The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.
“House Committee Meetings” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D1086-D1088 on Nov. 1, 2001.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
AMERICAN WORKER--RETIREMENT SECURITY
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Employer-
Employee Relations held a hearing on Retirement Security for the American Worker: Opportunities and Challenges. Testimony was heard from William J. Scanlon, Director, Health Care Services, GAO; and public witnesses.
OSHA
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing on the Role of Consensus Standard Setting Organizations With OSHA. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
BIOTERRORISM PREPAREDNESS PROGRAMS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled ``A Review of Federal Bioterrorism Preparedness Programs: Building an Early Warning Public Health Surveillance System.'' Testimony was heard from Claire Broome, M.D., Senior Advisor, Integrated Health Information Systems, Office of the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services; Anita Barry, M.D., Director, Communicable Disease Control, Public Health Service, State of Massachusetts; Arthur J. Davidson, M.D., Director, Public Health Informatics, Public Health Department, State of Colorado; Alan P. Zelicoff, Senior Scientist, Center for National Security and Arms Control, Sandia National Laboratories; and public witnesses.
REFORMULATED GASOLINE--USE OF MTBE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Issues Concerning the Use of MTBE in Reformulated Gasoline: An Update.'' Testimony was heard from Jeffery Holmstead, Assistant Administrator, Air and Radiation, EPA; Robert S. Kripowicz, Acting Assistant Secretary, Fossil Energy, Department of Energy; John Stephenson, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, GAO; Robert Hirsch, Associate Director, Water, U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior; Denise Chamberlain, Deputy Secretary, Air, Recycling and Radiation Protection, Department of Environmental Protection, State of Pennsylvania; and public witnesses.
DOT KIDS NAME ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet held a hearing on H.R. 2417, Dot Kids Name Act of 2001. Testimony was heard from Nancy J. Victory, Administrator and Assistant Secretary, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
GIVING CONSUMERS CREDIT
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit held a hearing entitled ``Giving Consumers Credit: How is the Credit Industry Treating its Customers?'' Testimony was heard from Dolores S. Smith, Director, Division of Consumer and Community Affairs, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System; Elaine Kolish, Assistant Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Division of Enforcement, FTC; and public witnesses.
NATIONAL VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION PROGRAM
Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing entitled ``The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: Is It Working as Congress Intended?'' Testimony was heard from Thomas Balbier, Director, Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, Department of Health and Human Services; Paul Harris, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, Department of Justice; and public witnesses.
SERVICES ACQUISITION REFORM
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement Policy held a hearing on Moving Forward with Services Acquisition Reform: A Legislative Approach to Utilizing Commercial Best Practices. Testimony was heard from William Woods, Acting Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, GAO; Angela Styles, Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, OMB; Stephen Perry, Administrator, GSA; Diedre Lee, Director, Procurement, Department of Defense; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on International Relations: Ordered reported, as amended, the following bills: H.R. 2998, Radio Free Afghanistan Act of 2001; H.R. 3167, Freedom Consolidation Act of 2001; and H.R. 3169, International Disability and Victims of Landmines, Civil Strife and Warfare Assistance Act of 2001.
The Committee also favorably considered the following measures and adopted a motion urging the Chairman to request that they be considered on the Suspension Calendar: H.R. 3189, Export Extension Act of 2001; H.R. 2121, Russian Democracy Act of 2001; H. Con. Res. 102, Hunger to Harvest Resolution: A Decade of Concern for Africa; H. Con. Res. 211, commending Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on the 10th anniversary of her receiving the Nobel Peace Prize and expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the Government of Burma; and H. Con. Res. 242, recognizing Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's success in promoting democracy and its continuing contribution to United States national interests.
AFGHAN PEOPLE--AMERICA'S ASSISTANCE
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on America's Assistance to the Afghan People. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of State: Andrew Natsios, Administrator, AID; and Alan Kreczko, Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration; and public witnesses.
BASIC PILOT EXTENSION ACT; PRIVATE RELIEF MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims approved for full Committee action H.R. 3030, Basic Pilot Extension Act of 2001.
The Subcommittee also considered pending private relief bills.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1606, to amend section 507 of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to authorize additional appropriations for historically black colleges and universities, to decrease the matching requirement related to such appropriations; and H.R. 2388, National Heritage Areas Policy Act of 2001. Testimony was heard from Representative Clyburn; Katherine Stevenson, Associate Director, Cultural Resource Stewardship and Partnerships, National Park Service, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY AND EFFICIENCY ACT
Committee on Rules: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 981, Budget Responsibility and Efficiency Act of 2001.
U.S. ENERGY SECURITY
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing on U.S. Energy Security: Options to Decrease Petroleum Use in the Transportation Sector. Testimony was heard from David Garman, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy; R. James Woolsey, former Director, CIA; and public witnesses.
COMPETITIVE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES--SMALL BUSINESS ACCESS
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight held a hearing on Small Business Access to Competitive Telecommunications Services. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
TEA 21 SUCCESS STORIES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Highways and Transit held a hearing on TEA 21 Success Stories. Testimony was heard from Pete K. Rahn, Secretary, State Highway and Transportation Department, State of New Mexico; William D. Ankner, Director, Department of Transportation, State of Rhode Island; David A. Galt, Director of Highways, Department of Transportation, State of Montana; Joseph L. Perkins, Commissioner, Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, State of Alaska; Jeffrey A. Warsh, Executive Director, Transit, State of New Jersey; and public witnesses.
TERRORIST ATTACKS--SSA'S RESPONSE
Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security held a hearing on the SSA's response to the September 11 terrorist attacks. Testimony was heard from Representative Kelly; and the following officials of the SSA: Larry G. Massanari, Acting Commissioner; and James G. Huse Jr., Inspector General.
Joint Meetings
AUTHORIZATION--NATIONAL DEFENSE
Conferees met in closed session to resolve the differences between the Senate and House passed versions of S. 1438, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military constructions, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, but did not complete action thereon, and recessed subject to call.
