[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 152 (Tuesday, November 2, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1241-D1242]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials 
approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 1954, 
Rental Fairness Act of 1999; H.R. 887, to amend the Securities and 
Exchange Act of 1934 to require improved disclosure of corporate 
charitable contributions; and H.R. 1089, amended, Mutual Fund Tax 
Awareness Act of 1999.
STALKING PREVENTION AND VICTIM PROTECTION ACT; SMALL BUSINESS LIABILITY 
REFORM ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 1869, 
Stalking Prevention and Victim Protection Act of 1999.
  The Committee also continued mark up of H.R. 2366, Small Business 
Liability Reform Act of 1999.
  Committee recessed subject to call.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health 
approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 1680, to 
provide for the conveyance of Forest Service property in Kern County, 
California, in exchange for county lands suitable for inclusion in 
Sequoia National Forest; H.R. 1749, amended, to designate Wilson Creek 
in Avery and Caldwell Counties, North Carolina, as a component of the 
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; H.R. 1969, amended, Arizona 
National Forest Improvement Act of 1990; and H.R. 3089, to provide for 
a comprehensive scientific review of the current conservation status of 
the northern spotted owl as a result of implementation of the 
President's Northwest Forest Plan, which is a national strategy for the 
recovery of the species on public forest lands.
CONFERENCE REPORT--FINANCIAL SERVICES MODERNIZATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a rule waiving all points 
of order against the conference report to accompany S. 900, Financial 
Services Modernization Act of 1999, and against its consideration. The 
rule provides that the conference report shall be considered as read. 
Testimony was heard from Chairman Leach and Representatives Oxley, 
LaFalce and Vento.
COUNTY SCHOOLS FUNDING REVITALIZATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing one 
hour of general debate on H.R. 2389, County Schools Funding 
Revitalization Act of 1999, equally divided between the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Agriculture. The rule 
waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule 
makes in order as an original bill for the purpose of amendment the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the Congressional 
Record and numbered 1, modified by the amendments printed in the report 
of the Committee on Rules accompanying the resolution. The rule waives 
all points of order against consideration of the amendment in the 
nature of a substitute, as modified. The rule provides that the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be open for amendment at 
any point. 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 
Representative Goodlatte.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2000
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a closed rule on H.R. 3194, 
District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2000, providing one hour of 
debate in the House equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. The rule 
waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule 
provides one motion to recommit.
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE RULES
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a rule providing that 
suspensions will be in order at any time on or before the legislative 
day of Wednesday, November 10, 1999. The rule provides that the object 
of any motion to suspend the rule shall be announced from the floor at 
least two hours prior to its consideration. The rule further provides 
that the

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Speaker or his designee will consult with the Minority Leader or his 
designee on any suspension considered under this resolution.
START-UP SUCCESS ACCOUNTS ACT
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Empowerment held a hearing 
on H.R. 2373, Start-Up Success Accounts Act of 1999. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
BANKRUPTCY JUDGESHIP
  Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on 
Administrative Oversight and the Courts concluded joint hearings with 
the House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law to examine the process for requesting new 
judgeships, after receiving testimony from Representatives Kingston, 
Castle, Hoyer, and Bryant; Michael J. Melloy, United States District 
Chief Judge for the Northern District of Iowa, on behalf of the 
Judicial Conference of the United States; Mary Davies Scott, United 
States Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of 
Arkansas, on behalf of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges; 
Hugh M. Ray, Andrews and Kurth, Houston, Texas; and Ford Elsaesser, 
Elsaesser, Jarzabck, Anderson, Marks & Elliott, Sandpoint, Idaho, on 
behalf of the American Bankruptcy Institute.