[Senate Report 107-6]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]




107th Congress                                                   Report
                                 SENATE
 1st Session                                                      107-6

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                    REVIEW OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY


                       DURING THE 106TH CONGRESS

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                              R E P O R T

                                 of the

                         COMMITTEE ON RULES AND

                             ADMINISTRATION

                          UNITED STATES SENATE

                               during the

                             106TH CONGRESS

                              (1999-2000)

 PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 8(b) OF RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE 
                                 SENATE




                 March 26, 2001.--Ordered to be printed


                                FOREWORD

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    This report reviewing the legislative activity during the 
106th Congress of the Committee on Rules and Administration is 
submitted pursuant to paragraph 8(b) of rule XXVI of the 
Standing Rules of the Senate. Paragraph 8 provides that 
standing committees of the Senate shall review and study, on a 
continuing basis, the application, administration, and 
execution of those laws, or parts thereof, the subject matter 
of which is within their jurisdiction, and submit to the 
Senate, not later than March 31 of each odd-numbered year, a 
report detailing the activities of that committee for the 
preceding Congress. The text of paragraph 8 of rule XXVI is as 
follows:

    8. (a) In order to assist the Senate in--
          (1) its analysis, appraisal, and evaluation of the 
        application, administration, and execution of the laws 
        enacted by the Congress, and
          (2) its formulation, consideration, and enactment of 
        such modifications of or changes in those laws, and of 
        such additional legislation, as may be necessary or 
        appropriate,
each standing committee (except the Committees on 
Appropriations and the Budget), shall review and study, on a 
continuing basis the application, administration, and execution 
of those laws, or parts of laws, the subject matter of which is 
within the legislative jurisdiction of that committee. Such 
committees may carry out the required analysis, appraisal, and 
evaluation themselves, or by contract, or may require a 
Government agency to do so and furnish a report thereon to the 
Senate. Such committees may rely on such techniques as pilot 
testing, analysis of costs in comparison with benefits, or 
provision for evaluation after a defined period of time.
    (b) In each odd-numbered year, each such committee shall 
submit, not later than March 31, to the Senate, a report on the 
activities of that committee under this paragraph during the 
Congress ending at noon on January 3 of such year.

                                         Mitch McConnell, Chairman.


                            C O N T E N T S

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Foreword.........................................................   iii
Jurisdiction of the Committee on Rules and Administration........     1
Committee Legislative Activities.................................     2
Measures Reported by the Committee...............................     3
Measures Considered in Senate....................................     4
Measures Approved by Senate......................................     4
Measures Obviated................................................     6
Committee Meetings and Hearings..................................     8
Federal Elections Hearings.......................................     8
Nominations......................................................    10
Revision in Committee Budget Authorization Process...............    10
Committee/Administrative Publications............................    11
Legislative Publications.........................................    11



107th Congress                                                   Report
                                 SENATE
 1st Session                                                      107-6

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        REVIEW OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY DURING THE 106TH CONGRESS

                                _______
                                

                 March 26, 2001.--Ordered to be printed

                                _______
                                

    Mr. McConnell, from the Committee on Rules and Administration, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

 [Pursuant to paragraph 8(b) of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the 
                                Senate]

       Jurisdiction of the Committee on Rules and Administration

    The jurisdiction of the Committee on Rules and 
Administration is set forth in paragraph 1(n)(1) of rule XXV of 
the Standing Rules of the Senate. The following are excerpts 
from that paragraph.

