[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 43 (Monday, April 20, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D370-D373]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                   Week of April 20 through 24, 1998

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will resume consideration S. 414, Ocean Shipping 
Reform Act, and continue consideration of H.R. 2646, Education Savings 
Act for Public and Private Schools.
  During the week, Senate may also consider the conference report on 
H.R. 1757, State Department Reorganization, NATO Enlargement (Treaty 
Doc. 105-36), and any executive and legislative business cleared for 
action.
  (Senate will recess on Tuesday, April 21, 1998, 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: April 23, to 
hold hearings to examine fraud and abuse in the Federal food stamp 
program, 9 a.m., SR-332.
  Committee on Appropriations: April 21 and 23, Subcommittee on 
Interior, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 1999, Tuesday, for the General Accounting Office, and the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, 9:30 a.m.; 
Thursday, for the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, 9:30 
a.m.; SD-124.
  April 21, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, to hold hearings to examine the use of the drug Tamoxifen 
for the prevention and treatment of breast cancer, 1:30 p.m., SD-
192.
  April 21 and 23, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, to hold 
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1999, Tuesday, 
for foreign assistance, focusing on international crime prevention 
programs, 2:30 p.m.; Thursday, for foreign assistance programs, 
focusing on infectious diseases, 10:30 a.m.; Tuesday in SD-116 and 
Thursday in SD-192.
  April 22, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings on proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for the Department of Defense, 
focusing on the Ballistic Missile Defense program, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  April 23, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, to 
hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 9:30 a.m., SD-
138.
  Committee on Armed Services: April 21, closed business meeting, to 
mark up S. 1873, to state the policy of the United States regarding 
the deployment of a missile defense system capable of defending the 
territory of the United States against limited ballistic missile 
attack, 10 a.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: April 22, to 
hold hearings on the nomination of Donna Tanoue,

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of Hawaii, to be a Member and Chairperson of the Board of Directors 
of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: April 21, 
Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine, to hold 
hearings to examine the carriage of goods by sea, focusing on S. 943 
and H.R. 2005, to clarify the application of the Act popularly known 
as the ``Death on the High Seas Act'' to aviation incidents, 2:30 
p.m., SR-253.
  April 22, Subcommittee on Communications, to hold hearings to 
examine section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 relating 
to band-width issues, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  April 22, Subcommittee on Manufacturing and Competitiveness, to 
hold hearings to examine issues relating to virtual manufacturing, 
2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  April 23, Subcommittee on Aviation, to hold hearings to examine 
the Department of Transportation's guidelines for aviation 
competition, 2 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: April 23, Subcommittee 
on Forests and Public Land Management, to hold hearings on S. 1253, 
to provide to the Federal land management agencies the authority and 
capability to manage effectively the federal lands in accordance 
with the principles of multiple use and sustained yield, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: April 23, Subcommittee 
on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety, to 
hold hearings to review the proposed Clean Air Act regional haze 
regulations, 9 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: April 21, Subcommittee on International 
Trade, to hold hearings to review priority agricultural trade issues 
for negotiation at the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial 
scheduled for May 18-20, 1999 in Geneva, 9:30 a.m., SD-215.
  April 22, Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy, to 
hold hearings to examine child care access, affordability, and 
supply in the United States and the impact of welfare reform on 
State and Federal child care programs, focusing on S. 1577, to 
provide additional tax relief to families to increase the 
affordability of child care, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  April 23, Full Committee, to hear and consider the nominations of 
Thelma J. Askey, of Tennessee, Jennifer Anne Hillman, of Indiana, 
and Stephen Koplan, of Virginia, each to be a Member of the United 
States International Trade Commission, and Patrick A. Mulloy, of 
Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: April 22, to hold hearings on 
the nominations of G. Edward DeSeve, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy 
Director for Management, and Deidre A. Lee, of Oklahoma, to be 
Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, both of the Office of 
Management and Budget, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  April 23, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold 
hearings to examine the practice of ``slamming'', which is the 
unauthorized switching of long-distance telephone companies, 9:30 
a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: April 21, Subcommittee on Technology, 
Terrorism, and Government Information, to hold a joint briefing with 
the Select Committee on Intelligence in closed session to examine 
chemical and biological weapons threats to America, 2:30 p.m., SH-
219.
  April 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of 
James K. Robinson, of Michigan, to be Assistant Attorney General for 
the Criminal Division, Department of Justice, 11 a.m., SD-226.
  April 22, Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and Government 
Information, to hold joint hearings with the Select Committee on 
Intelligence to examine chemical and biological weapons threats to 
America, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  April 23, Full Committee, business meeting, to consider pending 
calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Labor and Human Resources: April 22, to hold joint 
hearings with the House Committee on Education and the Workforce to 
examine proposed Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
regulations, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  April 23, Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety, to hold joint 
hearings with the House Committee on Commerce's Subcommittee on 
Health and Environment to examine proposals to increase bone marrow 
donation and transplantation, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Veterans Affairs: April 21, to hold hearings to 
examine ionizing radiation, veterans' health care, and related 
issues, 10 a.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: April 21, to hold a joint 
briefing with the Committee on the Judiciary's Subcommittee on 
Technology, Terrorism, and Government Information in closed session 
to examine chemical and biological weapons threats to America, 2:30 
p.m., SH-219.
  April 22, Full Committee, to hold joint hearings with the 
Committee on the Judiciary's Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, 
and Government Information to examine chemical and biological 
weapons threats to America, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Special Committee on Aging: April 22, to hold hearings to examine 
the role of the stock market in Social Security reform, focusing on 
a General Accounting Office report, ``Implications of Government 
Stock Investing for the Trust Fund, the Federal Budget, and the 
Economy'', 1 p.m., SD-628.


