[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 50 (Friday, March 17, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D372-D375]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                   Week of March 20 through 25, 1995

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate will begin consideration of S. 4, Legislative Line 
Item Veto.
  During the balance of the week, Senate expects to continue 
consideration of S. 4, Legislative Line Item Veto, and consider any 
cleared executive and legislative business.

  (Senate will recess on Tuesday, March 21, 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 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: March 21 and 
22, to hold hearings on the nomination of Daniel Robert Glickman, of 
Kansas, to be Secretary of Agriculture, Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. in SD-
G50 and Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. in SR-332.
  Committee on Appropriations: March 22, Subcommittee on Interior, 
to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 
for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the 
Interior, 9:30 a.m., SD-192.
  March 22, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and 
Related Agencies, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 1996 for the Natural Resources Conservation Service, 
Department of Agriculture, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Transportation, to hold hearings on 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for the Federal 
Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation, and the 
National Passenger Railroad Corporation (Amtrak), 10 a.m., SD-192.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, General 
Government, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 1996 for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and the 
United States Customs Service, Department of the Treasury, 2 p.m., 
SD-192.
  March 24, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, to 
hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: March 21, Subcommittee on Readiness, 
to hold hearings on a report on military capabilities and readiness, 
2:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  March 22, Subcommittee on Airland Forces, to hold hearings on the 
implications of military operations in the former Yugoslavia, 2:30 
p.m., SR-222.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1996 for the 
Department of Defense and the future years defense program, focusing 
on the Department of Defense medical program and related health care 
issues, 2 p.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: March 21, 
Subcommittee on International Finance, to hold hearings to examine 
the operation of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, Department 
of Commerce, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  March 22, Subcommittee on Securities, to hold hearings to examine 
securities litigation reform proposals, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 21, to 
hold hearings on telecommunications policy reform issues, focusing 
on cable rates, broadcast, and foreign ownership, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  March 23, Full Committee, business meeting, to consider pending 
calendar business, 9 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: March 21, Subcommittee 
on Energy Production and Regulation, to hold hearings on S. 92, to 
provide for the reconstitution of outstanding repayment obligations 
of the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration for the 
appropriated capital investments in the Federal Columbia River Power 
System, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  March 22, Full Committee, to hold oversight hearings to review a 
report prepared for the committee on the cleanup of Hanford Nuclear 
Reservation, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  March 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings on S. 575, to provide 
Outer Continental Shelf Impact Assistance to [[Page D373]] State and 
local governments, and S. 158, to provide for the energy security of 
the Nation through encouraging the production of domestic oil and 
gas resources in deep water on the Outer Continental Shelf in the 
Gulf of Mexico, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: March 22, to hold 
hearings to examine the impact of regulatory reform proposals on 
environmental and other laws within the jurisdiction of the 
committee, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  March 23, Full Committee, business meeting, to mark up S. 503, to 
impose a moratorium on the listing of species as endangered or 
threatened and the designation of critical habitat in order to 
ensure that constitutionally protected private property rights are 
not infringed; S. 534, to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
provide authority for States to limit the interstate transportation 
of municipal solid waste; and other pending calendar business, 9:30 
a.m., SD-406.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to 
hold hearings on proposed legislation to approve the National 
Highway System and transportation issues related to clean air 
conformity requirements, 2 p.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: March 20, to hold hearings to examine 
programs that encourage people to move from welfare dependency to 
self-reliance in the work force, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  March 21, Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight, to hold 
hearings to review the Administration's proposal to impose a capital 
gains tax on individuals who have renounced their United States 
citizenship, 10:30 a.m., SD-215.
  March 22, Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy, to 
hold hearings to examine the rising costs of the Supplemental 
Security Income and Social Security Disability Insurance Programs, 
10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: March 21, to hold hearings on S. 
5, to clarify the war powers of Congress and the President in the 
post-cold-war period, and H.R. 7, to revitalize the national 
security of the United States, Tuesday at 10 a.m. and Tuesday at 2 
p.m., SD-419.
  March 22, Full Committee, business meeting, to consider S. Con. 
Res. 6, to express the sense of the Senate concerning compliance by 
the Government of Mexico regarding certain loans; S. 384, to require 
a report on U.S. support for Mexico during its debt crisis; S. Con. 
Res. 3, relating to Taiwan and the United States; S. Con. Res. 4, 
expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the North-South 
Korea Agreed Framework; S. Con. Res. 9, expressing the sense of the 
Congress regarding a private visit by President Lee Teng-hui of the 
Republic of China on Taiwan to the United States; Treaty Doc. 103-
25, with respect to restrictions on the use of certain conventional 
weapons, and pending nominations, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  March 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the reorganization 
and revitalization of America's foreign affairs institutions, 10 
a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: March 21, business meeting, to 
markup S. 291, to reform the regulatory process, to make Government 
more efficient and effective, and S. 343, to reform the regulatory 
process, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  March 23, Full Committee, business meeting, to resume markup of S. 
