[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 57 (Friday, May 8, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D481-D483]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                    Week of May 11 through 16, 1998

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate will consider the conference report on S. 1150, 
Agriculture Research, Extension, and Reauthorization Act, and may begin 
consideration of S. 1873, Missile Defense Act.
  On Tuesday, Senate may conclude consideration of the conference 
report on S. 1150, Agriculture Research, Extension, and Reauthorization 
Act, and consider S. 1244, regarding charitable contributions.
  During the week, Senate may also consider S. 1046, National Science 
Foundation Authorizations, and any executive and legislative business 
cleared for action.

  (Senate will recess on Tuesday, May 12, 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: May 14, to hold 
hearings on the Department of Agriculture's Year 2000 compliance, 9 
a.m., SR-332.
  Committee on Appropriations: May 11 and 13, Subcommittee on 
Defense, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 1999 for the Department of Defense, Monday at 2 p.m. and 
Wednesday at 10 a.m., SD-192.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Military Construction, to hold hearings on 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1999 for the Department of 
Defense BRAC environmental programs, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General 
Government, to hold hearings to examine the Bureau of Alcohol, 
Tobacco and Firearms Gang Resistance, Education and Training 
(G.R.E.A.T.) program, 9:30 a.m., SD-192.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, to hold hearings to examine the Employee Retirement 
Income Security Act's (ERISA) preemption, focusing on remedies for 
denied or delayed health claims, 12:30 p.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 13, 
Subcommittee on Communications, to hold hearings to examine the 
Federal Communication Commission's oversight of the Wireless Bureau, 
9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 13, business 
meeting, to consider pending calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  May 14, Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation, and 
Recreation, to hold hearings on titles IX and X of S. 1693, to 
renew, reform, reinvigorate, and protect the National Park System, 
and S. 1614, to require a permit for the making of motion picture, 
television program, or other forms of commercial visual depiction in 
a unit of the National Park System or National Wildlife Refuge 
System, 2 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: May 12, to hold hearings on S. 
1868, to express United States foreign policy with respect to, and 
to strengthen United States advocacy on behalf of, individuals 
persecuted for their faith worldwide, to authorize United States 
actions in response to religious persecution worldwide, to establish 
an Ambassador at Large on International Religious Freedom within the 
Department of State, a Commission on International Religious 
Persecution, and a Special Adviser on International Religious 
Freedom within the National Security Council, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  May 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the Montreal Protocol 
No. 4 to Amend the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules 
Relating to International

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Carriage by Air (Ex. B, 95th Cong., 1st Sess.), the International 
Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (Treaty 
Doc. 104-17), the Grains Trade Convention and Food Aid Convention 
(Treaty Doc. 105-4), the Convention on the International Maritime 
Organization (Treaty Doc. 104-36), and the Trademark Law Treaty 
(Treaty Doc. 105-35), 10 a.m., SD-419.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, to 
hold hearings to examine the economic and political situation in 
India, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  May 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings to review the United 
States interest at the June 1998 U.S.-China Summit, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, to 
hold hearings to examine United States policy toward Iran, 1:30 
p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: May 13, Subcommittee on 
International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services, to hold 
hearings on S. 1710, to provide for the correction of retirement 
coverage errors under chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States 
Code, 2 p.m., SD-342.
  May 14, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold hearings 
to examine the safety of food imports, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: May 12, to hold hearings to examine 
the consequences of raising tobacco prices, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  May 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine whether 
tobacco legislation is constitutional, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  May 14, Full Committee, business meeting, to consider pending 
calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  May 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings on pending nominations, 2 
p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Labor and Human Resources: May 13, business meeting, 
to consider H.R. 2614, to improve the reading and literacy skills of 
children and families by improving in-service instructional 
practices for teachers who teach reading, to stimulate the 
development of more high-quality family literacy programs, to 
support extended learning-time opportunities for children, and to 
ensure that children can read well and independently not later than 
third grade, and pending nominations, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Small Business: May 14, to hold hearings on the 
nomination of Fred P. Hochberg, of New York, to be Deputy 
Administrator of the Small Business Administration, 9:30 a.m., SR-
428A.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: May 12, to hold hearings on proposed 
legislation to revise the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, 
focusing on lands into trust for purposes of gaming, 9:30 a.m., SD-
106.


