[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 99 (Friday, June 16, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D746-D749]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                    Week of June 19 through 24, 1995

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate will resume consideration of S. 440, National 
Highway System Designation Act.
  During the balance of the week, Senate expects to complete 
consideration of S. 440, National Highway System Designation Act, and 
may consider the following:
  S. 343, Regulatory Reform;
  H.R. 4, Welfare Reform; and
  Conference report, when available, and any cleared legislative and 
executive business.
  (Senate will recess on Tuesday, June 20, 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: June 20, Subcommittee on Defense, to 
hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for 
the Department of Defense, focusing on counternarcotic programs, 
2:30 p.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: June 20, to hold 
oversight hearings on the activities of the Resolution Trust 
Corporation, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: June 22, Subcommittee 
on Forests and Public Land Management, to hold hearings on S. 852, 
to provide for uniform management of livestock grazing on Federal 
land, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: June 22, Drinking 
Water, Fisheries, and Wildlife, to hold oversight hearings on the 
National Marine Fisheries Service policy on spills at Columbia River 
hydropower dams, gas bubble trauma in endangered salmon, and the 
scientific method used under the Endangered Species Act which gave 
rise to that policy, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: June 19, Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS 
Oversight, to hold hearings on tax proposals for S corporations and 
for the home office deduction, 2 p.m., SD-215.
  June 20, Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy, to 
resume hearings to examine the financial and business practices of 
the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: June 20, business meeting, to 
consider S. Res. 97, expressing the sense of the Senate with respect 
to peace and stability in the South China Sea, and pending 
nominations, 11 a.m., SD-419.

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  June 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nominations of 
David C. Litts, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the United Arab 
Emirates, Patrick N. Theros, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Ambassador to the State of Qatar, and A. Peter Burleigh, of 
California, to be Ambassador to the Democratic Socialist Republic of 
Sri Lanka and to serve concurrently and without additional 
compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of Maldives, 2 p.m., SD-
419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: June 19, Subcommittee on Post 
Office and Civil Service, to resume hearings on proposals to reform 
the Federal pension system, 2 p.m., SD-342.
  June 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to abolish the 
Department of Commerce, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: June 22, business meeting, to consider 
pending calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Labor and Human Resources: June 20, Subcommittee on 
Education, Arts and Humanities, to hold hearings on the 
privitization of the Sallie Mae program, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  June 21, Full Committee, business meeting, to consider pending 
calendar business, 9 a.m., SD-430.
  June 21 and 22, Full Committee, to hold oversight hearings on the 
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), 9:30 a.m., SD-
430.
  June 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine issues 
relating to the Legal Services Corporation, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: June 22, to hold joint hearings with 
the House Committee on Resources Subcommittee on Native American and 
Insular Affairs on S. 487, to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory 
Act, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: June 21, to hold hearings to 
review the progress of the activities of the Director of Central 
Intelligence, 2 p.m., SD-106.


                             House Chamber

  Monday, No legislative business is scheduled.
  Tuesday, Consideration of H. Res.     , providing for the 
consideration of H.R. 1854, Legislative Branch Appropriations;
  Consideration of H. Res. 168, providing for Corrections Day;
  Complete consideration of H.R. 1817, Military Construction 
Appropriations; and
  Begin consideration of H.R. 1854, Legislative Branch Appropriations.
  Wednesday, Complete consideration of H.R. 1854, Legislative Branch 
Appropriations; and
  Consideration of H.R. 1868, Foreign Operations Appropriations.
  Thursday, Consideration of H.R.     , Energy and Water 
Appropriations.
  Friday, No legislative business is scheduled.

