[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 81 (Friday, June 19, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D672-D675]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                    Week of June 22 through 27, 1998

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate will resume consideration of S. 2057, DOD 
Authorizations, and consider the nomination of Susan Oki Mollway, of 
Hawaii, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Hawaii, with a 
vote to occur thereon.
  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of S. 2057, DOD 
Authorizations, with a vote on a motion to close further debate on the 
bill to occur thereon.
  During the balance of the week, Senate will continue consideration of 
S. 2057, DOD Authorizations, and may consider any of the following:
  S. 2159, Agriculture Appropriations, 1999;
  Conference report on H.R. 2646, Education Savings Act for Public and 
Private Schools;
  S. 1250, NASA Authorizations;
  S. 1882, Higher Education Amendments;
  H.R. 2610, National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization;
  Conference Reports, when available;
  Further Appropriations bills; and
  Any cleared legislative or executive business.
  (Senate will recess on Tuesday, June 23, 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 Appropriations: June 23, Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Justice, State, and the Judiciary, business meeting, to mark up 
proposed legislation making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce, Justice,

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State, and the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1999, 10 a.m., S-146, Capitol.
  June 23, Subcommittee on Interior, business meeting, to mark up 
proposed legislation making appropriations for the Department of the 
Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1999, 2 p.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Armed Services: June 23, to hold hearings on the 
nominations of Gen. Richard B. Myers, USAF, to be Commander-in-
Chief, United States Space Command, Vice Adm. Richard W. Mies, USN, 
to be Commander-in-Chief, United States Strategic Command, and Lt. 
Gen. Charles T. Robertson, Jr., USAF, to be Commander-in-Chief, 
United States Transportation Command and Commander, Air Mobility 
Command, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: June 24, to 
resume hearings on H.R. 10, to enhance competition in the financial 
services industry by providing a prudential framework for the 
affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service 
providers, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  June 25, Full Committee, to continue hearings on H.R. 10, to 
enhance competition in the financial services industry by providing 
a prudential framework for the affiliation of banks, securities 
firms, and other financial service providers, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: June 23, to resume 
oversight hearings to examine certain implications of independence 
for Puerto Rico, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  June 24, Full Committee, business meeting, to consider pending 
calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  June 24, Subcommittee on Water and Power, to hold joint hearings 
with the Committee on Indian Affairs on S. 1771, to amend the 
Colorado Ute Indian Water Rights Settlement Act to provide for a 
final settlement of the claims of the Colorado Ute Indian Tribes, 
and S. 1899, entitled ``Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's 
Reservation Indian Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act of 1998'', 
2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  June 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of 
William Lloyd Massey, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  June 25, Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management, to 
hold hearings on S. 2146, to provide for the exchange of certain 
lands within the State of Utah, 2 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: June 23, Subcommittee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure, to hold hearings on S. 2131, 
to provide for the conservation and development of water and related 
resources, and to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct 
various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the 
United States, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: June 23, business meeting, to 
consider pending calendar business, 2:30 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
  June 24, Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Export and 
Trade Promotion, to hold hearings to examine the Asian financial 
crisis, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  June 24, Subcommittee on European Affairs, to hold hearings to 
examine United States policy in Kosovo, 4 p.m., SD-419.
  June 25, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
Chinese missile proliferation, 2 p.m., S-407, Capitol.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: June 22, to hold hearings on 
the nomination of Jacob Joseph Lew, of New York, to be Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget, 2 p.m., SD-342.
  June 24, Full Committee, to resume hearings to examine the state 
of computer security within Federal, State and local agencies, 10 
a.m., SD-342.
  June 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the Defense 
Technology Security Administration's role in approving critical 
technology exports, 10:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: June 23, to hold hearings on S. 2148, 
to protect religious liberty, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  June 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine fairness in 
punitive damage awards, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  June 24, Subcommittee on Immigration, to hold hearings on the 
agricultural guestworker program, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  June 25, Full Committee, business meeting, to mark up S.J. Res. 40 
and H.J. Res. 54, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
United States authorizing Congress to prohibit the physical 
desecration of the flag of the United States, and S.J. Res. 44, 
proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to 
protect the rights of crime victims, and to consider other pending 
calendar business, 9 a.m., SD-226.
  June 25, Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts, 
to hold hearings to review the judgeship needs of the 6th and 7th 
Circuits, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Labor and Human Resources: June 24, business meeting, 
to mark up proposed legislation authorizing funds for human services 
programs, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  June 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine health 
insurance coverage for older workers, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: June 24, to hold joint hearings with 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources' Subcommittee on Water 
and Power on S. 1771, to amend the Colorado Ute Indian Water Rights 
Settlement Act to provide for a final settlement of the claims of 
the Colorado Ute Indian Tribes, and S. 1899, entitled ``Chippewa 
Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation Indian Reserved Water 
Rights Settlement Act of 1998'', 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: June 24, to hold closed hearings 
on intelligence matters, Wednesday at 10 a.m. and Wednesday at 2:30 
p.m., SH-219.


