[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 117 (Wednesday, July 19, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D881-D883]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE AND JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported the Commerce, Justice, 
State and Judiciary appropriations for fiscal year 1996.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on the District of Columbia 
held a hearing on D.C. Finances. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
Management Assistance Authority: Arthur F. Brimmer, Chairman, and John 
W. Hill, Jr., Executive Director.
STATE OF THE ECONOMY, INTEREST RATES AND PRICE STABILITY
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Subcommittee on Domestic 
and International Monetary Policy held a hearing on the state of the 
economy, interest rates and price stability (Humphrey-Hawkins). 
Testimony was heard from Alan Greenspan, Chairman, Board of Governors, 
Federal Reserve System.
FEDERAL POWER ASSET PRIVATIZATION ACT; ALASKA POWER ADMINISTRATION SALE 
ACT
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a hearing 
on the following bills: H.R. 1801, Federal Power Asset Privatization 
Act of 1995; and H.R. 1122, Alaska Power Administration 

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Sale Act. Testimony was heard from Representative Foley; the following 
officials of the Department of Energy: Elizabeth Moler, Chair, Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission; and Robert Nordhaus, General Counsel; and 
a public witness.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and Environment and the 
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations continued joint oversight 
hearings on Waste, Fraud and Abuse in the Medicare Program. Testimony 
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Health and 
Human Services: June Gibbs Brown, Inspector General; Michael Mangano, 
Principal Deputy Inspector General; and Judy Berek, Senior Advisor to 
the Administrator for Program Integrity, Health Care Financing 
Administration; the following officials of the GAO: Sarah F. Jagger, 
Director, Health, Financing and Policy Issues, Health, Education and 
Human Services Division; Richard C. Steiner, Director, Office of 
Special Investigations; and Barney Gomez, Principal Investigator; and a 
public witness.
MILITARY CONNECTED CHILDREN AND IMPACT AID
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities: Subcommittee on 
Early Childhood, Youth and Families held a hearing on Military 
Connected Children and Impact Aid. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Christensen, Bateman and Edwards; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--WACO
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on National 
Security, International Affairs, and Criminal Justice, and Subcommittee 
on Crime of the Committee on the Judiciary held a joint oversight 
hearing on Federal Law Enforcement Actions in Relation to the Branch 
Davidian Compound in Waco, Texas. Testimony was heard from Ray Jahn and 
Bill Johnston, both Assistant U.S. Attorneys, Department of Justice; 
the following officials of the Department of the Treasury: Davy 
Aguilera, Special Agent and Ed Owen, Firearms Expert, both with the 
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; H. Geoffrey Moulton, Jr., 
Project Director, Review Team; Dick Reavis, author of Ashes of Waco; 
and public witnesses.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on International Relations: Ordered reported amended the 
following measures: H. Con. Res. 42, supporting a resolution to the 
long-standing dispute regarding Cyprus; and H. Res. 158, congratulating 
the people of Mongolia on the fifth anniversary of the first democratic 
multiparty elections held in Mongolia on July 29, 1990.
  The Committee also held a hearing on United States Policy Toward 
Cyprus. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of State: James Williams, Special Coordinator for Cyprus; 
and Richard Boucher, Ambassador to Cyprus; and public witnesses.
COERCIVE POPULATION CONTROL IN CHINA
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on International 
Operations and Human Rights held a hearing on Coercive Population 
Control in China. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual 
Property held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1270, Madrid 
Protocol Implementation Act; and H.R. 1295, Federal Trademark Dilution 
Act of 1995. Testimony was heard from Philip G. Hampton, II, Assistant 
Commissioner, Trademarks Patent and Trademark Office, Department of 
Commerce; and public witnesses.
IMMIGRATION IN THE NATIONAL INTEREST ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims 
continued markup of H.R. 1915, Immigration in the National Interest Act 
of 1995.
DISAPPROVING MFN TREATMENT TO CHINA; CHINA POLICY
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a voice vote, a rule providing for 
consideration in the House of H.R. 2058, China Policy Act of 1995. The 
rule provides 90 minutes of general debate. The rule provides for one 
motion to recommit, which, if containing instructions, may only be 
offered by the Minority leader or his designee.
  After disposition of H.R. 2058, the rule provides that it shall be in 
order to consider in the House H.J. Res. 96, disapproving the extension 
of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the 
products of the People's Republic of China. The joint resolution shall 
be debatable for 1 hour. Pursuant to sections 152 and 153 of the Trade 
Act of 1974, the previous question shall be considered as ordered on 
the joint resolution to final passage without intervening motion except 
one motion to table, if offered by Representative Wolf or his designee. 
The provisions of sections 152 and 153 of the Trade Act of 1974 shall 
not apply to any other joint resolution disapproving the extension of 
most-favored-nation treatment to the People's Republic of China for the 
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104th Congress. Testimony was heard from Chairman Archer and 
Representatives Bereuter, Wolf, Gibbons and Pelosi.
TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule providing 1 
hour of debate on H.R. 2002, making appropriations for the Department 
of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1996. The rule waives clause 3 of rule XIII (requiring a 
committee bill report to contain the text of the statute being repealed 
within that committee bill) and section 401(a) of the Congressional 
Budget Act (prohibiting consideration of legislation, as reported, 
providing new contract authority that is not limited to amounts 
provided in appropriations acts).
  The rule provides for the reading of the bill by title, rather than 
by paragraph or numbered section, for amendment, and each title is 
considered as read. The rule waives clause 6 (prohibiting 
reappropriations) of rule XXI against provisions in the bill and clause 
2 of rule XXI (prohibiting unauthorized and legislative provisions) 
against provisions in the bill except as otherwise specified in the 
rule.
  The rule provides for the consideration of an amendment by 
Representative Solomon of New York or Representative Clinger of 
Pennsylvania, printed in part 2 of the report of the Committee on Rules 
accompanying the rule. The amendment shall be considered as read, is 
not subject to amendment 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 amendment.
  The rule authorizes the Chair to accord priority in recognition to 
Members who have preprinted their amendments in the Congressional 
Record. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit, with or 
without instructions. Testimony was heard from Representatives Wolf, 
Shuster, Petri, Smith of Michigan, Fox of Pennsylvania, Ney, Coleman, 
Foglietta, Spratt, Mineta, Rahall, Nadler, Orton, Harman and Minge.
BUDGET PROCESS
Committee on Rules: Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process and 
the Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House continued joint 
hearings on the Congressional Budget Process. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Cox of California, Largent, Horn, Barton of Texas, 
Visclosky, Orton, Stenholm and Wise.
NASA AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics approved 
for full Committee action amended H.R. 2043, National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration Authorization, Fiscal Year 1996.
SBA'S LOW-DOCUMENTATION LOAN PROGRAM
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Government Programs 
concluded hearings on SBA's Low-Documentation (LowDoc) Loan Program. 
Testimony was heard from John Koskinen, Deputy Director, OMB.
ELIGIBILITY REFORM INITIATIVES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Held a hearing on eligibility reform 
initiatives. Testimony was heard from Kenneth W. Kizer, M.D., Under 
Secretary, Health, Department of Veterans Affairs; David P. Baine, 
Director, Federal Health Care Delivery, Health, Education and Human 
Services Division, GAO; representatives of veterans organizations; and 
public witnesses.
SAVING MEDICARE AND BUDGET RECONCILIATION ISSUES
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on 
Saving Medicare and Budget Reconciliations Issues. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
ETHICS COMMITTEE MEMORANDUM ON CLASSIFIED INFORMATION
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
consider Ethics Committee memorandum on Classified Information.