[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 165 (Tuesday, October 24, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1243]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee ordered favorably 
reported the following business items:
  S. 1316, to revise and authorize funds for programs of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act, with amendments;
  S. 1097, to designate the Federal building located at 1550 Dewey 
Avenue, Baker City, Oregon, as the ``David J. Wheeler Federal 
Building''; and
  The nomination of Kathleen A. McGinty, of Pennsylvania, to be a 
Member of the Council on Environmental Quality.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded hearings on the 
nominations of Sidney R. Thomas, of Montana, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Todd J. Campbell, to be United 
States District Judge for the Middle District of Tennessee, P. Michael 
Duffy, to be United States District Judge for the District of South 
Carolina, Kim McLane Wardlaw, to be United States District Judge for 
the Central District of California, and E. Richard Webber, to be United 
States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, after the 
nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. Mr. 
Thomas was introduced by Senators Burns and Baucus, Mr. Campbell was 
introduced by Senator Thompson and Representative Clement, Mr. Duffy 
was introduced by Senators Thurmond and Hollings, Ms. Wardlaw was 
introduced by Senator Feinstein, and Mr. Webber was introduced by 
Senators Ashcroft and Bond and Representative Volkmer.
FEDERAL COURTS IMPROVEMENT ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight 
and the Courts held hearings on S. 1101, to make improvements in the 
operation and administration of the Federal courts, receiving testimony 
from Barefoot Sanders, United States District Judge for the Northern 
District of Texas, Dallas, Gustave Diamond, United States District 
Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, and Stephen 
H. Anderson, United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit Court of 
Appeals, Salt Lake City, Utah, all on behalf of the Judicial Conference 
of the United States; W. Earl Britt, Federal Judges Association, 
Raleigh, North Carolina; John J. Curtin, Jr., Boston, Massachusetts, on 
behalf of the American Bar Association; Robert L. Fanter, Whitfield & 
Eddy, Des Moines, Iowa, on behalf of the Defense Research Institute; 
and Loren E. Weiss, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 
Washington, D.C.
  Hearings were recessed subject to call.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to 
receive a briefing on intelligence matters from officials of the 
intelligence community.
  Committee recessed subject to call.