Congressional Record
Proceedings, Debates of the U.S. Congress
May 3, 2001
107th Congress, 1st Session
Issue: Vol. 147, No. 59 — Daily Edition
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[Daily Digest] [Pages D389-D390] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Thursday, May 3, 2001 [[Page D389]] Daily Digest [D03MY1-B1] D389 Senate Senate [D03MY1-B2] D389 Chamber Ac Chamber Action [D03MY1-B3] D389 Routine Pr Routine Proceedings, pages S4187-S4373 Measures Introduced: Fifteen bills and three resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 819-833, S. Res. 81-82, and S. Con. Res. 36. Pages S4245-46 Measures Passed: Production of Records Authorization: Senate agreed to S. Res. 82, to authorize the production of records by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Governmental Affairs and representation by the Senate Legal Counsel. Page S4373 Elementary and Secondary Education Act Authorization: Senate continued consideration of S. 1, to extend programs and activities under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, taking action on the following amendments proposed thereto: Pages S4187-S4232 Adopted: [D03MY1-B4] D389 Hagel (for Hagel (for Harkin/Hagel) Modified Amendment No. 360 (to Amendment No. 358), to amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to fully fund 40 percent of the average per pupil expenditure for programs under part B of such Act. Pages S4206-12 [D03MY1-B5] D389 By a unani By a unanimous vote of 100 yeas (Vote No. 89), Collins Amendment No. 359 (to Amendment No. 358), to improve the Read First Program. Pages S4194-S4215 [D03MY1-B6] D389 By 93 yeas By 93 yeas to 7 nays (Vote No. 90), Jeffords Amendment No. 361 (to Amendment No. 358), to improve the provisions relating to certain assessments. Pages S4215-32 [D03MY1-B7] D389 By 79 yeas By 79 yeas to 21 nays (Vote No. 91), Dodd/Collins Amendment No. 365, to increase the authorization of appropriations for local educational agency grants. Pages S4217-32 [D03MY1-B8] D389 Subsequent Subsequently, the amendment was modified. Page S4232 Pending: [D03MY1-B9] D389 Jeffords A Jeffords Amendment No. 358, in the nature of a substitute. Pages S4188-S4232 [D03MY1-B10] D389 A unanimou A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the bill and certain amendments to be proposed thereto, at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 4, 2001, with votes on certain proposed amendments to occur on Tuesday, May 8, 2001. Pages S4230-31 Congressional Budget Conference Report--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that if the House of Representatives has adopted the conference report on H. Con. Res. 83, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2002, revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2001, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2011, and copies have been made available under the Senate Rules, then the Senate proceed to consideration of the conference report on Monday, May 7, 2001, with a vote on adoption of the conference report to occur on Tuesday, May 8, 2001. Pages S4230-31 Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for consideration of the nomination of John Robert Bolton, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, on Monday, May 7, 2001, with a vote on confirmation of the nomination to occur on Tuesday, May 8, 2001. Pages S4230-31 Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations: [D03MY1-B11] D389 Michael P. Michael P. Jackson, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation. [D03MY1-B12] D389 Charles S. Charles S. Abell, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense. [D03MY1-B13] D389 Brenda L. Brenda L. Becker, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce. [D03MY1-B14] D389 Theodore W Theodore William Kassinger, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Department of Commerce. [D03MY1-B15] D390 2 Coast Gu [[Page D390]] 2 Coast Guard nominations in the rank of admiral. [D03MY1-B16] D390 Routine li Routine lists in the Coast Guard. Pages S4372-73 Executive Communications: Pages S4243-44 Petitions and Memorials: Pages S4244-45 Executive Reports of Committees: Page S4245 Messages From the House: Page S4243 Statements on Introduced Bills: Pages S4247-70 Additional Cosponsors: Pages S4246-47 Amendments Submitted: Pages S4272-S4371 Additional Statements: Pages S4240-43 Notices of Hearings: Pages S4371-72 Authority for Committees: Page S4372 Privileges of the Floor: Page S4372 Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total--91) Pages S4215, S4232 Adjournment: Senate met at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 8:48 p.m., until 10 a.m., on Friday, May 4, 2001. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S4373.) [D03MY1-B17] D390 Committee
Daily Digest/Senate Committee Meetings
