[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 61 (Tuesday, May 14, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D483-D485]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Continued markup of the supplemental 
appropriations for fiscal year 2002.
  Will continue tomorrow.
LABOR, HHS, AND EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
CORPORATE ACCOUNTING PRACTICES
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets, 
Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises continued hearings 
entitled ``Corporate Accounting Practices: Is There a Credibility 
GAAP?'' Testimony was heard from Robert K. Herdman, Chief Accountant, 
SEC; Edmund L. Jenkins, Chairman, Financial Accounting Standards Board; 
and public witnesses.
ACCOUNTABILITY OF TAX DOLLARS ACT
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, 
Financial Management, and Intergovernmental Relations held a hearing on 
H.R. 4685, Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002. Testimony was 
heard from Representative Toomey; Gary T. Engel, Director, Financial 
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Assurance, GAO; Mark Reger, Chief Financial Officer, FCC; Alison L. 
Doone, Deputy Staff Director, Management, FEC; Frederick J. Zirkel, 
Inspector General, FTC; and Paul Brachfeld, Inspector General, National 
Archives and Records Administration.
VA HEALTH CARE
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, 
Veterans' Affairs, and International Relations held a hearing on ``VA 
Health Care: Structural Problems, Superficial Solutions?'' Testimony 
was heard from Robert Roswell, Under Secretary, Health, Department of 
Veterans Affairs; Cynthia Bascetta, Director, Health Care-Veterans' 
Health and Benefits Issues, GAO; Edmund Burke, Coordinator, Veterans 
Services, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, State of 
Connecticut; and public witnesses.
FAIRNESS IN SENTENCING ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security approved for full Committee action H.R. 4689, 
Fairness in Sentencing Act of 2002.
  Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on this 
measure. Testimony was heard from Charles R. Tetzlaff, General Counsel, 
U.S. Sentencing Commission; John Roth, Section Chief, Department of 
Justice; James M. Rosenbaum, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, 
Minneapolis, Minnesota; and William G. Otis, former Assistant U.S. 
Attorney General, District of Virginia.
AFGHANISTAN FREEDOM SUPPORT ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule on H.R. 3994, 
Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002, providing one hour of general 
debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on International Relations. The rule 
provides that it shall be in order to consider as an original bill for 
the purpose of amendment the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on International Relations now printed in 
the bill. The rule provides that the committee amendment in the nature 
of a substitute shall be considered by title rather than by section. 
The rule allows the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole to accord 
priority in recognition to those 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 Hyde and Representative Lantos.
ENCOURAGING WORK AND SUPPORTING MARRIAGE ACT
Committee on Rules: Heard testimony from Chairman Thomas and 
Representative Rangel on H.R. 4626, Encouraging Work and Supporting 
Marriage Act of 2002.
SAME DAY CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a rule waiving clause 6(a) 
of rule XIII (requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a rule on the 
same day it is reported from the Rules Committee) against certain 
resolution reported from the Rules Committee. The rule applies the 
waiver to any special rule reported on the legislative day of 
Wednesday, May 15, 2002, providing for the consideration or disposition 
of a bill to reauthorize and improve the program of block grants to 
States for temporary assistance for needy families, improve access to 
quality child care, and for other purposes.
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, WORK,
AND FAMILY PROMOTION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a modified closed rule 
providing 2 hours of debate on H.R. 4735, Personal Responsibility, 
Work, and Family Promotion Act of 2002, with 50 minutes equally divided 
and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Ways and Means, 40 minutes equally divided and controlled 
by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce, and 30 minutes equally divided and 
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce. The rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill. The rule makes in order the amendment 
printed in the Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution, if 
offered by Representative Cardin of Maryland or his designee, which 
shall be considered as read, and shall be separately debatable for 1 
hour equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. 
The rule waives all points of order against the amendment printed in 
the report. Finally the rule provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions. Heard testimony from Chairman Thomas and 
Representatives Herger, Boehner, McKeon, Tauzin, Levin, Cardin, 
Becerra, Mink of Hawaii, Owens, Scott, Woolsey, Tierney, Kind, Wu, 
Solis, Clayton, Carson of Indiana, Jackson-Lee of Texas, and Udall of 
New Mexico.
IRC--REQUIREMENTS FOR RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing 
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Revenue Code, Section 501(c)(3) requirements for religious 
organizations. Testimony was heard from Steven T. Miller, Director, 
Exempt Organizations Division, IRS, Department of the Treasury; and 
public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
IRS BUDGET REVIEW
Joint Committee on Taxation: Committee concluded hearings to review the 
strategic plans and budget of the Internal Revenue Service, as annually 
required by the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act 
of 1998, after receiving testimony from Charles O. Rossotti, 
Commissioner, and Larry Levitan, Chairman of the Oversight Board, both 
of the Internal Revenue Service, and David C. Williams, Inspector 
General for Tax Administration, all of the Department of the Treasury; 
and James R. White, Director, Tax Issues, General Accounting Office.