[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 88 (Monday, July 11, 1994)]
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                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                    Week of July 12 through 16, 1994

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will vote on a motion to close further debate on 
the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 55, Workplace Fairness 
Act.
  On Wednesday, if cloture is not invoked on Tuesday, there will be a 
second vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to 
consideration of S. 55, Workplace Fairness Act, and if cloture is not 
invoked, the Senate resume consideration of H.R. 4426, Foreign 
Operations Appropriations.
  During the balance of the week, Senate will consider further 
appropriations bills and conference reports, when available, and any 
cleared executive and legislative business.

  (Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m., on Tuesday, July 
12, 1994, for respective party conferences.)


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations: July 12, Subcommittee on Defense, to 
hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1995 for 
the Department of Defense, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: July 12, to hold hearings on the 
nominations of Lt. Gen. Joseph W. Ashy, USAF, for appointment to the 
grade of general and to be Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command; 
Vice Adm. Richard C. Macke, USN, for appointment to the grade of 
admiral and to be Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command; Maj. 
Gen. Charles E. Wilhelm, USMC, for appointment to the grade of 
lieutenant general and to be Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat 
Development Command; and Maj. Gen. Paul E. Blackwell, USA, for 
appointment to the grade of lieutenant general and to be Deputy 
Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans, United States Army, Tuesday 
at 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: July 12, 
Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, to hold hearings on 
oversight of the Interstate Commerce Commission, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  July 13, Subcommittee on Foreign Commerce and Tourism, to hold 
hearings to examine current tourism policy activities, 9:30 a.m., 
SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: July 14, to hold 
oversight hearings to examine the scientific and technological basis 
for radon policy, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: July 13, Subcommittee 
on Toxic Substances, Research and Development, to hold hearings on 
issues involving the reauthorization of the Toxic Substances Control 
Act, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  July 13, Subcommittee on Superfund, Recycling, and Solid Waste 
Management, to hold hearings on S. 2227, to revise the Solid Waste 
Disposal Act to provide congressional authorization of State control 
over transportation of municipal solid waste, 2 p.m., SD-406.
  July 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the designation of 
the National Highway System, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: July 13, to hold hearings on the 
Administration's welfare reform legislation, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: July 15, to hold hearings on the 
nominations of Phyllis E. Oakley, of Louisiana, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration, and 
Richard L. Greene, of Maryland, to be Chief Financial Officer, 
Department of State, 9 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: July 12, to hold hearings to 
examine the financial situation at the Pentagon, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: July 12, to hold hearings on the 
nomination of Stephen G. Breyer, of Massachusetts, to be Associate 
Justice of the Supreme Court, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: July 14, to hold oversight 
hearings on the operations of the Library of Congress, 9:30 a.m., 
SR-301.
  Committee on Veterans Affairs: July 14, business meeting, to mark 
up proposed legislation to reform veterans' health care, 2 p.m., SR-
418.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: July 14, to hold hearings on proposed 
legislation relating to Native American cultural protection and free 
exercise of religion, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: July 12, to hold a closed 
briefing on intelligence matters, 4:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 NOTICE

  For a listing of Senate committee meetings scheduled ahead, see pages 
E1429 in today's Record.


                             House Chamber

  Tuesday, Consideration of the following 14 Suspensions:
  1. H.R. 4598, Technical Corrections to Maps Relating to the Coastal 
Barrier Resources System;
  2. H.R. 4647, Conveyance of Land From the Tijuana Slough National 
Wildlife Refuge to the City of Imperial Beach, California;
  3. H.R. 3817, To Amend the Fishermen's Protective Act;
  4. H.R. 4253, Corning National Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act;
  5. H.R. 4504, The Striped Bass Act of 1994;
  6. H.R. 1716, To Amend the Act Establishing the Rocky Mountain 
National Park;
  7. H.R. 3708, To Reform the Operation of the Steamtown National 
Historic Site;
  8. H.R. 4364, Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area Land 
Inclusion;
  9. S. 1402, To Convey Land to the County of Twin Falls, Idaho, for 
Use As a Landfill;
  10. S. 859, Restriction Reductions on Lands Conveyed by Deed Under 
the Act of June 8, 1926;
  11. S. 273, Restriction Removal From Land Owned by the City of North 
Charleston, SC, in Order to Permit a Land Exchange;
  12. H.R. 1873, Disregarding Payments to Victims of Nazi Persecution 
in Determining Benefits;
  13. H.R. 4549, Providing for Transportation Expenses for Family of a 
Career Appointee in the Senior Executive Service Who Dies After 
Transferring to an Official Duty Station; and
  14. H.R. 4569, President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records 
Collection Extension Act of 1994.

