[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 67 (Wednesday, May 25, 1994)]
[Daily Digest]
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Committee Meetings
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on District of Columbia held 
a hearing on Human Support Services and Economic Development and 
Regulations. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
District of Columbia: Vincent C. Gray, Director, Department of Human 
Services; Mark J. Chastang, Executive Director and Lawrence Johnson, 
M.D., Medical Director, both with General Hospital; Betty Hager 
Francis, Director, Department of Public Works; and Perry Costas, Chief 
Washington Aqueduct.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation approval 
for full Committee action the Transportation appropriations for fiscal 
year 1995.
REEMPLOYMENT ACT
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor Management 
Relations held a hearing on H.R. 4050, Reemployment Act of 1994. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
HEALTH SECURITY LEGISLATION
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor-Management 
Relations continued markup of the following bills: H.R. 3600, Health 
Security Act; and H.R. 3960, American Health Security Act of 1994.
  Will continue June 9.
ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT--EXTENDING OIL EMERGENCY AND 
CONSERVATION PROVISIONS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held 
a hearing on extending oil emergency and conservation provisions of the 
Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975. Testimony was heard from 
John A. Riggs, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy, Planning, 
and Program Evaluation, Department of Energy; Victor Rezendes, 
Director, Energy and Science Issues, Resources, Community and 
Development Division, GAO; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications 
and Finance concluded oversight hearings on derivative financial 
markets. Testimony was heard from Alan Greenspan, Chairman, Board of 
Governors, Federal Reserve System; Arthur Levitt, Jr., Chairman, SEC; 
Eugene A. Ludwig, Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the 
Treasury; Barbara Holum, Acting Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission; and Andrew C. Hove, Acting Chairman, FDIC.
TIED AID PRACTICES OF U.S. COMPETITORS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Trade 
and Environment held a hearing on Tied Aid Practices of U.S. 
Competitors. Testimony was heard from Kenneth D. Brody, President and 
Chairman, Export-Import Bank of the United States; and Allan I. 
Mendelowitz, Managing Director, International Trade, Finance and 
Competitiveness, GAO.
FDA'S FOOD SAFETY PROGRAMS
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Human Resources and 
Intergovernmental Relations held a hearing to review FDA's Food Safety 
Programs. Testimony was heard from John W. Harman, Director, Food And 
Agriculture Issues, GAO; Fred Shank, M.D., Director, Center for Food 
Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
Services; John J. Guzewich, Chief, Food Protection Section, Department 
of Health, State of New York; Gary Hlady, Director, Communicable 
Disease Epidemiology, State of Florida; and public witnesses.
DRUGS IN THE 90'S: EMERGING TRENDS
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Information, 
Justice, Transportation and Agriculture held a hearing on Drugs in the 
90's: Emerging Trends, The Challenges Facing the DEA, the Justice 
Department and the Coast Guard. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Justice: Gene Haislip, Director, 
Diversion Control, DEA; and Carol Petrie, Acting Director, National 
Institute of Justice; the following officials of the Department of 
Health and Human Services: Zilli Sloboda, Acting Director, Division of 
Epidemiology and Prevention Research, National Institute on Drug Abuse; 
and Daniel Melnick, Director, Office of Applied Studies, Substance 
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; and public witnesses.
COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Accounts met to 
consider pending business.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; PRIVATE CLAIMS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Administrative Law and 
Governmental Relations approved for full Committee action the 
following: H.R. 2289, amended, Office of Government Ethics 
Authorization Act of 1994; and a clean bill to be introduced 
reauthorizing the Administrative Conference of the United States.
  The Subcommittee also considered private claims bills.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional 
Rights continued oversight hearings on the Voting Rights Act. Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Coast Guard 
and Navigation approved for full Committee action as amended H.R. 4422, 
Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1994.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Ordered reported the following bills: 
H.R. 3707, amended, American Heritage Areas Partnership Program Act of 
1993; H.R. 3508, amended, Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1993; and H.R. 
4476, National Park System Reform Act of 1994.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing one hour of general debate 
on H.R. 4426, making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1995. The rule waives all points of order against the bill and 
against its consideration. The rule makes the pending question, after 
general debate is completed, the adoption of the Appropriations 
Committee substitute now printed in the bill, debatable for 10 minutes 
equally divided and controlled. All points of order are waived against 
the substitute, and against the provisions of the bill, as amended. If 
the committee substitute is adopted, it will be considered as the 
original bill for the purpose of amendment. The rule makes in order 
only those additional amendments printed in the report to accompany the 
rule, to be considered in the order and manner specified in the report, 
with debate time also specified in the report. The amendments are not 
subject to amendment, except as specified, 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 
Chairman of the Committee of the Whole is permitted to postpone 
consideration of a request for a recorded vote on any amendment and to 
reduce to 5 minutes the time for voting after the first of a series of 
votes. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions.
LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Rules: Granted a rule on H.R. 4454, making appropriations 
for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1995 providing one hour of general debate equally divided and 
controlled by the Chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Appropriations Committee. Clause 2 of Rule XXI is waived against all 
provisions in the bill. The rule makes in order only those amendments 
printed in the report to accompany the rule, to be considered in the 
order and manner specified in the report, with debate time also 
specified in the report. The amendments are not subject to amendment, 
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 
in the report. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole is permitted 
to postpone consideration of a request for a recorded vote on any 
amendment and to reduce to 5 minutes the time for voting after the 
first of a series of votes. Finally, the rule provides one motion to 
recommit or one motion to recommit with instructions, if offered by 
Representative Young of Florida or a designee. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Fazio, Jacobs, Traficant, Manton, Lancaster, Barca of 
Wisconsin, Byrne, Coppersmith, Johnson of Georgia, Pomeroy, Thurman, 
Young of Florida, Bereuter, Thomas of California, Roberts, Schaefer, 
Goss, Thomas of Wyoming, Boehner, Upton, Camp, Zimmer, Ewing, Klug, 
Blute, Castle, Dunn, Fowler, Torkildsen, Hoke, Mica, Quinn, and 
Sanders.
REAUTHORIZATION OF SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS
Committee on Small Business: Concluded hearings on the reauthorization 
of small business programs, including the following bills: H.R. 4297, 
to amend the Small Business Act; and H.R. 4298, to amend the Small 
Business Investment Act of 1958 to permit payment of debentures issued 
by State and local development companies. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
IMPLEMENTATION AND EFFECTIVENESS OF TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Education, Training and 
Employment held a hearing to evaluate the implementation and 
effectiveness of transition assistance programs and review of the 
implementation of the Service Members Occupational Conversion and 
Training Act of 1992. Testimony was heard from Preston M. Taylor, Jr., 
Assistant Secretary, Veterans Employment and Training, Department of 
Labor; Raymond Avent, Deputy Under Secretary, Benefits, Department of 
Veterans Affairs; the following officials of the Department of Defense: 
Carolyn Becraft, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Personnel Support, 
Families, and Education); Brig. Gen. Patricia P. Hickerson, USA, The 
Adjutant General, U.S. Army; RAdm. Paul Tobin, USN, Assistant Chief of 
Naval Personnel, Personnel Readiness and Community Support, U.S. Navy; 
John R. Graham, Director, Civilian Personnel Policy and Plans, U.S. Air 
Force; and Col. Kenneth W. Hillman, USMC, Director, Human Resources 
Division, Manpower and Reserve Affairs Department, U.S. Marine Corps; 
and representatives of veterans organizations.
HEALTH CARE REFORM
Committee on Ways and Means: Continued markup of health care reform 
legislation.
  Committee recessed subject to call.