                                RULE XXV


                          STANDING COMMITTEES

    1. The following standing committees shall be appointed at 
the commencement of each Congress, and shall continue and have 
the power to act until their successors are appointed, with 
leave to report by bill or otherwise on matters within their 
respective jurisdictions:

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    (n)(1) Committee on Rules and Administration, to which 
committee shall be referred all proposed legislation, messages, 
petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the 
following subjects:
    1. Administration of the Senate Office Buildings and the 
Senate wing of the Capitol, including the assignment of office 
space.
    2. Congressional organization relative to rules and 
procedures, and Senate rules and regulations, including floor 
and gallery rules.
    3. Corrupt practices.
    4. Credentials and qualifications of Members of the Senate, 
contested elections, and acceptance of incompatible offices.
    5. Federal elections generally, including the election of 
the President, Vice President, and Members of the Congress.
    6. Government Printing Office, and the printing and 
correction of the Congressional Record, as well as those 
matters provided for under rule XI.
    7. Meeting of the Congress and attendance of Members.
    8. Payment of money out of the contingent fund of the 
Senate or creating a charge upon the same (except that any 
resolution relating to substantive matter within the 
jurisdiction of any other standing committee of the Senate 
shall be first referred to such committee).
    9. Presidential succession.
    10. Purchase of books and manuscripts and erection of 
monuments to the memory of individuals.
    11. Senate Library and statuary, art, and pictures in the 
Capitol and Senate Office Buildings.
    12. Services to the Senate, including the Senate 
restaurant.
    13. United States Capitol and congressional office 
buildings, the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian Institution 
(and the incorporation of similar institutions), and the 
Botanic Gardens.
    (2) Such committee shall also--
          (A) make a continuing study of the organization and 
        operation of the Congress of the United States and 
        shall recommend improvements in such organization and 
        operation with a view toward strengthening the 
        Congress, simplifying its operations, improving its 
        relationships with other branches of the United States 
        Government, and enabling it better to meet its 
        responsibilities under the Constitution of the United 
        States;
          (B) identify any court proceeding or action which, in 
        the opinion of the Committee, is of vital interest to 
        the Congress as a constitutionally established 
        institution of the Federal Government and call such 
        proceeding or action to the attention of the Senate; 
        and
          (C) develop, implement, and update as necessary a 
        strategy planning process and a strategic plan for the 
        functional and technical infrastructure support of the 
        Senate and provide oversight over plans developed by 
        Senate officers and others in accordance with the 
        strategic planning process.

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                    Committee Legislative Activities

    During the 106th Congress, a total of 96 legislative 
measures were referred to the Committee on Rules and 
Administration, of which 21 were reported to the Senate. The 96 
total measures included 36 Senate bills (1 considered in Senate 
but not passed; 1 agreed to in Senate; 1 agreed to in Senate 
and House becoming public law); 35 Senate resolutions (27 
reported; 8 agreed to in Senate); 6 Senate joint resolutions (1 
agreed to in Senate; 2 agreed to in Senate and House becoming 
public law); 3 Senate concurrent resolutions (1 agreed to in 
Senate and House); 3 House bills (2 agreed to in House and 
Senate becoming public law); and 13 House concurrent 
resolutions (8 agreed to in House and Senate; 1 passed House 
and Senate, amended, Senate amendment not agreed to in House).

