[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 20 (Tuesday, March 1, 1994)]
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                         COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR

                        WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1994

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education, to hold hearings on proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 1995 for the Departments of Labor, Health 
and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies, 9:30 a.m. 
and 1 p.m., SD-192.
  Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, to hold hearings on proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 1995 for foreign assistance 
programs, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, General Government, to 
hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1995 for 
the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, and United States 
Customs Service, both of the Department of the Treasury, 10 a.m., 
SD-116.
  Committee on Armed Services, to hold hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1995 for the 
Department of Defense, and the future years defense program, 
focusing on the unified commands military strategy and operational 
requirements, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  Subcommittee on Force Requirements and Personnel, to hold hearings 
on the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, 2 p.m., 
SH-216.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, to continue 
hearings on regulatory consolidation, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, to hold 
hearings on S. 1822, to safeguard and protect the public interest 
while permitting the growth and development of new communications 
technologies, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to hold hearings 
on proposed legislation to authorize funds for fiscal year 1995 for 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 2:30 p.m., 
SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, business meeting, to 
consider pending calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on 
Superfund, Recycling, and Solid Waste Management, to hold hearings 
on the Superfund cleanup process, focusing on States' responsibility 
and community participation, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations, to hold hearings on the 
nominations of Donald M. Blinken, of New York, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Hungary, Richard Dale Kauzlarich, of Virginia, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Azerbaijan, and Derek Shearer, of 
California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Finland, 3 p.m., SD-
419.
  Committee on the Judiciary, to hold hearings on the nomination of 
Thomas A. Constantine, of New York, to be Administrator of Drug 
Enforcement, Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Labor and Human Resources, to hold hearings on 
proposed legislation to revise the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Full Committee, to resume hearings on the Administration's 
proposed Health Security Act, to establish comprehensive health care 
for every American, focusing on early retirees, 2:30 p.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Small Business, to hold oversight hearings on the 
Small Business Administration's 7A guaranteed business loan program, 
and disaster loan program, 10 a.m., SR-428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to hold joint hearings with the 
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to review the legislative 
recommendations of the Disabled American Veterans, 9:30 a.m., 345 
Cannon Building.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Foreign Agriculture and 
Hunger, to continue hearings to review sustainable development 
activities in U.S. foreign assistance programs, 9:30 a.m., 1302 
Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on 
Agricultural Research Service and on National Agricultural Library, 
9:30 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary, on Court 
of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Court of International Trade, 
and on Sentencing Commission, 10 a.m., and on Courts of Appeals, 
District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, on the Administrative 
Office of the U.S. Courts, and on the Federal Judicial Center, 2 
p.m., H-310 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Defense, executive, on U.S. Central Command, 10 
a.m., and on Fiscal Year 1995 Army Budget, 1:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on Appalachian 
Regional Commission, 10 a.m., and on TVA, 11 a.m., 2362B Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior, on Public Witnesses, 10 a.m. and 1:30 
p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Construction, on Army, Army Reserves, and 
on Army National Guard, 9:30 a.m., B-300 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, on the ICC, and on the Saint 
Lawrence Seaway Corporation, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal Service--General Government, on 
the IRS, 10 a.m., H-163 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, on American 
Battle Monuments Commission, and on the Department of the Army--
Cemeterial Expenses, 10 a.m., and on Neighborhood Reinvestment 
Corporation and on National Credit Union Administration, 2 p.m., H-
143 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, to continue hearings on fiscal year 
1995 national defense authorization requests, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, Subcommittee on 
Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Deposit 
Insurance, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 3248, Fair Trade in 
Financial Services Act of 1993; and H.R. 3235, Antimoney Laundering 
Act of 1993, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on General Oversight, Investigations, and the 
Resolution of Failed Financial Institutions, hearing on the RTC's 
1994 Implementation of Management Reforms Regarding the Minority and 
Women-Owned Business Programs, 10 a.m., 2222 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, to mark up H.R. 1280, 
Comprehensive Safety and Health Reform Act of 1993, 9:30 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing to examine the facts and circumstances 
surrounding the proposed merger between the Dreyfus Corporation and 
the Mellon Bank Corporation, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, hearing on U.S. Trade Policy, 10 
a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Africa, hearing on Issues in United States 
Assistance: West, East, Central, and Southern Africa, 2 p.m., 2200 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Operations, Subcommittee on Information, 
Justice, Transportation and Agriculture, hearing on Proposed 
Elimination of the Byrne Grant Block, 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Economic and 
Commercial Law, to mark up H.R. 3626, Antitrust Reform Act of 1993, 
10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Subcommittee on 
Oceanography, Gulf of Mexico, and the Outer Continental Shelf, 
hearing on the Administration's fiscal year 1995 budget request for 
the ocean and coastal programs of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Natural Resources, to mark up the following bills: S. 
375, 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; H.R. 2815, to designate a 
portion of the Farmington River in Connecticut as a component of the 
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; and S. 341, to provide for a 
land exchange between the Secretary of Agriculture and Eagle and 
Pitkin Counties in Colorado, 9:45 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, Subcommittee on 
Census, Statistics and Postal Personnel, hearing on H.R. 3137, 
Health Care Information Modernization and Security Act of 1993, 
10:15 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on Public Works and Transportation, Subcommittee on 
Investigations and Oversight, hearing on Intermodal Transportation 
Safety, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds, hearing on H.R. 
3567, John F. Kennedy Center Act Amendments of 1993, 8:30 a.m., 2253 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, Subcommittee on The Legislative Process, to 
continue hearings on H.S. 3801, Legislative Reorganization Act of 
1994, 10 a.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, hearing on Lessons 
Learned from the Northridge Earthquake, 9:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Technology, Environment and Aviation, hearing on 
H.R. 3870, Environmental Technologies Act of 1994, 2 p.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing on the issue of regional 
health alliances, 12 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to hold 
joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to 
review the legislative recommendations of the Disabled American 
Veterans, 9:30 a.m., 345 Cannon Building.
       *These figures include all measures reported, even if there 
     was no accompanying report. A total of 12 reports has been 
     filed in the Senate; a total of 13 reports has been filed in 
     the House.
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                    Resume of Congressional Activity

