[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 139 (Wednesday, October 8, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1088-D1089]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                            OCTOBER 9, 1997

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's use of the line item veto on the 1998 Military 
Construction Appropriations bill, 2 p.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Subcommittee on 
Securities, to hold oversight hearings on the Financial Accounting 
Standards Board and its proposed derivatives accounting standard, 10 
a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, to resume 
hearings to examine the proposed settlement between State Attorneys 
General and tobacco companies to mandate a total reformation and 
restructuring of how tobacco products are manufactured, marketed, 
and distributed in America, focusing on public health goals, 9:30 
a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to hold hearings on the 
nomination of M. John Berry, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary 
of the Interior for Policy, Management, and Budget, 9:30 a.m., SD-
366.
  Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation, and 
Recreation, to hold oversight hearings on the feasibility of using 
bonding techniques to finance large-scale capital projects in the 
National Park System, 2 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations, Subcommittee on International 
Economic Policy, Export and Trade Promotion, to hold hearings to 
examine the outlook and consequences of a new United Nations climate 
change treaty as the United States prepares for the December 
convention in Kyoto, Japan, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the pros and cons of 
NATO enlargement, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs, to continue 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, business meeting, to mark up H.R. 
1847, to improve the criminal law relating to fraud against 
consumers, S. 1189, to increase the criminal penalties for 
assaulting or threatening Federal judges, their family members, and 
other public servants, S. 474, to enforce regulations prohibiting 
the interstate or foreign transmission of gambling information 
against certain

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computer service providers, S. 1024, to make permanent chapter 12 of 
the Bankruptcy Code relating to adjustment of debts of a family 
farmer with regular annual income, S. 1149, to provide for increased 
education funding, S. 900, Child Exploitation Sentencing Enhancement 
Act, and other pending calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Labor and Human Resources, Subcommittee on Public 
Health and Safety, to hold hearings to examine support strategies 
for clinical research and alternative medicine research at the 
National Institutes of Health, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.


                                 NOTICE

  For a listing of Senate committee meetings scheduled ahead, see page 
E1981 in today's Record.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on General Farm 
Commodities, hearing on the review of the Agricultural economic 
outlook, 9:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing on Assessing the Department of Energy's 
Management of the National Laboratory System, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer 
Protection, to mark up H.R. 1054, Internet Tax Freedom Act, 9 a.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, to mark up the 
following: Reading Excellence Act; and a measure to amend the 
Charter Schools Program, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, hearing on H.R. 758, 
Truth in Employment Act of 1997, 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, hearing on ``Conduit 
Payments to the Democratic National Committee'', 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, to mark up the following: 
H.R. 1129, Microcredit for Self Reliance Act of 1997; H. Res. 245, 
expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of a 
free and fair referendum on self-determination for the people of 
Western Sahara; H. Con. Res. 130, concerning the situation in Kenya; 
and H. Con. Res. 121, expressing the sense of the Congress regarding 
proliferation of missile technology from Russia to Iran, 10 a.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights, hearing 
on Human Rights and the Peace Process in Northern Ireland, 1 p.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law, to mark up H.R. 1054, Internet Tax Freedom Act; 
followed by a hearing on H.R. 2592, Private Trustee Reform Act and 
the Executive Office of U.S. Trustee's assessment of post-
confirmation fees in Chapter 11 cases, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, hearing on the 
following bills: H.R. 2603, Private Trustee Reform Act of 1997; and 
H.R. 2294, Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1997; and to hold an 
oversight hearing on the need for additional Federal District Court 
judges, 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Crime, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 2460, 
Wireless Telephone Protection Act; and H.R. 1753, to provide for the 
establishment of not less than 2,500 Boys and Girls Clubs of America 
facilities by the year 2000, 9 a.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, 
Wildlife and Oceans, oversight hearing on Pfiesteria and Its Impact 
on our Fishery Resources, 10:00 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, hearing on the 
following bills; H.R. 2186, to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to provide assistance to the National Historic Trails 
Interpretive Center in Casper, WY; H.R. 1811, Columbia River Habitat 
Protection and Recreational Access Act of 1997; and H.R. 1477, to 
amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a portion of the 
Columbia River as a recreational river, 10:00 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, to consider H.R. 2204, Coast Guard 
Authorization Act of 1997, 11 a.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, to 
continue hearings on Countdown to Kyoto Part II: The Economics of 
the Global Climate Change Agreement, 9:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Aviation, hearing on H.R. 145, to terminate the effectiveness of 
certain amendments to the foreign repair station rules of the 
Federal Aviation Administration, 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, to mark up the following: Tax 
Corrections Act of 1997; and the Parents and Students Savings 
Account Plus Act, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Health, hearing on Health Care Waste, Fraud and 
Abuse, 10:00 a.m., 1100 Longworth