291, to reform the regulatory process, to make Government more 
efficient and effective, and S. 343, to reform the regulatory 
process, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Labor and Human Resources: March 21, Subcommittee on 
Aging, to hold oversight hearings on the implementation of the Older 
Americans Act, focusing on Title III, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: March 20, to hold oversight hearings 
on the impact in Indian country of proposed rescissions of fiscal 
year 1995 Indian program funds and of proposals to consolidate or 
block grant Federal programs funds to the several States, 2 p.m., 
SR-485.
  March 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings on S. 441, to authorize 
funds for certain programs under the Indian Child Protection and 
Family Violence Prevention Act, and S. 510, to extend the 
authorization for certain programs under the Native American 
Programs Act of 1974, 2:30 p.m., SR-485.
  Special Committee on Aging: March 21, to hold hearings to examine 
the scope of health care fraud, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
                             House Chamber

  Monday, House is not in session.
  Tuesday and the balance of the week, Consideration of H.R. 4, 
Personal Responsibility Act (rule providing for five hours of general 
debate).

  Note.--Conference reports may be brought up at any time. Any further 
program will be announced later.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, March 23, Subcommittee on Livestock, 
Dairy, and Poultry, hearing on the state of the American Dairy 
Industry and the status of the Dairy Title of the 1990 Farm bill, 9 
a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, March 21, Subcommittee on 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies, on Foreign Agricultural Service, 1 p.m., 2362A 
Rayburn.
  March 21, 22 and 23, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, 
on Congressional and Public Witnesses, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on March 
21, and 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on March 22 and 23, 2362B Rayburn.
  March 21, Subcommittee on Interior (and Related Agencies), on 
National Endowment for the Humanities, 10 a.m., and on Institute of 
Museum Services, 1:30 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 21, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education (and Related Agencies), on National Institute of General 
Medical Sciences and National Institute on Aging, 10 a.m., and on 
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin 
Diseases, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication 
Disorders, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 21, Subcommittee on Military Construction, on Base Closure, 
9:30 a.m., B-300 Rayburn. [[Page D374]] 
  March 21, Subcommittee on National Security, on Army Aviation 
Programs, 4 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 21, 22 and 23, Subcommittee on Transportation (and Related 
Agencies), on Public Witnesses, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn on March 21, 
and HC-6 Capitol on March 22 and 23.
  March 21, Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General 
Government, on Public Witnesses, 10 a.m., B-307 Rayburn.
  March 21 and 22, Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs and Housing and 
Urban Development (and Independent Agencies), on FEMA, 10 a.m. and 
1:30 p.m., H-143 Capitol.
  March 22, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on Cooperative States 
Research and Education and Extension Service, 1 p.m., and on 
Congressional and Public Witnesses, 4 p.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  March 22, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary 
(and Related Agencies), on Telecommunications Issues, 2:30 p.m., H-
309 Capitol.
  March 22, Subcommittee on Interior (and Related Agencies), on 
Forest Service, 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 22, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education (and Related Agencies), on National Institute of Nursing 
Research, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and on 
Fogarty International Center, 10 a.m., and on National Institute of 
Mental Health, National Institute of Drug Abuse, and on National 
Library of Medicine, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 22, Subcommittee on National Security, executive, on 
Ballistic and Cruise Missile Threat, 10 a.m.; executive, on ABM 
Treaty, 11 a.m.; and executive, on BMDO Programs and Budget, 1:30 
p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 22, Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General 
Government, on OMB, 10 a.m., B-307 Rayburn.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on Food and Consumer 
Services, 1 p.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the 
Judiciary (and Related Agencies), on International Organizations, 10 
a.m. and 2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  March 23 and 24, Subcommittee on District of Columbia, on D.C.'s 
Financial Condition, 10 a.m., H-144 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related 
Programs, on Export Financing/Public Witnesses, 10 a.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Interior (and Related Agencies), on 
National Biological Survey, 10 a.m., and on DOE: Energy Information 
Administration, Office of Hearings and Appeals, Economic Regulation, 
and on Emergency Preparedness, 1:30 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education (and Related Agencies) on National Center for Human Genome 
Research, Office of the director, and on Buildings and Facilities, 
10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Military Construction, on Family 
Housing, 9:30 a.m., B-300 Rayburn.
  Mrch 23, Subcommittee on National Security, on Advanced Research 
Projects Agency, 10 a.m., and on Space Programs, 1:30 p.m., H-140 
Capitol.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on Administration and on 
Chief Financial Officer, 10:30 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary 
(and Related Agencies) on Antitrust Activities, 10 a.m., H-309 
Capitol.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Interior (and Related Agencies), on 
Public Witnesses (DOE and Other Programs), 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., B-308 
Rayburn.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education (and Related Agencies), on Health Care Financing 
Administration, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs, Housing and Urban 
Development and Independent Agencies, on Corporation for National 
and Community Services, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services. March 21 and 22, to 
continue hearings on the following: H.R. 1062, Financial Services 
Competitiveness Act of 1995; Glass-Steagall Reform; and related 
issues, 1 p.m. on March 21 and 9:30 a.m. on March 22, 2128 Rayburn.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary 
Policy, hearing on the condition of the U.S. dollar, 10 a.m., 2222 
Rayburn.
