[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 90 (Thursday, July 13, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D739-D740]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS--ENERGY AND WATER
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development approved for full committee consideration H.R. 4733, making 
appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2001, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee ordered 
favorably reported the following bills:
  S. 2107, to amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 to reduce securities fees in excess of those 
required to fund the operations of the Securities and Exchange 
Commission, to adjust compensation provisions for employees of the 
Commission, with an amendment;
  S. 2101, to promote international monetary stability and to share 
seigniorage with officially dollarized countries, with an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute;
  S. 2266, to provide for the minting of commemorative coins to support 
the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games and the programs of the United 
States Olympic Committee, with an amendment;
  S. 2453, to authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf 
of Congress to Pope John Paul II in recognition of his outstanding and 
enduring contributions to humanity; and
  S. 2459, to provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of the 
Congress to former President Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy Reagan in 
recognition of their service to the Nation.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee ordered favorably 
reported the following business items:
  S. 1925, to promote environmental restoration around the Lake Tahoe 
basin, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 2499, to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a 
hydroelectric project in the State of Pennsylvania;
  H.R. 992, to convey the Sly Park Dam and Reservoir to the El Dorado 
Irrigation District, with an amendment;
  S. 2048, to establish the San Rafael Western Legacy District in the 
State of Utah, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 2069, to permit the conveyance of certain land in Powell, Wyoming;
  S. 2300, to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to increase the maximum 
acreage of Federal leases for coal that may be held by an entity in any 
1 State;
  H.R. 1695, to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal public 
lands in the Ivanpah Valley, Nevada, to Clark County, Nevada, for the 
development of an airport facility, with amendments;
  H.R. 468, to establish the Saint Helena Island National Scenic Area, 
with an amendment;
  S. 1972, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the town 
of Dolores, Colorado, the current site of the Joe Rowell Park, with an 
amendment;
  S. 1643, to authorize the addition of certain parcels to the Effigy 
Mounds National Monument, Iowa, with an amendment;
  S. 2051, to revise the boundaries of the Golden Gate National 
Recreation Area, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 2279, to authorize the addition of land to Sequoia National Park, 
with an amendment; and
  S. 134, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to study whether the 
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore should be protected as a wilderness 
area, with an amendment.
GASOLINE SUPPLY
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded 
oversight hearings to examine American gasoline supply and price 
issues, focusing on crude oil prices, low oil, gas and gasoline 
inventories, reformulated gasoline required under the Clean Air Act and 
transportation and supply problems, after receiving testimony from 
Robert Perciasepe, Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and 
Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency; John Cook, Director 
Petroleum Division, Energy Information Administration, Department of 
Energy; Richard G. Parker, Director, Bureau of Competition, Federal 
Trade Commission; Lawrence Kumins, Specialist in Energy Policy, 
Resources, Science, and Industry Division, Congressional Research 
Service, Library of Congress; and Red Cavaney, American Petroleum 
Institute, Bob Slaughter, National Petrochemical and Refiners 
Association, and W.H. Eric Vaughn, Renewable Fuels Association, all of 
Washington, D.C.
NATIONAL PARKS
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National 
Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation concluded hearings on S. 
2294, to establish the Rosie the Riveter--World War II Home Front 
National Historical Park in the State of California, S. 2331, to direct 
the Secretary of the Interior to recalculate the franchise fee owed by 
Fort Sumter Tours, Inc., a concessioner providing service to Fort

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Sumter National Monument, South Carolina, S. 2598, to authorize 
appropriations for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and S. 
Con. Res.106 recognizing the Hermann Monument and Hermann Heights Park 
in New Ulm, Minnesota, as a national symbol of the contributions of 
Americans of German heritage, after receiving testimony from Senators 
Grams and Hollings; Representative George Miller; Denis P. Galvin, 
Deputy Director, National Park Service, Department of the Interior; 
Sara J. Bloomfield, Director, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum; 
George E. Campsen, Jr., Charleston, South Carolina, and Peter Dickson, 
Potter and Dickson, Princeton, New Jersey, both on behalf of Fort 
Sumter Tours, Inc.; and Thomas K. Butt, Richmond City Council, and 
Ludie Mitchell, both of Richmond, California.
POSTMASTER GENERAL REPORT
Committee on Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee on International 
Security, Proliferation and Federal Services concluded hearings to 
examine the annual report of the Postmaster General on the performance 
of the United States Postal Service and the challenges it is facing in 
the modern communications marketplace, after receiving testimony from 
William J. Henderson, Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer, 
United States Postal Service.
ERGONOMICS STANDARDS
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee on 
Employment, Safety and Training concluded hearings to examine the 
Occupational Safety and Health Administration's proposed ergonomics 
program and its possible impact on Medicaid, Medicare, and other health 
care costs, after receiving testimony from Charles N. Jeffress, 
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health; 
Rachael Weinstein, Clinical Standards Group Director, Health Care 
Financing Administration, Department of Health and Human Services; 
Charles H. Roadman, II, Washington, D.C., and Steve Monroe, Poplar 
Living Center, Casper, Wyoming, both on behalf of the American Health 
Care Association; and Karen A. Worthington, American Nurses 
Association, Washington, D.C.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on 
intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the 
intelligence community.
  Committee recessed subject to call.