[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 3 (Thursday, January 29, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D39-D41]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                   Week of February 2 through 7, 1998

                             Senate Chamber

  The Senate may consider any legislative and executive business, 
cleared for action.
  (Senate will recess on Tuesday, February 3, 1998, from 12:30 p.m.-
2:15 p.m. for respective party conferences.)


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Armed Services: February 3 and 5, to hold hearings on 
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1999 for the 
Department of Defense and the future years defense program, Tuesday 
at 2 p.m. in SH-216 and Thursday at 2 p.m. in SR-222.
  Committee on the Budget: February 3 and 4, to hold hearings on the 
President's proposed budget for fiscal year 1999, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  February 5, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
issues before the International Monetary Fund, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: February 3, 
Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management, to resume 
hearings on S. 1253, to provide Federal land management agencies the 
authority and capability to manage Federal lands effectively in 
accordance with the principles of multiple use and sustained yield, 
2:30 p.m., SD-366.

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  February 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of 
Donald J. Barry, of Wisconsin, to be Assistant Secretary of the 
Interior for Fish and Wildlife, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: February 3, to hold 
hearings on the nominations of Donald J. Barry, of Wisconsin, to be 
Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife, and 
Sallyanne Harper, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 2 p.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: February 4, to hold hearings to examine 
trade and economic implications of the Asian financial crisis, 10 
a.m., SD-215.
  February 5 and 11, Full Committee, to resume hearings on proposals 
and recommendations to restructure and reform the Internal Revenue 
Service, including a related measure H.R. 2676, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: February 3, to hold hearings to 
examine the military implications of the Ottawa Land Mine Treaty, 10 
a.m., SD-419.
  February 4, Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, 
to hold hearings to examine developments in the peace process, 9:30 
a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on the Judiciary: February 4, to hold hearings on 
pending judicial nominations, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  February 5, Full Committee, business meeting, to consider pending 
calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Labor and Human Resources: February 4, business 
meeting, on proposed legislation to revise the Rehabilitation Act, 
9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Veterans Affairs: February 5, to hold hearings to 
evaluate U.S. biologic vaccine programs as to their impact on Gulf 
War veterans, and to examine lessons learned for future deployments, 
9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: February 4, to hold hearings on 
classified disclosures to Congress, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.


