[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 31 (Thursday, February 16, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D209-D211]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of February 20 through 25, 1995

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday and Tuesday Senate will not be in session.
  On Wednesday, Senator Thomas will read Washington's Farewell Address, 
following which Senate will resume consideration of H.J. Res. 1, 
Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment.
  During the balance of the week, Senate will continue consideration of 
H.J. Res. 1, Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment, and consider 
certain amendments to be proposed thereto.
  Senate may also consider any cleared executive and legislative 
business.
  (Senate will recess on Wednesday, February 22, 1995, from 12:30 p.m. 
until 2:15 p.m., for respective party conferences.)
                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations: February 22 and 24, Subcommittee on 
VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, to hold hearings on proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 1996, Wednesday, for the 
Corporation for National and Community Service, the Selective 
Service System, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Consumer 
Information Center, and the Office of Consumer Affairs, 9:30 a.m.; 
Friday, for the American Battle Monuments Commission, and Cemeterial 
Expenses, Army, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
  February 22, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, to hold hearings 
on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for foreign 
assistance, focusing on the former Soviet Union, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: February 23, to resume hearings on 
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1996 for the 
Department of Defense and the futures years defense program, 
focusing on the military strategies and operational requirements of 
the unified commands, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: February 22, to 
hold hearings to examine the state of the Federal Reserve System, 10 
a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on the Budget: February 22, to hold hearings on income 
tax reform proposals, 9:30 a.m., SD-608.
  February 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the President's 
proposed budget request for fiscal year 1996 for the Department of 
Health and Human Services, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: February 22, to hold hearings 
on S. 219, to ensure economy and efficiency of Federal Government 
operations by establishing a moratorium on regulatory rulemaking 
actions, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  February 23, Full Committee, business meeting, to mark up S. 219, 
to ensure economy and efficiency of Federal Government operations by 
establishing a moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, S. 4, to 
grant the power to the President to reduce budget authority, and S. 
14, to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 
1974 to provide for the expedited consideration of certain proposed 
cancellations of budget items, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: February 22, Subcommittee on 
Administrative Oversight and the Courts, to hold hearings on S. 343, 
to reform the regulatory process, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  February 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the use 
of the exclusionary rule, focusing on juries and the search for 
truth, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Labor and Human Resources: February 22, to hold 
hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for programs of 
the Ryan White Care Act of 1990, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  February 23, Subcommittee on Education, Arts and Humanities, to 
hold hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for programs 
of the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965, 
9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: February 22, to hold closed 
hearings on intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
                             House Chamber

  Monday, House not in session.
  Tuesday, Consideration of H.R. 831, Deduction of Health Insurance 
Costs for the Self-Employed (modified rule, 1 hour of general debate).
  Wednesday, H.R. 889, Department of Defense Supplemental 
Appropriations;
  H.R. 845, Rescission Bill (subject to a rule being granted); and
  H.R. 830, Paperwork Reduction Act (subject to a rule being granted).
  Thursday and Friday, Complete consideration of H.R. 830, Paper 
Reduction Act; and
  H.R. 450, Regulatory Transition Act (subject to a rule being 
granted).
  Note.--Conference reports may be brought up at any time. Any further 
program will be announced later.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, February 23, Subcommittee on General 
Farm Commodities, hearing on the Effects of the 
[[Page D210]] Federal Tax Code on Farmers, Ranchers, and Rural 
Communities, 9:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, February 21, Subcommittee on 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies, on Farm Credit Administration, 1 p.m., 2362A 
Rayburn.
  February 21, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on 
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) and the Chief of 
Engineers, 10 a.m., and on Corps of Engineers: Ohio River Division 
and Missouri River Division, 2 p.m., 2362B Rayburn.
  February 21, Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies, on 
Department of Energy: Fossil Energy Research and Development, Naval 
Petroleum and Oil Shale Services, Strategic Petroleum Reserves, and 
on Clean Coal Technology, 10 a.m., and 1:30 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  February 21, Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General 
Government, on Customs Service, 10 a.m., and on Federal Law 
Enforcement Training Center and Forfeiture Fund, 2 p.m., H-163 
Capitol.