                             House Chamber

  Monday, Consideration of Suspensions;
  Consideration of H.R. 4059, Military Construction Appropriations Act 
(open rule, 1 hour of debate); and

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  Consideration of H.R. 4060, Energy and Water Development 
Appropriations Act: (open rule, 1 hour of debate).
  House will meet at 12:30 p.m. for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for 
legislative business.
  Note: No recorded votes are expected before 5:00 p.m.
  Tuesday, Consideration of Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (subject 
to a rule).
  House will meet at 9:00 a.m. for morning hour and 10:00 a.m. for 
legislative business.
  Wednesday, Consideration of Treasury, Postal Service, Executive 
Office of the President; and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act 
(subject to a rule); and
  Consideration of DOD Appropriations Act (subject to a rule).
  Thursday, Consideration of Legislative Branch Appropriations (subject 
to a rule).
  Friday, Independence Day District Work Period.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, July 22, hearing to review the 1999 
Multilateral Negotiations on Agricultural Trade-Western Hemisphere, 10 
a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  June 24, Subcommittee on Forestry, Resource Conservation, and Research, 
to consider agricultural credit legislation, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  June 25, Subcommittee on Department Operations, Nutrition, and Foreign 
Agriculture, hearing to review the implementation of the Food Quality 
Protection Act, 9 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  June 25, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, hearing to review 
the Administration's use of agricultural export programs, 10:30 a.m., 
1302 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, June 24, Subcommittee on the District of 
Columbia, on Public Education, 9 a.m., and on Members of Congress; D.C. 
Government Officials; and public witnesses, 2 p.m., H-144 Capitol.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, June 23, hearing on the 
Year 2000 Challenge to International Banking and Finance, 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  June 25, full Committee, to mark up H.R. 219, Homeowners' Insurance 
Availability Act of 1997, 9:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, June 23, Task Force on Budget Process, hearing 
on Budgetary Treatment of Emergencies, 1 p.m., 3112 Cannon.
  Committee on Commerce, June 23, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing on States' Alternative Environmental Compliance 
Strategies, 9 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  June 23, Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer 
Protection, hearing on Protecting Consumers Against Slamming, focusing on 
the following bills: H.R. 3888, Anti-slamming Amendments Act; and H.R. 
3050, Slamming Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 1997, 10 a.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  June 25, Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer 
Protection, hearing on Electronic Commerce: Consumer Protection in 
Cyberspace, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, June 23, Subcommittee on 
Early Childhood, Youth, and Families, hearing on Comprehensive School 
Reform Program, 1 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  June 24, full Committee, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 3248, 
Dollars in the Classroom Act; and H.R. 3007, Commission on the 
Advancement of Women in Science, Engineering, and Technology Development 
Act, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  June 24, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
American Worker Project: Meeting the Needs of the 21st Century Workplace, 
2 p.m., 2261 Rayburn.
  June 25, Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, hearing on 
Impediments to Union Democracy, Part II: Right to Vote in the Carpenter's 
Union? 1 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, June 22, Subcommittee on 
Government Management, Information, and Technology, hearing on Year 2000: 
Biggest Problems and Proposed Solutions, 1 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  June 23, full Committee, to consider pending business, 1 p.m., 2247 
Rayburn.
  June 24, Subcommittee on Civil Service, hearing on Civil Service Reform 
Issues, 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  June 24, Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural Resources, 
and Regulatory Affairs, to continue hearings on ``The Kyoto Protocol: Is 
the Clinton-Gore Administration Selling Out Americans? Part IV,'' 10 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, June 24, hearing on Colombian 
Heroin Crisis, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  June 25, hearing on Prospects for Democracy in Nigeria, 10 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  June 26, Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights, 
hearing on Human Rights in China, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, June 23, to continue markup of H.R. 3682, 
Child Custody Protection Act; and to mark up the following bills: H.R. 
2592, Private Trustee Reform Act of 1998; H.R. 3891, Trademark 
Anticounterfeiting Act of 1998; H.R. 3898, Speed Trafficking Life in 
Prison Act of 1998; H.R. 2070, Correction Officers Health and Safety Act 
of 1997; H.R. 4090, Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of 1998; and 
private immigration bills, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  June 24, oversight hearing on the Effects of Consolidation on the State 
of Competition in the Telecommunications Industry, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  June 24, Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, to mark up 
H.R. 3789, Class Action Jurisdiction Act of 1998, 2 p.m., B-352 Rayburn.
  June 24, Subcommittee on Crime, hearing on H.R. 2380, Internet Gambling 
Prohibition Act of 1997, 2 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  June 25, Subcommittee on Crime, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 
4100, Free Market Prison Industries Reform Act of 1998; and H.R. 2758, 
Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 1997, 9 a.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  June 25, Subcommittee on Immigration, hearing on H.R. 3539, Radiation 
Workers Justice Act of 1998, 9:30 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.