            Measures Reported to the Senate by the Committee

    1. S. Res. 51, providing for membership on the part of the 
Senate of the Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint 
Committee on the Library (without written report).
    2. S. Res. 52, to authorize the printing of a collection of 
the rules of the committees of the Senate (without written 
report).
    3. S. Res. 129, to authorize expenditures by the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported as a provision of S. 
Res. 189.
    4. S. Res. 138, to authorize expenditures by the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported as a 
provision of S. Res. 189.
    5. S. Res. 139, to authorize expenditures by the Select 
Committee on Intelligence. Reported as a provision of S. Res. 
189.
    6. S. Res. 142, to authorize expenditures by the Committee 
on Small Business. Reported as a provision of S. Res. 189.
    7. S. Res. 143, to authorize expenditures by the Committee 
on Armed Services. Reported as a provision of S. Res. 189.
    8. S. Res. 144, to authorize expenditures by the Committee 
on the Judiciary. Reported as a provision of S. Res. 189.
    9. S. Res. 145, to authorize expenditures by the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported as a 
provision of S. Res. 189.
    10. S. Res. 146, to authorize expenditures by the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works. Reported as a provision of S. 
Res. 189.
    11. S. Res. 147, to authorize expenditures by the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Reported as a provision 
of S. Res. 189.
    12. S. Res. 148, to authorize expenditures by the Committee 
on Foreign Relations. Reported as a provision of S. Res. 189.
    13. S. Res. 149, to authorize expenditures by the Committee 
on the Budget. Reported as a provision of S. Res. 189.
    14. S. Res. 150, to authorize expenditures by the Committee 
on Finance. Reported as a provision of S. Res. 189.
    15. S. Res. 151, to authorize expenditures by the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs. Reported as a provision of S. Res. 189.
    16. S. Res. 152, to authorize expenditures by the Committee 
on Rules and Administration. Reported as a provision of S. Res. 
189.
    17. S. Res. 154, to authorize expenditures by the Committee 
on Governmental Affairs. Reported as a provision of S. Res. 
189.
    18. S. Res. 155, to authorize expenditures by the Special 
Committee on Aging. Reported as a provision of S. Res. 189.
    19. S. Res. 156, to authorize expenditures by the Committee 
on Indian Affairs. Reported as a provision of S. Res. 189.
    20. S. Res. 159, to authorize expenditures by the Committee 
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported as a 
provision of S. Res. 189.
    21. S. Res. 189, to authorize biennial expenditures by the 
committees of the Senate for the period October 1, 1999 through 
February 28, 2001. S. Rept. 106-164.

                     Measures Considered in Senate

    1. S. 1593, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 to provide bipartisan campaign reform, was referred to 
Rules Committee on Sept. 16, 1999. The Committee was discharged 
from further consideration on Oct. 8, 1999, and the measure was 
considered by the Senate on Oct. 13, 14, 15, 18, and 19, 1999, 
but the Senate came to no resolution thereon.