  February 22, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on Food Safety and 
Inspection Service, 1 p.m., and on Congressional and Public 
Witnesses, 4 p.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  February 22, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and State and the 
Judiciary, and Related Agencies, on Attorney General, 1 p.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  February 22, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on 
Corps of Engineers: Southwestern Division, and North Pacific 
Division, 10 a.m., and on Corps of Engineers: South Atlantic 
Division and Lower Mississippi Valley Division, 2 p.m., 2362B 
Rayburn.
  February 22, Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies, on 
Indian Education, 1:30 p.m., and on Bureau of Mines, 2 p.m., B-308 
Rayburn.
  February 22, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education and Related Agencies, on the Secretary of Labor, 10 a.m., 
and on Employment and Training Administration, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  February 22, Subcommittee on Legislative, on Joint Committee on 
Printing, and GPO, 9:30 a.m., and on Library of Congress, 1:30 p.m., 
H-144 Capitol.
  February 22, Subcommittee on Transportation, and Related Agencies, 
on the Inspector General: Fiscal Year 1996 Budget, 10 a.m., and on 
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, 11:30 a.m., 2358 
Rayburn.
  February 22, Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General 
Government, on the Secret Service, 2 p.m., H-163 Capitol.
  February 22, Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs and Housing and 
Urban Development, and Independent Agencies, on American Battle 
Monuments Commission and Cemeterial Expenses, 10 a.m., and on 
National Credit Union Administration, 1:30 p.m., H-143 Capitol.
  February 23, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and State and the 
Judiciary, and Related Agencies, on the Secretary of Commerce, 9:30 
a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  February 23, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on 
Corps of Engineers: North Central Division, New England Division and 
on Pacific Ocean Division, 10 a.m., and on Corps of Engineers: South 
Pacific Division, and North Atlantic Division, 2 p.m., 2362B 
Rayburn.
  February 23, Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies, on 
Fish and Wildlife Service, 10 a.m., and 1:30 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  February 23, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education and Related Agencies, on OSHA, 10 a.m., and on Mine Safety 
and Health Administration, Employment Standards Administration, 
Office of the American Workplace, Pension and Welfare Benefits 
Administration, and on Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2 p.m., 2358 
Rayburn.
  February 23, Subcommittee on Legislative, on OTA and the GAO, 9:30 
a.m., and on GAO and Public Witnesses, 1:30 p.m., H-144 Capitol.
  February 23, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Overview, 9:30 
a.m., B-300 Rayburn.
  February 23, Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General 
Government, on Secretary of Treasury, 10:30 a.m., H-163 Capitol.
  February 23, Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs, and Housing and 
Urban Development, and Independent Agencies, on Office of Consumer 
Affairs, and on Consumer Information Center, 10 a.m., H-143 Capitol.
  February 24, Subcommittee on District of Columbia, on Review of 
the District of Columbia's Audit and Financial Condition, 9 a.m., 
2360 Rayburn.
  February 24, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on the 
Galvin Report: Alternative Futures for the DOE National 
Laboratories, 10 a.m., 2362B Rayburn.
  February 24, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education and Related Agencies, on Pension Benefit Guaranty 
