[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 124 (Friday, July 28, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D948-D951]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of July 31 through August 5, 1995

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate will consider H.R. 1905, Energy and Water 
Development Appropriations, 1996, and resume consideration of S. 908, 
State Department Authorizations.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider available 
appropriations bills, including:
  H.R. 1977, Interior;
  H.R. 2020, Treasury, Postal; and other legislation, including:
  S. 1026, DOD Authorizations;
  S. 961, Foreign Assistance Authorizations;
  Conference reports, when available, and any cleared legislative and 
executive business.

  (Senate will recess on Tuesday, August 1, 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 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: August 3, to 
hold hearings on the nomination of Jill L. Long, of Indiana, to be 
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Economic and Community 
Development, and to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the 
Commodity Credit Corporation, 9 a.m., SR-332.
  Committee on the Budget: August 1, to hold hearings to review the 
Office of Management and Budget at mid-session, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: August 1, to 
hold hearings to examine the future of the Department of Commerce, 
9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  August 2, Subcommittee on Aviation, to hold hearings to examine 
proposals to reform the operation of the Federal Aviation 
Administration (FAA), 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: August 2, business 
meeting, to consider the nomination of John Raymond Garamendi, of 
California, to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior; to be followed 
by hearings to discuss leasing of the Arctic oil reserve located on 
the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil and 
gas exploration and production and the inclusion of the leasing 
revenues in the Budget Reconciliation, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: August 1, Subcommittee 
on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety, to 
hold oversight hearings on title V of the Clean Air Act (relating to 
permitting), 2 p.m., SD-406.
  August 2, Full Committee, business meeting, to consider pending 
calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  August 2, Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, 
and Nuclear Safety, to resume oversight hearings on implementation 
of section 404 (relating to wetlands) of the Clean Water Act, 2 
p.m., SD-406.
  August 3, Drinking Water, Fisheries, and Wildlife, to resume 
hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for programs of 
the Endangered Species Act, focusing on incentives for the 
conservation of endangered species and the role of habitat, 9 a.m., 
SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: July 31, to hold hearings to examine fraud 
and abuse in the Medicare program, 9:30 a.m., SD-215.
  August 1, Subcommittee on International Trade, to hold hearings to 
examine various trade issues, including granting most-favored-nation 
(MFN) tariff status to Cambodia and the permanent extension of MFN 
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to Bulgaria, the renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences, and 
the Administration's fiscal year 1996 budget requests for the Office 
of the United States Trade Representative, the United States 
International Trade Commission, and the United States Customs 
Service, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  August 2, Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy, to 
hold hearings on the impact of privatization proposals on the Social 
Security Old Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, 9:30 a.m., SD-
215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: August 1, to hold hearings on the 
nominations of William H. Courtney, of West Virginia, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Georgia, James F. Collins, of 
Illinois, to be Ambassador at Large and Special Advisor to the 
Secretary of State for the New Independent States, Joseph A. Presel, 
of Rhode Island, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of 
service as Special Negotiator for Nagorno-Karabakh, and Stanley T. 
Escudero, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Uzbekistan, 9 a.m., SD-419.
  August 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of 
Lee F. Jackson, of Massachusetts, to be United States Director of 
the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 11 a.m., SD-
419.
  August 2, Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, to 
hold hearings to examine Iraqi atrocities against the Kurds, 2 p.m., 
SD-419.
  August 3, Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, to 
hold hearings to examine United Nations sanctions and Iraqi 
compliance, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: August 2, to hold hearings on 
the nominations of Jacob J. Lew, of New York, to be Deputy Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget, Jerome A. Stricker, of 
Kentucky, and Sheryl R. Marshall, of Massachusetts, each to be a 
Member of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, William H. 
LeBlanc III, of Louisiana, to be a Commissioner of the Postal Rate 
Commission, and Beth Susan Slavet, of Massachusetts, to be a Member 
of the Merit Systems Protection Board, 9 a.m., SD-342.
  August 2, Subcommittee on Post Office and Civil Service, to hold 
hearings to review the annual report of the Postmaster General, 9:30 
a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: August 1, Subcommittee on 
Constitution, Federalism, and Property Rights, to hold hearings on 
H.R. 660, to amend the Fair Housing Act to modify the exemption from 
certain familial status discrimination prohibitions granted to 
housing for older persons, 9 a.m., SD-226.
  August 1, Subcommittee on Immigration, to hold hearings to examine 
annual refugee admissions, 11 a.m., SD-226.
  August 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings on pending nominations, 
2 p.m., SD-226.
  August 2, Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts, 
to hold hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for the 
Administrative Conference, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  August 3, Full Committee, business meeting, to consider pending 
calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Labor and Human Resources: August 2, business 
meeting, to mark up S. 1028, to provide increased access to health 
care benefits, to provide increased portability of health care 
benefits, to provide increased security of health care benefits, and 
to increase the purchasing power of individuals and small employers, 
S. 593, to authorize the export of new drugs, and proposed 
legislation to authorize funds for programs of the Substance Abuse 
and Mental Health Services Act, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: August 2, to hold oversight hearings 
on the implementation of the Indian Tribal Justice Act (P.L. 103-
176), 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: August 2, to hold hearings to 
examine war crimes in the Balkans, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Special Committee on Aging: August 3, to hold hearings to examine 
Medicare health maintenance organization (HMO) programs and whether 
the Health Care Financing Administration is doing enough to ensure 
that patients receive high quality care when they enroll in such 
programs, 9:30 a.m., SD-628.
  Special Committee To Investigate Whitewater Development 
Corporation and Related Matters: August 1, 2, and 3, to resume 
hearings to examine issues relative to the President's involvement 
with the Whitewater Development Corporation, focusing on certain 
events following the death of Deputy White House Counsel Vincent 
Foster, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
                             House Chamber

