[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 126 (Monday, September 12, 1994)]
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                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of September 13 through 17, 1994

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the conference 
report on S. 2182, Defense Authorizations. At 2:30 p.m., Senate will 
vote on a motion to proceed to the consideration of the conference 
report on H.R. 3841, Interstate Banking and Branching Act. Senate may 
also consider the nomination of Admiral Henry H. Mauz, Jr., U.S. Navy, 
to be placed on the retired list.
  On Wednesday, Senate expects to complete consideration of the pending 
measures, and consider any cleared executive and legislative business.
  On Thursday, Senate expects to be in recess.
  On Friday, Senate expects a pro forma session.

  (Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m., on Tuesday, 
September 13, for respective party conferences.)


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Armed Services: September 14, to hold hearings on the 
nominations of Paul G. Kaminski, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary 
of Defense for Acquisition and Technology, and Frederick F.Y. Pang, 
of Hawaii, to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force 
Management, 2 p.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: September 14, 
to hold hearings on the nomination of Gus A. Owen, of California, to 
be a Member of the Interstate Commerce Commission, 9:30 a.m., SR-
253.
  September 14, Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, to hold 
hearings to examine safety issues relating to truck lengths, 10 
a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Finance: September 14, to hold hearings on S. 1834, 
authorizing funds for programs of the Comprehensive Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act (Superfund); to be followed by a 
hearing and consideration of the nominations of Frank N. Newman, of 
California, to be Deputy Secretary; Edward S. Knight, of Texas, to 
be General Counsel; and Stuart L. Brown, of Maryland, to be an 
Assistant General Counsel, all of the Department of the Treasury, 
10:30 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Labor and Human Resources: September 14, business 
meeting, to consider pending calendar business, 9 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: September 13, to hold hearings on 
the nomination of Kenneth W. Kizer, of California, to be Under 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health, 2:30 p.m., SR-418.
  September 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings on pending 
legislation, 2 p.m., SR-418.


                                 NOTICE

  For a listing of Senate committee meetings scheduled ahead, see pages 
E1833 in today's Record.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, September 13, to 
mark up H.R. 4926, National Treatment in Banking Act of 1994, 1 
p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, September 15, Subcommittee on 
Select Education and Civil Rights, oversight hearing on the 
Implementation of the Educational Research, Development, 
Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, September 13, Subcommittee on 
Telecommunications and Finance, hearing on proposals that would 
require telecommunications providers to include wiretapping 
capabilities in their networks, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  September 14, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance, 
oversight hearing on sales practice abuses and the presence of 
recidivist ``rouge brokers'' in the securities industry, 9:30 a.m., 
2133 Rayburn.
  September 14, Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous 
Materials, hearing on H.R. 1360, Safe Aboveground Storage Tank Act 
of 1993, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, September 13, to consider the 
following: Legislation to make certain technical amendments to the 
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, the United States 
Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 and other 
provisions of law; the International Narcotics Control Corrections 
Act of 1994; H.R. 4950, Jobs Through Trade Expansion Act of 1994; 
H.R. 4521, African Conflict Resolution Act; H. Con. Res. 278, 
expressing the sense of the Congress regarding United States policy 
toward Vietnam; H. Con. Res. 216, expressing the sense of the 
Congress regarding human rights in Vietnam; and H. Con. Res. 257, 
commending the work of the U.S. Labor Attache Corps, 11 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Operations, September 14, Subcommittee on 
Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations, hearing on AIDS and 
HIV Infection in the Black Community, 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, September 13, Subcommittee on 
Elections, oversight hearing on the Voting Accessibility for the 
Elderly and Handicapped Act (P.L. 98-435), 2 p.m., H-328 Capitol.
  Committee on the Judiciary, September 13, Subcommittee on 
Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration, oversight hearing 
on Prior User Rights Effects on Patents, 2 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, September 13, 
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Navigation, to consider the 
following bills: H.R. 4959, Maritime Regulatory Reform Act of 1994; 
H.R. 4838, to authorize the issuance of a certificate of 
documentation with appropriate endorsement for the vessel Firebird; 
and a measure to amend the definition of Offshore Supply Vessel 
(OSV) to allow for the construction of OSV's measured according to 
the International Tonnage Convention (ITC), 1:30 p.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  Committee on Natural Resources, September 13, Subcommittee on 
Energy and Mineral Resources, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 
4800, Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent 
Act; and H.R. 4814, Central Midwest Interstate Low-Level Radioactive 
Waste Compact Amendments Consent Act of 1993, following joint 
Subcommittee hearing, 1324 Longworth.
  September 13, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources and the 
Subcommittee on Energy and Power of the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, joint hearing on the following bills: H.R. 4800 and H.R. 
Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act; and 
H.R. 4814, Central Midwest Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste 
Compact Amendments Consent Act of 1993, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, September 13, to consider H.R. 3800, Superfund 
Reform Act of 1994, 11 a.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, September 13, 
Subcommittee on Space, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 4621, to 
establish a National Academy of Space; and H.R. 4998, to provide for 
an independent review of the implementation of the national 
implementation plan for modernization of the National Weather 
Service at specific sites, 10 a.m., 2325 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, September 14, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing on African-American Veterans: 
Veterans' Readjustment Benefits and Related Issues, 9 a.m., 334 
Cannon.
       *These figures include all measures reported, even if there 
     was no accompanying report. A total of 141 reports has been 
     filed in the Senate; a total of 301 reports has been filed in 
     the House.
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                    Resume of Congressional Activity

