[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 27, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D272-D273]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
LABOR, HHS, EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education, and Related Agencies continued appropriation 
hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress.
OVERSIGHT-NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Air 
Quality held an oversight hearing on National Energy Policy: Nuclear 
Energy. Testimony was heard from Senator Domenici; William D. Travers, 
Executive Director, Operations, NRC; the following officials of the 
Department of Energy: William D. Magwood, Director, Office of Nuclear 
Energy, Science and Technology; and Mary J. Hutzler, Director, Office 
of Integrated Analysis and Forecasting, Energy Information 
Administration; and public witnesses.
FANNIE MAE AND FREDDIE MAC AGREEMENT
Committee on Financial Service: Subcommittee on Capital Markets, 
Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing on the 
agreement by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to voluntarily enhance capital 
strength, disclosure, and market discipline. Testimony was heard from 
Leland C. Brendsel, Chairman and CEO, Freddie Mac; and Timothy Howard, 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Fannie Mae.
MEDICAL MARIJUANA
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug 
Policy and Human Resources held a hearing on ``Medical'' Marijuana, 
Federal Drug Law and the Constitution's Supremacy Clause. Testimony was 
heard from Laura Nagel, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Diversion 
Control, DEA, Department of Justice; former Representative Bill 
McCollum of Florida; Dan Lungren, former Attorney General, State of 
California; Janet E. Joy, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of 
Sciences; and public witnesses.
CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW ACT--RECENT FEDERAL REGULATIONS
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural 
Resources and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing on ``A Rush to 
Regulate--The Congressional Review Act and Recent Federal 
Regulations.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
COMBATING TERRORISM
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, 
Veterans' Affairs and International Relations held a hearing on 
Combating Terrorism: In Search of a National Strategy. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the U.S. Commission on National 
Security/21st Century: Warren B. Rudman, Co-Chair; and Gen. Charles G. 
Boyd, USAF (Ret.), Executive Director; and public witnesses.

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YOSEMITE VALLEY PLAN
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and 
Public Lands held an oversight hearing on the Yosemite Valley Plan. 
Testimony was heard from Representative Doolittle; John Reynolds, 
Regional Director, Pacific West Region, National Park Service, 
Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power held an 
oversight hearing on the Status of Federal Western Water Resources. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of 
the Interior: J. William McDonald, Acting Commissioner, Bureau of 
Reclamation; and Robert Hirsch, Associate Director, Water, U.S. 
Geological Survey; Jennifer Salisbury, Secretary, Department of Energy, 
Minerals and Natural Resources, State of New Mexico; and public 
witnesses.
CONCURRENT BUDGET RESOLUTION
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a structured rule providing 
40 minutes of additional general debate on H. Con. Res. 83, 
establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for fiscal year 2002, revising the congressional budget for the United 
States Government for fiscal year 2001, and setting forth appropriate 
budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2011, equally 
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 
the Committee on the Budget. The rule waives all points of order 
against consideration of the concurrent resolution. The rule makes in 
order the concurrent resolution, modified by the amendment printed in 
part A of the Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution. The 
rule makes in order only those amendments printed in part B of the 
Rules Committee report which may be offered only in the order printed 
in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the 
report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time 
specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent 
and an opponent, and shall not be subject to amendment. The rule waives 
all points of order against the amendments except that, if an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute is adopted, it is not in order to 
consider further substitutes. The rule provides, upon the conclusion of 
consideration of the concurrent resolution for amendment, for a final 
period of general debate not to exceed 10 minutes equally divided and 
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 
on the Budget. The rule permits the chairman of the Budget Committee to 
offer amendments in the House to achieve mathematical consistency. 
Finally, the rule provides that the concurrent resolution shall not be 
subject to a demand for a division of the question of its adoption. 
Testimony was heard from Chairman Nussle and Representatives Kirk, 
Spratt, Clayton, Moran of Virginia, Holt, Moore, Obey, Stenholm and 
Allen.
MARRIAGE PENALTY AND FAMILY TAX RELIEF ACT
Committee on Rules: Testimony was heard from Chairman Thomas and 
Representatives Rangel and Maloney of Connecticut; no action was taken 
on H.R. 6, Marriage Penalty and Family Tax Relief Act of 2001.
MEDICARE REFORM
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health continued hearings 
on Medicare Reform: Laying the Groundwork for a Rx Drug Benefit. 
Testimony was heard from Dan L. Crippen, Director, CBO; John A. Poisal, 
Statistician, Office of Strategic Planning, Health Care Financing 
Administration, Department of Health and Human Services; and public 
witnesses.
NSA ISSUES
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Technical 
and Tactical Intelligence met in executive session to hold a hearing on 
NSA Issues. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.
INFORMATION OPERATIONS
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Technical 
and Tactical Intelligence and the Subcommittee on Human Intelligence, 
Analysis and Counterintelligence met in executive session to hold a 
joint hearing on Information Operations. Testimony was heard from 
departmental witnesses.