                             House Chamber

  On Wednesday, May 13th, former members of Congress will be received 
in the House Chamber. Further program for the week will be announced 
later.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, May 12, hearing to review the 1999 
Multilateral Negotiations on Agricultural Trade-Asia and the 
Pacific, 9:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Forestry, Resource Conservation, and 
Research and the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry, 
joint oversight hearing on EPA activities related to concentrated 
animal feeding operations, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, May 14, hearing on 
Nazi Gold, 9:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Commerce, May 12, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing on Management Problems with the Department 
of Energy's Hanford Spent Nuclear Fuel Project, 1 p.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials, hearing 
on Electronic Commerce: New Methods for Making Electronic Purchases, 
10:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer 
Protection, hearing on China Trade Policy, 1 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, May 13, hearing on First 
Things First: Review of the Federal Government's Commitment to 
Funding Special Education, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, to mark up the 
following bills: H.R. 2869, to amend the Occupational Safety and 
Health Act of 1970 to exempt safety and health assessments, audits, 
and reviews conducted by or for an employer from enforcement action 
under such Act; H.R. 2873, to amend the Occupational Safety and 
Health Act of 1970; H.R. 2661, Sound Scientific Practices Act; and 
H.R. 3725, Postal Service Health and Safety Promotion Act, 10 a.m., 
2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, May 11, Subcommittee 
on Government Management, Information, and Technology, hearing on 
H.R. 2635, Human Rights Information Act, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and 
Technology, oversight hearing on Creating an Office of Federal 
Management, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  May 13, full Committee, to consider pending business, 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Human Resources, hearing on the Status of 
Efforts to Identify Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses: Tumor Data, 10 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, May 13, hearing on the Kyoto 
Protocol: Problems with U.S. Sovereignty and the Lack of Developing 
Country Participation, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, to mark up the 
following: H. Con. Res. 254, calling on the Government of Cuba to 
extradite to the United States convicted felon Joanne Chesimard and 
all other individuals who have fled the United States to avoid 
prosecution or confinement for criminal offenses and who are 
currently living freely in Cuba; and a resolution concerning

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the Murder of Bishop Juan Gerardi of Guatemala, 1:30 p.m., 2255 
Rayburn.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, to markup the 
following resolutions: H. Res. 392, relating to the importance of 
Japanese-American relations and the urgent need for Japan to more 
effectively address its economic and financial problems and open its 
markets by eliminating informal barriers to trade and investment, 
thereby making a more effective contribution to leading the Asian 
region out of its current financial crisis, insuring against a 
global recession, and reinforcing regional stability and security; 
and H. Res. 404, commemorating 100 years of relations between the 
people of the United States and the people of the Philippines; to be 
followed by a hearing on The Direction of U.S.-Taiwan Relations, 2 
p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, May 12 and 13, to mark up the 
following bills: H.R. 3150, Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1998; H.R. 
2604, Religious Liberty and Charitable Donation Protection Act of 
1997; and H.R. 3736, Workforce Improvement and Protection Act of 
1998, 2 p.m., on May 12 and 10 a.m., May 13, 2141 Rayburn.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Crime, oversight hearing on Congressional 
Recognition for Acts of Exceptional Valor by Public Safety Officers, 
9 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, May 12, Subcommittee on National Parks and 
Public Lands, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3109, Thomas Cole 
National Site Act; and H.R. 1390, to authorize the Government of 
India to establish a memorial to honor Mahatma Gandhi in the 
District of Columbia, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Water and Power, oversight hearing on 
CALFED, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  May 13, full Committee, oversight hearing on the National Forest 
Foundation, 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, oversight 
hearing on Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing, 2 p.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and 
Oceans, hearing on H.R. 2760, Disabled Sportsmen's Access Act, 10 
a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, oversight 
hearing on Forest Health in the Rocky Mountain West, 10 a.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, May 12, to consider the following: H.R. 3534, 
Mandates Information Act of 1998; and H.R. 10, Financial Services 
Act of 1998 (rule only), 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  May 13, to consider H.R. 2431, Freedom From Religious Persecution 
Act, 2 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, May 13, to mark up the following: H.R. 2544, 
Technology Transfer Commercialization Act of 1997; H.R. 3007, 
Commission on the Advancement of Women in Science, Engineering, and 
Technology Development Act; H.R. 3332, Next Generation Internet 
Research Act of 1998; and the Anti-Duplicative Regulations Act 
(Amendments to Fastener Quality Legislation); and pending Committee 
business, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  May 14, oversight hearing on Communicating Science and Engineering 
in a Sound-Bite World, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Technology and the Subcommittee on 
Management, Information, and Technology of the Committee on 
Government Reform and Oversight, joint oversight hearing on 
Millennium Short Circuit: The Y2K Effect on Energy Utilities, 2 
p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, May 14, Subcommittee on Empowerment, 
hearing on how to best obtain drug-free work places, 11 a.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, May 12, 
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing on Land 
Between the Lakes Legislation and Small Watershed Projects, 2 p.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Railroads, hearing on Surface 
Transportation Board Reauthorization: Rates, Access and Remedies, 10 
a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on the Status of 
Aviation Security efforts with a focus on the National Safe Skies 
Alliance and Passenger Profiling Criteria, 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, 
hearing on Criminal Liability for Oil Pollution, 10 a.m., 2253 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, May 14, Subcommittee on Oversight 
and Investigations, hearing on the GAO report of the Inspector 
General investigation of an alleged cover-up of deaths at the 
Columbia, Missouri VA Medical Center in 1992, and an examination of 
VA's Development of a quality assurance/risk management reporting 
system, 9:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, May 12, Subcommittee on Health, to 
mark up the Veterans Medicare Access Improvement Act of 1998, 3 
p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Trade, to markup the following bills; H.R. 
3644, to amend the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
1985 to provide for the use of customs user fees for additional 
preclearance activities of the Customs Services; and H.R. 3809, Drug 
Free Borders Act of 1998, 4:30 p.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  May 14, full Committee, to mark up the following: Veterans 
Medicare Access Improvement Act of 1998; and H.R. 3809, Drug Free 
Borders Act of 1998, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: May 13, to hold 
an open briefing on democratic development in Croatia, 10 a.m., 340 
Cannon Building.