[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 26, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D268-D269]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                         COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR

                       WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1996

                                 Senate

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold 
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1997 for the 
Department of Defense, focusing on Navy and Marine Corps programs, 
10 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services, 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 program, focusing on proliferation of weapons 
of mass destruction and the impact of export controls on national 
security, 10 a.m., SR-222.
  Subcommittee on Seapower, to continue 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's Submarine Development and 
Procurement programs, 1:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, business 
meeting, to consider pending nominations, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, to hold 
hearings to examine Spectrum's use and management, 9:30 a.m., SR-
253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to hold hearings on S. 
1605, to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to manage the 
Strategic Petroleum Reserve more effectively, and S. 186, to amend 
the Energy Policy Act with respect to purchases from the Strategic 
Petroleum Reserve by entities in the insular areas of the United 
States, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works, to hold hearings on 
proposals to improve prevention of, and response to, oil spills in 
light of the recent North Cape spill, 9 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations, business meeting, to consider 
pending treaties and nominations, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs, Permanent Subcommittee on 
Investigations, to resume hearings to examine global proliferation 
of weapons of mass destruction, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary, to hold hearings on pending 
nominations, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Labor and Human Resources, 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, S. 969, to require that 
health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for a 
mother and child following the birth of the child, and proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for the Older Americans Act, 9 a.m., 
SD-106.
  Committee on Rules and Administration, to resume hearings on 
proposals to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to 
provide for a voluntary system of spending limits and partial public 
financing of Senate primary and general election campaigns, to limit 
contributions by multicandidate political committees, and to reform 
the financing of Federal elections and Senate campaigns, 9:30 a.m., 
SR-301.
  Committee on Veterans Affairs, to hold joint hearings with the 
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to review the legislative 
recommendations of the Veterans of World War I, AMVETS, the American 
Ex-Prisoners of War, the Vietnam Veterans of America, and the 
Military Order of the Purple Heart, 9:30 a.m., 345 Cannon Building.
  Select Committee on Intelligence, to resume hearings on the future 
of United States intelligence, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Full Committee, to hold a closed briefing on intelligence matters, 
2 p.m., SH-219.

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                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Resource Conservation, 
Research, and Forestry, hearing to review the goals and priority 
setting mechanisms of federally supported agricultural research, 
education, and extension, 9 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on 
Natural Resources and Environment, 10 a.m., and on Farm and Foreign 
Agricultural Service, 1 p.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary, on 
Attorney General, 2 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on Secretary of the 
Interior and Commissioner of Reclamation, 10 a.m.; on NRC, 2 p.m.; 
and on Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 3 p.m., 2362B Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, on Secretary of State, 1:30 
p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on National Security, on fiscal year 1997 Air Force 
Posture, 10 a.m., 2212 Rayburn and on Air Force Acquisition 
Programs, 1:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, on Federal Transit Administration 
and on the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority, 2 p.m., 2358 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government, 
on White House Operations, 1 p.m., and on U.S. Postal Service, 2 
p.m., H-144 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs, HUD and Independent Agencies, 
on Department of Housing and Urban Development, 9 a.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, hearing on Issues 
Related to Recent Developments in Electronic Benefits Transfer, 10 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, hearing on Prospects for Economic Growth, 
10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing on the Department of Energy: Furloughs and 
Financial Management, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance, hearing on FCC 
Reform, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, Subcommittee on 
Government Management, Information, and Technology, hearing on 
Federal Budget Process Reform, 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on National Security, to continue hearings on the fiscal 
year 1997 national defense authorization, with emphasis on the 
Department of Defense Joint Requirements Oversight Council, 1 p.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  Special Oversight Panel on Morale, Welfare, and Recreation, 
hearing on the fiscal year 1997 national defense authorization, with 
emphasis on morale, welfare and recreation, 10 a.m., 2216 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and 
Oceans, oversight hearing on fiscal year 1997 budget requests from 
Fish and Wildlife Service, National Marine Fisheries Service, and 
NOAA; and hearing on the following bills: H.R. 2909, Silvio O. Conte 
National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Eminent Domain Prevention Act, and 
H.R. 2982, Carbon Hill National Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act, 1 
p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, to consider the following: H.R. 3130, Health 
Coverage Availability and Affordability Act; H.R. 3070, Health 
Coverage Availability and Affordability Act; H.R. 995, ERISA 
Targeted Health Insurance Reform Act; H.R. 3136, Contract With 
America Advancement Act; the Conference Report to accompany H.R. 
2854, Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996; and 
the Conference Report to accompany H.R. 956, Product Liability 
Reform, 1 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Government Programs, 
hearing on H.R. 2715, Paperwork Elimination Act of 1995, 2 p.m., 
2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, executive, to consider 
pending business, 2 p.m., HT-2M Capitol.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Aviation, to hold a hearing on problems in the United States 
Aviation Relationship with the United Kingdom and Japan, 2 p.m., and 
to mark up a measure to reauthorize the National Transportation 
Safety Board, 5 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Railroads and the Subcommittee on Technology of 
the Committee on Science, joint hearing on Rail Safety Oversight: 
High Technology Train Control Devices, 2 p.m. 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, to continue hearings on Replacing the 
Federal Income Tax, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, hearing on 
Analysis/Exploitation, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Conferees, on H.R. 3019, making appropriations for fiscal year 
1996 to make a further downpayment toward a balanced budget, 3 p.m., 
S-5, Capitol.
  Conferees, on S. 641, to reauthorize the Ryan White CARE Act of 
1990, 4 p.m., S-207, Capitol.
  Conferees, on S. 735, to prevent and punish acts of terrorism, 5 
p.m., S-10, Capitol.
  Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs, to hold joint 
hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to review the 
legislative recommendations of the Veterans of World War I, AMVETS, 
the American Ex-Prisoners of War, the Vietnam Veterans of America, 
and the Military Order of the Purple Heart, 9:30 a.m., 345 Cannon 
Building.