[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 53 (Tuesday, April 29, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D404-D405]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                         COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR

                       WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1997

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations, 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.
  Full Committee, 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, 2 p.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Subcommittee on 
Securities, to hold oversight hearings on social security investment 
in the securities markets, 10:30 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, to hold 
hearings on the nomination of Andrew J. Pincus, of New York, to be 
General Counsel of the Department of Commerce, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the impact of emerging 
trade issues on the U.S. consumer, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  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.
  Committee on Finance, to hold hearings on increasing children's 
access to health care, and the nominations of Kevin L. Thurm, of New 
York, to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services, and 
Richard J. Tarplin, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, 9:45 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs, 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.
  Committee on the Judiciary, to hold hearings to examine the 
operations of the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Labor and Human Resources, to hold hearings to 
examine equal opportunity issues in the Federal construction 
industry, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  Select Committee on Intelligence, to hold closed hearings on 
intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on the District of 
Columbia, on the Administration's Proposal, 11 a.m., H-144 Capitol.

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  Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, on 
Congressional and public witnesses, 10 a.m., and 2 p.m., H-143 
Capitol.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, Subcommittee on 
Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing on H.R. 1306, 
Riegle-Neal Clarification Act of 1997, 1 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Commerce, Subcommittee on Health and Environment, 
hearing on Medical Devices: Technological Innovation and Patient/
Provider Perspectives, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  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.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, to markup H.R. 1385, 
Employment, Training and Literacy Enhancement Act of 1997, 10 a.m., 
2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, Subcommittee on 
Civil Service, hearing on ``Federal Employees Group Life Insurance: 
Could We Do Better?'' 9:30 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and 
Technology, oversight hearing on the Post FTS-2000 Procurement, 10 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations, 
hearing on ``Bureau of Labor Statistics Oversight: Fixing the 
Consumer Price Index'', 10 a.m., 2203 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, to markup the Foreign Policy 
Reform Act, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
  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.
  Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, to markup H.R. 
695, Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act, 2 p.m., B-
352 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, oversight hearing on 
Safeguarding the Integrity of the Naturalization Process, 9:30 a.m., 
2226 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, to markup 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.
  Committee on Rules, to consider the following: H. Res. 129, 
providing amounts for the expenses of certain committees of the 
House of Representatives in the 105th Congress; and an Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1997, 3 p.m., H-313 
Capitol.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Public Buildings and Economic Development, to markup the following: 
H. Con. Res. 49, authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the 
Greater Washington Soap Box Derby; H. Con. Res. 67, authorizing the 
1997 Special Olympics Torch Relay to be run through the Capitol 
Grounds; H. Con. Res. 66, authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds 
for the 16th annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service; and 
two amended GSA resolutions, 9 a.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, to markup the following: H.R. 408, 
International Dolphin Conservation Program Act; and H.R. 1463, 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.