[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 85 (Tuesday, June 19, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D595-D596]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
REVIEW FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture, 
held a hearing to review fruits and vegetables. Testimony was heard 
from William J. Lyons, Jr., Secretary, Department of Food and 
Agriculture, State of California; and public witnesses.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development met in executive session and approved for full Committee 
action the Energy and Water Development appropriations for fiscal year 
2002.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY'S RECALL--FIRESTONE TIRES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection and the Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a joint hearing on the Ford Motor Company's recall 
of certain Firestone Tires. Testimony was heard from Michael Jackson, 
Deputy Secretary, Department of Transportation; Jacques Nasser, 
President and CEO, Ford Motor Company; and John Lampe, President and 
Chief Executive Officer, Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc.
``THE RESULTS ACT: HAS IT MET CONGRESSIONAL EXPECTATIONS?''
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, 
Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations held a hearing on 
``The Results Act: Has it Met Congressional Expectations?'' Testimony 
was heard from Senator Thompson; Sean O'Keefe, Deputy Director, OMB; 
Christopher Mihm, Associate Director, Federal Management and Workforce 
Issues, GAO and public witnesses.
CHINA-U.S. SCHOLARS DETAINED
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on the U.S. 
Scholars Detained in China. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of State: James A. Kelly, Assistant 
Secretary, Bureau of East Asian Affairs; Michael Parmly, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; and 
Jim Thompson, Division Chief, Office of Citizenship Services, Division 
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East Asia and the Pacific, Bureau of Consular Affairs; and public 
witnesses.
HUMAN CLONING
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime held a hearing on the 
following bills: H.R. 1644, Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001; and 
H.R. 2172 Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses,
OVERSIGHT--VISA PROGRAMS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims held 
an oversight hearing on Guestworker Visa Programs. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
NATIONAL HISTORIC FORESTS ACT
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health held 
a hearing on H.R. 2119, National Historic Forests Act of 2001. 
Testimony was heard from Representative Simpson; Sally Collins, 
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System, Forest Service, USDA; 
and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and 
Public Lands approved for full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 1668, 
to authorize the Adams Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative 
work on Federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs to 
honor former President John Adams and his family.
  The Subcommittee also held a hearing on H.R. 1462, Harmful Nonnative 
Weed Control Act of 2001. Testimony was heard from Senator Craig; Jim 
Tate, Science Advisor to the Secretary of the Interior; Michael Rains, 
Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, Forest Service, USDA; and 
public witnesses.
SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS--FISCAL YEAR 2001
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing one 
hour of general debate on H.R. 2216, making emergency supplemental 
appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 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 bill. The rule provides that the amendment 
printed in part A of the Rules Committee report accompanying the rule 
shall be considered as adopted. The rule waives points of order against 
provisions in the bill, as amended, for failure to comply with clause 2 
of rule XXI (prohibiting unauthorized appropriations or legislative 
provisions in a general appropriations bill). The rule provides that 
the bill will be considered for amendment by paragraph. The rule makes 
in order the amendment printed in part B of the Rules Committee report, 
which may be offered only by a Member designated in the report and only 
at the appropriate point in the reading of the bill, shall be 
considered as read, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be 
subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the 
Committee of the Whole. The rule waives all points of order against the 
amendment printed in part B of the Rules Committee report. The rule 
waives points of order during consideration of the bill against 
amendments for failure to comply with clause 2(e) of the XXI 
(prohibiting non-emergency designated amendments to be offered to an 
appropriations bill containing an emergency designation). The rule 
authorizes the Chair to accord priority in recognition to Members who 
have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional Record. Finally, 
the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 
Testimony was heard from Chairman Young of Florida and Representatives 
Jones of North Carolina, Toomey, Pelosi, Lowey, DeLauro, Farr of 
California, Skelton, Filner, Eshoo, Bentsen, Baird, Hoeffel, and 
Inslee.