[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 74 (Friday, May 5, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D556-D559]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                     Week of May 8 through 13, 1995

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate will resume consideration of H.R. 956, Product 
Liability Fairness Act.
  During the balance of the week, Senate expects to continue 
consideration of H.R. 956, Product Liability Fairness Act, and may 
consider S. 534, Interstate Transportation of Municipal Solid Waste; S. 
652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation Act; conference 
reports, when available; and any cleared legislative and executive 
business.

  (Senate will recess on Tuesday, May 9, 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: May 9, Subcommittee on Defense, to 
hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for 
the Department of Defense, focusing on National Guard and Reserve 
programs, 9:45 a.m., SD-192.
  May 9, Subcommittee on Military Construction, to hold hearings on 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for military 
construction programs, focusing on the Navy and Air Force, 10 a.m., 
SD-138.
  May 10, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and 
Related Agencies, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 1996 for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Service, 
Department of Agriculture, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Transportation, to hold hearings on 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for the Federal 
Transit Administration, Department of Transportation, 9:30 a.m., SD-
192.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Interior, to hold hearings on proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 1996, Thursday, for the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, 10 a.m.; for the Indian 
Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services, 1 p.m.; 
Thursday at 10 a.m. and Thursday at 1 p.m., SD-116.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, to hold hearings on 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for foreign 
assistance programs, focusing on the Agency for International 
Development, 10:30 a.m., SR-325.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, to hold hearings to examine access to abortion clinics, 2 
p.m., SD-138.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary, 
to hold hearings on proposed legislation authorizing supplemental 
appropriations for disaster assistance for the Oklahoma City 
bombing, 2 p.m., SD-608.
  May 12, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, to hold 
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for the 
Environmental Protection Agency, the Council on Environmental 
Quality, and [[Page D557]] the Agency for Toxic Substances and 
Disease Registry, 9:30 a.m., SD-192.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings on 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for the Secretary of 
the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, the 
Senate Legal Counsel, and the Senate Office of Fair Employment 
Practices, 10 a.m., SD-116.
  Committee on Armed Services: May 9, Subcommittee on Personnel and 
Subcommittee on Readiness, to hold joint hearings on S. 727, 
authorizing funds for fiscal year 1996 for military activities of 
the Department of Defense, and the future years defense program, 
focusing on military family housing issues, 9 a.m., SR-232A.
  May 9, Subcommittee on SeaPower, to hold hearings on S. 727, 
authorizing funds for fiscal year 1996 for military activities of 
the Department of Defense and the future years defense program, 
focusing on the Department of the Navy's implementation of its 
strategy for Littoral Warfare, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  May 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings with the Committee on the 
Judiciary to examine the role of the military in combating 
terrorism, 1:30 p.m., SD-106.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Readiness, to resume hearings on S. 727, 
authorizing funds for fiscal year 1996 for military activities of 
the Department of Defense and the Future Years Defense Program, 
focusing on environmental, military construction, and BRAC programs, 
2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  Committee on the Budget: May 8, business meeting, to mark up a 
proposed concurrent resolution on the fiscal year 1996 budget for 
the Federal Government, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 10, to hold 
hearings on the nomination of James John Hoecker, of Virginia, to be 
a Member of the Federal Emergency Regulatory Commission, Department 
of Energy, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  May 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and 
Supplemental Proposed Rulemaking, Promoting Wholesale Competition 
Through Open-Access Non-Discriminatory Transmission Services by 
Public Utilities (Docket No. RM95-8-000), and Recovery Stranded 
Costs by Public Utilities and Transmitting Utilities (Docket No. 
RM94-7-001), 2 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: May 9, Subcommittee on 
Superfund, Waste Control, and Risk Assessment, to resume oversight 
hearings on the implementation of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), 9 a.m., SD-406.
