[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 168 (Friday, October 27, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1270-D1273]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of October 30 through November 4, 1995

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate will not be in session.
  On Tuesday, Senate will consider the conference report on H.R. 2002, 
Transportation Appropriations, 1996.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider the conference 
report on H.R. 1905, Energy and Water Appropriations, 1996, conference 
report on H.R. 2020, Treasury-Postal Service Appropriations, 1996, H.R. 
2492, Legislative Branch Appropriations, 1996, S. 1004, to authorize 
appropriations for the U.S. Coast Guard, S. 325, to make certain 
technical corrections in laws relating to Native Americans, S. 908, 
State Department Authorizations/Reorganizations, further conference 
reports (when available), and any cleared legislative and executive 
business.

  (Senate will recess on Tuesday, October 31, 1995, from 12:30 until 
2:15 p.m. for respective party conferences.)

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                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: October 31, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, to hold hearings to examine the United 
States/United Kingdom Bilateral Aviation Agreement, 9:30 a.m., SR-
253.
  November 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings on S. 1356, to amend 
the Shipping Act of 1984 to provide for ocean shipping reform, 9:30 
a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: November 2, 
Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management, to resume 
hearings to examine alternatives to Federal forest land management 
and to compare land management cost benefits on Federal and States 
lands, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: November 1, 
Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear 
Safety, to resume hearings on S. 851, to amend the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act to reform the wetlands regulatory program, 
9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  November 2, Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to 
hold hearings on courthouse construction and related GSA public 
buildings program matters, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: October 31, to hold hearings on 
Robert E. Gribbon III, of Alabama, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Rwanda, David P. Rawson, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Mali, and Gerald Wesley Scott, of Oklahoma, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of the Gambia, 3:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: October 31 and November 1, 
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold hearings to 
examine global proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, 9:30 
a.m., SD-342.
  November 2, Full Committee, to hold hearings on S. 704, to 
establish the Gambling Impact Study Commission, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: October 31 and November 1, to hold 
hearings to examine changes in Federal law enforcement as a result 
of the incident in Waco, Texas, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Small Business: October 31, to hold joint hearings 
with the House Committee on Small Business to examine the cost of 
Federal regulations on small business, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: October 31, to hold closed 
hearings on intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: November 2, to hold hearings to 
examine fraud in the medicare and medicaid programs, 10 a.m., SD-
562.


                             House Chamber

  Monday, Consideration of the following 4 Suspensions:
  H.R. 1508, National Children's Island Act of 1995;
  H.R. 2005, Technical Corrections in Coastal Barrier Resources System 
Map;
  H.R. 1358, Conveyance of National Marine Fisheries Service Laboratory 
at Gloucester, Massachusetts; and
  H.R. 1691, Homesteading and Neighborhood Restoration Act of 1995;
  Motion to go to conference on H.R. 2491, Seven-Year Balanced Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1995; and
  Conference report on H.R. 2492, Legislative Branch Appropriations for 
fiscal year 1996 (rule provides for 1 hour of debate in the House),
  Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, Conference report on H.R. 2546, 
District of Columbia Appropriations Act for fiscal year 1996 (subject 
to a rule being granted);
  Consideration of H.R. 1833, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1995 
(subject to a rule being granted);
  H.R. 1230, Sexual Crimes Against Children Prevention Act of 1995 as 
Amended by the Senate (subject to a rule being granted);
  Motion to go to conference on H.R. 956, Common Sense Product 
Liability Reform Act;
  Motion to go to conference on H.R. 2099, VA-HUD Appropriations Act 
for fiscal year 1996;
  Consideration of H.R. 1557, Arts, Humanities, and Museum Services 
Amendments of 1995 (subject to a rule being granted); and
  Conference report on H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act 
(subject to a rule being granted),
  Friday, No legislative business is scheduled.
  Note--Conference reports may be brought up at any time. Any further 
schedule will be announced later.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, November 2, to mark 
up H.R. 2406, United States Housing Act of 1995, 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Commerce, October 30, Subcommittee on Health, to mark 
up H.R. 2366, to repeal an unnecessary medical device reporting 
requirement, 5 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  October 31, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing on the State 
of Environmental Remediation at Department of Energy Nuclear 
Facilities, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  October 31, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance, 
hearing on H.R. 1495, Investment Company Act Amendments of 1995, 
9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  October 31, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance, 
hearing on H.R. 2519, Philanthropy Protection Act of 1995, 2:30 
p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  November 1, full Committee, hearing on H.R. 994, Regulatory Sunset 
and Review Act of 1995, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.

