[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 18 (Thursday, February 8, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D109]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
DOE NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded hearings on the 
Secretary's priorities and plans for the Department of Energy national 
security programs, including weapons, nonproliferation, naval reactor, 
and environmental management programs, after receiving testimony from 
Spencer Abraham, Secretary of Energy.
BUDGET AND ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded hearings to examine 
certain budgetary issues, including the projected federal budget 
surpluses and tax reduction initiatives, and their impact on the 
economic outlook of the United States, after receiving testimony from 
Wayne D. Angell, Bear, Stearns and Company, Inc., New York, New York; 
and Robert Greenstein, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Stephen 
Moore, Cato Institute, and Alice M. Rivlin, Brookings Institution, all 
of Washington, D.C.
BANKRUPTCY REFORM ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded hearings on bankruptcy 
reform issues, including related provisions of S. 220, to amend title 
11, United States Code, after receiving testimony from Chief Judge 
Edward R. Becker, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit 
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); Judge Randall J. Newsome, United States 
Bankruptcy Court Northern District of California, and Philip L. 
Strauss, San Francisco Department of Child Support Services, both of 
San Francisco; Brady C. Williamson, LaFollett, Godfrey and Kahn, 
Madison, Wisconsin, former Chair of the National Bankruptcy Review 
Commission; Kenneth H. Beine, Shoreline Credit Union, Two Rivers, 
Wisconsin, on behalf of the Credit Union National Association, Inc.; 
Robert D. Manning, University of Houston Law Center Institute for 
Higher Education, Law, and Governance, Houston, Texas; Dean Sheaffer, 
Boscov's Department Stores, Inc., Laureldale, Pennsylvania, on behalf 
of the National Retail Federation; Maria T. Vullo, Paul, Weiss, 
Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison, New York, New York; and Todd J. Zywicki, 
George Mason University School of Law, Arlington, Virginia.
HEALTH CARE PRIVACY
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee held 
hearings to examine the effectiveness of the new Department of Health 
and Human Services' regulations that maintain the privacy of personal 
health information in the face of advanced information technology and 
the increasing number of access to identifiable health information, 
receiving testimony from Leslie G. Aranovitz, Director, Health Care--
Program Administration and Integrity Issues, General Accounting Office; 
Janlori Goldman, Georgetown University Institute for Health Care 
Research and Policy, and Judith L. Lichtman, National Partnership for 
Women and Families, both of Washington, D.C.; Jane F. Greenman, 
Honeywell International, Inc., Morristown, New Jersey, on behalf of the 
American Benefits Council; John P. Houston, University of Pittsburgh 
Medical Center Health System, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on behalf of 
the American Hospital Association; G. Richard Smith, Jr., University of 
Arkansas for Medical Sciences Centers for Mental Health Services 
Research, Little Rock, on behalf of the Association of American Medical 
Colleges; and Robert C. Heird, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, 
Indianapolis, Indiana, on behalf of Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.
  Hearings recessed subject to call.