[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 120 (Thursday, September 5, 1996)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D896-D897]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
HATCH ACT AND RELATED LAW VIOLATIONS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations, 
Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture met to consider Hatch Act and related 
law violations.
MONEY LAUNDERING ACTIVITY--MEXICAN NARCO-CRIME SYNDICATE
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Subcommittee on General 
Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on Money Laundering 
Activity Associated with the Mexican Narco-Crime Syndicate. Testimony 
was heard from Johathan Weiner, Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
International Narcotics and Crime, Department of State; Thomas A. 
Constantine, Administrator, DEA, Department of Justice; George Weise, 
Commissioner, U.S. Customs Service, Department of the Treasury; and 
public witnesses.

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OVERSIGHT--NATIONAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held an 
oversight hearing on the National Regulatory Commission. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the NRC: Shirley Ann Jackson, 
Chairman; Kenneth C. Rogers, Greta J. Dicus, Niles J. Diaz and Edward 
McGraffigan, Jr., all Commissioners.
OVERSIGHT--FEHB PROGRAM
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on Civil 
Service held an oversight hearing on the Federal Employees Health 
Benefits Program (FEHB). Testimony was heard from Sarah F. Jaggar, 
Director; Health Services, Quality and Public Health Issues Division, 
GAO; William Flynn, Associate Director, Retirement Insurance Service, 
OPM; and public witnesses.
MEDICAID--EXCLUDING FRAUDULENT PROVIDERS
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on Human 
Resources and Intergovernmental Relations held a hearing on Excluding 
Fraudulent Providers from Medicaid. Testimony was heard from Leslie 
Aronovitz, Associate Director, Health Financing and Public Health, GAO; 
the following officials of the Department of Health and Human Services: 
Judy Berek, Senior Advisor Program Integrity, Health Care Financing 
Administration; and June Gibbs Brown, Inspector General; James White, 
Director, Program Integrity, Department of Social Services, State of 
New York; and Warren Koontz, M.D., Director, Board of Medicine, State 
of Virginia.
FAIR HOUSING ACT--PROTECTING FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution held a 
hearing on protecting freedom of speech and neighborhood safety under 
the Fair Housing Act. Testimony was heard from Representative Bilbray; 
Elizabeth Julian, Assistant Secretary, Fair Housing, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development; Stuart Ishimaru, Counsel to Assistant 
Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice; Antonio 
Pagan, Council Member, City of New York; and public witnesses.
COMPREHENSIVE METHAMPHETAMINE CONTROL ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime held a hearing on 
H.R. 3852, Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act of 1996. Testimony 
was heard from Senator Hatch; Harold D. Wankel, Chief of Operations, 
DEA, Department of Justice; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--REMOVAL OF CRIMINAL AND ILLEGAL ALIENS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims held 
an oversight hearing regarding the removal of criminal and illegal 
aliens. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Justice: David Martin, General Counsel, Immigration and 
Naturalization Service; and Anthony C. Moscato, Director, Executive 
Office for Immigration Review.
BUILDING ON CHANGE: PREPARING FOR THE 105TH CONGRESS
Committee on Rules: Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House 
and the Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process continued joint 
hearings on Building on Change: Preparing for the 105th Congress. 
Testimony was heard from Representatives Shays, Barrett of Wisconsin, 
Minge, Hoekstra, Wamp, Archer, Beilenson and Combest.
  Hearings continue September 11.
AVIATION DISASTER FAMILY ASSISTANCE ACT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Aviation held a hearing on H.R. 3923, Aviation Disaster Family 
Assistance Act of 1996. Testimony was heard from James E. Hall, 
Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board; and public witnesses.