            SECOND SESSION OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD CONGRESS


    The first table gives a comprehensive resume of all legislative 
business transacted by the Senate and House.
    The second table accounts for all nominations submitted to the 
Senate by the President for Senate confirmation.

                      DATA ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY


                   January 25 through August 31, 1994

                                                                 STotal
     Days in session...........................................1..
     Time in session................................1745 hrs., 4..
     Congressional Record:
         Pages of proceedings...............................21,702
         Extensions of Remarks...............................1,810
     Public bills enacted into law.............................110
     Private bills enacted into law..............................3
     Bills in conference..........................................
     Measures passed, total....................................630
         Senate bills.............................................
         House bills...........................................1..
         Senate joint resolutions.................................
         House joint resolutions..................................
         Senate concurrent resolutions............................
         House concurrent resolutions.............................
         Simple resolutions....................................1..
     Measures reported, total.................................*468
         Senate bills..........................................1..
         House bills...........................................1..
         Senate joint resolutions.................................
         House joint resolutions..................................
         Senate concurrent resolutions............................
         House concurrent resolutions.............................
         Simple resolutions.......................................
     Special reports..............................................
     Conference reports...........................................
     Measures pending on calendar..............................1..
     Measures introduced, total..............................2,502
         Bills...............................................1,3..
         Joint resolutions.....................................1..
         Concurrent resolutions...................................
         Simple resolutions....................................2..
     Quorum calls.................................................
     Yea-and-nay votes.........................................1..
     Recorded votes............................................2..
     Bills vetoed.................................................
     Vetoes overridden............................................
                  DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS


                  (January 25 through August 31, 1994)

     Civilian nominations, totaling 568 (including 172 
       nominations carried over from the first session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed..........................................387...
         Unconfirmed........................................181...

     Civilian nominations (FS, PHS, CG, NOAA), totaling 1,873 
       (including 38 nominations carried over from the first 
       session), disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................1,798...
         Unconfirmed.........................................75...

     Air Force nominations, totaling 7,374 (including 4 
       nominations carried over from the first session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................7,087...
         Unconfirmed........................................287...

     Army nominations, totaling 9,512 (including 1,686 carried 
       over from the first session), disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................8,135...
         Unconfirmed......................................1,377...

     Navy nominations, totaling 9,367 (including 657 
       nominations carried over from the first session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................8,553...
         Unconfirmed........................................812...
         Withdrawn............................................2...

     Marine Corps nominations, totaling 1,363 (including 15 
       nominations carried over from the first session), 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................1,362...
         Unconfirmed..........................................1...

                                Summary
     Total nominations carried over from first session....2,572
     Total nominations received this session.............27,485
     Total confirmed.....................................27,322
     Total unconfirmed....................................2,733
     Total withdrawn..........................................2