[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 6 (Tuesday, February 1, 1994)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL--LOS ANGELES EARTHQUAKE ASSISTANCE
Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported a measure making 
emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1994.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, and Education 
began appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative held a hearing 
on the House of Representatives and the Joint Economic Committee. 
Testimony was heard from Representatives Rose and Obey; the following 
officials of the House of Representatives: Donnald K. Anderson, Clerk; 
Randall B. Medlock, Acting Director, Office of Non-Legislative and 
Financial Services; Werner W. Brandt, Sergeant at Arms; James T. 
Molloy, Doorkeeper; and Michael J. Shinay, Director, Office of Postal 
Operations.
FAIR TRADE IN FINANCIAL SERVICES ACT
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Deposit Insurance 
held a hearing on H.R. 3248, Fair Trade in Financial Services Act, 
1993. Testimony was heard from Lawrence H. Summers, Under Secretary, 
International Affairs, Department of the Treasury; Rufus H. Yerxa, 
Deputy U.S. Trade Representative; and John P. LaWare, member, Board of 
Governors, Federal Reserve System.
REGULATORY COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT ACT REFORM
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
General Oversight, Investigations, and the Resolution of Failed 
Financial Institutions held a hearing on proposed regulatory Community 
Reinvestment Act reform. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of the Treasury: Eugene Ludwig, 
Comptroller, and Jonathan L. Fiechter, Acting Director, Office of 
Thrift Supervision; Larry Lindsey, member, Board of Governors, Federal 
Reserve System; and the following officials of the FDIC: Andrew Hove, 
Jr., Acting Chairman, and Bobbie Jean Norris, Deputy Director, Office 
of Consumer Affairs.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION AMENDMENTS
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Elementary, 
Secondary, and Vocational Education began markup of H.R. 6, Elementary 
and Secondary Education Amendments of 1993.
  Will continue tomorrow.
HEALTH SECURITY ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer 
Protection, and Competitiveness held a hearing on H.R. 3600, Health 
Security Act, with emphasis on Workers Compensation Insurance and Auto 
Insurance and Transition Rules. Testimony was heard from Gary Claxton, 
Office of the Assistant Secretary, Legislation, Department of Health 
and Human Services; and public witnesses.
HEALTH REFORM PROPOSALS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the 
Environment held a hearing on health reform proposals, including H.R. 
1200, American Health Security Act of 1933, and H.R. 3080, Affordable 
Health Care Now Act of 1993. Testimony was heard from Representatives 
McDermott, Conyers, Pelosi, Michel, Hastert, and Thomas of California; 
and public witnesses.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications 
and Finance continued hearings on the Communications Infrastructure, 
with emphasis on Interactive Video-Systems. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Security, 
International Organizations and Human Rights held an oversight hearing 
on the State Department's Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 
1993 and U.S. Human Rights Policy. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of State: Timothy E. Wirth, 
Counselor; and John Shattuck, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Human 
Rights and Humanitarian Affairs.
EPA RISK ASSESSMENT ISSUES
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Environment, 
Energy, and Natural Resources and the Subcommittee on Legislation and 
National Security held a joint hearing on Risk Assessment Issues at the 
EPA. Testimony was heard from Senator Johnston; Sally Katzen, 
Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB; 
Stephen G. Breyer, Chief Judge, First Judicial Circuit, U.S. Courts of 
Appeals; Lynn Goldman, Assistant Administrator, Prevention, Pesticides, 
and Toxic Substances, EPA; and public witnesses.
FOREST SERVICE REFORM
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, 
Forests, and Public Lands and the Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a joint hearing on Forest Service Reform. Testimony 
was heard from James Duffus III, Director, Natural Resources Management 
Issues, GAO; Ross Gorte, Specialist in Natural Resource Policy, CRS, 
Library of Congress; Jim Nelson, Forest Supervisor, Toiyabe National 
Forest, USDA; and public witnesses.
  Hearings continue February 3.
FEDERAL WORK FORCE RESTRUCTURING
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on 
Compensation and Employee Benefits and the Subcommittee on the Civil 
Service held a joint hearing on the restructuring of the Federal work 
force. Testimony was heard from Bruce Babbitt, Secretary of the 
Interior; Mike Espy, Secretary of Agriculture; Frederico Pena, 
Secretary of Transportation; Walter Broadnax, Deputy Secretary, 
Department of Health and Human Services; Hershel Gober, Deputy 
Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs; Roger Johnson, 
Administrator, GSA; James B. King, Director, OPM; Richard Haver, 
Executive Director, CIA; Albert V. Conte, Principal Deputy Under 
Secretary, Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense; Madeleine 
Kunin, Deputy Secretary, Department of Education; George Munoz, 
Assistant Secretary, Management, Department of the Treasury; Archer 
Durham, Assistant Secretary, Human Resources and Administration, 
Department of Energy; Alan Balutis, Director, Budget Planning and 
Organization, Department of Commerce; Daniel S. Goldin, Administrator, 
NASA; Nancy Kingsbury, Director, Federal Human Resource Management 
Issues, GAO; and Jim Blum, Assistant Director, CBO.
PROCUREMENT REFORM PROPOSALS
Committeee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Procurement, Taxation and 
Tourism held a hearing on procurement reform proposals (H.R. 3586, H.R. 
2238, and S. 1587). Testimony was heard from Steven Kelman, 
Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy, OMB; Colleen 
Preston, Deputy Under Secretary, Acquisition Reform, Department of 
Defense; and Robert J. Moffit, Associate Administrator, Procurement 
Assistance, SBA.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
PERSIAN GULF VETERANS HEALTH PROBLEMS
Committee on Veterans Affairs: Held a hearing on health problems of 
veterans who served in the Persian Gulf. Testimony was heard from Jesse 
Brown, Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and Edwin Dorn, Assistant 
Secretary, Department of Defense.
HEALTH CARE REFORM
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on 
Health Care Reform: The Administration's Health Care Reform Proposals. 
Testimony was heard from Representatives DeLauro, LaRocco, Sanders, and 
Pomeroy; and public witnesses.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
TRADE AGREEMENTS RESULTING FROM GATT
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing on 
the trade agreements resulting from the Uruguay Round of multilateral 
trade negotiations under the auspices of the General Agreement on 
Tariffs and Trade (GATT). Testimony was heard from Representatives 
Regula and Dreier; and public witnesses.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.