[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 92 (Wednesday, June 7, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D695-D696]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction 
approved for full Committee action the military construction 
appropriations for fiscal year 1996.
HUD'S TAKEOVER--CHICAGO HOUSING AUTHORITY
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing 
and Community Opportunity held a hearing on HUD's Takeover of Chicago 
Housing Authority. Testimony was heard from the following officials of 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development: Henry G. Cisneros, 
Secretary; Joseph Schuldiner, Assistant Secretary, Public and Indian 
Housing; and Susan Gaffney, Inspector General; Judy England-Joseph, 
Director, Housing and Community Development Issues, GAO; and a public 
witness.
FOOD QUALITY PROTECTION ACT
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and Environment held a 
hearing on H.R. 1627, Food Quality Protection Act of 1995. Testimony 
was heard from Lynn Goldman, Assistant Administrator, Office of 
Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances, EPA; William Schultz, 
Deputy Commissioner, Policy, FDA, Department of Health and Human 
Services; Lawrence Elworth, Special Assistant, Pesticide Policy, USDA; 
and public witnesses.
CLEAN AIR ACT AMENDMENTS--IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations 
continued hearings on the Implementation and Enforcement of the Clean 
Air Act Amendments of 1990, with emphasis on Title II, the Refomulated 
Gasoline Program. Testimony was heard from Mary D. Nichols, Assistant 
Administrator, Air and Radiation, EPA; John A. Riggs, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, Policy, Planning, and Program Evaluation, Department of 
Energy; and public witnesses.
DEPARTMENTAL REORGANIZATION
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities: Held a hearing on 
Departmental Reorganization. Testimony was heard from Representatives 
Gunderson and Boehner; the following officials of the Congressional 
Research Service, Library of Congress: Wayne C. Riddle, Specialist in 
Education Finance, Education and Public Welfare Division; William 
Whittaker, Specialist, Economics Division; and Leslie Gladstone, 
Specialist, Government Division; and a public witness.
COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN: LAWYERS, LOBBYISTS VS. PEOPLE IN NEED?
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on Civil 
Service held a hearing on the Combined Federal Campaign: Lawyers, 
Lobbyists vs. People in Need? Testimony was heard from Lorraine A. 
Green, Deputy Director, OPM; the following former officials of OPM: 
Donald J. Devine, Director; and Joseph A. Morris, General Counsel; 
Jeremiah J. Barrett, former Director, Operations, Combined Federal 
Campaign; and public witnesses.
LORTON CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX CLOSURE ACT
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on the 
District of Columbia held a hearing on H.R. 461, Lorton Correctional 
Complex Closure Act. Testimony was heard from David Albo, Delegate, 
General Assembly, State of Virginia; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on the 
Postal Service continued oversight hearings on the U.S. Postal Service. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
  Hearings continue June 14.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported the following measures: 
H.J. Res. 79, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States authorizing the Congress and the States to prohibit the physical 
desecration of the United States; H.R. 587, to amend title 35, United 
States Code, with respect to patents on biotechnological processes; 
H.R. 1170, [[Page D696]] amended, to provide that cases challenging the 
constitutionality of measures passed by State referendum be heard by a 
three-judge court; 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.
UNITED STATES POLICY TOWARD THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA
Committee on National Security: Held a hearing on United States policy 
toward the former Yugoslavia. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Defense: William J. Perry, Secretary; 
and Gen. John M. Shalikashvili, USA, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Heard testimony from Chairman Spence and 
Representatives Kasich, Bateman, Dornan, Buyer, Everett, Gilman, 
Clinger, Thomas, Johnson of Connecticut, Morella, Shays, Upton, 
Molinari, Schiff, Klug, Hoke, Smith of Michigan, Bilbray, Chrysler, 
English, Forbes, Ganske, Neumann, Dellums, Schroeder, Montgomery, 
Evans, Browder, Edwards, Harman, DeLauro, Kennedy, Markey, Gejdenson, 
Frank of Massachusetts, Bryant of Texas, Traficant, DeFazio, Skaggs, 
Reed, Maloney, Furse, Baldacci and Woolsey, but no action was taken on 
H.R. 1530, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996.
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics approved 
for full Committee action amended H.R. 1601, International Space 
Station Authorization Act of 1995.
REGULATORY BARRIERS TO MINORITY ENTREPRENEURS
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Regulation and Paperwork 
held a hearing on regulatory barriers to minority entrepreneurs. 
Testimony was heard from Representative Flake; and public witnesses.
FEDERAL INCOME TAX REPLACEMENT
Committee on Ways and Means: Continued hearings on Replacing the 
Federal Income Tax. Testimony was heard from Senators Domenici and 
Nunn; Representative Cox of California; Leslie B. Samuels, Assistant 
Secretary, Tax Policy, Department of the Treasury; and public 
witnesses.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.