[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 113 (Thursday, September 21, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D948-D950]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
GLOBAL WARMING
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
hearings to examine certain solutions or approaches to reducing 
greenhouse gas emissions, after receiving testimony from Senator 
Feinstein; Ann R. Mesnikoff, Sierra Club, and Norman J. Rosenberg, 
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, both of Washington, D.C.; Jeff 
Morgheim, British Petroleum, Houston, Texas; Fredrick D. Palmer, 
Western Fuels Association, Inc., Arlington, Virginia; and Joseph Romm, 
Center for Energy and Climate Solutions, Annandale, Virginia.
ENERGY POLICY ACT
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy 
Research, Development, Production and Regulation concluded hearings on 
S. 2933, to amend provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 relating 
to remedial action of uranium and thorium processing sites, after 
receiving testimony from James J. Fiore, Deputy Assistant Secretary of 
Energy for Site Closure, Environmental Management.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee began markup of 
the following bills: H.R. 2496, to reauthorize the Junior Duck Stamp 
Conservation and Design Program Act of 1994, H.R. 4320, to assist in 
the conservation of great apes by supporting and providing financial 
resources for the conservation programs of countries within the range 
of great apes and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in 
the conservation of great apes, H.R. 3671, to amend the Acts popularly 
known as the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the 
Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act to enhance the funds 
available for grants to States for fish and wildlife conservation 
projects and increase opportunities for recreational hunting, bow 
hunting,

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trapping, archery, and fishing, by eliminating opportunities for waste, 
fraud, abuse, maladministration, and unauthorized expenditures for 
administration and execution of those Acts, H.R. 4286, to provide for 
the establishment of the Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge in Bibb 
County, Alabama, H.R. 3292, to provide for the establishment of the Cat 
Island National Wildlife Refuge in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, 
H.R. 4318, to establish the Red River National Wildlife Refuge, H.R. 
4435, to clarify certain boundaries on the map relating to Unit NC01 of 
the Coastal Barrier Resources System, H.R. 34, to direct the Secretary 
of the Interior to make technical corrections to a map relating to the 
Coastal Barrier Resources System, H.R. 1162, to designate the bridge on 
United States Route 231 that crosses the Ohio River between Maceo, 
Kentucky, and Rockport, Indiana, as the ``William H. Natcher Bridge'', 
H.R. 1605, to designate the Federal building and United States 
courthouse located at 402 North Walnut Street in Harrison, Arkansas, as 
the ``J. Smith Henley Federal Building and United States Courthouse'', 
and H.R. 4806, to designate the Federal building located at 1710 
Alabama Avenue in Jasper, Alabama, as the ``Carl Elliott Federal 
Building'', but did not complete action thereon, and recessed subject 
to call.
HEAVY-DUTY DIESEL EMISSION RULE
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Clean Air, 
Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety concluded hearings to 
examine the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed heavy-duty 
diesel emission rule designed to regulate heavy-duty diesel engines by 
(1) requiring the use of catalytic exhaust emissions control devices to 
reduce PM, NOx, and NMHC, and (2) reducing the amount of sulfur in 
highway diesel fuel, after receiving testimony from Ronald W. Williams, 
Gary-Williams Energy Corporation, Denver, Colorado; Paul Rogers, Voss 
Companies, Inc., Cuba, Missouri, on behalf of the National Association 
of Truck Stop Operators; Richard A. Kassel, Natural Resources Defense 
Council, New York, New York; and Christina Vujovich, Cummins, Inc., 
Columbus, Indiana.
IRAN WEAPONS PROGRAMS
Committee on Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee on International 
Security, Proliferation and Federal Services concluded hearings to 
examine the extent and pace of Iran's ballistic missile and weapons of 
mass destruction programs, as well as the prospects for and consequence 
of continued proliferation cooperation between countries Iran and North 
Korea, after receiving testimony from Robert D. Walpole, National 
Intelligence Officer for Strategic and Nuclear Programs, National 
Intelligence Council; A. Norman Schindler, Deputy Director, Director of 
Central Intelligence Nonproliferation Center; Stephen A. Cambone, 
Director of Research, Institute for National Strategic Studies, 
National Defense University, Department of Defense; and Michael 
Eisenstadt, Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Washington, D.C.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
following business items:
  S. 785, for the relief of Frances Schochenmaier, with an amendment;
  S. 2778, to amend the Sherman Act to make oil-producing and exporting 
cartels illegal;
  S. 1314, to establish a grant program to assist State and local law 
enforcement in deterring, investigating, and prosecuting computer 
crimes; and
  S. Res. 304, expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the 
development of educational programs on veterans' contributions to the 
country and the designation of the week of November 5, 2000 as 
``National Veterans Awareness Week'' for the presentation of such 
educational programs.
VIOLENCE IN THE MEDIA
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded hearings to examine the 
antitrust implications of entertainment industry self-regulation, and 
the constitutionality of government action to assist the entertainment 
industry in limiting the exposure of youth to explicit sex, violence, 
and other harmful material in music, movies, and video games, after 
receiving testimony from Jack Valenti, Motion Picture Association of 
America, Hilary Rosen, Recording Industry Association of America, both 
of Washington, D.C.; John F. Fithian, National Association of Theatre 
Owners, North Hollywood, California; and Crossan Andersen, Video 
Software Dealers Association, Encino, California.
PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION
Special Committee on Aging/Committee on Small Business: Committees 
concluded joint hearings to examine issues relating to the General 
Accounting Office investigation into alleged contracting irregularities 
at the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, including weaknesses in 
procurement planning and execution processes which may have led to 
limited competition, after receiving testimony from Wayne R. Poll, 
Inspector General, and David M. Strauss, Executive Director, both of 
the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; Barbara D. Bovbjerg, 
Associate Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues, 
Health, Education, and Human Services Division, and Robert H. Hast, 
Assistant Comptroller General,

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Office of Special Investigations, both of the General Accounting 
Office; Bonne Ann McHenry, Merrimack, New Hampshire; and Thomas A. 
Parks, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.