[Daily Digest] [Pages D390-D392] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) [D03MY1-B18] D390 APPROPRIAT APPROPRIATIONS--AGRICULTURE [D03MY1-B19] D390 Committee Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2002 for the Department of Agriculture, focusing on assistance to producers and the farm economy, after receiving testimony from Thomas Hunt Shipman, Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, and Keith J. Collins, Chief Economist, Office of the Deputy Secretary, both of the Department of Agriculture. [D03MY1-B20] D390 APPROPRIAT APPROPRIATIONS--STATE [D03MY1-B21] D390 Committee Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2002 for the Department of State, after receiving testimony from Colin L. Powell, Secretary of State. [D03MY1-B22] D390 AMISH YOUT AMISH YOUTH EMPLOYMENT [D03MY1-B23] D390 Committee Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education concluded hearings to examine the employment needs of Amish youth, focusing on the statutory and regulatory requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act as they apply to the employment of Amish youth in the sawmill and woodworking industries, after receiving testimony from Representatives Pitts and Souder; Thomas M. Markey, Acting Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards Administration, Department of Labor; Christ K. Blank, Old Order Amish Steering Committee-National, Kinzers, Pennsylvania; Herman Bontrager, National Committee for Amish Religious Freedom, New Holland, Pennsylvania; and William Burkholder, Centerville, Pennsylvania. [D03MY1-B24] D390 APPROPRIAT APPROPRIATIONS--NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY [D03MY1-B25] D390 Committee Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury and General Government concluded hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2002 for the Office of National Drug Control Policy, after receiving testimony from Edward H. Jurith, Acting Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy. [D03MY1-B26] D390 U.S.S. COL U.S.S. COLE [D03MY1-B27] D390 Committee Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded open and closed hearings to examine the lessons learned from the attack on U.S.S. Cole, the report of the Crouch/Gehman Commission, and the Navy's Judge Advocate General Manual Investigation into the attack, including a review of appropriate standards of accountability for United States military services, after receiving testimony from Gen. Henry H. Shelton, USA, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; Adm. Vernon E. Clark, USN, Chief of Naval Operations; Gen. Charles T. Robertson, Jr., USAF, Commander-in-Chief, United States Transportation Command; and Adm. Lowell Jacoby, USN, Director, Joint Chiefs of Staff J-2. [D03MY1-B28] D390 BUSINESS M BUSINESS MEETING [D03MY1-B29] D390 Committee Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee ordered favorably reported the following business items: [D03MY1-B30] D390 S. 127, to S. 127, to give American companies, American workers, and American ports the opportunity to compete in the United States cruise market; [D03MY1-B31] D391 H.R. 1098, [[Page D391]] H.R. 1098, to improve the recording and discharging of maritime liens and expand the American Merchant Marine Memorial Wall of Honor; [D03MY1-B32] D391 S. 718, to S. 718, to direct the National Institute of Standards and Technology to establish a program to support research and training in methods of detecting the use of performance-enhancing drugs by athletes, with amendments; and [D03MY1-B33] D391 The nomina The nominations of Michael P. Jackson, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation, Brenda L. Becker, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, Theodore William Kassinger, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Department of Commerce, and certain nominations for promotion in the United States Coast Guard. [D03MY1-B34] D391 NUCLEAR EN NUCLEAR ENERGY STRATEGY [D03MY1-B35] D391 Committee Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded joint oversight hearings with the Committee on Appropriations' Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development on the state of the nuclear power industry and the future of the industry in a comprehensive energy strategy, after receiving testimony from Richard A. Meserve, Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Corbin A. McNeill, Exelon Corporation, Chicago, Illinois; James K. Asselstine, Lehman Brothers, Inc., New York, New York; John F. Ahearne, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina; Heather J. MacLean, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Nuclear Engineering Department, Cambridge; and Richard Rhodes, Madison, Connecticut. [D03MY1-B36] D391 WHOLESALE WHOLESALE ELECTRICITY PRICES [D03MY1-B37] D391 Committee Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded oversight hearings to review the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's order addressing wholesale electricity prices in California and the Western United States, after receiving testimony from Curt L. Hebert, Jr., Chairman, William L. Massey, Commissioner, and Linda K. Breathitt, Commissioner, all of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy. [D03MY1-B38] D391 FEDERAL EL FEDERAL ELECTION REFORM [D03MY1-B39] D391 Committee