[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 143 (Wednesday, October 5, 1994)]
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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nominations of Bernard Daniel Rostker, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of the Navy; Gil Coronado, of Texas, to be Director, 
Selective Service System; A. J. Eggenberger, of Montana, and Herbert 
Kouts, of New York, both to be Members of the Defense Nuclear 
Facilities Safety Board; Albert H. Nahmad, of Florida, and Clifford B. 
O'Hara, of Connecticut, both to be Members of the Board of Directors of 
the Panama Canal Commission; Alan J. Dixon, of Illinois, to be a Member 
and Chairman of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission; 
and 4,158 military nominations in the Army, Marine Corps, and Air 
Force.
  Prior to this action, committee concluded hearings on the nomination 
of former Senator Dixon, after the nominee, who was introduced by 
Senators Simon and Moseley-Braun, testified and answered questions in 
his own behalf.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee ordered 
favorably reported the nominations of Bruce A. Morrison, of 
Connecticut, and J. Timothy O'Neill, of Virginia, each to be a Director 
of the Federal Housing Finance Board, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development; James C. Hudson, of Oklahoma, to be a Director of the 
Securities Investor Protection Corporation; and Mary Ellen R. Fise, of 
the District of Columbia, H. Terry Rasco, of Arkansas, and Christine M. 
Warnke, of the District of Columbia, each to be a Member of the Board 
of Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences.
NATIONAL EXPORT STRATEGY
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded 
hearings to examine the second annual report of the Trade Promotion 
Coordinating Committee, which was created to establish, formulate, and 
coordinate a sound national export strategy, after receiving testimony 
from Ronald H. Brown, Secretary of Commerce; Kenneth D. Brody, 
President and Chairman, Export-Import Bank of the United States; 
Cassandra M. Pulley, Acting Administrator, Small Business 
Administration; and Alice M. Rivlin, Director, Office of Management and 
Budget, all on behalf of the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee.
LINE-ITEM VETO AUTHORITY
Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded hearings on proposals to 
provide the President with the authority to rescind or line-item veto 
appropriated funds, including S. 9, S. 224, S. 437, S. 690, S. 740, S. 
2458, H.R. 1578, and H.R. 4600, after receiving testimony from Senators 
Bradley, Specter, Craig, Cohen, and Byrd.
NOMINATION
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
hearings on the nomination of Christine A. Varney, of the District of 
Columbia, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner, after the nominee, who 
was introduced by Representative Harmon, testified and answered 
questions in her own behalf.
GATT
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee continued 
hearings on S. 2467, to approve and implement the trade agreements 
concluded in the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations, 
receiving testimony from Michael Kantor, United States Trade 
Representative; and Sir James Goldsmith, European Parliament, 
Strasbourg, France.
  Hearings were recessed subject to call.
NATIONAL PARKS AND FORESTS
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Public 
Lands, National Parks and Forests concluded hearings on the following 
bills:
  H.R. 3905, to provide for the establishment and management of the 
Opal Creek Forest Preserve in the State of Oregon, after receiving 
testimony from Representative Kopetski; James R. Lyons, Assistant 
Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment; George 
Atiyeh, Friends of Opal Creek, Elkhorn, Oregon; James C. Geisinger, 
Northwest Forestry Association, Portland, Oregon; Tom Hirons, Oregon 
Lands Coalition, Gates, Oregon; and John Borowski, Dayton High School, 
Philomath, Oregon;
  S. 2359, to modify the boundaries of Walnut Canyon National Monument 
in the State of Arizona, after receiving testimony from Mr. Lyons 
(listed above); and Denis P. Galvin, Associate Director, Planning and 
Development, National Park Service, Department of the Interior; and
  S. 2434 and H.R. 3516, bills to increase the amount authorized to be 
appropriated for assistance for highway relocation regarding the 
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park in Georgia, and S. 
2280, to provide for an orderly process to ensure compensation for the 
termination of an easement or the taking of real property used for 
public utility purposes at the Manassas National Battlefield Park, 
Virginia, after receiving testimony from Mr. Galvin (listed above).
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee ordered favorably 
reported the nominations of Frederic J. Hansen, of Oregon, to be Deputy 
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency; Paul L. Hill, Jr., of 
West Virginia, to be a Member and Chairperson, and Devra Lee Davis, of 
the District of Columbia, and Gerald V. Poje, of Virginia, both to be 
Members, all of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board; and 
Kenneth Burton, of Virginia, D. Michael Rappoport, of Arizona, and Anne 
J. Udall, of North Carolina, each to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National 
Environmental Policy Foundation.
FARM TAX ISSUES
Committee on Finance: Subcommittee on Energy and Agricultural Taxation 
held hearings on various farm-related tax proposals, including S. 226, 
S. 531, S. 545, S. 882, S. 1615, S. 1691, and S. 1814, receiving 
testimony from Representatives Castle and Minge; Norman B. Richter, 
Acting International Tax Counsel, Department of the Treasury; James H. 
