn, of the District of Columbia, to be an
Assistant Secretary of Energy (International Affairs), and James B. Lewis,
of New Mexico, to be Director of the Office of Minority Economic Impact,
Department of Energy, after the nominees testified in their own behalf. Mr.
Lewis was introduced by Senator Bingaman.
[D27MY9-174]D608 WATER AND
WATER AND POWER RESOURCE ACTS
[D27MY9-175]D608 Committee
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power
concluded hearings on the following bills:
[D27MY9-176]D608 S. 1027, t
S. 1027, to reauthorize the participation of the Bureau of Reclamation in
the Deschutes Resources Conservancy, after receiving testimony from Charles
Calica, Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation, Oregon, on
behalf of the Deschutes Basin Resource Conservancy;
[D27MY9-177]D608 S. 769, to
S. 769, to provide a final settlement on certain debt owed by the city of
Dickinson, North Dakota, for the construction of the bascule gates on the
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Dickinson Dam, after receiving testimony from Fred Gengler, Dickinson City
Commission, Dickinson, North Dakota;
[D27MY9-178]D609 S. 244, to
S. 244, to authorize the construction of the Lewis and Clark Rural Water
System and to authorize assistance to the Lewis and Clark Rural Water
System, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, for the planning and construction of
the water supply system, after receiving testimony from Senators Daschle,
Grams, and Grassley; Representative Thune; and Mayor Gary Hanson, and Pamela
A. Bonrud, Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, both of Sioux Falls, South
Dakota;
[D27MY9-179]D609 S. 623, to
S. 623, to amend Public Law 89-108 to increase authorization levels for
State and Indian tribal, municipal, rural, and industrial water supplies, to
meet current and future water quantity and quality needs of the Red River
Valley, to deauthorize certain project features and irrigation service
areas, to enhance natural resources and fish and wildlife habitat, after
receiving testimony from Senator Conrad; Representative Pomeroy; North
Dakota Governor Edward T. Schafer, North Dakota State Representative John
Dorso, North Dakota State Senator Aaron Krauter, Mike Dwyer, North Dakota
Water Users Association, and William B. Bicknell, North Dakota Chapter of
the Wildlife Society, all of Bismark; Tex G. Hall, Three Affiliated Tribes,
Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota; Mayor Bruce W. Furness, Fargo,
North Dakota; Norman Haak, Garrison Diversion Conservancy District,
Carrington, North Dakota; and Daniel P. Beard, National Audubon Society,
Washington, D.C.; and
[D27MY9-180]D609 H.R. 459,
H.R. 459, to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for FERC
Project No. 9401, the Mt. Hope Waterpower Project.
[D27MY9-181]D609 Testimony
Testimony was also received on S. 1027, S. 769, S. 244, and S. 623 (listed
above) from Patricia J. Beneke, Assistant Secretary for Water and Science,
and Steve Richardson, Chief of Staff, Bureau of Reclamation, both of the
Department of the Interior.
[D27MY9-182]D609 ENDANGERED
ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
[D27MY9-183]D609 Committee
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Fisheries,
Wildlife, and Drinking Water concluded hearings on S. 1100, to amend the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that the designation of critical
habitat for endangered and threatened species be required as part of the
development of recovery plans for those species, after receiving testimony
from Senator Domenici; Jamie Rappaport Clark, Director, Fish and Wildlife
Service, Department of the Interior; William R. Murray, American Forest and
Paper Association, and John F. Kostyack, National Wildlife Federation, both
of Washington, D.C.; and Charles T. DuMars, University of New Mexico School
of Law, Albuquerque, on behalf of the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy
District.
[D27MY9-184]D609 MEDICARE R
MEDICARE REFORM
[D27MY9-185]D609 Committee
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded hearings on Medicare reform
issues, focusing on the work of the National Bipartisan Commission on the
Future of Medicare, after receiving testimony from Gail R. Wilensky, Project
HOPE, Bethesda, Maryland, former Administrator, Health Care Financing
Administration, Department of Health and Human Services; Marilyn Moon, Urban
Institute, Stuart M. Butler, Heritage Foundation, Raymond C. Scheppach,
National Governors' Association, and Martha H. Phillips, Concord Coalition,
all of Washington, D.C.; and Esther Canja, Port Charlotte, Florida, on
behalf of the American Association of Retired Persons.
[D27MY9-186]D609 CHINESE EM
CHINESE EMBASSY BOMBING
[D27MY9-187]D609 Committee
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific
Affairs concluded hearings to examine the Chinese Embassy bombing and its
effects on United States-China relations, after receiving testimony from
Stanley O. Roth, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific
Affairs; and Frank Kramer, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International
Security Affairs.
