[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 34 (Monday, March 17, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D254-D255]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                         COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR

                        TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 1997

                                 Senate

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, to resume 
hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for agricultural 
research, 9 a.m., SR-332.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and 
Independent Agencies, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates 
for fiscal year 1998 for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
9:30 a.m., SD-562.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold hearings on 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for energy research 
programs of the Department of Energy, 9:30 a.m., SD-124.
  Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related 
Agencies, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 1998 for the Natural Resources Conservation Service, Department 
of Agriculture, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services, to resume hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for the Department of Defense and the 
future years defense program, focusing on the unified commands 
military strategies and operational requirements, 10 a.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, business 
meeting, to mark up S. 318, to require automatic cancellation and 
notice of cancellation rights with respect to private mortgage 
insurance which is required by a creditor as a condition for 
entering into a residential mortgage transaction, and to consider 
the nominations of Yolanda Townsend Wheat, of Missouri, to be a 
Member of the National Credit Union Administration Board, Jeffrey A. 
Frankel, of California, to be a Member of the Council of Economic 
Advisers, Charles A. Gueli, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board 
of Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences, and 
Susan R. Baron, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National 
Corporation for Housing Partnerships, 3 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee 
on Oceans and Fisheries, to hold hearings on proposed legislation 
authorizing funds for fiscal year 1998 for the United States Coast 
Guard, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works, to hold hearings on 
proposals to authorize state and local governments to enact flow 
control laws and to regulate the interstate transportation of solid 
waste, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations, Subcommittee on East Asian and 
Pacific Affairs, to hold hearings on issues facing China in the post 
Deng era, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on the Judiciary, to hold hearings on pending 
nominations, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Labor and Human Resources, to resume mark up of S. 4, 
to provide private sector employees the same opportunities for time-
and-a-half compensatory time off, biweekly work programs, and 
flexible credit hour programs to help balance the needs of work and 
family, and to clarify the provisions relating to exemptions of 
certain professionals from the minimum wage and overtime 
requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, and to 
consider pending nominations, 9 a.m., SD-430.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of Alexis M. 
Herman, of Alabama, to be Secretary of Labor, 2 p.m., SD-430.
  Select Committee on Intelligence, to resume hearings on the 
nomination of Anthony Lake, of Massachusetts, to be Director of 
Central Intelligence, 10 a.m., SH-216.

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                                 NOTICE

  For a listing of Senate committee meetings scheduled ahead, see pages 
E490-92 in today's Record.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, hearing to review Agriculture Trade into 
the 21st century, 9:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Federal Drug Administration and Related Agencies, on 
Departmental Administration; Office of the Chief Financial Officer, 
1 p.m., and on Congressional and public witnesses, 4 p.m., 2362A 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary, on 
Department of Commerce; International Trade Administration/
International Trade Commission, 2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Interior, on Geological Survey, 10 a.m., and on 
Secretary of Energy, 2 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, 
on National Institute of Mental Health and National Institute of 
Aging, 10 a.m., and on National Institute of Neurological Disorders 
and Stroke and on National Institute of General Medical Sciences, 2 
p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, on the FAA, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government, 
on National Archives, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, on Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, hearing on H.R. 607, 
Homeowners Insurance Protection Act; and to consider the Committee 
Budget Views and Estimates for Fiscal Year 1998 for transmission to 
the Committee on the Budget, 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Commerce, Subcommittee on Health and Environment, 
hearing on reauthorization of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
Services Act (SAMSHA), 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on 
Employer-Employee Relations, hearing on mandatory union dues, 9:30 
a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, Subcommittee on Human 
Resources, to continue oversight hearings on the Department of Health 
and Human Services and the Department of Veterans' Affairs: Mission, 
Management, and Performance, 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on 
International Economic Policy and Trade, hearing to review the 
Overseas Private Investment Corporation, Authorize, Privatize, 
Reform, or Terminate? 2:30 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights, hearing 
on Foreign Relations Authorization for FY 1998-99: International 
Organizations and Conferences, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, 
hearing on H.J. Res. 62, proposing an amendment to the Constitution 
of the United States with respect to tax limitation, 9:30 a.m., 2237 
Rayburn.
  Committee on National Security, Subcommittee on Military 
Installations and Facilities, hearing on current implementation 
issues in the base realignment and closure process, 2 p.m., 2212 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Procurement, hearing on the New Attack 
Submarine Program, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Readiness, hearing on depot-level 
maintenance issues. 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, 
oversight hearing on Management of our Nation's forests and criteria 
for determining healthy forests, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, to consider H.R. 1, Working Families 
Flexibility Act of 1997, and the Committee Budget Views and 
Estimates for Fiscal Year 1998 for transmission to the Committee on 
the Budget, 1:30 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Basic Research, hearing on 
fiscal year 1998 Authorization of the United States Fire 
Administration, 10 a.m., 2325 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Railroads, hearing on ISTEA Rail Infrastructure Programs, 2 p.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health, to mark up 
the following bills: H.R. 1001, to extend the term of appointment of 
certain members of the Prospective Payment Assessment Commission and 
the Physician Payment Review Commission; and H.R. 1003, a bill to 
clarify Federal Law with respect to restricting the use of Federal 
funds in support of assisted suicide, 5 p.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on IRS Budget for fiscal year 
1998 and the 1997 Tax Return Filing Season, 11 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Trade, hearing on U.S. Trade Policy Objectives and 
Initiatives, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, hearing on 
the Budget-Technical Intelligence: Requirements, Collection, 
Processing and Exploitation, 10 a.m., H-405 Capitol.