[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 19 (Tuesday, January 31, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D117-D118]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held a 
hearing on Downsizing the Government. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development held a hearing on the Future of the Department of Energy. 
Testimony was heard from John T. Conway, Chairman, Defense Nuclear 
Facilities Safety Board; Edward Teller, Lawrence Livermore National 
Laboratory; and public witnesses.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export 
Financing, and Related Agencies held a hearing on Foreign Operations in 
an Era of Budget Reductions. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education and Related Agencies continued appropriation 
hearings. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
BUDGET AND ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the Budget and Economic 
Outlook. Testimony was heard from Robert D. Reischauer, Director, CBO.
CONTRACT WITH AMERICA: CHILD WELFARE/CHILD CARE
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities: Subcommittee on 
Early Childhood, Youth and Families held a hearing on the Contract With 
America: Child Welfare/Child Care. Testimony was heard from 
Representative Hutchinson; Jane Ross, Director, Income Security Issues, 
GAO; and public witnesses.
NATIONAL SECURITY REVITALIZATION ACT
Committee on International Relations: Ordered reported amended H.R. 7, 
National Security Revitalization Act.
BRIEFING--HORN OF AFRICA AND SOUTHERN AFRICA
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Africa met in 
executive session to receive a briefing on the Horn of Africa and 
Southern Africa. The Subcommittee was briefed by George E. Moose, 
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported amended H.R. 668, Criminal 
Alien Deportation Improvements Act of 1995.
  The Committee also began markup of H.R. 667, Violent Criminal 
Incarceration Act of 1995.
  Will continue tomorrow.
FORT CARSON-PINON CANYON LANDS WITHDRAWAL ACT; NATIONAL SECURITY 
REVITALIZATION ACT
Committee on National Security: Ordered reported the following bills: 
H.R. 256, Fort Carson-Pinon Canyon Military Lands Withdrawal Act, and 
H.R. 7 as amended, National Security Revitalization Act.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources 
held an oversight hearing on Investment in Hardrock Mineral Exploration 
and Development. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
IMPACT OF CONTRACT WITH AMERICA ON THE TERRITORIES; OMNIBUS TERRITORIES 
ACT
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Native American and Insular 
Affairs held a hearing on the Impact of the Contract With America on 
the territories, reducing and reforming Government through the 
termination of the Offices of Territorial and International Affairs, 
H.R. 602, Omnibus Territories [[Page D118]] Act and general oversight 
of the territories. Testimony was heard from Representatives Mink and 
Abercrombie; Leslie M. Turner, Assistant Secretary, Territorial and 
International Affairs, Department of the Interior; T. Alexander 
Aleinikoff, General Counsel, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 
Department of Justice; Kenneth Freiberg, Deputy General Counsel, Office 
of the U.S. Trade Representative; Maria Echaveste, Administrator, Wage 
and Hour Division, Department of Labor; Natwar M. Grandi, Associate 
Director, Tax Policy and Administration Issues, General Government 
Division, GAO; Carl T.C. Gutierrez, Governor, Guam; Roy L. Schneider, 
Governor, U.S. Virgin Islands; Froilan C. Tenorio, Governor, 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; Juan N. Babauta, Resident 
Representative to the United States, Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands; and Malaetasi Mauga Togafau, Attorney General, Samoa.
LAND TRANSFER
Committee on Rules: Granted an open rule providing 1 hour of debate on 
H.R. 101, to transfer a parcel of land to the Taos Indians of New 
Mexico, The bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-
minute rule. Each section shall be considered as read. Finally, the 
rule provides one motion to recommit. Testimony was heard from 
Representative Hansen.
LAND EXCHANGE
Committee on Rules: Granted an open rule providing 1 hour of debate on 
H.R. 400, to provide for the exchange of lands within the Gates of the 
Arctic National Wildlife Park and Preserve. The bill shall be 
considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. Each section shall 
be considered as read. Finally, the rule provides one motion to 
recommit. Testimony was heard from Chairman Young.
LAND CONVEYANCE
Committee on Rules: Granted an open rule providing 1 hour of debate on 
H.R. 440, to provide for the conveyance of lands to certain individuals 
in Butte County, CA. The bill shall be considered for amendment under 
the five-minute rule. Each section shall be considered as read. 
Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit. Testimony was heard 
from Representative Hansen.
RISK ASSESSMENT AND COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
Committee on Science: Held a hearing on Risk Assessment and Cost 
Benefit Analysis. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
  Hearings continue February 3.
ESTATE TAX REFORM AND THE FAMILY BUSINESS
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on Estate Tax Reform and 
the Family Business. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Held an oversight 
hearing to identify opportunities for streamlining and improving the 
efficiency of Transportation and Infrastructure Programs. Testimony was 
heard from the following Governors: Edward T. Schafer, North Dakota; E. 
Benjamin Nelson, Nebraska; Terry Branstad, Iowa; Howard Dean, Vermont; 
Tommy G. Thompson, Wisconsin; and Christine Todd Whitman, New Jersey.
CONTRACT WITH AMERICA
Committee on Ways and Means: Continued hearings on the Contract With 
America, with emphasis on provisions designed to encourage savings and 
investment. Testimony was heard from Senators Roth, Mikulski, and 
Hutchison; Representatives Orton and Baker of California; and public 
witnesses.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.

Joint Meetings
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission): 
Commission held hearings to examine the current situation in Bosnia and 
Herzegovina, focusing on policy options available to the international 
community, including a lifting of the arms embargo, withdrawing U.N. 
Protection Force troops, amending current sanctions regime imposed on 
Serbia, and maintaining last year's Contact Group plan for a negotiated 
peace, receiving testimony from Haris Silajdzic, Prime Minister of 
Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  Commission recessed subject to call.