                                 NOTICE

  For a listing of Senate committee meetings scheduled ahead, see pages 
E589-91 in today's Record.


                             House Chamber

  Monday, the House was not in session.
  Tuesday, the House will meet at 12:30 p.m. for morning hour and at 
2:00 p.m. for consideration of 3 Suspensions:
  (1) H.R. Care for Police Survivors Act of 1998;
  (2) H.R. 3528, Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 1998; and
  (3) H.R. 2691, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 
Reauthorization Act of 1997.


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  Note: No recorded votes are expected before 5:00 p.m.
  Wednesday, and the balance of the week.
  Consideration of H.J. Res. 111, proposing an Amendment to the U.S. 
Constitution Regarding Tax Limitations (Subject to a Rule);
  Consideration of H.R. 1252, Judicial Reform Act of 1997 (Subject to a 
Rule);
  Consideration of H.R. 512, New Wildlife Refuge Authorization Act 
(Subject to a Rule); and
  Consideration of H.R. 3164, Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 
1998 (Subject to a Rule).


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, April 21, Subcommittee on Labor, 
Health and Human Services, and Education, on Inspector General 
Panel--Year 2000 Problem; Year 2000 Management Panel, 10 a.m., and 
on Railroad Retirement Board; and the Medicare Payment Advisory 
Commission, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  April 21 and 22. Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent 
Agencies, on public witnesses, 10 a.m., and 1 p.m., H-143 Capitol.
  April 22, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, on 
SSA, 10 a.m., and on Corporation for Public Broadcasting and 
National Education Goals Panel, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  April 23, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary, 
on International Organizations and Peacekeeping, 10 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  April 23, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, on Corporation for National and Community Service and the 
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, 10 a.m., and on the U.S. 
Institute of Peace, the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review 
Commission and the National Council on Disability, 2 p.m., 2358 
Rayburn.
  April 23, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, on 
Congressional witnesses, 10 a.m., H-143 Capitol.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, April 21, 
Subcommittee on General Oversight and Investigations, hearing to 
review the Operations of the International Monetary Fund, 10 a.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  April 23, full Committee, hearing on H.R. 219, Homeowners' 
Insurance Availability Act of 1997, 9:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, April 23, Task Force on Budget Process, 
hearing on Budgeting for Federal Insurance Programs, 10 a.m., 210 
Cannon.
  Committee on Commerce, April 22, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, 
to mark up the following bills: H.R. 3532, Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999; H.R. 2217, to 
extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to the 
construction of FERC Project No. 9248 in the State of Colorado; and 
H.R. 2841, to extend the time required for the construction of a 
hydroelectric project, 11 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  April 22, Subcommittee on Health and Environment, hearing on the 
implementation of the Reformulated Gasoline Program in California, 
focusing on H.R. 630, to amend the Clean Air Act to permit the 
exclusive application of California State regulations regarding 
reformulated gas in certain areas within the State, 10:30 a.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  April 23, Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer 
Protection, hearing on Digital High Definition Television: Coming 
Soon to a Home Theater Near You, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  April 24, Subcommittee on Health and Environment, the Subcommittee 
on Oversight and Investigations and the Subcommittee on Government 
Management, Information, and Technology of the Committee on 
Government Reform and Oversight, joint hearing on the Department of 
Health and Human Services Inspector General's Audit of the Health 
Care Financing Administration's Fiscal Year 1997 Financial 
Statements, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, April 21, Subcommittee 
on Workforce Protections, hearing on Issues under the Migrant and 
Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act, and the Effect of the 
Fair Labor Standards Act on Amish Families, 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  April 23, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
the American Worker Project: Emerging Trends in the High-Tech 
Workplace, 1:30 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, April 21, 
Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology, 
oversight hearing on the Inspector General Act of 1978: Twenty Years 
After Passage, Are The Inspectors General Fulfilling Their Mission?, 
10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  April 23, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and 
Technology, oversight hearing on the Clinger-Cohen Act, 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  April 23, Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural 
Resources, and Regulatory Affairs, hearing on ``The Kyoto Protocol: 
Is the Clinton-Gore Administration Selling Out Americans?'' 11:30 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  April 23, Subcommittee on National Security, International 
Affairs, and Criminal Justice, hearing on ``Combating Terrorism: The 
Proliferation of Agencies' Efforts,'' 1 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, April 23, to markup H. Con. 
Res. 220, regarding American victims of terrorism, 10 a.m., H-139 
Capitol.
  April 23, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific and the 
Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade, joint 
hearing on Japan's Role in the Asian Financial Crisis, 1:30 p.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, April 21, Subcommittee on Immigration 
and Claims, oversight hearing on Immigration and America's Workforce 
for the 21st Century, 9:30 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  April 23, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, to 
markup H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1998, 10 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  April 23, Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, 
hearing on H.R. 1690, to amend title 28 of the

