[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 106 (Friday, July 31, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D885-D887]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                    Week of August 3 through 8, 1998

                             Senate Chamber

  Senate is in adjournment until 12 noon on Monday, August 31, 1998.


                           Senate Committees

  No committee meetings are scheduled.


                             House Chamber

  To be announced.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, August 5, Subcommittee on Department 
Operations, Nutrition, and Foreign Agriculture, hearing to review 
legislation to ensure that food stamp coupons are not issued for 
deceased individuals, 2 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
  August 6, full Committee, to consider H.R. 4149, Forest Service 
Cost Reduction and Fiscal Accountability Act of 1998, 10 a.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, August 4, 
Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, to mark 
up the following measures: H.R. 3617, Community Development 
Financial Institutions Fund Amendments Act of 1998; and the 
Depository Institution Regulatory Streamlining Act of 1998, 10 a.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  August 5, full Committee, to mark up the following bills; H.R. 
4239, Financial Contract Netting Improvement Act of 1998; and H.R. 
4321, Financial Information Privacy Act of 1998, 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  August 6, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, to 
mark up H.R. 3899, American Homeownership Act of 1998, 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Commerce, August 3, Subcommittee on Finance and 
Hazardous Materials, hearing on The Impact and Effectiveness of the 
Small Order Execution System, 1 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  August 3, Subcommittee on Health and Environment, to mark up the 
Mammography Quality Standards Reauthorization Act of 1998, 4:30 
p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  August 4, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
the circumstances surrounding the FCC's planned relocation to the 
Portals, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  August 6, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
the Environmental Protection Agency's Title VI Interim Guidance and 
Alternative State Approaches, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  August 6, Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer 
Protection, to mark up H.R. 3888, Anti-slamming Amendments Act, 
10:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  August 7, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to 
continue hearings on the circumstances surrounding the FCC's planned 
relocation to the Portals, 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, August 4, Subcommittee 
on Employer-Employee Relations, hearing on Impediments to Union 
Democracy, Part III: Rank and File Rights at the American Radio 
Association, 1 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  August 5, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
Prison Industry: Effects on Inmates, Law-Abiding Workers, and 
Business, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  August 6, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
American Worker Project: Review of the Garment Industry Proviso, 10 
a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, August 4, hearing on 
``The Need for an Independent Counsel in the Campaign Finance 
Investigation'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  August 6, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and 
Technology, hearing on Title II of H.R. 4244, Federal Procurement 
System Performance Measurement and Acquisition Workforce Training 
Act of 1998, 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Oversight, August 5, to consider pending 
business, 3 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on International Relations, August 5, Subcommittee on 
the Western Hemisphere, hearing on Regional Conflict: Colombia's 
Insurgency and Prospects for a Peaceful Resolution, 1:30 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  August 6, full Committee, hearing on Heirless Property Issues of 
the Holocaust, 8:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, August 4, to continue mark up of H.R. 
3789, Class Action Jurisdiction Act of 1998; and to mark up the 
following bills: H.R. 4006, Lethal Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 
1998; H.R. 3843, to

