[Senate Report 107-6]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
107th Congress Report
SENATE
1st Session 107-6
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REVIEW OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY
DURING THE 106TH CONGRESS
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R E P O R T
of the
COMMITTEE ON RULES AND
ADMINISTRATION
UNITED STATES SENATE
during the
106TH CONGRESS
(1999-2000)
PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 8(b) OF RULE XXVI OF THE STANDING RULES OF THE
SENATE
March 26, 2001.--Ordered to be printed
FOREWORD
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This report reviewing the legislative activity during the
106th Congress of the Committee on Rules and Administration is
submitted pursuant to paragraph 8(b) of rule XXVI of the
Standing Rules of the Senate. Paragraph 8 provides that
standing committees of the Senate shall review and study, on a
continuing basis, the application, administration, and
execution of those laws, or parts thereof, the subject matter
of which is within their jurisdiction, and submit to the
Senate, not later than March 31 of each odd-numbered year, a
report detailing the activities of that committee for the
preceding Congress. The text of paragraph 8 of rule XXVI is as
follows:
8. (a) In order to assist the Senate in--
(1) its analysis, appraisal, and evaluation of the
application, administration, and execution of the laws
enacted by the Congress, and
(2) its formulation, consideration, and enactment of
such modifications of or changes in those laws, and of
such additional legislation, as may be necessary or
appropriate,
each standing committee (except the Committees on
Appropriations and the Budget), shall review and study, on a
continuing basis the application, administration, and execution
of those laws, or parts of laws, the subject matter of which is
within the legislative jurisdiction of that committee. Such
committees may carry out the required analysis, appraisal, and
evaluation themselves, or by contract, or may require a
Government agency to do so and furnish a report thereon to the
Senate. Such committees may rely on such techniques as pilot
testing, analysis of costs in comparison with benefits, or
provision for evaluation after a defined period of time.
(b) In each odd-numbered year, each such committee shall
submit, not later than March 31, to the Senate, a report on the
activities of that committee under this paragraph during the
Congress ending at noon on January 3 of such year.
Mitch McConnell, Chairman.
C O N T E N T S
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Foreword......................................................... iii
Jurisdiction of the Committee on Rules and Administration........ 1
Committee Legislative Activities................................. 2
Measures Reported by the Committee............................... 3
Measures Considered in Senate.................................... 4
Measures Approved by Senate...................................... 4
Measures Obviated................................................ 6
Committee Meetings and Hearings.................................. 8
Federal Elections Hearings....................................... 8
Nominations...................................................... 10
Revision in Committee Budget Authorization Process............... 10
Committee/Administrative Publications............................ 11
Legislative Publications......................................... 11
107th Congress Report
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1st Session 107-6
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REVIEW OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY DURING THE 106TH CONGRESS
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March 26, 2001.--Ordered to be printed
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Mr. McConnell, from the Committee on Rules and Administration,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[Pursuant to paragraph 8(b) of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the
Senate]
Jurisdiction of the Committee on Rules and Administration
The jurisdiction of the Committee on Rules and
Administration is set forth in paragraph 1(n)(1) of rule XXV of
the Standing Rules of the Senate. The following are excerpts
from that paragraph.
RULE XXV
STANDING COMMITTEES
1. The following standing committees shall be appointed at
the commencement of each Congress, and shall continue and have
the power to act until their successors are appointed, with
leave to report by bill or otherwise on matters within their
respective jurisdictions:
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(n)(1) Committee on Rules and Administration, to which
committee shall be referred all proposed legislation, messages,
petitions, memorials, and other matters relating to the
following subjects:
1. Administration of the Senate Office Buildings and the
Senate wing of the Capitol, including the assignment of office
space.
2. Congressional organization relative to rules and
procedures, and Senate rules and regulations, including floor
and gallery rules.
3. Corrupt practices.
4. Credentials and qualifications of Members of the Senate,
contested elections, and acceptance of incompatible offices.
5. Federal elections generally, including the election of
the President, Vice President, and Members of the Congress.
6. Government Printing Office, and the printing and
correction of the Congressional Record, as well as those
matters provided for under rule XI.
7. Meeting of the Congress and attendance of Members.
8. Payment of money out of the contingent fund of the
Senate or creating a charge upon the same (except that any
resolution relating to substantive matter within the
jurisdiction of any other standing committee of the Senate
shall be first referred to such committee).
