[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 35 (Friday, February 24, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D241-D245]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

               Week of February 27 through March 4, 1995

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate will resume consideration of H.J. Res. 1, Balanced 
Budget Constitutional Amendment.
  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of H.J. Res. 1, 
Balance Budget Constitutional Amendment, with votes to occur on 
amendments and motions pending thereto, with a vote on final passage of 
the resolution to occur thereon.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may begin consideration of the 
conference report on S. 1, Unfunded Mandates, and consider S. 244, 
Paperwork Reduction Act.
  Senate may also consider any cleared executive and legislative 
business.

  (Senate will recess on Tuesday, February 28, 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 28, Subcommittee on Energy 
and Water Development, to hold joint hearings with the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources' Subcommittee on Energy Research and 
Development to review the findings of the Task Force on Alternative 
Futures for Department of Energy National Laboratories, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-366.
  February 28, Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, General 
Government, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 1996 for the United States Postal Service, 2 p.m., SD-116.
  March 1, Subcommittee on Interior, to hold hearings on proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 1996, Wednesday, for the National 
Endowment for the Arts, 9:30 a.m.; for the National Endowment for 
the Humanities, 11 a.m.; Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. and Wednesday at 11 
a.m., SD-192.
  March 1, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold 
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for the 
Department of Energy, focusing on atomic energy defense activities, 
9:30 a.m., SD-116.
  March 1, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and 
Related Agencies, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 1996 for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Farm 
Credit Administration, and the Food and Drug Administration of the 
Department of Health and Human Services, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  March 1, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary, 
to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 
for the Department of State, 10 a.m., S-146, Capitol.
  March 2, Subcommittee on Transportation, to hold hearings on 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for the Department of 
Transportation, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  March 3, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, to 
hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for 
the National Credit Union Administration, the Neighborhood 
Reinvestment Corporation, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 
and the Resolution Trust Corporation--Inspector General, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: February 28, to hold hearings on the 
nomination of Shelia Cheston, of the District of Columbia, to be 
General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force, 10 a.m., SR-222.
  March 2, Full Committee, to resume hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1996 for the 
Department of Defense and the future years defense program, 9:30 
a.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: February 28, to 
hold hearings to examine Federal credit union activities, 10 a.m., 
SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 1, 
Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to hold oversight 
hearings on the United States civilian space program, 9:30 a.m., SR-
253.
  March 2, Full Committee, business meeting, to consider the 
nomination of Robert Pitofsky, of Maryland, to be a Federal Trade 
Commissioner, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  March 2, Full Committee, to hold hearings on U.S. 
telecommunication policy, 9:45 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: February 28, 
Subcommittee on Energy Research and Development, to hold joint 
hearings with the Committee on Appropriations' Subcommittee on 
Energy and Water Development to review the findings of the Task 
Force on Alternative Futures for Department of Energy National 
Laboratories, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  March 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings on S. 395, to authorize 
and direct the Secretary of Energy to sell the Alaska Power 
Marketing Administration, including title II, proposed Trans-Alaska 
Pipeline Amendment Act, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  March 1, Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management, to 
hold hearings on S. 391, to authorize and direct the Secretaries of 
the Interior and Agriculture to undertake activities to halt and 
reverse the decline in forest health on Federal lands, 2 p.m., SD-
366.
  March 2, Full Committee, to hold hearings on S. 167, to revise 
certain provisions of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, and S. 
443, to reaffirm the Federal Government's commitment to electric 
consumers and environmental protection by reaffirming the 
requirement of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 that the 
Secretary of [[Page D242]] Energy provide for the safe disposal of 
spent nuclear fuel beginning not later than January 31, 1998, 9:30 
a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: March 1, Subcommittee 
on Superfund, Waste Control, and Risk Assessment, to hold hearings 
to examine proposals to authorize State and local governments to 
enact flow control laws and to regulate the interstate 
transportation of solid waste, 9 a.m., SD-406.
  March 2, Drinking Water, Fisheries, and Wildlife, to hold 
oversight hearings on efforts by the United States Forest Service 
and the National Marine Fisheries Service to comply with recent 
court decisions requiring consultation on forest plans under Section 
7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: February 28, to hold hearings to examine the 
Medicare Program, focusing on perspectives on the past and 
implications for the future, 9:30 a.m., SD-215.