  March 23 and 24, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and 
Consumer Credit, hearings on the condition of deposit funds and the 
impact of the proposed deposit insurance premium reduction on the 
bank and thrift industries, 9:30 a.m. on March 23 and 10 a.m. on 
March 24, 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, March 21, hearing on Private Sector 
Solutions Medicare, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., 210 Cannon.
  March 22, hearing on the Fall of Medicare Trust Fund, 10 a.m. and 
2 p.m., 210 Cannon.
  March 23, hearing on Corporate Restructuring, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Commerce, March 21, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, 
oversight hearing on the status of the international global climate 
change negotiations and their impact on the U.S. economy, 1 p.m., 
2323 Rayburn.
  March 22, Subcommittee on Health and Environment, to mark up H.R. 
483,. to amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to permit 
Medicare select policies to be offered in all States, 10 a.m., 2323 
Rayburn.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Hazardous Materials, 
hearing on issues related to flow control measures for the disposal 
of solid waste, 9:30 a.m., and a hearing on issues involved in the 
interstate transportation of solid waste, 1 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  March 23 and 24, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to 
continue hearings on the implementation [[Page D375]] and 
enforcement of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, 10 a.m., 2322 
Rayburn on March 23 and 2123 Rayburn on March 24.
  Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, March 21 and 
23, Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long 
Learning, to continue hearings on training issues, 9 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  March 22, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
Education Standards, 10 a.m. 2175 Rayburn.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, hearing on 
Affirmative Action, 9:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, March 21, 
Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology, 
oversight hearing on Post Federal Telecommunications System 
Acquisition Strategy, 1 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 22, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and 
Technology, to mark up H.R. 11, Family Reinforcement Act of 1995, 10 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 22, Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental 
Relations, oversight hearing on Department of Health and Human 
Services: Opportunities for Cost Savings, 10 a.m. 2247 Rayburn.
  March 24, full Committee, to mark up H.R. 11, Family Reinforcement 
Act of 1995, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Oversight, March 23, Task Force on Contested 
Election, hearing on Second Congressional District of Connecticut 
contested election, 8:30 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on International Relations, March 22, Subcommittee on 
Africa, hearing on the Crisis in Sudan, 10 a.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, March 22, to mark up the following 
bills: H.R. 660, Housing for Older Persons Act of 1995; H.R. 1240, 
Sexual Crimes Against Children Act of 1995; and H.R. 962, to amend 
the Immigration Act of 1990 relating to the membership of the United 
States Commission on Immigration Reform; and to consider other 
pending committee business, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Crime, oversight hearing on matters 
pertaining to the activities and operations of the Justice 
Department's Criminal Division, 9:30 a.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, oversight 
hearing on removal of criminal and illegal aliens, 11 a.m., 2237 
Rayburn.
  Committee on National Security, March 22, to continue hearings on 
the fiscal year 1996 national defense authorization request, 9:30 
a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 22, Subcommittee on Military Readiness, hearing on Naval 
Petroleum Reserves, 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, to continue hearings 
on the fiscal year 1996 national defense authorization request, 2 
p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Military Procurement, to continue 
hearings on the fiscal year 1996 national defense authorization 
request, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Military Readiness, to continue hearings 
on the fiscal year 1996 national defense authorization request, 2 
p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Military Research and Development, 
executive, to continue hearings on the fiscal year 1996 national 
defense authorization request, receiving a classified briefing on 
research and development budget and programs, 10 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Military Installation and Facilities and 
the Subcommittee on Military Readiness, to continue joint hearings 
on the fiscal year 1996 national defense authorization request, 10 
a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, March 23, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Mineral Resources, oversight hearing on sodium mineral leasing 
issues: What is a ``fair market value'' royalty on trona, and what 
are its implications on the export market for soda ash? 1 p.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, hearing 
on H.R. 1175, Marine Resources Revitalization Act of 1995, 10 a.m., 
1334 Longworth.
  March 23, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands, to 
mark up the following bills: H.R. 260, National Park System Reform 
Act of 1995; H.R. 1077, to authorize the Bureau of Land Management; 
and H.R. 1091, to improve the National Park System in the 
Commonwealth of Virginia, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, March 23, Subcommittee on Technology, 
hearing on Technology Administration/National Institute of Standards 
and Technology Fiscal Year 1996 authorization, 1 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, March 21, executive, 
to consider pending business, 4 p.m., HT-2M Capitol.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 22, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on the Financial Condition of the 
Airline Industry: Present and Future (focus on continuation of the 
fuel tax exemption), 1 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, March 21, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing on Medicare and Private Sector Health Care Quality 
Measurement, Assurance and Improvement, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on issues regarding 
Graduate Medical Education, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing to Explore 
Development of the Taxpayer Bill of Rights II legislation, 9 a.m., 
1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, March 21, executive, 
hearing on Analysis and Production, 10 a.m., and executive, hearing 
on Maritime, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  March 23, executive, hearing on Mexico: Origins of the Peso 
Crisis, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.