  May 10, Full Committee, business meeting, to mark up S. 440, to 
provide for the designation of the National Highway System, 10 a.m., 
SD-406.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Control, and Risk 
Assessment, to resume hearings oversight hearings on the 
implementation of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act, 1:30 p.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: May 10, to hold hearings on the 
nominations of Larry C. Napper, of Texas, to be Ambassador to 
Latvia; Peter Tomsen, of California, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Tajikistan; Lawrence Palmer Taylor, of Pennsylvania, to 
be Ambassador to the Republic of Estonia; Jenonne R. Walker, of the 
District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Czech Republic; and 
James Alan Williams, of Virginia, for the rank of Ambassador during 
his tenure of service as the Special Coordinator for Cyprus, 10 
a.m., SD-419.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, to 
hold hearings to examine United States Assistance Programs in the 
Middle East, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: May 8, Subcommittee on Post 
Office and Civil Service, to hold hearings to review the 
implementation of the Ramspeck Act, which allows congressional 
employees to transfer to executive branch positions under certain 
circumstances, focusing on procedures and restrictions of the law, 
2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: May 10, Subcommittee on Immigration, 
to hold hearings on verification of applicant identity for purposes 
of employment and public assistance, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  May 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings with the Committee on 
Armed Services to examine the role of the military in combating 
terrorism, 1:30 p.m., SD-106.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology, and Government 
Information, to hold hearings to examine issues relating to the 
Internet system, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Immigration, to hold oversight hearings on 
the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Department of Justice, 
2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Labor and Human Resources: May 9, Subcommittee on 
Disability Policy, to hold joint hearings with the House Committee 
on Economic and Education Opportunity Committee's Subcommittee on 
Early Childhood, Youth and Families on the 20th anniversary of the 
implementation of Part B of the Individuals With Disabilities 
Education Act, 9 a.m., SH-216.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Disability Policy, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed legislation relating to the education of 
individuals with disabilities, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: May 11, to hold hearings to 
examine management guidelines for the future of the Smithsonian 
Institution, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: May 11, to hold hearings on the 
reorganization of the Veterans Health Administration, and the 
requirement of 38 U.S.C. 510(b) for the Department of Veterans 
Affairs to provide 90 days notice to the Congress before an 
administrative reorganization may take effect, 10 a.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: May 10, to hold closed hearings 
on intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: May 11, to hold hearings to examine 
ways the private sector can assist in making long-term care more 
affordable and accessible, 9:30 a.m., SD-562. [[Page D558]] 


                             House Chamber

  Monday, the House will not be in session.
  Tuesday, consideration of the following Suspension: H.R. 1139, 
Striped Boss Conservation Amendments Act of 1995; and consideration of 
H.R. 1361, Coast Guard Authorization Act of fiscal year 1996 (open 
rule, 1 hour of general debate).
  Balance of the week, the program will be announced.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, May 9, Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, 
and Poultry, hearing on the Effects of the Elimination of the Wool 
and Mohair Program on the American Sheep and Wool Industry, 2 p.m., 
1302 Longworth.
  May 10, Subcommittee on Department Operations, Nutrition, and 
Foreign Agriculture, hearing on the Food Stamp Program and 
Electronic Benefit Transfer Systems, 9:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  May 11, full Committee, hearing on General Farm Bill Issues, 9:30 
a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, May 9, Subcommittee on National 
Security, on 1996/1997 Air Force Budget Overview, 1:30 p.m., H-140 
Capitol.
  May 9, 10, and 11, Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent 
Agencies, on EPA, 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., 2360 Rayburn on May 9 and 
10 and H-143 Capitol on May 11.
  May 10, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary, 
on United Nations Peacekeeping, 10 a.m., and on Commission on 
Security and Cooperation in Europe, 2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  May 10, Subcommittee on National Security, on Air Force 
Acquisition 10 a.m., and on Bomber Modernization, 1:30 p.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary, 
on EEOC, 10 a.m., H-309 Capitol.
  May 11, Subcommittee on National Security, executive, on 
Intelligence, 10 a.m., and on Air Force Airlift Programs, 1:30 p.m., 
H-140 Capitol.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, May 9, to mark up 
Glass-Steagall reform legislation, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, hearing 
on Homesteading and Neighborhood Restoration; followed by a markup 
of legislation concerning homesteading and homeownership, repeal of 
one-for-one replacement requirements on public housing and an 
extension and revision of the section 515 Rural Rental Housing 
Program, 9:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, May 10, to mark up the Fiscal Year 1996 
Budget Resolution, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Commerce, May 10, 11, and 12, Subcommittee on 
Telecommunications and Finance, hearing on the following: H.R. 1555, 
Communications Act of 1995; H.R. 514, to repeal the restrictions on 
foreign ownership of licensed telecommunications facilities; H.R. 
912, to permit registered utility holding companies to participate 
in the provision of telecommunications services; H.R. 1556, to amend 
the Communications Act of 1934 to reduce the restrictions on 
ownership of broadcasting stations, and other media of mass 
communications; and related telecommunications reform legislation, 
10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing on H.R. 558, 
Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act, 9:30 
a.m., 2218 Rayburn.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Health and Environment, oversight hearing 
on HIV Testing on Women and Infants, 1 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, May 9, 
Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long 
Learning, hearing on Title IX, 9 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  May 11, full Committee, hearing on H.R. 743, Teamwork for 
Employees and Managers Act of 1995, 9:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
the District of Columbia Schools, 9:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, May 9, Subcommittee 
on Government Management, Information, and Technology, to continue 
oversight hearings on National Performance Review, with emphasis on 
Strengthening Departmental Management, 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  May 9, Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental 
Relations, oversight hearing on Department of Veterans Affairs: 
``Opportunities for Cost Savings,'' 10:30 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Oversight, May 9, Task Force on Contested 
Election, hearing on Thirty-Sixth Congressional District of 
California, 10 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  May 10, full Committee, to consider pending business, 10 a.m., 
1310 Longworth.
  Committee on International Relations, May 8, Subcommittee on 
International Operations and Human Rights, to mark up H.R. 1561, 
American Overseas Interests Act, 10 a.m., 2255 Rayburn.
