[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 108 (Monday, July 22, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D784-D785]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                            NEW PUBLIC LAWS

      (For last listing of Public Laws, see Daily Digest p. D776)
  H.R. 1508, to require the transfer of title to the District of 
Columbia of certain real property in Anacostia Park to facilitate the 
construction of National Children's Island, a cultural, educational, 
and family-oriented park. Signed July 19, 1996. (P.L. 104-163)

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                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                             JULY 23, 1996

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations, business meeting, to mark up H.R. 
3756, making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United 
States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and 
certain Independent Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1997, and H.R. 3845, making appropriations for the government of 
the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1997, 2 p.m., S-128, Capitol.
  Committee on Finance, Subcommittee on International Trade, to hold 
hearings in conjunction with the Senate Caucus on International 
Narcotics Control to examine the threat to United States trade and 
finance from drug trafficking and international organized crime, 9 
a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations, to hold hearings on the 
nominations of Pete Peterson, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the 
Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Genta Hawkins Holmes, of California, 
to be Ambassador to Australia, Arma Jane Karaer, of Virginia, to be 
Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, and to serve concurrently and 
without additional compensation as Ambassador to Solomon Islands, 
and as Ambassador to the Republic of Vanuatu, and John Stern Wolf, 
of Maryland, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service 
as United States Coordinator for Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, 
2 p.m., SD-419.
  Subcommittee on European Affairs, to hold hearings on the status 
of the Bosnia peace process, 3 p.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs, to hold hearings on the 
nomination of Franklin D. Raines, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 3 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Constitution, 
Federalism, and Property Rights, to hold hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for the U.S. Commission on Civil 
Rights, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business, to hold oversight hearings on 
implementation of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness 
Act, 3 p.m., SR-428A.
  Select Committee on Intelligence, to hold closed hearings on 
intelligence matters, 1 p.m., SH-219.


                                 NOTICE

  For a Listing of Senate Committee Meetings scheduled ahead, see pages 
E1343-44 in today's Record.


                                 House

  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, Subcommittee on 
Domestic and International Monetary Policy, hearing on Federal 
Reserve's Conduct of Monetary Policy, 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, Subcommittee on 
Government Management, Information, and Technology, to mark up the 
following: H.R. 1907, Federal-aid Facility Privatization Act of 
1995; and the Electronic Reporting and Streamlining Act, 3 p.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on National Security, International Affairs, and 
Criminal Justice, to consider a draft report entitled: ``The 
Investigation into the Activities of Federal Law Enforcement 
Agencies Toward the Branch Davidians'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Asia and the 
Pacific, to mark up H. Con. Res. 189, expressing the sense of the 
Congress regarding the importance of the United States membership in 
regional South Pacific organizations; to be followed by a hearing on 
U.S. foreign assistance in Asia, 1:30 p.m., 2255 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights, hearing 
on Human Rights Under the Palestinian Authority, 2 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, 
hearing on legislation to further protect religious freedom, 9:30 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, to mark up the 
following: Federal Courts Improvement Act; S. 533, to clarify the 
rules governing removal of cases to Federal court; and S. 677, to 
repeal a redundant venue provision, 10 a.m., B352 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, hearing on H.R. 3061, to resolve certain 
conveyances under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act related to 
Cape Fox Corporation, 11 a.m., 1324 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands, oversight 
hearing on the Forest Service's implementation of the 
Administration's Forest Plan, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, hearing on the Effects of a Six-Year 
Balanced Budget on Civilian Research and Development, Part I, 10 
a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Basic Research, hearing on the Future of Antarctic 
Research, 1 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, executive, to consider 
pending business, 5 p.m., HT-2M Capitol.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on 
Issues Related to Medicare Payment Policies for Home Health Agency 
and Skilled Nursing Facility Services, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, hearing on 
Guatemala, 10 a.m., H-405 Capitol.