[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 78 (Thursday, May 27, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D611-D613]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
[D27MY9-199]D611 TRANSPORTA
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
[D27MY9-200]D611 Committee
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation approved for 
full Committee action the Transportation appropriations for fiscal year 
2000.
[D27MY9-201]D611 FINANCIAL
FINANCIAL SERVICES ACT
[D27MY9-202]D611 Committee
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials 
approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 10, Financial Services Act 
of 1999.
[D27MY9-203]D611 MEDICAL RE
MEDICAL RECORDS CONFIDENTIALITY
[D27MY9-204]D611 Committee
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and Environment held a hearing 
on Medical Records Confidentiality in the Modern Delivery of Health Care. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Health 
and Human Services: Peggy Hamburg, Assistant Secretary, Planning and 
Evaluation; John M. Eisenberg, M.D., Administrator, Agency for Health Care 
Policy and Research; and Lana R. Skirboll, Associate Director, Science

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Policy, NIH; Mark O'Keefe, Commissioner of Insurance, Department of 
Insurance, State of Montana; and public witnesses.
[D27MY9-205]D612 NATIONAL A
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS--READING RESULTS
[D27MY9-206]D612 Committee
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing to Review and Oversight of the 1998 Reading 
Results of the National Assessment of Education Programs (NAEP)--The 
Nation's Report Card. Testimony was heard from the following officials of 
the Department of Education: Pascal D. Forgione, Jr., Commissioner, National 
Center for Education Statistics; and Mark D. Musick, Chairman, National 
Assessment Governing Board.
[D27MY9-207]D612 FDA'S MONI
FDA'S MONITORING OF SUPPLEMENTS
[D27MY9-208]D612 Committee
Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing on ``How Accurate is the 
FDA's Monitoring of Supplements Like Ephedra?'' Testimony was heard from 
Joseph A. Levitt, M.D., Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied 
Nutrition, FDA, Department of Health and Humans Services; and public 
witnesses.
[D27MY9-209]D612 SUDAN--CRIS
SUDAN--CRISIS AGAINST HUMANITY
[D27MY9-210]D612 Committee
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on International 
Operations and Human Rights and the Subcommittee on Africa held a joint 
hearing on the Crisis Against Humanity in Sudan. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
[D27MY9-211]D612 ADMINISTRA
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES--COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT
[D27MY9-212]D612 Committee
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative 
Law approved for full Committee action H.R. 915, to authorize a cost of 
living adjustment in the pay of administrative law judges.
[D27MY9-213]D612 Prior to t
  Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on H.R. 915, 
Testimony was heard from Henry Romero, Associate Director, Workforce 
Compensation and Performance Service, OPM; and public witnesses.
[D27MY9-214]D612 CHILD CUST
CHILD CUSTODY PROTECTION ACT
[D27MY9-215]D612 Committee
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution held a hearing 
on H.R. 1218, Child Custody Protection Act. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
[D27MY9-216]D612 OVERSIGHT--
OVERSIGHT--ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION PRIVACY POLICY DISCLOSURE
[D27MY9-217]D612 Committee
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property 
held an oversight hearing on Electronic Communication Privacy Policy 
Disclosure. Testimony was heard from John Bentivoglio, Chief Privacy 
Officer, Department of Justice; and public witnesses.
[D27MY9-218]D612 CURRENT GU
CURRENT GUN LAWS ENFORCEMENT; PENDING FIREARMS PROPOSALS
[D27MY9-219]D612 Committee
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime held a hearing on pending 
Firearms legislation and the Administration's Enforcement of Current Gun 
Laws. Testimony was heard from Eric H. Holder, Jr., Deputy Attorney General, 
Department of Justice; James E. Johnson, Under Secretary, Enforcement, 
Department of the Treasury; and public witnesses.
[D27MY9-220]D612 MISCELLANE
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
[D27MY9-221]D612 Committee
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and 
Oceans approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 535, to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to make corrections to a map relating 
to the Coastal Barrier Resources System; H.R. 1243, amended, National Marine 
Sanctuaries Enhancement Act of 1999; and H.R. 1431, amended, Coastal Barrier 
Resources Reauthorization Act of 1999.
[D27MY9-222]D612 MISCELLANE
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
[D27MY9-223]D612 Committee
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and 
Oceans and the Subcommittee on Water and Power held a joint hearing on H. 
Con. Res. 63, expressing the sense of the Congress opposing removal of dams 
on the Columbia and Snake Rivers for fishery restoration purposes. Testimony 
was heard from Representatives Hastings of Washington and Nethercutt; Steve 
Wright, Senior Vice President, Bonneville Power Administration, Department 
of Energy; Brig. Gen. Robert H . Griffin, USA, Corps of Engineers, 
Department of the Army; and public witnesses.
[D27MY9-224]D612 SMALL BUSI
SMALL BUSINESS RESEARCH PROGRAM
[D27MY9-225]D612 Committee
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Government Programs and 
Oversight held an oversight and reauthorization hearing on the Small 
Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. Testimony was heard from Daniel 
Hill, Assistant Administrator, SBA: and public witnesses.
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MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
[D27MY9-227]D613 Committee
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Ordered reported the 
following measures: H. Con. Res. 91, authorizing the use of the Capitol 
Grounds for a clinic to be conducted by the United States Luge Association, 
H. Con. Res. 105, authorizing the Law Enforcement Torch Run for the 1999 
Special Olympics World Games to be run through the Capitol Grounds; and H.R. 
1000, amended, Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century.
[D27MY9-228]D613 The Commit
  The Committee also approved the following: resolutions authorizing the 
GSA's Fiscal year 2000 Capital Investment Program; and 2 construction 
resolutions.
[D27MY9-229]D613 WELFARE RE
WELFARE REFORM EFFECTS
[D27MY9-230]D613 Committee
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a hearing 
on the Effects of Welfare Reform. Testimony was heard from Howard Rolston, 
Director, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for 
Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services; Cynthia M. 
Fagnoni, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues, Health, 
Education, and Human Services Division, GAO; J. Jean Rogers, Administrator, 
Department of Workforce Development, State of Wisconsin; Richard Larson, 
Director, Office of Policy, Research, and Systems, Department of Human 
Resources, State of Maryland; and public witness.
[D27MY9-231]D613 UNILATERAL
UNILATERAL TRADE SANCTIONS--USE AND EFFECT
[D27MY9-232]D613 Committee
Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing on the use 
and effect of unilateral trade sanctions. Testimony was held from 
Representatives Dooley of California, Nethercutt and Blumenauer; Stuart E. 
Eizenstate, Under Secretary, Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs, 
Department of State; Robert Rogowsky, Director of Operations, U.S. 
International Trade Commission; Richard D. Farmer, Principal Analyst, 
Natural Resources and Commerce Division; CBO; and public witnesses.
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