                      Measures Approved by Senate

    1. S. 1791, to authorize the Librarian of Congress to 
purchase papers of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., from Dr. King's 
estate, was referred to the Rules Committee on Oct. 26, 1999. 
The Committee was discharged from further consideration on Oct. 
29, 1999 and the measure was passed by the Senate.
    2. S. 2498, to authorize the Smithsonian Institution to 
plan, design, construct, and equip laboratory, administrative, 
and support space to house base operations for the Smithsonian 
Astrophysical Observatory Submillimeter Array located on Mauna 
Kea to Hilo, Hawaii, was referred to the Rules Committee on May 
2, 2000. The Committee was discharged from further 
consideration on June 14, 2000 and the measure was passed by 
the Senate. The measure was passed by the House on Oct. 17, and 
signed by the President on Oct. 27, 2000, becoming Pub.L. 106-
383.
    3. S. Res. 7, to amend S. Res. 208 of the 105th Congress to 
increase funding of the Special Committee on the Year 2000 
Technology-Related Problems, was referred to the Rules 
Committee on Jan. 6, 1999. The Committee was discharged from 
further consideration on Mar. 2, 1999, and the measure was 
passed by the Senate, amended.
    4. S. Res. 51, an original resolution providing for members 
on the part of the Senate of the Joint Committee on Printing 
and the Joint Committee on the Library, was reported by the 
Committee, without written report, on Feb. 25, 1999, and agreed 
to in the Senate on Mar. 2, 1999.
    5. S. Res. 52, an original resolution to authorize the 
printing of a collection of the rules of the committees of the 
Senate, was reported by the Committee, without written report, 
on Feb. 25, 1999, and agreed to in the Senate on Mar. 2, 1999.
    6. S. Res. 113, to amend the Standing Rules of the Senate 
to require that the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the 
United States be recited at the commencement of the daily 
session of the Senate, was referred to the Rules Committee on 
June 9, 1999. The Committee was discharged from further 
consideration on June 23, 1999, and the measure was passed by 
the Senate, amended.
    7. S. Res. 180, to reauthorize the John Heinz Senate 
Fellowship Program, was referred to the Rules Committee on 
Sept. 9, 1999. The Committee was discharged from further 
consideration on Sept. 30, 1999, and the measure was passed by 
the Senate.
    8. S. Res. 189, an original resolution to authorize 
expenditures by committees of the Senate for the period Oct. 1, 
1999 through Feb. 28, 2001, was reported by the Committee on 
Sept. 27, 1999 (S. Rept. 106-164), and the measure was passed 
by the Senate on Sept. 29, 1999.
    9. S. Res. 360, to authorize the printing of a document 
entitled ``Washington's Farewell Address'' was referred to the 
Rules Committee on Sept. 26, 2000. The Committee was discharged 
from further consideration on Oct. 3, 2000, and the measure was 
passed by the Senate.
    10. S. Res. 361, to authorize the printing of a revised 
edition of the Senate Rules and Manual, was referred to the 
Rules Committee on Sept. 26, 2000. The Committee was discharged 
from further consideration on Oct. 3, 2000, and the measure was 
passed by the Senate.
    11. S.J. Res. 40, providing for the appointment of Alan G. 
Spoon as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the 
Smithsonian Institution, was referred to the Rules Committee on 
Feb. 29, 2000. The Committee was discharged from further 
consideration on Apr. 12, 2000, and the measure was passed by 
the Senate. The measure was passed by the House on May 2 and 
signed by the President on May 5, 2000, becoming Pub.L. 106-
198.
    12. S.J. Res. 41, providing for the appointment of Sheila 
E. Widnall as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the 
Smithsonian Institution, was referred to the Rules Committee on 
Feb. 29, 2000. The Committee was discharged from further 
consideration on Apr. 12, 2000, and the measure was passed by 
the Senate.
    13. S.J. Res. 42, providing for the appointment of Manuel 
L. Ibanez as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the 
Smithsonian Institution, was referred to the Rules Committee on 
Feb. 29, 2000. The Committee was discharged from further 
