[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 38 (Wednesday, March 1, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D268-D271]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             MARCH 2, 1995

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Transportation, to 
hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for 
the Department of Transportation, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Full Committee, business meeting, to mark up 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, 2 p.m., S-128, Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, 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. [[Page D269]] 
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Subcommittee on 
Securities, to hold hearings to examine proposals to reform the 
process of securities litigation, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, business 
meeting, to consider the nomination of Robert Pitofsky, of Maryland, 
to be a Federal Trade Commissioner, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings on U.S. telecommunication policy, 
9:45 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to hold hearings on S. 
167, to revise certain provisions of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 
1982; S. 433, 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 Energy provide for the safe disposal of spent nuclear 
fuel beginning not later than January 31, 1998; S. 429, to revise 
the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to allow commercial nuclear 
utilities that have contracts with the Secretary of Energy under 
section 302 of that Act to receive credits to offset the cost of 
storing spent fuel that the Secretary is unable to accept for 
storage on and after January 31, 1998; and S. 473, to establish as 
the nuclear energy policy of the United States that no new civilian 
nuclear power reactors shall be built until adequate waste 
emplacement capacity is available 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Clean 
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, to hold hearings to examine middle income 
tax proposals, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations, Subcommittee on Near Eastern and 
South Asian Affairs, to hold hearings to examine United States 
policy toward Iran and Iraq, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs, 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 Labor and Human Resources, 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.
  Special Committee on Aging, to hold hearings to examine Social 
Security and disability policy issues, focusing on the large growth 
of the Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Disability 
Insurance programs, 9:30 a.m., SD-562.


                                 NOTICE

  For a listing of Senate Committee Meetings scheduled ahead, see pages 
E489-91 in today's Record.
                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, to markup the following: Emergency 
Supplemental/Rescission Fiscal Year 1995; and Supplemental 
Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1995, 12:30 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary, 
and Related Agencies, on the Secretary of State, 9:30 a.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and 
Related Agencies, on Postsecondary Education, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Construction, on Navy/Marine Corps 
Military Construction, 9:30 a.m., B-300 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, and Related Agencies, on AMTRAK, 
10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  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., H-163 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs and Housing and Urban 
Development, and Independent Agencies, on Court of Veterans Appeals, 
9:30 a.m., H-143 Capitol.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Service, Subcommittee on 
Capital Markets, Securities and Government-Sponsored Enterprises, 
hearing on the Current State and Future of the Financial Services 
Markets, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on General Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
regarding security contracts between the HUD and related HUD 
entities, and companies affiliated with the Nation of Islam, 9:30 
a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, Subcommittee 
on Workforce Protection, to markup the following bills: H.R. 246, to 
repeal the Service Contract Act of 1965; and H.R. 500, to repeal the 
Davis-Bacon Act, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, Subcommittee on 
Civil Service, hearing on Federal Workforce Restructing Statistics, 
1:30 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, hearing on other cities 
in financial crisis, 10:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology, 
hearing on Capital Budgeting, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Postal Service, to continue hearings on general 
oversight of the U.S. Postal Service, 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Asia and the 
Pacific and the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and 
Trade, joint hearing on the U.S.-China IPR Agreement: Implications 
for U.S.-Sino Commercial Relations, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on National Security, to continue hearings on fiscal 
year 1996 national defense authorization, 9:30 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, oversight hearing on ``Trends in Federal 
Land Ownership and Management,'' 11 a.m., 1324 
Longworth. [[Page D270]] 
  Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Basic Research to continue 
hearings on the NSF Fiscal Year Budget, Part II, 9:30 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing to review the SBA's 
Procurement Program, 9:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Public Buildings and Economic Development, hearing on GSA Capital 
Investment Program Reform legislation and related matters, 8:30 
a.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  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., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, to continue markup of welfare reform 
legislation, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, hearing on 
Signals Intelligence, 10 a.m., H-405 Capitol.

Joint Meetings
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS
Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs concluded joint 
hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to review the 
legislative recommendations of the Disabled American Veterans, after 
receiving testimony from Donald A. Sioss, Disabled American Veterans, 
Washington, D.C.
UNFUNDED MANDATE REFORM
Conferees met to resolve the differences between the Senate- and House-
passed versions of S. 1, to curb the practice of imposing unfunded 
Federal mandates on States and local governments, to strengthen the 
partnership between the Federal Government and State, local and tribal 
governments, to end the imposition, in the absence of full 
consideration by Congress, of Federal mandates on State, local, and 
tribal governments without adequate funding, in a manner that may 
displace other essential governmental priorities, and to ensure that 
the Federal Government pays the costs incurred by those governments in 
complying with certain requirements under Federal statutes and 
regulations, but did not complete action thereon, and will meet again 
tomorrow.
       *These figures include all measures reported, even if there 
     was no accompanying report. A total of 10 reports has been 
     filed in the Senate; a total of 61 reports has been filed in 
     the House. [[Page D 271]] 


                    Resume of Congressional Activity

            FIRST SESSION OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH CONGRESS


    The first table gives a comprehensive resume of all legislative 
business transacted by the Senate and House.
    The second table accounts for all nominations submitted to the 
Senate by the President for Senate confirmation.

                      DATA ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY


                  January 4 through February 28, 1995

                                                                 STotal
     Days in session..............................................
     Time in session.................................296 hrs., 4..
     Congressional Record:
         Pages of proceedings................................2,3..
         Extensions of Remarks.................................4..
     Public bills enacted into law................................
     Private bills enacted into law...............................
     Bills in conference..........................................
     Measures passed, total.......................................
         Senate bills.............................................
         House bills..............................................
         Senate joint resolutions.................................
         House joint resolutions..................................
         Senate concurrent resolutions............................
         House concurrent resolutions.............................
         Simple resolutions.......................................
     Measures reported, total..................................*..
         Senate bills.............................................
         House bills..............................................
         Senate joint resolutions.................................
         House joint resolutions..................................
         Senate concurrent resolutions............................
         House concurrent resolutions.............................
         Simple resolutions.......................................
     Special reports..............................................
     Conference reports...........................................
     Measures pending on calendar.................................
     Measures introduced, total..............................1,2..
         Bills...............................................1,0..
         Joint resolutions........................................
         Concurrent resolutions...................................
         Simple resolutions....................................1..
     Quorum calls.................................................
     Yea-and-nay votes............................................
     Recorded votes............................................1..
     Bills vetoed.................................................
     Vetoes overridden............................................
                  DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS


                  January 4 through February 28, 1995

     Civilian nominations, totaling 142, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed............................................2...
         Unconfirmed........................................140...

     Civilian nominations (FS, PHS, CG, NOAA), totaling 697, 
       disposed of as follows:

         Unconfirmed........................................697...

     Air Force nominations, totaling 9,764, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................9,490...
         Unconfirmed........................................274...

     Army nominations, totaling 3,187, disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................2,627...
         Unconfirmed........................................560...

     Navy nominations, totaling 998, disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed..........................................884...
         Unconfirmed........................................114...

     Marine Corps nominations, totaling 375, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed...........................................94...
         Unconfirmed........................................281...

                                Summary
     Total nominations received this session.............15,163
     Total confirmed.....................................13,097
     Total unconfirmed....................................2,066