[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 107 (Wednesday, June 28, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D802-D804]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
PERISHABLE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES ACT
Committee on Agriculture: Ordered reported amended H.R. 1103, Perishable 
Agricultural Commodities Act.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and 
Judiciary approved for full Committee action appropriations for Commerce, 
Justice, State, and Judiciary for fiscal year 1996.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on District of Columbia held a 
hearing on Privatization and the D.C. Government. Testimony was heard from 
L. Nye Stevens, Director, Federal Management and Workforce Issues, General 
Government Division, GAO; Michael C. Rogers, City Administrator, District of 
Columbia; and John O'Leary, Deputy Director, Reason Foundation Privatization 
Center.
TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE, AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and 
General Government approved for full Committee action appropriations for 
Treasury, Postal Service and General Government for the fiscal year 1996.
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS REGULATORY RELIEF ACT
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Continued markup of H.R. 1362, 
Financial Institutions Regulatory Relief Act of 1995.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held an oversight 
hearing on High-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal. Testimony was heard from 
Senators Bryan and Reid; Representatives Ensign and Vucanovich; the 
following officials of the NRC: Ivan 

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Selin, Chairman; E. Gail dePlanque and Kenneth C. Rogers, both 
Commissioners; Daniel A. Dreyfus, Director, Office of Civilian Radioactive 
Waste Management, Department of Energy; Susan Clark, Commissioner, Public 
Service Commission, State of Florida; and public witnesses.
  Hearings continue June 30.
TRANSFORMATION OF THE MEDICAID PROGRAM
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and Environment continued 
hearings on the Transformation of the Medicaid program. Testimony was heard 
from Jonathan Ratner, Associate Director, Health financing Issues, GAO; P. 
William Curreri, M.D., Commissioner, Physician Payment Review Commission; 
and public witnesses.
OLDER AMERICAN'S ACT
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities: Subcommittee on Early 
Childhood, Youth and Families held a hearing on the Older American's Act. 
Testimony was heard from Representatives Martinez, Morella, Regula, Kennedy 
of Massachusetts and Wyden; Fernando M. Torres-Gil, Assistant Secretary, 
Administration on Aging, Department of Health and Human Services; Ed Bill, 
Office of Services to the Aging, State of Michigan; and public witnesses.
SAFETY AND HEALTH IMPROVEMENT REFORM ACT
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities: Subcommittee on 
Workforce Protections continued hearings on H.R. 1834, Safety and Health 
Improvement Reform Act of 1995. Testimony was heard from Robert Reich, 
Secretary of Labor; and public witnesses.
FUNDING CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on Civil Service 
held a hearing on Funding Civil Service Retirement. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Bilirakis, Quillen, and Bateman; James L. Blum, Deputy 
Director, CBO; William Flynn, Associate Director, OPM; and Johnny Finch, 
Assistant Comptroller, General Government Division, GAO.
ILLICIT DRUG AVAILABILITY
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on National 
Security, International Affairs, and Criminal Justice concluded hearings on 
Illicit Drug Availability: Are Interdiction Efforts Hampered by a Lack of 
Agency Resources? Testimony was heard from George Weise, Commissioner, U.S. 
Customs Service, Department of the Treasury; and Adm. Robert E. Kramek, 
USCG, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation and U.S. 
Interdiction Coordinator.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on Postal Service 
continued oversight hearings on the U.S. Postal Service. Testimony was heard 
from the following officials of the U.S. Postal Service: Marvin Runyon, 
Postmaster General; Michael S. Coughlin, Deputy Postmaster General; and 
Joseph J. Mahon, Jr., Vice President, Labor Relations.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on International Economic 
Policy and Trade held an oversight hearing on the U.S. AID Housing 
Investment Guaranty Program. Testimony was heard from Frank Conahan, Senior 
Defense and International Affairs Advisor to the Comptroller General, GAO; 
and David Hale, Deputy Assistant Administrator, AID, U.S. International 
Development Cooperation Agency.
ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS AND RELATED MATTERS
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on International 
Operations and Human Rights met to consider issuance of subpoenas, writs of 
habeas corpus ad testificandum, and/or other measures to secure the 
attendance of witnesses.
STATE TAXATION OF NONRESIDENTS' PENSION INCOME
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative 
Law held a hearing on state taxation of nonresidents' pension income, 
including the following bills: H.R. 371, to prohibit a State from imposing 
an income tax on the pension income of individuals who are not residents or 
domiciliaries of that State; H.R. 394, to amend title 4 of the United States 
Code to limit State taxation of certain pension income; and H.R. 744, to 
limit State taxation of certain pension income. Testimony was heard from 
Senator Reid; Representatives Vucanovich and Stump; and public witnesses.
DIGITAL PERFORMANCE RIGHT IN SOUND RECORDINGS ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property 
concluded hearings on H.R. 1506, Digital Performance Right in Sound 
Recordings Act of 1995. Testimony was heard from Bruce Lehman, Assistant 
Secretary and Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, Patent and Trademark 
Office, Department of Commerce; Marybeth Peters, Register of Copyrights, 
U.S. Copyright Office, Library of Congress; and public witnesses.
UNITED STATES POW/MIAs IN LAOS
Committee on National Security: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a 
hearing on U.S. POW/MIAs in Laos. Testimony was heard from Kent Wiedemann, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary, East Asia and Pacific, Department of State; the 
following officials of the Department of Defense: James W. Wold, Assistant 
Secretary, POW/MIA Affairs; and Brig. Gen. Charles R. Viale, USA, Commander, 
Joint Task Force for Full Accounting; and public witnesses.

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CONFERENCE REPORT--CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a voice vote, a rule waiving all points of 
order against the conference report to accompany H. Con. Res. 67, setting 
forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for the 
fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002, and its 
consideration. The rule provides 1 hour of debate. Finally, the rule 
provides that clarifying procedural language and the correct revenue amounts 
for reconciliation published in section 2 of the rule shall be effective 
upon final action on the budget resolution by the Congress. Testimony was 
heard from Chairman Kasich.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Science: Ordered reported amended the following bills: H.R. 
1815, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 
1995; H.R. 1175, Marine Resources Revitalization Act of 1995; and H.R. 1601, 
International Space Station Authorization Act.
  The Committee began markup of H.R. 1870, American Technology Advancement 
Act of 1995.
RESTRUCTURING THE FEDERAL SCIENTIFIC ESTABLISHMENT
Committee on Science: Held a hearing on Restructuring the Federal Scientific 
Establishment. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a modified closed rule on H.R. 
1944, making emergency supplemental appropriations for additional disaster 
assistance and making rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1995, providing one hour of general debate to be equally divided between the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. The 
rule permits the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations to offer one 
amendment, which shall be considered as read and shall not be subject to 
amendment or division of the question. The rule waives all points of order 
against the amendment. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit, 
with or without instructions.
  Testimony was heard from Chairman Livingston and Representative Taylor of 
North Carolina.
SBA's LOWDOC LOAN PROGRAM
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Government Programs held a 
hearing on SBA's Low-Documentation (LowDoc) Loan Program. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the SBA: Patricia Forbes, Assistant 
Deputy Administrator, Economic Development; and John Cox, Associate 
Administrator, Financial Assistance; and public witnesses.
PAYROLL TAXES BURDEN ON SMALL BUSINESSES
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Taxation and Finance continued 
hearings on the Burden of Payroll Taxes on Small Businesses, with emphasis 
on the current dollar burden and impact of payroll taxes on small 
businesses. Testimony was heard from Mark Iwry, Benefits Tax Counsel, Office 
of Tax Policy, Department of the Treasury; and public witnesses.
COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: Met in executive session to 
consider pending business.
Joint Meetings
IMMIGRATION
Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on the Judiciary's Subcommittee on 
Immigration concluded joint hearings with the House Committee on the 
Judiciary's Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims to review recommendations 
for immigration reform in the United States, after receiving testimony from 
Barbara Jordan, Chair, United States Commission on Immigration Reform.
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