[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 110 (Wednesday, August 10, 1994)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D]
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Committee Meetings
EQUITABLE ENHANCEMENT ACT
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Deposit Insurance 
approved for full Committee action as amended H.R. 2443, Equitable 
Enhancement Act of 1994.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications 
and Finance held an oversight hearing on securities litigation reform. 
Testimony was heard from Mark J. Griffin, Director, Securities 
Division, Department of Commerce, State of Utah; and public witnesses.
JOBS THROUGH TRADE EXPANSION ACT; OVERSIGHT
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Trade 
and Environment approved for full Committee action the Jobs Through 
Trade Expansion Act.
  The Subcommittee also held an oversight hearing on the U.S. and 
Foreign Commercial Service. Testimony was heard from Lauri Fitz-Pegado, 
Assistant Secretary and Director General, U.S. and Foreign Commercial 
Service, Department of Commerce.
MONETARY POLICY FORECASTING, ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY, AND DATA LIMITATIONS
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer, 
and Monetary Affairs held a hearing on Monetary Policy Forecasting, 
Economic Uncertainty, and Data Limitations. Testimony was heard from 
Alan Greenspan, Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System; 
and public witnesses.
MAGNUSON FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries: Subcommittee on Fisheries 
Management approved for full Committee action as amended H.R. 780, to 
authorize the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Natural Resources: Ordered reported as amendment H.R. 
4709, to make certain technical corrections.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Ordered reported the 
following bills: H.R. 4361, Federal Employee Family Friendly Leave Act; 
H.R. 4570, amended, Child Support Responsibility Act of 1994; H.R. 
3694, amended, Child Abuse Accountability Act; H.R. 4884, amended, 
Criminal Justice Information Service Placement Assistance Act; H.R. 
2970, amended, to reauthorize the Office of Special Counsel; H.R. 2289, 
amended, Office of Government Ethics Authorization Act of 1994; H.R. 
4551, amended, to designate the post office building located at 301 
West Lexington in Independence, MO, as the ``William J. Randall Post 
Office;'' H.R. 4452, amended, to designate the post office building at 
115 West Chester in Ruleville, MS, as the ``Fannie Lou Hamer United 
States Post Office;'' H.R. 4571, amended, to designate the U.S. Post 
Office located at 103-104 Estate Richmond in Saint Croix, VI, as the 
``Wilbert Armstrong United States Post Office;'' H.R. 4192, amended, to 
designate the U.S. Post Office located at 100 Veterans Drive in Saint 
Thomas, VI, as the ``Arturo R. Watlington, Sr. United States Post 
Office;'' H.R. 4193, amended, to designate the U.S. Post Office located 
at 100 Vester Gade, in Cruz Bay, Saint John, VI, as the ``Ubaldina 
Simmons United States Post Office;'' and H.R. 4194, amended, to 
designate the U.S. Post Office located in the Tutu Park Mall in Saint 
Thomas, VI, as the ``Earl B. Ottley United States Post Office.
AIRLINE CABIN AIR QUALITY ACT
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Aviation 
approved for full Committee action as amended H.R. 4495, Airliner Cabin 
Air Quality Act of 1994.
SHORTFALL--HIGHWAY TRUST FUND COLLECTIONS
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Investigations and Oversight held a hearing on Shortfall in Highway 
Trust Fund Collections. Testimony was heard from Jane F. Garvey, Deputy 
Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, Department of 
Transportation; Phil Brand, Chief Compliance Officer, IRS, Department 
of the Treasury; John Aikman, Administrator, Criminal Investigation 
Division, Department of Revenue, State of Indiana; Dale A. Shuirman, 
Director, Motor Fuel Tax, Department of Public Safety, State of 
Delaware; and public witnesses.
HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP INVESTMENT ACT
Committee on Public Works and Transportation: Subcommittee on Public 
Buildings and Grounds approved for full Committee action as amended 
H.R. 4704, Hopewell Township Investment Act of 1994.
  Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on this 
legislation. Testimony was heard from Representative Klink; Gordon S. 
Creed, Acting Commissioner, Federal Property Resources Service, GAO; 
and a public witness.
VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT
Committee on Rules: By a recorded vote of 6 to 4, granted a rule 
waiving all points of order against the conference report to accompany 
H.R. 3355, to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 to allow grants to increase police presence, to expand and improve 
cooperative efforts between law enforcement agencies and members of the 
community to address crime and disorder problems, and otherwise to 
enhance public safety, and against its consideration. The conference 
report shall be considered as read.
HYDROGEN, FUSION, AND HIGH ENERGY AND NUCLEAR PHYSICS RESEARCH ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted an open rule providing 1 hour of debate on 
H.R. 4908, Hydrogen, Fusion, and High Energy and Nuclear Physics 
Research Act of 1994. The bill shall be considered by title with each 
title considered as read. Finally, the rule provides one motion to 
recommit. Testimony was heard from Chairman Brown and Representatives 
Lloyd and Walker.
PRESIDIO MANAGEMENT
Committee on Rules: Granted a rule providing 75 minutes of general 
debate on H.R. 3433, to provide for the management of portions of the 
Presidio under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior. All 
points of order are waived against consideration of the bill. The rule 
makes in order the Natural Resources Committee amendment in the nature 
of a substitute now printed in the bill, as modified by the Ways and 
Means Committee amendments now printed in the bill and the amendments 
printed in the report to accompany the rule, as an original bill for 
the purpose of amendment. The substitute, as modified, shall be 
considered as read. All points of order are waived against the 
substitute, as modified. The rule provides that no amendment which 
directly or indirectly changes section 3(h)(9), section 3(h)(12), 
section 3(h)(13), or section 3(j) of the substitute, as modified, shall 
be in order. Consideration of the bill for amendment is limited to 3 
hours excluding time for recorded votes and proceedings incidental 
thereto. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions.
IMPACT OF DISCOUNT SUPERSTORES ON SMALL BUSINESS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on ``The Impact of Discount 
Superstores on Small Business and Local Communities.'' Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
BOARD MEETING
Office of Technology Assessment: The Board met and approved the 
following project proposals:
  1. Assessing Future Space Launch Industry Alternatives.
  2. Commercialization of Innovative Environmental Technologies.
  3. Technologies to Protect Fish at Dams.
  4. Technologies for Tracking Ammunition and for Controlling the 
Inadvertent Use of Handguns.