  March 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings on proposed legislation 
to change the Social Security earnings limit and repeal the tax on 
85% of Social Security benefits, 9:30 a.m., SD-215.
  March 2, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine middle income 
tax proposals, 9:30 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: February 28, to hold open and 
closed (S-407) hearings on the ratification of the Treaty Between 
the United States and the Russian Federation on Further Reduction 
and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (START II Treaty) (Treaty 
Doc. 103-1), 10 a.m., S-116, Capitol.
  February 28, Full Committee, business meeting, to consider pending 
nominations, 2 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
  March 1, Full Committee, to continue hearings on the ratification 
of the Treaty Between the United States and the Russian Federation 
on Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms 
(START II Treaty) (Treaty Doc. 103-1), 11 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: February 28, business meeting, 
to mark up S. 219, to ensure economy and efficiency of Federal 
Government operations by establishing a moratorium on regulatory 
rulemaking actions, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  March 2, Full Committee, business meeting, to mark up 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 27, to hold hearings on 
pending nominations, 11 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Labor and Human Resources: February 28, to hold 
hearings to examine the impact of welfare reform, focusing on 
children and their families, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  March 1, Full Committee, to continue hearings to examine the 
impact of welfare reform, focusing on the child care system, 9:30 
a.m., SD-430.
  March 2, Subcommittee on Education, Arts and Humanities, to resume 
hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for programs of 
the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965, 
focusing on the National Endowment for the Humanities, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-430.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: March 1, to hold joint hearings 
with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to review the 
legislative recommendations of the Disabled American Veterans, 9:30 
a.m., 345 Cannon.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: March 1, to hold closed hearings 
on intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: February 28, business meeting, to 
consider pending committee business, 2 p.m., SD-562.
  March 2, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine social 
security and disability policy issues, 9:30 a.m., SD-562.
                             House Chamber

  Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, Consideration of H.R. 1022, Risk 
Assessment and Cost-Benefit Act of 1995 (modified rule, 2 hours of 
general debate); and
  H.R. 926, Regulatory Flexibility Act Amendments, Regulatory Impact 
Analysis, Protections Against Regulatory Abuse (subject to a rule being 
granted).
  Thursday and Friday, Consideration of H.R. 925, Private Property 
Rights (subject to a rule being granted); and
  H. Res. 80, Resolution Concerning Mexico Currency Crisis (subject to 
a rule being granted).


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, February 28, Subcommittee on Risk 
Management and Specialty Crops, hearing and markup of H.R. 618, to 
extend the authorization for appropriations for the Community 
Futures Trading Commission through fiscal year 2000, 9:30 a.m., 1302 
Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, February 27, Subcommittee on 
Transportation, and Related Agencies, on National Highway Traffic 
Safety Administration, 10:30 a.m.; Panama Canal Commission, 2:30 
p.m.; and on Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance 
Board, 3:30 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  February 27, Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs and Housing and 
Urban Development, and Independent Agencies, on Consumer Product 
Safety Commission, 1:30 p.m., H-143 Capitol.
  February 28, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on Agricultural 
Research Service, and Economic Research Service, 1 p.m., 2362A 
Rayburn.
  February 28, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on 
Corps of Engineers: Remaining Items, 10 a.m.; Appalachian Regional 
Commission, 2 p.m.; and on TVA, 3 p.m., 2362B Rayburn.
  February 28, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
and Related Agencies, on the Secretary of the Treasury, 10 a.m., H-
144 Capitol. [[Page D243]] 
  February 28, Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies, on 
Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation, and on Institute of 
American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development, 1:30 
p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  February 28, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education and Related Agencies, on Nobel Laureates Biomedical 
Research Panel, 10 a.m., and 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  February 28, Subcommittee on Military Construction, on Army 
Military Construction, 9:30 a.m., B-300 Rayburn.
  February 28, Subcommittee on National Security, on Military 
Quality of Life Issues, 10 a.m.; and executive, on U.S. 
Transportation Command, 1:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  February 28, Subcommittee on Transportation, and Related Agencies, 
on Coast Guard, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  February 28, Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General 
Government, on U.S. Postal Service/GAO, 10 a.m.; and on U.S. Mint, 
Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and on Bureau of Public Debt, 2 
p.m., H-163 Capitol.
