[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 39 (Monday, April 3, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D301-D302]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
``ARE THE FINANCIAL RECORDS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELIABLE''
Committee on Government Reform: On March 31, the Subcommittee on 
Government Management, Information, and Technology held a hearing on 
``Are the Financial Records of the Federal Government Reliable.'' 
Testimony was heard from David M. Walker, Comptroller General, GAO; 
Joshua Gotbaum, Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management, 
OMB; and Donald V. Hammond, Fiscal Assistant Secretary, Department of 
the Treasury.
WILDLIFE AND SPORT FISH RESTORATION PROGRAMS IMPROVEMENT ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted by voice vote, an open rule on H.R. 3671, 
Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act of 2000, 
providing one hour of general debate equally divided between the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Resources. The 
rule waives clause 4(a) of rule XIII (requiring a three-day layover of 
the committee report) against consideration of the bill. The rule makes 
in order the Committee on Resources 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 waives clause 4 of rule XXI (prohibiting appropriations in a 
legislative bill) against the committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. The rule provides that the amendment printed in the report 
of the Committee on Rules accompanying the resolution shall be 
considered as read, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be 
subject to a demand for a division of the question in the House or in 
the Committee of the Whole. The rule waives all points of order against 
the amendment printed in the report. The rule authorizes the Chair to 
accord priority in recognition to Members who have pre-printed their 
amendment in the Congressional Record. The rule permits 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 Chairman Young of Alaska.
ORGAN PROCUREMENT AND TRANSPLANTATION NETWORK AMENDMENTS
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a structured rule on H.R. 
2418, Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Amendments of 1999, 
providing one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by 
the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Commerce. 
The rule makes in order the Committee on Commerce amendment in the 
nature of a substitute now printed in the bill as an original bill for 
the purpose of amendment. The rule makes in order only those amendments 
printed in the Rules Committee report which may be offered only in the 
order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated 
in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the 
time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall 
not be subject to a demand for a division of the question in the House 
or in the Committee of the Whole. The rule waives all points of order 
against the amendments printed in the report. The rule permits 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

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was heard from Chairman Bliley and Representatives LaHood, Peterson of 
Pennsylvania, Dingell, Rush, DeGette, Barrett of Wisconsin, Luther, and 
Moakley.