[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 5 (Monday, January 31, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D34-D35]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
OSHA ENFORCEMENT POLICY ON EMPLOYEES WORKING AT HOME
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing on January 28 on OSHA's Enforcement 
Policy on Employees Working at Home. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of OSHA, Department of Labor: Charles Jeffress, 
Assistant Secretary, and Richard Fairfax, Director of Compliance 
Programs; Don Upson, Secretary of Technology, State of Virginia; and 
public witnesses.

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TAIWAN SECURITY ENHANCEMENT ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a modified closed rule on 
H.R. 1838, Taiwan Security Enhancement Act, providing one hour of 
debate in the House equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on International Relations. 
The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. 
The rule provides that the bill shall be considered as read for 
amendment. The rule provides that the amendment recommended by the 
Committee on International Relations now printed in the bill shall be 
considered as adopted. The rule provides for consideration of the 
amendment printed in the Congressional Record, if offered by the 
Minority Leader or a designee, which shall be considered as read and 
shall be separately debatable for one hour equally divided and 
controlled by the proponent and an opponent. Finally, the rule provides 
one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was 
heard from Chairman Gilman.