[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 94 (Monday, July 7, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D702-D705]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                    Week of July 7 through 12, 1997

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of S. 936, DOD 
Authorizations, with a cloture vote to occur thereon at 2:15 p.m.
  During the balance of the week, Senate expects to complete 
consideration of S. 936, DOD Authorizations, and consider any cleared 
executive and legislative business.

  (Senate will recess on Tuesday, July 8, 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 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: July 8, to hold 
hearings to review the cost effectiveness, necessity and efficacy of 
the operation of the Rural Utilities Service, and to examine the 
effects of potential electricity deregulation on rural America and 
the Rural Electric Cooperative System, 9 a.m., SR-332.
  Committee on Appropriations: July 8, Subcommittee on Defense, 
business meeting, to mark up proposed legislation making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1998, 10:30 a.m., SD-192.
  July 8, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, business 
meeting, to mark up proposed legislation making appropriations for 
energy and water development programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1998, 5 p.m., SD-116.
  July 10, Subcommittee on District of Columbia, to hold hearings on 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for the government of 
the District of Columbia, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  July 10, Full Committee, business meeting, to mark up proposed 
legislation making appropriations for the Department of Defense, 
energy and water development programs, and the Legislative Branch 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, 2 p.m., SD-106.
  July 11, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the 
Judiciary, business meeting, to mark up proposed legislation making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, State, and 
the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1998, 9 a.m., S-146, Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services: July 9, to hold hearings on the 
nominations of Gen. Wesley K. Clark, USA, to be Commander-in-Chief, 
United States European Command, and Lt. Gen. Anthony C. Zinni, USMC, 
to be Commander-in-Chief, United States Central Command, 9 a.m., SR-
222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: July 9, 
Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Regulatory Relief and 
Subcommittee on Housing Opportunity and Community Development, to 
hold hearings on problems surrounding the mortgage origination 
process and the implementation of the Real Estate Settlement 
Procedures Act and the Truth in Lending Act, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  July 10, Subcommittee on Financial Services and Technology, to 
hold oversight hearings on financial institutions in the year 2000, 
10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: July 9 and 10, to hold 
joint hearings with the House Resources Committee to review the 
final draft of the Tongass Land Management Plan, Wednesday at 11 
a.m. and Thursday at 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  July 10, Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation, 
and Recreation, to hold oversight hearings to review the preliminary 
findings of the General Accounting Office concerning a study on the 
health, condition, and viability of the range and wildlife 
populations in Yellowstone National Park, 2 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: July 10, to hold 
hearings to examine issues relating to climate change, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: July 8, Subcommittee on African 
Affairs, to hold hearings to examine U.S. policy toward the 
Democratic Republic of the Congo and prospects for a stable 
democracy in that region, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  July 8, Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, to hold 
hearings on the future of North Korea, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  July 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nominations of 
Ralph Frank, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of 
Nepal, John C. Holzman, of Hawaii, to be Ambassador to the People's 
Republic of Bangladesh, and Karl Frederick Inderfurth, of North 
Carolina, to be Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian 
Affairs, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: July 8, 9 and 10, to hold 
hearings to examine certain matters with regard to the committee's 
special investigation on campaign financing, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on the Judiciary: July 8, Subcommittee on Administrative 
Oversight and the Courts, to hold hearings to examine the 
administrative process for disposing of Government surplus parts and 
equipment, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  July 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine encryption, 
recovery, and privacy protection issues in the information age, 10 
a.m., SD-226.
  July 10, Full Committee, business meeting, to mark up S. 10, to 
reduce violent juvenile crime, promote accountability by juvenile 
criminals, and punish and deter violent gang crime, and S. 53, to 
require the general application of the antitrust laws to major 
league baseball, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Labor and Human Resources: July 10, Subcommittee on 
Employment and Training, to hold hearings on proposed legislation 
authorizing funds for vocational education programs, 9:30 a.m., SD-
430.
  July 10, Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety, to hold 
oversight hearings on the Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration, 2 p.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: July 9 and 11, to hold a 
briefing on the status of the investigation into the

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contested U.S. Senate election held in Louisiana in November 1996, 
Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. and Friday at 9:30 a.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: July 10, to hold oversight hearings 
on the Administration's proposal to restructure Indian gaming fee 
assessments, 2 p.m., SD-562.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: July 9, to hold closed hearings 
on intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 NOTICE

  For a listing of Senate committee meetings scheduled ahead, see pages 
E1363-64 in today's Record.


