[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 16 (Tuesday, February 22, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D103-D104]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS--LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch 
concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000, 
after receiving testimony in behalf of funds for their respective 
activities from Senator Roth, Chairman, Joint Committee on Taxation; 
James W. Ziglar, Senate Sergeant at Arms, Wilson Livingood, House 
Sergeant at Arms, Alan M. Hantman, Architect of the Capitol, and Gary 
Abrecht, Chief of Police, all on behalf of the U.S. Capitol Police 
Board; James H. Billington, Librarian of Congress; Daniel P. Mulhollan, 
Director, Congressional Research Service; and Michael F. DiMario, 
Public Printer, Government Printing Office.
FOREST SERVICE'S ROADLESS POLICY
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Forests and 
Public Land Management

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concluded oversight hearings on the Administration's memorandum for the 
Secretary of Agriculture on the protection of forest roadless area and 
the Forest Service's actions that are planned in response, focusing on 
the review of approximately 40 million acres of national forest lands 
for increased protection, after receiving testimony from Michael 
Dombeck, Chief, Forest Service, and James R. Lyons, Under Secretary for 
Natural Resources and Environment, both of the Department of 
Agriculture.
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN AND CHILDREN TRAFFICKING
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South 
Asian Affairs concluded hearings to examine the scope of international 
trafficking in women and children, and S. 1842, to combat trafficking 
of persons in the United States and countries around the world through 
prevention, prosecution and enforcement against traffickers, and 
protection and assistance to victims of trafficking, after receiving 
testimony from Frank E. Loy, Under Secretary for Global Affairs, Teresa 
Loar, Director, President's Interagency Council on Women, Harold H. 
Koh, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, and 
Wendy Chamberlin, Deputy Assistant Secretary for International 
Narcotics and Law Enforcement, all of the Department of State; Laura J. 
Lederer, Harvard University Kennedy School of Government, Gary A. 
Haugen, International Justice Mission, and Regan E. Ralph, Human Rights 
Watch, all of Washington, D.C.; and a protected witness.
EAST ASIA
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific 
Affairs concluded hearings to examine U.S. foreign policy priorities 
and challenges likely to emerge in East Asia in the year 2000, focusing 
on economic recovery and political stability, after receiving testimony 
from Stanley O. Roth, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and 
Pacific Affairs.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded hearings on the 
nominations of Randolph D. Moss, of Maryland, to be an Assistant 
Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel, Julio M. Fuentes, of New 
Jersey, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, and 
James D. Whittemore, to be United States District Judge for the Middle 
District of Florida, all of the Department of Justice, after the 
nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. Mr. 
Fuentes was introduced by Senators Torricelli and Lautenberg, and Mr. 
Whittemore was introduced by Senators Mack and Graham.
MEDICAL ERRORS
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee held 
joint hearings with Committee on Appropriations' Subcommittee on Labor, 
Health and Human Services, and Education to examine the 
Administration's and certain industries' responses to the Institute of 
Medicine's report on medical errors, focusing patient safety issues, 
receiving testimony from John M. Eisenberg, Director, Agency for 
Healthcare Research and Quality, Department of Health and Human 
Services; Thomas L. Garthwaite, Deputy Under Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs for Health; I. Steven Udvarhelyi, Independence Blue Cross, 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on behalf of the American Association of 
Health Plans; Thomas R. Russell, American College of Surgeons, 
Washington, D.C.; Dennis S. O'Leary, Joint Commission on Accreditation 
of Healthcare Organizations, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois; and Arnold S. 
Relman, Harvard University Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, on 
behalf of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Board of Registration in 
Medicine.
  Hearings recessed subject to call.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on 
intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the 
intelligence community.
  Committee will meet again tomorrow.
U.S. ASSISTANCE TO THE ANDEAN REGION
United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control: 
Committee concluded joint hearings with the Committee on Finance's 
Subcommittee on International Trade to examine U.S. assistance options 
in support of the Andean Region anti-narcotic efforts, focusing on Plan 
Columbia and the Andean Trade Preference Act, after receiving testimony 
from Barry R. McCaffrey, Director, Office of National Drug Control 
Policy; Thomas R. Pickering, Under Secretary of State for Political 
Affairs; Richard W. Fisher, Deputy United States Trade Representative; 
and Gen. Charles Wilhelm, Commander in Chief, U.S. Southern Command.