[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 131 (Wednesday, October 18, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1098-D1099]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
FREEDMEN'S BUREAU RECORDS PRESERVATION ACT
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Management, 
Information, and Technology held a hearing on the ``Freedmen's Bureau 
Records Preservation Act: Are These Reconstruction Era Records Being 
Protected?'' Testimony was heard from Representative Millender-McDonald; the 
following officials of the National Archives and Records Administration: 
Reginald Washington, African-American Genealogy Subject Area Specialist; and

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Michael J. Kurtz, Assistant Archivist, Record Services; and public 
witnesses.
WESTERN EUROPE DEVELOPMENTS
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on Developments in 
Western Europe. Testimony was heard from Charles Ries, Principal Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Bureau for European Affairs, Department of State.
CONFERENCE REPORT VA, HUD, APPROPRIATIONS, 2001
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a rule waiving all points of 
order against the conference report on H.R. 4635, making appropriations for 
the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
for sundry independent agencies, boards, commission, corporations, and 
offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and against its 
consideration. The rule provides that the conference report shall be 
considered as read. Testimony was heard from Representatives Walsh and 
Mollohan.
MAKING FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a closed rule providing one hour 
of debate in the House on H.J. Res. 114, Making further Continuing 
Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2001, equally divided and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. The 
rule waives all points of order against consideration of the joint 
resolution. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit.
WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2000
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a closed rule on S. 2796, to 
provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, 
to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for 
improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, providing one hour 
of debate in the House equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of 
the bill. The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
printed in the Congressional Record and numbered 2 shall be considered as 
adopted. The rule provides for one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions. Finally, the rule provides that should the Senate bill, as 
amended, pass the House, it then shall be in order to move that the House 
insist on its amendment to S. 2796 and request a conference with the Senate 
thereon.
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE RULES
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a resolution providing that 
certain suspensions will be in order at any time on the legislative day of 
Thursday, October 19, 2000. The rule lays House Resolutions 615 and 633 on 
the table.
VACATED PROCEEDINGS, WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1999 CONFERENCE 
REPORT
Committee on Rules: By unanimous consent, vacated the proceedings of the 
Rules Committee on August 5, 1999 on ordering reported a rule providing for 
considering of the Conference Report to Accompany S. 506, The Water 
Resources Development Act of 1999.
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