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“House Committee Meetings” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D596-D597 on June 5, 1998.
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Committee Meetings
ELECTRONIC COMMERCE
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and Environment held a hearing on Electronic Commerce: The Promise of Better Healthcare Through Telemedicine. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
WIPO COPYRIGHT TREATIES IMPLEMENTATION ACT
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection held a hearing on H.R. 2281, WIPO Copyright Treaties Implementation Act. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth, and Families held a hearing on Community Services Block Grant. Testimony was heard from Michael Micciche, Director, Department of Community Services and Development, State of California; Carlton Mitchell, Deputy Commissioner, Community Development, Department of Youth and Community Development, New York City; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--DEBT COLLECTION IMPROVEMENT ACT IMPLEMENTATION
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology held an oversight hearing on the Implementation of the Debt Collection Improvement Act. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of the Treasury: Jerry Hawke, Under Secretary; Richard Gregg, Commissioner, Financial Management Service; and Richard Calahan, Acting Inspector General; Gary Engel, Associate Director, Accounting and Information Management Division, GAO; the following officials of the Department of Veterans Affairs: Mark Catlett, Chief Financial Officer; and Todd Grams, Chief Financial Officer, Veterans Health Administration; and Nelson Toye, Deputy Comptroller, Department of Defense.
OVERSIGHT--HUD CONTRACTING
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on Human Resources held an oversight hearing on HUD Contracting: Vulnerabilities and Proposed Solutions. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Housing and Urban Affairs: Susan Gaffney, Inspector General; and Stephen Carberry, Chief Procurement Officer; Stanley J. Czerwinski, Associate Director, Housing and Community Development Issues, GAO; and public witnesses.
DRUG TESTING AND DRUG TREATMENT--CUTTING EDGE ISSUES
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, International Relations, and Criminal Justice held a hearing on Cutting Edge Issues in Drug Testing and Drug Treatment. Testimony was heard from Representative Solomon; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on International Relations: Ordered reported amended H. Res. 392, relating to the importance of Japanese-American relations and the urgent need for Japan to more effectively address its economic and financial problems and open its markets by eliminating informal barriers to trade and investment, thereby making a more effective contribution to leading the Asian region out of its current financial crisis, insuring against a global recession, and reinforcing regional stability and security.
The Committee also adopted a motion urging the Chairman to request that the following measures be considered on the Suspension Calendar: H. Con. Res. 270, amended, acknowledging the positive role of Taiwan in the current Asian financial crisis and affirming the support of the American people for peace and stability on the Taiwan Strait and security for Taiwan's democracy; and H. Res. 404, commemorating 100 years of relations between the people of the United States and the people of the Philippines.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 3745, amended, Money Laundering Act of 1998; and H.R. 3898, Speed Trafficking Life in Prison Act of 1998.
Joint Meetings
EMPLOYMENT-UNEMPLOYMENT
Joint Economic Committee: Committee held hearings to examine the employment-unemployment situation for May, receiving testimony from Katharine G. Abraham, Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor.
Hearings were recessed subject to call.
