[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 116 (Wednesday, August 17, 1994)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional 
Rights approved for full Committee action the following: H.R. 4922, to 
amend title 18, United States Code, to make clear a telecommunications 
carrier's duty to cooperate in the interception of communications for 
law enforcement purposes; and a measure reauthorizing the U.S. 
Commission on Civil Rights.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law 
held an oversight hearing on Bankruptcy Reform. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
CONFERENCE REPORT--COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE AND JUDICIARY 
APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Rules: Granted a rule waiving all points of order against 
the conference report to accompany H.R. 4603, making appropriations for 
the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary and 
related agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1995, and making supplemental appropriations for these departments and 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1994, and against its 
consideration. The conference report shall be considered as read. 
Testimony was heard from Representatives Mollohan, Berman, Rogers, and 
Rohrabacher.

Joint Meetings
APPROPRIATIONS--VA/HUD
Conferees met to resolve the differences between the Senate- and House-
passed versions of H.R. 4624, making appropriations for fiscal year 
1995 for the Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, 
corporations, and offices, but did not complete action thereon, and 
will meet again tomorrow.