[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 96 (Thursday, July 21, 1994)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D]
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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education concluded hearings on the implementation of the 
Department of Health and Human Services' Vaccines for Children Program, 
after receiving testimony from Kwai-Cheung Chan, Director of Program 
Evaluation in Physical Systems Areas, Program Evaluation and 
Methodology Division, General Accounting Office; David Satcher, 
Director, Centers for Disease Control, Department of Health and Human 
Services; Roger W. Johnson, Administrator, General Services 
Administration; R. Gordon Douglas, Jr., Merck and Company, Inc., 
Washington, D.C.; and Ronald Streck, National Wholesale Druggists' 
Association, Reston, Virginia.
SOMALIA
Committee on Armed Services: Committee held open and closed hearings on 
the situation in Somalia, receiving testimony from Charles W. Freeman, 
Jr., Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs; 
George E. Moose, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs; and 
Lt. Gen. Wesley K. Clark, USA, Director for Strategic Plans and Policy 
(J-5), Maj. Gen. Jared L. Bates, USA, Vice Director of Operations (J-
3), and Col. James W. Pardew, Jr., USA, Vice Director for Current 
Intelligence (J-2), all of the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
  Hearings were recessed subject to call.
DOD HEALTH CARE REFORM
Committee on Armed Services: Committee held hearings to examine 
proposed health care reform within the Department of Defense, receiving 
testimony from Stephen C. Joseph, Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
Health Affairs; Lt. Gen. Alcide M. LaNoue, USA, Surgeon General, United 
States Army; Vice Adm. Donald F. Hagen, USN, Surgeon General, United 
States Navy; and Lt. Gen. Alexander M. Sloan, USAF, Surgeon General, 
United States Air Force.
  Hearings were recessed subject to call.
GLOBAL ECONOMIC SITUATION
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded 
hearings to examine the Department of the Treasury report on recent 
developments in United States international economic policy, including 
exchange rate policy, after receiving testimony from Lawrence Summers, 
Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs.
INTERNATIONAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
hearings on proposed legislation to implement certain international 
agreements on managing fisheries in the Northwest Atlantic and on 
licensing world fishing fleets, focusing on United Nations' 
recommendations for international actions to conserve and protect 
marine fisheries, after receiving testimony from David A. Colson, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans; William E. Martin, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for International Affairs; David 
Benton, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Juneau; David Burney, U.S. 
Tuna Foundation, San Diego, California; Jeff Kaelin, Maine Sardine 
Council, Brewer; and Lisa Speer, Natural Resources Defense Council, New 
York, New York.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee began 
consideration of S. 544, to transfer responsibility for administering 
the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 from the U.S. Securities 
and Exchange Commission to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 
but did not complete action thereon, and will meet again tomorrow.
EPA SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Toxic 
Substances, Research and Development concluded hearings on S. 1545 and 
H.R. 1994, bills authorizing funds for fiscal years 1994 through 1996 
for environmental research, development, and demonstration activities 
and program management support of the Office of Research and 
Development of the Environmental Protection Agency, after receiving 
testimony from Representatives George Brown and Valentine; Gary Foley, 
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Research and Development, 
Environmental Protection Agency; Mark Schaefer, Assistant Director for 
Environment, Office of Science and Technology Policy; Genevieve 
Matanoski, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland; 
Allan M. Ford, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas; William Glaze, 
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; and Ralph De Gennaro, 
Friends of the Earth, Washington, D.C.
URUGUAY ROUND
Committee on Finance: Committee resumed consideration of proposed 
legislation to implement the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade 
Negotiations, but did not complete action thereon, and recessed subject 
to call.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded hearings on the 
nominations of Jose A. Cabranes, of Connecticut, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit; Blanche M. Manning, to be United 
States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois; Mark W. 
Bennett, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District 
of Iowa; and Harold Baer, Jr. and Denny Chin, each to be a United 
States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, after the 
nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. Mr. 
Cabranes was introduced by Senators Dodd, Leahy, and Lieberman and 
Representative Kennelly. Ms. Manning was introduced by Senator Simon 
and Representatives Rush and Collins. Mr. Bennett was introduced by 
Senators Grassley and Harkin and Representative Neal Smith. And Mr. 
Baer and Mr. Chin were introduced by Senator Moynihan and 
Representative Velazquez.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Labor and Human Resources: Committee concluded hearings on 
the nominations of Gilbert F. Casellas, of Pennsylvania; Paul M. 
Igasaki, of California; and Paul Steven Miller, of California, each to 
be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, after the 
nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. Mr. 
Casellas was introduced by Senators Wofford and Specter, Mr. Igasaki 
was introduced by Senator Boxer and Representative Mineta, and Mr. 
Miller was introduced by Senators Boxer and Harkin.
CROW SETTLEMENT ACT
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee approved for reporting, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute, S. 1216, to resolve the 107th 
Meridian boundary dispute between the Crow Indian Tribe, the Northern 
Cheyenne Indian Tribe, and the United States and various other issues 
pertaining to the Crow Indian Reservation.