[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 51 (Friday, April 25, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D390-D393]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of April 28 through May 3, 1997

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday and Tuesday, Senate will consider the motion to proceed to 
consideration of S. 543, Volunteer Protection Act, with a cloture vote 
to occur thereon on Tuesday, April 29, 1997.
  During the balance of the week, Senate expects to consider proposed 
supplemental appropriations for disaster assistance/Bosnia, and any 
cleared executive and legislative business.
  (Senate will recess on Tuesday, April 29, 1997 from 12:30 p.m. until 
2:15 p.m. for respective party conferences.)


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations: April 29, business meeting, to mark 
up proposed legislation making supplemental appropriations for the 
Department of Defense, natural disaster relief and other emergency 
assistance, and other non-emergency assistance, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings on proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for the Department of Defense, 
focusing on the structure and modernization of the National Guard, 
10 a.m., SD-192.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Interior, to hold hearings on proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for the Department of the 
Interior, 9 a.m., SD-192.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related 
Agencies, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 1998 for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and the Food 
and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Resources, 
10 a.m., SD-124.
  May 1, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, to hold 
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 2 p.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: May 1, Subcommittee on Readiness, to 
resume hearings on S. 450, the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999, focusing on the Department of 
Defense Depot maintenance privatization initiatives, 10 a.m., SR-
222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: April 29, to 
hold hearings on S. 621, to repeal the Public Utility Holding 
Company Act of 1935 and transfer residual regulatory authority from 
the Securities and Exchange Commission to the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission and State public service commissions, 9:30 
a.m., SD-538.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Securities, to hold oversight hearings 
on social security investment in the securities markets, 10 a.m., 
SD-538.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Regulatory 
Relief, to hold oversight hearings on the Office of the Comptroller 
of the Currency, Department of the Treasury, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: April 29, to 
hold hearings to examine automobile airbag safety issues, 2:30 p.m., 
SR-253.
  April 30, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the impact of 
emerging trade issues on the U.S. consumer, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to hold 
hearings on the use of ``Telepresence'', the enabling technology for 
telemedicine and distance learning, 2 p.m., SR-253.
  May 1, Full Committee, business meeting, to consider pending 
calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: April 29, to hold 
oversight hearings to review a GAO evaluation of

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the development of the Draft Tongass Land Management Plan, 10 a.m., 
SD-366.
  May 1, Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation, and 
Recreation, to hold hearings on S. 357, to authorize the Bureau of 
Land Management to manage the Grand Staircase-Escalante National 
Monument, 2 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: April 29, Subcommittee 
on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety, to 
resume hearings to examine ozone and particulate matter standards 
proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency, 2 p.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: April 29, to hold hearings on the 
Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Revision of the 
Flank Agreement (Treaty Doc. 105-5), 10 a.m., SD-419.
  May 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of 
Stuart E. Eizenstat, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of State for 
Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: April 30, Subcommittee on 
Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring and the District 
of Columbia, to hold hearings on fighting crime and violence in the 
District of Columbia, 2 p.m., SD-342.
  May 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings on proposals to develop 
and implement management reforms to provide the Department of 
Defense with strategies and techniques to increase effectiveness, 
reduce costs, and minimize risks associated with program and 
administrative management, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  May 1, Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation and 
Federal Services, to hold hearings to discuss certain issues with 
regard to the ABM Treaty, focusing on the national missile defense 
program, 2 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: April 29, to hold hearings on the 
nomination of Joel I. Klein, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
Assistant Attorney General, 3 p.m., SD-226.
  April 30, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
operations of the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  May 1, Full Committee, business meeting, to consider pending 
calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Immigration, to hold oversight hearings on 
the Immigration and Naturalization Services, focusing on criminal 
record verification process for citizenship applicants, 11:30 a.m., 
SH-216.
  Committee on Labor and Human Resources: April 29, to hold hearings 
on proposed legislation authorizing funds for the National Endowment 
for the Arts and the Humanities, National Foundation on the Arts and 
the Humanities, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  April 30, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine equal 
opportunity issues in the Federal construction industry, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-430.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety, to hold hearings 
to examine biomedical research priorities, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: April 30, to resume 
hearings to discuss revisions to Title 44, relating to the 
operations of the Government Printing Office, 9:30 a.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Small Business: May 1, to hold hearings on the Small 
Business Administration's finance programs, 9:30 a.m., SR-428A.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: April 29, business meeting, to mark 
up S. 459, to authorize funds for and extend the Native American 
Programs Act of 1974; to be followed by an oversight hearing on the 
implementation of the San Carlos Water Rights Settlement Act of 1991 
(P.L. 102-575), 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: April 30 and May 1, to hold 
closed hearings on intelligence matters, Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. and 
Thursday at 2 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: April 29, to hold hearings on 
improving chronic health care in Medicare and Medicaid, 9:30 a.m., 
SH-216.


