[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 9 (Thursday, February 7, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D71-D73]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
ENRON COLLAPSE--WORKER RETIREMENT SECURITY IMPLICATIONS
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Continued hearings on ``The 
Enron Collapse and Its Implications for Worker Retirement Security.'' 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Enron 
Corporation: Cindy K. Olson, Executive Vice President, Human Resources, 
Community Relations, and Building Services; and Mikie Rath, Benefits 
Manager; and public witnesses.
ENRON FINANCIAL COLLAPSE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations continued hearings on the Financial Collapse of Enron 
Corp. Testimony was heard from the following officials of Enron 
Corporation: Chief Risk Officer; Jeffrey McMahon, President and Chief 
Operating Officer; Jordan Mintz, Vice President and General Counsel for 
Corporate Development; Herbert S. Winokur, Jr., member, Board of 
Directors, Chairman, Finance Committee; and Robert Jaedicke, member, 
Board of Directors and Chairman of Audit and Compliance Committee; 
Thomas H. Bauer, Partner, Anderson LLP; Jeffrey K. Skilling, former 
President and CEO, Enron Corporation; and a public witness.
  In refusing to give testimony, the following individuals invoked 
Fifth Amendment privileges: Andrew S. Fastow, former Chief Financial 
Officer, Enron Corporation; Michael J. Kopper, former Managing 
Director, Enron Global Finance; Richard A. Causey, Chief Accounting 
Officer and Richard B. Buy, Chief Risk Officer, both with Enron 
Corporation.
BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural 
Resources and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing on ``Problems with the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs' Tribal Recognition Process.'' Testimony was 
heard from Representative Simmons; Barry T. Hill, Director, Natural 
Resources and Environment Division, GAO; Neal McCaleb, Assistant 
Secretary, Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior; and Tracy 
Toulou, Director, Office of Tribal Justice, Department of Justice.
DOD PROCUREMENT PROCESS
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, 
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Relations held a hearing on ``The Standard Procurement System (SPS): 
Can the DOD Procurement Process be Standardized?'' Testimony was heard 
from Joel Willemssen, Director, Information Technology Systems Issues, 
GAO; and the following officials of the Department of Defense: Robert 
J. Lieberman, Deputy Inspector General; Gary Thurston, Defense Contract 
Management Agency; Col. Jake Haynes, USA, Program Director, SPS Program 
Office, Defense Contract Management Agency; and Margaret Myers, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence 
(C31).
CHILD CUSTODY PROTECTION ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution approved 
for full Committee action H.R. 476, Child Custody Protection Act.
COASTAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION ACT
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, 
Wildlife and Oceans approved for full Committee action, as amended, 
H.R. 3577, Coastal Resources Conservation Act of 2001.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and 
Public Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H. Res. 261, 
recognizing the historical significance of the Aquia sandstone quarries 
of Government Island in Stafford County, Virginia, for their 
contributions to the construction of the Capital of the United States; 
H.R. 2628, Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area Study Act of 2001; and 
H.R. 2643, Fort Clatsop National Memorial Expansion Act of 2001. 
Testimony was heard from Representatives Cramer, Wu, Baird and Mrs. 
Davis of Virginia; Randy Jones, Deputy Director, National Park Service, 
Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
BIPARTISAN CAMPAIGN REFORM ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a structured rule providing 
1 hour of debate on H.R. 2356, Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2001. 
The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. 
The rule provides that the bill shall be considered for debate on the 
legislative day following the adoption of the resolution immediately 
after the Pledge of Allegiance.
  The rule provides that no amendment to the bill shall be in order 
except those printed in the Congressional Record. The rule provides 
that before consideration of any other amendment, it shall be in order 
to consider the amendments in the nature of a substitute as specified 
in section 2(b) of the resolution (Majority Leader, Representative Ney, 
Representative Shays). The rule provides that each amendment in the 
nature of a substitute that may be offered shall be considered in the 
order specified in section 2(b), shall be offered only by the Member 
specified or his designee, shall be considered as read, and shall each 
be debatable for 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and an opponent. The rule waives all points of order against 
the amendments in the nature of a substitute, except clause 7 of rule 
XVI (prohibiting nongermane amendments) or clause 5(a) of rule XXI 
(prohibiting tax or tariff provisions in a bill not reported by a 
committee with jurisdiction over such measures). The rule provides that 
if more than one amendment in the nature of a substitute is adopted, 
the one receiving the most affirmative votes shall be considered as 
adopted. In the case of a tie for the greater number of affirmative 
votes, only the last such amendment to receive that number of 
affirmative votes shall be considered as adopted.
  The rule provides that after the disposition of the amendments in the 
nature of a substitute no other amendment shall be in order except 
those specified in section 3(b) of the resolution. The rule provides 
that the amendments specified in section 3(b) may only be offered by 
the Member designated in the resolution or his designee, shall be 
considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided 
and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 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 amendments specified in section 3(b), 
except clause 7 of rule XVI (prohibiting nongermane amendments) or 
clause 5(a) of rule XXI (prohibiting tax or tariff provisions in a bill 
not reported by a committee with jurisdiction over such measures).
  The rule specifies that on the legislative day on which the 
resolution is adopted a Member must print the amendments specified in 
section 2(b) in the Congressional Record and make one announcement from 
the Floor describing each amendment by the number printed in the 
Congressional Record, which must include any amendment the Member 
intends to offer but must be limited to the number of amendments 
specified in section 3(b) for the bill or for each substitute specified 
in section 2(b).
  The rule provides that if the Committee of the Whole should rise 
without coming to a resolution on the bill, it shall continue 
consideration immediately after the Pledge of Allegiance on each 
ensuing legislative day until the Committee reports the bill back to 
the House. The rule provides that any Member may demand a separate vote 
in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole. 
The rule provides one motion to recommit

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with or without instructions. Finally, the rule provides that H. Res. 
203 is laid on the table.
AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH PROGRAMS FUTURE
Committee on Science: Held a hearing on the Future of DOE's Automotive 
Research Programs. Testimony was heard from David K. Garman, Assistant 
Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of 
Energy; and public witnesses.
SMALL BUSINESS ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, 
Agriculture and Technology held a hearing on Small Business Access to 
Technology. Testimony was heard from Kathleen B. Cooper, Under 
Secretary, Economic Affairs, Economics and Statistics Administration, 
Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--BUILDING ON SUCCESS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Highways and Transit held an oversight hearing on Building on Success: 
Administration Perspectives on Current Issues Affecting Reauthorization 
of TEA 21. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Transportation: Mary E. Peters, Administrator, Federal 
Highway Administration; Jennifer L. Dorn, Administrator, Federal 
Transit Administration; Jeffrey W. Runge, Administrator, National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration; and Joseph M. Clapp, 
Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
ADMINISTRATION'S TRADE AGENDA
Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on the Administration's 
Trade Agenda for 2002. Testimony was heard from Ambassador Robert B. 
Zoellick, U.S. Trade Representative.