[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 45 (Wednesday, April 22, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D390-D391]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             APRIL 23, 1998

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, to hold 
hearings to examine fraud and abuse in the Federal food stamp 
program, 9 a.m., SR-332.
  Committee on Appropriations, 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.
  Subcommittee on Interior, to hold hearings on proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 1999 for the Forest Service, Department of 
Agriculture, 9:30 a.m., SD-124.
  Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, to hold hearings on proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for foreign assistance 
programs, focusing on infectious diseases, 11 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee 
on Aviation, to hold hearings to examine the Department of 
Transportation's policy regarding unfair exclusionary conduct in the 
aviation industry and the competitive implications of consolidation 
among U.S. airlines, 2 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, 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, 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, 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, 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, business meeting, to consider pending 
calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  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.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, 
and Government Information to continue joint hearings with the 
Select Committee on Intelligence, to examine chemical and biological 
weapons threats to America, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence, to continue 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 p.m., SD-226.


                                 NOTICE

  For a listing of Senate committee meetings scheduled ahead, see pages 
E638-39 in today's Record.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
State, and Judiciary, on International Organizations and 
Peacekeeping, 10:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  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.
  Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, on 
Congressional witnesses, 9 a.m., and 3 p.m., H-143 Capitol.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, hearing on H.R. 219, 
Homeowners' Insurance Availability Act of 1997, 9:30 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, Task Force on Budget Process, hearing on 
Budgeting for Federal Insurance Programs, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Commerce, 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.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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, to mark up pending 
business, 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  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.
  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, to mark up H. Con. Res. 220, 
regarding American victims of terrorism, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  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, Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law, to mark up H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform Act of 
1998, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.

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  Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, hearing on H.R. 
1690, to amend title 28 of the United States Code regarding 
enforcement of child custody orders, 10 a.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, 
Wildlife and Oceans, to mark up H.R. 3445, Oceans Act of 1998, 1:30 
p.m., and to hold an oversight hearing Arctic Snow Geese: Is the 
Arctic Ecosystem in Peril? 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  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.
  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 Transportation and Infrastructure, 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, 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, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on 
Patient Appeals in Health Care, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  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, executive, hearing on 
Future Imagery Architecture, 11 a.m., H-405 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Hearing: 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.