                             House Chamber

  Monday, The House was not in session.
  Tuesday, Consideration of 1 Corrections Day measure: H.R. 849, 
Prohibiting Illegal Aliens from Receiving Relocation Allowance.
  Consideration of 12 Suspensions:
  1. S.J. Res. 29, Regarding the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial;
  2. H.R. 822, to Facilitate a Land Exchange Within the Wenatchee 
National Forest in Chelan County, Washington;
  3. H.R. 951, to Require the Exchange of Certain Lands Located in 
Hinsdale, Colorado;
  4. H.R. 960, to Validate Certain Land Conveyances in the City of 
Tulare, California;
  5. H.R. 1198, to Convey Certain Land to the City of Grants Pass, 
Oregon;
  6. H.R. 1658, Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act Amendments of 
1997;
  7. H.R. 1086, to Codify Without Substantive Change Laws Related to 
Transportation;
  8. H.R. 748, Prohibition on Financial Transactions with Countries 
Supporting Terrorism;
  9. H.R. 1840, Law Enforcement Technology Advertisement Clarification 
Act of 1997;
  10. H.R. 1847, Telemarketing Fraud Prevention Act of 1997;
  11. H. Res. 154, Sense of the House that the Nation's Children are 
its Most Valuable Assets and that Their Protection Should be the 
Nation's Highest Priority;
  12. H.R. 2018, Waiving Temporarily the Medicaid Enrollment 
Composition Rule for the Better Health Plan of Amherst, New York; and
  Consideration of H.R. 2016, Military Construction Appropriations Act 
for FY 98 (open rule, 1 hour of debate).
  The House meets at 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. No votes are 
expected before 5:00 p.m.
  Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, Consideration of H.R. 858, Quincy 
Library Group Forest Recovery and Economic Stability Act of 1997 
(subject to a rule);
  Consideration of H.R. 2107, Interior Appropriations Act for FY 98 
(subject to a rule); and
  Consideration of H.R. 1775, Intelligence Authorization Act for FY 98 
(subject to a rule).


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, July 9, Subcommittee on Forestry, 
Resource Conservation, and Research, hearing to review agricultural 
extension and education programs, 9:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, July 8, to mark up the VA, HUD and 
Independent Agencies appropriations for fiscal year 1998, 3:30 p.m., 
2359 Rayburn.
  July 8 and 9, Subcommittee on National Security, executive, to 
mark up fiscal year 1998 appropriations for fiscal year 1998, 12:30 
p.m., on July 8 and time to be announced on July 9, H-140 Capitol.
  July 9, full Committee, to mark up the following appropriations 
for fiscal year 1998: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies; and the Foreign Operations, 
Export Financing and Related Programs, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  July 10, to mark up the Legislative Appropriations for fiscal year 
1998, 9:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, July 9, to mark up 
H.R. 1370, to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United 
States, 2:00 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  July 9, Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary 
Policy, hearing on a Federal Role in Electronic Authentication, 
10:00 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  July 10, Subcommittee on General Oversight and Investigations, 
hearing to review Treasury Department efforts to combat 
counterfeiting and its compliance with the international 
counterfeiting provisions of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death 
Penalty Act of 1996, 10:00 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Commerce, July 9, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, 
hearing on Electricity: Public Power, TVA, BPA, and Competition, 10 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  July 11, Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer 
Protection, hearing on H.R. 1054, Internet Tax Freedom Act, 10:00 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, July 8, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing on ``Education at a 
Crossroads, What Works, What's Wasted'' in Teacher Training 
Programs, 11 a.m., 2261 Rayburn.
  July 9, full Committee, hearing on H.R. 1625, Worker Paycheck 
Fairness Act, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  July 9, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth, and Families, 
hearing on the Authorization of the Older Americans Act, 2 p.m., 
2175 Rayburn.
  July 10, full Committee, hearing on Literacy: Why Children Can't 
Read, 10:00 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, July 8, Subcommittee 
on Government Management, Information, and Technology, hearing on 
``Performance-Based Organizations'', 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.

