[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 7 (Thursday, January 12, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D38-D40]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
                  (Committees not listed did not meet)
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee ordered 
favorably reported an original resolution requesting $1,708,179 for 
operating expenses for the period from March 1, 1995 through February 
29, 1996, and $1,746,459 for operating expenses for the period from 
March 1, 1996 through February 28, 1997.
  Also, committee adopted its rules of procedure for the 104th 
Congress, and announced the following subcommittee assignments:
  Subcommittee on Production and Price Competitiveness: Senators 
Cochran (Chairman), Warner, Helms, Coverdell, Dole, Pryor, Daschle, 
Baucus, and Kerrey.
  Subcommittee on Marketing, Inspection, and Product Promotion: 
Senators Helms (Chairman), Dole, Cochran, McConnell, Santorum, Conrad, 
Pryor, Baucus, and Kerrey.
  Subcommittee on Forestry, Conservation, and Rural Revitalization: 
Senators Craig (Chairman), Coverdell, Warner, Helms, Heflin, Harkin, 
and Conrad.
  Subcommittee on Research, Nutrition, and General Legislation: 
Senators McConnell (Chairman), Dole, Santorum, Craig, Harkin, Heflin, 
and Daschle.
U.S. OPERATIONS ABROAD
Committee on Armed Services: Committee met in closed session to receive 
a briefing on current operations abroad, focusing on the situation in 
Bosnia, North Korea, Haiti, and Somalia from Walter B. Slocombe, Under 
Secretary of Defense for Policy; Peter Tarnoff, Under Secretary of 
State for Political Affairs; and Lt. Gen. Wesley K. Clark, USA, 
Director for Strategic Plans and Policy (J-5), Lt. Gen. Howell M. Estes 
III, USAF, Director of Operations (J-3), and Maj. Gen. Patrick M. 
Hughes, USA, Director for Current Intelligence (J-2), all of the Office 
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: On Wednesday, January 
11, committee ordered favorably reported an original resolution (S. 
Res. 52), requesting $3,738,802 for operating expenses for the period 
from March 1, 1995 through February 29, 1996, and $2,851,936 for 
operating expenses for the period from March 1, 1996 through February 
28, 1997.
  Also, committee adopted its rules of procedure for the 104th 
Congress.
COMMITTEE BUDGET
Committee on the Budget: Committee approved for reporting an original 
resolution (S. Res. 50), requesting $3,032,295 for operating expenses 
for the period from March 1, 1995 through February 29, 1996, and 
$3,103,181 for operating expenses for the period from March 1, 1996 
through February 28, 1997.
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee ordered 
favorably reported an original resolution requesting $3,369,312 for 
operating expenses for the period from March 1, 1995 through February 
29, 1996, and $3,445,845 for operating expenses for the period from 
March 1, 1996 through February 28, 1997.
  Also, committee adopted its rules of procedure for the 104th 
Congress, and announced the establishment of the following 
subcommittees:
  Subcommittee on Aviation: Senator McCain (Chairman).
  Subcommittee on Communications: Senator Packwood (Chairman).
  Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Foreign Commerce and Tourism: 
Senator Gorton (Chairman).
  Subcommittee on Oceans and Fisheries: Senator Stevens (Chairman).
  Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine: Senator 
Lott (Chairman).
  Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space: Senator Burns 
(Chairman). [[Page D39]] 
AVIATION SAFETY
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee held 
oversight hearings to review Federal aviation safety measures, 
receiving testimony from Kenneth M. Mead, Director, Transportation 
Issues, Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division, 
Matthew Hampton, Management Analyst, Timothy Hannegan, Senior 
Evaluator, and Steven Calvo, Evaluator, all of the General Accounting 
Office; David R. Hinson, Administrator, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Department of Transportation; James E. Hall, Chairman, 
National Transportation Safety Board; and J. Roger Fleming, Air 
Transport Association of America, Walter S. Coleman, Regional Airline 
Association, and J. Randolph Babbitt, Air Line Pilots Association 
International, all of Washington, D.C.
  Hearings were recessed subject to call.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: on Wednesday, January 11, 
committee announced the establishment of the following subcommittees:
  Subcommittee on Energy Production and Regulation: Senators Nickles 
(Chairman), and Jeffords (Vice Chairman).
  Subcommittee on Energy Research and Development: Senators Domenici 
(Chairman), and Burns (Vice Chairman).
  Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management: Senators Craig 
(Chairman), and Kyl (Vice Chairman).
  Subcommittee on Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation: 
Senators Thomas (Chairman), and Grams (Vice Chairman).
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee ordered favorably 
reported an original resolution (S. Res. 48), requesting $2,351,491 for 
operating expenses for the period from March 1, 1995 through February 
29, 1996, and $2,404,115 for operating expenses for the period from 
March 1, 1996 through February 28, 1997.
  Also, committee approved its rules of procedure for the 104th 
Congress, and announced the establishment of the following 
subcommittees:
  Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Senator Warner 
(Chairman).
  Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Control, and Risk Assessment: 
Senator Smith (Chairman).
  Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property and Nuclear 
Safety: Senator Faircloth (Chairman).
  Subcommittee on Drinking Water, Fisheries and Wildlife: Senator 
Kempthorne (Chairman).
SERBIAN SANCTIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on European Affairs met in 
closed session to receive a briefing on Serbian sanctions from Peter 
Tarnoff, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs; Walter B. 
Slocombe, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy; and Lt. Gen. Wesley K. 
Clark, USA, Director for Strategic Plans and Policy (J-5), Office of 
the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
  Subcommittee recessed subject to call.
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported an 
original resolution requesting $4,343,438 for operating expenses for 
the period from March 1, 1995 through February 29, 1996, and $4,444,627 
for operating expenses for the period from March 1, 1996 through 
February 28, 1997.
  Also, committee adopted its rules of procedure for the 104th 
Congress, and announced the following subcommittee assignments:
  Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights, and Competition: Senators 
Thurmond (Chairman), Hatch, Specter, Simpson, Leahy, Heflin, and 
Feingold.
  Subcommittee on Immigration: Senators Simpson (Chairman), Grassley, 
Kyl, Specter, Kennedy, Simon, and Feinstein.
  Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts: Senators 
Grassley (Chairman), Thurmond, Brown, DeWine, Heflin, Kohl, and 
Feingold.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology, and Government Information: 
Senators Specter (Chairman), Thompson, Abraham, Thurmond, Kohl, Leahy, 
and Feinstein.
  Subcommittee on Constitution, Federalism, and Property Rights: 
Senators Brown (Chairman), Hatch, Kyl, DeWine, Abraham, Simon, Kennedy, 
and Feingold.
  Subcommittee on Youth Violence: Senators Thompson (Chairman), Hatch, 
Simpson, Biden, and Kohl.
FEDERAL JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS
Committee on Labor and Human Resources: Committee concluded hearings to 
examine the effectiveness of the Federal employment training system in 
helping reduce long-term welfare dependence, after receiving testimony 
from Senator Breaux; Robert B. Reich, Secretary of Labor; Alice M. 
Rivlin, Director, Office of Management and Budget; Wisconsin Governor 
Tommy G. Thompson, Madison; Father William T. Cunningham, Focus: HOPE, 
Detroit, Michigan; James J. Heckman, University of Chicago, Chicago, 
Illinois; and Robert L. Woodson, National Center for Neighborhood 
Enterprise, and Anthony P. Carnevale, National Commission for 
Employment Policy, both of Washington, D.C. [[Page D40]] 
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
Committee on Rules and Administration: Committee ordered favorably 
reported the following measures:
  An original resolution (S. Res. 49), requesting $1,309,439 for 
operating expenses for the period from March 1, 1995 through February 
29, 1996, and $1,340,234 for operating expenses for the period from 
March 1, 1996 through February 28, 1997;
  An original resolution designating the following members on the part 
of the Senate to the Joint Committee on Printing: Senators Stevens 
(Vice Chairman), Hatfield, Cochran, Ford, and Inouye; and to the Joint 
Committee on the Library of Congress: Senators Hatfield (Chairman), 
Stevens, Cochran, Pell, and Moynihan; and
  An original resolution authorizing the printing as a Senate document 
of a compilation of the rules of procedure and other related materials 
of all Senate committees.
  Also, committee adopted its rules of procedure for the 104th 
Congress.
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
Committee on Small Business: On Wednesday, January 11, committee 
ordered favorably reported an original resolution (S. Res. 51), 
requesting $1,000,980 for operating expenses for the period from March 
1, 1995 through February 29, 1996, and $1,023,582 for operating 
expenses for the period from March 1, 1996 through February 28, 1997.