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


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, June 20, to mark up H.R. 1627, Food 
Quality Protection Act of 1995, 2 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Department Operations, Nutrition, and 
Foreign Agriculture, hearing on P.L. 480--Food for Peace, 10 a.m., 
1302 Longworth.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Risk Management and Specialty Crops, to 
mark up H.R. 1103, Amendments to the Perishable Agricultural 
Commodities Act, 1930, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, June 20, to mark up the Energy and 
Water Development appropriations for fiscal year 1996, 1 p.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  June 20, Subcommittee on Interior, to mark up fiscal year 1996 
appropriations, 9 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  June 21, Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, on D.C. 
Finances, 10 a.m., H-144 Capitol.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Transportation, to mark up fiscal year 
1996 appropriations, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, June 19 and 20, 
Subcommittee on General Oversight and Investigations, oversight 
hearings concerning the performance of the RTC's Professional 
Liability Program, with emphasis upon the Dallas, Texas, regional 
office, 12 p.m., on June 19 and 10 a.m., on June 20, 2128 Rayburn.
  June 21 and 22, full Committee, to mark up H.R. 1362, Financial 
Institutions Regulatory Relief Act of 1995, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Commerce, June 19, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, to continue hearings to examine the FDA's drug and 
biologic review process, 2 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  June 19, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance, hearing 
to reauthorize the Federal Communications Commission, 2 p.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  June 20 and 22, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Hazardous 
Materials, to continue hearings on the reauthorization of Superfund 
program, 9:30 a.m., on June 20, and 10 a.m., on June 22, 2123 
Rayburn.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing on the 
Reorganization of the Department of Energy, 9 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  June 21 and 22, Subcommittee on Health and Environment, to 
continue hearings on the Transformation of the Medicaid Program, 10 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn on June 21 and 2322 Rayburn on June 22.
  Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, June 20, 
Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families, hearing on the 
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 10 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  June 20, Subcommittee on Workforce Protection, hearing on the 
Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) Reform, 9:30 a.m., 2261 
Rayburn.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families, 
hearing on Education Reform, 9:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, hearing on 
the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Executive 
Order 11246, 9:30 a.m., 2261 Rayburn.

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  June 22, full Committee, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 743, 
Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act; and H.R. 1715, respecting 
the relationship between workers' compensation benefits and the 
benefits available under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural 
Worker Protection Act, 9:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, June 20, 
Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology, 
hearing on Performance, Measurement, Benchmarking and Re-
engineering, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  June 20, Subcommittee on Postal Service, to mark up the following 
bills: H.R. 1026, to designate the U.S. Post Office building located 
at 201 East Pikes Peak Avenue in Colorado Springs, CO, as the 
``Winfield Scott Stratton Post Office''; H.R. 1606, to designate the 
U.S. Post Office building located at 24 Corliss Street, Providence, 
RI, as the ``Harry Kizirian Post Office Building''; and H.R. 1826, 
to repeal the authorization of transitional appropriations for the 
U.S. Postal Service, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  June 21, full Committee, to consider pending business, 10:30 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  June 22, Subcommittee on Civil Service, hearing on the 
Administration Aids Training Program, 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  June 22, Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental 
Relations, oversight hearing on Delays in the FDA's Food Additive 
Petitions and GRAS Affirmation Process, 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, June 20, to mark up the 
following: H.R. 927, Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 
1995; and an act temporarily extending the Middle East Peace 
Facilitation Act of 1994, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Africa, hearing on ``Africa's Ecological 
Future: Natural Balance or Environmental Disruption,'' 10 a.m., 2255 
Rayburn.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing on ``Drugs 
in Asia: The Heroin Connection,'' 10 a.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, June 20, to continue markup of H.R. 
1710, Comprehensive Antiterrorism Act of 1995, 1:30 p.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, hearing 
on H.R. 1506, Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act of 
1995, 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Crime, hearing on amendments to 18 U.S.C. 
1001, filing false statements with agencies of the Federal 
Government, 9:30 a.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  June 22, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, to 
continue hearings on the reauthorization of the Legal Services 
Corporation, 10 a.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  June 22, Subcommittee on Crime, hearing regarding ``Combatting 
Crime in the District of Columbia,'' 9:30 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, June 20, Subcommittee on National Parks, 
Forests and Lands, oversight hearing on State land management vs. 
Federal land management, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  June 22, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, to mark up 
H.R. 699, to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for a royalty 
payment for heavy crude oil produced from the public lands which is 
based on the degree of API gravity, followed by a hearing on the 
following bills: H.R. 846, Helium Act of 1995; H.R. 873, Helium 
Privatization Act of 1995; and S. 898, to amend the Helium Act to 
cease operation of the government helium refinery, authorize 
facility and crude helium disposal, and cancel the helium debt, 2 
p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  June 22, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, oversight 
hearing to examine provisions of the International Dolphin 
Conservation Act (P.L. 102-523), 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, June 19, to consider H.R. 1854, making 
appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1996, 2 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  June 20, to consider H.R. 1868, making appropriations for foreign 
operations, export financing and related programs for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1996, 10 a.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, June 20, hearing on the following bills: 
H.R. 1814, EPA R&D Authorization Act; H.R. 1815, National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Authorization; H.R. 1175, Marine Resources 
Revitalization Act of 1995; H.R. 1601, International Space Station 
Authorization of 1995; and DOE Civilian R&D Authorization Act, 9:30 
a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  June 22, full Committee, hearing on the following: American 
Technology Advancement Act of 1995, National Science Foundation 
Authorization Act; and the United States Fire Administration 
Authorization Act, 9:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, June 20, Subcommittee on Procurement, 
Exports and Business Opportunities, to continue hearings on the 
appropriate role and the effectiveness of various Federal Government 
programs in helping small businesses find export opportunities 
around the world, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Tax and Finance, hearing on payroll 
taxes, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, June 20 and 21, 
executive, to consider pending business, 3 p.m. on June 20, and 2:30 
p.m., on June 21, HT-2M Capitol.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, June 20, 21, and 
22, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, to continue 
hearings on the reauthorization and reform of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 
(Superfund), 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  June 20, Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Economic 
Development, to mark up the following: certain GSA construction, 
repair and alteration, and design projects for fiscal year 1996; 
H.R. 308, Hopewell Township Investment Act of 1995; H.R. 255, to 
designate the Federal Justice Building in Miami, FL, as the ``James 
Lawrence King Federal Justice Building;'' H.R. 395, to 