9. Presidential succession.
10. Purchase of books and manuscripts and erection of
monuments to the memory of individuals.
11. Senate Library and statuary, art, and pictures in the
Capitol and Senate Office Buildings.
12. Services to the Senate, including the Senate
restaurant.
13. United States Capitol and congressional office
buildings, the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian Institution
(and the incorporation of similar institutions), and the
Botanic Gardens.
(2) Such committee shall also--
(A) make a continuing study of the organization and
operation of the Congress of the United States and
shall recommend improvements in such organization and
operation with a view toward strengthening the
Congress, simplifying its operations, improving its
relationships with other branches of the United States
Government, and enabling it better to meet its
responsibilities under the Constitution of the United
States;
(B) identify any court proceeding or action which, in
the opinion of the Committee, is of vital interest to
the Congress as a constitutionally established
institution of the Federal Government and call such
proceeding or action to the attention of the Senate;
and
(C) develop, implement, and update as necessary a
strategy planning process and a strategic plan for the
functional and technical infrastructure support of the
Senate and provide oversight over plans developed by
Senate officers and others in accordance with the
strategic planning process.
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Committee Legislative Activities
During the 106th Congress, a total of 96 legislative
measures were referred to the Committee on Rules and
Administration, of which 21 were reported to the Senate. The 96
total measures included 36 Senate bills (1 considered in Senate
but not passed; 1 agreed to in Senate; 1 agreed to in Senate
and House becoming public law); 35 Senate resolutions (27
reported; 8 agreed to in Senate); 6 Senate joint resolutions (1
agreed to in Senate; 2 agreed to in Senate and House becoming
public law); 3 Senate concurrent resolutions (1 agreed to in
Senate and House); 3 House bills (2 agreed to in House and
Senate becoming public law); and 13 House concurrent
resolutions (8 agreed to in House and Senate; 1 passed House
and Senate, amended, Senate amendment not agreed to in House).
Measures Reported to the Senate by the Committee
1. S. Res. 51, providing for membership on the part of the
Senate of the Joint Committee on Printing and the Joint
Committee on the Library (without written report).
2. S. Res. 52, to authorize the printing of a collection of
the rules of the committees of the Senate (without written
report).
3. S. Res. 129, to authorize expenditures by the Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported as a provision of S.
Res. 189.
4. S. Res. 138, to authorize expenditures by the Committee
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported as a
provision of S. Res. 189.
5. S. Res. 139, to authorize expenditures by the Select
Committee on Intelligence. Reported as a provision of S. Res.
189.
6. S. Res. 142, to authorize expenditures by the Committee
on Small Business. Reported as a provision of S. Res. 189.
7. S. Res. 143, to authorize expenditures by the Committee
on Armed Services. Reported as a provision of S. Res. 189.
8. S. Res. 144, to authorize expenditures by the Committee
on the Judiciary. Reported as a provision of S. Res. 189.
9. S. Res. 145, to authorize expenditures by the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported as a
provision of S. Res. 189.
10. S. Res. 146, to authorize expenditures by the Committee
on Environment and Public Works. Reported as a provision of S.
Res. 189.
11. S. Res. 147, to authorize expenditures by the Committee
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Reported as a provision
of S. Res. 189.
12. S. Res. 148, to authorize expenditures by the Committee
on Foreign Relations. Reported as a provision of S. Res. 189.
13. S. Res. 149, to authorize expenditures by the Committee
on the Budget. Reported as a provision of S. Res. 189.
14. S. Res. 150, to authorize expenditures by the Committee
on Finance. Reported as a provision of S. Res. 189.
15. S. Res. 151, to authorize expenditures by the Committee
on Veterans' Affairs. Reported as a provision of S. Res. 189.
16. S. Res. 152, to authorize expenditures by the Committee
on Rules and Administration. Reported as a provision of S. Res.
189.
17. S. Res. 154, to authorize expenditures by the Committee
on Governmental Affairs. Reported as a provision of S. Res.
189.
18. S. Res. 155, to authorize expenditures by the Special
Committee on Aging. Reported as a provision of S. Res. 189.