  February 28, Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs and Housing and 
Urban Development, and Independent Agencies, on Selective Service 
System, and on Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, 1:30 p.m., H-
143 Capitol.
  March 1, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on Agricultural Marketing 
Service, Grain Inspection, and on Packers and Stockyards 
Administration, 1 p.m.; and on Congressional and Public Witnesses, 4 
p.m., 2363A Rayburn.
  March 1, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and State and the 
Judiciary, and Related Agencies, on Inspectors General--Review of 
Department and Agency IG Recommendations, 10 a.m., and 2 p.m., H-309 
Capitol.
  March 1, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on 
Secretary of the Interior and Bureau of Reclamation, 10 a.m., 2362B 
Rayburn.
  March 1, Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies, on U.S. 
Geological Survey, 10 a.m., and 1:30 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 1, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education and Related Agencies, on Secretary of Education, 10 a.m.; 
and on Elementary and Secondary Education and Educational Reform, 2 
p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 1, Subcommittee on National Security, executive, on Joint 
Operational Requirements, time to be announced, H-140 Capitol.
  March 1, Subcommittee on Transportation, and Related Agencies, on 
Coast Guard, 10 a.m.; Inspector General's Budget, 1 p.m.; and on 
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, 2:30 p.m., 2358 
Rayburn.
  March 1, Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General 
Government, on Administrative Conference of the United States, 
Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, Committee on 
Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, and Office 
of Special Counsel, 10 a.m.; and on Federal Election Commission, 2 
p.m., H-163 Capitol.
  March 1, Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs and Housing and Urban 
Development, and Independent Agencies, on FDIC, and Resolution Trust 
Corporation, 10 a.m.; and on Council on Environmental Quality, 1:30 
p.m., H-143 Capitol.
  March 2, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on National Agricultural 
Statistics Service, and on Cooperative State Research, Educational 
and Extension Service, 1 p.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  March 2, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and State and the 
Judiciary, and Related Agencies, on the Secretary of State, 10 a.m., 
2360 Rayburn.
  March 2, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on NRC, 10 
a.m.; and on Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 11 a.m., 2362A 
Rayburn.
  March 2, Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies, on 
Smithsonian Institution, 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 2, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education and Related Agencies, on Postsecondary Education, 10 a.m., 
and on Vocational and Adult Education, Special Education and 
Rehabilitation Services and Disability Research, 2 p.m., 2358 
Rayburn.
  March 2, Subcommittee on Military Construction, on Navy/Marine 
Corps Military Construction, 9:30 a.m., B-300 Rayburn.
  March 2, Subcommittee on National Security, executive, on Counter-
Proliferation, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 2, Subcommittee on Transportation, and Related Agencies, on 
Amtrak, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 2, Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General 
Government, on Federal Labor Relations Authority, Merit Systems 
Protection Board, Mo Udall Foundation, Office of Government Ethics 
and on U.S. Tax Court, 10 a.m.; and on National Archives and Records 
Administration, 2 p.m., H-163 Capitol.
  March 2, Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs and Housing and Urban 
Development, and Independent Agencies, on Court of Veterans Appeals, 
10 a.m., H-143 Capitol.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and State and the 
Judiciary, and Related Agencies, on Review of Departmental 
Management with Chief Financial Officers, 9:30 a.m., H-309 Capitol.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies, on 
National Gallery of Art, and on John F. Kennedy Center for the 
Performing Arts, 10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education and Related Agencies, on Research, Statistics and 
Libraries, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Transportation, and Related Agencies, on 
Trust Fund Status and Expenditures, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Service, February 28 and March 
1, hearings on the following: H.R. 18, Financial Services 
Competitiveness Act of 1995, Glass-Steagall Reform; and related 
issues, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 2, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Securities and 
Government-Sponsored Enterprises, hearing on the 
[[Page D244]] Current State and Future of the Financial Services 
Markets, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 2, Subcommittee on General Oversight and Investigations, 
hearing regarding security contracts between the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, or entities regulated by HUD and 
companies providing security services, 9:30 a.m., 2222 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, February 28 and March 1, hearings on 
Could a Free Market Work Here? The Virtues of Privatization, 10 
a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Commerce, March 3, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, 
and Hazardous Materials, oversight hearing on the trade implications 
of foreign ownership restrictions on telecommunications companies, 
9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, March 1 and 
3, Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education and Training, hearings on 
training issues, 9 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  March 2, Subcommittee on Workforce Protection, to mark up the 
following bills: H.R. 246, to repeal the Service Contract Act of 
1965; and H.R. 500, to repeal the Davis-Bacon Act, 9:30 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, February 28, 
Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology, 
hearing on Simplifying and Streamlining the Federal Procurement 
Process, 2:30 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 1, Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental 
Relations, oversight hearing on Proposals for Cost Reduction, 
Improved Efficiency and Reform at the Department of Health and Human 
Services, 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  March 2, Subcommittee on Civil Service, hearing on Federal 
Workforce Restructuring Statistics, 1:30 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  March 2, Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, hearing on 
other cities in financial crisis, 10:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 2, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and 
Technology, hearing on Capital Budgeting, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 2, Subcommittee on Postal Service, to continue hearings on 
general oversight of the U.S. Postal Service, 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Oversight, February 28, to consider funding 
requests for the following Committees: House Oversight; Ways and 
Means; Agriculture; Commerce; National Security; Rules; 
Transportation and Infrastructure; International Relations; 
Government Reform and Oversight; and Veterans Affairs, 10 a.m., 1310 
Longworth.