Committee on Governmental Affairs: Committee held oversight hearings to examine issues related to reform of federal election practices and procedures, receiving testimony from Senator Bond; Representative Clay; Washington State Elections Director Gary McIntosh, Olympia; Maryland Secretary of State John T. Willis, Annapolis; Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins, League of Women Voters of the United States, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Ralph G. Neas, People for the American Way, Washington, D.C.; Deborah M. Phillips, Voting Integrity Project, Arlington, Virginia; Larry J. Sabato, University of Virginia Center for Governmental Studies, Charlottesville; R. Michael Alvarez, California Institute of Technology Division of Humanities and Social Sciences, Pasadena, on behalf of the Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project; and Daniel B. Perrin, Committee for Honest Politics, Inc., Mary Esther, Florida. [D03MY1-B40] D391 Hearings c Hearings continue Wednesday, May 9. [D03MY1-B41] D391 BUSINESS M BUSINESS MEETING [D03MY1-B42] D391 Committee Committee on the Judiciary: Committee met to discuss pending committee business. [D03MY1-B43] D391 ASYLUM POL ASYLUM POLICY [D03MY1-B44] D391 Committee Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration concluded hearings to examine certain aspects of United States immigration policy, focusing on asylum issues, including detention practices, expedition removal, asylum claim filing deadline, and refugee resettlement and protection, after receiving testimony from Karen Musalo, University of California Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco; Wendy A. Young, Women's Commission for Refugee Women and Children, and Dan Stein, Federation for American Immigration Reform, both of Washington, D.C.; Eleanor Acer, Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, and Leonard S. Glickman, Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, both of New York, New York; Donald Hammond, World Relief, Congers, New York; and certain asylees. [D03MY1-B45] D391 PRESCRIPTI PRESCRIPTION DRUG TECHNOLOGY AND SAFETY [D03MY1-B46] D391 Special Co Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded hearings to examine new technologies that could be used to ensure the safe and efficient distribution of prescription drugs, after receiving testimony from Janet M. Corrigan, Director, Board on Health Care Services, Institute of Medicine; Harold H. Allen, Loudoun Hospital Center, Leesburg, Virginia; Peter A. Klein, En-Vision America, Normal, Illinois; Neil Reed, Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, Idaho Falls; David W. Bates, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, on behalf of the American Medical Informatics Association; and Marty R. McKay, Pearson Drugs, LeCompte, Louisiana, on behalf of the Louisiana Pharmacists Association. H [D03MY1-B47] D392 House of R [[Page D392]] House of Representatives [D03MY1-B48] D392 Chamber Ac Chamber Action Bills Introduced: 48 public bills, H.R.1693-1708, H.R. 1710-1741; 1 private bill, H.R. 1709; and H. Con. Res. 123-127, and H. Res. 132 were introduced. Pages H1922-25 Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: [D03MY1-B49] D392 Conference Conference report on H. Con. Res. 83, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2002, revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2001, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2011 (H. Rept. 107-55); and [D03MY1-B50] D392 H. Res. 13 H. Res. 131, waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to the consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules (H. Rept. 107-56). Pages H1864-H1911, H1913 Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, Chaplain, United States Senate. Page H1863 Journal: Agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal of Wednesday, May 2 by a yea-and-nay vote of 299 yeas to 107 nays, Roll No. 99. Pages H1864, H1912 Motion to Adjourn: Rejected the Bonior motion to adjourn by a yea-and-nay vote of 157 yeas to 250 nays, Roll No. 97. Pages H1863-64 Recess: The House recessed at 10:30 a.m. and reconvened at 11:33 p.m. Page H1864 Motion to Adjourn: Rejected the Capuano motion to adjourn by a yea-and-nay vote of 171 yeas to 239 nays, Roll No. 98. Pages H1911-12 Recess: The House recessed at 12:08 a.m. on Friday, May 4 and reconvened at 1:56 a.m. on Friday, May 4. Page H1912 Meeting Hour--Monday, May 7: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 2 p.m. on Monday, May 7. Pages H1913-15 Meeting Hour--Tuesday, May 8: Agreed that when the House adjourns on Monday, May 7, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 8 for morning-hour debate. Pages H1915-16 Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with the Calendar Wednesday business of Wednesday, May 9. Page H1916 Vietnam Education Foundation: The Chair announced the Speaker's appointment, upon the recommendation of the Minority Leader, of Representative George Miller of California to the Vietnam Education Foundation. Page H1916 Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings of the House today and appear on pages H1863-64, H1911-12, and H1912. There were no quorum calls. Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 2:21 a.m. on Friday, May 4. [D03MY1-B51] D392 Committee
Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings
[Daily Digest] [Pages D392-D395] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings [D03MY1-B52] D392 FEDERAL FA FEDERAL FARM COMMODITY PROGRAMS [D03MY1-B53] D392 Committee Committee on Agriculture: Concluded hearings on Federal Farm Commodity Programs, the National Farmers Organization. Testimony was heard from Linda Reineke, National Director, Grain Department, National Farmers Organization. [D03MY1-B54] D392 COMMERCE, COMMERCE, STATE, JUSTICE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS [D03MY1-B55] D392 Committee Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary held a hearing on the Secretary of Commerce. Testimony was heard from Donald L. Evans, Secretary of Commerce. [D03MY1-B56] D392 ENERGY AND ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS [D03MY1-B57] D392 Committee Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development met in executive session to hold a hearing on Atomic Energy Defense Activities. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy: Gen. John A. Gordon, USAF (Ret.), Under Secretary, Nuclear Security and Administrator: and Adm. Frank L. Bowman, USN, Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program. [D03MY1-B58] D392 INTERIOR A INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS [D03MY1-B59] D392 Committee Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on the Secretary of Energy. Testimony [[Page D393]] was heard from Spencer Abraham, Secretary of Energy. [D03MY1-B60] D393 LABOR-HHS- LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS [D03MY1-B61] D393 Committee Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education held a hearing on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Testimony was heard from Jeffrey Copland, Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services. [D03MY1-B62] D393 TRANSPORTA TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS [D03MY1-B63] D393 Committee Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation held a hearing on Research and Special Programs Administration, and on Airline Delays. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Transportation: Edward A. Brigham, Acting Deputy Administrator, Research and Special Programs Administration; Jane F. Garvey, Administrator, FAA; and Kenneth M. Mead, Inspector General; and public witnesses. [D03MY1-B64] D393 TREASURY, TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS [D03MY1-B65] D393 Committee Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service and General Government held a hearing on the Secretary of Treasury, and on the Executive Office of the President. Testimony was heard from Paul H. O'Neill, Secretary of the Treasury; and Phil Larsen, Director, Office of Administration; Executive Office of the President. [D03MY1-B66] D393 VA-HUD APP VA-HUD APPROPRIATIONS [D03MY1-B67] D393 Committee Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies held a hearing on NASA. Testimony was heard from Daniel S. Goldin, Administrator, NASA; and Sean O'Keefe, Deputy Director, OMB. [D03MY1-B68] D393 MILITARY H MILITARY HOUSING PRIVATIZATION INITIATIVE IMPLEMENTATION [D03MY1-B69] D393 Committee Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities held a hearing on the implementation of the Military Housing Privatization Initiative. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Randall Yim, Deputy Under Secretary; Paul Johnson, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations and Housing); Duncan Holady, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Installations and Environment); and Jimmy Dishner, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations). [D03MY1-B70] D393 NO CHILD L NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT [D03MY1-B71] D393 Committee Committee on Education and the Workforce: Continued markup of H.R. 1, No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. [D03MY1-B72] D393 ELECTRICIT ELECTRICITY EMERGENCY RELIEF ACT [D03MY1-B73] D393 Committee Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality continued hearings on H.R. 1647, Electricity Emergency Relief Act. Testimony was heard from Jeff Stier, Vice President, Bonneville Power Administration, Department of Energy; William Keese, Chairman, Energy Commission, State of California; and public witnesses. [D03MY1-B74] D393 FDA MODERN FDA MODERNIZATION ACT EFFECTIVENESS [D03MY1-B75] D393 Committee Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing entitled ``Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act.'' Testimony was heard from Linda Suydam, Senior Associate Commissioner, FDA, Department of Health and Human Services; and public witnesses. [D03MY1-B76] D393 HOUSING AF HOUSING AFFORDABILITY ISSUES [D03MY1-B77] D393 Committee Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity held a hearing on housing affordability issues. Testimony was heard from Kathy Nelson, Economist, Department of Housing and Urban Development; Thomas Menino, Mayor, Boston, Massachusetts; and public witnesses. [D03MY1-B78] D393 ORGANIZED ORGANIZED CRIME INVESTIGATIONS [D03MY1-B79] D393 Committee Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing on ``The FBI's Controversial Handling of Organized Crime Investigations in Boston: The Case of Joseph Salvati.'' Testimony was heard from Joseph Salvati, Marie Salvati, Victor J. Garo, Attorney for Joseph Salvati, F. Lee Bailey, Attorney for Joseph Barboza, Joseph Balliro, Sr., Attorney for Vincent Flemmi and Henry Tameleo and H. Paul Rico, former FBI Special Agent. [D03MY1-B80] D394 OVERSIGHT-- [[Page D394]] OVERSIGHT--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE REAUTHORIZATION [D03MY1-B81] D394 Committee Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime held an oversight hearing on the ``Reauthorization of the United States Department of Justice Part 1-- Criminal Law Enforcement Agencies.'' Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Justice: Thomas Pickard, Deputy Director, FBI; Donnie Marshall, Administrator, DEA; Kathleen Hawk Sawyer, Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons; and Louie T. McKinney, Acting Director, U.S. Marshals Service. [D03MY1-B82] D394 OVERSIGHT-- OVERSIGHT--GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES ON PUBLIC LANDS [D03MY1-B83] D394 Committee Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an oversight hearing on Geothermal Resources on Public Lands: The Resource Base and Constraints on Development. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of the Interior: Colin F. Williams, Supervisory Geophysicist, U.S. Geological Survey; and Bob Anderson, Deputy Assistant Director, Minerals, Realty and Resource Protection, Bureau of Land Management; Bob Dickson, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Power Technologies, Department of Energy; and public witnesses. [D03MY1-B84] D394 OVERSIGHT OVERSIGHT [D03MY1-B85] D394 Committee Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans held an oversight hearing on the following: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and on the National Marine Fisheries Service budgets for fiscal year 2002. Testimony was heard from Scott B. Gudes, Acting Under Secretary, Oceans and Atmosphere, NOAA; and Marshall Jones, Acting Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior. [D03MY1-B86] D394 CONCURRENT CONCURRENT BUDGET RESOLUTION--WAIVING SAME DAY CONSIDERATION REQUIREMENT [D03MY1-B87] D394 Committee 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 Rules Committee) against certain resolutions reported from the Rules Committee. The rule applies the waiver to a special rule reported on the legislative day of May 8, 2001, providing for consideration or disposition of any conference report to accompany H. Con. Res. 83, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2002. [D03MY1-B88] D394 ACID RAIN ACID RAIN [D03MY1-B89] D394 Committee Committee on Science: Held a hearing on Acid Rain: The State of the Science and Research Needs for the Future. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. [D03MY1-B90] D394 ENERGY REA ENERGY REALITIES [D03MY1-B91] D394 Committee Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing on Energy Realities: Rates of Consumption, Energy Reserves, and Future Options. Testimony was heard from Suzanne D. Weedman, Program Coordinator, Energy Resources Programs, U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses. [D03MY1-B92] D394 COAST GUAR COAST GUARD BUDGET [D03MY1-B93] D394 Committee Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing on Coast Guard fiscal year 2002 budget request. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation: Adm. James M. Loy, USCG, Commandant; and Master Chief Petty Officer Vincent Patton, III; and JayEtta Hecker, Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues. GAO. [D03MY1-B94] D395 ENERGY TAX [[Page D395]] ENERGY TAX [D03MY1-B95] D395 Committee Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures held a hearing on Energy Tax. Testimony was heard from Joseph M. Mikrut, Tax Legislative Counsel, Department of the Treasury; Mary Hutzler, Director, Office of Integrated Analysis and Forecasting, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy; and public witnesses. [D03MY1-B96] D395 BRIEFING--C BRIEFING--COUNTERTERRORISM [D03MY1-B97] D395 Permanent Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Domestic Terrorism Working Group met in executive session to receive a briefing on Counterterrorism: View From the Top. The Committee was briefed by departmental witnesses. F
Daily Digest/COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2001-05-04
[Daily Digest] [Page D395] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2001 (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Senate [D03MY1-B98] D395 No meeting No meetings/hearings scheduled. House [D03MY1-B99] D395 No Committ No Committee meetings are scheduled.