consideration on Apr. 12, 2000, and the measure was passed by 
the Senate. The measure was passed by the House on May 2 and 
signed by the President on May 5, 2000, becoming Pub.L. 106-
199.
    14. S. Con. Res. 130, to establish a special task force to 
recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who 
worked on the construction of the United States Capitol, was 
referred to the Rules Committee on July 12, 2000. The Committee 
was discharged from further consideration on Sept. 15, 2000, 
and the measure was passed by the Senate. The measure was 
agreed to in the House on Sept. 24, 2000.
    15. H.R. 2303, to direct the Librarian of Congress to 
prepare the history of the House of Representatives, was 
referred to the Rules Committee on Oct. 26, 2000. The Committee 
was discharged from further consideration on Oct. 29, 1999, and 
the measure was passed by the Senate; it was signed by the 
President on Nov. 12, 1999, becoming Pub.L. 106-99.
    16. H.R. 3122, to permit the enrollment in the House of 
Representatives Child Care Center of children of Federal 
employees who are not employees of the legislative branch, was 
referred to the Rules Committee on Oct. 26, 1999. The Committee 
was discharged from further consideration on Nov. 4, 1999, and 
the measure was passed by the Senate; it was signed by the 
President on Nov. 12, 1999, becoming Pub.L. 106-100.
    17. H. Con. Res. 49, authorizing the use of the Capitol 
grounds for a bike rodeo to be conducted by the Earth Force 
Youth Bike Summit, was referred to the Rules Committee on Apr. 
13, 1999. The Committee was discharged from further 
consideration on Apr. 30, 1999, and the measure was passed by 
the Senate.
    18. H. Con. Res. 196, permitting the use of the rotunda of 
the Capitol for the presentation of the Congressional Gold 
Medal to President and Mrs. Gerald R. Ford, was referred to the 
Rules Committee on Oct. 19, 1999. The Committee was discharged 
from further consideration on Oct. 26, 1999, and the measure 
was passed by the Senate.
    19. H. Con. Res. 244, permitting the use of the rotunda of 
the Capitol for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the 
days of remembrance of victims of the Holocaust, was referred 
to the Rules Committee on Feb. 1, 2000. The Committee was 
discharged from further consideration on Feb. 10, 2000, and the 
measure was passed by the Senate.
    20. H. Con. Res. 277, authorizing the use of the Capitol 
grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby, was referred 
to the Rules Committee on Apr. 11, 2000. The Committee was 
discharged from further consideration on May 9, 2000, and the 
measure was passed by the Senate.
    21. H. Con. Res. 278, authorizing the use of the Capitol 
grounds for the 19th Annual Peace Officers' Memorial Service, 
was referred to the Rules Committee on Apr. 4, 2000. The 
Committee was discharged from further consideration on Apr. 12, 
2000, and the measure was passed by the Senate.
    22. H. Con. Res. 279, authorizing the use of the Capitol 
grounds for the 200th birthday celebration of the Library of 
Congress, was referred to the Rules Committee on Apr. 4, 2000. 
The Committee was discharged from further consideration on Apr. 
12, 2000, and the measure was passed by the Senate.
    23. H. Con. Res. 280, authorizing the 2000 District of 
Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run to be run 
through the Capitol grounds, was referred to the Rules 
Committee on Apr. 11, 2000. The Committee was discharged from 
further consideration on May 25, 2000, and the measure was 
passed by the Senate.
    24. H. Con. Res. 281, authorizing the use of the East Front 
of the Capitol grounds for performances sponsored by the John 
F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, was referred to the 
Rules Committee on Apr. 4, 2000. The Committee was discharged 
from further consideration on Apr. 12, 2000, and the measure 
was passed by the Senate.
    25. H. Con. Res. 314, authorizing the use of the Capitol 
grounds for a bike rodeo to be conducted by the Earth Force 
Youth Bike Summit, was referred to the Rules Committee on May 
4, 2000. The Committee was discharged from further 
consideration on May 9, 2000, and the measure was passed by the 
Senate.

