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                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of February 7 through 12, 1994

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate will consider S. 1361, School-to-Work Opportunities 
Act.
  On Tuesday, Senate will resume consideration of S. 1150, Goals 2000: 
Educate America Act, with votes to occur on amendments pending thereto, 
and resume consideration of S. 1361, School-to-Work Opportunities Act, 
with votes to occur on amendments pending thereto.
  During the week, Senate expects to consider H.R. 3759, Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations, and any cleared executive and legislative 
business.
  (Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m., on Tuesday, 
February 8, 1994, for party conferences.)


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: February 8, to 
hold hearings on the nomination of Frederick Gilbert Slabach, of 
Mississippi, to be an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, 8:30 a.m., 
SR-332.
  February 10, Subcommittee on Agricultural Research, Conservation, 
Forestry and General Legislation, to hold hearings to review the 
process on the Federal meat inspection program, 2:30 p.m., SR-485.
  Committee on Armed Services: February 8, to hold hearings on 
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1995 for the 
Department of Defense, and the future years defense program, 9:30 
a.m., SH-216.
  February 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nominations of 
Lt. Gen. Barry R. McCaffrey, USA, to be the Commander in Chief, 
United States Southern Command, and Vice Adm. William A. Owens, USN, 
to be the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 9:30 a.m., SR-
222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: February 8, to 
hold hearings on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World 
Bank policies toward Russia and their impact on the Russian economy, 
2 p.m., SD-538.
  February 9, Subcommittee on International Finance and Monetary 
Policy, to resume hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds 
for the Export Administration, 2 p.m., SD-538.
  February 9, Subcommittee on International Finance and Monetary 
Policy, to resume hearings on the reauthorization of the Export 
Administration Act, 2 p.m., SD-538.
  February 10, Full Committee, business meeting, mark up S. 1527, to 
provide for fair trade in financial services, and to consider the 
nominations of Ricki Rhodarmer Tigert, of Tennessee, to be a Member 
and Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit 
Insurance Corporation, Andrew C. Hove Jr., of Nebraska, to be a 
Member and Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Federal 
Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Anne L. Hall, of Ohio, to be a 
Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
Corporation, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: February 8 and 10, to hold hearings in 
preparation for reporting the first concurrent resolution on the 
fiscal year 1995 budget for the Federal Government, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  February 9, Full Committee, to continue hearings in preparation 
for reporting the first concurrent resolution on the fiscal year 
1995 budget for the Federal Government, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: February 9, to 
hold hearings on the nomination of Ann Brown, of Florida, to be 
Commissioner and Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  February 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nominations 
of Greg Farmer, of Florida, to be Under Secretary for Travel and 
Tourism, Ginger Ehn Lew, of California, to be General Counsel, 
Graham R. Mitchell, of Massachusetts, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Technology Policy, Lauri Fitz Pegado, of Maryland, to be an 
Assistant Secretary, and Director General of the United States and 
Foreign Commercial Service, and Thomas R. Bloom, of Michigan, to be 
an Assistant Secretary and Chief Financial Officer, all of the 
Department of Commerce, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: February 8, to hold 
hearings on the nominations of Greta Joy Dicas, of Arkansas, 
Margaret Hornbeck Greene, of Kentucky, William J. Rainer, of 
Connecticut, Kneeland C. Young, of Texas, and Frank G. Zarb, of New 
York, each to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United 
States Enrichment Corporation, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  February 10, Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks and 
Forests, to hold hearings on H.R. 2947 and S. 1552, bills to extend 
for an additional 2 years the authorization of the Black 
Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation to establish a memorial, S. 
1612, to extend the authority of the Women in Military Service for 
America Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of 
Columbia area, and S. 1790, the ``National Peace Garden 
Reauthorization Act'', 2 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: February 10, 
Subcommittee on Superfund, Recycling, and Solid Waste Management, to 
hold hearings on the Administration's proposed legislation relating 
to superfund, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: February 8, to hold hearings to review the 
results of the Uruguay Round trade negotiations and to examine what 
needs to be accomplished before the April 15, 1994, scheduled 
agreement signing, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  February 8, Full Committee, to hear and consider the nomination of 
Mary Ellen Withrow, of Ohio, to be Treasurer of the United States, 
12 noon, SD-215.
  February 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings to review the 
Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) analysis of the Administration's 
Health Care Reform Plan, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  February 10, Full Committee, to resume hearings to examine health 
care reform issues, focusing on health care coverage for the 
uninsured, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: February 7, to hold hearings on 
the nominations of Wesley W. Egan, Jr., of North Carolina, to be 
Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and Robert H. 
