[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 144 (Thursday, October 6, 1994)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
ARMS CONTROL ISSUES
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee met in closed session to 
receive a briefing on Russian chemical and biological weapons behavior 
and other summit arms control issues from John D. Holum, Director, 
United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency; and John Lauder, 
Chief, Arms Control Intelligence Staff, Central Intelligence Agency.
  Committee recessed subject to call.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nominations of Okla Jones II and G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., each to be a 
United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana; 
Kathleen M. O'Malley, to be United States District Judge for the 
Northern District of Ohio; Thomas B. Russell, to be United States 
District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky; James A. Beaty, 
Jr., to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of 
North Carolina; David Briones, to be United States District Judge for 
the Western District of Texas; James Robertson, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Columbia; Charles R. Wilson, to be 
United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida; Steven Scott 
Alm, to be United States Attorney for the District of Hawaii; Michael 
R. Ramon, to be United States Marshal for the Central District of 
California; Michael D. Carrington, to be United States Marshal for the 
Northern District of Indiana; Robert B. English, to be United States 
Marshal for the Western District of Missouri; Herbert M. Rutherford 
III, to be United States Marshal for the District of Columbia; John R. 
Murphy, to be United States Marshal for the District of Alaska; 
Eisenhower Durr, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District 
of Mississippi; and Robert Moore, to be United States Marshal for the 
Central District of Illinois.
  Prior to this action, the committee concluded hearings on the 
nominations of Messrs. Jones, Porteous, Russell, Beaty, Briones, and 
Robertson, and Ms. O'Malley, after the nominees testified and answered 
questions in their own behalf. Mr. Jones was introduced by Senator 
Breaux and Representative Jefferson, Mr. Porteous was introduced by 
Senator Breaux and Representative Livingston, Ms. O'Malley was 
introduced by Senators Glenn and Metzenbaum, Mr. Russell was introduced 
by Senators Ford and McConnell, Mr. Briones was introduced by Senator 
Hutchison, and Mr. Robertson was introduced by District of Columbia 
Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Labor and Human Resources: Committee ordered favorably 
reported the nominations of Martin J. Dickman, of Illinois, to be 
Inspector General, Railroad Retirement Board; Joel D. Valdez, of 
Arizona, to be a Member of the National Commission on Libraries and 
Information Science; Jorge M. Perez, of Florida, to be a Member of the 
National Council on the Arts, National Foundation on the Arts and the 
Humanities; and G. Mario Moreno, of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary of 
Education for Intergovernmental and Interagency Affairs.
NOMINATION
Committee on Small Business: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nomination of Philip Lader, of South Carolina, to be Administrator of 
the Small Business Administration.
  Prior to this action, the committee concluded hearings on the 
nomination of Mr. Lader, after the nominee, who was introduced by 
Senators Hollings and Thurmond, testified and answered questions in his 
own behalf.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on 
intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the 
intelligence community.
  Committee recessed subject to call.