19. S. Res. 156, to authorize expenditures by the Committee
on Indian Affairs. Reported as a provision of S. Res. 189.
20. S. Res. 159, to authorize expenditures by the Committee
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported as a
provision of S. Res. 189.
21. S. Res. 189, to authorize biennial expenditures by the
committees of the Senate for the period October 1, 1999 through
February 28, 2001. S. Rept. 106-164.
Measures Considered in Senate
1. S. 1593, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 to provide bipartisan campaign reform, was referred to
Rules Committee on Sept. 16, 1999. The Committee was discharged
from further consideration on Oct. 8, 1999, and the measure was
considered by the Senate on Oct. 13, 14, 15, 18, and 19, 1999,
but the Senate came to no resolution thereon.
Measures Approved by Senate
1. S. 1791, to authorize the Librarian of Congress to
purchase papers of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., from Dr. King's
estate, was referred to the Rules Committee on Oct. 26, 1999.
The Committee was discharged from further consideration on Oct.
29, 1999 and the measure was passed by the Senate.
2. S. 2498, to authorize the Smithsonian Institution to
plan, design, construct, and equip laboratory, administrative,
and support space to house base operations for the Smithsonian
Astrophysical Observatory Submillimeter Array located on Mauna
Kea to Hilo, Hawaii, was referred to the Rules Committee on May
2, 2000. The Committee was discharged from further
consideration on June 14, 2000 and the measure was passed by
the Senate. The measure was passed by the House on Oct. 17, and
signed by the President on Oct. 27, 2000, becoming Pub.L. 106-
383.
3. S. Res. 7, to amend S. Res. 208 of the 105th Congress to
increase funding of the Special Committee on the Year 2000
Technology-Related Problems, was referred to the Rules
Committee on Jan. 6, 1999. The Committee was discharged from
further consideration on Mar. 2, 1999, and the measure was
passed by the Senate, amended.
4. S. Res. 51, an original resolution providing for members
on the part of the Senate of the Joint Committee on Printing
and the Joint Committee on the Library, was reported by the
Committee, without written report, on Feb. 25, 1999, and agreed
to in the Senate on Mar. 2, 1999.
5. S. Res. 52, an original resolution to authorize the
printing of a collection of the rules of the committees of the
Senate, was reported by the Committee, without written report,
on Feb. 25, 1999, and agreed to in the Senate on Mar. 2, 1999.
6. S. Res. 113, to amend the Standing Rules of the Senate
to require that the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the
United States be recited at the commencement of the daily
session of the Senate, was referred to the Rules Committee on
June 9, 1999. The Committee was discharged from further
consideration on June 23, 1999, and the measure was passed by
the Senate, amended.
7. S. Res. 180, to reauthorize the John Heinz Senate
Fellowship Program, was referred to the Rules Committee on
Sept. 9, 1999. The Committee was discharged from further
consideration on Sept. 30, 1999, and the measure was passed by
the Senate.
8. S. Res. 189, an original resolution to authorize
expenditures by committees of the Senate for the period Oct. 1,
1999 through Feb. 28, 2001, was reported by the Committee on
Sept. 27, 1999 (S. Rept. 106-164), and the measure was passed
by the Senate on Sept. 29, 1999.
9. S. Res. 360, to authorize the printing of a document
entitled ``Washington's Farewell Address'' was referred to the
Rules Committee on Sept. 26, 2000. The Committee was discharged
from further consideration on Oct. 3, 2000, and the measure was
passed by the Senate.
10. S. Res. 361, to authorize the printing of a revised
edition of the Senate Rules and Manual, was referred to the
Rules Committee on Sept. 26, 2000. The Committee was discharged
from further consideration on Oct. 3, 2000, and the measure was
passed by the Senate.
11. S.J. Res. 40, providing for the appointment of Alan G.
Spoon as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the
Smithsonian Institution, was referred to the Rules Committee on
Feb. 29, 2000. The Committee was discharged from further
consideration on Apr. 12, 2000, and the measure was passed by
the Senate. The measure was passed by the House on May 2 and
signed by the President on May 5, 2000, becoming Pub.L. 106-
198.
12. S.J. Res. 41, providing for the appointment of Sheila
E. Widnall as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the
Smithsonian Institution, was referred to the Rules Committee on
Feb. 29, 2000. The Committee was discharged from further
consideration on Apr. 12, 2000, and the measure was passed by
the Senate.