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  July 9, Subcommittee on National Security, International Affairs, 
and Criminal Justice, hearing on International Drug Control Policy: 
Colombia, 1:00 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  July 10, Subcommittee on Human Resources, to continue hearings on 
Fraud and Abuse in Nursing Home Services Billed to Medicare and 
Medicaid, Part 2, 10:00 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Oversight, July 8, to consider pending 
business, 5:30 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on International Relations, July 9, 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? 2:00 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, July 9, Subcommittee on the 
Constitution, to mark up H.R. 1909, Civil Rights Act of 1997, 2 
p.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, July 10, Subcommittee on Forests and 
Forest Health, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1663, to clarify 
the intent of the Congress in Public Law 93-632 to require the 
Secretary of Agriculture to continue to provide for the maintenance 
of 18 concrete dams and weirs that were located in the Emigrant 
Wilderness at the time the wilderness area was designated as 
wilderness in that Public Law; and H.R. 1944, Warner Canyon Ski Hill 
Land Exchange Act of 1997, 10:00 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  July 10, Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, 
oversight hearing on Federal vs. State management of parks, 10:00 
a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, July 8, to consider the following: H.R. 1775, 
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998; and H.R. 858, 
Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery and Economic Stability Act of 
1997, 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  July 9, to consider H.R. 2107, making appropriations for the 
Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1998, 4 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, July 10, Subcommittee on Technology and the 
Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology of 
the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, joint hearing on 
Will Federal Government Computers Be Ready for the Year 2000? 10 
a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, July 10, Subcommittee on Regulatory 
Reform and Paperwork Reduction, hearing on the need to implement the 
Congressional Review Act, and how doing so can benefit small 
business, 10:00 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, July 9, 
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing on Ocean 
and Coastal Issues, 10:00 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  July 10, Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on the status of the 
Investigation of the Crash of the TWA 800 and the proposal 
concerning the death on the High Seas Act; to be followed by a 
markup of the following: H.R. 2036, Aviation Insurance 
Reauthorization Act of 1997, and a measure to clarify the 
application of the Death on the High Seas to aviation accidents, 
9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  July 10, Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Economic 
Development, hearing on the Reauthorization of the Economic 
Development Administration and the Appalachian Regional Commission, 
9:00 a.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, July 9, hearing on the following 
bills: S. 923, to deny veterans benefits to persons convicted of 
Federal capital offenses; and H.R. 2040, to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to deny burial in a federally funded cemetery to 
persons convicted of certain capital crimes, 10:00 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  July 10, Subcommittee on Health, hearing to examine the Department 
of Veterans Affairs medical programs, to include consideration of 
pending proposals, 9:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, July 10, Subcommittee on Social 
Security, to continue hearings on The Future of Social Security for 
this Generation and the Next, 1:00 p.m., B-318 Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: July 9, to hold hearings to examine 
tradable emissions, focusing on proposals to establish a Federal 
tradable emissions initiative to reduce environmental problems such 
as rain and minimize regulatory costs, preserve jobs, and lower 
production and consumer costs, 10 a.m., 2325 Rayburn Building.
  Conferees: July 10, on H.R. 2015, to provide for reconciliation 
pursuant to subsections (b)(1) and (c) of section 105 of the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1998, 1:30 p.m., 
S-5, Capitol.
  Joint hearing: July 9 and 10, Senate Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources, to hold joint hearings with the House Resources 
Committee to review the final draft of the Tongass Land Management 
Plan, Wednesday at 11 a.m. and Thursday at 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
       *These figures include all measures reported, even if there 
     was no accompanying report. A total of 41 reports have been 
     filed in the Senate, a total of 162 reports have been filed 
     in the House.
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                    Resume of Congressional Activity

            FIRST SESSION OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIFTH CONGRESS


    The first table gives a comprehensive resume of all legislative 
business transacted by the Senate and House.
    The second table accounts for all nominations submitted to the 
Senate by the President for Senate confirmation.

                      DATA ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY


                    January 7 through June 30, 1997

                                                                 STotal
     Days in session............................................ .
     Time in session.................................468 hrs., . .
     Congressional Record:
         Pages of proceedings................................4,. .
         Extensions of Remarks...............................1,. .
     Public bills enacted into law..............................22
     Private bills enacted into law............................. .
     Bills in conference........................................ .
     Measures passed, total....................................344
         Senate bills........................................... .
         House bills............................................ .
         Senate joint resolutions............................... .
         House joint resolutions................................ .
         Senate concurrent resolutions.......................... .
         House concurrent resolutions........................... .
         Simple resolutions..................................... .
     Measures reported, total.................................*243
         Senate bills........................................... .
         House bills............................................ .
         Senate joint resolutions............................... .
         House joint resolutions................................ .
         Senate concurrent resolutions.......................... .
         House concurrent resolutions........................... .
         Simple resolutions..................................... .
     Special reports............................................ .
     Conference reports......................................... .
     Measures pending on calendar............................... .
     Measures introduced, total..............................3,638
         Bills...............................................2,. .
         Joint resolutions...................................... .
         Concurrent resolutions................................. .
         Simple resolutions..................................... .
     Quorum calls............................................... .
     Yea-and-nay votes.......................................... .
     Recorded votes............................................. .
     Bills vetoed............................................... .
     Vetoes overridden.......................................... .
                  DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS


                    January 7 through June 30, 1997

     Civilian nominations, totaling 241, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed...........................................86...
         Unconfirmed........................................153...
         Withdrawn............................................2...

     Civilian nominations (FS, PHS, CG, NOAA), totaling 1,173, 
       disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................1,626...
         Unconfirmed........................................147...

     Air Force nominations, totaling 2,089, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................2,014...
         Unconfirmed.........................................75...

     Army nominations, totaling 2,669, disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................2,601...
         Unconfirmed.........................................68...

     Navy nominations, totaling 2,080, disposed of as follows:

         Confirmed........................................1,737...
         Unconfirmed........................................343...

     Marine Corps nominations, totaling 1,665, disposed of as 
       follows:

         Confirmed........................................1,600...
         Unconfirmed.........................................65...

                                Summary
     Total nominations received..........................10,517
     Total confirmed......................................9,664
     Total unconfirmed......................................851
     Total withdrawn..........................................2