[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 110 (Wednesday, August 1, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D827-D829]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Armed Services: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 2586, 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002.
CHALLENGES FACING WORKING FAMILIES
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on Making Ends Meet: Challenges 
Facing Working Families in America. Testimony was heard from 
Representative Cardin; and public witnesses.
INTERNET EQUITY AND EDUCATION ACT; JUVENILE CRIME CONTROL AND 
DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ACT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Ordered reported, as amended, 
the following bills: H.R. 1992, Internet Equity and Education Act of 
2001; H.R. 1900, Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention Act 
of 2001.
SHIPMENTS OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Environment and 
Hazardous Materials held a hearing entitled ``Perspectives on 
Interstate and International Shipments of Municipal Solid Waste,'' 
focusing on the following bills: H.R. 1213, Solid Waste Interstate 
Transportation Act of 2001; H.R. 667, Solid Waste Compact Act; and H.R. 
1927, Solid Waste International Transportation Act of 2001. Testimony 
was heard from Representatives Bonior, Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, 
Kanjorski, Moran of Virginia and Rogers of Michigan; Chris Jones, 
Director, Environmental Protection Agency, State of Ohio, David E. 
Hess, Secretary, Department of Environmental Protection, State of 
Pennsylvania; Russell J. Harding, Director, Department of Environmental 
Quality, State of Michigan; Lori Kaplan, Commissioner, Department of 
Environmental Management, State of Indiana; Joseph Lhota, Deputy Mayor, 
City of New York; and public witnesses.
AUTHORIZING SAFETY NET PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
on Authorizing Safety Net Public Health Programs. Testimony was heard 
from Elizabeth James Duke, Acting Director, Health Resources and 
Service Administration, Department of Health and Human Services; Janet 
Heinrich, M.D., Director, Health-Public Issues, GAO; Angela Monson, 
member Senate, State of Oklahoma; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets, 
Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises held an oversight 
hearing on the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise risk-based capital 
rule for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Testimony was heard from Armando 
Falcon, Jr., Director, Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE--OVER-REGULATION
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Over-regulation of Automobile 
Insurance: A Lack of Consumer Choice. ``Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
NATIONAL YOUTH ANTI-DRUG MEDIA CAMPAIGN
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug 
Policy and Human Resources held an oversight hearing on the ``National 
Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign: How to Ensure the Program Operates 
Efficiently and Effectively?'' Testimony was heard from Edward H. 
Jurith, Acting Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy; 
Bernard L. Ungar, Director, Physical Infrastructure Team, GAO; Capt. 
Mark D. Westin, USN, Contract Administration, Fleet and Industrial 
Supply Center Norfolk Washington Detachment, Department of the Navy; 
and Susan David, Deputy Chief, Prevention Research Branch, National 
Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, Department of Health and Human Services.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on International Relations: Ordered reported, as amended, the 
following bills: H.R. 2581, Export Administration Act of 2001; H.R. 
2368, Vietnam Human Rights Act; and H.R. 2272, Coral Reef and Coastal 
Marine Conservation Act of 2001.
  The Committee also favorably considered the following measures and 
adopted a motion urging the Chairman to request that they be considered 
on the Suspension Calendar: H.R. 2541, to enhance the authorities or 
special agents and provide limited authorities to uniformed officers 
responsible for the protection of domestic Department of State occupied 
facilities; H. Res. 181, congratulating President-elect Alejandro 
Toledo on his election to the Presidency of Peru, congratulating the 
people of Peru for the return of democracy to Peru, and expressing 
sympathy for the victims of the devastating earthquake that struck Peru 
on June 23, 2001; H. Con. Res. 188, expressing the sense of Congress 
that the Government of the People's Republic of China should cease its 
persecution of Falun Gong practitioners; and H. Con. Res. 89, mourning 
the death of Ron Sander at the hands of terrorist kidnappers in Ecuador 
and welcoming the release from captivity of Arnie Alford, Steve Derry, 
Jason Weber, and David Bradley, and supporting efforts by the United 
States to combat such terrorism.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Small Business: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 
203, amended, National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act; H.R. 
2538, Native American Small Business Development Act; H.R. 2666, 
Vocational and Technical Entrepreneurship Development Program Act of 
2001; and H.R. 1860, to reauthorize the Small Business Transfer 
Program.
END GRIDLOCK AT OUR NATION'S CRITICAL AIRPORTS ACT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Aviation held a hearing on H.R. 2107, End Gridlock at Our Nation's 
Critical Airports Act of 2001. Testimony was heard from Representatives 
Hyde, Gutierrez, Weller, Jackson of Illinois, and Davis of Illinois; 
from the following officials of the State of Illinois: George H. Ryan, 
Governor; and John F. Harris, 1st Deputy Commissioner, Department of 
Aviation, City of Chicago; and public witnesses.
FEDERAL PHOTOVOLTAIC UTILIZATION ACT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management held a 
hearing on H.R. 2407, Federal Photovoltaic Utilization Act. Testimony 
was heard from the following officials of the GSA: Joseph Moravec, 
Commissioner, Public Building Service; and Mark Ewing, Director, Energy 
Center of Expertise; David K. Garman, Assistant Secretary, Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy; and public witnesses.
BIPARTISAN PATIENT PROTECTION ACT OF 2001
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a vote of 7 to 3, a structured rule on 
H.R. 2563, Bipartisan Patient Protection Act of 2001, providing two 
hours of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chairmen 
and ranking minority members of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and the Committee on Ways 
and Means. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of 
the bill. The rule makes in order only the amendments printed in the 
Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution. The rule provides 
that the amendments printed in the report 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, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall 
not be subject to a demand

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for division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the 
Whole. The rule waives all points of order against the amendments 
printed in the report. Finally, the rule provides one motion to 
recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Burr, Norwood, Cox, Deal of Georgia, Ganske, Boehner, 
Sam Johnson of Texas, Fletcher, Culberson, Thomas, Collins, LaTourette, 
Kirk, Dingell, Andrews, Pomeroy, Peterson of Minnesota, and Berry.
PRO FORMA SESSIONS DURING THE SUMMER DISTRICT WORK PERIOD
Committee on Rules: Reported a resolution providing that when the House 
adjourns on the legislative day of Thursday, August 2, 2001, or Friday, 
August 3, 2001, on a motion offered pursuant to this resolution by the 
Majority Leader or his designee, and on each of its successive days of 
meeting under this order, it stand adjourned until noon on each third 
successive day until it shall convene at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 
September 5, 2001. The resolution further provides that the House shall 
stand adjourned pursuant to a concurrent resolution providing for the 
summer district work period upon receipt of a message from the Senate 
transmitting its adoption of such concurrent resolution.

Joint Meetings
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT
Conferees continued into evening session to resolve the differences 
between the Senate and House passed versions of H.R. 1, to close the 
achievement gap with accountability, flexibility, and choice, so that 
no child is left behind.