[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 163 (Friday, October 20, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1233-D1235]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of October 23 through 28, 1995

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday and Tuesday, Senate will consider S. 1322, regarding the 
relocation of the Embassy in Israel, and may consider S. 1328, to amend 
the commencement dates of certain temporary Federal judgeships, S. 
1004, to authorize appropriations for the U.S. Coast Guard, and S. 325, 
to make certain technical corrections in laws relating to Native 
Americans.
  On Wednesday, Senate may consider the Omnibus Reconciliation Act.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may also consider S. 908, 
State Department Authorizations/Reorganization, H.R. 2127, Labor, HHS, 
Education Appropriations, 1996, conference reports (when available, and 
any cleared legislative and executive business.
  (Senate will recess on Tuesday, October 24, 1995, from 12:30 until 
2:15 p.m. for respective party conferences.)


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on the Budget, business meeting, to continue to mark up 
proposed legislation to provide for reconciliation pursuant to H. 
Con. Res. 67, setting forth the congressional budget for the United 
States Government for fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 
2001, and 2002, time to be announced, SD-608.

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  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: October 25, business 
meeting, to consider pending calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  October 26, Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management, to 
hold hearings to examine alternatives to Federal forest land 
management and to compare land management cost and benefits on 
Federal and State lands, 9 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: October 24, business 
meeting, to mark up S. 1316, to revise and authorize funds for 
programs of the Safe Drinking Water Act, and to consider other 
pending calendar business, 2:30 p.m., SD-406.
  Committee on the Judiciary: October 23, Subcommittee on 
Constitution, Federalism, and Property Rights, to resume hearings to 
examine the status and future of affirmative action, 10 a.m., SD-
226.
  October 24, Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the 
Courts, to hold hearings on S. 1101, to make improvements in the 
operation and administration of the Federal courts, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  October 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings on pending 
nominations, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  October 25, Full Committee, to resume hearings to examine the 
status of religious liberty in the United States and whether there 
is a need for further legal protection, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business: October 24, to hold joint hearings 
with the House Committee on Small Business to examine a report on 
the cost of regulation on small business, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: October 25, to hold hearings on S. 
293, to authorize the payment to States of per diem for veterans 
receiving adult day health care, S. 403, to provide for the 
organization and administration of the Readjustment Counseling 
Service, to improve eligibility for readjustment counseling and 
related counseling, S. 425, to require the establishment in the 
Department of Veterans Affairs of mental illness research, 
education, and clinical centers, S. 548, to provide quality 
standards for mammograms performed by the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, S. 612, to provide for a hospice care pilot program for the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, and S. 644, to reauthorize the 
establishment of research corporations in the Veterans Health 
Administration, 10 a.m., SR-418.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: October 26, to hold hearings on S. 
1341, to provide for the transfer of certain lands to the Salt River 
Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and the city of Scottsdale, Arizona, 
9:30 a.m., SR-485.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: October 25, to hold hearings to 
examine intelligence's support to law enforcement, 2 p.m., SD-G50.
  Special Committee on Aging: October 26, to hold hearings to 
examine the quality of care in nursing homes, 9:30 a.m., SD-628.


                             House Chamber

  Monday, House is not in session.
  Tuesday, Call of the Corrections Calendar:
  1. H.R. 782, Federal Employee Representative Improvement Act;
  2. H.R. 117, Senior Citizens Housing Safety Act of 1995; and
  3. H.R. 1114, Paper Balers Act;
  Consideration of the following two Suspensions:
  1. H.R. 716, Fisherman's Protection Act; and
  2. H.R. 1595, Jerusalem Embassy Relocation Implementation Act of 
1995; and
  Motion to go to conference on H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform 
Act.
  Wednesday and Thursday, Consideration of H.R. 2492, Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Act for fiscal year 1996 subject to a rule being 
granted;
  Conference report on H.R. 2002, Transportation Appropriations Act for 
fiscal year 1996 (subject to a rule being granted);
  Motion to go to conference on H.R. 2099, VA-HUD Appropriations Act of 
fiscal year 1996; and
  H.R. 2491, Budget Reconciliation Act for fiscal year 1996 (subject to 
a rule being granted).
  Friday, No legislation business is scheduled.
  Note.--Conference reports may be brought up at any time. Any further 
legislative program will be announced.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, October 25, Subcommittee on Resource 
Conservation, Research, and Forestry, hearing to consider rural 
development reforms and the Agricultural Relief and Trade Act of 
1995, 3 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, October 24, to consider a measure 
making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia 
and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the 
revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1996, 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, October 25, 
Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Securities and Government Sponsored 
Enterprises, hearing on H.R. 718, Markets and Trading Reorganization 
and Reform Act, 10 a.m. 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Commerce, October 24, Subcommittee on 
Telecommunications and Finance, hearing on H.R. 2131, Capital 
Markets Deregulation and Liberalization Act of 1995, 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  October 26, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous 
Materials, to continue hearings on the Reform of Superfund Act of 
1995, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  October 26, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing on H.R. 
1514, Propane Education and Research Act of 1995, 10 a.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, October 25, 
Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, hearing on the Fair Labor 
Standards Act, 9:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, October 24, hearing 
on White House Travel Office, 9 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.

