[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 86 (Wednesday, June 12, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D601]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
FOOD SAFETY
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded 
hearings on S. 1166, to enhance public confidence in the safety of the 
American food supply, and facilitate the development and adoption of 
safe, effective pest control technologies, and S. 1491, to reform 
antimicrobial pesticide registration, after receiving testimony from 
Senators Kassebaum and Grams; Lynn R. Goldman, Assistant Administrator 
for Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, Environmental 
Protection Agency; Bruce Alberts, President, National Academy of 
Sciences; Philip J. Landrigan, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, 
New York; Dean Kleckner, Rudd, Iowa, on behalf of the American Farm 
Bureau Federation; John R. Cady, National Food Processors Association, 
Jay J. Vroom, American Crop Protection Association and Responsible 
Industry for a Sound Environment, Benjamin C. Bolusky, American 
Association of Nurserymen, on behalf of the Minor Crop Farmer Alliance, 
Stephen A. Ziller, Grocery Manufacturers of America, Inc., and Edwin L. 
Behrens, Procter & Gamble Company, all of Washington, D.C.; and Albert 
H. Meyerhoff, Natural Resources Defense Council, San Francisco, 
California.
COMMERCE ONLINE
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Science, Technology, and Space held hearings on S. 1726, to promote 
electronic commerce by facilitating the use of privacy-enhancing 
technologies, receiving testimony from Senators Leahy and Murray; 
Kenneth W. Dam, Chairman, National Research Council; Michael Zisman, 
Lotus Software, James Barksdale, Netscape Communications, Joe Holmes, 
Electronic Data Systems, Joel S. Lisker, Mastercard International, and 
Richard W. Sevcik, Hewlett-Packard, all of Washington, D.C.; Jim 
Bidzos, RSA Data Security, Redwood City, California; Tim Krauskopf, 
Spyglass Inc., Naperville, Illinois; Dan Buchanan, Zion's Data Services 
Company, Salt Lake City, Utah; Aharon Friedman, Digital Secured 
Networks Technology Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey; and Robert 
Bigony, Motorola, Scottsdale, Arizona.
  Hearings continue on Wednesday, June 26.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Finance: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
following bills:
  H.R. 3286, to help families defray adoption costs, and to promote the 
adoption of minority children; and
  H.R. 3448, to provide tax relief for small businesses, to protect 
jobs, to create opportunities, and to increase the take home pay of 
workers, with an amendment.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on 
intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the 
intelligence community.
  Committee recessed subject to call.