[D27MY9-188]D609 NOMINATION
NOMINATIONS
[D27MY9-189]D609 Committee
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded hearings on the
nominations of David B. Sandalow, of the District of Columbia, to be
Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and
Scientific Affairs, and Lawrence Harrington, of Tennessee, to be United
States Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank, after they
testified and answered questions in their own behalf. Mr. Sandalow was
introduced by Senator Levin, and Mr. Harrington was introduced by Senator
Frist.
[D27MY9-190]D609 BUSINESS M
BUSINESS MEETING
[D27MY9-191]D609 Committee
Committee on the Judiciary: On Wednesday, May 26, Subcommittee on
Constitution, Federalism, and Property Rights approved for full committee
consideration S.J. Res. 3, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the
United States to protect the rights of crime victims, with an amendment.
[D27MY9-192]D610 NATIONAL E
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NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS/HUMANITIES
[D27MY9-193]D610 Committee
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee concluded
hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for the National
Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities, after
receiving testimony from Bill Ivey, Chairman, National Endowment for the
Arts; William R. Ferris, Chairman, Endowment for the Humanities; Alexander
L. Aldrich, Vermont Arts Council, and Barbara Floersch, Washington County
Youth Service Bureau, both of Montpelier, Vermont; Jacques d'Amboise,
National Dance Institute, New York, New York; and Charlene B. Bickford,
George Washington University First Federal Congress Project, Washington,
D.C.
[D27MY9-194]D610 OLDER AMER
OLDER AMERICANS ACT
[D27MY9-195]D610 Committee
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee on Aging
concluded hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for the Older
Americans Act, focusing on Title V, the Senior Community Service Employment
Program, after receiving testimony from Raymond J. Uhalde, Deputy Assistant
Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training; Andrea J. Wooten, Arlington,
Virginia, and Sarah K. Sawyer, Toledo, Ohio, both on behalf of the Green
Thumb, Inc.; Donald L. Davis, National Council on the Aging, Inc.,
Washington, D.C.; Herb A. Sanderson, Arkansas Department of Human Services'
Division of Aging and Adult Services, Little Rock; and Gema G. Hernandez,
Florida Department of Elder Affairs, Tallahassee.
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[D27MY9-196]D611 House of R
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House of Representatives
[D27MY9-197]D611 Chamber Ac
Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 32 public bills, H.R. 1973-2004; and 7 resolutions, H.
Con. Res. 121-124 and H. Res. 196-198, were introduced.
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Reports Filed: No reports were filed today.
Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. John
Putka, S.M., Ph.D. of Dayton, Ohio.
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Journal Vote: Agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of Wednesday,
May 26, by a yea and nay vote of 309 yeas to 76 nays, Roll No. 166.
Pages H3697-98
Defense Authorization Act--Rule Withdrawn: H. Res. 195, providing for
consideration of H.R. 1401, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years
2000 and 2001 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to
prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal years 2000 to 2001 was
called up and subsequently withdrawn.
Pages H3698-H3707
Recess: The House recessed at 11:38 a.m. and reconvened at 12:23 p.m.
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Late Report: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure received
permission to have until 6:00 p.m. on Friday, May 28 to file a report on
H.R. 1000, to amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize programs of
the Federal Aviation Administration.
Page H3707
Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Hastings of Florida
wherein he requested a leave of absence from the Committee on Science.
Without objection, the resignation was accepted.
Page H3707
Presidential Message--National Emergency Re Yugoslavia: Read a message from
the President wherein he transmitted his notice concerning the emergency
with respect to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)
and in Kosovo--referred to the Committee on International Relations and
ordered printed (H. Doc. 106-75).
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Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed
Representative Davis of Virginia to act as Speaker pro tempore to sign
enrolled bills and joint resolutions through June 7.
Page H3707
Calendar Wednesday: Agreed that business in order under the Calendar
Wednesday rule be dispensed with on Wednesday, June 9, 1999.
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Resignations--Appointments: Agreed that notwithstanding any adjournment of
the House until Monday, June 7, 1999, the Speaker, Majority Leader, and
Minority Leader be authorized to accept resignations and to make
appointments authorized by law or by the House.
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Senate Messages: Message received from the Senate appears on page H3698.
Quorum Calls--Votes: One yea and nay vote developed during the proceedings
of the House today and appears on pages H3697-98. There were no quorum
calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10:00 a.m. and pursuant to the provisions of
S. Con. Res. 35, adjourned at 12:27 p.m. until Monday, June 7.
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