Pelletreau, Jr., of Connecticut, to be Assistant Secretary of State 
for Near Eastern Affairs, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  February 8, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of 
Strobe Talbott, of Ohio, to be Deputy Secretary of State, 10 a.m., 
SD-419.
  February 9, Full Committee, business meeting, to consider the 
nomination of Strobe Talbott, of Ohio, to be Deputy Secretary of 
State, and other pending nominations, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  February 9, Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Trade, 
Oceans and Environment, to hold hearings on proposals to reform 
foreign assistance programs, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  February 9, Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, to 
hold hearings to review the post-embargo status of Vietnam, 3 p.m., 
SH-216.
  February 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the role 
of U.S. Armed Forces in the post-cold war world, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  February 10, Full Committee, to hold a closed briefing on the 
situation in Russia, 4:30 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: February 8, to hold hearings on 
the nomination of Edward Jay Gleiman, of Maryland, to be a 
Commissioner of the Postal Rate Commission, 11 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: February 9, Subcommittee on Juvenile 
Justice, to hold hearings on establishing effective Federal programs 
to address the gang problem in the United States, 10:30 a.m., SD-
226.
  February 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to review strategies 
for controlling national drug problems, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Labor and Human Resources: February 8, to resume 
hearings on the Administration's proposed Health Security Act, to 
establish comprehensive health care for every American, focusing on 
the needs of Americans with disabilities, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  February 9, Full Committee, to resume hearings on S. 575, to 
improve the employee safety and health programs of the Occupational 
Safety and Health Act, 11 a.m., SD-430.
  February 10, Subcommittee on Children, Family, Drugs and 
Alcoholism, to hold joint hearings with the House Committee on 
Education and Labor's Subcommittee on Human Resources on proposed 
legislation to reauthorize the Head Start Program, 9:30 a.m., SH-
216.
  February 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings on ERISA preemption 
of State prevailing wage laws, 9:30 a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: February 10, to resume 
hearings on provisions regarding the Government Printing Office 
contained in Title XIV of H.R. 3400, to provide a more effective, 
efficient, and responsive government, Title XIV of the National 
Performance Review, and the Organization of Congress Report of the 
Senate members of the Joint Committee on the Organization of 
Congress, 9:30 a.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Veterans Affairs: February 9, to hold hearings to 
examine VA participation in State health care programs, 10 a.m., SR-
418.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: February 10, to hold hearings on S. 
1357, to reaffirm and clarify the Federal relationships of the 
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians and the Little River Band 
of Ottawa Indians as distinct federally recognized Indian tribes, 
and S. 1066, to restore Federal services to the Pokagon Band of 
Potawatomi Indians, 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: February 8, to hold closed 
hearings on intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                             House Chamber

  Monday, No legislative business is scheduled.
  Tuesday, Consideration of the following Suspension: H.R. ____, 
Technology Related Assistance for Individuals With Disabilities 
Amendments of 1994.
  Wednesday and the balance of the week: Consideration of H.R. 811, 
Independent Counsel Reauthorization Act of 1993 (subject to a rule 
being granted); and
  Conference report on H.R. 3759, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations 
for Earthquake Assistance (subject to a rule being granted).


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, February 8, Subcommittee on Department 
Operations and Nutrition, to consider H.R. 3171, Department of 
Agriculture Reorganization Act, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, February 8, Subcommittee on 
Legislative, on GPO, 9:30 a.m., and on Public Witnesses, 1:30 p.m., 
H-301 Capitol.
  February 9, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration and Related Agencies, on Budget Overview and 
on Inspector General Overview, 9:30 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  February 9, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and 
Judiciary, on Federal Maritime Commission and on the Marine Mammal 
Commission, 2 p.m., H-310 Capitol.
  February 9, Subcommittee on Interior, on the Commission on Fine 
Arts, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and the Woodrow 
Wilson International Center for Scholars, 10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  February 9, 10 and 11, Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-Education, on 
Public Witnesses, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  February 10, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and 
Judiciary, on the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe 
and the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, 10 a.m., H-310 Capitol.
  February 10, Subcommittee on Interior, on the Pennsylvania Avenue 
Development Corporation and the National Capital Planning 
Commission, 10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  February 10, Subcommittee on Treasury-Postal Service-General 
Government, on the Office of National Drug Control Policy, 10:30 
a.m., H-164 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, February 8, executive, to continue 
hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization, to 
receive a classified briefing on world trouble spots and potentially 
hostile forces, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  February 9, full Committee, to continue hearings on the fiscal 
year 1995 national defense authorization, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  February 10, Subcommittee on Military Acquisition, hearing on the 
C-17 aircraft program, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  February 10, Subcommittee on Military Forces and Personnel, 
hearing on miscellaneous personnel legislation, 2 p.m., 2212 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs, February 8, 
Subcommittee on Consumer Credit and Insurance, hearing on the 
Administration's Community Reinvestment Act reform proposal, 10 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  February 8, Subcommittee on General Oversight, Investigations, and 
The Resolution of Failed Financial Institutions, to continue 
hearings on proposed Regulatory Community Reinvestment Act reform, 
10 a.m., 2203 Rayburn.
