[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 55 (Thursday, May 1, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D420-D422]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education held a hearing on the SSA and on the 
Corporation for National and Community Service. Testimony was heard 
from John J. Callahan, Acting Commissioner, Social Security, SSA and 
Harris Wofford, CEO, Corporation for National Service.
VA-HUD-INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent 
Agencies continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
COMPUTER GENERATED CHECK FRAUD
Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Subcommittee on Domestic 
and International Monetary Policy held a hearing on Computer Generated 
Check Fraud. Testimony was heard from Kevin T. Foley, Deputy Assistant 
Director, U.S. Secret Service, Department of the Treasury; Charles L. 
Owens, Chief, Financial Crimes Section, FBI, Department of Justice; and 
public witnesses.
FINANCIAL SERVICES REFORM
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials 
held a hearing on Financial Services Reform, focusing on ``A Two Way 
Street'' and Functional Regulation. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
REVIEW OF EPA'S OZONE AND PARTICULATE MATTER NAAQS REVISIONS
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and Environment and the 
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations continued joint hearings 
on Review of EPA's Proposed Ozone and Particulate Matter NAAQS 
Revisions: Perspectives of State and Local Elected Officials. Testimony 
was heard from Craig Peterson, Senator, State of Utah; Tom Alley, 
Representative, State of Michigan; Alan Kukavich, Senator, State of 
Pennsylvania; Rick Russman, Senator, State of New Hampshire; Richard L. 
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Chairman, Committee on Environmental Conservation, Assembly, State of 
New York; and public witnesses.
  Hearings continue May 8th.
EDUCATION--WHAT WORKS, WHAT'S WASTED
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations and the Subcommittee on the District of Columbia of the 
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight held a joint hearing on 
``Education at a Crossroads, What Works, What's Wasted in the D.C. 
School System?'' Testimony was heard from the following officials of 
the District of Columbia: Marion Barry, Mayor; Julius Becton, Chief 
Executive Officer, Public Schools; Bruce Maclaury, Chairman, Emergency 
Board of Trustees, Public Schools; Don Reeves, President, Board of 
Education; and Kevin Chavous, Chairman, Committee on Education, 
Libraries and Recreation, City Council; Joyce Ladner, member, Financial 
Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority; and public 
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on 
Government Management, Information, and Technology held a hearing on 
the following: Presidential and Executive Office Financial 
Accountability Act of 1997; and Special Government Employee Act of 
1997. Testimony was heard from Representative Mica; Stephen Potts, 
Director, Office of Government Ethics; and public witnesses.
REAUTHORIZATION--OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Subcommittee on National 
Security, International Affairs and Criminal Justice held a hearing on 
Reauthorization of the Office of National Drug Control Policy. 
Testimony was heard from Barry R. McCaffrey, Director, Office of 
National Drug Control Policy; and Norman J. Rabkin, Director, 
Administration of Justice Issues, GAO.
FOREIGN POLICY REFORM ACT
Committee on International Relations: Continued markup of H.R. 1486, 
Foreign Policy Reform Act.
  Will continue May 6.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Resources: Held an 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. Testimony was heard from Senators Chafee and Reed; 
Representative Weygand; David J. Hayes, Counselor to the Secretary, 
Department of the Interior; the following officials of the State of 
Rhode Island: Lincoln Almond, Governor; and Donald J. Lally, Jr., 
Representative, House of Representatives; and public witnesses.
CIVILITY--HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Committee on Rules: Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House 
concluded hearings on Civility in the House of Representatives. 
Testimony was heard from Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Dean, Annenberg School 
for Communication, University of Pennsylvania; Donald Wolfensberger, 
Guest Scholar, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; 
Stephen Frantzich, Professor and Chairman, Department of Political 
Science, U.S. Naval Academy; and Eric Uslaner, Professor, Political 
Science, University of Maryland-College Park.
WHY EXPORTS MATTER
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Tax, Finance, and Exports 
held a hearing on ``Why Exports Matter''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
REAUTHORIZATION--WAR RISK INSURANCE PROGRAM
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Aviation held a hearing on Reauthorization of the War Risk Insurance 
Program. Testimony was heard from Gerald L. Dillingham, Associate 
Director, Transportation Issues, Resources, Community and Economic 
Development Division, GAO; Louise E. Maillett, Acting Assistant 
Administrator, Policy, Planning and International Aviation, FAA, 
Department of Transportation; the following officials of the U.S. Air 
Force, Department of Defense: Maj. Gen. Gary A. Voellger, USAF, 
Director of Operations, Headquarters, Air Mobility Command; and Brig. 
Gen. Gilbert J. Regan, USAF, Chief Counsel, Headquarters, U.S. 
Transportation Command and Staff Judge Advocate, Air Mobility Command; 
and a public witness.
LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight concluded 
hearings on the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Rangel and Metcalf; and public witnesses.
BRIEFING; BUDGET HEARING
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session 
for a briefing on Chinese Counterintelligence Issues. The Committee was 
briefed by departmental witnesses.

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  The Committee also met in executive session to hold a Budget hearing 
on Legislative Issues. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.