                             House Chamber

  Monday, No legislative business.
  Tuesday, Consideration of H.R. 1271, FAA Research, Engineering, and 
Development Authorization Act of 1997 (open rule, 1 hour of debate); 
and
  Consideration of 4 Suspensions:
  1. H.R. 1048, Welfare Reform Technical Corrections Act of 1997;
  2. H.R. 680, Authorizing the transfer to States of surplus personal 
property for donation to nonprofit providers of necessities to 
impoverished families and individuals;
  3. H.R. 1342, Regarding Expiring Conservation Reserve Program 
Contracts; and
  4. H.R. 363, Extending the Electric and Magnetic Fields Research 
Program.
  Wednesday and Thursday, Consideration of H.R. 867, Adoption Promotion 
Act of 1997 (subject to a rule);
  Consideration of H.R. 2, Housing Opportunity and Responsibility Act 
of 1997 (subject to a rule);
  Consideration of H. Res.__, Committee Funding Resolution (subject to 
a rule); and
  Consideration of H.R.__, Supplemental Appropriations Act (subject to 
a rule).
  Friday, No votes are expected.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, April 29 and 30, Subcommittee on 
Labor-Health and Human Services, and Education, on Members of 
Congress, 10 a.m., and 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  April 30, Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, on the 
Administration's Proposal, 1 p.m., H-144 Capitol.
  April 30, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, on 
Congressional and public witnesses, 10 a.m., and 2 p.m., H-143 
Capitol.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Labor-Health and Human Services, and 
Education, on SSA and National Education Goals Panel, 10 a.m., and 
on Corporation for National

