[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 189 (Wednesday, November 29, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1395-D1396]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
UNITED STATES-SINO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific 
Affairs concluded hearings to examine certain issues relating to the 
United States-Sino Intellectual Property Rights Agreement, after 
receiving testimony from Charlene Barshefsky, Deputy United States 
Trade Representative; Steven Metalitz, International Intellectual 
Property Alliance, Robert W. Holleyman, II, Business Software Alliance, 
Jason Berman, Recording Industry Association of America, and Jack J. 
Valenti, Motion Picture Association of America, all of Washington, D.C.
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Committee on Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight of 
Government Management and the District of Columbia concluded hearings 
on S. 1224, to make permanent authorizations for and modify certain 
provisions of the Administrative Dispute Resolution Act of 1989 to 
encourage Federal agencies to streamline dispute resolution processes 
through the use of alternative dispute resolution techniques, after 
receiving testimony from Steven Kelman, Administrator for Federal 
Procurement Policy, Office of Management and Budget; Peter R. 
Steenland, Jr., Senior Counsel, Office of Alternative Dispute 
Resolution, Department of Justice; John A. Wagner, Manager, ADR 
Services, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service; Nancy G. Miller, 
former Senior Attorney, Administrative Conference of the United States; 
and Philip J. Harter, on behalf of the American Bar Association, 
Marshall J. Breger, Heritage Foundation, former Chair of the 
Administrative Conference of the United States, and Gray Castle, Center 
for Public Resources, all of Washington, D.C.
SPORTS FRANCHISE RELOCATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights, 
and Competition concluded hearings to examine antitrust and competition 
issues involved in relocation by professional sports franchises, 
focusing on the degree and appropriateness of competition among cities 
and other local governments to attract and retain sports teams, the 
impact of the antitrust laws on the ability of sports leagues 

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to control franchise movement, and whether a Federal response is 
appropriate, after receiving testimony from Senators DeWine, Glenn, and 
Dorgan; Representatives Stokes and Hoke; Mayor Bob Lanier, Houston, 
Texas; Mayor Michael R. White, Cleveland, Ohio; Paul Tagliabue, 
National Football League, New York, New York; John A. Moag, Jr., 
Maryland Stadium Authority, Baltimore; Gary R. Roberts, Tulane 
University Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana; Stephen F. Ross, 
University of Illinois, Champaign; and Robert A. Baade, Lake Forest 
College, Lake Forest, Illinois.
IMMIGRATION REFORM
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration approved for 
full committee consideration an original bill to reform the legal 
immigration of immigrants and nonimmigrants to the United States. (As 
approved by the subcommittee, the bill incorporates provisions of S. 
269 and S. 1394.)
OSHA REFORM
Committee on Labor and Human Resources: Committee concluded hearings on 
S. 1423, to make modifications to certain provisions of the 
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, focusing on civil penalties 
for paperwork and other nonserious violations, OSHA inspector quotas, 
and consultation and voluntary protection programs, after receiving 
testimony from Joseph A. Dear, Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
Occupational Safety and Health Administration; T. Forrest Fisher, 
Camden, New Jersey, on behalf of the American College of Occupational 
and Environmental Medicine; Katherine Gekker, The Huffman Press, 
Alexandria, Virginia, on behalf of the Printing Industries of America, 
Inc.; David J. Heller, U S West, Inglewood, Colorado, on behalf of the 
Labor Policy Association, Inc.; and Linda Chavez-Thompson, AFL-CIO, 
Washington, D.C.
WHITEWATER
Special Committee To Investigate the Whitewater Development Corporation 
and Related Matters: Committee resumed hearings to examine issues 
relative to the Whitewater Development Corporation, receiving testimony 
from Richard Iorio, Director of Field Investigations, and Jean Lewis, 
former Criminal Investigator, both of the Resolution Trust Corporation.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.