[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 26 (Tuesday, March 4, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D169-D172]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
[D04MR7-6]D169 AUTHORIZAT
AUTHORIZATION--NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM
[D04MR7-7]D169 Committee
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded 
hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for programs of the 
National School Lunch Act, after receiving testimony from Janet Bantly, 
Enfield, Connecticut, and Tami J. Cline, Alexandria, Virginia, both of the 
American School Food Service Association; Mary Kate Harrison, Hillsborough 
County Schools, Tampa, Florida; Dennis Bier, Baylor College of Medicine, 
Houston, Texas, on behalf of the Children's Nutrition Research Center; 
Michael Berry, Disneyland Resort, Anaheim, California; and Judith L. Dodd, 
University of Pittsburgh, Allison Park, Pennsylvania.
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APPROPRIATIONS--AGRICULTURE
[D04MR7-9]D170 Committee
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, 
and Related Agencies held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 1998 for the Department of Agriculture, receiving testimony in behalf 
of funds for their respective activities from Thomas J. Billy, 
Administrator, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Michael Dunn, Assistant 
Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, Terry L. Medley, 
Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Lon S. Hatamiya, 
Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service, James R. Baker, 
Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, and 
Dennis Kaplan, Deputy Director for Budget, Legislative and Regulatory 
Systems, Office of Budget and Program Analysis, all of the Department of 
Agriculture.
[D04MR7-10]D170 Subcommitt
  Subcommittee will meet again on Tuesday, March 11.
[D04MR7-11]D170 APPROPRIAT
APPROPRIATIONS--HHS
[D04MR7-12]D170 Committee
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education held hearings on proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 1998 for the Department of Health and Human Services, receiving 
testimony from Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Human Services.
[D04MR7-13]D170 Subcommitt
  Subcommittee will meet again on Thursday, March 20.
[D04MR7-14]D170 APPROPRIAT
APPROPRIATIONS--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
[D04MR7-15]D170 Committee
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent 
Agencies held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998, 
receiving testimony in behalf of funds for their respective activities from 
Harris Wofford, Chief Executive Officer, Corporation for National and 
Community Service; Frank Nebeker, Chief Judge, Court of Veterans Appeals; 
Gen. John P. Herrling, Secretary, American Battle Monument Commission; 
Steven Dola, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Management and Budget), DOD-Civil, 
Cemeterial Expenses, Department of the Army; and Gil Coronado, Director, 
Selective Service System.
[D04MR7-16]D170 Subcommitt
  Subcommittee will meet again on Tuesday, March 11.
[D04MR7-17]D170 NOMINATION
NOMINATIONS
[D04MR7-18]D170 Committee
Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported 1,634 
military nominations in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force.
[D04MR7-19]D170 AUTHORIZAT
AUTHORIZATION--DEFENSE
[D04MR7-20]D170 Committee
Committee on Armed Services: Committee resumed hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1998 for the Department of 
Defense and the future years defense plan, focusing on Department of the 
Army programs, receiving testimony from Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of the 
Army; and Gen. Dennis J. Reimer, USA, Chief of Staff of the Army.
[D04MR7-21]D170 Committee
  Committee will meet again on Tuesday, March 11.
[D04MR7-22]D170 FINANCIAL
FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES ACCOUNTING RULES
[D04MR7-23]D170 Committee
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Securities 
concluded oversight hearings to examine Securities and Exchange Commission 
and Financial Accounting Standards Board proposals affecting the accounting 
treatment and supplemental disclosures of financial derivatives, after 
receiving testimony from Steven M.H. Wallman, Commissioner, Securities and 
Exchange Commission; Kenneth Lehn, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, 
Pennsylvania, former Chief Economist, SEC; Thomas D. Logan, Basic American, 
Inc., Walnut Creek, California, and Patrick M. Montgomery, ULLICO, 
Washington, D.C., both on behalf of the Treasury Management Association; 
William P. Miller II, Common Fund, Inc., Westport, Connecticut, on behalf of 
the Association for Investment Management and Research; and Joseph P. 
Bauman, Bank of America, San Francisco, California, on behalf of the 
International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.
[D04MR7-24]D170 PRODUCT LI
PRODUCT LIABILITY REFORM
[D04MR7-25]D170 Committee
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:Committee held hearings 
on S. 5, to establish legal standards and procedures for product liability 
litigation, receiving testimony from Representatives Campbell and Gekas; 
Richard Vuernick, Citizen Action, Victor Schwartz, Crowell and Moring, both 
of Washington, D.C.; Lucinda Finley, University of Buffalo School of Law, 
Buffalo, New York; Julie Nimens, Schutt Sports, Inc., Litchfield, Illinois; 
Steven J. Sharp, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Tom Deushle, Liberty, Missouri; and 
Steve Gunther, McLean, Virginia.