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and Community Service, the Federal Mediation and Conciliation 
Service and the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commision, 2 
p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  May 1 and 2, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agenciees, 
on public witnesses, 10 a.m., and 2 p.m., H-143 Capitol.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, April 29, 
Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, hearing 
on the Reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank, 1 p.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer 
Credit, hearing on H.R. 1306, Riegle-Neal Clarification Act of 1997, 
1 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, 
hearing on Computer Generated Check Fraud, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Commerce, April 28, Subcommittee on 
Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection, hearing on Air 
Bags, Car Seats, and Child Safety, 11 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  April 29, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing on H.R. 1270, 
Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1997, 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Health and Environment, hearing on 
Medical Devices: Technological Innovation and Patient/Provider 
Perspectives, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer 
Protection, hearing on Product Liability Reform and How the Legal 
Fee Structure Affects Consumer Compensation, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Health and Environment and the Subcommittee 
on Oversight and Investigations, to continue joint hearings on 
Review of EPA's Proposed Ozone and Particulate Matter NAAQS 
Revisions: Perspectives of State and Local Elected Officials, 9:30 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, April 29, Subcommittee 
on Early Childhood, Youth and Families, hearing on the 
Administration's National Testing Proposal, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  April 30, full Committee, to mark up H.R. 1385, Employment, 
Training and Literacy Enhancement Act of 1997, 10 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  May 1, Subcommitee on Oversight and Investigations and the 
Subcommittee on the District of Columbia of the Committee on 
Government Reform and Oversight, joint hearing on ``Education at a 
Crossroads, What Works, What's Wasted in the D.C. School System?'' 
9:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, April 29, 
Subcommittee on Civil Service, hearing on DC Retirement System: 
Coping with Unfunded Liabilities; and to mark up H. Con. Res. 13, 
expressing the sense of Congress that Federal retirement cost-of-
living adjustments should not be delayerd, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  April 29, Subcommittee on National Security, International 
Affairs, and Criminal Justice, hearing on ``Promotion Outreach 
Efforts for Census 2000'', 9 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Civil Service, hearing on ``Federal 
Employees Group Life Insurance: Could We Do Better?'' 9:30 a.m., 
2247 Rayburn.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and 
Technology, oversight hearing on the Post FTS-2000 Procurement, 10 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental 
Relations, hearing on ``Bureau of Labor Statistics Oversight: Fixing 
the Consumer Price Index'', 10 a.m., 2203 Rayburn.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and 
Technology, hearing on the following: Presidential and Executive 
Office Financial Accountability Act of 1997; and Special Government 
Employee Act of 1997, 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  May 1, Subcommittee on National Security, International Affairs 
and Criminal Justice, hearing on Reauthorization of the Office of 
National Drug Control Policy, 11 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, April 30, to mark up the 
Foreign Policy Reform Act, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, April 29, to continue mark up of H.R. 
3, Juvenile Crime Control Act of 1997, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 764, Bankruptcy Amendments of 
1997, and H.R. 120, Bankruptcy Law Technical Corrections Act of 
1997, 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  April 30, Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing on H.J. Res. 
54, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
authorizing Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the 
flag of the United States, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, to 
mark up H.R. 695, Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) 
Act, 2 p.m., B-352 Rayburn.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, oversight 
hearing on Safeguarding the Integrity of the Naturalization Process, 
10 a.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, April 29, Subcommittee on Forests and 
Forest Health, oversight hearing on Forest Health, Ecology, and 
Management, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  April 29, Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, 
oversight hearing on the Grand Staircase-Escalante National 
Monument, and to consider the following bills: H.R. 413, to prohibit 
further extension or establishment of any national monument in 
Washington State without full public participation and an express 
Act of Congress; H.R. 596, to probibit further extension or 
establishment of any national monument without express consent of 
Congress; H.R. 597, to prohibit further extension or establishment 
of any national monument in Idaho without full participation and an 
express Act of Congress; and H.R. 1127, to amend the Antiquities Act 
to require an Act of Congress and the concurrence of the Governor 
and State legislature for the establishment by the President of

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national monuments in excess of 5,000 acres, 9:30 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  April 30, full Committee, to mark up H.R. 1420, National Wildlife 
Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997; and to hold a hearing on H.J. 
Res. 59, to disapprove a rule affecting polar bear trophies from 
Canada under the 1994 amendments to the Marine Mammal Protection Act 
issued by the U.S. and Wildlife Service of the Department of the 
Interior, 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  May 1, hearing on H.R. 901, oversight hearing on the provision in 
the 1997 Omnibus Appropriations Act which removed the Narragansett 
Indian Tribe of Rhode Island from the coverage of the Indian Gaming 
Regulatory Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, April 29, to consider the following: H.R. 867, 
Adoption Promotion Act of 1997; and H.R. 2, Housing Opportunity and 
Responsibility Act of 1997, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Small Business, May 1, Subcommittee on Tax, Finance, 
and Exports, hearings on ``Why Exports Matter,'' 10 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, April 29, 
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing on 
Wetlands--recent regulatory and judicial developments, 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on Reauthorization of the 
War Risk Insurance Program, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, April 29, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing on Coordinated Care Options for Seniors, 9:30 a.m., B-318 
Rayburn.
  April 29, Subcommittee on Trade, hearing on Expanding U.S. Trade 
with Sub-Saharan Africa, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  April 30, full committee, to mark up the following: H.R. 408, 
International Dolphin Conservation Program Act; and a measure to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998 and 1999 for the 
Customs Service, the Office of the United States Trade 
Representative, and the International Trade Commission, 10 a.m., 
1100 Longworth.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Oversight, to continue hearings on the Low-
Income Housing Tax Credit, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, May 1, executive, 
briefing on Chinese Counterintelligence Issues, 9 a.m., and, 
executive, Budget hearing on Legislative Issues, 10 a.m., H-405 
Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: May 2, to hold hearings to examine the 
employment-unemployment situation for April and the Consumer Price 
Index, 9:30 a.m., 1334 Longworth Building.