[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 100 (Monday, June 19, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D753-D754]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Subcommittee on General 
Oversight and Investigations [[Page D 754]] held an oversight hearing 
concerning the performance of the RTC's Professional Liability Program, 
with emphasis upon the Dallas, Texas, regional office. Testimony was 
heard from certain Dallas Investigators of the RTC; and public 
witnesses.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
DRUGS AND BIOLOGICS
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations 
continued hearings to examine the FDA's drug and biologic review 
process. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
FCC REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance 
held a hearing to reauthorize the Federal Communications Commission. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the FCC: Reed E. 
Hundt, Chairman; Andrew C. Barrett, Susan Ness, Rachelle B. Chong and 
James H. Quello, all Commissioners.
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a structured rule providing 
for the consideration of H.R. 1854, making appropriations for the 
Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 1996. The rule 
provides one hour of general debate divided equally between the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Appropriations.
  The rule waives sections 302(f) and section 308(a) of the Budget Act 
against consideration of the bill. Section 302(f) prohibits 
consideration of a bill that exceeds a committee's allocation of 
entitlement authority (in this instance); and section 308(a) requires 
that the report on a measure to include cost estimates on entitlement 
changes in the bill. These waivers are necessary due to a minor 
provision relating to the annual salary level of the Director of the 
Congressional Research Service which is technically considered an 
entitlement change, even though the same provision has been contained 
in past years' Acts as well. Clauses 2 and 6 of rule XXI, prohibiting 
unauthorized appropriations and legislative provisions in an 
appropriations bill, and prohibiting reappropriations, respectively, 
are waived against provisions of the bill.
  The rule makes in order only the amendments printed in this report if 
offered in the order printed, by the Member specified, and for the time 
specified in the report. The amendments are not subject to an 
amendment, unless specified in the report, or to a demand for a 
division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. 
All points of order are waived against the amendments. The Chairman of 
the Committee of the Whole is authorized to postpone record votes and 
to reduce to 5-minutes the time for voting after the first of a series 
of votes. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit.
  Testimony was heard from Representatives Miller of Florida, Clinger, 
Houghton, Shays, Davis, Christensen, Schroeder, and Harman.