[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 36 (Friday, March 15, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D211-D215]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                   Week of March 18 through 23, 1996

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate will resume consideration of H.R. 3019, Continuing 
Appropriations, 1996.
  On Tuesday, Senate will conclude consideration of H.R. 3019, 
Continuing Appropriations, 1996, and amendments pending thereto, with 
votes to occur beginning at 2:15 p.m., following which Senate will vote 
on final passage of S. 942, Small Business Regulatory Reform. Senate 
will also consider the conference report on H.R. 956, Product 
Liability, with a cloture vote scheduled to occur thereon, and resume 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. Res. 227, 
Whitewater Investigation Extension, with a fourth cloture vote to occur 
thereon.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider S. 1459, Public/
Federal Grasslands Management, and any cleared legislative and 
executive business.

  (Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m., on Tuesday, 
March 19, 1996, for respective party conferences.)

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                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations: March 20, Subcommittee on Defense, to 
hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1997 for 
the Department of Defense, focusing on the ballistic missile defense 
program, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  March 20, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, to hold hearings on 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1997 for foreign 
assistance programs, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  March 21, Subcommittee on Military Construction, to hold hearings 
on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1997 for Army and Navy 
military construction programs, 9:30 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: March 19, Subcommittee on SeaPower, 
to hold hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for 
fiscal year 1997 for the Department of Defense and the future years 
defense program, focusing on the Department of the Navy 
expeditionary warfare programs, 9 a.m., SR-232A.
  March 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings on proposed legislation 
authorizing funds for fiscal year 1997 for the Department of Defense 
and the future years defense program, focusing on the unified 
commands military strategies and operational requirements, 10 a.m., 
SR-222.
  March 20, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to resume hearings on 
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1997 for the 
Department of Defense and the future years defense program, focusing 
on Department of Defense space programs and issues, 9:30 a.m., SD-
562.
  March 20, Subcommittee on Acquisition and Technology, to resume 
hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 
1997 for the Department of Defense and the future years defense 
plan, focusing on technology base programs, 9:30 a.m., SR-232A.
  March 20, Subcommittee on Personnel, to resume hearings on 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1997 for the Department of 
Defense and the future years defense plan, focusing on manpower, 
personnel, and compensation programs, 10 a.m., SR-222.
  March 21, Full Committee, to resume hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1997 for the 
Department of Defense and the future years defense program, focusing 
on the military strategies and operational requirements of the 
unified commands, 10 a.m., SR-222.
  March 21, Subcommittee on Seapower, to resume hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1997 for the 
Department of Defense and the future years defense program, focusing 
on Department of the Navy shipbuilding programs, 2 p.m., SR-222.
  March 21, Subcommittee on Readiness, to hold hearings on the 
readiness of the Guard and Reserve to support the National Military 
Strategy, 2:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  March 22, Subcommittee on Airland Forces, to resume hearings on 
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1997 for the 
Department of Defense and the future years defense program, 10 a.m., 
SR-232A.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: March 19, to 
hold hearings on the nominations of Stuart E. Eizenstat, of 
Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, 
and Gaston L. Gianni Jr., of Virginia, to be Inspector General, 
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  March 22, HUD Oversight and Structure, to hold hearings on the 
implementation of the 1992 Federal Housing Enterprises Safety and 
Soundness Act as it affects Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, 10 a.m., SD-
538.
  Committee on the Budget: March 20, to hold hearings on the 
President's fiscal year 1997 budget proposals, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 19, to 
hold oversight hearings on activities of the Federal Communications 
Commission, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: March 20, Subcommittee 
on Energy Research and Development, to hold hearings on S. 1077, to 
authorize research, development, and demonstration of hydrogen as an 
energy carrier, S. 1153, to authorize research, development, and 
demonstration of hydrogen as an energy carrier, and a demonstration-
commercialization project which produces hydrogen as an energy 
source produced from solid and complex waste for on-site use fuel 
cells, and H.R. 655, to authorize the hydrogen research, 
development, and demonstration programs of the Department of Energy, 
2 p.m., SD-366.
  March 21, Subcommittee on Parks, Historic Preservation and 
Recreation, to hold hearings on S. 305, to establish the Shenandoah 
Valley National Battlefields and Commission in the Commonwealth of 
Virginia, H.R. 1091, to improve the National Park System in the 
Commonwealth of Virginia, S. 1225, to require the Secretary of the 
Interior to conduct an inventory of historic sites, buildings, and 
artifacts in the Champlain Valley and the upper Hudson River Valley, 
including the Lake George area, S. 1226, to require the Secretary of 
the Interior to prepare a study of battlefields of the Revolutionary 
War and the War of 1812, and to establish an American Battlefield 
Protection Program, and S.J. Res. 42, designating the Civil War 
Center at Louisiana State University as the United States Civil War 
Center, making the center the flagship institution for planning the 
sesquicentennial commemoration of the Civil War, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  March 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings on S. 1605, to amend 
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to manage the Strategic 
Petroleum Reserve more effectively, 2 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: March 19, Subcommittee on Near 
Eastern and South Asian Affairs, to hold hearings to examine 
terrorism and the Middle East peace process, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  March 20, Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Export 
and Trade Promotion, to hold hearings to examine foreign policy 
implications of a balanced budget, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  March 20, Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, to 
hold hearings to examine economic developments in the West Bank and 
Gaza, 2 p.m., SD-419.

