[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 29, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D57-D58]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM
Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded hearings on proposals for 
long-term reform of the Social Security system, after receiving 
testimony from Edward M. Gramlich, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; 
Thomas W. Jones, TIAA-CREF, New Canaan, Connecticut; Carolyn L. Weaver, 
American Enterprise Institute, Alexandria, Virginia; C. Eugene 
Steuerle, Urban Institute, Washington, D.C.; and Theodore R. Marmor, 
Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:Committee ordered 
favorably reported the nomination of William M. Daley, of Illinois, to 
be Secretary of Commerce, and a routine list in the U.S. Coast Guard.
  Also, committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Rodney E. 
Slater, of Arkansas, to be Secretary of Transportation, after the 
nominee, who was introduced by Senators Warner, Bumpers, and Hutchinson 
and Representatives Berry and Hutchinson, testified and answered 
questions in his own behalf.
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee ordered favorably 
reported an original resolution (S. Res. 34) requesting $2,637,966 for 
operating expenses for the period from March 1, 1997 through February 
28, 1998, and $2,707,696 for operating expenses for the period from 
March 1, 1998 through February 28, 1999.

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  Also, committee announced the following subcommittee assignments:
  Subcommittee on Energy Research, Development, Production and 
Regulation: Senators Nickles (Chairman), Domenici (Vice Chairman), 
Craig, Grams, Gorton, Campbell, Gordon Smith, Ford, Bingaman, Graham, 
Wyden, Johnson, and Landrieu.
  Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management: Senators Craig 
(Chairman), Burns (Vice Chairman), Domenici, Thomas, Kyl, Gordon Smith, 
Dorgan, Graham, Wyden, Johnson, and Landrieu.
  Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation, and 
Recreation: Senators Thomas (Chairman), Campbell (Vice Chairman), 
Grams, Nickles, Burns, Bingaman, Akaka, Graham, and Landrieu.
  Subcommittee on Water and Power: Senators Kyl (Chairman), Gordon 
Smith (Vice Chairman), Gorton, Campbell, Craig, Akaka, Ford, Dorgan, 
and Wyden.
NOMINATION
Committee on Finance: Committee ordered favorably reported S.J. Res. 5, 
waiving certain provisions of the Trade Act of 1974 relating to the 
appointment of the United States Trade Representative.
  Prior to this action, committee concluded hearings on the nomination 
of Charlene Barshefsky, of the District of Columbia, to be United 
States Trade Representative, after the nominee, who was introduced by 
Senators Moseley-Braun and Breaux and Representative Crane, testified 
and answered questions in her own behalf.
NOMINATION
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded hearings on the 
nomination of Bill Richardson, of New Mexico, to be the Representative 
of the United States to the United Nations with the rank of Ambassador, 
and the Representative of the United States in the Security Council of 
the United Nations, after the nominee, who was introduced by Senators 
Domenici, Hatch, and Bingaman and Representatives Gilman, Hamilton, and 
Menendez, testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
Committee on Governmental Affairs: Committee met and adopted its rules 
of procedure for the 105th Congress.
  Committee will meet again tomorrow.
AUTHORIZATION--INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION
Committee on Labor and Human Resources: Committee concluded hearings on 
S. 216, authorizing funds for fiscal years 1998 through 2002 for 
programs of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, after 
receiving testimony from Judith E. Heumann, Assistant Secretary of 
Education for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Madeleine 
Will, Chevy Chase, Maryland, former Assistant Secretary of Education 
for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Michael Remus, 
Kansas Board of Education, Topeka, on behalf of the National 
Association of State Directors of Special Education; Elisabeth T. 
Healey, Pittsburgh School Board, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Daniel 
Sullivan, New Hampshire School Board, Nashua; Anne Bryant, National 
School Boards Association, Alexandria, Virginia; David Wolk, Rutland 
City School District, Rutland, Vermont, on behalf of the American 
Association of School Administrators; Stanley S. Herr, University of 
Maryland, Baltimore; Michael Brown, Hope High School, Hope, Arizona, on 
behalf of the National Association of Secondary School Principals; 
Marcia Reback, Rhode Island Federation of Teachers, Providence; Robert 
Chase, National Education Association, Washington, D.C.; and Gerald 
Hime, Council for Exceptional Children, Reston, Virginia.
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
Committee on Small Business: Committee ordered favorably reported an 
original resolution requesting $1,084,471 for operating expenses for 
the period from March 1, 1997 through February 28, 1998, and $1,112,732 
for operating expenses for the period from March 1, 1998 through 
February 28, 1999.
  Also, committee adopted its rules of procedure for the 105th 
Congress.
GULF WAR ILLNESSES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee resumed hearings to examine 
the status of Persian Gulf War veterans' illnesses, receiving testimony 
from Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, USA (Ret.); and Bernard D. Rostker, 
Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense for Gulf War 
Illnesses.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on 
intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the 
intelligence community.
  Committee will meet again on Wednesday, February 5.
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
Special Committee on Aging: Committee ordered favorably reported an 
original resolution requesting $1,133,674 for operating expenses for 
the period from March 1, 1997 through February 28, 1998, and $1,162,865 
for operating expenses for the period from March 1, 1998 through 
February 28, 1999.
  Also, committee adopted its rules of procedure for the 105th 
Congress.