  May 9, full Committee, hearing on H.R. 1561, American Overseas 
Interests Act, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  May 10, full Committee, to mark up H.R. 1562, Foreign Affairs 
Agencies Consolidation Act of 1995, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  May 11 and 12, full Committee, to mark up H.R. 1561, American 
Overseas Interests Act, 10 a.m. on May 11 and 9 a.m. on May 12, 2172 
Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, May 9, hearing on Telecommunications: 
The Role of the Department of Justice, 9:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  May 10, Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing on authorization 
and oversight of the Environment and Natural Resources Division of 
the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, hearing 
on the Reauthorization of the Administrative Conference of the 
United States, 10 a.m., B-352 Rayburn.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, hearing 
on the following bills: H.R. 1443, Court Arbitration Authorization 
Act of 1995; H.R. 1445, [[Page D559]] to amend rule 30 of the 
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to restore to stenographic 
preference for depositions; S. 464, to make the reporting deadlines 
for studies conducted in Federal court demonstration districts 
consistent with the deadlines for pilot districts; and S. 532, to 
clarify the rules governing venue, 10 a.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, May 9, hearing on H.R. 70, to permit 
export of certain domestically produced crude oil, 11 a.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  May 9, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, oversight 
hearing on Sodium mineral leasing issues: what is ``Fair market 
value'' royalty on trona, and what are the implications on the 
export market for soda ash? 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  May 9, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands, 
oversight hearing on Federal Land Exchange Policies and Regulations, 
10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  May 10, full Committee, hearing on the Endangered Species Act, 2 
p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  May 10, Subcommittee on Native American Affairs, hearing on H.R. 
1448, to amend the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 to require that 
determinations regarding status as an Indian child and as a member 
of an Indian tribe be prospective from the date of birth of the 
child and of total membership of the member, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  May 11, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands, 
oversight hearing on Recreation Fees on Federal Lands, 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources, to mark up H.R. 
1122, Alaska Power Administration Sale Act; followed by a hearing on 
the following bills: H.R. 930, to amend the Colorado River Basin 
Salinity Control Act to authorize additional measures to carry out 
the control of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-effective 
manner; H.R. 1070, to designate the reservoir created by Trinity Dam 
in Central Valley project, CA, as ``Trinity Lake''; and legislation 
to reauthorize the Water Resources Institute, 10 a.m., 1310 
Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, May 9, to consider H.R. 961, Clean Water 
Amendments of 1995, 1:30 p.m., held H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, May 9 and 11, 
executive, to consider pending business, 4 p.m., HT-2M Capitol.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, May 11, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on the Denver International 
Airport: What Went Wrong? 9 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, May 11, Subcommittee on Hospitals 
and Health Care, to mark up the following: H.R. 1384, to amend title 
38, United States Code, to exempt certain full-time health-care 
professionals of the Department of Veterans' Affairs from 
restrictions on remunerated outside professional activities; and 
measures to extend expiring authorities (to adjust locality-based 
nurse anesthetist pay rates and to provide care for disorders 
possibly associated with exposure to ionizing radiation or Agent 
Orange), 9:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension, Insurance and 
Memorial Affairs, hearing on Veterans Benefit Administrations' 
processing of compensation claims, with an emphasis on Persian Gulf 
war claims, and oversight of P.L. 103-446, the Veterans' Benefits 
Improvement Act of 1994, 9:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, May 9, Subcommittee on Oversight, 
hearing on the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit, the Exclusion for Employer-
Provided Educational Assistance, the Orphan Drug Credit and Other 
Temporary Tax Provisions, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  May 10, Subcommittee on Human Resources, hearing on Federal 
Adoption Policy, 11 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  May 10, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on the Research and 
Experimentation Tax Credit and the Allocation of Research Expenses 
Under Internal Revenue Code Section 861, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Trade and the Subcommittee on Rules and 
Organization of the House of the Committee on Rules, joint hearing 
on Extension of Fast Track Trade Negotiating Authority, 10 a.m., 
1100 Longworth.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on Health Insurance 
Portability, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, May 9, executive, 
hearing on Intelligence Personnel, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  May 11, executive, to consider pending business, 10 a.m., to be 
followed by, executive, hearing on extension of the legal authority 
for DOD commercial activities to provide security for DOD 
intelligence collection activities abroad, H-405 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint hearing: May 9, Senate Committee on Labor and Human 
Resources' Subcommittee on Disability Policy, to hold joint hearings 
with the House Committee on Economic and Education Opportunity 
Committee's Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families on 
the 20th anniversary of the implementation of Part B of the 
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 9 a.m., SH-216.