[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.
  Pages H3709-11
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.
  Page H3697
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. 
                                                                  Page H3707
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).
  Pages H3707-08
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.
  Page H3708
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.
  Page H3708
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.
[D27MY9-198]D611 Committee