  Monday, Consideration of the following 2 Suspensions:
  1. H.R. 2017, District of Columbia Highway Relief; and
  2. Extending Peace Facilitation Act of 1994; and
  Complete consideration of H.R. 2099, VA--HUD Appropriations Act.
  Tuesday and the balance of the week, S. 21, Bosnia and Herzegovina 
Self-Defense Act of 1995 (modified closed rule, 3 hours of general 
debate);
  H.R. 2127, Labor--HHS Appropriations Act for fiscal year 1996 
(subject to a rule being granted);
  H.R. 1555, Communications Act of 1995 (subject to a rule being 
granted); and
  H.R. 2126, National Security Appropriations Act for fiscal year 1996 
(open rule, 1 hour of general debate).


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, August 2, Subcommittee on Interior, 
on Fish and Wildlife Service Law Enforcement, 9:30 a.m., B-308 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, August 2, 
Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing 
on the financial condition of the Bank Insurance Fund (BIF) and the 
Savings Association Insurance Fund (SAIF) and proposals to merge the 
banking thrift industries, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, August 3, hearing on the Administration's 
Revised Budget, 10:30 a.m., 210 Cannon.

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  Committee on Commerce, August 1, Subcommittee on Health and 
Environment, to continue hearings on the Transformation of the 
Medicaid Program, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  August 1, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to 
continue hearings on the Implementation and Enforcement of the Clean 
Air Act Amendments of 1990, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  August 3, Subcommittee on Health and the Environment, to continue 
hearings on the Future of the Medicare Program, 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  August 4, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance and the 
Subcommittee on Energy and Power, joint hearing on the SEC's June 
19, 1995 report entitled ``The Regulation of Public Utility Holding 
Companies,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, July 31 and August 
1, Subcommittee on National Security, International Affairs, and 
Criminal Justice and the Subcommittee on Crime of the Committee on 
the Judiciary, to continue joint oversight hearings on Federal Law 
Enforcement Actions in Relation to the Branch Davidian Compound in 
Waco, Texas, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  August 1, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and 
Technology, oversight hearing on the Inspector General Act, 2 p.m., 
2247 Rayburn.
  August 1, Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental 
Relations and the Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural 
Resources, and Regulatory Affairs, joint oversight hearing on FDA's 
Regulation of Medical Devices, including the Status of Breast 
Implants, 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  August 3, Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental 
Relations, hearing on H.R. 2086, Local Empowerment and Flexibility 
Act of 1995, 9 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  August 4, Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, hearing on 
H.R. 1855, to amend title 11, District of Columbia Code, to restrict 
the authority of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia over 
certain pending cases involving child custody and visitation rights, 
9:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Oversight, August 1, hearing on Government 
Printing Reforms, 10 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  August 2, to consider pending business, 10 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on International Relations, July 31, Subcommittee on 
Asia and the Pacific, hearing on Political and Social Change in New 
Zealand, 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  August 1, full Committee, hearing on the Future of the Department 
of Commerce, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  August 1, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs, hearing to 
examine the Cienfuegos Nuclear Plant in Cuba, 3 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  August 2, full Committee, hearing on overview of U.S. Policy in 
the Middle East, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on National Security, August 1, to mark up 
reconciliation recommendations, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  August 2, hearing on acquisition reform, 9:30 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  August 3, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on the 
friendly fire shootdown of Army helicopters over Northern Iraq in 
April 1994, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  August 3, Subcommittee on Military Research and Development 
hearing on technology for safety and survivability, 2 p.m., 2212 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, August 1, hearing regarding leasing of the 