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  Committee on Governmental Affairs: March 18, Subcommittee on Post 
Office and Civil Service, to resume hearings to examine issues 
relating to United States Postal Service customers, 2 p.m., SD-342.
  March 19, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold 
hearings to examine the asset forfeiture program, focusing on issues 
relating to the Bicycle Club Casino, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  March 20 and 22, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to 
resume hearings to examine global proliferation of weapons of mass 
destruction, Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. and Friday at 9 a.m., SD-342.
  March 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings on proposed legislation 
to enforce the Tenth Amendment, 9 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: March 19, to hold hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for programs of the Hate Crimes 
Statistic Act, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  March 20, Full Committee, business meeting, to resume markup of S. 
269 and S. 1394, bills to reform the immigration system, 2 p.m., SH-
216.
  March 21 and 22, Full Committee, business meeting, to continue 
markup of S. 269 and S. 1394, bills to reform the immigration 
system, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Labor and Human Resources: March 20, business 
meeting, to mark up S. 1578, Individuals With Disabilities Education 
Act, H.R. 849, Age Discrimination in Employment Amendments, and 
proposed legislation authorizing funds for the Older Americans Act, 
9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  March 21, Full Committee, business meeting, to mark up S. 1477, to 
amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health 
Service Act to improve the regulation of food, drugs, devices, and 
biological products, 9 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: March 20, to hold hearings 
on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1997 for 
the Congressional Research Service, 9:30 a.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Small Business: March 21, to hold hearings on 
HUBZones: Revitalizing inner cities and rural America, 10:30 a.m., 
SR-428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: March 20, to resume hearings to 
examine the reform of health care priorities, 10 a.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: March 19, to hold hearings to 
examine renewal and reform of the intelligence community, 9:30 a.m., 
SH-216.


