[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 123 (Thursday, October 5, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1044-D1045]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
YOUTH CRIME GUN INTERDICTION INITIATIVE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service 
and General Government, on Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, 
Youth Crime Gun Interdiction Initiative. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of the Treasury: Bradley Buckles, 
Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; and Dennis Schindel, 
Office of Inspector General.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Commerce: Ordered reported, as amended, following 
measures: H.R. 3011, Truth in Telephone Billing Act of 1999; H. Res. 
575, Supporting Internet safety awareness; H.R. 5164, Transportation 
Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation Act; and H.R. 
4281, ICCFAM Authorization Act of 2000.
  Committee recessed subject to call.
FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing on Federal Prison Industries (FPI): The 
Proposed Military Clothing Production Expansion--Assessing Existing 
Protections for Workers, Business, and FPI's Federal Agency Customers. 
Testimony was heard from Representative LoBiondo; George H. Allen, 
Deputy Commander, Defense Supply Center, Philadelphia, Defense 
Logistics Agency, Department of Defense; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; COMMITTEE REPORTS
Committee on Government Reform: Ordered reported the following bills: 
H.R. 4181, amended, Debt Pay Incentive Act of 2000; H.R. 5016, amended, 
to redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 514 Express Center Drive in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``J.T. Weeker 
Service Center;'' H.R. 4830, to redesignate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 1859 South Ashland Avenue in Chicago, 
Illinois, as the ``Cesar Chavez Post Office; H.R. 4831, amended, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
2339 North California Street in Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Roberto 
Clemente Post Office;'' H.R. 4853, amended, to redesignate the facility 
of the United States Postal Service located at 1568 South Glen Road in 
South Euclid, Ohio, as the ``Arnold C. D'Amico Station;'' H.R. 5143, to 
designate the Post Office Building located at 3160 Irvin Cobb Drive in 
Paducah, Kentucky, as the ``Morgan Station;'' H.R. 5144, to designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 203 West 
Paige Street, in Tompkinsville, Kentucky, as the ``Tim Lee Carter Post 
Office Building;'' H.R. 5229, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 219 South Church Street in Odum, 
Georgia, as the ``Ruth Harris Coleman Post Office Building;'' and H.R. 
5210, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 200 South George Street in York, Pennsylvania, as the 
``George Atlee Goodling Post Office Building;''
  The Committee also approved the following draft reports entitled: 
``The Failure to Produce White House E-Mails: Threats, Obstruction and 
Unanswered Questions;'' ``Non-Binding Legal Effect of Agency Guidance 
Documents;'' and the ``Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: Addressing 
Needs and Improving Practices.''
SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims 
authorized the issuance of a subpoena duces tecum requiring the 
Immigration and Naturalization Service to provide Congress with a 
report on illegal immigration statistics that was originally scheduled 
to be released on September 28, 2000.
CONFERENCE REPORT--TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a rule waiving all points 
of order against the conference report to accompany H.R. 3244, 
Trafficking Victims Protection Act, and against its consideration. The 
rule provides that the conference report shall be considered as read.
TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS 2001 CONFERENCE 
REPORT
Committee on Rules: Grant by voice vote, a rule waiving all points of 
order against the conference report and against its consideration. The 
rule provides that the conference report shall be considered as read. 
Finally, the rule provides that House Resolutions 586, 592, 595, 599 
and 600 are laid on the table.

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ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Technology held a hearing on 
rural Access to Technology: Connecting the Last American Frontier. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
CHALLENGES ASSOCIATE WITH BUILDING NEW RUNWAYS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Aviation held a hearing on Challenges Associated with Building New 
Runways. Testimony was heard from Gerald L. Dillingham, Director, 
Physical Infrastructure, GAO; and public witnesses.
AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SAFETY
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Oversight, Investigations, and Emergency Management held a hearing on 
Aircraft Electrical System Safety. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Transportation: Alexis 
Stefani, Assistant Inspector General, Auditing; and Elizabeth Erickson, 
Director, Aircraft Certification Service, FAA; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
APPROPRIATIONS--AGRICULTURE
Conferees continued in evening session to resolve the differences 
between the Senate and House passed versions of H.R. 2465, making 
appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base 
realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2000.