[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 123 (Thursday, October 5, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1041-D1042]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nominations of Robert B. Pirie, Jr., of Maryland, to be Under Secretary 
of the Navy, Robert N. Shamansky, of Ohio, to be a Member of the 
National Security Education Board, Department of Defense, and 7,577 
military nominations in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force.
TOBACCO REDUCTION PROGRAMS
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
hearings to examine effective tobacco reduction programs, focusing on 
how States are spending their revenues from the tobacco settlement 
entered into in November 1998, after receiving

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testimony from David Satcher, Assistant Secretary for Health and 
Surgeon General, and Terry Pechacek, Assistant Director for Science, 
Smoking and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, both of 
the Department of Health and Human Services; Maryland State Delegate 
John Hurson, Annapolis, on behalf of the National Conference of State 
Legislatures; Ohio Attorney General Betty D. Montgomery, Columbus; 
Francis L. Coolidge, Boston, Massachusetts, on behalf of the American 
Cancer Society; and Matthew Myers, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, 
Washington, D.C.
NORTHWEST ELECTRICITY MARKETS
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy 
Research, Development, Production and Regulation concluded hearings to 
examine the challenges facing the electricity markets in the Northwest, 
including the effects of recent wholesale price increases, tight supply 
and demand conditions, and wholesale power market competition, after 
receiving testimony from James J. Hoecker, Chairman, Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, and Stephen R. Oliver, Vice President, Bulk 
Marketing and Transmission Services, Power Business Line, Bonneville 
Power Administration, both of the Department of Energy; Tom Karier, 
Northwest Power Planning Council, and Rachel Shimshak, Renewable 
Northwest Project, both of Portland, Oregon; Kelly Norwood, Avista 
Utilities, Spokane, Washington; Jack Pigott, Calpine Corporation, 
Pleasanton, California; Marc J. Sullivan, Northwest Energy Coalition, 
Seattle, Washington; and Steve Stout, Micron Technology, Boise, Idaho.
U.S. TRADE POLICY
Committee on Finance: Subcommittee on International Trade concluded 
hearings to examine issues relating to the preservation and 
strengthening of the United States leadership role in foreign trade 
policy, including fast-track negotiating authority, Free Trade Area of 
Americas negotiations, multilateral trade negotiations in the World 
Trade Organization, and agricultural trade reform, after receiving 
testimony from Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura, Minneapolis.
IRANIAN WEAPONS PROGRAMS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South 
Asian Affairs and Subcommittee on European Affairs concluded joint 
hearings to examine Russia's role in Iran's weapons programs, focusing 
on Iran's continuing efforts to acquire weapons of mass destruction and 
missile delivery systems, foreign assistance to those programs, and the 
status of United States efforts to halt them, after receiving testimony 
from Robert J. Einhorn, Assistant Secretary of State for 
Nonproliferation; and John A. Lauder, Director of Central Intelligence 
Nonproliferation Center.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported S. 
2448, to enhance the protections of the Internet and the critical 
infrastructure of the United States, with an amendment in the nature of 
a substitute.
  Also, committee began consideration of S. 1020, to amend chapter 1 of 
title 9, United States Code, to provide for greater fairness in the 
arbitration process relating to motor vehicle franchise contracts, and 
a committee resolution for document subpoena pursuant to Rule 26 to the 
Department of Energy regarding Secretary Richardson, but did not 
complete action thereon, and recessed subject to call.