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[Daily Digest] [Pages D395-D396] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL RECORD The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code, and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session, excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually small consecutive issues are printed at one time. Public access to the Congressional Record is available online through GPO Access, a service of the Government Printing Office, free of charge to the user. The online database is updated each day the Congressional Record is published. The database includes both text and graphics from the beginning of the 103d Congress, 2d session (January 1994) forward. It is available on the Wide Area Information Server (WAIS) through the Internet and via asynchronous dial-in. Internet users can access the database by using the World Wide Web; the Superintendent of Documents home page address is http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs, by using local WAIS client software or by telnet to swais.access.gpo.gov, then login as guest (no password required). Dial-in users should use communications software and modem to call (202) 512-1661; type swais, then login as guest (no password required). For general information about GPO Access, contact the GPO Access User Support Team by sending Internet e-mail to gpoaccess@gpo.gov, or a fax to (202) 512-1262; or by calling Toll Free 1-888-293-6498 or (202) 512-1530 between 7 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday, except for Federal holidays. The Congressional Record paper and 24x microfiche will be furnished by mail to subscribers, free of postage, at the following prices: paper edition, $179.00 for six months, $357.00 per year, or purchased for $3.00 per issue, payable in advance; microfiche edition, $141.00 per year, or purchased for $1.50 per issue payable in advance. The semimonthly Congressional Record Index may be purchased for the same per issue prices. Mail orders to: Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954, or phone orders to (202) 512-1800, or fax to (202) 512-2250. Remit check or money order, made payable to the Superintendent of Documents, or use VISA, MasterCard, Discover, or GPO Deposit Account. Following each session of Congress, the daily Congressional Record is revised, printed, permanently bound and sold by the Superintendent of Documents in individual parts or by sets. With the exception of copyrighted articles, there are no restrictions on the republication of material from the Congressional Record. [[Page D396]] _______________________________________________________________________ Next Meeting of the SENATE 10 a.m., Friday, May 4 Senate Chamber Program for Friday: Senate will continue consideration of S. 1, Elementary and Secondary Education Act Authorization. Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2 p.m., Monday, May 7 House Chamber Program for Monday: Pro forma session. _______________________________________________________________________ Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue HOUSE Barr, Bob, Ga., E715, E716 Burton, Dan, Ind., E713 Clay, Wm. Lacy, Mo., E724 Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr., Ala., E724 Crenshaw, Ander, Fla., E720 Davis, Susan, Calif., E719 Faleomavaega, Eni F.H., American Samoa, E723 Frank, Barney, Mass., E714 Hall, Ralph M., Tex., E717 Hall, Tony P., Ohio, E721 Hill, Baron P., Ind., E713 Kaptur, Marcy, Ohio, E714, E715, E716, E719 Kleczka, Gerald D., Wisc., E714, E715 Kucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E717, E719 Langevin, James R., R.I., E720 McCarthy, Carolyn, N.Y., E723 Maloney, Carolyn B., N.Y., E715, E716 Miller, George, Calif., E725 Norton, Eleanor Holmes, D.C., E722 Pelosi, Nancy, Calif., E724 Pitts, Joseph R., Pa., E720 Rogers, Mike, Mich., E719 Rothman, Steven R., N.J., E723 Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr., Wisc., E721 Stark, Fortney Pete, Calif., E721 Thompson, Mike, Calif., E725 Tiberi, Patrick J., Ohio, E721 Woolsey, Lynn C., Calif., E720 Young, Don, Alaska, E725 (House proceedings for today will be continued in the next issue of the Record.)
