[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 106 (Thursday, August 4, 1994)]
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                     COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY,

                             AUGUST 5, 1994

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, to hold 
hearings on the nominations of Jose M. Amador, of Texas, to be 
Assistant Secretary for Science and Education, and Roger C. Viadero, 
of Virginia, to be Inspector General, both of the Department of 
Agriculture, 8:30 a.m., SR-332.
  Subcommittee on Domestic and Foreign Marketing and Product 
Promotion, to hold hearings on S. 1557, to revise the Dairy 
Production Stabilization Act of 1983 to require that members of the 
National Dairy Promotion and Research Board be elected by milk 
producers and to prohibit bloc voting by cooperative associations of 
milk producers in the election of the producers, and S. 1564, to 
revise the Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1983 to ensure that 
all persons who benefit from the dairy promotion and research 
program contribute to the cost of the program, to terminate the 
program on December 31, 1996, and to prohibit bloc voting by 
cooperative associations of milk producers in connection with the 
program, and to examine the beef industry long-range plan of the 
Cattlemen's Beef Promotion and Research Board, 10 a.m., SR-332.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, business 
meeting, to consider the nominations of Janet L. Yellen, of 
California, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal 
Reserve System; Julie D. Belaga, of Connecticut, to be a Member of 
the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United 
States; and Susan R. Baron, of Maryland, and Danny K. Davis, of 
Illinois, each to be a Member of the National Corporation for 
Housing Partnerships; to be followed by hearings to examine certain 
legal issues with regard to the Whitewater Development Company, 
Inc., and Madison Guaranty Savings and Loan, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs, Permanent Subcommittee on 
Investigations, to hold hearings to examine Blue Cross/Blue Shield 
Federal contracts, 9 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to hold hearings to examine 
reproductive hazards associated with military service, focusing on 
the risks of radiation, Agent Orange, and Gulf War exposures, 10:30 
a.m., SH-216.


                                 House

  Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, Pursuant to H. 
Res. 394, to express the sense of the House that Congress has a 
constitutional obligation to conduct oversight of matters related to 
the operation of the Government, the Committee will continue 
hearings on the completed aspects of the investigation conducted by 
the Special Counsel on the so-called ``Whitewater Affair,'' 9:30 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, to mark up the following bills: 
H.R. 4522, Federal Communications Commission Authorization Act of 
1994; H.R. 4858, Small Business Incentive Act of 1994; H.R. 4864, 
Medical Device User Fee Act of 1994; H.R. 4865, Orphan Drug Act 
Amendments of 1994; H.R. 2305, to authorize and encourage the 
President to conclude an agreement with Mexico to establish a United 
States-Mexico Border Health Commission; H.R. 2919, Indoor Air Act of 
1993; H.R. 3434, Smoke-Free Environment Act of 1993; H.R. 4779, 
State and Local Government Interstate Waste Control Act; H.R. 4683, 
Flow Control Act of 1994; H.R. 4867, High Speed Rail Development Act 
of 1994; H.R. 4868, Railroad Unemployment Insurance Amendments Act 
of 1994; H.R. 4866, Solar, Wind, Waste, and Geothermal Power 
Production Act of 1994; H.R. 4394, Comprehensive One-Call 
Notification Act of 1994; and H.R. 3546, Propane Education and 
Research Act, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Operations, Subcommittee on Human 
Resources and Intergovernmental Relations, hearing on the Impact of 
Health Care Reform on Minority Providers, 9:30 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, to mark up the following bills: 
H.R. 3905, Opal Creek Forest Preserve Act of 1994; and H.R. 4757, 
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation Grand Coulee Dam 
Settlement Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, to consider the following: H.J. Res. 373, 
disapproving the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment--most-
favored-nation treatment--to the products of the People's Republic 
of China; H.R. 4590, United States China Act; and H.R. 4891, 
concerning United States efforts to promote respect for 
internationally recognized human rights in China, 10:30 a.m., H-313 
Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
employment-unemployment situation for July, 9:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn 
Building.