  March 1, to consider funding requests for the following 
Committees; Judiciary; Economic and Educational Opportunities; Small 
Business; Budget; Permanent Select on Intelligence; Standards of 
Official Conduct; Resources; Science; and Banking and Financial 
Services, 10 a.m., 1311 Longworth.
  Committee on International Relations, March 1, Subcommittee on 
International Operations and Human Rights, to continue hearings on 
Foreign Relations Authorization; U.S. Information Agency, 2 p.m., 
2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, March 3, Subcommittee on Immigration 
and Claims, oversight hearing on work site enforcement of employer 
sanctions, 9:30 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on National Security, February 28 and March 2, to 
continue hearings on fiscal year 1996 national defense 
authorization, 9:30 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, March 2, oversight hearing on ``Trends in 
Federal Land Ownership and Management,'' 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, February 27, to consider H.R. 926, Regulatory 
Reform and Relief Act of 1995, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  February 28, to consider H.R. 925, Private Property Protection Act 
of 1995, 2 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, March 2, Subcommittee on Basic Research to 
continue hearings on the NSF Fiscal Year Budget, Part 2, 9:30 a.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, February 28, hearing on the overall 
review of the SBA, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 2, hearing to review the SBA's Procurement Program, 10 a.m., 
2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, February 28, 
executive, to consider pending business, 8:30 a.m., HT-2M Capitol.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, February 27, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, markup of Metropolitan Washington Airport 
Authority Board of Review, 3 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  February 28, March 1 and 2, Subcommittee on Surface 
Transportation, to continue hearings on legislation to Improve the 
National Highway System and Ancillary Issues Relating to Highway and 
Transit Programs, 10 a.m., on February 28 and March 2, 11 a.m., on 
March 1, 2167 Rayburn.
  March 1, full Committee, to mark up the following: legislation on 
the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority Board of Review; 
report to the Committee on the Budget, and pending Committee 
business, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  March 2, Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Economic 
Development, hearing on GSA Capital Investment Program Reform 
legislation and related matters, 8:30 a.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, hearing on 
Disposition of the ICC's Motor Carrier Functions, 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, February 27, Subcommittee on 
Oversight, hearing on the IRS Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 1996, 
and the 1995 Tax Return Filing Season, 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  February 27, Subcommittee on Trade, hearing on the 
Administration's budget proposals, including the U.S. Customs 
Service; International Trade Commission; the Office of the U.S. 
Trade Representative, and the possible extension of the Generalized 
System of Preferences program, 2 p.m., 1100 
Longworth. [[Page D245]] 
  February 28, March 1 and 2, full Committee, to mark up welfare 
reform legislation, 11 a.m. on February 28, and 10 a.m. on March 1 
and 2, 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, February 28, 
executive, hearing on the Collection Overview, 10 a.m., H-405 
Capitol.
  March 2, executive, hearing on Signals Intelligence, 10 a.m., H-
405 Capitol.
                             Joint Meetings

  Joint hearing: March 1, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to 
hold joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to 
review the legislative recommendations of the Disabled American 
Veterans, 9:30 a.m., 345 Cannon.