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“House Committee Meetings” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D376-D378 on April 13, 1999.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior continued appropriation hearings, with emphasis on Natural Resource Programs. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
VA-HUD-INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies held a hearing on the EPA. Testimony was heard from Carol Browner, Administrator, EPA.
FINALIZING BANK PREPAREDNESS FOR YEAR 2000
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Held a hearing on Finalizing Bank Preparedness for the Year 2000: Testing, Credit Risk, Contingency Planning and Liquidity, and Customer Confidence. Testimony was heard from Edward W. Kelley, Jr., member, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System; from the following officials of the Department of the Treasury: John D. Hawke, Jr., Comptroller of the Currency; and Ellen Seidman, Director, Office of Thrift Supervision; Donna Tanoue, Chairman, FDIC; Norman D'Amours, Chairman, National Credit Union Administration; John P. Burke, Banking Commissioner, Department of Banking, State of Connecticut; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--REGULATORY CLASSIFICATION OF LOW-POWER TV LICENSEES
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection held an oversight hearing on Regulatory Classification of Low-Power Television Licensees. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Mass Media Bureau, FCC: Roy J. Stewart, Chief; and Keith Larson, Associate Chief, Engineering; and public witnesses.
REWARDING PERFORMANCE IN COMPENSATION ACT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing on Rewarding Performance in Compensation Act. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
YEAR 2000--ARE CRITICAL PROGRAMS READY?
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology and the Subcommittee on Technology of the Committee on Science held a joint hearing on ``Are the Federal Government's Critical Programs Ready for January 1st, 2000?'' Testimony was heard from Deidre Lee, Acting Deputy Director, Management, OMB; Joel Willemssen, Director, Civil Agencies Information Systems, GAO; Anne Reed, Chief Information Officer, AID, U.S. Information Development Cooperation Agency; Fernando Burbano, Chief Information Officer, Department of State; and James Flyzik, Chief Information Officer, Department of the Treasury.
DEBT RELIEF FOR AFRICA
Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Africa held a hearing on Debt Relief for Africa. Testimony was heard from Representative Waters; William Schuerch, Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Development, Debt and Environmental Policy, Department of the Treasury; and public witnesses.
YEAR 2000 READINESS AND RESPONSIBILITY ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Held a hearing on H.R. 775, Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act. Testimony was heard from Representatives Davis of Virginia, Dreier, Moran of Virginia, Cramer, Dooley of California and Sandlin; Walter K. Stapleton, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ACT
Committee on Resources: Held an oversight hearing on the National Environmental Policy and the Environmental Quality Improvement Act. Testimony was heard from George Frampton, Acting Chair, Council on Environmental Quality.
Hearings continue April 21.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT--TAX LIMITATION
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a recorded vote of 7 to 1, a structured rule providing 3 hours of debate on H. J. Res. 37, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to tax limitations. The rule provides for one motion to amend if offered by the Minority Leader 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. Finally, the rule provides for one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Representatives Scarborough, Barton of Texas and Watt of North Carolina.
LOCAL CENSUS QUALITY CHECK ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted by voice vote a structured rule providing for one hour of debate on H.R. 472, Local Census Quality Check Act, as amended, in the House, equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Government Reform. The rule considers the amendment printed in the Rules Committee report as adopted upon the adoption of the resolution. The rule provides for the consideration of the amendment numbered one printed in the Congressional Record, if offered by Representative Maloney of New York or her designee, which shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled between the proponent and an opponent. Finally, the rule provides for one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
CONFERENCE REPORT--CONCURRENT BUDGET RESOLUTION
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a rule waiving all points of order against the conference report on H. Con. Res. 68, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2000 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2009, and against its consideration. The rule provides that the conference report shall be considered as read. The rule provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled between the chairman and ranking minority of the Committee on the Budget. Testimony was heard from Chairman Kasich.
HAZARDOUS DUTY AREAS--TAX BENEFITS AVAILABLE
Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported H.R. 1376, to extend the tax benefits available with respect to services performed in a combat zone to services performed in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
(Serbia/Montenegro) and certain other areas.
1999 TAX RETURN FILING--IRS BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing on the 1999 Tax Return Filing Season and the IRS Budget for Fiscal Year 2000. Testimony was heard from Charles O. Rossotti, Commissioner, IRS, Department of the Treasury; James R. White, Director, Tax Policy and Administration Issues, General Government Division, GAO; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS BUDGET AUTHORIZATIONS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing on budget authorizations for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for the U.S. Customs Service, U.S. International Trade Commission, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and other Customs issues. Testimony was heard from Representative Rodriguez; the following officials of the Department of the Treasury: Raymond W. Kelly, Commissioner, U.S. Customs Service; John P. Simpson, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Regulatory, Tariff, and Trade Enforcement; and Dennis S. Schindel, Assistant Inspector General, Audit; Richard W. Fisher, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative; Lynn M. Bragg, Chairman, U.S. International Trade Commission; the following officials of the GAO: Norman J. Rabkin, Director, Administration of Justice Issues, General Government Division; and Randolph C. Hite, Associate Director, Governmentwide and Defense Information Systems, Accounting and Information Management Division; and public witnesses.
BUDGET: DCI WRAP-UP
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to hold a hearing on fiscal year 2000 Budget: DCI Wrap-up. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.