13. S.J. Res. 42, providing for the appointment of Manuel
L. Ibanez as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the
Smithsonian Institution, was referred to the Rules Committee on
Feb. 29, 2000. The Committee was discharged from further
consideration on Apr. 12, 2000, and the measure was passed by
the Senate. The measure was passed by the House on May 2 and
signed by the President on May 5, 2000, becoming Pub.L. 106-
199.
14. S. Con. Res. 130, to establish a special task force to
recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who
worked on the construction of the United States Capitol, was
referred to the Rules Committee on July 12, 2000. The Committee
was discharged from further consideration on Sept. 15, 2000,
and the measure was passed by the Senate. The measure was
agreed to in the House on Sept. 24, 2000.
15. H.R. 2303, to direct the Librarian of Congress to
prepare the history of the House of Representatives, was
referred to the Rules Committee on Oct. 26, 2000. The Committee
was discharged from further consideration on Oct. 29, 1999, and
the measure was passed by the Senate; it was signed by the
President on Nov. 12, 1999, becoming Pub.L. 106-99.
16. H.R. 3122, to permit the enrollment in the House of
Representatives Child Care Center of children of Federal
employees who are not employees of the legislative branch, was
referred to the Rules Committee on Oct. 26, 1999. The Committee
was discharged from further consideration on Nov. 4, 1999, and
the measure was passed by the Senate; it was signed by the
President on Nov. 12, 1999, becoming Pub.L. 106-100.
17. H. Con. Res. 49, authorizing the use of the Capitol
grounds for a bike rodeo to be conducted by the Earth Force
Youth Bike Summit, was referred to the Rules Committee on Apr.
13, 1999. The Committee was discharged from further
consideration on Apr. 30, 1999, and the measure was passed by
the Senate.
18. H. Con. Res. 196, permitting the use of the rotunda of
the Capitol for the presentation of the Congressional Gold
Medal to President and Mrs. Gerald R. Ford, was referred to the
Rules Committee on Oct. 19, 1999. The Committee was discharged
from further consideration on Oct. 26, 1999, and the measure
was passed by the Senate.
19. H. Con. Res. 244, permitting the use of the rotunda of
the Capitol for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the
days of remembrance of victims of the Holocaust, was referred
to the Rules Committee on Feb. 1, 2000. The Committee was
discharged from further consideration on Feb. 10, 2000, and the
measure was passed by the Senate.
20. H. Con. Res. 277, authorizing the use of the Capitol
grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby, was referred
to the Rules Committee on Apr. 11, 2000. The Committee was
discharged from further consideration on May 9, 2000, and the
measure was passed by the Senate.
21. H. Con. Res. 278, authorizing the use of the Capitol
grounds for the 19th Annual Peace Officers' Memorial Service,
was referred to the Rules Committee on Apr. 4, 2000. The
Committee was discharged from further consideration on Apr. 12,
2000, and the measure was passed by the Senate.
22. H. Con. Res. 279, authorizing the use of the Capitol
grounds for the 200th birthday celebration of the Library of
Congress, was referred to the Rules Committee on Apr. 4, 2000.
The Committee was discharged from further consideration on Apr.
12, 2000, and the measure was passed by the Senate.
23. H. Con. Res. 280, authorizing the 2000 District of
Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run to be run
through the Capitol grounds, was referred to the Rules
Committee on Apr. 11, 2000. The Committee was discharged from
further consideration on May 25, 2000, and the measure was
passed by the Senate.
24. H. Con. Res. 281, authorizing the use of the East Front
of the Capitol grounds for performances sponsored by the John
F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, was referred to the
Rules Committee on Apr. 4, 2000. The Committee was discharged
from further consideration on Apr. 12, 2000, and the measure
was passed by the Senate.
25. H. Con. Res. 314, authorizing the use of the Capitol
grounds for a bike rodeo to be conducted by the Earth Force
Youth Bike Summit, was referred to the Rules Committee on May
4, 2000. The Committee was discharged from further
consideration on May 9, 2000, and the measure was passed by the
Senate.
