[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 6 (Tuesday, February 1, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D41-D42]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative held a hearing 
on the Joint Economic Committee, the GPO, the Joint Committee on 
Taxation, the GAO, and the Capitol Police Board. Testimony was heard 
from Representatives Saxton and Archer; Michael F. DiMario, Public 
Printer, GPO; David M. Walker, Comptroller General, GAO; Wilson 
Livingood, Sergeant at Arms, House of Representatives; James W. Ziglar, 
Sergeant at Arms, Senate; Gary L. Abrecht, Chief, U.S. Capitol Police; 
and Alan M. Hantman, Architect of the Capitol.
SMALL BUSINESS LIABILITY REFORM ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 2366, 
Small Business Liability Reform Act of 1999.
WORKPLACE GOODS JOB GROWTH AND COMPETITIVENESS ACT
Committee on Rules: The Committee granted, by voice vote, a modified 
open rule providing 1 hour of general debate on H.R. 2005, Workplace 
Goods Job Growth and Competitiveness Act of 1999. The rule makes in 
order the Committee on the Judiciary amendment in the nature of a 
substitute now printed in the bill as an original bill for the purpose 
of amendment, which shall be open for amendment at any point. The rule 
makes in order only those amendments printed in the Congressional 
Record and pro forma amendments for the purpose of debate. The rule 
provides that each amendment printed in the Congressional Record may be 
offered only by the Member who caused it to printed or his designee, 
and that each amendment shall be considered as read. 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 Chabot.

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Joint Meetings
MONTENEGRO DEMOCRACY
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission): 
Commission concluded hearings to examine the prospects of democratic 
development and economic recovery in Montenegro, after receiving 
testimony from Srdjan Darmanovic, Center for Democracy and Human 
Rights, and Veselin Vukotic, Center for Entrepreneurship, both of 
Podgorica, Montenegro; and Janusz Bugajski, Center for Strategic and 
International Studies, Washington, D.C.