[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 153 (Wednesday, November 3, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1252-D1254]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
DEBT RELIEF FOR POVERTY REDUCTION ACT
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Ordered reported, as 
amended, H.R. 1095, Debt Relief for Poverty Reduction Act of 1999.
SPAMMING
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing on Spamming: The E-Mail You Want

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To Can, focusing on the following bills: H.R. 3113, Unsolicited 
Electronic Mail Act of 1999; H.R. 2162, Can Spam Act; and H.R. 1910, E-
Mail User Protection Act. Testimony was heard from Representatives 
Wilson, Green of Texas; and Gary Miller of California; Eileen 
Harrington, Associate Director, Marketing Practices, Bureau of Consumer 
Protection, FTC; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Ordered reported the 
following bills: H.R. 1693, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
1938 to clarify the overtime exemption for employees engaged in fire 
protection activities; H.R. 2434, Worker Paycheck Fairness Act of 1999; 
and H.R. 3172, amended, to amend the welfare-to-work program and modify 
the welfare-to-work performance bonus.
PROVIDING ADEQUATE HOUSING
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug 
Policy and Human Resources held a hearing on Providing Adequate 
Housing: Is HUD Fulfilling Its Mission? Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Housing and Urban Development: 
Saul Ramirez, Jr., Deputy Secretary; William Apgar, Assistant 
Secretary, Housing; and Kathy Kuhl-Inclan, Assistant Inspector General, 
Audit; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 
2533, Fairness in Telecommunications License Transfers Act of 1999; 
H.R. 2636, Taxpayer's Defense Act; and H.R. 2701, Justice for MAS 
Applicants of 1999. Testimony was heard from Representatives McIntosh 
and Hayworth; William Kennard, Chairman, FCC; and public witnesses.
PROHIBIT INTERNET GAMBLING
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime approved for full 
Committee action H.R. 3125, to prohibit Internet gambling.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE; OVERSIGHT--FOREST SERVICE ROADLESS AREAS
Committee on Resources: Ordered reported, as amended, S. 430, Kake 
Tribal Corporation Land Exchange Act.
  The Committee also held an oversight hearing on a proposal by the 
Administration directing U.S. Forest Service to promulgate regulations 
regarding roadless areas within the National Forest System. Testimony 
was heard from George Frampton, Chairman, Council on Environmental 
Quality; Michael P. Dombeck, Chief, Forest Service, USDA; and a public 
witness.
EXPEDITED PROCEDURES
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a rule waiving clause 6(a) 
of rule XIII (requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a rule on the 
same day it is reported from the Rules Committee) against certain 
resolutions reported from the Rules Committee. The rule applies the 
waiver to a special rule reported on or before the legislative day of 
November 10, 1999, providing for consideration of a bill or joint 
resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, 
an amendment thereto, a conference report thereon, or an amendment 
reported in disagreement from a conference thereon. The rule applies 
the waiver to a special rule reported on or before the legislative day 
of November 10, 1999, providing for consideration of any bill or joint 
resolution making general appropriations for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2000, any amendment thereto, any conference report 
thereon, or any amendment reported in disagreement from a conference 
thereon.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING AND RELATED PROGRAMS 
APPROPRIATIONS, FY 2000
Committee on Rules: Granted by voice vote, a structured rule H.R. 3196, 
making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and 
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 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 provides that the bill shall be considered 
as read for amendment. The rule provides that the amendment printed in 
the report of the Committee on Rules shall be in order without 
intervention of any point of order or demand for a division of the 
question, shall be considered as read, and shall be separately 
debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and 
controlled by the proponent and an opponent. The rule provides one 
motion to recommit, with or without instructions.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS ACT, FY 2000 MOTION TO GO TO 
CONFERENCE
Committee on Rules: Granted by voice vote a rule providing that the 
House disagrees to the Senate amendment to H.R. 3194, making 
appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other 
activities chargeable in whole or in part against revenues of said 
District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000. The rule 
provides that the House agrees to the conference requested by the 
Senate thereon.

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FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS, FY 2000
Committee on Rules: Granted by voice vote, a closed rule on H.J. Res. 
75, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2000 
providing one hour of debate 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 joint resolution. The rule provides one motion to 
recommit.
HOME PAGE TAX REPEAL ACT
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Basic Research approved for full 
Committee action, amended, H.R. 2797, Home Page Tax Repeal Act.
AGING OF AGRICULTURE
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Empowerment and the 
Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, Business Opportunities and Special 
Small Business Problems held a joint hearing on The Aging of 
Agriculture: Empowering Young Farmers to Grow for the Future. Testimony 
was heard from Susan Offutt, Administrator, Economic Research Service, 
USDA; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--COAST GUARD'S SEARCH AND RESCUE MISSION
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation held an oversight hearing on the 
Coast Guard's search and rescue mission. Testimony was heard from James 
E. Hall, Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board; Adm. James M. 
Loy, USCG, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation; 
and public witnesses.
HARBOR AND INLAND WATERWAY FINANCING
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment held a hearing on Harbor and Inland Waterway 
Financing. Testimony was heard from John H. Anderson, Jr., Director, 
Transportation Issues, GAO; and public witnesses.
CLASSIFIED INFORMATION--UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURES
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
hold a hearing on Unauthorized Disclosures of Classified Information: 
Scope and Seriousness of the Problem. Testimony was heard from 
departmental witnesses.

Joint Meetings
AUTHORIZATION--FAA
Conferees continued to resolve the differences between the Senate and 
House passed versions of H.R. 1000, to amend title 49, United States 
Code, to reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation Administration, 
but did not complete action thereon, and will meet again tomorrow.
CHECHEN/RUSSIAN CRISIS
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission concluded 
hearings on the Chechen crisis and its implication for Russian 
democracy, after receiving testimony from Lyoma Usmanov, Representative 
of the Chechen Republic to the United States; John Dunlop, Stanford 
University Hoover Institution, Stanford, California; and Fiona Hill, 
Eurasia Foundation, and Yo'av Karny, both of Washington, D.C.