Measures Obviated
During the 106th Congress, the following 25 measures
referred to the Committee were obviated by the passage of
another piece of legislation:
1. S. 1927, to establish the National Recording Registry in
the Library of Congress to maintain and preserve recordings
that are culturally, historically, or aesthetically
significant, and for other purposes. Obviated by the passage of
H.R. 4846.
2. S. 3135, to direct the American Folklife Center at the
Library of Congress to establish a program to collect video and
audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of
American war veterans, and for other purposes. Obviated by the
passage of H.R. 5212.
3. S. Res. 129, authorizing expenditures by the Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources. Obviated by the passage of S.
Res. 189.
4. S. Res. 138, authorizing expenditures by the Committee
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Obviated by the
passage of S. Res. 189.
5. S. Res. 139, to authorize expenditures by the Select
Committee on Intelligence. Obviated by the passage of S. Res.
189.
6. S. Res. 142, to authorize expenditures by the Committee
on Small Business. Obviated by the passage of S. Res. 189.
7. S. Res. 143, to authorize expenditures by the Committee
on Armed Services. Obviated by the passage of S. Res. 189.
8. S. Res. 144, to authorize expenditures by the Committee
on the Judiciary. Obviated by the passage of S. Res. 189.
9. S. Res. 145, to authorize expenditures by the Committee
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Obviated by the
passage of S. Res. 189.
10. S. Res. 146, to authorize expenditures by the Committee
on Environment and Public Works. Obviated by the passage of S.
Res. 189.
11. S. Res. 147, to authorize expenditures by the Committee
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Obviated by the passage
of S. Res. 189.
12. S. Res. 148, to authorize expenditures by the Committee
on Foreign Relations. Obviated by the passage of S. Res. 189.
13. S. Res. 149, to authorize expenditures by the Committee
on the Budget. Obviated by the passage of S. Res. 189.
14. S. Res. 150, to authorize expenditures by the Committee
on Finance. Obviated by the passage of S. Res. 189.
15. S. Res. 151, to authorize expenditures by the Committee
on Veterans' Affairs. Obviated by the passage of S. Res. 189.
16. S. Res. 152, to authorize expenditures by the Committee
on Rules and Administration. Obviated by the passage of S. Res.
189.
17. S. Res. 154, to authorize expenditures by the Committee
on Governmental Affairs. Obviated by the passage of S. Res.
189.
18. S. Res. 155, to authorize expenditures by the Special
Committee on Aging. Obviated by the passage of S. Res. 189.
19. S. Res. 156, to authorize expenditures by the Committee
on Indian Affairs. Obviated by the passage of S. Res. 189.
20. S. Res. 159, to authorize expenditures by the Committee
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Obviated by the
passage of S. Res. 189.
21. S.J. Res. 8, providing for the reappointment of Wesley
S. Williams, Jr., as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents
of the Smithsonian Institution. Obviated by the passage of H.J.
Res. 28.
22. S.J. Res. 9, providing for the reappointment of Dr.
Hanna H. Gray as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of
the Smithsonian Institution. Obviated by the passage of H.J.
Res. 27.
23. S.J. Res. 10, providing for the reappointment of Barber
B. Conable, Jr., as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of
the Smithsonian Institution. Obviated by the reporting of H.J.
Res. 26.
24. S. Con. Res. 115, to provide for the acceptance of a
statue of Chief Washakie, presented by the people of Wyoming,
for placement in National Statuary Hall, and for other
purposes. Obviated by passage of H. Con. Res. 333.
25. H. Con. Res. 368, establishing a special task force to
recommend an appropriate recognition for the slave laborers who
worked on the construction of the Capitol. Obviated by passage
of S. Con. Res. 130.
Committee Meeting and Hearings
Feb. 25, 1999--Committee organizational meeting; to adopt
Rules of Procedure for the Committee and select members on the
part of the Senate for the Joint Committees on Printing and the
Library; to authorize the printing of a collection of rules of
the committees of the Senate.
Mar. 24, 1999--To receive testimony on campaign
contribution limits.
July 15, 1999--To mark up an original resolution
authorizing funding for the Rules Committee for the period Oct,
1, 1999 through Feb. 28, 2001.
July 28, 1999--To receive testimony on the operations of
the Smithsonian Institution.
