[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 190 (Thursday, November 30, 1995)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1406-D1407]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                   Week of December 4 through 9, 1995

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate will consider H.R. 1833, Partial-Birth Abortion 
Ban.
  On Tuesday, Senate will consider the conference report on H.R. 1058, 
Securities Litigation Reform Act.
  During the week, Senate expects to also consider the conference 
report on H.R. 2099, VA-HUD, legislation relative to Bosnia, further 
conference reports (when available), and any cleared legislative 
business.

  (Senate will recess on Tuesday, December 5, 1995, from 12:30 p.m. 
until 2:15 p.m. for respective party conferences.)


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Armed Services: December 6, to hold hearings on the 
Bosnian Peace Agreement, the North Atlantic Council military plan 
and the proposed mission for U.S. military forces deployed with the 
implementation Force (IFOR), 10:15 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: December 6, business 
meeting, to consider pending calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: December 5, to hold hearings on the 
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) 
Shipbuilding Subsidies Agreement, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: December 5, to hold hearings on 
S. 88, to increase the overall economy and efficiency of Government 
operations and enable more efficient use of Federal funding, by 
enabling local governments and private, nonprofit organizations to 
use amounts available under certain Federal assistance programs in 
accordance with approved local flexibility plans, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  December 6, Full Committee, to hold hearings on S. 356, to amend 
title 4, United States Code, to declare English as the official 
language of the Government of the United States, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  December 7, Full Committee, to hold hearings on S. 94, to amend 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to prohibit the consideration 
of retroactive tax increases, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: December 5, Subcommittee on 
Administrative Oversight and the Courts, to hold hearings on S. 984, 
to protect the fundamental right of a parent to direct the 
upbringing of a child, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  December 7, Full Committee, business meeting, to consider pending 
calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Labor and Human Resources: December 6, to hold joint 
hearings with the Committee on Small Business on certain issues 
relating to modifications to the Occupational Safety and Health Act 
of 1970, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: December 7, to hold 
hearings to examine how to manage Senate technology in the 
information age, 9:30 a.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Small Business: December 6, to hold joint hearings 
with the Committee on Labor and Human Resources on certain issues 
relating to modifications to the Occupational Safety and Health Act 
of 1970, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: December 6, to hold oversight 
hearings on the implementation of the Native American Graves 
Protection and Repatriation Act (P.L. 101-601), 9:30 a.m., SR-485.


                             House Chamber

  Monday, No legislative business is scheduled,
  Tuesday and the balance of the week, House will consider the 
following 9 Suspensions:
  1. H.R. 33, Stuttgart National Aquaculture Research Center Act of 
1995;
  2. H.R. 1253, Renaming San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge as 
The Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge;
  3. H.R. 255, Designating the James Lawrence King Federal Justice 
Building;
  4. H.R. 395, Designating the Bruce R. Thompson U.S. Courthouse and 
Federal Building;
  5. H.R. 653, Designating the Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse;
  6. H.R. 840, Designating the Walter B. Jones Federal Building and 
U.S. Courthouse;
  7. H.R. 869, Designating the Thomas D. Lambros Federal Building and 
U.S. Courthouse;
  8. H.R. 965, Designating the Romano L. Mazzoli Federal Building; and
  9. H.R. 1804, Designating the Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building,
  Consideration of H.R. 1350, Maritime Security Act of 1995 (subject to 
a rule being granted),
  Consideration of the conference report to H.R. 2076, Commerce-State-
Justice Appropriations Act for fiscal year 1996 (subject to a rule 
being granted),
  Consideration of the conference report to H.R. 2099, VA-HUD 
Appropriations Act for fiscal year 1996 (subject to a rule being 
granted),
  Consideration of the conference report to H.R. 1058, The Securities 
Litigation Reform Act (subject to a rule being granted),

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  Consideration of the conference report to H.R. 1868, Foreign 
Operations Appropriations Act for fiscal year 1996 (subject to a rule 
being granted),
  Consideration of the conference report to H.R. 1977, Interior 
Appropriations for fiscal year 1996 (subject to a rule being granted),
  Consideration of the conference report to H.R. 2546, District of 
Columbia Appropriations Act for fiscal year 1996 (subject to a rule 
being granted), and
  Consideration of H.R. 2668, Social Security Earnings Limit Increase 
(subject to a rule being granted).


