[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 5 (Tuesday, February 3, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D51-D53]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                         COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR

                      WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1998

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services, to hold hearings on the nomination of 
Gen. Joseph W. Ralston, USAF, for reappointment as Vice Chairman of 
the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 10 a.m., SR-222.
  Committee on the Budget, to continue hearings on the President's 
proposed budget for fiscal year 1999, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to hold hearings on the 
nominations of Donald J. Barry, of Wisconsin, to be Assistant 
Secretary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife, and Margaret 
Hornbeck Greene, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the United States Enrichment Corporation, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-366.
  Committee on Finance, to hold hearings to examine trade and 
economic implications of the Asian financial crisis, 9:30 a.m., SD-
215.
  Committee on the Judiciary, to hold hearings on pending judicial 
nominations, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Labor and Human Resources, business meeting, on 
proposed legislation to revise the Rehabilitation Act, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-430.
  Select Committee on Intelligence, to hold hearings on classified 
disclosures to Congress, 10 a.m., SH-216.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on General Farm 
Commodities, hearing on the Asian financial crisis: and to its 
relationship to U.S. agriculture, 2 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on 
Inspector General, 1 p.m., 2362A, Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior, oversight on National Parks Service, 
Forest Service and Fish and Wildlife Service and

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the Bureau of Land Management, 10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  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.
  Subcommittee on Labor-Health and Human Services and Education, on 
public witnesses, 10 a.m., and 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, Subcommittee on 
Housing and Community Opportunity, to mark up H.R. 219, Homeowners' 
Insurance Availability Act of 1997, 10:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Commerce, Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous 
Materials, hearing on the Status of the Superfund Program, 10:30 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on 
Workforce Protections, to mark up 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.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, hearing on Patient 
Access to Alternative Treatments: Beyond the FDA, 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  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, to consider pending business, 3 
p.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Task Force for the Contested Election in the 46th Congressional 
District of California, to consider pending business, 2 p.m., 1310 
Longworth.
  Committee on International Relations, 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.
  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.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, to 
mark up H.R. 3117, Civil Rights Commission Act of 1998, 10:30 a.m., 
B352 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, oversight 
hearing regarding copyright licensing regimes covering 
retransmission of broadcast signals, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  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.
  Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, to mark up H.R. 2759, 
Health Professional Shortage Area Nursing Relief Act of 1997, 10 
a.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  Committee on National Security, to consider pending business and 
to honor Rep. Donald V. Dellums, 2:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, to consider H.R. 2846, to prohibit spending 
Federal education funds on national testing without explicit and 
specific legislation, 1 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, 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.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, hearing on the Department of 
Veterans Affairs budget request for FY 1999, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Benefits, hearing on the Department of Veterans 
Affairs Vocational Rehabilitation Programs, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, 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, executive, briefing on 
Iraq, 1 p.m., H-405 Capitol.


*These figures include all measures reported, even if there was no 
accompanying report. One report has been filed in the Senate, and 
one report has been filed in the House.

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