Aug. 4, 1999--To receive testimony on the committee funding
resolutions reported by the Committees on Armed Services,
Finance, Foreign Relations, Small Business, Select Committee on
Intelligence, and the Special Committee on Aging.
Sept. 15, 1999 --To mark up an original omnibus funding
resolution for the committees of the Senate for the period Oct.
1, 1999 through Feb. 28, 2001.
Sept. 22, 1999--To mark up a resolution to establish a
special committee of the Senate to address the cultural crisis
facing America.
Oct. 20, 1999--To receive testimony on the operations of
the Architect of the Capitol.
Mar. 22, 2000--To receive testimony on the Constitution and
campaign reform.
Mar. 29, 2000--To receive testimony on Presidential
primaries and campaign finance.
Mar. 30, 2000--To receive testimony on the operations of
the Architect of the Capitol.
Apr. 5, 2000--To receive testimony on political parties in
America.
Apr. 12, 2000--To receive testimony on compelled political
speech.
Apr. 26, 2000--To receive testimony on citizen
participation in the political process.
May 3, 2000--To receive testimony on political speech on
the Internet.
May 17, 2000--To receive testimony on legislative remedies.
June 27, 2000--To receive testimony on the operations of
the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian Institution.
Federal Elections Hearings
During the 106th Congress, the Rules Committee held the
following hearings to examine the campaign finance system:
Mar. 24, 1999--Hearings held to examine the need to
increase the Federal or hard money campaign contribution
limits. Testimony was received from Hon. Dan Coats, former U.S.
Senator from the State of Indiana, and Special Counsel, Verner,
Liipfert, Berhnard, McPherson and Hand; Dr. Demaris Miller of
McLean, VA; Karen Sheridan, Executive Vice President of SMY
Media, Inc.; and, John R. Lott, Jr., University of Chicago
School of Law.
Mar. 22, 2000--Hearings held to examine campaign finance
issues, focusing on the Constitution and campaign reform.
Testimony was received from Ira Glasser, Executive Director of
the American Civil Liberties Union; Joel M. Gora, Associate
Dean at the Brooklyn Law School; Deborah Goldberg, Deputy
Director of the Democracy Program at the Brennen Center for
Justice, NYU School of Law; Kathleen M. Sullivan, Dean of
Stanford Law School; Lillian R. BeVier, Professor at the
University of Virginia School of Law; and, Alan B. Morrison,
Director of the Litagation Group, Public Citizen.
Mar. 29, 2000--Hearings held to examine campaign finance
issues, focusing on Presidential primaries and campaign
finance. Testimony was received from Hon. Fred Thompson, a
Senator from the State of Tennessee; Hon. Joseph I. Lieberman,
a Senator from the State of Connecticut; Hon. Slade Gorton, a
Senator from the State of Washington; Hon. Lamar Alexander;
Herbert E. Alexander, Professor Emeritus from the University of
Southern California; Roger Pilon, Cato Institute; and, Derek
Cressman, United States Public Interest Research Group.
Apr. 5, 2000--Hearing held to examine campaign finance
issues, focusing on political parties in America. Testimony was
received from Hon. Martin Meehan, a Representative from the
State of Massachusetts; Hon. Christopher Shays, a
Representative from the State of Connecticut; Bobby R.
Burchfield, Partner, Covington & Burling; Michael C. Munger,
Duke University; Dylan C. Glenn, Republican Candidate for
Congress for the Second District of Georgia; Robert T. Bennett,
Chairman of the Ohio Republican Party; Scott Harshbarger,
President and CEO of Common Cause; and Charles E.M. Kolb,
President of the Committee for Economic Development.
Apr. 12, 2000--Hearing held to examine campaign finance
issues, focusing on compelled political speech. Testimony was
received from David S. Fortney, Washington, D.C.; Laurence E.
Gold, Associate General Counsel, AFL-CIO; Leo Troy, Professor
of Economics, Rutgers University; Kenneth F. Boehm, Chairman of
the National Legal and Policy Center; Joan Claybrook,
President, Public Citizen; and, Robert P. Hunter, Mackinac
Center for Public Policy.
Apr. 26, 2000--Hearing held to examine campaign finance
issues, focusing on citizen participation in the political
process. Testimony was received from Hon. Orrin Hatch, Senator
from the State of Utah; Laura W. Murphy, Director of the
Washington Office, American Civil Liberties Union; E. Joshua
Rosenkranz, President and CEO, Brennan Center for Justice, NYU
School of Law; and James Bopp, Jr., General Counsel, James
Madison Center for Free Speech.
