[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 139 (Friday, September 8, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1067-D1069]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of September 11 through 16, 1995

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, 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: H.R. 
2076, Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations, 1996; Conference 
reports, when available; and Any cleared legislative and executive 
business.
  (Senate will recess on Tuesday, September 12, 1995, from 12:30 until 
2:15 p.m. for respective party conferences.)


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations: September 11, Subcommittee on VA, 
HUD, and Independent Agencies, business meeting, to mark up H.R. 
2099, making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs, 
and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent 
agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, 3 p.m., SD-192.
  September 12, Subcommittee on District of Columbia, to hold 
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for the 
government of the District of Columbia, 1:30 p.m., SD-138.
  September 12, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, business 
meeting, to mark up H.R. 1868, making appropriations for foreign 
operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1996, 2 p.m., SD-116.
  September 12, Full Committee, business meeting, to mark up H.R. 
2076, making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, 
Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, 3 p.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: September 13, to 
hold hearings to examine the effectiveness of sanctions on Iran, 10 
a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: September 12, 
to hold hearings to examine proposals to reform existing spectrum 
policy, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  September 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings on public 
broadcasting reform, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: September 12, to hold 
hearings on H.R. 1266, to provide for the exchange of lands within 
Admiralty Island National Monument, known as the ``Greens Creek Land 
Exchange Act,'' 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  September 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings on S. 1144, to 
reform and enhance the management of the National Park Service, S. 
309, to reform the concession policies of the National Park Service, 
and S. 964, to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 
1965 with respect to fees for admission into units of the National 
Park System, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  September 14, Subcommittee on Energy Production and Regulation, to 
hold hearings on S. 1014, to improve the management of royalties 
from Federal and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases, and S. 
1012, to extend the time for construction of certain FEERC licensed 
hydro projects, 3 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: September 14, Subcommittee on Near 
Eastern and South Asian Affairs, to hold hearings on missile 
proliferation in South Asia, Thursday at 10 a.m. and Thursday at 2 
p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on the Judiciary: September 12, to hold hearings to 
examine the status of religious liberty in America, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  September 12, 14 and 15, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology, 
and Government Information, to resume hearings on matters relating 
to the incident in Ruby Ridge, Idaho, Tuesday at 1 p.m., Thursday at 
2 p.m. and Friday at 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  September 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
proposals to divide the ninth circuit court, including S. 956, to 
divide the ninth judicial circuit of the United States into two 
circuits, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  September 13, Subcommittee on Immigration, to hold hearings on 
legal immigration reform proposals, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  September 14, Full Committee, business meeting, to consider 
pending calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Labor and Human Resources: September 12, to hold 
hearings on S. 969, to require that health plans 

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provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for a mother and child 
following the birth of the child, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: September 13, to hold hearings on the 
nomination of Paul M. Homan, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Special Trustee, Office of Special Trustee for American Indians, 
Department of the Interior, 9 a.m., SR-485.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: September 13, to hold hearings 
to examine intelligence roles and missions, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
                             House Chamber

  Monday: House not in session;
  Tuesday and the balance of the week: Consideration of the following 
Suspension: H.R. 2150, Small Business Credit Efficiency Act;
  Consideration of H.R. 1594, Pension Protection Act of 1995 (open 
rule, 2 hours of general debate);
  H.R. 1655, Fiscal Year 1996 Intelligence Reauthorization (modified 
open rule, 1 hour of general debate);
  H.R. 1162, Deficit Reduction Lock Box Act (subject to a rule being 
granted); and
  H.R. 1670, Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1995 (subject to a rule 
being granted).

  Note.--Conference reports may be brought up at any time. Any further 
program will be announced later.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, September 13, Subcommittee on the 
District of Columbia, hearing on D.C. Finances, 1 p.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, September 13, hearing on Long-Standing 
Government Performance Issues, 10:30 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Commerce, September 12, Subcommittee on 
Telecommunications and Finance, hearing on the Future of Public 
Broadcasting, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, September 12, 
Subcommittee on Civil Service, hearing on FEHB/CHAMPUS: Improving 
Access to Health Benefits for Military Families, 9 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  September 14, Subcommittee on Human Resources and 
Intergovernmental Relations and the Subcommittee on National 
Economic Growth, Natural Resources, and Regulatory Affairs, joint 
hearing on FDA's Enforcement Standards for Medical Devices, 2 p.m., 
2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, September 12, to mark up the 
following: Recommendations with respect to the Dismantlement of the 
Department of Commerce; and Response to the House's Reconciliation 
Instructions, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, September 12, to mark up the 
following: H.R. 2277, Legal Aid Act of 1995; H.R. 1506, Digital 
Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act of 1995; H.R. 2259, to 
disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments; and proposed 
language for insertion in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
(Patent and Trademark Office User Fees), 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  September 14, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, 
to mark up the following bills; H.R. 234, Boating and Aviation 
Operation Safety Act; H.R. 1802, Reorganization of the Federal 
Administrative Judiciary Act; and H.R. 2291, to extend the 
Administrative Conference of the United States, 2 p.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  September 14, Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, 
hearing on the following: H.R. 1649, Patent and Trademark Office 
Corporation Act of 1995; H.R. 1756, Department of Commerce 
Dismantling Act; and the Patent and Trademark Corporation Act of 
1995, 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  September 14, Subcommittee on Crime, hearing on Serial Killers and 
Child Abductions, 1:30 p.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, September 12, Subcommittee on Fisheries, 
Wildlife and Oceans, hearing on H.R. 1965, Coastal Zone Management 
Reauthorization Act of 1995, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  September 12, 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., 1324 
Longworth.
  September 13, full Committee, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 
1756, Department of Commerce Dismantling Act; and H.R. 1815, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 
1995, 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, September 12, to consider the following: H.R. 
1670, Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1995; and H.R. 1162, to 
establish a deficit reduction trust fund and provide for the 
downward adjustment of discretionary spending limits in 
appropriation bills 2 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  September 13, Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process and 
the Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House, joint 
oversight hearing on the Congressional Budget Process, 9:30 a.m., H-
313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, September 12, hearing on Restructuring the 
Federal Scientific Establishment: Dismantling the Department of 
Commerce, 9:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  September 14, to mark up H.R. 1756, Department of Commerce 
Dismantling Act, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, September 13, hearing on the Impact 
of Solid Waste Flow Control on Small Business, 9:30 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, September 14, 
Subcommittee on Railroads, hearing on the proposed renewal and 
expansion of Rail Safety User Fees, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, September 12, to mark up the 
following: H.R. 2288, to amend part D of title IV of the Social 
Security Act to extend for 2 years the deadline by which States are 
required to have in effect an automated data processing and 
information retrieval system for use in the administration of State 
plans for child and spousal support; and budget reconciliation 
recommendations, 3 p.m., 1100 Longworth.

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  September 12, Subcommittee on Oversight, to consider Taxpayer Bill 
of Rights recommendations, 11 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  September 13, full Committee, to continue consideration of budget 
reconciliation recommendations, 11 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, September 12, 
Subcommittee on Human Intelligence, Analysis, and 
Counterintelligence, executive, hearing on Terrorism, 2 p.m., H-405 
Capitol.