  February 9, Subcommittee on General Oversight, Investigations, and 
the Resolution of Failed Financial Institutions, to mark up H.R. 
1015, Consumer Reporting Reform Act of 1993, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  February 10, Subcommittee on Consumer Credit and Insurance, 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1842, Credit and Charge Card 
Disclosure Interest Rate Amendments of 1993; and H.R. 2175, Credit 
Card Reform Act, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  February 10, Subcommittee on Economic Growth and Credit Formation, 
hearing on the Administration's fiscal year 1995 budget and 
reauthorization request for the Economic Development Administration, 
2 p.m., 2222 Rayburn.
  February 11, Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection, and 
Competitiveness, hearing on Negative Music Lyrics, 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, February 8, 9, and 10, hearings on the 
Administration's Fiscal Year 1995 Budget Proposal, 10 a.m. and 2 
p.m. on February 8, and 10 a.m. on February 9 and 10, 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and Labor, February 7, hearing on Health 
Care Reform Alternatives: Single-Payer Plan, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  February 8 and 9, full Committee, to mark up H.R. 6, Elementary 
and Secondary Amendments of 1993, 9:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  February 10, Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations, to 
continue hearings on health care reform, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  February 10, Subcommittee on Labor Standards, Occupational Health 
and Safety, hearing on H.R. 1280, Comprehensive Safety and Health 
Reform Act of 1993, 10:30 a.m., 2261 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, February 7, Subcommittee on 
Health and the Environment, hearing on the impact of second hand 
smoke and H.R. 3434, Smoke-Free Environment Act of 1993, 9:15 a.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  February 8, Subcommittee on Health and the Environment, to 
continue hearings on health reform proposals, with emphasis on the 
prescription drug benefit in the Administration's plan, 9:45 a.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  February 8, 9, and 10, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and 
Finance, to continue hearings on Communications Infrastructure, with 
emphasis on the following bills: H.R. 3626, Antitrust Reform Act of 
1993; and H.R. 3636, National Communications Competition and 
Information Infrastructure Act of 1993, 9:30 a.m., rooms to be 
announced.
  February 9, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing on Emergency 
Energy Responses to Extreme Weather Conditions, 10 a.m., room to be 
announced.
  February 9, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
on the financial practices in the health care delivery system, 10 
a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  February 10, Subcommittee on Health and the Environment and the 
Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer Protection and Competitiveness, 
hearing on the Administration's Health Plan, 10 a.m., room to be 
announced.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, February 8, Subcommittee on Economic 
Policy, Trade and Environment, hearing on GATT--The Experts View, 
and to mark up the Environmental Export Promotion Act of 1994, 1 
p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  February 8, Subcommittee on International Security, International 
Organizations and Human Rights, hearing on Global Dimensions of 
Anti-Semitism, 9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  February 9, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs, hearing on 
Humanitarian Relief Efforts in Haiti, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Operations, February 9, Subcommittee on 
Information, Justice, Transportation and Agriculture, hearing to 
review Farmers Home Administration Loan Portfolio, 10 a.m., 2247 
Rayburn.
  February 9, Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security, 
hearing on U.N. Peace-Keeping: ``The Effectiveness of the Legal 
Framework for Operations,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  February 10, Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental 
Relations, hearing on National Cancer Institute's Revision of It's 
Mammography Guidelines, 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, February 9, Subcommittee on Civil and 
Constitutional Rights, oversight hearing on the reauthorization for 
the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 10 a.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  February 10, Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law, to 
continue hearings on H.R. 3626, Antitrust and Communications Reform 
Act of 1993, 9:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  February 10, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial 
Administration, hearing on the following bills: Title VI of H.R. 