May 3, 2000--Hearing held to examine campaign finance
issues, focusing on political speech on the Internet. Testimony
was received from Hon. Conrad Burns, a Senator from the State
of Montana; Hon. Robert Bennett, a Senator from the State of
Utah; and, Hon. David M. Mason and Hon. Karl L. Sandstrom,
Commissioners, Federal Election Commission.
May 17, 2000--Hearing held to examine campaign finance
issues, focusing on legislative remedies. Testimony was
received from Hon. Chuck Hagel, a Senator from the State of
Nebraska; Hon. J. Robert Kerrey, a Senator from the State of
Nebraska; Hon. Mary L. Landrieu, Senator from the State of
Louisiana; Hon. Spencer Abraham, a Senator from the State of
Michigan; Hon. Kay Bailey Hutchison, a Senator from the State
of Texas; Hon. Ernest F. Hollings, a Senator from the State of
South Carolina; and, Hon. Jack Reed, a Senator from the State
of Rhode Island.
Nominations
In the 106th Congress, the Committee considered and
reported favorably to the Senate the nominations of: Danny Lee
McDonald, of Oklahoma, to be a member of the Federal Election
Commission for a term expiring April 30, 2005 (reappointment);
and, Bradley A. Smith, of Ohio, to be a member of the Federal
Election Commission for a term expiring Apr. 30, 2005, vice Lee
Ann Elliott, resigned.
Revision in Committee Budget Authorization Process
Since 1989, the Rules Committee has adopted a biennial
funding authorization for committees of the Senate. Unique
circumstances arising from the need to deal with Y2K computer
matters before the close of 1999 affected the committee budget
process. The Senate transitioned to a new Financial Management
System (FMIS), which was designed to conform to the Federal
Government's fiscal year which runs from October 1 through
September 30. Consequently, modification to the committee
funding process (in which budget years began on March 1) were
necessary to reflect the Federal fiscal year for accounting
purposes.
In order to make the transition as seamless as possible,
the Senate agreed to S. Res. 38 on February 12, 1999, which
authorized the Rules Committee to report a continuing
resolution authorizing Senate committee expenditures for the
period March 1, 1999, through September 30, 1999. The Rules
Committee then reported and the Senate passed S. Res. 49 which
continued to fund committees at the 1998 levels with a COLA
adjustment for that seven-month period.
On June 14, 1999, the Senate agreed to S. Res. 122 which:
(1) required committees of the Senate to report a funding
resolution no later than July 15, 1999, and (2) authorized the
Rules Committee to report an omnibus funding resolution for the
two remaining applicable fiscal years. On Sept. 29, 1999 the
Senate agreed to S. Res. 189 which authorized expenditures by
committees of the Senate for the period October 1, 1999 through
September 30, 2000 (12 months); and, Oct. 1, 2000 through Feb.
28, 2001 (5 months).
Committee Publications
Administrative Publications
Legislative Calendar of the Committee on Rules and
Administration, Final Calendar, 105th Congress, 2nd session,
published 1998, S. Prt. 105-99.
Rules and Manual of the United States Senate,
106th Congress, 1st Session, 1999, S. Doc. 106-1.
Authority and Rules of Senate Committees, 106th
Congress, 1st session, 1999, S. Doc. 106-6.
Review of Legislative Activity During the 105th
Congress, 106th Congress, 1st session, 1999, S. Rept. 106-41.
Senate Election Law Guidebook, 2000, 106th
Congress, 1st session, 1999, S. Doc. 106-14.
Standing Rules of the Senate, 106th Congress, 2nd
Session, 2000, S. Doc. 106-15.
Nomination and Election of the President and Vice
President, 2000, 106th Congress, 1st Session, 1999, S. Doc.
106-16.
Legislative Publications
Campaign Contributions Limits, 106th Congress, 1st
session, S. Hrg. 106-19.
The Constitution and Campaign Reform, 106th
Congress, 2nd session, S. Hrg. 106-522.
Nominations to the Federal Election Commission,
106th Congress, 2nd session, S. Hrg. 106-391.