                             House Chamber

  Monday, No legislative business is scheduled.
  Tuesday and the balance of the week, Consideration of the following 5 
Suspensions:
  H.R. 2937, Reimbursement of former White House Travel Office 
Employees;
  H. Con. Res. 48, Sense of Congress that the United States is 
committed to the military stability of the Taiwan straits;
  H.R. 2739, House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical 
Correction Act;
  Two House Oversight Committee resolutions adopting congressional 
accountability regulations;
  Consideration of H.R. 2202, the Immigration in the National Interest 
Act of 1995 (modified closed rule, 2 hours of general debate); and
  Consideration of an omnibus appropriations bill for fiscal year 1996.
  Note: Conference reports may be brought up at any time. Any further 
program will be announced later.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, March 19, Subcommittee on 
Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies, on 
Marketing and Regulatory Programs, 1 p.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  March 19, Subcommittee on National Security, executive, on 
Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command, 2 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 20, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and 
Related Agencies, on Research, Education and Economics, 1 p.m., 
2362A Rayburn.
  March 20, Subcommittee on Interior, on Geological Survey, 10 a.m., 
and on National Park Service, 1:30 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 20, Subcommittee on National Security, on fiscal year 1997 
Navy/Marine Corps Posture, 10 a.m., 2212 Rayburn and Navy/Marine 
Corps Acquisition Programs, 1:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 20, Subcommittee on Transportation, on Federal Highway 
Administration, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 20, Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs, HUD and Independent 
Agencies, on NASA, 9 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  March 21, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and 
Related Agencies, on Food Safety, 10 a.m., and on Secretary of 
Agriculture, 1 p.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  March 21, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on 
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works and Chief of 
Engineers, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., 2362B Rayburn.
  March 21, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and 
Related Programs, on Haiti, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  March 21, Subcommittee on National Security, executive, on 
National Foreign Intelligence Program, 10 a.m., and on Ballistic 
Missile Defense, 1:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 21, Subcommittee on Transportation, on National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, March 19, hearing on 
issues relating to the Bank Insurance Fund and the Savings 
Association Insurance Fund, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 20, hearing on Recent Developments in Banking and Finance in 
the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.

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  March 21, Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary 
Policy, oversight hearing on the Bureau of Engraving and the U.S. 
Mint, 9:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, March 21, hearing on the Administration's 
fiscal year 1997 budget submission, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Commerce, March 20, to mark up H.R. 3070, Health 
Coverage Availability and Affordability Act of 1996, 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  March 21, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous 
Materials, hearing on H.R. 2024, Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable 
Battery Management Act, 1 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  March 21, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance, to 
continue hearings on Federal Management of the Radio Spectrum, 9 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  March 22, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, oversight hearing on 
the Department of Energy's Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 1997, 10 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, March 19, 
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on AmeriCorps, 
1 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  March 21, full committee, to mark up H.R. 2531, to amend the Fair 
Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify the exemption for 
houseparents from the minimum wage and maximum hours requirements of 
that Act, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, March 19, 
Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, hearing on Implementation 
of Public Law 104-8, District of Columbia Financial Responsibility 
and Management Assistance Act of 1995, 8:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 22, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and 
Technology, hearing on H.R. 2521, Statistical Consolidation Act of 
1995, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, March 19, Subcommittee on 
Asia and the Pacific, hearing on United States-North Korean 
Relations: From the Agreed Framework to Food Aid, 1:30 p.m., 2200 
Rayburn.
  March 20, Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade, 
to mark up H.R. 361, Omnibus Export Administration Act of 1995, 2 
p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 21, Full Committee, to mark up the Iran Oil Sanctions Act of 
1996, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 21, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, hearing to 
review current issues in Nicaragua, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, March 21, Subcommittee on the 
Constitution, oversight hearing on Fetal Death or Dangerous 
Deception? The Effects of Anesthesia During a Partial-Birth 
Abortion, 9 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  March 21, Subcommittee on Crime, to mark up the following: H.R. 
2092, Private Security Officer Quality Assurance Act of 1995; H.R. 
2137, Megan's Law; H.R. 2453, Fugitive Detention Act of 1995; H.R. 
2641, United States Marshals Service Improvement Act of 1995; H.R. 
2803, Anti-Car Theft Improvements Act of 1995; H.R. 2974, Crimes 
Against Children and Elderly Persons Punishment and Prevention Act 
of 1995; H.R. 2980, Interstate Stalking Punishment and Prevention 
Act of 1996; H.R. 2996, Law Enforcement and Industrial Security 
Cooperation Act of 1996; and a measure to amend title 18 with 
respect to threats against jurors, court officers or magistrates; 
and victim/witness tampering or retaliation, 9:30 a.m., 2237 
Rayburn.
  March 22, Subcommittee on the Constitution, oversight hearing on 
ethics in government and lobbying reform proposals, 10 a.m., 2237 
Rayburn.
  Committee on National Security, March 19 and 21, Subcommittee on 
Military Installations and Facilities, hearing on national defense 
authorization, with emphasis on the military construction budget 
request, 1:30 p.m. on March 19 and 2 p.m. on March 21, 2122 Rayburn.
  March 19 and 22, Subcommittee on Military Procurement and the 
Subcommittee on Military Research and Development, to continue joint 
hearings on national defense authorization, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 19, Subcommittee on Military Readiness, hearing on national 
defense authorization, with emphasis on force readiness, 2:30 p.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  March 20, full committee, hearing on security challenges posed by 
China, 9:30 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 21, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on H.R. 
1646, Reserve Forces Revitalization Act of 1995, 10 a.m., 2212 
Rayburn.
  March 21, Subcommittee on Military Procurement and Subcommittee on 
Military Readiness, joint hearing on national defense authorization, 
with emphasis on Department of Defense and Department of Energy 
environmental programs, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 21 Subcommittee on Military Research and Development, to 
continue hearings on national defense authorization, with emphasis 
on Air Force modernization, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, March 19, hearing on the following: H.R. 
2505, to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to make 
certain clarifications to the land bank protection provisions; and 
H.R. 1786, to regulate fishing in certain waters of Alaska, 11 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  March 19, Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources, oversight 
hearing on Western Area Power Administration Construction and 
Maintenance Activities and Bureau of Reclamation Power Facilities 
Management, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  March 20, full committee, oversight hearing on Endangered Species 
Act of 1973, 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 20, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands, 
oversight hearing on Historic Preservation and hearing on the 
following: H.R. 563, to amend the National Historic Preservation Act 
to prohibit the inclusion of certain sites on the National Register 
of Historic Places; H.R. 1179, Historically Black Colleges and 
University Historic Building Restoration and Preservation Act; and 
H.R. 3031, to amend the act of October 15, 1966 (80 Stat. 915), as 
amended, establishing a program for the preservation of additional 
historic property throughout the Nation, 9 a.m., 1334 Longworth.

