[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 21 (Thursday, February 2, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D131-D133]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development met in executive session to hold a hearing on Department of 
Energy's Reprogramming in Support of the North Korean Accord. Testimony 
was heard from Charles B. Curtis, Under Secretary, Department of 
Energy.
LABOR, HHS, EDUCATION AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education and Related Agencies continued appropriation 
hearings. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction held 
a hearing on Quality of Life in the Military. Testimony was heard from 
the following officials of the Department of Defense: Sgt. Maj. Richard 
A. Kidd, USA; Master Chief Petty Officer John Hagan, USN; Sgt. Maj. 
H.G. Overstreet, USMC; and Chief Master Sgt. David J. Campanale, USAF.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, and 
Related Agencies held a hearing on the Inspector General/Department of 
Transportation Programs. Testimony was heard from A. Mary Schiavo, 
Inspector General, Department of Transportation.
VETERANS AFFAIRS, HUD, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs, Housing 
and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies held a hearing on 
Restructuring Government. Testimony was heard from Mary 
[[Page D132]] Nichols, Assistant Administrator, Air and Radiation, EPA; 
Jim Strock, Secretary, Environmental Protection Agency, State of 
California; and public witnesses.
JOB CREATION AND WAGE ENHANCEMENT ACT
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Hazardous 
Materials and the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment concluded 
joint hearings on Title III, Risk and Assessment and Cost/Benefit 
Analysis for New Regulations, of H.R. 9, Job Creation and Wage 
Enhancement Act of 1995. Testimony was heard from Sally Katzen, 
Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB; Lynn 
Goldman, M.D., Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides and Toxic Substancies, EPA; Eric Rubel, General Counsel, 
Consumer Product Safety Commission; Bill Schultz, Deputy Commissioner, 
Policy, Office of Policy, FDA, Department of Health and Human Services; 
Tara O'Toole, M.D., Assistant Secretary, Environment, Safety and 
Health, Department of Energy; Edwin D. Jones, Deputy Associate Program 
Leader, Risk Assessment, System Engineering and Human Performance, 
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; and public witnesses.
IMPACT OF WORKPLACE AND EMPLOYMENT REGULATION ON BUSINESS
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities: Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations and the Subcommittee on Regulation and 
Paperwork of the Committee on Small Business held a joint hearing on 
``The Impact of Workplace and Employment Regulation on Business.'' 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND BARRIERS IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Asia and the 
Pacific held a hearing on U.S. Economic Opportunities and Barriers in 
Asia and the Pacific. Testimony was heard from Charlene Barshefky, 
Deputy U.S. Trade Representative; Jeffrey Garten, Under Secretary, 
International Trade, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
COUNTRY REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS PRACTICES
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on International 
Operations and Human Rights held a hearing on Country Reports on Human 
Rights Practices for 1994. Testimony was heard from John H. Shattuck, 
Assistant Secretary, Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, Department of 
State.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT LAW ENFORCEMENT BLOCK GRANTS ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported amended H.R. 728, Local 
Government Law Enforcement Block Grants Act of 1995.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and 
Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 694, Minor Boundary 
Adjustments and Miscellaneous Park Amendments Act of 1995; H.R. 606, to 
amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992; and H.R. 
621, to amend the act of January 26, 1915, establishing Rocky Mountain 
National Park, to provide for the protection of certain lands in Rocky 
Mountain National Park and along North St. Vrain Creek. Testimony was 
heard from Representatives Hall of Ohio, Hobson and Skaggs; Denis P. 
Galvin, Associate Director, Planning and Development, National Park 
Service, Department of the Interior.
SHIPPING ACT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing on the Shipping Act of 
1984. Testimony was heard from William D. Hathway, Chairman, Federal 
Maritime Commission; former Representative Helen D. Bentley of 
Maryland; Robert Quarrel, former Commissioner, Federal Maritime 
Commission; and public witnesses.
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources continued 
hearings on H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act. Testimony was heard 
from Representatives McDermott, Mineta, Franks of Connecticut and 
Ganske; Harvey Hilderbran, member, House of Representatives, State of 
Texas; and public witnesses.
  Hearings continue February 6.

Joint Meetings
LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT AGENCIES
Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Appropriations' Subcommittee on 
Legislative Branch concluded joint hearings with the House Committee on 
Appropriations' Subcommittee on Legislative to examine issues relative 
to the downsizing of Legislative Branch support agencies, after 
receiving testimony from L. Walter Freeman, Director for Real Estate 
and Facilities, Washington Headquarters Services, Department of 
Defense; Joseph R. Wright, Jr., New York, New York, former Director, 
Office of Management and Budget; Danford L. Sawyer, Jr. and John J. 
Boyle, [[Page D133]] both former Public Printers, Government Printing 
Office; Chris Hill, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia; Norman 
J. Ornstein, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, 
Thomas A. Schatz, Citizens Against Government Waste, David M. Mason, 
Heritage Foundation, Tim Sprehe, and Richard Haase, all of Washington, 
D.C.