[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 170 (Tuesday, October 31, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1285-D1286]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
DOE NUCLEAR FACILITIES--ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a hearing 
on the State of Environmental Remediation at Department of Energy 
Nuclear Facilities. Testimony was heard from Representatives Hastings 
of Washington and Wamp; Thomas Grumbly, Assistant Secretary, 
Environmental Management, Department of Energy; and public witnesses.
INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT AMENDMENTS
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance 
held a hearing on H.R. 1495, Investment Company Act Amendments of 1995. 
Testimony was heard from Barry Barbash, Director, Division of 
Investment Management, SEC; and public witnesses.
PHILANTHROPY PROTECTION ACT
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance 
approved for full Committee action H.R. 2519, Philanthropy Protection 
Act of 1995.
  Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on this 
legislation. Testimony was heard from Barry Barbash, Director, Division 
of Investment Management, SEC; and public witnesses.
UNION CORPORATE CAMPAIGN TACTICS ``SALTING''
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities: Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on Union Corporate Campaign 
Tactics ``Salting.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on Civil 
Service continued hearings on Civil Service Reform III: Private Sector 
Compensation Practices. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on International 
Narcotics Control. Testimony was heard from Lee Brown, Director, Office 
of National Drug Control Policy; Thomas Constantine, Administrator, 
DEA, Department of Justice; Robert Gelbard, Assistant Secretary, 
International Narcotics and Law Enforcement, Department of State; and 
George Weiss, Commissioner of Customs, U.S. Customs Service, Department 
of the Treasury.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported following bills: H.R. 234, 
Boating and Aviation Operation Safety Act of 1995; H.R. 394, amended, 
to amend title 4 of the United States Code to limit State taxation of 
certain pension income; H.R. 994, amended, 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, amended, 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, 
amended, 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.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and 
Lands approved for full Committee action amended the following bills: 
H.R. 2081, Revised Statutes 2477 Rights-of-Way Settlement Act; and H.R. 
2172, Vancouver National Historic Reserve Act of 1995.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a modified open rule 
providing 1 hour of debate on 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. The rule waives all points of 
order against consideration of the bill. Before the consideration of 
any other amendment, the rule provides for the consideration of an 
amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules to be offered 
by Rep. Walsh, debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled, 
and shall not be subject to amendment. The rule provides that the bill 
shall be read through page 58, line 4.
  The rule waives clause 2 (prohibiting unauthorized and legislative 
provisions), and clause 6 (prohibiting reappropriations) against 
provisions in the bill. Debate on amendments and amendments thereto is 
limited to 30 minutes. The rule makes in order amendments printed in 
the Congressional Record of October 30, 1995 numbered 1 (Bonilla), 2 
(Gunderson), and 4 (Hostettler). The rule provides that the amendments 
are considered as read, not subject to amendment and shall be debatable 
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each equally divided and controlled between a proponent and an 
opponent. All points of order are waived against said amendments.
  The rule accords priority in recognition to Members who have prepared 
their amendments in the Congressional Record. Finally, the rule 
provides one motion to recommit, with or without instructions. 
Testimony was heard from Representatives Walsh, Bonilla, Gunderson, 
Lazio, Davis, Hostettler, Dixon, Durbin and Norton.
PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTION BAN
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a vote of 10 to 2, a closed rule 
providing 1 hour of debate on H.R. 1833, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act 
of 1995. The rule provides that the Judiciary Committee amendment in 
the nature of a substitute shall be considered as adopted in the House 
and in the Committee of the Whole. Finally, the rule provides one 
motion to recommit, with or without instructions. Testimony was heard 
from Representatives Canady, Johnson of Connecticut, Conyers, 
Schroeder, Watt of North Carolina, Lofgren, Jackson-Lee and Farr.
HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING AND COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM
Committee on Science: Subcommittee on Basic Research held on hearing on 
the High Performance Computing and Communications Program. Testimony 
was heard from Anita Jones, Director, Research and Engineering, 
Department of Defense and Chair, Committee on Information and 
Communications, National Science and Technology Council; John Toole, 
Director, National Coordination Office for High Performance Computing 
and Communications; and public witnesses.
COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: Met in executive session to 
consider pending business.
ICC TERMINATION ACT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Railroad approved for full Committee action H.R. 2539, ICC Termination 
Act of 1995.
ICC TERMINATION ACT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Surface 
Transportation approved for full Committee action H.R. 2539, ICC 
Termination Act of 1995.
AMES DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
hold a hearing on Ames Damage Assessment. Testimony was heard from the 
departmental witnesses.

Joint Meetings
COST OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS ON SMALL BUSINESS
Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Small Business concluded joint 
hearings with the House Committee on Small Business to examine the 
aggregate costs of Federal regulation, paperwork, and tax compliance 
and their impact on small business, after receiving testimony from Jere 
W. Glover, Chief Counsel, Office of Advocacy, Small Business 
Administration.
APPROPRIATIONS--INTERIOR
Conferees agreed to file a conference report on H.R. 1977, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996.