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  March 21, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, oversight 
hearing on energy policy, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  March 21, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, 
oversight hearing on Marine Sanctuaries Act, 10 a.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  March 21, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands, 
oversight hearing on Federal lands and Federal regulation of private 
property, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, March 19, Subcommittee on Basic Research, 
hearing on NSF's Partnership for Advanced Computational 
Infrastructure Program, 1 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  March 21, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, hearing on 
fiscal year 1997 Department of Energy, EPA, and National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration authorizations; and Safe Drinking Water 
Act reauthorization, 9:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  March 22, Subcommittee on Basic Research, hearing on fiscal year 
1997 NSF authorization.
  Committee on Small Business, March 20, hearing on Small Business's 
Access to Capital: The Role of Banks in Small Business Financing, 10 
a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 21, hearing on the U.S. Small Business Administration Fiscal 
Year 1997 Budget, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 20, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, to continue hearings on the airport 
improvement program, with emphasis on FAA views and miscellaneous 
issues, 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  March 20, Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Economic 
Development, hearing on GSA Courthouse Construction Program, 8:30 
a.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, March 21, Subcommittee on 
Hospitals and Health Care, oversight hearing on VA Medical Care and 
Construction Priorities for Fiscal Year 1997, 9:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, March 19, to mark up, H.R. 3063, 
Health Coverage Availability and Affordability Act of 1996, 1 p.m., 
1100 Longworth.
  March 20, hearing on Replacing the Federal Income Tax, 10 a.m., 
1100 Longworth.
  March 21, to mark up the Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2, 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, March 19, executive, 
hearing on Collection, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  March 20, executive, hearing on Processing/Exploitation, 2 p.m., 
H-405 Capitol.
  March 21, Subcommittee on Technical and Tactical Intelligence, 
executive, hearing on Aerial Reconnaissance, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: March 22, to hold hearings to examine 
the state of the economy, focusing on whether it is the healthiest 
economy in three decades, 10 a.m., SD-106.