[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 35 (Tuesday, March 18, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D263-D265]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                         COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR

                       WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1997

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold 
closed hearings to review proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 
1998 for the intelligence community, 10 a.m., S-407, Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary, to 
hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for 
the Securities and Exchange Commission, 2 p.m., S-146, Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to 
resume hearings in open and closed session on proposed legislation 
authorizing funds for fiscal year 1998 for the Department of Defense 
and the future years defense program, focusing on Department of 
Energy weapons programs., 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  Subcommittee on Acquisition and Technology, to hold hearings to 
review the status of acquisition reform in the Department of 
Defense, 10 a.m., SR-418.
  Subcommittee on Seapower, to hold 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.
  Subcommittee on Readiness, to hold hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1998 for the 
Department of Defense and the future years defense program, focusing 
on military readiness accounts, 2 p.m., SR-232A.
  Committee on the Budget, to hold a meeting to discuss various 
budget proposals for fiscal year 1998, 9:30 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee 
on Communications, to hold hearings to examine the Federal 
Communications Commission implementation of the Telecommunications 
Act of 1996, focusing on efforts to implement universal telephone 
service reform and FCC proposals to assess new per-minute fees on 
Internet service providers, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings on S. 377, to promote electronic 
commerce by facilitating the use of strong encryption, 2 p.m., SR-
253.
  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, focusing on environmental programs 
and statewide and metropolitan planning, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance, to hold hearings on improving Medicare 
choices, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, 
and Government Information, to hold hearings to examine Internet 
crimes affecting consumers, 9 a.m., SD-226.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine efforts by private 
individuals, community organizations, and religious groups to 
prevent juvenile crime, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Labor and Human Resources, to hold hearings to 
examine proposals to reform the operation of the Food and Drug 
Administration, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to hold joint hearings with the 
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on the legislative 
recommendations of the Disabled American Veterans, 9:30 a.m., 345 
Cannon Building.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Department Operations, 
Nutrition, and Foreign Agriculture, hearing

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to review treatment of minority and limited resource producers by 
the United States Department of Agriculture, 1 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Federal Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on 
Congressional witnesses, 10 a.m., and on Natural Resources 
Conservation Service, 1 p.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary, on Drug 
Enforcement, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn, and on International 
Organizations and Peacekeeping, 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on Secretary of 
Energy, 10 a.m., 2362B Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 
Programs, on AID Administrator, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior, on Smithsonian Institution, 10 a.m., B-
308 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, 
on Railroad Retirement Board; U.S. Institute of Peace, 10 a.m., and 
on Corporation for Public Broadcasting; and National Labor Relations 
Board, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on National Security, on Military Quality of Life, 10 
a.m., and on Department of Defense Medical Programs, 1:30 p.m., H-
140 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, on Federal Transit Administration; 
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, 10 a.m., 2358 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government, 
on Office of National Drug Control Policy, 2 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, on Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 10 a.m., and 2 p.m., H-143 Capitol.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, Subcommittee on 
Capital Markets, Securities and Government Sponsored Enterprises, to 
continue hearings on Financial Services Modernization, 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Commerce, Subcommittee on Health and Environment, 
hearing on Medicare Provider Service Networks, 1 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer 
Protection, hearing on WTO Telecom Agreement: Results and Next 
Steps, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, to consider 
Committee investigation procedures, 10:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Postal Service, oversight hearing of the 
United States Postal Service: Inspector General U.S. Postal Service 
Governors of the U.S. Postal Service, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Oversight, oversight hearing on Office of 
Compliance, 3 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Africa, 
hearing on Economic Development of Africa's Natural Resources, 1 
p.m., 2255 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade, hearing 
on Interfering with U.S. National Security Interests: The World 
Trade Organization and the European Union Challenge to the Helms-
Burton bill, 1 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, an overview hearing on 
U.S. Policy in the Western Hemisphere, 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, oversight hearing on the 
implementation of the Church Arson Prevention Act of 1996 (Public 
Law 104-155), 10:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on National Security, to continue hearings on the 
Administration's fiscal year 1998 Department of Defense 
authorization, 9:30 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Merchant Marine Panel, hearing on fiscal year 1998 Maritime 
Administration authorization request and related matters, and the 
fiscal year 1998 Panama Canal Commission authorization request and 
related matters, 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Procurement and Subcommittee on Military 
Research and Development, joint hearing on fiscal year 1998 
Department of Defense authorization request--Ballistic Missile 
Defense, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, hearing on H.R. 856, United States-Puerto 
Rico Political Status Act, 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, to 
mark up the following measures: H.R. 39, to reauthorize the African 
Elephant Conservation Act, and H. Con. Res. 8, expressing the sense 
of Congress with respect to the significance of maintaining the 
health and stability of coral reef ecosystems, and to hold an 
oversight hearing on the budget request for the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Services for Fiscal Year 1998, 1 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, to consider the following: H.R. 929, Partial-
Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1997; and H. Res. 91, providing amounts 
for the expenses of certain committees of the House of 
Representatives, 2 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, 
hearing on fiscal year 1998 Budget Authorization Request: Department 
of Energy, Fossil Energy R & D, Clean Coal Technology Program, and 
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 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, 1 p.m., 2325 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing on fiscal year 1998 
NASA Authorization: Mission to Planet Earth, 10 a.m., 2325 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Technology, hearing on funding needs for the 
Technology Administration and the National Institutes of Standards 
and Technology, 10:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing on the 
Administration's fiscal year 1998 budget request for the U.S. Coast 
Guard and the Federal Maritime Commission, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, to meet for 
organizational purposes, 9:30 a.m., and to

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hold a hearing on recent flooding in California, 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, to consider Committee Budget Views 
and Estimates for Fiscal Year 1998 for transmission to the Committee 
on the Budget; 9:30 a.m., and to hold a hearing on savings and 
investment provisions in the Administration's fiscal year 1998 
budget proposal, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, to hold a 
hearing on the Budget-overhead collection, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee, to hold hearings to examine the problems 
of the current automobile insurance system and how American 
motorists could benefit from reform of the industry, 10 a.m., 2226 
Rayburn Building.
  Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to hold 
joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on the 
legislative recommendations of the Disabled American Veterans, 9:30 
a.m., 345 Cannon Building.