[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 136 (Tuesday, September 5, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1036-D1039]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                            NEW PUBLIC LAWS

      (For last listing of Public Laws, see Daily Digest p. D1005)
  H.R. 2161, to extend authorities under the Middle East Peace 
Facilitation Act of 1994 until October 1, 1995. Signed August 14, 1995. 
(P.L. 104-22)

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                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of September 6 through 9, 1995

                             Senate Chamber

  On Wednesday, Senate will resume consideration of S. 1026, Defense 
Authorizations, 1996, with a vote on final passage to occur thereon, 
following which Senate will resume consideration of H.R. 4, Work 
Opportunity Act.
  During the balance of the week, Senate will continue consideration of 
H.R. 4, Work Opportunity Act, and possibly consider the following: 
Further appropriations bills; conference reports, when available; and 
any cleared legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations: September 7, Subcommittee on Labor, 
Health and Human Services, and Education, to hold hearings to 
examine childhood immunization, 9:30 a.m., SD-192.
  September 7, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the 
Judiciary, business meeting, to mark up H.R. 2076, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, State, and 
the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1996, 10 a.m., S-146, Capitol.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: September 7, Subcommittee on East 
Asian and Pacific Affairs, to hold hearings on the situation in 
Tibet, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: September 7, business meeting, 
to mark up S. 929, to abolish the Department of Commerce, and S. 
177, to repeal the Ramspeck Act, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: September 6, 7, and 8, Subcommittee on 
Terrorism, Technology, and Government Information, to hold hearings 
on matters relating to the incident in Ruby Ridge, Idaho, Wednesday 
at 10 a.m. in SH-216, Thursday at 2 p.m. in SH-21602 and Friday at 
10 a.m. in SH-216.
  September 7, Subcommittee on Constitution, Federalism, and 
Property Rights, to hold hearings to examine affirmative action 
programs and policies, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Labor and Human Resources: September 7, to hold 
hearings on the nomination of Harris Wofford, of Pennsylvania, to be 
Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and 
Community Service, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.


                             House Chamber

  Wednesday and the balance of the week: Consideration of the 
conference report on H.R. 1854, Legislative Branch Appropriations for 
fiscal year 1996;
  Motion to go to conference on S. 4, Legislative Line Item Veto Act;
  Complete consideration of H.R. 2126, Defense Appropriations for 
fiscal year 1996;
  H.J. Res. 102, Defense Base Closure Approval;
  Motions to go to conference on the following three bills:
  1. H.R. 1905, Energy and Water Appropriations for fiscal year 1996;
  2. H.R. 1817, Military Construction Appropriations for fiscal year 
1996; and
  3. H.R. 1977, Department of Interior and Related Agencies 
Appropriations for fiscal year 1996.
  Note.--Conference reports may be brought up at any time. Any further 
program will be announced later.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, September 7, 
Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, hearing 
and markup of the following: H.R. 2203, to reauthorize the tied aid 
credit program of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and 
to allow the Export-Import Bank to conduct a demonstration project; 
and H.R. 2204, Defense Production Act Amendments of 1995, 10 a.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Commerce, September 7, Subcommittee on 
Telecommunications and Finance, hearing on Federal Management of the 
Radio Spectrum, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  September 8, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing on 
legislation to privatize the Naval Petroleum Reserve, 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, September 6, 
Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology, 
hearing on H.R. 1756, Department of Commerce Dismantling Act, 9 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  September 8, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, 
and Technology, hearing on the Debt Collection Improvement Act, 9:30 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, September 6, Subcommittee on 
International Economic Policy and Trade, hearing on proposals to 
reorganize the Trade-Related Functions of the U.S. Government, 10 
a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  September 7, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing on 
Recent Developments in Burma, 9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  September 8, Subcommittee on International Operations and Human 
Rights, to continue hearings on the Chinese Prison System, 10 a.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, September 7, Subcommittee on 
Commercial and Administrative Law, to mark up the Reauthorization of 
Legal Services Corporation, 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  September 7, Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing regarding 
lobbying disclosure reform proposals, 10 a.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  September 7, Subcommittee on Crime, to mark up legislation to 
prevent the U.S. Sentencing Commission's proposed amendments to the 
sentencing guidelines regarding penalties for crack cocaine and 
money laundering from taking effect, 9:30 a.m., B-352 Rayburn.

