[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 116 (Tuesday, September 26, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D973-D974]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
COUNTRY-OF-ORIGIN MEAT LABELING ACT
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture 
held a hearing on H.R. 1144, Country-of-Origin Meat Labeling Act of 
1999. Testimony was heard from Senator Johnson; Caren A. Wilcox, Deputy 
Under Secretary, Food Safety, USDA; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Commerce: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 1798, 
Clinical Research Enhancement Act of 1999; H.R. 762, amended, Lupus 
Research and Care Amendments of 1999; and H.R. 5291, amended, 
Beneficiary Improvement and Protection Act of 2000.
IMPORTANCE OF LITERACY
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Held a hearing on the 
Importance of Literacy. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing on Federal Prison Industries (FPI): 
Diverting Federal Property from the Computers for Learning and Other 
Programs to Expand FPI's Commercial Sales. Testimony was heard from 
Victor Arnold-Bic, Acting Director, Property Management Division, 
Federal Supply Services, GSA; Sherry Low, Chief, Reutilization, 
Transfer, and Donation Business Unit, Defense Reutilization and 
Marketing Service, Defense Logistics Agency, Department of Defense; and 
public witnesses.
MISSING WHITE HOUSE E-MAILS
Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing on ``Contacts Between 
Northrup Grumman Corporation and the White House Regarding Missing 
White House E-Mails.'' Testimony was heard from Alan Gershel, Deputy 
Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice.
WILDLAND FIREFIGHTERS PAY
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Civil Service held a 
hearing on Wildland Firefighters Pay: Are There Inequities? Testimony 
was heard from Representatives Pombo and Udall of New Mexico; Henry 
Romero, Associate Director, Workforce Compensation and Performance, 
OPM; and a public witness.
PEACE THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS ACT; U.N. INSPECTIONS OF IRAQ'S WEAPONS
Committee on International Relations: Favorably considered the 
following bill and adopted a motion urging the Chairman to request that 
it be considered on the Suspension Calendar: H.R. 5272, amended, Peace 
Through Negotiations Act of 2000.
  The Committee also held a hearing on U.N. Inspections of Iraq's 
Weapons of Mass Destruction Program: Has Saddam Won? Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported, as amended, the following 
bills: H.R. 5018, Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 2000; and 
H.R. 2121, Secret Evidence Repeal Act of 1999.
  The Committee also approved private relief bills.

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CHILDREN'S HEALTH ACT OF 2000 CONCUR IN THE SENATE AMENDMENT
Committee on Rules: Granted by voice vote, a rule waiving all points of 
order against a motion to concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 4365, 
to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to children's 
health. The rule provides one hour of debate on the motion equally 
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on Commerce. Testimony was heard from Representative 
Scott.
SAME DAY CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS REPORTED BY THE RULES 
COMMITTEE
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a rule waiving clause 6(a) 
of rule XIII (requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a rule on the 
same day it is reported from the Rules Committee) against certain 
resolutions reported from the Rules Committee. The rule applies the 
waiver to a special rule reported on the legislative day of September 
27, 2000, providing for consideration or disposition of a conference 
report to accompany the bill (H.R. 4578) making appropriations for the 
Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2001, or any amendment reported in disagreement 
from a conference thereon. Finally, the rule lays H. Res. 586 and 592 
on the table.
TAX CODE AND THE NEW ECONOMY
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing 
on the Tax Code and the New Economy. Testimony was heard from 
Representative Minge; Jonathan Talisman, Acting Assistant Secretary, 
Tax Policy, Department of the Treasury; and public witnesses.
  Hearings continue September 28.
SOCIAL SECURITY NOTICES
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security held a 
hearing on Social Security Notices. Testimony was heard from William A. 
Halter, Deputy Commissioner, SSA; and Barbara D. Bovbjerg, Associate 
Director, Education, Workforce and Income Security Issues, Health, 
Education, and Human Services Division, GAO.
UPDATE ON DOE/NNSA BRIEFING
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
receive a briefing on Update on DOE/NNSA. The Committee was briefed by 
departmental witnesses.
STATUS OF COUNTERESPIONAGE INVESTIGATIONS
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
hold a hearing on Status of Counterespionage Investigations. Testimony 
was heard from departmental witnesses.

Joint Meetings
VETERANS PROGRAMS
Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs concluded joint 
hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to review the 
legislative recommendations of the American Legion, after receiving 
testimony from Ray G. Smith, American Legion, Washington, D.C.
TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION ACT
Conferees met to resolve the differences between the Senate and House 
passed versions of H.R. 3244, to combat trafficking of persons, 
especially into the sex trade, slavery, and slavery-like conditions in 
the United States and countries around the world through prevention, 
through prosecution and enforcement against traffickers, and through 
protection and assistance to victims of trafficking, but did not 
complete action thereon, and recessed subject to call.