                           Measures Obviated

    During the 106th Congress, the following 25 measures 
referred to the Committee were obviated by the passage of 
another piece of legislation:
    1. S. 1927, to establish the National Recording Registry in 
the Library of Congress to maintain and preserve recordings 
that are culturally, historically, or aesthetically 
significant, and for other purposes. Obviated by the passage of 
H.R. 4846.
    2. S. 3135, to direct the American Folklife Center at the 
Library of Congress to establish a program to collect video and 
audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of 
American war veterans, and for other purposes. Obviated by the 
passage of H.R. 5212.
    3. S. Res. 129, authorizing expenditures by the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources. Obviated by the passage of S. 
Res. 189.
    4. S. Res. 138, authorizing expenditures by the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Obviated by the 
passage of S. Res. 189.
    5. S. Res. 139, to authorize expenditures by the Select 
Committee on Intelligence. Obviated by the passage of S. Res. 
189.
    6. S. Res. 142, to authorize expenditures by the Committee 
on Small Business. Obviated by the passage of S. Res. 189.
    7. S. Res. 143, to authorize expenditures by the Committee 
on Armed Services. Obviated by the passage of S. Res. 189.
    8. S. Res. 144, to authorize expenditures by the Committee 
on the Judiciary. Obviated by the passage of S. Res. 189.
    9. S. Res. 145, to authorize expenditures by the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Obviated by the 
passage of S. Res. 189.
    10. S. Res. 146, to authorize expenditures by the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works. Obviated by the passage of S. 
Res. 189.
    11. S. Res. 147, to authorize expenditures by the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Obviated by the passage 
of S. Res. 189.
    12. S. Res. 148, to authorize expenditures by the Committee 
on Foreign Relations. Obviated by the passage of S. Res. 189.
    13. S. Res. 149, to authorize expenditures by the Committee 
on the Budget. Obviated by the passage of S. Res. 189.
    14. S. Res. 150, to authorize expenditures by the Committee 
on Finance. Obviated by the passage of S. Res. 189.
    15. S. Res. 151, to authorize expenditures by the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs. Obviated by the passage of S. Res. 189.
    16. S. Res. 152, to authorize expenditures by the Committee 
on Rules and Administration. Obviated by the passage of S. Res. 
189.
    17. S. Res. 154, to authorize expenditures by the Committee 
on Governmental Affairs. Obviated by the passage of S. Res. 
189.
    18. S. Res. 155, to authorize expenditures by the Special 
Committee on Aging. Obviated by the passage of S. Res. 189.
    19. S. Res. 156, to authorize expenditures by the Committee 
on Indian Affairs. Obviated by the passage of S. Res. 189.
    20. S. Res. 159, to authorize expenditures by the Committee 
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Obviated by the 
passage of S. Res. 189.
    21. S.J. Res. 8, providing for the reappointment of Wesley 
S. Williams, Jr., as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents 
of the Smithsonian Institution. Obviated by the passage of H.J. 
Res. 28.
    22. S.J. Res. 9, providing for the reappointment of Dr. 
Hanna H. Gray as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of 
the Smithsonian Institution. Obviated by the passage of H.J. 
Res. 27.
    23. S.J. Res. 10, providing for the reappointment of Barber 
B. Conable, Jr., as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of 
the Smithsonian Institution. Obviated by the reporting of H.J. 
Res. 26.
    24. S. Con. Res. 115, to provide for the acceptance of a 
statue of Chief Washakie, presented by the people of Wyoming, 
for placement in National Statuary Hall, and for other 
purposes. Obviated by passage of H. Con. Res. 333.
    25. H. Con. Res. 368, establishing a special task force to 
recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who 
worked on the construction of the Capitol. Obviated by passage 
of S. Con. Res. 130.

                     Committee Meeting and Hearings

    Feb. 25, 1999--Committee organizational meeting; to adopt 
Rules of Procedure for the Committee and select members on the 
part of the Senate for the Joint Committees on Printing and the 
Library; to authorize the printing of a collection of rules of 
the committees of the Senate.
    Mar. 24, 1999--To receive testimony on campaign 
contribution limits.
    July 15, 1999--To mark up an original resolution 
authorizing funding for the Rules Committee for the period Oct, 
1, 1999 through Feb. 28, 2001.
    July 28, 1999--To receive testimony on the operations of 
the Smithsonian Institution.
    Aug. 4, 1999--To receive testimony on the committee funding 
resolutions reported by the Committees on Armed Services, 
Finance, Foreign Relations, Small Business, Select Committee on 
Intelligence, and the Special Committee on Aging.
    Sept. 15, 1999 --To mark up an original omnibus funding 
resolution for the committees of the Senate for the period Oct. 
1, 1999 through Feb. 28, 2001.
    Sept. 22, 1999--To mark up a resolution to establish a 
special committee of the Senate to address the cultural crisis 
facing America.
    Oct. 20, 1999--To receive testimony on the operations of 
the Architect of the Capitol.
    Mar. 22, 2000--To receive testimony on the Constitution and 
campaign reform.
    Mar. 29, 2000--To receive testimony on Presidential 
primaries and campaign finance.
    Mar. 30, 2000--To receive testimony on the operations of 
the Architect of the Capitol.
    Apr. 5, 2000--To receive testimony on political parties in 
America.
    Apr. 12, 2000--To receive testimony on compelled political 
speech.
    Apr. 26, 2000--To receive testimony on citizen 
participation in the political process.
    May 3, 2000--To receive testimony on political speech on 
the Internet.
    May 17, 2000--To receive testimony on legislative remedies.
    June 27, 2000--To receive testimony on the operations of 
the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian Institution.