  (Recorded votes ordered on Suspensions will be postponed until the 
end of legislative business.)

  Continue consideration of H.R. 518, California Desert Protection Act.
  Wednesday, and the balance of the week, Consideration of H.R. 4649, 
District of Columbia Appropriations for fiscal year 1995;
  H.R. 4600, Expedited Rescissions Act of 1994 (subject to a rule being 
granted);
  H.R. 4299, Intelligence Authorization for fiscal year 1995 (open 
rule, 1 hour of general debate);
  H.R. 3937, Export Administration Act (subject to a rule being 
granted); and
  H.R. 1188, Anti-Redlining in Insurance Disclosure Act (subject to a 
rule being granted).

  Note.--Conference reports may be brought up at any time. Any further 
program will be announced later.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, July 14, Subcommittee on General Farm 
Commodities, to continue hearings to review general outlook for farm 
economy and commodity programs, 10:30 a.m., 1302 Longworth.
  Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, July 12, 
Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and 
Deposit Insurance, hearing on H.R. 4503, Derivatives Safety and 
Soundness Supervision Act of 1994, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  July 13, full Committee, hearing to examine the initiatives being 
adopted by the Department of the Treasury to deter the 
counterfeiting of U.S. currency, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on the District of Columbia, July 14, hearing on H.R. 
2902, Federal Payment Formula Revision Act of 1993, 10:30 a.m., 1310 
Longworth.
  Committee on Education and Labor, July 14, Subcommittee on 
Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education, oversight hearing 
on the Impact Aid Section 2 Program, 11 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  July 14, Subcommittee on Labor Standards, Occupational Health and 
Safety, hearing on H.R. 3705, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act 
of 1938 to provide an exemption from that Act for inmates of penal 
or other correctional institutions who participate in certain 
programs, 2 p.m., 2261 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, July 12, Subcommittee on Health 
and the Environment, oversight hearing on Reducing and Preventing 
HIV Infection, 9:45 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  July 13 and 14, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, oversight 
hearings on electricity to explore emerging issues that have 
followed the enactment of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, 10 a.m., 
2359 Rayburn on July 13 and room to be announced on July 14.
  July 13, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
concerning the Department of Energy's management of contractor's 
litigation costs, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  July 13, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance, to 
continue oversight hearings on financial derivatives, 9:30 a.m., 
2322 Rayburn.
  July 13, Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials, 
to mark up H.R. 4545, Federal Railroad Safety Authorization Act of 
1994, 9:30 a.m., 2218 Rayburn.
  July 14, Subcommittee on Health and the Environment, hearing on 
medical devices user fees, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, July 12, hearing on U.S. Population 
Policy and U.S. Position at the Upcoming Cairo Conference, 10 a.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  July 13, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs, hearing on 
Election in the Dominican Republic: Recent Developments, 2 p.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  July 14, Subcommittee on International Security, International 
Organizations and Human Rights and Subcommittee on Asia and the 
Pacific, joint hearing on Should Taiwan Be Admitted to the United 
Nations? 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  July 14, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs, to mark up 
the following: H. Con. Res. 250, expressing the sense of Congress in 
support of efforts by the Government of Mexico and the major 
political parties and concerned members of civic society in Mexico, 
to reform Mexico's political and electoral processes and ensure free 
and fair elections; and H.R. 4712, to assure that the United States 
can provide assistance to certain foreign officials to reduce 
illicit drug traffic, 1 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committeee on Government Operations, July 13, Subcommittee on 
Commerce, Consumer, and Monetary Affairs, to continue hearing on 
Chief Financial Officers Act Compliance and Financial Management in 
the Department of Treasury, 9:30 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, July 14, to continue hearings 
on Congressional compliance provisions (H.R. 349, H.R. 2729 and H.R. 
3801), 1:30 p.m., H-328 Capitol.
  Committee on the Judiciary, July 13, Subcommittee on Crime and 
Criminal Justice, to mark up H.R. 4619, to amend title 18, United 
States Code, to provide an official duty defense to certain section 
32 and related offenses, 10 a.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  July 14, Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice, oversight 
hearing on Treatment of Juveniles in the Criminal Justice System, 10 
a.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, July 12, Subcommittee on National 
