[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 143 (Wednesday, October 22, 1997)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1126-D1127]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                         COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR

                       THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1997

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations, to continue hearings to examine the 
costs of enlarging NATO membership to include Poland, Hungary, and 
the Czech Republic, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Full Committee, business meeting, to mark up S. 1292, disapproving 
the cancellations transmitted by the President on October 6, 1997, 
regarding Public Law 105-45 (Military Construction Appropriations 
for Fiscal Year 1998), 2:30 p.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services, to hold hearings on the nominations 
of Lt. Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker, USA, to be Commander-in-Chief, 
United States Special Operations Command and for appointment to the 
grade of general, and Lt. Gen. John A. Gordon, USAF, to be Deputy 
Director of Central Intelligence and for appointment to the grade of 
general, 10 a.m., SR- 222.
  Full Committee, business meeting, to consider pending nominations, 
4:15 p.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, to hold hearings 
on S. 318, to require automatic cancellation and notice of 
cancellation rights with respect to private mortgage insurance which 
is required by a creditor as a condition for entering into a 
residential mortgage transaction, and S. 1228, to provide for a 10-
year circulating commemorative coin program to commemorate each of 
the 50 States, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings on pending nominations, 2:30 
p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget, to hold hearings to examine public 
pension programs in Europe, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, business 
meeting, to mark up certain provisions of legislation relating to 
intermodal transportation safety, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to hold oversight 
hearings on the issue of peaceful nuclear cooperation with China, 10 
a.m., SD-366.
  Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation, and 
Recreation, to hold hearings on S. 633, to adjust the boundary of 
the Petroglyph National Monument, and S. 1132, to modify the 
boundaries of the Bandelier National Monument, 2 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works, to hold hearings to 
examine the Army Corps of Engineers flood control project at Devils 
Lake, North Dakota, 9 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance, to hold hearings on the nomination of 
Charles Rossotti, of the District of Columbia, to be Commissioner of 
Internal Revenue, Department of the Treasury, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations, to hold hearings on the 
nominations of Daniel Fried, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Poland, Peter Francis Tufo, of New 
York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Hungary, Alexander R. 
Vershbow, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Permanent 
Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization, with the rank and status of Ambassador, Thomas J. 
Miller, of Virginia, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of 
service as Special Coordinator for Cyprus, David Timothy Johnson, of 
Georgia, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as 
Head of the United States Delegation to the Organization for 
Security and Cooperation in Europe, Kathryn Walt Hall, of Texas, to 
be Ambassador to the Republic of Austria, and James Carew Rosapepe, 
of Maryland, to be Ambassador to Romania, 2 p.m., SD-406.
  Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Export and Trade 
Promotion, to hold hearings to examine United States economic and 
strategic interests in the Caspian Sea region, 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 consider pending 
calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Labor and Human Resources, to hold hearings on S. 
869, to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual 
orientation, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs, business meeting, to consider pending 
calendar business, 9 a.m., SR-485.


                                 NOTICE

  For a listing of Senate committee meetings scheduled ahead, see pages 
E2053-54 in today's Record.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, hearing to review H.R. 2185, USDA 
Accountability and Equity Act of 1997, and other civil rights 
measures, 9:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.

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  Committee on the Budget, hearing on Securing America's Future: 
Preparing the Nation for the 21st Century, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing on the Department of Energy's Implementation 
of Contract Reform: Mismanagement of Performance-Based Contracting, 
10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer 
Protection, hearing on Reauthorization of the Consumer Product 
Safety Commission and GAO report CPSC: Better Data Needed to Help 
Identify and Analyze Potential Hazards, 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on 
Employer-Employee Relations, hearing on H.R. 1415, Patient Access to 
Responsible Care Act of 1997, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, Subcommittee on 
Human Resources, hearing on ``Job Corps Oversight: Recruitment and 
Placement Standards'', 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Africa, to 
mark up H. Res. 273, condemning the military intervention by the 
Government of the Republic of Angola into the Republic of the Congo, 
2:30 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law, hearing and markup of the following: H.J. Res. 
91, granting the consent of Congress to the Apalachicola-
Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact; H.J. Res. 92, granting the 
consent of Congress to the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin 
Compact; H.J. Res. 95, granting the consent of Congress to the 
Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact; and H.J. Res. 96, 
granting the consent and approval of Congress for the State of 
Maryland, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the District of Columbia 
to amend the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation 
Compact, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, hearing on the 
following measures: H.R. 2652, to amend title 17, United States 
Code, to prevent the misappropriation of collections of information; 
and the Vessel Hull Design Protection Act, 9:30 a.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Crime, hearing on the implementation of the 
Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994, 10 a.m., 
2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, 
Wildlife and Oceans, to mark up H.R. 2376, National Fish and 
Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Amendments of 1997; and hold a 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 2304, to direct the Secretary 
of the Interior to make technical corrections to a map relating to 
the Coastal Barrier Resource System; H.R. 2401, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to make technical corrections to a map 
relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System; and H.R. 2556, 
Wetlands and Wildlife Enhancement Act of 1997, 2 p.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, oversight hearing on 
Recreational Residence Use Fees on National Forest System Lands, 10 
a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, to consider the following: Conference Report 
to accompany H.R. 2107, making appropriations for the Department of 
the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1998; and H.R. 2616, Charter Schools Amendments Act of 
1997, 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Aviation, hearing on Allegations of Sexual Harassment at the FAA, 
10:15 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Aviation, to mark up the following measures: H.R. 
2626, to make clarifications to the Pilot Records Improvement Act of 
1996; H.R. 1454, Community Flight Safety Act of 1997; H.R. 2476, to 
amend title 49, United States Code, to require the National 
Transportation Safety Board and individual foreign air carriers to 
address the needs of families of passengers involved in aircraft 
accidents involving foreign air carriers, 3 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Economic Development, hearing 
on H.R. 2118, Ban on Smoking in Federal Buildings Act, 10:30 a.m., 
2253 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing on VA Inspector General Reports on Alleged 
Mismanagement at the Charleston, South Carolina and Pittsburgh, 
Pennsylvania VA Medical Centers, and on related matters, 9:30 a.m., 
334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security, to 
continue hearings on the Future of Social Security for this 
Generation and the Next, 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Trade, to mark up H.R. 1432, African Growth and 
Opportunity Act; and to hold a hearing on the use and effect of 
unilateral trade sanctions, 10:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Conferees, on H.R. 2159, making appropriations for foreign 
operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1998, 10:30 a.m., H-140, Capitol.