[D04MR7-26]D170 Hearings w
  Hearings were recessed subject to call.
[D04MR7-27]D171 SUPERFUND

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SUPERFUND REFORM
[D04MR7-28]D171 Committee
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste 
Control, and Risk Assessment held oversight hearings to examine liability 
and resource issues associated with the cleanup and redevelopment of 
abandoned or underutilized industrial and commercial properties, focusing on 
the current state of the Brownfields Economic Redevelopment Initiative and 
proposals to reform the Superfund program, receiving testimony from Timothy 
Fields, Jr., Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste and 
Emergency Response, Environmental Protection Agency; Peter F. Guerrero, 
Director, Environmental Protection Issues, Resources, Community, and 
Economic Development Division, General Accounting Office; James M. Seif, 
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Harrisburg; Mayor J. 
Christian Bollwage, Elizabeth, New Jersey, on behalf of the U.S. Conference 
of Mayors; Lorrie Louder, St. Paul Port Authority, St. Paul, Minnesota, on 
behalf of the National Association of Local Government Environmental 
Professionals; William J. Riley, Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Bethlehem, 
Pennsylvania, on behalf of the American Iron and Steel Institute; J. Peter 
Scherer, Taubman Company, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, on behalf of the 
National Realty Committee; and William K. Wray, Citizens Financial Group, 
Providence, Rhode Island.
[D04MR7-29]D171 Subcommitt
  Subcommittee will meet again tomorrow.
[D04MR7-30]D171 MEDICARE/M
MEDICARE/MEDICAID/WELFARE BUDGET
[D04MR7-31]D171 Committee
Committee on Finance: Committee resumed hearings on the President's proposed 
budget request for fiscal year 1998, focusing on spending proposals relating 
to Medicare, Medicaid, and welfare, receiving testimony form Paul N. Van de 
Water, Assistant Director for Budget Analysis, Congressional Budget Office; 
and Jonathan Ratner, Associate Director, Health Financing and Systems 
Issues, Health, Education, and Human Services Division, General Accounting 
Office.
[D04MR7-32]D171 Committee
  Committee will meet again tomorrow.
[D04MR7-33]D171 BUSINESS M
BUSINESS MEETING
[D04MR7-34]D171 Committee
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
following business items:
[D04MR7-35]D171 S. Res. 19
  S. Res. 19, expressing the sense of the Senate regarding United States 
opposition to the prison sentence of Tibetan ethnomusicologist Ngawang 
Choephel by the Government of the People's Republic of China; and
[D04MR7-36]D171 The nomina
  The nominations of Pete Peterson, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the 
Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Princeton Nathan Lyman, of Maryland, to be 
Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs, and a 
Foreign Service Officers' promotion list received by the Senate on January 
21, 1997.
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                        House of Representatives

[D04MR7-38]D172 Chamber Ac
Chamber Action
Bills Introduced: 14 public bills, H.R. 908-921; and 5 resolutions, H.J. 
Res. 59 and H. Con. Res. 32-35, were introduced.
  Pages H724-25
Reports Filed: No reports were filed today.
Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he designated 
Representative Ewing to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
  Page H711
Recess: The House recessed at 12:58 p.m. and reconvened at 2:00 p.m. 
                                                                   Page H714
Order of Business: It was made in order that on Wednesday, March 5, 1997, 
the Speaker be authorized to entertain motions to suspend the rules and 
agree to the following resolutions: H. Con. Res. 17, congratulating the 
people of Guatemala on the success of the recent negotiations to establish a 
peace process for Guatemala, H. Con. Res. 18, congratulating the people of 
the Republic of Nicaragua on the success of their democratic elections, and 
S. Con. Res. 4, commending and thanking the Honorable Warren Christopher for 
his exemplary service as Secretary of State. And, that on Thursday, March 6, 
1997, the Speaker be authorized to entertain a motion to suspend the rules 
and pass H.R. 513, District of Columbia Council Contract Review Reform Act 
of 1997.
  Page H715
Suspension--Display of the Ten Commandments: The House completed all debate 
on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to H. Con. Res. 31, expressing 
the sense of Congress regarding the display of the Ten Commandments by Judge 
Roy S. Moore, a judge on the circuit court of the State of Alabama. The vote 
was postponed until, Wednesday, March 5, 1997.
  Pages H715-21
Quorum Calls--Votes: No quorum calls or votes developed during the 
proceedings of the House today.
Adjournment: Met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at 3:01 p.m.
[D04MR7-39]D172 Committee