                       Federal Elections Hearings

    During the 106th Congress, the Rules Committee held the 
following hearings to examine the campaign finance system:
    Mar. 24, 1999--Hearings held to examine the need to 
increase the Federal or hard money campaign contribution 
limits. Testimony was received from Hon. Dan Coats, former U.S. 
Senator from the State of Indiana, and Special Counsel, Verner, 
Liipfert, Berhnard, McPherson and Hand; Dr. Demaris Miller of 
McLean, VA; Karen Sheridan, Executive Vice President of SMY 
Media, Inc.; and, John R. Lott, Jr., University of Chicago 
School of Law.
    Mar. 22, 2000--Hearings held to examine campaign finance 
issues, focusing on the Constitution and campaign reform. 
Testimony was received from Ira Glasser, Executive Director of 
the American Civil Liberties Union; Joel M. Gora, Associate 
Dean at the Brooklyn Law School; Deborah Goldberg, Deputy 
Director of the Democracy Program at the Brennen Center for 
Justice, NYU School of Law; Kathleen M. Sullivan, Dean of 
Stanford Law School; Lillian R. BeVier, Professor at the 
University of Virginia School of Law; and, Alan B. Morrison, 
Director of the Litagation Group, Public Citizen.
    Mar. 29, 2000--Hearings held to examine campaign finance 
issues, focusing on Presidential primaries and campaign 
finance. Testimony was received from Hon. Fred Thompson, a 
Senator from the State of Tennessee; Hon. Joseph I. Lieberman, 
a Senator from the State of Connecticut; Hon. Slade Gorton, a 
Senator from the State of Washington; Hon. Lamar Alexander; 
Herbert E. Alexander, Professor Emeritus from the University of 
Southern California; Roger Pilon, Cato Institute; and, Derek 
Cressman, United States Public Interest Research Group.
    Apr. 5, 2000--Hearing held to examine campaign finance 
issues, focusing on political parties in America. Testimony was 
received from Hon. Martin Meehan, a Representative from the 
State of Massachusetts; Hon. Christopher Shays, a 
Representative from the State of Connecticut; Bobby R. 
Burchfield, Partner, Covington & Burling; Michael C. Munger, 
Duke University; Dylan C. Glenn, Republican Candidate for 
Congress for the Second District of Georgia; Robert T. Bennett, 
Chairman of the Ohio Republican Party; Scott Harshbarger, 
President and CEO of Common Cause; and Charles E.M. Kolb, 
President of the Committee for Economic Development.
    Apr. 12, 2000--Hearing held to examine campaign finance 
issues, focusing on compelled political speech. Testimony was 
received from David S. Fortney, Washington, D.C.; Laurence E. 
Gold, Associate General Counsel, AFL-CIO; Leo Troy, Professor 
of Economics, Rutgers University; Kenneth F. Boehm, Chairman of 
the National Legal and Policy Center; Joan Claybrook, 
President, Public Citizen; and, Robert P. Hunter, Mackinac 
Center for Public Policy.
    Apr. 26, 2000--Hearing held to examine campaign finance 
issues, focusing on citizen participation in the political 
process. Testimony was received from Hon. Orrin Hatch, Senator 
from the State of Utah; Laura W. Murphy, Director of the 
Washington Office, American Civil Liberties Union; E. Joshua 
Rosenkranz, President and CEO, Brennan Center for Justice, NYU 
School of Law; and James Bopp, Jr., General Counsel, James 
Madison Center for Free Speech.
    May 3, 2000--Hearing held to examine campaign finance 
issues, focusing on political speech on the Internet. Testimony 
was received from Hon. Conrad Burns, a Senator from the State 
of Montana; Hon. Robert Bennett, a Senator from the State of 
Utah; and, Hon. David M. Mason and Hon. Karl L. Sandstrom, 
Commissioners, Federal Election Commission.
    May 17, 2000--Hearing held to examine campaign finance 
issues, focusing on legislative remedies. Testimony was 
received from Hon. Chuck Hagel, a Senator from the State of 
Nebraska; Hon. J. Robert Kerrey, a Senator from the State of 
Nebraska; Hon. Mary L. Landrieu, Senator from the State of 
Louisiana; Hon. Spencer Abraham, a Senator from the State of 
Michigan; Hon. Kay Bailey Hutchison, a Senator from the State 
of Texas; Hon. Ernest F. Hollings, a Senator from the State of 
South Carolina; and, Hon. Jack Reed, a Senator from the State 
of Rhode Island.

