[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 25, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D136-D137]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                           FEBRUARY 26, 1997

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, to hold 
hearings to examine the impact of capital gains taxes on farmers, 10 
a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services, to continue hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1998 for the 
Department of Defense and the future years defense program, 2 p.m., 
SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, to hold hearings 
to review the Federal Reserve's monetary policy report to Congress, 
10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Forests 
and Public Land Management, to continue hearings on the proposed 
Public Land Management Responsibility and Accountability Restoration 
Act, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, to resume hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for programs of the Intermodal Surface 
Transportation Efficiency Act, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations, Subcommittee on International 
Economic Policy, Export and Trade Promotion, to hold hearings on 
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1998 for the 
Agency for International Development (AID), 2 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Labor and Human Resources, business meeting, to 
consider pending calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Small Business, to hold hearings on the President's 
budget request for fiscal year 1998 for the Small Business 
Administration, 9:30 a.m., SR-428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to hold hearings on the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 1998 for 
veterans programs, 2 p.m., SR-418.
  Committee on Indian Affairs, to hold hearings on the President's 
proposed budget request for fiscal year 1998 for the Bureau of 
Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Service, 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
  Select Committee on Intelligence, to hold closed hearings on 
intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.


                                  House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Forestry, Resource 
Conservation, and Research, hearing to review the USDA's final 
regulation on the Conservation Reserve Program, 10 a.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on 
the Secretary of Agriculture, 1 p.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary, on 
Inspector General for the Department of Justice, 11 a.m., and on the 
Legal Services Corporation, 2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Interior, on the Secretary of the Interior, 10 
a.m., and 1:30 p.m., B-308 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, 
on the Director, NIH, 10 a.m., on the National Cancer Institute and 
the National Eye Institute, 1:30 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on National Security, on the fiscal year 1998 Defense 
Budget, 9:30 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, on Members of Congress and public 
witnesses, 9:30 a.m., and 1 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government, 
on the Office of Inspector General, Department of the Treasury, 10 
a.m., and on the Secret Service, 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, on NASA, 11 
a.m., and 2 p.m., H-143 Capitol.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, Subcommittee on 
Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing on issues 
currently facing the Credit Union Industry, 9:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing 
and markup of the following bills: H.R. 649, Department of Energy 
Standardization Act of 1997;

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and H.R. 363, to amend section 2118 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 
to extend the Electric and Magnetic Fields Research and Public 
Information Dissemination Program; and to mark up the following 
bills: H.R. 651, to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act 
for the construction of a hydroelectric project located in the State 
of Washington; and H.R. 652, to extend the deadline under the 
Federal Power Act for the construction of a hydroelectric project 
located in the State of Washington, 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, Subcommittee on 
Civil Service, hearing and markup of H.R. 240, Veterans' Employment 
Opportunity Act of 1997, 1:30 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
   Subcommittee on National Security, International Affairs, and 
Criminal Justice, hearing on Civic Volunteers, Youth Service 
Organizations, and the War on Drugs, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
   Committee on House Oversight, Task Force on Contested Election, 
hearing on the Forty Sixth Congressional District of California, 5 
p.m., 1310 Longworth.
   Committee on International Relations, hearing on New Thinking on 
Foreign Assistance, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
   Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing on Engaging the 
Hermit Kingdom: U.S. Policy Toward North Korea, 1:30 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights, hearing 
on the Department of State Management Initiatives, 1:30 p.m., 2200 
Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts and 
Intellectual Property, hearing on the following: H.R. 400, 21st 
Century Patent System Improvement Act; H.R. 673, Patent and 
Trademark Office Surcharge Extension Act of 1997; and the Patent 
Term Restoration Act, 9 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Crime and the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, 
Youth and Families of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
joint hearing on the following bills: H.R. 26, to amend title 18, 
United States Code, to provide that the firearms prohibitions 
applicable by reason of a domestic violence misdemeanor conviction 
do not apply if the conviction occurred before the prohibitions 
became law; and H.R. 445, to provide that the firearms prohibitions 
applicable by reason of a domestic violence misdemeanor conviction 
do not apply to government entities, 10:15 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on National Security, hearing on defense reform, 9:30 
a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Procurement and the Subcommittee on 
Military Research and Development, joint hearing on Navy 
shipbuilding overview, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Aviation, hearing on Whether the Traffic Alert and Collision 
Avoidance System Should be Required in Cargo Aircraft, 2 p.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, to hold 
an organizational meeting; followed by a hearing on reauthorization 
of the State Boating Safety Grant Program, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Human Resources, 
hearing on Technical Corrections to Welfare Reform legislation, 2 
p.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Trade, hearing on the WTO Singapore Ministerial 
Meeting, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee, to hold hearings to examine the economic 
and budget outlook, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn Building.