2872, Crime Control Act of 1993; and H.R. 2892, Violent Crime 
Control and Regional Prison Partnership Act of 1993, 10 a.m., 2237 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, February 8, 
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation, to mark up the following 
bills: H.R. 3786, Recreational Boating Safety Improvement Act of 
1994; and H.R. 3360, Ballast Water Control Act, 2 p.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  February 9, Subcommittee on Fisheries Management, hearing on the 
Use of Individual Transferable Quotas as Tools for Fishery 
Management and Conservation, 1:30 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  February 10, Subcommittee on Environment and Natural Resources, 
hearing on Marine Mammal Protection Act reauthorization: non-
fisheries issues, 10:30 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Natural Resources, February 8, Subcommittee on 
National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, hearing on the following 
bills: H.R. 3516, to increase the amount authorized to be 
appropriated for assistance for highway relocation regarding the 
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park in Georgia; and 
S. 1574 and H.R. 3377, to authorize appropriations for the Coastal 
Heritage Trail Route in the State of New Jersey, 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  February 10, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public 
Lands, to mark up the following bills: S. 375 and H.R. 1471, to 
amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by designating a segment of the 
Rio Grande in New Mexico as a component of the National Wild and 
Scenic Rivers System; and H.R. 2815, to designate a portion of the 
Farmington River in Connecticut as a component of the National Wild 
and Scenic Rivers System, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, February 8, hearing on 
the effect of H.R. 3600, Health Security Act of 1993, on the health 
benefits of Postal Service employees, 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on Public Works and Transportation, February 7, 
Subcommittee on Economic Development, hearing to review current 
efforts and plans of the Economic Development Administration and the 
Appalachian Regional Commission as well as other Agencies to support 
Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities with Infrastructure 
Development, 1 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  February 9, Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on the Adequacy of 
Commuter Airline Safety Standards, 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, February 8, to consider H.R. 811, Independent 
Counsel Reauthorization Act of 1993, 11:30 a.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, February 8, 
Subcommittee on Science, hearing on H.R. 3532, Antarctica 
Environmental Protection Act of 1993, 9:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  February 10, full Committee and the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence, joint hearing on Commercial Remote Sensing in the 
Post-Cold War Era, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  February 10, Subcommittee on Technology, Environment and Aviation, 
hearing on the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Present and 
Future, and Its Relationship to Standards, 1 p.m., 2325 Rayburn.
  February 10, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing on Human Radiation 
Experimentation, Ethics and Gene Therapy, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  February 10, Subcommittee on Technology, Environment and Aviation, 
hearing on Enhancing U.S. Competitiveness; NASA Aeronautics 
Research, 9:30 a.m. 2325 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, February 11, Subcommittee on 
Regulation, Business Opportunities and Technology, hearing on Day 
Care Quality, 9:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, February 8, hearing on government 
sponsored research involving radioactive materials conducted in VA 
Medical Centers, 9 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  February 10, hearing on Fiscal Year 1995 Department of Veterans 
Affairs Budget, 9:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, February 7, Subcommittee on Health, 
to continue hearings on Health Care Reform: Issues relating to 
inner-city and rural communities, 1:30 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  February 8, full Committee, hearing on the CBO's analysis of the 
Administration's health care reform proposal, 2 p.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  February 8 and 9, Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, 
hearings on Selected Tax Provisions in the Administration's Health 
Security Act, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth on February 8 and 1310 
Longworth on February 9.
  February 8, Subcommittee on Trade, to continue hearings 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), 9:30 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  February 9, Subcommittee on Health, to continue hearings on Health 
Care Reform: H.R. 1200, American Health Security Act of 1993; H.R. 
2610, Mediplan Act of 1993; and other Single-Payer Options, 10 a.m., 
1100 Rayburn.
  February 9, Subcommittee on Social Security and the Subcommittee 
on Human Resources, joint hearing to explore means of achieving 
higher rates of treatment and rehabilitation among alcoholics and 
drug addicts receiving Federal disability benefits, 2 p.m., B-318 
Rayburn.
  February 10, Subcommittee on Health, to continue hearings on 
Health Care Reform: Alternative Health Reform Proposals, including 
the following bills: H.R. 3080, Affordable Health Care Act Now of 
1993; H.R. 3704, Health Equity and Access Reform Today Act of 1993; 
H.R. 3652, Health Plan Purchasing Cooperative Act of 1993; H.R. 
3222, Managed Competition Act of 1993; and H.R. 3698, Consumer 
Choice Health Security Act of 1993, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  February 10, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on Tax Refund 
Fraud, 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint hearing: February 10, Senate Committee on Labor and Human 
Resources' Subcommittee on Children, Family, Drugs and Alcoholism, 
to hold joint hearings with the House Committee on Education and 
Labor's Subcommittee on Human Resources on proposed legislation to 
reauthorize the Head Start Program, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: February 8, to 
hold hearings to examine the current situation in Bosnia-
Herzegovina, focusing on what the international community can do to 
administer humanitarian aid, 10 a.m., SR-485.