                              Nominations

    In the 106th Congress, the Committee considered and 
reported favorably to the Senate the nominations of: Danny Lee 
McDonald, of Oklahoma, to be a member of the Federal Election 
Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2005 (reappointment); 
and, Bradley A. Smith, of Ohio, to be a member of the Federal 
Election Commission for a term expiring Apr. 30, 2005, vice Lee 
Ann Elliott, resigned.

           Revision in Committee Budget Authorization Process

    Since 1989, the Rules Committee has adopted a biennial 
funding authorization for committees of the Senate. Unique 
circumstances arising from the need to deal with Y2K computer 
matters before the close of 1999 affected the committee budget 
process. The Senate transitioned to a new Financial Management 
System (FMIS), which was designed to conform to the Federal 
Government's fiscal year which runs from October 1 through 
September 30. Consequently, modification to the committee 
funding process (in which budget years began on March 1) were 
necessary to reflect the Federal fiscal year for accounting 
purposes.
    In order to make the transition as seamless as possible, 
the Senate agreed to S. Res. 38 on February 12, 1999, which 
authorized the Rules Committee to report a continuing 
resolution authorizing Senate committee expenditures for the 
period March 1, 1999, through September 30, 1999. The Rules 
Committee then reported and the Senate passed S. Res. 49 which 
continued to fund committees at the 1998 levels with a COLA 
adjustment for that seven-month period.
    On June 14, 1999, the Senate agreed to S. Res. 122 which: 
(1) required committees of the Senate to report a funding 
resolution no later than July 15, 1999, and (2) authorized the 
Rules Committee to report an omnibus funding resolution for the 
two remaining applicable fiscal years. On Sept. 29, 1999 the 
Senate agreed to S. Res. 189 which authorized expenditures by 
committees of the Senate for the period October 1, 1999 through 
September 30, 2000 (12 months); and, Oct. 1, 2000 through Feb. 
28, 2001 (5 months).

                         Committee Publications


                      Administrative Publications

     Legislative Calendar of the Committee on Rules and 
Administration, Final Calendar, 105th Congress, 2nd session, 
published 1998, S. Prt. 105-99.
     Rules and Manual of the United States Senate, 
106th Congress, 1st Session, 1999, S. Doc. 106-1.
     Authority and Rules of Senate Committees, 106th 
Congress, 1st session, 1999, S. Doc. 106-6.
     Review of Legislative Activity During the 105th 
Congress, 106th Congress, 1st session, 1999, S. Rept. 106-41.
     Senate Election Law Guidebook, 2000, 106th 
Congress, 1st session, 1999, S. Doc. 106-14.
     Standing Rules of the Senate, 106th Congress, 2nd 
Session, 2000, S. Doc. 106-15.
     Nomination and Election of the President and Vice 
President, 2000, 106th Congress, 1st Session, 1999, S. Doc. 
106-16.

                        Legislative Publications

     Campaign Contributions Limits, 106th Congress, 1st 
session, S. Hrg. 106-19.
     The Constitution and Campaign Reform, 106th 
Congress, 2nd session, S. Hrg. 106-522.
     Nominations to the Federal Election Commission, 
106th Congress, 2nd session, S. Hrg. 106-391.
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