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  Committee on National Security, June 23, and the Committee on 
International Relations, to continue joint hearings on U.S. policy 
regarding the export of satellites to China, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, June 23, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest 
Health, oversight hearing on Forest Service Law Enforcement, 10 a.m., 
1334 Longworth.
  June 23, Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, hearing on 
the following bills: H.R. 3705, Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands 
Transfer Act; and to mark up the following bills: S. 1693, Vision 2020 
National Parks System Restoration Act; and H.R. 4004, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance to the Casa Malpais 
National Historic Landmark in Springerville, Arizona, and to establish 
the Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site, 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  June 24, full Committee, hearing on H.R. 1168, to encourage competition 
and tax fairness and to protect the tax base of State and local 
governments, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  June 25, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, oversight hearing 
on Forest Service Training, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  June 25, Subcommittee on Water and Power, oversight hearing concerning 
the status of the Auburn Dam site, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, June 22, to consider H.R. 4101, making 
appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1999, 4:30 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  June 23, to consider the following: a measure making appropriations for 
the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive 
Office of the President, and certain independent agencies, for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1999; and a measure making appropriations for 
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, 
2:30 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, June 24, oversight hearing on Houston, We Have a 
Problem: The Administration's Plan to Fix the International Space 
Station, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  June 25, oversight hearing on China: Dual-Use Space Technology, 9:30 
a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, June 24, Subcommittee on Government 
Programs and Oversight, hearing on the HubZone Program, 10 a.m., 311 
Cannon.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, June 25, to mark up the 
following: Public Building Resolutions (construction, advance design, 
repair and alteration); H.R. 2379, to designate the Federal building and 
U.S. courthouse located at 251 North Main Street in Winston-Salem, NC, as 
the ``Hiram H. Ward Federal Building and United States Courthouse''; H.R. 
2787, amended, to designate the United States courthouse located in New 
Haven, Connecticut, as the ``Richard C. Lee United States Courthouse''; 
H.R. 3696, to designate the Federal Courthouse located at 316 North 26th 
Street in Billings, Montana, as the ``James F. Battin Federal 
Courthouse''; H.R. 3223, to designate the Federal building located at 300 
East 8th Street in Austin, Texas, as the ``J.J. `Jake' Pickle Federal 
Building''; and S. 1800, to designate the Federal building and United 
States courthouse located at 85 Marconi Boulevard in Columbus, Ohio, as 
the ``Joseph P. Kinneary United States Courthouse''; Corps of Engineers 
Survey Resolutions; NRCS Small Watershed Project Resolutions; H.R. 3869, 
Disaster Mitigation Act of 1998; H.R. 4058, to amend title 49, United 
States Code, to reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation 
Administration; H.R. 2748, amended, Airline Service Improvement Act; and 
H.R. 4057, amended, Airport Improvement Program Reauthorization Act of 
1998, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  June 25, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, 
oversight hearing of the U.S. Role in the International Maritime 
Organization, 1 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, June 24, to mark up pending business, 
10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, June 23, Subcommittee on Human Resources, 
hearing on H.R. 3684, Employment Security Financing Act of 1998, 3 p.m., 
B-318 Rayburn.
  June 23, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on the impact of complexity 
in the tax code for individual taxpayers and small businesses, 2:30 a.m., 
1100 Longworth.
  June 23, Subcommittee on Trade, to mark up the following measures: H.R. 
2316, to amend trade laws and related provisions to clarify the 
designation of normal trade relations; and H.J. Res. 120, disapproving 
the extension of the waiver authority contained in section 402(c) of the 
Trade Act of 1974 with respect to Vietnam, 10:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  June 24, full Committee, hearing on Managing the Public Debt in an Era 
of Surpluses, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  June 25, full Committee, to mark up the following measures: H.R. 2316, 
to amend trade laws and related provisions to clarify the designation of 
normal trade relations; H.J. Res. 120, disapproving the extension of the 
waiver authority contained in section 402(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 
with respect to Vietnam; and H.J. Res. 121, disapproving the extension of 
nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the 
products of the People's Republic of China, 9:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, June 23, Subcommittee on 
Human Intelligence, Analysis, and Counterintelligence, executive, hearing 
on DOD Counterintelligence, 10 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
  June 24, full Committee, to mark up H.R. 3829, Intelligence Community 
Whistleblower Protection Act of 1998, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.