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  November 2, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, oversight hearing on 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Proposed Rules Affecting 
the Electricity Industry, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, October 31, 
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on Corporate 
Campaigns/Salting, 9:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  November 1, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families, 
to continue hearings on English as the Common Language, 9:30 a.m., 
2175 Rayburn.
  November 1, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, to continue 
oversight hearings on the Fair Labor Standards Act, 9:30 a.m., 2261 
Rayburn.
  November 2, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families, 
hearing on the Older Americans Act, 9 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, October 31, 
Subcommittee on Civil Service, to continue hearings on Civil Service 
Reform III: Private Sector Compensation Practices, 1:30 p.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  November 2, Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental 
Relations, to continue oversight hearings on Protecting the Blood 
Supply from Infectious Agents: New Standards to meet New Threats, 10 
a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Oversight, November 2, hearing on campaign 
finance reform, 10 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on International Relations, October 30, Subcommittee on 
Asia and the Pacific and the Subcommittee on International Economic 
Policy and Trade, joint hearing on Japan's Uncertain Politics and 
Economy, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  October 31, full Committee, hearing on International Narcotics 
Control, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  November 1, full Committee, hearing on the Farm Bill, 10 a.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, October 31, to mark up the following 
bills: H.R. 234, Boating and Aviation Operation Safety Act of 1995; 
H.R. 394, to amend title 4 of the United States Code to limit State 
taxation of certain pension income; H.R. 994, Regulatory Sunset and 
Review Act of 1995; H.R. 2064, to grant the consent of Congress to 
an amendment of the Historic Chattahoochee Compact between the 
States of Alabama and Georgia; H.R. 2418, DNA Identification Grants 
Improvement Act of 1995; H.R. 2525, Charitable Gift Annuity 
Antitrust Relief Act of 1995; H.R. 1533, to amend title 18, United 
States Code, to increase the penalty for escaping from a Federal 
prison; H.R. 2538, Criminal Law Technical Amendments Act of 1995; 
and H.J. Res. 78, to grant the consent of the Congress to certain 
additional powers conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by 
the States of Missouri and Illinois, 9:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  November 1, Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1733, Patent Application 
Publication Act of 1995; and H.R. 359, to restore the term of 
patents, 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  November 2, Subcommittee on Crime, hearing regarding the nature 
and threat of violent anti-government groups in America, 9:30 a.m. 
2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on National Security, November 2, executive, to receive 
a classified briefing on deployment of U.S. ground forces to Bosnia, 
10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  November 2, to continue hearings on deployment of U.S. ground 
forces to Bosnia, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, October 31, Subcommittee on National 
Parks, Forests and Lands, to mark up H.R. 2081, Revised Statutes 
2477 Rights-of-Way Settlement Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  November 2, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, 
hearing on H.R. 2243, Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife 
Management Reauthorization Act of 1995, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  November 2, Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources, hearing on 
H.R. 1803, Reclamation Recycling and Water Conservation Act of 1995, 
10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, October 30, to consider the following: 
conference report to accompany H.R. 1905, making appropriations for 
energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1996; and the conference report to accompany H.R. 1868, making 
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, 4 p.m., H-
313 Capitol.
  October 31, to consider the following: H.R. 2546, 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; H.R. 
2020, making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United 
States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and 
certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1996; and H.R. 1833, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1995, 
10:30 a.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, October 31, Subcommittee on Basic Research, 
hearing on the High Performance Computing and Communications 
Program, 9:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  November 1, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing on the 
X-33 Reusable Launch Vehicle: A New Way of Doing Business? 10 a.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  November 2, Subcommittee on Technology, hearing on Medical 
Technology Development and Commercialization, 9 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, October 31, 
Subcommittee on Railroads, to mark up H.R. 2539, ICC Termination Act 
of 1995, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  October 31, Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, to mark up 
H.R. 2539, ICC Termination Act of 1995, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  November 1, full Committee, to mark up the following bills; H.R. 
2539, ICC Termination Act of 1995; and H.R. 2276, Federal Aviation 
Administration Revitalization Act of 1995, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Novemer 2, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, 
hearing on H.R. 2500, Reform of Superfund Act of 1995, 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.

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  Committee on Ways and Means, November 1, to mark up H.R. 2494, 
Thrift Charter Conversion Tax Act of 1995, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, October 30, executive, 
Imagery Intelligence briefing, 10 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
  October 31, executive, briefing on Ames Damage Assessment, 10 
a.m., H-405 Capitol.
  November 1, executive, hearing on Haiti, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  November 2, Subcommittee on Human Intelligence, Analysis, and 
Counterintelligence, executive, hearing on Terrorism, 10 a.m., H-405 
Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Conferees: October 31, on H.R. 1977, making appropriations for the 
Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1996, 10:30 a.m., H-140, Capitol.
  Joint hearing: October 31, Senate Committee on Small Business, to 
hold joint hearings with the House Committee on Small Business to 
examine the cost of Federal regulations on small business, 10 a.m., 
SD-G50.