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  Committee on National Security, September 7, Subcommittee on 
Military Procurement, hearing on the New Attack Submarine, 10 a.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, September 7, Subcommittee on National 
Parks, Forests and Lands, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1188, 
National Coal Heritage Area Act of 1995; H.R. 1447, to revise the 
boundaries of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor 
in Massachusetts and Rhode Island; H.R. 1542, to amend the Illinois 
and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Act of 1984 to modify the 
boundaries of the corridor; H.R. 1553, South Carolina National 
Heritage Corridor Act of 1995; H.R. 1961, to designate the Tennessee 
Civil War Heritage Area; H.R. 1999, to establish the Augusta Canal 
National Heritage Area in the State of Georgia; H.R. 2057, Cache La 
Poudre River National Water Heritage Area Act; H.R. 2172, Vancouver 
National Historic Reserve Act of 1995; H.R. 2186, to establish the 
Ohio and Erie Canal Corridor National Heritage Corridor in the State 
of Ohio; and H.R. 2188, to establish in the Department of the 
Interior the Essex National Heritage Area Commission, 10 a.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, September 8, to consider the following: H.R. 
1594, Economically Targeted Investments; and H.R. 1655, Intelligence 
Authorization Act for fiscal year 1996, 10 a.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, September 7, Subcommittee on Basic Research 
and the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, joint hearing on 
Restructuring the Federal Scientific Establishment: Future Missions 
and Governance for the Department of Energy National Laboratories, 
9:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, September 8, hearing on pension 
reform, 10 a.m., 2361 Rayburn.
  Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, September 7 and 8, 
executive, to continue to take testimony regarding the ethics 
investigation of Speaker Gingrich, 3 p.m. on September 7 and 9 a.m. 
on September 8, HT-2M Capitol.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, September 7, 
Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, to mark up the National 
Highway System Designation Act of 1995, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  September 8, full Committee, to mark up the National Highway 
System Designation Act of 1995, 9 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, September 7, Subcommittee on 
Education, Training, Employment and Housing, to mark up a 
comprehensive measure including provisions of the Uniformed Services 
Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, VA Home Loan Programs, and 
the Department of Labor's VETS program, 9 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  September 7, Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care, to mark up 
H.R. 2219, to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain 
expiring authorities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 10:30 
a.m., 334 Cannon.
       *These figures include all measures reported, even if there 
     was no accompanying report. A total of 136 reports has been 
     filed in the Senate, a total of 137 reports has been filed in 
     the House.
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                    Resume of Congressional Activity

            FIRST SESSION OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH CONGRESS


    The first table gives a comprehensive resume of all legislative 
business transacted by the Senate and House.
    The second table accounts for all nominations submitted to the 
Senate by the President for Senate confirmation.

                      DATA ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY


                   January 3 through August 31, 1995

                                                                 STotal
     Days in session...........................................109
     Time in session.................................1998 hrs., 31
     Congressional Record:
         Pages of proceedings...............................18,537
         Extensions of Remarks...............................1,701
     Public bills enacted into law..............................11
     Private bills enacted into law.............................--
     Bills in conference.........................................6
     Measures passed, total....................................232
         Senate bills...........................................15
         House bills............................................90
         Senate joint resolutions...............................--
         House joint resolutions................................-3
         Senate concurrent resolutions...........................2
         House concurrent resolutions...........................17
         Simple resolutions....................................105
     Measures reported, total.................................*225
         Senate bills..........................................104
         House bills...........................................135
         Senate joint resolutions...............................--
         House joint resolutions.................................6
         Senate concurrent resolutions..........................--
         House concurrent resolutions...........................-3
         Simple resolutions.....................................77
     Special reports............................................14
     Conference reports.........................................-8
     Measures pending on calendar..............................147
     Measures introduced, total..............................2,674
         Bills..............................................25,258
         Joint resolutions.....................................106
         Concurrent resolutions.................................98
         Simple resolutions....................................212
     Quorum calls...............................................14
     Yea-and-nay votes.........................................149
     Recorded votes............................................472
     Bills vetoed...............................................-1
     Vetoes overridden..........................................--
                  DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS


                   January 4 through August 31, 1995

     Civilian nominations, totaling 352, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed..........................................209...
         Unconfirmed........................................141...
         Withdrawn............................................2...

     Civilian nominations (FS, PHS, CG, NOAA), totaling 1006, 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed..........................................805...
         Unconfirmed........................................201...

     Air Force nominations, totaling 10,235, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed.......................................10,203...
         Unconfirmed.........................................32...

     Army nominations, totaling 8,657, disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................8,077...
         Unconfirmed........................................580...

     Navy nominations, totaling 8,012, disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................6,265...
         Unconfirmed......................................1,747...

     Marine Corps nominations, totaling 2,767, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................2,557...
         Unconfirmed........................................209...
         Withdrawn............................................1...

                                Summary
     Total nominations received this session.............31,029
     Total confirmed.....................................28,116
     Total unconfirmed....................................2,910