[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 103 (Thursday, September 7, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D874-D875]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Subcommittee on Domestic 
and International Policy approved for full Committee action, as 
amended, the following bills: H.R. 5010, District of Columbia and 
United States Territories Circulating Quarter Dollar Program Act; and 
H.R. 3679, 2002 Winter Olympic Commemorative Coin Act.
  Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on H.R. 5010. 
Testimony was heard from the following Delegates: Faleomavaega, 
American Samoa; Norton, District of Columbia; Underwood, Guam; and 
Christensen, Virgin Islands; and Kenneth McClintock-Hernandez, Senator, 
Legislature, Puerto Rico.
 TELEHEALTH
 Committee on Commerce, Subcommittee on Health and Environment held a 
hearing entitled: ``Telehealth: A Cutting Edge Medical Tool for the 
21st Century.'' Testimony was heard from Robert Berenson, M.D., 
Director, Center for Health Plans and Providers, Health Care Financing 
Administration, Department of Health and Human Services; and public 
witnesses.
 ``FOREIGN GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP OF AMERICAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
COMPANIES''
 Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing entitled: ``Foreign Government 
Ownership of American Telecommunications Companies.'' Testimony was 
heard from Senator Hollings; Representative Dunn; the following 
officials of the Department of Justice: Kevin V. DiGregory, Deputy 
Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division; and Larry R. Parkinson, 
General Counsel, FBI; William E. Kennard, Chairman, FCC; Ambassador 
Richard Fisher, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative; and public 
witnesses.
 MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
 Committee on International Relations: Favorably considered the 
following measures and adopted a motion urging the Chairman to request 
that they be considered on the Suspension Calendar: H.R. 3378, amended, 
Tijuana River Valley Estuary and Beach Sewage Cleanup Act of 1999; H.R. 
4673, Support for Overseas Cooperative Development Act; S. 484, Bring 
Them Home Alive Act of 2000; H. Res. 547, amended, expressing the sense 
of the House of Representatives with respect to the peace process in 
Northern Ireland; H. Con. Res. 242, to urge the Nobel Commission to 
award the year 2000 Nobel Prize for Peace to former United States 
Senator George J. Mitchell for his dedication to fostering peace in 
Northern Ireland; H.J. Res. 100, calling upon the President to issue a 
proclamation recognizing the 25th anniversary of the Helsinki Final 
Act; H.R. 1064, amended, Serbia and Montenegro Democracy Act of 1999; 
H. Res. 451, amended, calling for lasting peace, stability and justice 
in Kosova; H. Con. Res. 257, concerning the emancipation of the Iranian 
Baha'i community; and S. 2460, to authorize the payment of rewards to 
individuals furnishing information relating to persons

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subject to indictment for serious violations of international 
humanitarian law in Rwanda.
 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM FOR 2000--STATE DEPARTMENT ANNUAL 
REPORT
 Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on International 
Operations and Human Rights held a hearing on the State Department 
Annual Report on International Religious Freedom for 2000. Testimony 
was heard from Robert A. Seiple, Ambassador-at-Large for International 
Religious Freedom, Department of State; Firuz Kazemzadeh, Vice 
Chairman, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom; and 
public witnesses.
 OVERSIGHT
 Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims 
held an oversight hearing on Justice Department Inspector General's 
Report, ``An Investigation of the Immigration and Naturalization 
Service's Citizenship USA Initiative.'' Testimony was heard from Robert 
L. Ashbaugh, Deputy Inspector General, Department of Justice.
 MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
 Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks and Public 
Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 4503, Historically 
Women's Public Colleges or Universities Historic Building Restoration 
and Preservation Act; and H.R. 5036, Dayton Aviation Heritage 
Preservation Amendments Act of 2000. Testimony was heard from Senator 
Sessions; Representatives Pickering, Hall of Ohio and Dobson; Kate 
Stevenson, Associate Director, Cultural Resources, Stewardship and 
Partnership, National Park Service, Department of the Interior; and 
public witnesses.
 SPACE SOLAR POWER TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY
 Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a 
hearing on the Technical Feasibility of Space Solar Power. Testimony 
was heard from John Mankins, Manager, Advance Concepts Studies, Office 
of Space Flight, NASA; and public witnesses.
 TAX CODE--IMPACTS SMALL BUSINESS
 Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Tax, Finance, and Exports 
held a hearing on the complexity of the tax code as it impacts small 
business. Testimony was heard from Representatives Tauzin and Sununu; 
W. Val Oveson, National Taxpayer Advocate, IRS, Department of the 
Treasury.
 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL ACT
 Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health approved for 
full Committee action H.R. 5109, Department of Veterans Affairs Health 
Care Personnel Act of 2000.
 UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION
 Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a 
hearing on Unemployment Compensation. Testimony was heard from Raymond 
J. Uhalde, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training 
Administration, Department of Labor; and public witnesses.