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United States Code regarding enforcement of child custody orders, 10 
a.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  April 23, Subcommittee on Crime, hearing on H.R. 3494, Child 
Protection and Sexual Predator Punishment Act of 1998, 9:30 a.m., B-
352 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, April 23, Subcommittee on Fisheries 
Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, to markup H.R. 3445, Oceans Act 
of 1998, 1:30 p.m., and to hold an oversight hearing on the ongoing 
destruction of the Arctic tundra by lesser snow geese, 2 p.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  April 23, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, to mark up 
the following bills: H.R. 2886, Granite Watershed Enhancement and 
Protection Act of 1997; H.R. 3467, California Spotted Owl Interim 
Protection Act of 1998; H.R. 1021, Miles Land Exchange Act of 1997; 
and H.R. 3381, Gallatin Land Consolidation Act of 1998, 10 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  April 23, Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, hearing 
on H.R. 3625, San Rafael Swell Heritage and Conservation Act, 9 
a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, April 21, to consider H.J. Res. 111, proposing 
an amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect 
to tax limitations, 1:30 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  April 22, to consider the following: H.R. 1252, Judicial Reform 
Act of 1998; H.R. 512, New Wildlife Refuge Authorization Act; and 
H.R. 3164, Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998, 2 p.m., H-
313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, April 22, oversight hearing on the 
Irreplaceable Federal Role in Funding Basic Scientific Research, 10 
a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  April 22, Subcommittee on Basic Research, oversight hearing on 
National Science Foundation Fiscal Year Budget Authorization, 2 
p.m., Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, April 22, Subcommittee on Government 
Programs and Oversight, hearing regarding the Small Business 
Innovation Research Program, 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, April 22, 
Subcommittee on Railroads, hearing on Surface Transportation Board 
Reauthorization: State of the Railroad Industry, 10:30 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  April 22, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing 
on proposals for a Water Resources Development Act of 1998, 2 p.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  April 23, Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on the impact of 
recent alliances, international agreements, DOT actions, and pending 
legislation on air fares, air service, and competition in the 
airline industry, 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, April 23, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing on the research and treatment of war-related illnesses; and 
to review the VA's sexual trauma counseling program, 9:30 a.m., 334 
Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, April 21, Subcommittee on Human 
Resources, hearing on Supplemental Security Income (SSI) fraud and 
abuse, 3 p.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  April 22, full Committee, to markup the following bills; H.R. 
1023, Ricky Ray Hemophilia Relief Fund Act of 1997; and H.R. 3546, 
National Dialogue on Social Security Act of 1998, 10:30 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  April 23, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on Patient Appeals in 
Health Care, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  April 23, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on oversight of 
current tax law related to health insurance, 1 p.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, April 23, executive, 
hearing on Future Imagery Architecture, 11 a.m., H-405 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint hearing: April 22, Senate Committee on Labor and Human 
Resources, to hold joint hearings with the House Committee on 
Education and the Workforce to examine proposed Individuals with 
Disabilities Education Act regulations, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Joint hearing: April 23, Senate Committee on Labor and Human 
Resources' Subcommittee on Public Health and Safety, to hold joint 
hearings with the House Committee on Commerce's Subcommittee on 
Health and Environment to examine proposals to increase bone marrow 
donation and transplantation, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.