            SECOND SESSION OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD CONGRESS


    The first table gives a comprehensive resume of all legislative 
business transacted by the Senate and House.
    The second table accounts for all nominations submitted to the 
Senate by the President for Senate confirmation.

                      DATA ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY


                  January 25 through February 28, 1994

                                                                 STotal
     Days in session..............................................
     Time in session.................................165 hrs., 0..
     Congressional Record:
         Pages of proceedings................................2,933
         Extensions of Remarks.................................277
     Public bills enacted into law...............................7
     Private bills enacted into law...............................
     Bills in conference..........................................
     Measures passed, total.....................................47
         Senate bills.............................................
         House bills..............................................
         Senate joint resolutions.................................
         House joint resolutions..................................
         Senate concurrent resolutions............................
         House concurrent resolutions.............................
         Simple resolutions.......................................
     Measures reported, total..................................*36
         Senate bills.............................................
         House bills..............................................
         Senate joint resolutions.................................
         House joint resolutions..................................
         Senate concurrent resolutions............................
         House concurrent resolutions.............................
         Simple resolutions.......................................
     Special reports..............................................
     Conference reports...........................................
     Measures pending on calendar..............................1..
     Measures introduced, total................................400
         Bills.................................................2..
         Joint resolutions........................................
         Concurrent resolutions...................................
         Simple resolutions.......................................
     Quorum calls.................................................
     Yea-and-nay votes............................................
     Recorded votes...............................................
     Bills vetoed.................................................
     Vetoes overridden............................................
                  DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS


                  January 25 through February 28, 1994

     Civilian nominations, totaling 252 (including 172 
       nominations carried over from the first session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed...........................................92...
         Unconfirmed........................................160...

     Civilian nominations (FS, PHS, CG, NOAA), totaling 901 
       (including 38 nominations carried over from the first 
       session), disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed..........................................158...
         Unconfirmed........................................743...

     Air Force nominations, totaling 6,588 (including 4 
       nominations carried over from the first session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................3,166...
         Unconfirmed......................................3,422...

     Army nominations, totaling 4,922 (including 1,686 carried 
       over from the first session), disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................2,181...
         Unconfirmed......................................2,741...

     Navy nominations, totaling 4,349 (including 657 
       nominations carried over from the first session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................3,558...
         Unconfirmed........................................791...

     Marine Corps nominations, totaling 315 (including 15 
       nominations carried over from the first session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed..........................................281...
         Unconfirmed.........................................34...

                                Summary
     Total nominations carried over from first session....2,572
     Total nominations received this session.............14,755
     Total confirmed......................................9,436
     Total unconfirmed....................................7,891