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grant a Federal charter to the American GI Forum of the United 
States; H.R. 218, Community Protection Act of 1997; H.R. 2921, 
Multichannel Video Competition and Consumer Protection Act of 1997; 
and H.R. 3607, National Youth Crime Prevention Demonstration Act; 
and to consider private immigration bills, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  August 6, Subcommittee on Crime, oversight hearing on drug 
diversion investigations by the United States Drug Enforcement 
Administration, 9:30 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on National Security, August 4, Subcommittee on Military 
Research and Development, hearing on U.S./Russian national security 
issues, 10 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, August 4, Subcommittee on Forests and 
Forest Health, oversight hearing on Fire Suppression, 10 a.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  August 5, full Committee, to consider the following bills: to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain facilities 
of the Minidoka project to the Burley Irrigation district; H.R. 
1467, to provide for the continuance of oil and gas operations 
pursuant to certain existing leases in the Wayne National Forest; 
H.R. 1481, Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1997; S. 
1693, Vision 2020 National Parks Restoration Act; S. 1695, Sand 
Creek Massacre National Historic Site Preservation Act of 1998; H.R. 
1943, Carlsbad Irrigation Project Acquired Transfer Act; H.R. 2108, 
Dutch John Federal Property Disposition and Assistance Act of 1997; 
H.R. 2161, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the 
Palmetto Bend Project to the State of Texas; H.R. 2756, Kake Tribal 
Corporation Land Exchange Act; H.R. 3056, to provide for the 
preservation and sustainability of the family farm through the 
transfer of responsibility for operation and maintenance of the 
Flathead Indian Irrigation project; H.R. 3187, to amend the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to exempt not-for-profit 
entities that hold rights-of-way on public lands from certain strict 
liability requirements imposed in connection with such rights-of-
way; H.R. 3381, Gallatin Land Consolidation Act of 1998; H.R. 3687, 
to authorize prepayment of amounts due under a water reclamation 
project contract for the Canadian River Project, Texas; H.R. 3706, 
Clear Creek Distribution System Conveyance Act; H.R. 3715, Pine 
River Project Conveyance Act; H.R. 3878, to subject certain reserved 
mineral interests of the operation of the Mineral Leasing Act; H.R. 
3972, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the 
Secretary of the Interior from charging State and local government 
agencies for certain uses of the sand, gravel, and shell resources 
of the outer Continental Shelf; H.R. 4023, to provide for the 
conveyance of the Forest Service property in Kern County, 
California, in exchange for county lands suitable for inclusion in 
Sequoia National Forest; H.R. 4048, Sly Park Unit Conveyance Act; 
H.R. 4166, to amend the Idaho Admission Act regarding the sale or 
lease of school land; and H.R. 4313, to amend the Revised Organic 
Act of the Virgin Islands to provide that the number of members on 
the legislature of the Virgin Islands and the number of such members 
constituting a quorum shall be determined by the laws of the Virgin 
Islands, 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  August 6, Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, to mark 
up the following bills: H.R. 576, to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to undertake the necessary feasibility studies regarding 
the establishment of certain new units of the National Parks System 
in the State of Hawaii; H.R. 2125, to authorize appropriations for 
the Coastal Heritage Trail Route in New Jersey; H.R. 2800, Battle of 
Midway National Memorial Study Act; H.R. 2970, National Historic 
Lighthouse Preservation Act of 1997; H.R. 4230, El Porto 
Administrative Site Land Exchange Act; H.R. 3705, The Ivanpah Valley 
Airport Public Lands Transfer Act; H.R. 3746, to authorize the 
addition of the Paoli Battlefield site in Malvern, Pennsylvania, to 
the Valley Forge National Historical Park; H.R. 3883, to revise the 
boundary of the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site to 
include Knob Creek Farm; H.R. 3910, Automobile National Heritage 
Area Act of 1998; H.R. 3950, Otay Mountain Wilderness Act of 1998; 
H.R. 3963, to establish terms and conditions under which the 
Secretary of the Interior shall convey leaseholds in certain 
properties around Canyon Ferry Reservoir; H.R. 3981, to modify the 
boundaries of the George Washington Birthplace National Monument; 
H.R. 4109, Gateway Visitor Center Authorization Act of 1998; H.R. 
4141, to amend the Act authorizing the establishment of the 
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area to modify the 
boundaries of the Area, and to provide for the protection of lands, 
waters, and natural, cultural, and scenic resources within the 
national recreation area; H.R. 4144, Cumberland Island Preservation 
Act; H. R. 4211, to establish the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic 
Site, in association with the Tuskegee University, in the State of 
Alabama; H.R. 4158, National Park Enhancement and Protection Act; 
H.R. 4287, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Boundary 
Adjustments Act; and H.R. 4289, to provide for the purchase by the 
Secretary of the Interior of the Wilcox ranch in Eastern Utah for 
management as wildlife habitat, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, August 4, to consider the following: H.R. 
4274, making appropriations for the Department of Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1999; and H.R. 3892, English Language 
Fluency Act, 2:30 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, August 4, Subcommittee on Technology, 
oversight hearing on Developing Partnerships for Assistive and 
Universally Designed Technologies for Persons with Disabilities, 2 
p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  August 5, full Committee, oversight hearing on the White House 
Perspective on the International Space Station's Problems and 
Solutions, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  August 6, Subcommittee on Technology, oversight hearing on 
Technology Development at FAA: Computer and Information Technology 
Challenges of the 21st Century, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, August 6, hearing on how project 
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are negatively affecting women and minority-owned businesses, 10 
a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, August 5, 
Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, hearing on Motor Carrier 
Economic Regulatory Issues, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  August 6, Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on H.R. 1846, to 
provide for the immediate application of certain orders relating to 
the amendment, modification, suspension, or revocation of 
certificates under chapter 447 of title 49, United States Code,
  August 6, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing 
on Beaches and Oceans legislation, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, August 5, hearing on the 
garnishment of benefits paid to veterans for child support and other 
court-ordered family obligations, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, August 4, Subcommittee on Oversight, 
hearing on the Funding Mechanisms of the ``E-Rate'' Program, 10 
a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  August 6. Subcommittee on Health, hearing on Medicare's Home 
Health Benefits, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  August 6, Subcommittee on Oversight, to consider reports on Y2K 
Computer Problems and Tax Law Complexity, 2 p.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, August 5, executive, a 
briefing on Iraq, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  August 6, executive, to consider pending Committee business, 2 
p.m., and, executive, a briefing on Korean Peninsula, 3 p.m., H-405 
Capitol.