[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 172 (Wednesday, December 12, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1245-D1247]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
[D12DE1-B57]D1245 ENERGY POL
ENERGY POLICY ACT AMENDMENTS
[D12DE1-B58]D1245 Committee
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 3343, 
to amend title X of the Energy Policy Act of 1992.
[D12DE1-B59]D1245 ELECTRIC S
ELECTRIC SUPPLY AND TRANSMISSION ACT
[D12DE1-B60]D1245 Committee
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality 
held a hearing on H.R. 3406, Electric Supply and Transmission Act of 2001. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of 
Energy: Francis Blake, Deputy Secretary; Patrick Wood, Chairman; Linda K. 
Breathitt, Nora Mead-Brownell, and William L. Massey, all Commissioners; and 
Glenn L. McCullough, Jr., Chairman TVA.
[D12DE1-B61]D1246 Hearings c

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  Hearings continue tomorrow.
[D12DE1-B62]D1246 ENRON COLL
ENRON COLLAPSE
[D12DE1-B63]D1246 Committee
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, 
and Government Sponsored Enterprises and the Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, joint hearing entitled ``The Enron Collapse: Impact on 
Investors and Financial Markets.'' Testimony was heard from Robert K. 
Herdman, Chief Accountant, SEC; and public witnesses.
[D12DE1-B64]D1246 NATIONAL V
NATIONAL VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION PROGRAM
[D12DE1-B65]D1246 Committee
Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing on ``The National Vaccine 
Injury Compensation Program: Is It Working as Congress Intended?--Part II.'' 
Testimony was heard from Thomas Balbier, Director, Vaccine Injury 
Compensation Program, Department of Health and Human Services; the following 
officials of the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, Department of 
Justice: John Euler, Director, and Paul Harris, Sr., Deputy Director; and 
public witnesses.
[D12DE1-B66]D1246 MISCELLANE
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
[D12DE1-B67]D1246 Committee
Committee on International Relations: Ordered reported, as amended, H.J. 
Res. 75, regarding the monitoring of weapons development in Iraq, as 
required by United Nations Security Council Resolution 687 (April 3, 1991).
[D12DE1-B68]D1246 The Commit
  The Committee also favorably considered the following resolution and 
adopted a motion urging the Chairman to request that it be considered on the 
Suspension Calendar: H. Con. Res. 273, reaffirming the special relationship 
between the United States and the Republic of the Philippines.
[D12DE1-B69]D1246 SOUTHEAST
SOUTHEAST ASIA AFTER 9/11
[D12DE1-B70]D1246 Committee
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on East Asia and the 
Pacific held a hearing on Southeast Asia after 9/11: Regional Trends and 
U.S. Interests. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
[D12DE1-B71]D1246 DIGITAL MI
DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT SECTION 104 REPORT
[D12DE1-B72]D1246 Committee
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and 
Intellectual Property held an oversight hearing on ``The Digital Millennium 
Copyright Act Section 104 Report.'' Testimony was heard from Marybeth 
Peters, Register of Copyrights, Library of Congress; and public witnesses.
[D12DE1-B73]D1246 Hearings c
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
[D12DE1-B74]D1246 CONFERENCE
CONFERENCE REPORT--NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT
[D12DE1-B75]D1246 Committee
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a rule waiving all points of 
order against the conference report to accompany H.R. 1, No Child Left 
Behind Act of 2001, and against its consideration. The rule provides that 
the conference report shall be considered as read.
[D12DE1-B76]D1246 CONFERENCE
CONFERENCE REPORT--NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
[D12DE1-B77]D1246 Committee
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a rule waiving all points of 
order against the conference report to accompany S. 1438, National Defense 
Authorization Act of 2002, and against its consideration. The rule provides 
that the conference report shall be considered as read.
[D12DE1-B78]D1246 MOTIONS TO
MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE RULES
[D12DE1-B79]D1246 Committee
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a rule providing that 
suspensions will be in order at any time on the legislative day of 
Wednesday, December 19, 2001 and that the object of any motion to suspend 
the rules shall be announced from the floor at least one hour prior to its 
consideration. The rule provides that the Speaker or his designee will 
consult with the Minority Leader or his designee on any suspension 
considered under the rule.
[D12DE1-B80]D1246 MISCELLANE
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
[D12DE1-B81]D1246 Committee
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Environment, Technology and Standards 
approved for full Committee action, as amended, the following bills: H.R. 
2733, Enterprise Integration Act of 2001; and H.R. 2486, Tropical Cyclone 
Inland Forecasting Improvement and Warning System Development Act of 2001.
[D12DE1-B82]D1246 ESTABLISH
ESTABLISH REGIONAL PLANT GENOME AND GENE EXPRESSION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
CENTER
[D12DE1-B83]D1246 Committee
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Research approved for full Committee 
action, as amended, H.R. 2051, to provide for the establishment of regional 
plant genome and gene expression research and development center.
[D12DE1-B84]D1246 SAN DIEGO-
SAN DIEGO-TIJUANA BORDER--ADDRESSING SEWAGE TREATMENT
[D12DE1-B85]D1246 Committee
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment held a hearing on Addressing Sewage Treatment in

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the San Diego-Tijuana Border Region: Implementation or Title VIII of Public 
Law 106-457. Testimony was heard from Representative Hunter; John R. Dawson, 
Director, Office of Mexican Affairs, Department of State; Carlos M. Ramirez, 
Commissioner, United States Section, International Boundary and Water 
Commission, United States and Mexico; and public witnesses.
[D12DE1-B86]D1247 Joint Meet
Joint Meetings
[D12DE1-B87]D1247 HUMAN RIGH
HUMAN RIGHTS IN KYRGYZSTAN
[D12DE1-B88]D1247 Commission
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission): 
Commission concluded hearings to examine the state of human rights, 
democracy and security concerns in Kyrgyzstan, focusing on human rights and 
democracy in the Central Asian region, after receiving testimony from Lynn 
Pascoe, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs; Baktibek 
Obdrisaev, Kyrgyzstan Ambassador to the United States; Marth Olcott, 
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, D.C.; and Nailia 
Kulova, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
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