[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 7 (Tuesday, February 5, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D56]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the Administration's Budget 
for Fiscal Year 2003. Testimony was heard from Mitchell E. Daniels, 
Jr., Director, OMB.
ENRON FINANCIAL COLLAPSE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations began hearings on the Financial Collapse of Enron Corp. 
Testimony was heard from William C. Powers, Jr., member, Board of 
Directors and Chairman, Special Investigation Committee, Enron 
Corporation.
  Hearings continue February 7.
ENRON COLLAPSE
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets, 
Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises continued hearings on 
the Enron Collapse. Testimony was heard from Joseph F. Berardino, Chief 
Executive Officer, Arthur Andersen LLP.
  Hearings continue February 14.
CYBER SECURITY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing 1 
hour of debate on H.R. 3394, Cyber Security Research and Development 
Act. The rule waives clause 4(a) of rule XIII (requiring a three-day 
layover of committee reports) against consideration of the bill. The 
rule authorizes the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole 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 Boehlert and Representatives Smith of Michigan and 
Hastings of Florida.
MOTIONS TO SUSPEND RULES
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a resolution providing that 
certain suspensions will be in order at any time on the legislative day 
of Wednesday, February 6, 2002.
ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET PROPOSALS
Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on the Administration's 
fiscal year 2003 Budget Proposals. Testimony was heard from Paul H. 
O'Neill, Secretary of the Treasury.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.

Joint Meetings
U.S. ECONOMY
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded hearings to examine the 
economic report of the President, after receiving testimony from R. 
Glenn Hubbard, Chairman, and Mark B. McClellan and Randall S. Kroszner, 
both Members, all of the Council of Economic Advisers.