[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 124 (Friday, September 21, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D920-D921]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MEDICARE DRUG REIMBURSEMENTS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the 
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a joint hearing 
entitled ``Medicare Drug Reimbursements: A Broken System for Patients 
and Taxpayers.'' Testimony was heard from William J. Scanlon, Director, 
Health Care Issues, GAO; the following officials of the Department of 
Health and Human Services: George Grob, Deputy Inspector General; 
Thomas A. Scully, Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 
Services; and Ezekiel Emanuel, Chief, Clinical Bioethics Department, 
Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center, NIH; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on International 
`Monetary Policy and Trade approved for full Committee action, as 
amended the following bills: H.R. 2604, to authorize the United States 
to participate in and contribute to the seventh replenishment of the 
resources of the Asian Development Fund and the fifth replenishment of 
the resources of the International Fund for Agricultural Development, 
and to set forth additional policies of the United States towards the 
African Development Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the 
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; and H.R. 2871, 
Export-Import Reauthorization Act of 2001.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL RESTRUCTURING ACT; MASS TRANSIT--
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on the District of 
Columbia approved for full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 2305, 
Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Restructuring Act of 2001.
  The Subcommittee also held a hearing on ``Mass Transit in the 
National Capital Region: Meeting Future Capital Needs.'' Testimony was 
heard from JayHetta Hecher, Director, Physical Infrastructure

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Issues, GAO; from the following officials of the Department of 
Transportation: Jennifer L. Dorn, Administrator, Federal Transit 
Administration; and Phil Mendelson, Vice-Chairman, National Capital 
Region, Transportation Planning Board; the following officials of the 
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority: Decatur Trotter, 
Chairman, Board of Directors; and Richard A. White, General Manager; 
and Donna Sorkin, member, Access Board. .
CREATING A NEW EPA DEPARTMENT
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural 
Resources and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing on ``Creating a New EPA 
Department.'' Testimony was heard from Representatives Boehlert, Horn, 
Ehlers; and public witnesses.
AIR TRANSPORTATION SAFETY AND SYSTEM STABILIZATION ACT
Committee on Rules: The Committee granted, by voice vote, a closed rule 
waiving all points of order against consideration of H.R. 2926, Air 
Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act. The rule provides 
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. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman Young 
and Representatives LaTourette, Graves, Tiahrt, DeFazio, Hastings of 
Florida, Jackson-Lee of Texas, Stupak, Sherman and Wu.
AVIATION SECURITY--FUTURE OF AVIATION INDUSTRY
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Aviation held a hearing on Aviation Security and the Future of the 
Aviation Industry. Testimony was heard from Gerald L. Dillingham, 
Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, GAO; the following officials 
of the Department of Transportation: Kenneth M. Mead, Inspector 
General; and Jane F. Garvey, Administrator, FAA; and public witnesses.
  Hearings continue September 25.

Joint Meetings
AVIATION SECURITY
Joint Hearing: On Thursday, September 20, Senate Committee on 
Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation concluded open and closed 
joint hearings with the House Committee on Appropriations' Subcommittee 
on Transportation to examine aviation security issues, focusing on 
aviation related computer systems, airport access controls, and 
passenger and carry-on baggage screening, including how the United 
States and selected other countries differ in their screening 
practices, after receiving testimony from Norman Y. Mineta, Secretary, 
Jane F. Garvey, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, Kenneth 
M. Mead, Inspector General, and Michael P. Jackson, Deputy Secretary, 
all of the Department of Transportation; Gerald L. Dillingham, 
Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, General Accounting Office; 
and Hank Queen, Boeing Company, Seattle, Washington.