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, December 6, Subcommittee on Department 
Operations, Nutrition, and Foreign Agriculture, hearing to review 
the USDA's Office of Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit Analysis, 2 
p.m., 1300 Longworth.
  December 7, Subcommittee on Resource Conservation, Research, and 
Forestry, hearing on the Status of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage 
Corporation (Farmer Mac) and H.R. 2130, Farmer Mac Reform Act of 
1995, 12:30 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, December 5, to consider revised 
602(b) subdivision for fiscal year 1996, 11 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, December 5, 
Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing 
regarding foreign bank supervision and the Daiwa Bank, 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Commerce, December 5, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, to continue hearings on Allegations of FDA Abuses of 
Authority, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  December 5, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance, to 
continue hearings on H.R. 2131, Capital Markets Deregulation and 
Liberalization Act of 1995, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  December 6, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, oversight hearing on 
the Pacific Northwest Power System, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, December 5 
and 6, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearings on 
Parents, Schools and Values, 1 p.m., on December 5 and 9:30 a.m., on 
December 6, 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, December 6, 
Subcommittee on Civil Service, hearing on Government Shutdown: 
What's Essential, 9 a.m. 2154 Rayburn.
  December 6, Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, hearing on 
H.R. 2661, District of Columbia Fiscal Protection Act of 1995, 10 
a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, December 7, hearing on 
Democracy, Rule of Law and Police Training Assistance, 10 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, December 6, Subcommittee on Crime, 
oversight hearing in the ``COPS'' Program, authorized by the Public 
Safety Partnership and Community Policing Act of 1994 (Title I of 
the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994) 9:30 
a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  December 7, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, 
hearing on H.R. 2604, Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 1995, 10 a.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  December 7, Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing on H.R. 
2128, Equal Opportunity Act of 1995, 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  December 7, Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, 
hearing on H.R. 2511, Anticounterfeiting Consumer Protection Act of 
1995, 10 a.m., B-352 Rayburn.
  December 7, Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, oversight 
hearing on agricultural guest worker programs, 10 a.m., 2226 
Rayburn.
  Committee on National Security, December 6, to continue hearings 
on the proposed deployment of United States ground forces to Bosnia, 
9:30 a.m, 2118 Rayburn.
  December 6, Subcommittee on Military Research and Development and 
Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans of the Committee on 
Resources, joint hearing on the disposal of radioactive material and 
other toxic waste in oceans and tributaries, 1:30 p.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, December 7, Subcommittee on National 
Parks, Forests and Lands, to consider pending business, 10 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  December 8, full Committee, hearing on H.R. 2677, National Parks 
and National Wildlife Refuge Systems Freedom Act of 1995, 10 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, December 6, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment, hearing on Superfund Research and Development: The Role 
of R&D in a Reformed Superfund, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  December 7, Subcommittee on Technology, hearing on An Industry 
Perspective of FAA R&D Programs, 9:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, December 5, 
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing on H.R. 
1856, Natural Disaster Protection Partnership Act of 1995, 2 p.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  December 7, Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on Public Aircraft 
and Special Purpose Aircraft, 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, December 7, Subcommittee on 
Education, Training, Employment and Housing, oversight hearing on 
education programs for veterans, 9 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, December 6, Subcommittee on Human 
Resources, hearing on current welfare reform success stories, 10 
a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, December 5, executive, 
hearing on Intelligence Support to United States peacekeeping forces 
in Bosnia, 2:30 p.m., H-495, Capitol.