Volume 144, No. 110 covering the 2nd Session of the 105th Congress (1997 - 1998) was published by the Congressional Record.
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 Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D909-D911 on Aug. 6, 1998.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
FOREST SERVICE COST REDUCTION AND FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
Committee on Agriculture: Ordered reported amended H.R. 4149, Forest Service Cost Reduction and Fiscal Accountability Act of 1998.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity approved for full Committee action amended the following bills: H.R. 3899, American Homeownership Act of 1998; and Sections 301 and 303 of H.R. 3865, American Community Renewal Act of 1998.
EPA'S TITLE VI--INTERIM GUIDANCE AND ALTERNATIVE STATE APPROACHES
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency's Title VI Interim Guidance and Alternative State Approaches. Testimony was heard from Ann E. Goode, Director, Office of Civil Rights, EPA; Michael J. Hogan, Counselor to the Commissioner, Department of Environmental Protection, State of New Jersey; Barry R. McBee, Chairman, Natural Resources Conservation Commission, State of Texas; and public witnesses.
ANTI-SLAMMING AMENDMENTS ACT
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 3888, Anti-slamming Amendments Act.
AMERICAN WORKER PROJECT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on American Worker Project: Review of the Garment Industry Proviso. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Adopted a report finding Attorney General Janet Reno in contempt of Congress for failure to comply with the subpoena duces tecum served on her.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 3921, Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1998.
The Subcommittee also held a hearing on Title II of H.R. 4244, Federal Procurement System Performance Measurement and Acquisition Workforce Training Act of 1998. Testimony was heard from Representative Duncan; G. Edward DeSeve, Acting Deputy Director, Management, OMB; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on International Relations: Ordered reported amended the following bills: H.R. 633, to amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to provide that the annuities of certain special agents and security personnel of the Department of State be computed in the same way as applies generally with respect to Federal law enforcement officers; and H. R. 4309, Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998.
The Committee also favorably amended the following measures and adopted a motion urging the Chairman to request that they be considered on the Suspension Calendar: H.R. 4038, to make available to the Ukrainian Museum and Archives the USIA television program ``Window on America''; and H. Con. Res. 185, expressing the sense of the Congress on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and recommitting the United States to the principles expressed in the Universal Declaration.
HOLOCAUST ISSUES
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on Property Issues of the Holocaust. Testimony was heard from Stuart Eizenstat, Under Secretary, Bureau of Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs, Department of State; and public witnesses.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY PROTECTION ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 4019, Religious Liberty Protection Act of 1998.
OVERSIGHT--DRUG DIVERSION INVESTIGATIONS BY DEA
Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime held an oversight hearing on drug diversion investigations by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Justice: Mary Lee Warren, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division; and Gregory K. Williams, Chief of Operations, DEA; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 576, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to undertake the necessary feasibility studies regarding the establishment of certain new units of the National Parks System in the State of Hawaii; H.R. 2125, to authorize appropriations for the Coastal Heritage Trail Route in New Jersey; H.R. 2800, amended, Battle of Midway National Memorial Study Act; H.R. 2970, amended, National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act of 1997; H.R. 4230, amended, El Porto Administrative Site Land Exchange Act; H.R. 3705, amended, The Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer Act; H.R. 3746, amended, to authorize the addition of the Paoli Battlefield site in Malvern, Pennsylvania, to the Valley Forge National Historical Park; H.R. 3883, to revise the boundary of the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site to include Knob Creek Farm; H.R. 3910, amended, Automobile National Heritage Area Act of 1998; H.R. 3950, amended, Otay Mountain Wilderness Act of 1998; H.R. 3963, to establish terms and conditions under which the Secretary of the Interior shall convey leaseholds in certain properties around Canyon Ferry Reservoir; H.R. 3981, amended, to modify the boundaries of the George Washington Birthplace National Monument; H.R. 4109, Gateway Visitor Center Authorization Act of 1998; H.R. 4141, amended, to amend the Act authorizing the establishment of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area to modify the boundaries of the Area, and to provide for the protection of lands, waters, and natural, cultural, and scenic resources within the national recreation area; H.R. 4144, amended, Cumberland Island Preservation Act; H.R. 4211, amended, to establish the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, in association with the Tuskegee University, in the State of Alabama; H.R. 4158, amended, National Park Enhancement and Protection Act; H.R. 4287, amended, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Boundary Adjustments Act; H.R. 4289, amended, to provide for the purchase by the Secretary of the Interior of the Wilcox ranch in Eastern Utah for management as wildlife habitat; and H.R. 4182, to establish the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site in the State of Arkansas.
MANDATORY DRUG TESTING--MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE HOUSE
Committee on Rules: On August 5th, the Committee began markup of a measure to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide for mandatory drug testing of Members, officers, and employees of the House of Representatives.
Committee recessed subject to call.
OVERSIGHT--TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AT FAA
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Technology held an oversight hearing on Technology Development at FAA: Computer and Information Technology Challenges of the 21st Century. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Transportation: Dennis DeGaetano, Deputy Associate Administrator, Research and Acquisitions, FAA; and John Meche, Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Finance, Economic and Information Technology; and Joel C. Willemssen, Director, Civil Agencies Information Systems, GAO.
PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on how project labor agreements on public construction projects are negatively affecting women and minority-owned businesses. Testimony was heard from Nancy McFadden, General Counsel, Department of Transportation; and public witnesses.
PILOT LICENSES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Aviation held a hearing on H.R. 1846, to provide for the immediate application of certain orders relating to the amendment, modification, suspension, or revocation of certificates under chapter 447 of title 49, United States Code. Testimony was heard from Gerald L. Dillingham, Associate Director, Transportation Issues, GAO; Peggy Gilligan, Deputy Associate Administrator, Regulation and Certification, FAA, Department of Transportation; the following officials of the National Transportation Safety Board: Daniel D. Campbell, General Counsel; and Harry L. Riggs, Jr., President, Bar Association; and public witnesses.
BEACHES AND OCEANS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 2094, Beaches Environmental Assessment, Closure, and Health Act of 1997; H.R. 3445, Oceans Act of 1998; and S. 1213, Oceans Act of 1997. Testimony was heard from Representatives Bilbray, Pallone, Saxton and Farr; J. Charles Fox, Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Water, EPA; Sally J. Yozell, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Oceans and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, Department of Commerce; David B. Rosenblatt, Supervisor, Local Shore Programs, Department of Environmental Protection, State of New Jersey; and public witnesses.
MEDICARE'S HOME HEALTH BENEFITS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on Medicare's Home Health Benefits. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Health and Human Services: Michael Hash, Deputy Administrator, Health Care Financing Administration; and June Gibbs Brown, Inspector General; William J. Scanlon, Director, Health Financing Systems, GAO; Gail Wilensky, Chair, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission; and public witnesses.
REPORT--YEAR 2000 COMPUTER PROBLEM
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight approved for full Committee action a report entitled Year 2000 Computer Problem.
COMMITTEE BUSINESS; KOREAN PENINSULA BRIEFING
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to consider pending Committee business.
The Committee also met in executive session to hold a briefing on Korean Peninsula. The Committee was briefed by departmental witnesses.
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