News published on Federal Newswire in June 1999

News from June 1999


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on June 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Chairman Thompson Tackles Government Duplication

News Release: Washington, DC -- Recognizing that too many federal programs do the same thing, Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Fred Thompson has asked the General Accounting Office (GAO) to find out how agencies can work together to coordinate duplicative activities.


News Release: (Washington, DC) ? With less than 200 days until Jan. 1, 2000, the Clinton Administration is still in the midst of collecting information from every federal agency and private sector entity on Y2K preparedness and has not articulated a national strategy for infrastructure protection, according to the Administration?s response to a letter from Senators Fred Thompson (R-TN) and Robert Bennett (R-UT).


CMTE TO MARK UP TRADE BILLS, VOTE ON TREASURY NOMINEE TUESDAY

News Release: WASHINGTON -- The Senate Finance Committee will meet on Tuesday, June 22 at 10:00 am in room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to mark up a series of trade bills. The four bills are: legislation expanding tariff preferences for the hurricane-hit Caribbean nations; legislation reauthorizing the...


NIST to Develop Housing Technology Tools

News Release: The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology is partnering in a private/public effort as part of a Clinton Administration initiative to develop new technologies that could lead to significant improvements in the nation’s housing situation.


COMMITTEE TO HOLD HEARING ON MEDICARE  PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT

News Release: WASHINGTON -- The Senate Finance Committee will meet on Wednesday, June 23 to explore considerations for adding a prescription drug benefit to the Medicare program. The hearing will take place at 10:00 am in room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.


Cedarwood Oil: Making It More Aromatic, More Available

News Release: PEORIA, Ill., June 17--When you can't see the forest for the trees, focus on the tree's valuable products.


Committee to Take Up Veterans Health Care Bill Thursday

News Release: WASHINGTON -- The Senate Finance Committee will meet on Thursday, June 24 at 10:00 am in room 215 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to mark up the Medicare Subvention Demonstration for Veterans Act of 1999, legislation creating a three year project that will allow veterans who are eligible for Medicare to receive their health care at a Veterans Affairs (VA) facility.


COMMITTEE FAVORABLY REPORTS CUSTOMS, STEEL BILLS

News Release: WASHINGTON -- The Senate Finance Committee today favorably reported out two trade bills, H.R. 1833, The Customs Authorization Act of 1999, as modified by the Senate Finance Committee and The Steel Trade Enforcement Act, as amended, an original bill authored by Chairman William V. Roth, Jr. (R-DE). The Chairman's modifications to both bills are attached.


News Release Archive: ESA Press Release: U.S. Department of Labor Seeks Back Pay for Poultry Workers

News Release: Archived News Release — Caution: Information may be out of date.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a four page notice on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on June 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.