[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 48 (Thursday, April 28, 1994)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS--USIA/FCC/BIB
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, 
and the Judiciary held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 1995, receiving testimony in behalf of funds for their respective 
activities from Joseph D. Duffey, Director, United States Information 
Agency; Reed E. Hundt, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission; and 
Daniel A. Mica, Chairman, Board for International Broadcasting.
  Subcommittee will meet again on Thursday, May 5.
APPROPRIATIONS--INDIAN PROGRAMS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior (and Related 
Agencies) held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 
1995, receiving testimony in behalf of funds for their respective 
activities from Ada E. Deer, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, 
and Oscar Mueller, Acting Director, Office of Construction Management, 
both of the Department of the Interior; and Anthony J. Hope, National 
Indian Gaming Commission, Washington, D.C.
  Subcommittee will meet again on Wednesday, May 11.
APPROPRIATIONS--EPA/CEQ
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent 
Agencies held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 
1995, receiving testimony in behalf of funds for their respective 
activities from Carol M. Browner, Administrator, Environmental 
Protection Agency; and Ray Clark, Acting Chairman, Council on 
Environmental Quality.
  Subcommittee will meet again on Thursday, May 12.
APPROPRIATIONS--TRANSIT PROGRAMS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation (and 
Related Agencies) held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 1995, receiving testimony in behalf of funds for their respective 
activities from Gordon J. Linton, Administrator, Federal Transit 
Administration, Department of Transportation; and Lawrence Reuter, 
General Manager, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
  Subcommittee will meet again on Thursday, May 5.
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Readiness and 
Defense Infrastructure resumed hearings on proposed legislation 
authorizing funds for fiscal year 1995 for the Department of Defense, 
and the future years defense plan, focusing on the Defense Business 
Operations fund and the military construction program, receiving 
testimony from Sherri Wasserman Goodman, Deputy Under Secretary for 
Environmental Security, John B. Rosamond, Deputy Secretary for Reserve 
Affairs (Materiel and Facilities), John J. Hamre, Comptroller and Chief 
Financial Officer, and Bill Coonce, Director, Revolving Funds, Office 
of the Comptroller, all of the Department of Defense; David O. 
Nellemann, Director, Information Resources Management, Accounting and 
Information Management Division, General Accounting Office; Paul W. 
Johnson, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations and 
Housing; Rear Adm. Jack E. Buffington, USN, Commander, Naval Facilities 
Engineering Command; Lt. Gen. Robert A. Tiebout, USMC, Deputy Chief of 
Marine Corps Staff, Installations and Logistics; and James F. 
Boatright, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for 
Installations.
  Subcommittee will meet again on Wednesday, May 4.
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Nuclear Deterrence, Arms 
Control and Defense Intelligence resumed hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1995 for the Department 
of Defense, and the future years defense plan, focusing on the counter 
proliferation initiative, chemical and biological defense programs, 
arms control compliance, and cooperative threat reduction, receiving 
testimony from Ashton B. Carter, Assistant Secretary for International 
Security Policy, and Harold P. Smith, Jr., Assistant to the Secretary 
for Atomic Energy, both of the Department of Defense.
  Subcommittee will meet again on Tuesday, May 3.
COMMUNITY INVESTMENT
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee held 
hearings on S. 2049, to reduce homelessness, reform public housing, 
expand and preserve affordable housing and home ownership, ensure fair 
housing for all, and empower communities, receiving testimony from 
Henry G. Cisneros, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
  Hearings were recessed subject to call.
HEALTH CARE REFORM
Committee on Finance: Committee resumed hearings on health care reform 
issues, focusing on excise taxes on tobacco products, firearms, and 
ammunition, and on the tax treatment of organizations providing health 
care services, receiving testimony from Msgr. Charles J. Fahey, Fordham 
University, on behalf of the Catholic Health Association of the United 
States, and John G. Martinez, New York State Medical Care Facilities 
Finance Agency, on behalf of the National Council of Health Facilities 
Finance Authorities, both of New York, New York; David Hyman, Mayer, 
Brown & Platt, Chicago, Illinois; Mary Nell Lehnhard, Blue Cross and 
Blue Shield Association, Jerry J. Phelan, Kaiser Foundation Health 
Plan, Inc., and Michael K. Beard, Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, all 
of Washington, D.C.; Richard J. Feldman, American Shooting Sports 
Council, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, on behalf of the National Police 
Athletic Leagues of America; Robert D. Tollison, George Mason 
University, Fairfax, Virginia, on behalf of the Tobacco Institute; and 
Kenneth E. Warner, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, on behalf of the 
American Cancer Society, the American Heart Association, and the 
American Lung Association.
  Committee will meet again tomorrow.
FEDERAL MANDATE REFORM
Committee on Governmental Affairs: Committee resumed hearings to 
examine the impact of unfunded Federal mandates on how State and local 
governments provide programs, services, and activities, and on related 
measures, including S. 563, S. 648, S. 993, and S. 1604, receiving 
testimony from Robert D. Reischauer, Director, Congressional Budget 
Office; Sally Katzen, Administrator, Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs; Nebraska Governor E. Benjamin Nelson, Lincoln; Ohio 
State Representative Patrick Sweeney and Mayor Greg Lashutka, both of 
Columbus, Ohio; Mayor Richard Daley, Chicago, Illinois; Fulton County 
Commissioner Michael Hightower, Fulton County, Georgia; Rockville City 
Manager Bruce Romer, Rockville, Maryland; Justin Dart, on behalf of the 
President's Committee on Employment of People With Disabilities, John 
Kincaid, Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, Bob Adler, 
Natural Resources Defense Council, Max Sawicky, Economic Policy 
Institute, and Chuck Loveless, American Federation of State, County, 
and Municipal Employees, all of Washington, D.C.
  Hearings were recessed subject to call.
LEGISLATIVE REORGANIZATION ACT
Committee on Rules and Administration: Committee resumed hearings on S. 
1824, to improve the operations of the legislative branch of the 
Federal Government, focusing on biennial budgeting and other budget 
process changes as contained in Title III of the bill, receiving 
testimony from Senator Sasser; Leon E. Panetta, Director, Office of 
Management and Budget; and James L. Blum, Deputy Director, 
Congressional Budget Office.
  Hearings continue on Thursday, May 5.