[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 11 (Tuesday, February 8, 1994)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
USDA REORGANIZATION ACT
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations and 
Nutrition approved for full Committee action amended H.R. 3171, 
Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act.
LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative held a hearing 
on the GPO and on Public Witnesses. Testimony was heard from Michael F. 
DiMario, Public Printer, GPO; and public witnesses.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Met in executive session to continue 
hearings on the fiscal year 1995 national defense authorization, 
receiving a classified briefing on world trouble spots and potentially 
hostile forces. This Committee was briefed by Joseph S. Nye, Chairman, 
National Intelligence Council.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT ACT REFORM PROPOSAL
Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Consumer Credit and Insurance held a hearing on the Administration's 
Community Reinvestment Act reform proposal. Testimony was heard from 
the following officials of the Department of the Treasury: Eugene A. 
Ludwig, Comptroller, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; and 
Jonathan L. Fiechter, Acting Director, Office of Thrift Supervision; 
Lawrence B. Lindsey, member, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve 
System; Andrew C. Hove, Jr., Acting Chairman, FDIC; and public 
witnesses.
REGULATORY COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT ACT REFORM
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
General Oversight, Investigations, and The Resolution of Failed 
Financial Institutions concluded hearings on proposed Regulatory 
Community Reinvestment Act reform. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
ADMINISTRATION'S BUDGET PROPOSAL
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the Administration's Fiscal 
Year 1995 Budget Proposal. Testimony was heard from Lloyd Bensten, 
Secretary of the Treasury; Alice M. Rivlin, Deputy Director, OMB; and 
Laura D'Andrea Tyson, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Education and Labor: Ordered reported amendments to the 
following bills: H.R. 6, Elementary and Secondary Amendments of 1993; 
and H.R. 2455, Safe Schools Act of 1993.
HEALTH CARE REFORM PROPOSALS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the 
Environment continued hearings on health reform proposals, with 
emphasis on the prescription drug benefit in the Health Security Act. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of 
Health and Human Services: Philip R. Lee, M.D., Assistant Secretary; 
and Helen L. Smits, Deputy Administrator, Health Care Financing 
Administration; and public witnesses.
  Hearings continue February 10.
COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications 
and Finance continued hearings on Communications Infrastructure, with 
emphasis on H.R. 3626, Antitrust Reform Act of 1993, and Manufacturing 
and Information Services. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPORT PROMOTION ACT; GATT--EXPERTS VIEW
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Trade 
and Environment approved for full Committee action the Environmental 
Export Promotion Act of 1994.
  The Subcommittee also held a hearing on GATT--The Experts View. 
Testimony was heard from a public witness.
ANTI-SEMITISM GLOBAL DIMENSIONS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International Security, 
International Organizations and Human Rights held a hearing on Global 
Dimensions of Anti-Semitism. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Coast Guard 
and Navigation approved for full Committee action the following bills: 
H.R. 3786, Recreational Boating Safety Improvement Act of 1994; and 
H.R. 3360, Ballast Water Control Act.
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests 
and Public Lands held a 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. Testimony was heard from Representatives Hughes, Darden and 
Deal; and Denis Galvin, Associate Director National Park Service, 
Department of the Interior.
HEALTH SECURITY ACT--EFFECTS OF HEALTH BENEFITS ON POSTAL EMPLOYEES
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Held a hearing on the 
effect of H.R 3600, Health Security Act of 1993, on the health benefits 
of Postal Service employees. Testimony was heard from Joseph Mahon, 
Jr., Vice President, Labor Relations, U.S. Postal Service; and public 
witnesses.
INDEPENDENT COUNSEL REAUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a recorded vote of 5-4, a rule 
providing 1 hour of debate on H.R. 811, Independent Counsel 
Reauthorization Act of 1993. Section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget 
Act is waived against consideration of the bill. The rule makes in 
order as an original bill for the purpose of amendment, the Judiciary 
Committee substitute not printed in the bill. The substitute shall be 
considered as read. Section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act and 
clause 5(a) of Rule XXI are waived against the committee substitute. 
The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in the report, to 
be considered in the order and manner specified in the report, with 
debate also specified in the report. The amendments are not subject to 
amendment except as specified in the report, are considered as read, 
and are not subject to a demand for a division of the question. All 
points of order are waived against the amendments printed in the 
report. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions.
  After passage of H.R. 811, the rule makes in order to consider S. 24 
in the House. All points of order are waived against the Senate bill 
and against its consideration. The rule makes in order a motion to 
strike all after the enacting clause of S. 24 and insert the text of 
H.R. 811 as passed by the House. All points of order are waived against 
the motion. If the motion is adopted and the Senate bill is passed, the 
rule makes in order a motion that the House insist on its amendments to 
S. 24 and request a conference. Testimony was heard from Chairman 
Brooks and Representatives Bryant, Traficant, Fish, Hyde, Gekas, 
Ramstad, and Meyers of Kansas.
ANTARCTIC ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Science 
held a hearing on H.R. 3532, Antarctic Environmental Protection Act of 
1993. Testimony was heard from R. Tucker Scully, Director, Office of 
Oceans Affairs, Department of State; and public witnesses.
GOVERNMENT SPONSORED RESEARCH INVOLVING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Held a hearing on government sponsored 
research involving radioactive materials conducted in VA Medical 
Centers. Testimony was heard from Jesse Brown, Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs; and public witnesses.
HEALTH CARE REFORM
Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on the CBO's analysis of 
the Administration's health care reform proposal. Testimony was heard 
from Robert D. Reischauer, Director, CBO.
HEALTH SECURITY ACT--SELECTED TAX PROVISIONS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures 
held a hearing on Selected Tax Provisions in the Administration's 
Health Security Act. Testimony was heard from Leslie B. Samuels, 
Assistant Secretary, Tax Policy, Department of the Treasury; and public 
witnesses.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
TRADE AGREEMENTS RESULTING FROM GATT
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade continued 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). Testimony was heard from Rufus 
H. Yerxa, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative; Jeffrey E. Garten, Under 
Secretary, International Trade, Department of Commerce; and public 
witnesses.
  Hearing continues February 22.

Joint Meetings
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission): 
Commission held hearings to examine the current situation in Bosnia and 
Herzegovina, focusing on the prospects of a negotiated settlement, 
receiving testimony from Leonard Sullivan, System Planning Corporation, 
and Lionel Rosenblatt, Refugees International, both of Washington, 
D.C.; and Kemal Kurspahic, Oslobodenje, Saravejo, Bosnia and 
Herzegovina.
  Commission recessed subject to call.