1002 study area of the Arctic Coastal Plain to oil exploration and 
development, 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  August 1, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands, 
hearing on H.R. 2032, to transfer the lands administered by the 
Bureau of Land Management to the State in which the lands are 
located, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  August 2, full Committee, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 
1743, to amend the Water Resources Research Act of 1964 to extend 
the authorization of appropriations through fiscal year 2000; H.R. 
238, Ozark Wild Horses Protection Act; H.R. 1745, Utah Public Lands 
Management Act of 1995; and H.R. 1508, to require the transfer of 
title to the District of Columbia of certain real property in 
Anacostia Park to facilitate the construction of National Children's 
Island, a cultural, educational, and family-oriented park, 11 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  August 3, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, to mark 
up the following: H.R. 1253, to rename the San Francisco Bay 
National Wildlife Refuge as the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay 
National Wildlife Refuge; H.R. 2005, to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to make technical corrections in maps relating to the 
Coastal Barrier Resources System; and Cooperative Fisheries 
Management Act (Anadromous Fish Convention Act; and 
Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act), 11 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  August 3, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands, 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 2107, to amend the Land and 
Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to improve the quality of 
visitor services provided by Federal land management agencies 
through an incentive-based recreation fee program; and H.R. 2025, 
Park Renewal Fund Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  August 3, Subcommittee on Native American and Insular Affairs, 
hearing on the American Samoa White-Collar Crime Assessment, 1 p.m., 
1334 Longworth.
  August 4, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands, to 
mark up the following bills: H.R. 1713, Livestock Grazing Act; and 
H.R. 1280, Technical Assistance Act of 1995, 10 a.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, July 31, to consider H.R. 1555, Communications 
Act of 1995, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Small Business, August 2, Subcommittee on Government 
Programs, hearing to review the efforts of some to promote ``sole 
source'' bid requirements in government contracts, 10 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  August 2, Subcommittee on Taxation and Finance, to continue 
hearings on the need to clarify the status of independent 
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bills: H.R. 1972, Independent Contractors Tax Simplification Act of 
1995; and H.R. 582, Independent Contractors Tax Fairness Act of 
1995, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  August 3, full Committee, to continue hearings regarding the 
implementation of PL 103-355, Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act 
of 1994, 10:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, August 1, 
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, to mark up 
Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1995, 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  August 2, full Committee, to mark up the following: Economic 
Development Partnership Act (Economic Development and Appalachian 
Regional Commission Reauthorization); Ocean Shipping Act of 1995; 
and the Amtrak Reform and Privatization Act of 1995, 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, August 2, Subcommittee on 
Education, Training, Employment and Housing, hearing on the 
following: H.R. 1941, to amend title 38, United States Code, to make 
clarifying and technical amendments to further clarify the 
employment and reemployment rights and responsibilities of members 
of the uniformed services, as well as those of the employer 
community; legislation on the Housing Loan Programs and Veterans 
Small Business, and a discussion on LVER/DVOP (Local Veterans 
Employment Representative/Disabled Veterans Outreach Program 
Specialist), 9 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, August 2, Subcommittee on Trade, to 
mark up the following: Trade Agreements Authority Act; and technical 
corrections and miscellaneous trade proposals legislation, 10 a.m., 
1100 Longworth.
  August 3, Subcommittee on Social Security, to continue hearings to 
examine malfunctions in the disability program, 9 a.m., B-318 
Rayburn.
                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: August 4, to hold hearings to examine 
the employment-unemployment situation for July, 9:30 a.m., SD-562.