Corporation and Inspector General, Department of Labor, 10 a.m., 
2358 Rayburn.
  Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs, February 22, 
Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, hearing on 
``Local Neighborhood Solutions for Housing and Economic 
Opportunities,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  February 23, full Committee, to mark up H. Res. 80, requesting the 
President to submit information to the House of Representatives 
concerning actions taken through the exchange stabilization fund to 
strengthen the Mexican peso and stabilize the economy of Mexico, 2 
p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  February 23, Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary 
Policy, Humphrey-Hawkins oversight hearing on the Biennial Report to 
the Congress, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  February 23, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer 
Credit, hearing on the National Credit Union Administration's 
seizure of Capital Federal Corporate Credit Union into 
conservatorship, 10 a.m., 2129 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, February 21, hearing on the 
Administration's Housing and Urban Development Budget, 10 a.m., and 
2:30 p.m., 210 Cannon. [[Page D211]] 
  February 22, hearing on the Administration's HUD Budget: Reform or 
Retrenchment?, 9:30 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Commerce, February 21, Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Trade and Hazardous Materials, hearing on the Common Sense Product 
Liability Reform Act, 1 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Economic and Education Opportunities, February 22, to 
mark up Welfare Reform legislation, 9:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, February 21, 
oversight hearing on the implementation of the Federal Acquisition 
Streamlining Act of 1994, 3 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  February 22, Subcommittee on District of Columbia and the 
Subcommittee on District of Columbia of the Committee on 
Appropriations, joint oversight hearing to review the Financial 
Condition of the District of Columbia, 9 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  February 22, Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental 
Relations, oversight hearing on Efforts to Reduce Costs and Increase 
Efficiency of HUD, 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  February 23, Subcommittee on Postal Service, hearing on the 
general oversight of the U.S. Postal Service, 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, February 22, Subcommittee on 
Africa, hearing on Human Rights Situation in Africa, 10 a.m., 2255 
Rayburn.
  February 22, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere and the 
Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade, joint 
hearing on the Mexican Peso Bailout, 1 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  February 23, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific and the 
Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade, joint 
hearing on the North Korean Military and Nuclear Proliferation 
Threat: Evaluation of the U.S.-DPRK Agreed Teamwork, 10 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  February 23, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs, hearing 
on Cuba and United States Policy, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, February 22, to mark up H.R. 956, 
Common Sense Product Liability Reform Act of 1995, 9 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  February 23 and 24, Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, 
oversight hearings on the U.S. Failure to Secure Its Borders, 9:30 
a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on National Security, February 22 and 23, to continue 
hearings on the Fiscal Year 1996 National Defense authorization 
request, 9:30 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  February 23, Subcommittee on Military Installations and 
Facilities, hearing on base closure and realignment issues, 2:30 
p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, February 21, Subcommittee on Native 
American and Insular Affairs, oversight hearing on Bureau of Indian 
Affairs fiscal year 1996 budget request, 10 a.m., 1324 Rayburn.
  February 23, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, 
oversight hearing on U.S. Geological Survey and Bureau of Mines 
fiscal year 1996 budget requests, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  February 23, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, 
hearing on the reauthorization of H.R. 39, Fishery Conservation and 
Management Amendments of 1995, 11 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  February 23, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands, 
hearing on H.R. 260, National Park System Reform Act of 1995, 10 
a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules. February 21, to continue consideration of the 
following: H.R. 845, rescinding certain budget authority; and H.R. 
889, making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions to 
preserve and enhance the military readiness of the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995; and to 
consider H.R. 830, Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 6 p.m., H-313 
Capitol.
  February 22, to consider H.R. 450, Regulatory Transition Act of 
1995, 10 a.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, February 21, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment, hearing on NOAA budget, 1 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  February 22, Subcommittee on Basic Research Budget, hearing on the 
NSF budget, 9:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, February 21 and 
24, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, to continue 
hearings on the reauthorization of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act, 2 p.m., on February 21, and 10 a.m., on February 24, 
2167 Rayburn.
  February 22, Subcommittee of Public Buildings and Economic 
Development, to continue hearings on Economic Development 
Administration and Appalachian Regional Commission, 2 p.m., 2253 
Rayburn.
  February 22, Subcommittee on Railroads, hearing on the Disposition 
of the ICC's Non-Merger Rail Authority, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  February 23, Subcommittee on Aviation, to continue hearings on 
Restructuring Air Traffic Control as a Private or Government 
Corporation, 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, February 24, hearing on Department 
of Veterans Affairs budget request for fiscal year 1996, 9 a.m., 334 
Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, February 23, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing on Medicare provisions in the Administration's budget, 9:30 
a.m., and to mark up H.R. 483, to amend the Internal Revenue code of 
1986 to restore the exception to the market discount rules for tax-
exempt obligations, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, February 23, 
Subcommittee on Technical and Tactical Intelligence, executive, 
hearing on Intelligence Support for Targeting, 2 p.m., H-405 
Capitol.
                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: February 22, to hold hearings to examine 
minimum wage issues, 9:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn Building.