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[Daily Digest] [Pages D395-D396] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] CONGRESSIONAL RECORD The public proceedings of each House of Congress, as reported by the Official Reporters thereof, are printed pursuant to directions of the Joint Committee on Printing as authorized by appropriate provisions of Title 44, United States Code, and published for each day that one or both Houses are in session, excepting very infrequent instances when two or more unusually small consecutive issues are printed at one time. Public access to the Congressional Record is available online through GPO Access, a service of the Government Printing Office, free of charge to the user. The online database is updated each day the Congressional Record is published. The database includes both text and graphics from the beginning of the 103d Congress, 2d session (January 1994) forward. It is available on the Wide Area Information Server (WAIS) through the Internet and via asynchronous dial-in. Internet users can access the database by using the World Wide Web; the Superintendent of Documents home page address is http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs, by using local WAIS client software or by telnet to swais.access.gpo.gov, then login as guest (no password required). Dial-in users should use communications software and modem to call (202) 512-1661; type swais, then login as guest (no password required). For general information about GPO Access, contact the GPO Access User Support Team by sending Internet e-mail to gpoaccess@gpo.gov, or a fax to (202) 512-1262; or by calling Toll Free 1-888-293-6498 or (202) 512-1530 between 7 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday, except for Federal holidays. The Congressional Record paper and 24x microfiche will be furnished by mail to subscribers, free of postage, at the following prices: paper edition, $179.00 for six months, $357.00 per year, or purchased for $3.00 per issue, payable in advance; microfiche edition, $141.00 per year, or purchased for $1.50 per issue payable in advance. The semimonthly Congressional Record Index may be purchased for the same per issue prices. Mail orders to: Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954, or phone orders to (202) 512-1800, or fax to (202) 512-2250. Remit check or money order, made payable to the Superintendent of Documents, or use VISA, MasterCard, Discover, or GPO Deposit Account. Following each session of Congress, the daily Congressional Record is revised, printed, permanently bound and sold by the Superintendent of Documents in individual parts or by sets. With the exception of copyrighted articles, there are no restrictions on the republication of material from the Congressional Record. [[Page D396]] _______________________________________________________________________ Next Meeting of the SENATE 10 a.m., Friday, May 4 Senate Chamber Program for Friday: Senate will continue consideration of S. 1, Elementary and Secondary Education Act Authorization. Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2 p.m., Monday, May 7 House Chamber Program for Monday: Pro forma session. _______________________________________________________________________ Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue HOUSE Barr, Bob, Ga., E715, E716 Burton, Dan, Ind., E713 Clay, Wm. Lacy, Mo., E724 Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr., Ala., E724 Crenshaw, Ander, Fla., E720 Davis, Susan, Calif., E719 Faleomavaega, Eni F.H., American Samoa, E723 Frank, Barney, Mass., E714 Hall, Ralph M., Tex., E717 Hall, Tony P., Ohio, E721 Hill, Baron P., Ind., E713 Kaptur, Marcy, Ohio, E714, E715, E716, E719 Kleczka, Gerald D., Wisc., E714, E715 Kucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E717, E719 Langevin, James R., R.I., E720 McCarthy, Carolyn, N.Y., E723 Maloney, Carolyn B., N.Y., E715, E716 Miller, George, Calif., E725 Norton, Eleanor Holmes, D.C., E722 Pelosi, Nancy, Calif., E724 Pitts, Joseph R., Pa., E720 Rogers, Mike, Mich., E719 Rothman, Steven R., N.J., E723 Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr., Wisc., E721 Stark, Fortney Pete, Calif., E721 Thompson, Mike, Calif., E725 Tiberi, Patrick J., Ohio, E721 Woolsey, Lynn C., Calif., E720 Young, Don, Alaska, E725 (House proceedings for today will be continued in the next issue of the Record.)