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designate the U.S. courthouse and Federal building to be constructed at 
the southeastern corner of Liberty and South Virginia Streets in 
Reno, NV, as the ``Bruce R. Thompson United States Courthouse and 
Federal Building;'' H.R. 653, to designate the U.S. courthouse under 
construction in White Plains, NY, as the ``Thurgood Marshall United 
States Courthouse;'' H.R. 840, to designate the Federal building and 
U.S. courthouse located at 215 South Evans Street in Greenville, NC, 
as the ``Walter B. Jones Federal Building and United States 
Courthouse;'' H.R. 869, to designate the Federal building and U.S. 
courthouse located at 125 Market Street in Youngstown, OH, as the 
``Thomas D. Lambros Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse;'' H.R. 
965, to designate the Federal building located at 600 Martin Luther 
King, Jr. Place in Louisville, KY, as the ``Romano L. Mazzoli 
Federal Building;'' H.R. 1804, to designate the U.S. Post Office-
Courthouse located at South 6th and Rogers Avenue, Fort Smith, AR as 
the ``Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building;'' and legislation 
reauthorizing and reforming the Appalachian Regional Commission, 2 
p.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  June 22, Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Economic 
Development, hearing on H.R. 1230, Capitol Visitor Center 
Authorization Act of 1995, 10 a.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, June 22, Subcommittee on 
Compensation, Pension, Insurance and Memorial Affairs, oversight 
hearing on the Veterans' Benefits Administration's computer 
modernization, 9 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, June 20, to mark up the following: 
H.R. 1642, Extending Most-Favored-Nation Trade Status to Cambodia; 
H.R. 1643, Extending Most-Favored-National Trade Status to Bulgaria; 
H.R. 541, Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1995; and Fiscal Year 
1996 Budget Authorizations for the Customs Service, International 
Trade Commission, and the United States Trade Representative, 12 
p.m., 1100 Rayburn.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Trade, hearing on the Accession of Chile 
to the North American Free-Trade Agreement (NAFTA), 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  June 22, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on Coal Industry 
Retiree Health Benefit Act of 1992, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint hearing: June 22, Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, to 
hold joint hearings with the House Committee on Resources 
Subcommittee on Native American and Insular Affairs on S. 487, to 
amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.