[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 84 (Tuesday, June 15, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D662-D663]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, and Related Agencies approved for full committee 
consideration H.R. 1906, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2000.

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CROWN JEWEL MINE DECISION
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Forests and 
Public Land Management concluded oversight hearings on issues related 
to vacating the Record of Decision and denial of a plan of operations 
for the Crown Jewel Mine in Okanogan County, Washington, after 
receiving testimony from John D. Leshy, Solicitor, Department of the 
Interior; Roger Flynn, Western Mining Action Project, Boulder, 
Colorado; Roger W. Jeppson, Hale, Lane, Peek, Dennison, Howard and 
Anderson, Reno, Nevada; Stephen D. Alfers, Alfers and Carver, Denver, 
Colorado; Danny E. Robertson, Battle Mountain Gold Company, and Mayor 
Jim Walker, both of Oroville, Washington; David Kliegman, Okanogan 
Highlands Alliance, Tonafhit, Washington; Joseph A. Pakootas, Colville 
Business Council, Nespelum, Washington; Gerald L. Shaheen, Caterpillar, 
Inc., Peoria, Illinois; and Stephen D'Esposito, Mineral Policy Center, 
and Patrick J. Garver, Barrick Resources, (USA) Inc., on behalf of the 
National Mining Association, both of Washington, D.C.
STADIUM FINANCING AND FRANCHISE RELOCATION ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded hearings on S. 952, to 
expand an antitrust exemption applicable to professional sports leagues 
and to require, as a condition of such an exemption, participation by 
professional football and major league baseball sports leagues in the 
financing of certain stadium construction activities, after receiving 
testimony from Massachusetts State Representative Thomas M. Finneran, 
Boston; Connecticut State Senator Edith G. Prague, Columbia; Maryland 
State Delegate Jean B. Cryor, Annapolis; former Maryland State Delegate 
D. Bruce Poole, Poole and Poole, Hagerstown; John Moag, Jr., Legg Mason 
Wood Walker, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland; Andrew Zimbalist, Smith 
College, Northampton, Massachusetts; and Mark S. Rosentraub, Indiana 
University School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indianapolis.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee met and 
began consideration of the proposed Health Information Confidentiality 
Act, but did not complete consideration thereon, and will meet again 
tomorrow.