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  October 25, Subcommittee on Civil Service, to continue hearings on 
Civil Service Reform I: NPR and the Case for Reform, 10 a.m., 2247 
Rayburn.
  October 25, Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural 
Resources, and Regulatory Affairs, hearing on Taxpayer-funded 
Political Advocacy, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  October 25, Subcommittee on National Security, International 
Affairs, and Criminal Justice, oversight hearing on Census Bureau: 
Preparations for the 2000 Census, 12 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  October 26, Subcommittee on Civil Service, hearing on Civil 
Service Reform II: Performance and Accountability, 9 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Committee on House Oversight, October 25, to consider pending 
business, 11 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on International Relations, October 24, hearing on the 
United Nations at 50: Prospects for Reform, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  October 25, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing on 
United States-Japan Relations and American Interests in Asia: 
Striking a New Balance, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  October 25, Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and 
Trade and the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs, joint 
hearing on Trade Issues Regarding Chile and other Latin American 
Countries in Light of the NAFTA Experience, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  October 26, Subcommittee on International Operations and Human 
Rights, hearing on the United Nations: Management, Finance, and 
Reform, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, October 24, to continue markup of H.R. 
2202, Immigration in the National Interest Act of 1995; and to 
consider private claims bills, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  October 25, Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing regarding 
the Economic and Social Impact of Race and Gender Preference 
Programs, 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  October 26, Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing on H.R. 
1946, Parental Rights and Responsibilities Act of 1995, 10 a.m., 
B352 Rayburn.
  October 26, Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, 
hearing on H.R. 2235, Prior Domestic Commercial Use Act of 1995, 10 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  October 26, Subcommittee on Crime, hearing regarding 
methamphetamine, 9:30 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, October 24, Subcommittee on National 
Parks, Forests and Lands, hearing on H.R. 2466, Federal Land 
Exchange Improvement Act of 1995, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  October 24, Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources, to mark up 
H.R. 1906, Central Valley Project Reform Act of 1995, 1 p.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  October 24, Salvage Timber and Forest Health Task Force, oversight 
hearing on Timber Salvage, 1:30 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  October 25, full Committee, to consider pending business, 11 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  October 26, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands, 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 2067, to facilitate improved 
management of National Park Service Lands; H.R. 2025, Park Renewal 
Fund Act; and H.R. 2465, National Park Service Professionalization 
Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, October 24, to consider the following: 
Conference Report to accompany H.R. 2002, making appropriations for 
the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1996; and a measure making appropriations 
for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities 
chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, 4 p.m., H-313 
Capitol.
  October 25, to consider H.R. 2491, Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 
1995, 10 a.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, October 24, Subcommittee on Basic Research, 
hearing on the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, 1 
p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  October 25, full Committee, to mark up H.R. 2196, National 
Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995; and to consider 
Committee business, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, October 25, oversight hearing or 
``IRS Initiatives to Reduce Regulatory and Paperwork Burdens upon 
Small Business,'' 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, October 26, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, to mark up the Federal Aviation 
Administration Revitalization Act of 1995, 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  October 26, Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Economic 
Development, hearing on the sale of 501 First Street, S.E., 1:30 
p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, October 25, Subcommittee on 
Hospitals and Health Care, oversight hearing concerning issues at 
the Harry S Truman VA Medical Center in Columbia, Missouri, 9:30 
a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, October 26, hearing on H.R. 2494, 
Thrift Charter Conversion Tax Act of 1995, 9 a.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Conferees: October 24, on H.R. 1868, making appropriations for 
foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, 2 p.m., H-140, Capitol.
  Conferees: October 24, on H.R. 1655, to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 1996 for intelligence and intelligence-related 
activities of the United States Government, the Community Management 
Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and 
Disability System, 5 p.m., S-407, Capitol.
  Joint hearing: October 24, Senate Committee on Small Business, to 
hold joint hearings with the House Committee on Small Business to 
examine a report on the cost of regulation on small business, 10 
a.m., SD-G50.