[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 77 (Friday, June 6, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D580-D581]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                    Week of June 9 through 14, 1997

                             House Chamber

  Monday, the House is not in session;
  Tuesday, Consideration of 4 Suspensions:
  1. H.R. 848, extending deadline for AuSable Hydroelectric Project in 
New York;
  2. H.R. 1184, extending deadline for Bear Creek Hydroelectric Project 
in Washington;
  3. H.R. 1217, extending deadline for Hydroelectric Project in 
Washington State;
  4. H. Con. Res. 60, relating to the 30th anniversary of the 
reunification of the city of Jerusalem; and
  Continue consideration of H.R. 1757, Foreign Relations Authorization 
Act (open rule).
  Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, Consideration of H.R. 437, National 
Sea Grant College Program Reauthorization Act of 1997 (subject to a 
rule being granted);
  Consideration of H.R. 1758, European Security Act (closed rule, 1 
hour of debate); and
  Consideration of H.J. Res. 54, proposing an amendment to the U.S. 
Constitution authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical 
desecration of the U.S. Flag (subject to a rule).


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, June 11, to consider Budget 
Reconciliation recommendations, 2 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
  June 11, Subcommittee on Forestry, Resource Conservation, and 
Research, hearing to review the 1997 Conservation Reserve Program 
contract announcement, 9:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  June 12, full committee, hearing on forest ecosystem health in the 
Pacific Coast and Southern Regions, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, June 10, Subcommittee on Labor, 
Health and Human Services, and Education, hearing on National 
Institute of Health Priority--Setting, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  June 11, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, hearing on National Education Goals Panel; National 
Mediation Board; and the Armed Forces Retirement Home, 10 a.m., 2358 
Rayburn.
  June 11, Subcommittee on National Security, executive, hearing on 
Future Bomber/Deep Attack Capabilities, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, June 11, to consider 
the following: Budget Reconciliation recommendations; and other 
pending Committee business, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  June 13, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, 
hearing on the Adequacy of Available Homeowners' Insurance in 
Disaster Prone Areas--The Problem, 9 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Commerce, June 10, Subcommittee on Health and 
Environment, to mark up the following Budget Reconciliation 
recommendations: Title IV--Committee on Commerce--Medicare; Title 
III, Subtitle E--Medicaid; and Title III, Subtitle F--State Child 
Health Coverage Assistance, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  June 10, Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer 
Protection, to continue markup of the following budget 
reconciliation recommendation: Title III, Subtitle D--
Communications, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, June 10, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, oversight hearing on the Family and 
Medical Leave Act, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  June 11, full committee, to mark up the following: Budget 
Reconciliation recommendations; and H.R. 1515, Expansion of 
Portability and Health Insurance Coverage Act of 1997, 10 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  June 12, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families, to 
mark up the following: Carl D. Perkins Vocation and Applied 
Technology Act Amendments of 1997; Juvenile Crime Control and 
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1997; and H. Res. 139, expressing the 
sense of the House of Representatives that the Department of 
Education, States, and local education agencies should spend a 
greater percentage of Federal education tax dollars in our 
children's classrooms, 9:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, June 9, Subcommittee 
on Government Management, Information, and Technology, hearing on 
Total Quality Management, 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  June 10, Subcommittee on Civil Service, to mark up the following: 
H.R. 1316, to amend chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, with 
respect to the order of precedence to be applied in the payment of 
life insurance benefits; and Budget Reconciliation recommendations, 
2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  June 10, Subcommittee on Human Resources, hearing on Department of 
Labor's mission, management, and performance, 1 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  June 12, Subcommittee on Human Resources, oversight hearing on 
Effects of Regulatory Burdens and Mandates on Local School Systems, 
10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, June 10, hearing on Trade 
Priorities of the Administration, 11:00 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  June 11, Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade, 
hearing on Fast Track NAFTA, Mercosur, and Beyond: Does the Road 
Lead to a Future Free Trade Area of the Americas? 2 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, June 10, Subcommittee on Courts and 
Intellectual Property, to mark up the following: H.R. 567, Madrid 
Protocol Implementation Act; H.R. 1661, to implement the provisions 
of the Trademark Law Treaty; H.R. 1581, to reauthorize the program 
established under chapter 44 of title 28, United States

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Code, relating to arbitration; and H.R. 1252, Judicial Reform Act of 
1997; 1:30 p.m. 2226 Rayburn.
  June 10, Subcommittee on Crime, hearing on H.R. 748, Prohibition 
of Financial Transactions with Countries Supporting Terrorism Act of 
1997, 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  June 11, full committee, hearing on civil asset forfeiture reform, 
10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  June 12, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, 
hearing on H.R. 872, Biomaterials Access Assurance Act of 1997, 10 
a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on National Security, June 10, Subcommittee on Military 
Procurement, to mark up H.R. 1119, National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999, 1:00 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  June 10, Subcommittee on Military Research and Development, to 
mark up H.R. 1119, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Years 1998 and 1999, 4:00 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  June 11, full Committee, to mark up H.R. 1119, National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1998 and 1999, 10:00 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, June 10, hearing on H.R. 901, American 
Land Sovereignty Protection Act, 1:00 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  June 10, Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, hearing 
on the following bills: H.R. 588, National Discovery Trails Act of 
1997; and H.R. 1513, to amend the National Trails System Act to 
designate the Lincoln National Historic Trail as a component of the 
National Trails System, 10:00 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  June 11, full Committee, to mark up H.R. 1278, National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 1997; and to 
hold an oversight hearing on the Administration's priorities with 
respect to the budget agreement's provision providing $700 million 
in additional budget authority for fiscal year 1998 for Federal land 
acquisitions and exchanges, 1:00 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  June 12, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, oversight 
hearing on Bureau of Land Management's hard rock mining bonding 
regulations, 2:00 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  June 12, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, oversight 
hearing on reintroduction of the grizzly bear in the public domain 
National Forests, 10:00 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  June 12, Subcommittee on Water and Power, oversight hearing on 
Bonneville Power Administration, status of Regional Review Process, 
2:00 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, June 10, to consider the following: H.R. 437, 
Marine Resources Revitalization Act of 1997; and H.J. Res. 54, 
proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the 
flag of the United States, 2 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, June 11, Subcommittee on Space and 
Aeronautics, to mark up H.R. 1702, Commercial Space Act of 1997, 1 
p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  June 12, Subcommittee on Technology, hearing on the 
Administration's Commission's Recommendations on Cloning, 1 p.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, June 12, Subcommittee on Taxation, 
Finance and Exports, hearing on the Impact of Estate Taxes on Small 
and Family Businesses, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, June 11, to 
consider the following: Budget Reconciliation recommendations; H.R. 
849, to prohibit an alien who is not lawfully present in the United 
States from receiving assistance under the Uniform Relocation 
Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970; H.R. 
1747, John F. Kennedy Center Parking Improvement Act of 1997; and 
other pending business, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  June 11 and 12, Subcommittee on Aviation, hearings on 
International Aviation Bilaterals and Code Sharing Relationships, 
2:00 p.m., June 11 and 9:30 a.m., June 12, 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, June 12, to mark up Budget 
Reconciliation recommendations, 9:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Committee on 
International Relations, June 11, executive, joint briefing on Iran, 
10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  June 12, full Committee, executive, briefing on North Korea, 10 
a.m., H-405 Capitol.