                             House Chamber

  To be announced.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, February 3, Subcommittee on Risk 
Management and Specialty Crops, hearing on proposed tobacco 
settlement's impact on producers, 9 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  February 4, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, hearing on 
the Asian financial crisis: and to its relationship to U.S. 
agriculture, 2 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
  February 5, Subcommittee on Department Operations, Nutrition, and 
Foreign Agriculture, hearing on the enforcement of anti-fraud 
provisions of the Food Stamp Act, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, February 3, 4, and 5, Subcommittee on 
Labor-Health and Human Services and Education, on public witnesses, 
10 a.m., and 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  February 3, Subcommittee on Legislative, on Financial Managers 
Council and Library of Congress, 1 p.m., H-144 Capitol.
  February 3, Subcommittee on Transportation, on Congressional and 
public witnesses, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  February 4, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on Inspector General, 
1 p.m., 2362A, Rayburn.
  February 4, Subcommittee on Interior, oversight on National Parks 
Service, Forest Service and Fish Wildlife Service and the Bureau of 
Land Management, 10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  February 4, Subcommittee on Legislative, hearing on Joint Economic 
Committee and Architect of the Capitol, 9 a.m., and the Joint 
Committee on Taxation, Capitol Police and the GAO, 1 p.m., H-144 
Capitol.
  February 4, Subcommittee on National Security, on FY 1999, Defense 
Budget Overview, 9:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  February 5, Subcommittee on Interior, oversight on the 
Smithsonian, National Gallery of Art, Kennedy Center and the 
Holocaust Museum, 10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  February 5, Subcommittee on Labor-Health and Human Services, and 
Education, on GAO, and oversight on the Department of Labor, 2 p.m., 
2358 Rayburn.
  February 5, Subcommittee on Legislative and Joint Committee on 
Printing, CBO, and GPO, 9 a.m., H-144 Capitol.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, February 3, to 
continue hearings on East Asia Economic Conditions, 11 a.m., 2129 
Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, February 3, hearing on the 
Administration's FY 1999 Budget Submission, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  February 5, hearing on the Congressional Budget Office Forecasts, 
11 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Commerce, February 4, Subcommittee on Finance and 
Hazardous Materials, hearing on the Status of the Superfund Program, 
10:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  February 5, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, oversight hearing on 
Department of Energy's Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 1999, 10:30 
a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  February 5, Subcommittee on Health and Environment, hearing on 
Preventing the Transmission of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus 
(HIV), 11 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, February 4, Subcommittee 
on Workforce Protections, to markup the following bills: H.R. 2864, 
to require the Secretary of Labor to establish a program under which 
employers may consult with State officials respecting compliance 
with occupational safety and health requirements; H.R. 2877, to 
amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; and H.R. 3096, 
to correct a provision relating to termination of benefits for 
convicted persons, 1:30 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  February 5, Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, hearing 
on proposals to provide fairness to small business and employees, 
including the following bills; H.R. 2449, Fair Access to Indemnity 
and Reimbursement Act; H.R. 1595, Justice on Time Act of 1997; H.R. 
1595, Fair Hearing Act, and H.R. 758, Truth in Employment Act of 
1997, 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, February 4, hearing 
on Patient Access to Alternative Treatments: Beyond the FDA, 10 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  February 4, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, 
and Technology, and the Subcommittee on Technology of the Committee 
on Science, joint hearing on Federal Aviation Administration at 
Risk: Year 2000 Impacts on the Air Traffic Control System, 2 p.m., 
311 Cannon.
  Committee on House Oversight, February 5, hearing on Campaign 
Reform, 1 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on International Relations, February 3, Subcommittee on 
International Operations and Human Rights, hearing on Country 
Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1997, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  February 4, full Committee, hearing on Implementation of the U.S.-
China Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, and to consider a motion to go 
into executive session, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  February 4, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific and the 
Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade, joint 
hearing on the Financial Crisis in Asia, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  February 5, Subcommittee on Africa, hearing on Algeria's Turmoil, 
1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, February 4, Subcommittee on the 
Constitution, to markup H.R. 3117, United States Commission on Civil 
Rights Reauthorization Act, 9:30 a.m., B352 Rayburn.
  February 4, Subcommittee on Crime, hearing regarding Gambling in 
Cyberspace: a hearing on the legality of gambling on the Internet, 
focusing on H.R. 2380, Internet Gambling Prohibition Act of 1997, 
9:30 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  February 4, Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, to markup the 
following bills: H.R. 371, Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 
1997; and H.R. 2759, Health Professional Shortage Area Nursing 
Relief Act of 1997, 9:30 a.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  February 5, full Committee, oversight hearing on the Civil 
Liability Portions of the Proposed Tobacco Settlement, 10 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Committee on National Security, February 4, to consider pending 
business and to honor Rep. Donald V. Dellums, 2:30 p.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  February 5, hearing on the fiscal year 1999 National Defense 
Authorization budget request, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, February 5, Subcommittee on Fisheries 
Conservation, Wildlife & Oceans, hearing on the following bills: 
H.R. 2807, Rhino and Tiger Product Labeling Act, and H.R. 3113 
reauthorize the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Reauthorization 
Act, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  February 5, Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 2098, the National Cave and 
Karst Research Institute Act of 1997 and H.R., 2989, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to convey to the St. Jude's Ranch for 
Children, Nevada, approximately 40 acres of land in Las Vegas, 
Nevada, to be used for the development of facilities for the 
residential care and treatment of adjudicated girls, 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Science, February 4, hearing on the Road from Kyoto 
Part I: Where Are We, Where Are We Going, and How Do We Get There? 
10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  February 5, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing on NASA 
Posture, 1 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, February 4, hearing on the 
Department of Veterans Affairs budget request for FY 1999, 10 a.m., 
334 Cannon.
  February 4, Subcommittee on Benefits, hearing on the Department of 
Veterans Affairs Vocational Rehabilitation Programs, 2 p.m., 334 
Cannon.
  February 5, full Committee, hearing on the research, 
investigations and programs involving Persian Gulf War veterans' 
illnesses, 1 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, February 3, Subcommittee on 
Oversight, hearing on the Annual Report to Congress of the Internal 
Revenue Service Taxpayer Advocate, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  February 3, Subcommittee on Human Resources, to markup H.R. 3130, 
Child Support Performance and Incentive Act of 1998, 4:30 p.m., 
318B.
  February 4, full committee, to continue hearings on proposals to 
reduce the Federal tax burden on the American public, 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, February 4, executive, 
briefing on Iraq, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: February 6, to hold hearings to examine 
the employment-unemployment situation for January, 9:30 a.m., 1334 
Longworth Building.