[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 27 (Wednesday, March 5, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D187-D189]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             MARCH 6, 1997

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Transportation, to 
hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for 
the Department of Transportation, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary, to 
hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for 
the Department of State, 2 p.m., S-146A, Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, to hold hearings on the nomination of 
Keith R. Hall, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of the Air 
Force for Space, 10 a.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, to hold hearings 
on the nominations of Yolanda Townsend Wheat, of Missouri, to be a 
Member of the National Credit Union Administration Board, Charles A. 
Gueli, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the 
National Institute of Building Sciences, and Jeffrey A. Frankel, of 
California, to be a Member of the Council of Economic Advisers, 10 
a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee 
on Science, Technology, and Space and Subcommittee on Oceans and 
Fisheries, to hold joint hearings to examine the President's 
proposed budget request for fiscal year 1998 for the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Foreign Commerce, and Tourism, 
to hold hearings to examine product liability reform, focusing on 
the implementation of the General Aviation Revitalization Act, 2:30 
p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, business meeting, to 
consider the nomination of Federico Pena, of Colorado, to be 
Secretary of Energy; to be followed by hearings to examine issues 
with regard to competitive change in the electric power industry, 
9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  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 and innovative transportation 
financing, technology, construction and design practices, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-406.
  Committee on Finance, to hold hearings on proposals to expand 
Individual Retirement Accounts, including S. 197, proposed Savings 
and Investment Incentive Act of 1997, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Subcommittee on Health Care, to resume hearings to examine the 
financial soundness of the Medicare system, 2 p.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations, Subcommittee on International 
Operations, to hold hearings on the President's proposed budget 
request for fiscal year 1998 for the United States Information 
Agency (USIA) and international broadcasting, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of Karen 
Shepherd, of Utah, to be United States Director of the European Bank 
for Reconstruction and Development, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight of 
Government Management and The District of Columbia, to hold hearings 
to examine Federal tax policy for the District of Columbia, 9:30 
a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary, business meeting, to consider S. Res. 
56, designating March 25, 1997 as ``Greek Independence Day: A 
National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy'', and 
pending nominations, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Labor and Human Resources, to hold hearings to 
examine health care quality and consumer protection, 10 a.m., SD-
106.
  Committee on Rules and Administration, to hear and consider the 
Committee on Governmental Affairs' request for additional funding, 
2:15 p.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Veterans Affairs, to hold joint hearings with the 
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on the

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legislative recommendations of the Paralyzed Veterans of America, 
the Jewish War Veterans, the Retired Officers Association, the 
Association of the U.S. Army, the Non-Commissioned Officers 
Association, the Military Order of the Purple Heart, and the Blinded 
Veterans Association, 9:30 a.m., 345 Cannon Building.
  Select Committee on Intelligence, closed business meeting, on 
intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging, to hold hearings to examine the 
challenges facing retiring babyboomers, 9:30 a.m., SD-628.


                                 NOTICE

  For a listing of Senate committee meetings scheduled ahead, see pages 
E393-95 in today's Record.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 10 a.m., and on Farm and 
Foreign Agricultural Services, 1 p.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary, on Bureau 
of Export Administration, Department of Commerce, 10 a.m., and on 
the Federal Courts; the Administrative Office and the Federal 
Judicial Center, 2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on TVA, 10 a.m., and 
on Appalachian Regional Commission, 11 a.m., 2362B Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior, on public witnesses, 10 a.m. and 1:30 
p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, 
on National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease 
and the National Center for Research Resources, 10 a.m., and on the 
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the 
National Institute of Dental Research, 1:30 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Construction, on Navy Construction, 9:30 
a.m., B-300 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on National Security, on FY 1998 Navy/Marine Corps 
Budget Overview, 10 a.m., 2212 Rayburn, and on Navy/Marine Corps 
Acquisition, 1:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, on GAO, 10 a.m., and on the 
Secretary of Transportation, 1 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government, 
on Secretary of Treasury, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, on Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, 10 a.m., and 2 p.m., H-143 Capitol.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, Subcommittee on 
Housing and Community Development, to continue hearings on H.R. 2, 
Housing Opportunity and Responsibility Act of 1997, 9:30 a.m., and 2 
p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, hearing on the CBO's Analysis of the 
Administration's Budget, 11 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Commerce, Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous 
Materials, hearing on the Securities and Exchange Commission 
Authorization Act of 1997, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Health and Environment, hearing on Assisted 
Suicide: Legal, Medical, Ethical, and Social Issues, 11 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing on Education at a Crossroads, 
What Works, What's Wasted, 9:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, hearing on Federal 
Telecommunications System Acquisition Strategy (Post-FTS 2000), 10 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations, 
to continue Agency oversight hearings: the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development and the Department of Labor: Mission, Management, 
and Performance, 1:30 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Oversight, to consider Committee funding 
requests, 10 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on International Relations, to markup the following 
measures: H. Con. Res. 16, concerning the urgent need to improve the 
living standards of those South Asians living in the Ganges and the 
Bahmaputra River Basin; H. Res. 68, stating the sense of the House 
of Representatives that the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and 
Security Between the United States of America and Japan is essential 
for furthering the security interests of the United States, Japan, 
and the nations of the Asia-Pacific region, and that the people of 
Okinawa deserve recognition for their contributions toward ensuring 
the treaty's implementation; H.R. 750, to support the autonomous 
governance of Hong Kong after its reversion to the People's Republic 
of China; and a resolution disapproving the certification of the 
President under section 490(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
regarding foreign assistance for Mexico during fiscal year 1997, 10 
a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law, oversight hearing on the Congressional Review 
Act, 10:30 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Crime, to markup the following measures: H.R. 747, 
Witness Relocation Notification Act of 1997; the United States 
Marshals Service Improvement Act of 1997; the Prisoner Service 
Opportunity Act of 1997; and the Victim Allocation Clarification Act 
of 1997, 10 a.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  Committee on National Security, to continue hearings on Fiscal 
Year 1998 Department of Defense authorization request, 9:30 a.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Research and Development, hearing on 
ballistic missile defense, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, 
Wildlife and Oceans, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 511, 
National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 and H.R. 
512, New Wildlife Refuge Authorization Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.

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  Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, 
hearing on fiscal year 1998 budget authorization request for Office 
of Energy Research, Department of Energy, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, to markup H.R. 852, Paperwork 
Elimination Act of 1997, 9:30 a.m., and to hold a hearing on the 
Administration's Budget request for the SBA for fiscal year 1998, 10 
a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Task Force on Ethics 
Reform, executive, to continue hearings on the Ethics Process in the 
House, 10 a.m., H-144 Capitol.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Surface Transportation, to continue hearings on ISTEA 
Reauthorization: Policy Initiatives and Requests for Highway and 
Transit Projects, 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on 
Medicare HMO Regulation and Quality, 1 p.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Social Security, hearing on the Future of Social 
Security for this Generation and the Next, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, briefing on 
Iran Terrorism, 1:30 p.m., H-405 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs, to hold joint 
hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on the 
legislative recommendations of the Paralyzed Veterans of America, 
the Jewish War Veterans, the Retired Officers Association, the 
Association of the U.S. Army, the Non-Commissioned Officers 
Association, the Military Order of the Purple Heart, and the Blinded 
Veterans Association, 9:30 a.m., 345 Cannon Building.