[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 31 (Thursday, February 16, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D207-D208]
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, FDA, and Related Agencies held a hearing on the Inspector 
General. Testimony was heard from Roger C. Viadero, Inspector General, 
USDA.
FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export 
Financing, and Related Agencies held a hearing on the Secretary of 
State, Testimony was heard from Warren M. Christopher, Secretary of 
State.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior and Related 
Agencies held a hearing on the National Endowment for the Arts and the 
National Endowment for the Humanities. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education and Related Agencies held a hearing on the National 
Labor Relations Board and on the Peace Institute. Testimony was heard 
from William B. Gould IV, Chairman, NLRB; and Richard H. Solomon, 
President, Peace Institute.
LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative held a hearing 
on the Joint Committee on Taxation, Architect of the Capitol and 
Botanic Garden, and on the CBO. Testimony was heard from Representative 
Archer, Chairman, Joint Committee on Taxation; George M. White, 
Architect of the Capitol; and Robert D. Reischauer, Director, CBO.
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction met 
in executive session to hold a hearing on European Construction 
Program. Testimony was heard from Gen. George A. Joulwan, USA, 
Commander in Chief, European Command, Department of Defense.
NATIONAL SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on National Security met in 
executive session to hold a hearing on Commander in Chief, U.S. 
European Command and on the Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command 
and the Commander in Chief, U.S. Forces Korea. Testimony was heard from 
the following officials of the Department of Defense: Gen. George A. 
Joulwan, USA, Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command; Adm. Richard 
C. Macke, USN, Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command; and Gen. Gary 
E. Luck, USA, Commander, United Nations Command/Combined Forces 
Command/U.S. Forces Korea.
TREASURY--POSTAL SERVICE--GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury--Postal Service--
General Government held a hearing on IRS/GAO. Testimony was heard from 
Hazel E. Edwards, Director, Information Resources Management/General 
Government Issues, Accounting and Information Management Division, GAO; 
and Margaret M. Richardson, Commissioner, IRS, Department of the 
Treasury. [[Page D208]] 
COMMON SENSE LEGAL REFORM ACT
Committee on Commerce: Ordered reported amended Title II, Reform of 
Private Securities Litigation of H.R. 10, Common Sense Legal Reform 
Act.
AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT AMENDMENTS
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities: Subcommittee on 
Employer-Employee Relations approved for full Committee action H.R. 
849, Age Discrimination in Employment Amendments of 1995.
OSHA
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities: Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on the Occupational Safety 
and Health Act. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION ACT; REGULATORY REFORM AND RELIEF ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported amended the following 
bills: H.R. 925, Private Property Protection Act of 1995; and H.R. 926, 
Regulatory Reform and Relief Act.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans 
held an oversight hearing on Fiscal Year 1996 budget requests for the 
following: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; the National Marine 
Fisheries Service; and certain programs of the NOAA. Testimony was 
heard from D. James Baker, Under Secretary, Oceans and Atmosphere, 
Department of Commerce; and Mollie Beattie, Director, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior.
SELF-EMPLOYMENT HEALTH INSURANCE DEDUCTION
Committee on Rules: By a voice vote, granted a modified closed rule 
providing 1 hour of debate on H.R. 831, to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to permanently extend the deduction for the health 
insurance cost of self-employed individuals, to repeal the provisions 
permitting nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating 
policies of the Federal communications Commission. The rule waives all 
points of order against consideration of the bill. The amendment 
recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill 
shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the 
Whole. The rule makes in order an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute printed in the report on the rule if offered by Rep. Gibbons 
or a designee, which is not subject to amendment, debatable for one-
hour, and waives all points of order against the amendment. Finally, 
the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 
Testimony was heard from Chairman Archer and Representatives Gibbons, 
Rangel, Stark, Ford, Cardin, McDermott, Neal and Mfume.
EPA R&D PROGRAMS
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Energy and Environment held a 
hearing on EPA Research and Development Programs: Fiscal Year 1996 
Authorization. Testimony was heard from Robert J. Huggett, Assistant 
Administrator, Office of Research and Development, EPA; and a public 
witness.
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment continued hearings on the reauthorization of 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
  Hearings continue February 21.
AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Technical 
and Tactical Intelligence met in executive session to hold a hearing on 
Aerial Reconnaissance. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.

Joint Meetings
BALANCED BUDGET ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded hearings to examine 
enforcement mechanisms for the proposed Balanced Budget Amendment, and 
proposals to establish a Spending Reduction Commission that would 
develop a priority list of cuts in the Federal budget each year, after 
receiving testimony from Senators Gramm and Kyl; Representatives Dan 
Miller and Minge; and Joe Cobb, Heritage Foundation, Marlo Lewis, Jr., 
Competitiveness Enterprise Institute, Grover G. Norquist, Americans for 
Tax Reform, Martin A. Regalia, United States Chamber of Commerce, and 
Thomas A. Schatz, Citizens Against Government Waste, all of Washington, 
D.C.