[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 70 (Thursday, June 8, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D563-D565]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
INTERNATIONAL COUNTER-MONEY LAUNDERING ACT
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Ordered reported, as 
amended, H.R. 3886, International Counter-Money Laundering Act of 2000.
CORPORATE WELFARE REFORM COMMISSION ACT
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the ``Corporate Welfare 
Reform Commission Act, Unjustified Business Subsidies and Legislation 
aimed at Addressing Them.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a hearing 
entitled: ``National Energy Policy: The Future of Nuclear and Coal 
Power in the United States.'' Testimony was heard from William D. 
Magwood, IV, Director, Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and 
Technology, Department of Energy; and public witnesses.
COUNTERFEIT BULK DRUGS
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations 
held a hearing on Counterfeit Bulk Drugs. Testimony was heard from 
Dennis Baker, Associate Commissioner, Regulatory Affairs, FDA, 
Department of Health and Human Services.
CANCER CARE FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM
Committee on Government Reform: Concluded hearings on Cancer Care for 
the New Millennium-Integrative Oncology. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
DEBT COLLECTING IMPROVEMENT ACT IMPLEMENTATION
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Management, 
Information, and Technology held an oversight hearing on the 
Implementation of the Debt Collection Improvement Act. Testimony was 
heard from Gary T. Engel, Associate Director, Governmentwide Accounting 
and Financial Management Issues, Accounting and Information Management 
Division, GAO; Richard L. Gregg, Commissioner, Financial Management 
Service, Department of the Treasury; Edward A. Powell, Jr., Assistant 
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Financial Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs; Yvette Jackson, 
Deputy Commissioner, Finance, Assessment and Management; and a public 
witness.
FAIRNESS AND VOLUNTARY ARBITRATION ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law held a hearing on H.R. 534, Fairness and Voluntary 
Arbitration Act, Testimony was heard from Senators Sessions and 
Feingold; Richard Holcomb, Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles, 
State of Virginia; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims held 
a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3295, CT-43A Federal Employee 
Settlement Act; and H.R. 1371, to amend the Federal tort claims 
provisions of title 28, United States Code, to repeal the exception for 
claims arising outside the United States. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Farr and Norton; Robin E. Jacobsohn, Deputy Assistant 
Attorney General, Department of Justice; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, 
Wildlife and Oceans held a hearing on the following measures: H.R. 
4286, to provide for the establishment of the Cahaba River National 
Refuge in Bibb County, Alabama; and H. Res. 415, expressing the sense 
of the House of Representatives that there should be established a 
National Ocean Day to recognize the significant role the ocean plays in 
the lives of the Nation's people and the important role the Nation's 
people must play in the continued life of the ocean. Testimony was 
heard from Representatives Mink of Hawaii, Bachus and Riley; Capt. Ted 
Lillestolen, Acting Assistant Administrator, National Ocean Service, 
NOAA, Department of Commerce; Paul Schmidt, Deputy Assistant Director, 
Refuges and Wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the 
Interior; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands 
held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3520, White Clay Creek Wild 
and Scenic Rivers System Act; H.R. 3745, Effigy Mounds National 
Monument Additions Act; and H.R. 4404, to permit the payment of medical 
expenses incurred by the United States Park Police in the performance 
of duty to be made directly by the National Park Service, to allow for 
waiver and indemnification in mutual law enforcement agreements between 
the National Park Service and a State or political subdivision when 
required by State law. Testimony was heard from Representatives Pitts, 
Castle and Nussle; the following officials of the National Park 
Service, Department of the Interior: Katherine Stevenson, Associate 
Director, Cultural Resources, Stewardship and Partnerships; and John 
Schamp, Deputy Chief, U.S. Park Police; and public witnesses.
WOMEN IN BUSINESS
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Government Programs and 
Oversight held a hearing on Women in Business. Testimony was heard from 
Aida Alvarez, Administrator, SBA; and public witnesses.
QUALITY OF REGULATORY ANALYSES
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and 
Paperwork Reduction held a hearing on the Quality of Regulatory 
Analyses. Testimony was heard from Robert Murphy, General Counsel, GAO; 
and public witnesses.
MOTOR CARRIER FUEL COST EQUITY ACT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Ground 
Transportation held a hearing on H.R. 4441, Motor Carrier Fuel Cost 
Equity Act of 2000. Testimony was heard from Representative Blunt; and 
public witnesses.
WOMEN VETERANS ISSUES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing on the Department of Veterans Affairs 
services for women veterans. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Veterans Affairs: Linda Schwartz, Chair, 
Advisory Board on Women Veterans; and Joan Furey, Director, Center for 
Women Veterans; and representatives of veterans organizations.
DEBT REDUCTION AND RECONCILIATION ACT; WTO--WITHDRAWING U.S. APPROVAL
Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 4601, 
Debt Reduction and Reconciliation Act of 2000.
  The Committee also adversely reported H.J. Res. 90, withdrawing the 
approval of the United States from the Agreement establishing the World 
Trade Organization.

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Joint Meetings
ROMANI HUMAN RIGHTS
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission concluded 
hearings on the human rights situation of the Romani minority in the 
OSCE region where Roma face widespread discrimination in public places, 
education, housing, and employment, as well as other human rights 
violations, after receiving testimony from Rumyan Russinov, Roma 
Participation Project, Bulgaria; Monika Horakova, Czech Parliament, 
Czech Republic; Angela Kocze, European Roma Rights Center, Hungary; and 
Karolina Banomova, Czechoslovak Roma Association of Canada.