Harris, Racine County Farm Bureau, Union Grove, Wisconsin; J. Gary 
McDavid, McDermott, Will & Emery, on behalf of the National Council of 
Farmer Cooperatives; Alan C. Sobba, National Cattlemen's Association, 
and Barbara G. Webb, National Farmers Union, all of Washington, D.C.; 
Thomas G. Tepas, Hercules Incorporated, Wilmington, Delaware; and 
Robert Woodbury, Kollmorgen Corporation, Waltham, Massachusetts.
  Hearings were recessed subject to call.
NOMINATION
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded an additional 
hearing on the nomination of Thomas E. McNamara, of the District of 
Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Politico-Military 
Affairs, after the nominee testified and answered further questions in 
his own behalf.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Governmental Affairs: Committee ordered favorably reported 
the following business items:
  S. 1946, to provide for the repurchase of land taken by eminent 
domain from organizations that had held such land in trust for Native 
Americans; and
  The nominations of Martha F. Riche, of Maryland, to be Director of 
the Census, Department of Commerce; James H. Atkins, of Arkansas, and 
Scott B. Lukins, of Washington, each to be a Member of the Federal 
Retirement Thrift Investment Board; George J. Opfer, of Virginia, to be 
Inspector General, Federal Emergency Management Agency; Vanessa Ruiz, 
to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals; 
and Luise S. Jordan, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Corporation 
for National and Community Service.
  Also, committee ordered reported, without recommendation, S. 2467, to 
approve and implement the trade agreements concluded in the Uruguay 
Round of multilateral trade negotiations.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nominations of Fred I. Parker, of Vermont, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Second Circuit; Diane E. Murphy, of Minnesota, to be 
United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit; Helen W. Gillmor, 
to be United States District Judge for the District of Hawaii; David A. 
Katz, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of 
Ohio; Sean J. McLaughlin, to be United States District Judge for the 
Western District of Pennsylvania; William T. Moore, to be United States 
District Judge for the Southern District of Georgia; Roslyn M. Silver, 
to be United States District Judge for the District of Arizona; Alvin 
W. Thompson, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Connecticut; Elaine F. Bucklo, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of Illinois; Robert W. Gettleman, to be United 
States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois; Sven E. 
Holmes, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of 
Oklahoma; Vicki Miles-LaGrange, to be United States District Judge for 
the Western District of Oklahoma; William H. Walls, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of New Jersey; Reginald B. Madsen, to 
be United States Marshal for the District of Oregon; William Henry Von 
Edwards III, to be United States Marshal for the Northern District of 
Alabama; Robert Henry McMichael, to be United States Marshal for the 
Northern District of Georgia; John Edward Rouille, to be United States 
Marshal for the District of Vermont; Eddie J. Jordan, Jr., to be United 
States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana; Sheldon C. 
Bilchik, of Maryland, to be Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice 
and Delinquency Prevention, Department of Justice; Rose Ochi, of 
California, to be Associate Director, Bureau of State and Local 
Affairs, Office of National Drug Control Policy; Richard Thomas White, 
of Michigan, to be a Member of the Foreign Claims Settlement 
Commission, Department of Justice; Joseph Francis Baca, of New Mexico, 
Robert Nelson Baldwin, of Virginia, and Florence K. Murray, of Rhode 
Island, each to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the State 
Justice Institute; and Richard P. Conaboy, of Pennsylvania, to be a 
Member and Chairman, and Deanell Reece Tacha, of Kansas, Wayne Anthony 
Budd, of Massachusetts, and Michael Goldsmith, of Utah, each to be a 
Member, all of the United States Sentencing Commission.
NATIONAL DRUG STRATEGY
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded oversight hearings to 
examine the Administration's drug strategy and how it relates to the 
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act (P.L. 103-322), after 
receiving testimony from Lee P. Brown, Director, and John P. Walters, 
former Acting Director, both of the Office of National Drug Control 
Policy; Robert L. Smith, City of Tampa Department of Public Safety, and 
Robert L. Allen, both of Tampa, Florida; Claire McCaskill, Kansas City, 
Missouri, on behalf of the National Association of Drug Court 
Professionals; and John Ratelle, Richard J. Donovan Correctional 
Facility, San Diego, California.
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO TRAVEL
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution concluded 
hearings on the constitutional right to international travel, focusing 
on United States' restrictions on travel to Cuba, after receiving 
testimony from Representative Berman; Robert F. Turner, United States 
Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island; and Kate Martin, American 
Civil Liberties Union, Peter Hakim, Inter-American Dialogue; Alicia M. 
Torres, Cuban American Committee Research and Education Fund; Mary W. 
Gray, American University; and George J. Du-Breuil, Cuban Committee for 
Democracy, all of Washington, D.C.
INDIAN EDUCATION
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee approved for reporting S. Res. 
264, expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should issue 
an Executive order to promote and expand Federal assistance for Indian 
institutions of higher education and foster the advancement of the 
National Education Goals for Indians.