[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 181 (Wednesday, November 15, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1357-D1359]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
TRITIUM PRODUCTION
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held an 
oversight hearing on Tritium Production and the Report of the Speaker's 
Task Force entitled ``Getting on with Tritium Production''. Testimony 
was heard from Representatives Graham and Ensign; Charles Curtis, 
Deputy Secretary, Department of Energy; Paul Lisowski, Project Leader, 
Accelerator Production of Tritium, Los Alamos National Laboratory; and 
public witnesses.
ALLEGATIONS OF FDA ABUSES OF AUTHORITY
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations 
continued hearings on Allegations of FDA Abuses of Authority. Testimony 
was heard from David A. Kessler, M.D., Commissioner, FDA, Department of 
Health and Human Services.
FEDERAL-AID FACILITY PRIVATIZATION ACT
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on 
Government Management, Information, and Technology held a hearing on 
H.R. 1907, Federal-Aid Facility Privatization Act of 1995. Testimony 
was heard from Representative McIntosh; Michael B. Cook, Director, 
Office of Wastewater Management, Office of Water, EPA; and public 
witnesses.
POSTAL REORGANIZATION ACT
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on the 
Postal Service held a hearing on ``The Postal Reorganization Act 
Twenty-Five Years Later: Time For A Change?''. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Crane and Rohrabacher; Anthony M. Frank, former 
Postmaster General; Patti Birge Tyson, former Commissioner, Postal Rate 
Commission; Murray Comarow, former Executive Director, Kappel 
Commission and former Senior Assistant Postmaster General; and the 
following representatives of the Congressional Research Service, 
Library of Congress: Donald W. Kiefer, Chief, Economics Division; 
Bernard A. Gelb, Specialist in Industry Economics, Economics Division; 
Frederick M. Kaiser, Specialist in American National Government, 
Government Division; Bernevia M. McCalip, Analyst in Business and 
Government Relations, Economics Division; Carolyn Merck, Specialist in 
Social Legislation, Education and Public Welfare Division; and Thomas 
J. Nicola, Legislative Attorney, American Law Division.
COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Committee on House Oversight: Met to consider pending Committee 
business.
BOSNIA
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing on Human Rights, 
Refugees, and War Crimes: The Prospects for Peace in Bosnia. Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
SOUTH PACIFIC--NUCLEAR ISSUES
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Asia and the 
Pacific held a hearing on Nuclear Issues in the South Pacific. 
Testimony was heard from Thomas E. McNamara, Assistant Secretary, 
Political-Military Affairs, Department of State; and public witnesses.
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime held a hearing on 
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of Federal Law Enforcement: Part 1, An Introduction and Overview. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Office of 
Administration of Justice Issues, GAO: Norman J. Rabkin, Director; and 
Weldon McPhail, Assistant Director; the following former Attorney 
Generals: Griffin Bell; and Dick Thornburgh; and Salvatore R. Martoche, 
former Assistant Secretary, Enforcement, Department of the Treasury.
UNITED STATES GROUND FORCES IN BOSNIA
Committee on the National Security: Continued hearings on the proposed 
deployment of United States ground forces to Bosnia. Testimony was 
heard from Jeane J. Kirkpatrick, former Permanent Representatives of 
the United States to the United Nations; and a public witness.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 33, 
Stuttgart National Aquaculture Research Center Act of 1995; H.R. 2243, 
amended, Trinity River Basin and Wildlife Management Reauthorization 
Act of 1995; and H.R. 1784, amended, to validate certain conveyances 
made by the Southern Pacific Transportation Company within the cites of 
Reno, Nevada, and Tulare, California.
  The Committee began markup of H.R. 2402, Snowbasin Land Exchange Act 
of 1995.
  Will continue tomorrow.
LOBBYING DISCLOSURE ACT
Committee on Rules: Committee granted, by voice vote, a rule providing 
2 hours of debate on H.R. 2564, Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995. The 
rule waives clause 2(l)(6) of rule XI (three day layover) against 
consideration of the bill. All points of order are waived against any 
amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules. The rule 
provides one motion to recommit, with or without instructions. The rule 
further provides that if the House passes a bill that is identical to 
the Senate bill, it will be in order to consider the Senate bill in the 
House without the intervention of any point of order. Finally, the rule 
provides one motion to recommit on the Senate bill. Testimony was heard 
from Representatives Canady, Clinger, Shays, Mica, Istook, English of 
Pennsylvania, Fox of Pennsylvania, McIntosh, Weller, Bryant of Texas, 
Dingell, and Traficant.
GIFT REFORM
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a rule providing for 
consideration in the House without intervening point of order of H. 
Res. 250, to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide 
for gift reform, as modified by the Committee amendments printed in the 
resolution. The rule provides that the previous question is considered 
as ordered to adoption of the resolution, as modified, without 
intervening motion except as provided below. The rule provides 30 
minutes of debate equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Rules. The rule provides 
for consideration of the amendment printed in the report of the Rules 
Committee if offered by Representative Burton of Indiana or his 
designee, debatable for 30 minutes divided between the proponent and an 
opponent. The rule further provides that, if the amendment by 
Representative Burton or his designee is not agreed to, it is in order 
to consider the amendment printed in the report of the Committee on 
Rules if offered by Representative Gingrich of Georgia or his designee, 
debatable for 30 minutes. Finally, the rule waives all points of order 
against the amendment printed in the report. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Burton of Indiana, Shays, Barrett of Wisconsin, and 
Minge.
FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a vote of 6 to 4, a rule providing for 
one hour of general debate in the House, without the intervention of 
any point of order, H.J. Res. 122, making further continuing 
appropriations for the fiscal year 1996. The rule provides that the 
previous question is considered as ordered without intervening motion 
except one motion to recommit, which may include instructions only if 
offered by the Minority Leader or his designee. Testimony was heard 
from Chairman Livingston and Representatives Obey and Jackson-Lee.
DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Rules: Granted a rule waiving points of order against the 
conference report on H.R. 2126, making appropriations for the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996.
COMMITTEE BUSINESS
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: Met in executive session to 
consider pending business.

Joint Meetings
NATIONAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE COPYRIGHT PROTECTION ACT
  Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on the Judiciary concluded joint 
hearings with the House Committee on the Judiciary's Subcommittee on 
Courts and Intellectual Property on S. 1284 and H.R. 2441, bills to 
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environment of the National Information Infrastructure, after receiving 
testimony from Bruce A. Lehman, Assistant Secretary of Commerce/
Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks and Chair, Working Group on 
Intellectual Property Rights, Information Infrastructure Task Force; 
Marybeth Peters, Register of Copyrights, Copyright Office, Library of 
Congress; and Mihaly Ficsor, World Intellectual Property Organization, 
Geneva, Switzerland.