Parks, Forests, and Public Lands and the Subcommittee on 
Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources of the Committee on 
Government Operations, joint oversight hearing on communication site 
fees on public lands, 9 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  July 13, full committee, to consider the following bills: H.R. 
4228, Auburn Indian Restoration Act; and Title VIII of H.R. 3600, 
Health Security Act, 9:45 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  July 14, Subcommittee on Insular and International Affairs, 
hearing on H.R. 3797, to transfer certain administrative functions 
of the Department of the Interior relating to the United States 
territories to the Department of Commerce, 9:45 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  July 14, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public 
Lands, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3079, to protect the 
integrity of the Point Reyes National Seashore and the Golden Gate 
National Recreation Area; S. 1703 and H.R. 3973, to expand the 
boundaries of the Piscataway National Park; and H.R. 4642, to 
provide for the restoration of Washington Square in Philadelphia and 
for its inclusion within Independence National Historical Park, 10 
a.m., 340 Cannon.
  July 15, Subcommittee on Native American Affairs, to mark up H.R. 
4653, to settle Indian land claims within the State of Connecticut, 
10 a.m. 1324 Longworth.
  July 15, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public 
Lands, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 359, to improve the 
administration of the Women's Rights National Historical Park in the 
State of New York; H.R. 4448, to amend the Act establishing Lowell 
National Historic Park; H.R. 3898, to establish the New Bedford 
Whaling National Historical Park in New Bedford, Massachusetts; and 
H.R. 4158, to establish the Lower East Side Tenement Museum National 
Historic Site, 9:30 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, July 12, Subcommittee 
on Compensation and Employee Benefits, hearing on the following 
bills: H.R. 3694, Child Abuse Accountability Act; and H.R. 4570, to 
improve and strengthen the child support collection system, 11 a.m., 
311 Cannon.
  July 14, Subcommittee on Postal Operations and Services, hearing 
on H.R. 4070, to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for 
criminal and civil penalties for mail and wire fraud; and H.R. 4071, 
to amend title 39, United States Code, to grant the United States 
Postal Service the authority to issue civil investigative demands, 
10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on Public Works and Transportation, July 12, 
Subcommittee on Economic Development, hearing on Creating a New 
Vision for the Economic Development Administration: Competitive 
Communities, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  July 12 and 14, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, 
hearings on issues related to reauthorization of the Federal 
Superfund Program, 1:30 p.m., on July 12, and 9:30 a.m., on July 14, 
2167 Rayburn.
  July 13, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, hearing on 
Infrastructure Financing Needs, 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, July 12, to consider the following bills: H.R. 
1188, Anti-Redlining in Insurance Disclosure Act; and H.R. 3937, 
Omnibus Export Administration Act of 1994, 2 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, July 12, Subcommittee 
on Technology Environment and Aviation, to mark up H.R. 4489, 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, 
Fiscal Years 1995 and 1996 (Aeronautics Portion), followed by a 
hearing on Technological Transformation of Rural America, 1 p.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  July 13, Subcommittee on Space, to mark up the following measures: 
H.R. 4489, National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1995 and 1996; and H. Con. Res. 261, 
to honor the U.S. astronauts who flew in space as part of the 
program of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to 
research and explore the Moon, 1:30 p.m., 2325 Rayburn.
  July 14, full Committee, to mark up H.R. 4306, Risk Assessment 
Improvement Act of 1994, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  July 14, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing on the Overview of the 
Department of Energy's Hydrogen Research and Development Program, 
1:30 p.m., followed by a hearing on H.R. 3546, Propane Education and 
Research Act of 1993, 3:30 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, July 14, to mark up the Small 
Business Reauthorization Act, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  July 15, Subcommittee on Regulation, Business Opportunities, and 
Technology hearing on Compensation Models Based on Employee Profit-
Sharing, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, July 12, Subcommittee on Human 
Resources and the Subcommittee on Trade, joint hearing on H.R. 4040 
Reemployment Act of 1994, 1 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  July 14, full Committee, hearing on H.R. 4605, Work and 
Responsibility Act of 1994, 10 a.m., and to consider Uruguay Round 
Implementing Proposal, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, July 14, hearing on 
Physical Searches Within the United States for Foreign Intelligence 
Purposes, 1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.