[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 139 (Thursday, September 29, 1994)]
[Daily Digest]
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Committee Meetings
GAO REPORT ON CARGO PREFERENCE REQUIREMENTS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Foreign Agriculture and 
Hunger held a hearing to review the GAO report on cargo preference 
requirements. Testimony was heard from Allan I. Mendelowitz, Managing 
Director, International Trade, Finance, and Competitiveness, GAO.
NATIONAL FOREST STEWARDSHIP CONTRACTING ACT
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Natural 
Resources held a hearing on H.R. 5007, National Forest Stewardship 
Contracting Act of 1994. Testimony was heard from Representative 
LaRocco; Gray Reynolds, Deputy Chief, National Forest Systems, U.S. 
Forest Service, USDA; and public witnesses.
CHILD SUPPORT RESPONSIBILITY ACT
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Forces and 
Personnel approved for full Committee action H.R. 4570, Child Support 
Responsibility Act of 1994.
  Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on this 
legislation. Testimony was heard from Jeanne Fites, Deputy Under 
Secretary, Requirements and Resources, Department of Defense.
FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE CREDIT UNION INDUSTRY; GAO REPORT
Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Held a hearing to 
examine the financial condition of the credit union industry and its 
share insurance fund, and to receive an update on the GAO report 
entitled, ``Credit Unions: Reforms for Ensuring Future Soundness.'' 
Testimony was heard from Norman E. D'Amours, Chairman, National Credit 
Union Administration; and Thomas J. McCool, Associate Director, 
Financial Institutions and Markets Issues, GAO.
IMPLEMENTATION OF FCC SPECTRUM AUCTIONS
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on implementation of FCC 
Spectrum Auctions. Testimony was heard from the following officials of 
the FCC: Reed E. Hundt, Chairman; and Susan Ness, Commissioner; and 
Robert D. Reischauer, Director, CBO.
BASEBALL ANTITRUST EXEMPTION
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Labor-Management 
Relations held a hearing on the Impact on Collective Bargaining of the 
Antitrust Exemption in Baseball, and on H.R. 5095, to apply arbitration 
to major league baseball. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
DECEPTIVE PRACTICES IN THE SALE OF LIFE INSURANCE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer 
Protection, and Competitiveness held a hearing on Deceptive Practices 
in the Sale of Life Insurance. Testimony was heard from Cynthia M. 
Maleski, Insurance Commissioner, Department of Insurance, State of 
Pennsylvania.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held 
an oversight hearing on the 1990 Clean Air Act requirements for 
reformulated gasoline. Testimony was heard from Jack Riggs, Principal 
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy, Department of Energy; 
Dick Wilson, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Air and Radiation, EPA; 
David Gushee, Independent Consultant and Analyst, CRS, Library of 
Congress; and public witnesses.
  Hearings continue October 5.
TICKET FEE DISCLOSURE ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Transportation and 
Hazardous Materials held a hearing on H.R. 4995, Ticket Fee Disclosure 
Act of 1994. Testimony was heard from Christian S. White, Acting 
Director, Bureau of Consumer Affairs, FTC; and public witnesses.
AFDC WAIVER DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
Committee on Government Operations: Subcommittee on Human Resources and 
Intergovernmental Relations held a hearing on AFDC Waiver Demonstration 
Programs: Necessary Flexibility or Ad Hoc Decision Making. Testimony 
was heard from Mary Jo Bane, Assistant Secretary, Children and 
Families, Department of Health and Human Services; Diane Baillargeon, 
Deputy Commissioner, Policy Management, Department of Social Services, 
State of New York; Katherine L. Cook, Acting Executive Director, Income 
Maintenance Administration, Department of Human Resources, State of 
Maryland; and public witnesses.
COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Accounts met to 
consider pending business.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 
4781, amended, International Antitrust Enforcement Assistance Act of 
1994; H.R. 5116, amended, Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994; H.R. 546, 
amended, to limit State taxation of certain pension income; H.R. 4994, 
amended, Baseball Fans and Community Protection Act of 1994; H.R. 5102, 
to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to certain crimes 
relating to Congressional Medals of Honor; H.R. 4777, amended, to make 
technical improvements in the United States Code by amending provisions 
to reflect the current names of congressional committees; H.R. 4778, 
amended, to codify without substantive change recent laws related to 
transportation and to improve the United States Code; H.R. 4999, 
amended, Civil Rights Commission Amendments Act of 1994; H.R. 4922, 
amended, 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; H.R. 4608, amended, Patent 
and Trademark Office Authorization Act of 1994; H.R. 2129, Madrid 
Protocol Implementation Act; H.R. 4896, to grant the consent of the 
Congress to the Kansas and Missouri Metropolitan Culture District 
Compact; S. 1233, Arizona Wilderness Land Title Resolution Act of 1994; 
and S. 1457, to amend the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands Restitution Act 
to increase authorization for appropriation to compensate Aleut 
villages for church property lost, damaged, or destroyed during World 
War II.
  The Committee considered private claims bills.
  The Committee also began markup of H.R. 4357, Federal Courts 
Improvement Act of 1994.
  Committee recessed subject to call.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice 
held an oversight hearing on Heroin Trafficking. Testimony was heard 
from Lee Brown, Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy; 
Thomas A. Constantine, Administrator, DEA, Department of Justice; 
Ambassador Cresencio S. Arcos, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
International Narcotics Matters, Department of State; Inspector James 
Raber, Commanding Officer, Drug Enforcement Task Force, Police 
Department, City of New York; and a public witness.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service: Subcommittee on 
Compensation and Employee Benefits held an oversight hearing on the 
Thrift Savings Plan. Testimony was heard from Roger Mehle, Executive 
Director, Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board; Ian Dingwall, 
Chief Accountant, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, 
Department of Labor; and a public witness.
INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION CONFERENCE REPORT
Committee on Rules: Granted a rule waiving all points of order against 
the conference report on H.R. 4299, Intelligence Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 1995, and against its consideration. Testimony was heard 
from Chairman Glickman and Representative Combest.
CONFERENCE REPORT ON IMPROVING AMERICA'S SCHOOLS ACT
Committee on Rules: By a recorded vote of 4 to 3, granted a rule 
waiving all points of order against the conference report on H.R. 6, 
Improving America's Schools Act of 1994, and against its consideration. 
The conference report shall be considered as read. Testimony was heard 
from Chairman Ford of Michigan and Representatives Kildee, Goodling, 
and Gunderson.
GLOBAL TRADE IN SATELLITES AND LAUNCH SERVICES
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space held 
a hearing on Global Trade in Satellites and Launch Services. Testimony 
was heard from Peter F. Allgeier, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative, 
Europe and the Mediterranean; Donald M. Phillips, Assistant U.S. Trade 
Representative, Industry; Sue E. Eckert, Assistant Secretary, Export 
Administration, Department of Commerce; Martha Harris, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, Export Controls, Department of State; and public witnesses.
MOTOR FUEL EXCISE TAX REFUND FRAUD
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing 
on motor fuel excise tax refund fraud. Testimony was heard from 
Margaret Milner Richardson, Commissioner, IRS, Department of the 
Treasury.
TARGETED JOBS TAX CREDIT
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures 
held a hearing on the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit. Testimony was heard 
from Representatives Peterson of Minnesota and Rush; Robert B. Reich, 
Secretary of Labor; Maurice Foley, Deputy Tax Legislative Counsel, Tax 
Legislation, Department of the Treasury; and public witnesses.