[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 128 (Wednesday, September 23, 1998)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1028-D1029]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                           SEPTEMBER 24, 1998

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Readiness, to hold 
hearings to examine readiness challenges confronting the United 
States Army and Marine Forces and their ability to successfully 
execute the National Military Strategy, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Full Committee, to hold open and closed hearings on the report of 
the Commission to Assess the Ballistic Missile Threat to the United 
States, 2 p.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to hold oversight 
hearings to examine recent Midwest electricity price spikes, 10 
a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance, to hold hearings on the nominations of 
Patricia T. Montoya, of New Mexico, to be Commissioner on Children, 
Youth, and Families, Department

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of Health and Human Services, and David C. Williams, of Maryland, to 
be Inspector General, Department of the Treasury, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs, Permanent Subcommittee on 
Investigations, to resume hearings to examine the safety of food 
imports, focusing on legislative, administrative and regulatory 
remedies, 9:30 a.m., SD-324.
  Full Committee, business meeting, to consider pending calendar 
business, 2:15 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary, business meeting, to consider pending 
calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration, to hold closed followed by 
open hearings to examine United States Capitol securities issues; 
and to resume markup of S. 2288, to provide for the reform and 
continuing legislative oversight of the production, procurement, 
dissemination, and permanent public access of the Government's 
publications, 9:30 a.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Small Business, to hold hearings to examine how small 
businesses can compete with campus bookstores, 10 a.m., SR-428A.
  Committee on Indian Affairs, to hold hearings on H.R. 1805, to 
amend the Auburn Indian Restoration act to establish restrictions 
related to gaming on and use of land held in trust for the United 
Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria of California, and 
S. 2010, to provide for business development and trade promotion for 
Native Americans, 2 p.m., SR-485.


                                 NOTICE

  For a listing of Senate committee meetings scheduled ahead, see page 
E1790 in today's Record.


                                 House

  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, Subcommittee on 
Capital Markets, Securities and Government Sponsored Enterprises, 
oversight hearing on the Federal Housing Finance Board, 11:00 a.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Commerce, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 3888, 
Consumer Anti-Slamming and Spamming Prevention Act; H.R. 3783, Child 
Online Protection Act; H.R. 563, to establish a toll-free number in 
the Department of Commerce to assist consumers in determining if 
products are American-made; H.R. 4353, International Anti-Bribery 
and Fair Competition Act of 1998; H.R. 4321, Financial Information 
Privacy Act of 1998; H.R. 3610, National Oilheat Research Alliance 
Act of 1998; S. 439, to provide for Alaska State jurisdiction over 
small hydroelectric projects, to address voluntary licensing of 
hydroelectric projects on fresh waters in the State of Hawaii, to 
provide an exemption for portion of a hydroelectric project located 
in the State of Mexico; and H.R. 4081, to extend the deadline under 
the Federal Power Act applicable to the construction of a 
hydroelectric project in the State of Arkansas, 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on 
Employer-Employee Relations, to continue hearings on Impediments to 
Union Democracy, Part IV: Rank and File Rights at the American Radio 
Association, 2:30 p.m., 2261 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, Subcommittee on 
Civil Service, hearing on FEHB Premium Increases for 1999, 11 a.m., 
2203 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Human Resources, to consider the following draft 
oversight reports: ``Fixing the Consumer Price Index: The Bureau of 
Labor Statistics Needs to Develop a Long Range, Systematic Approach 
to CPI Improvements''; ``Early Head Start: Linking Early Childhood 
Programs to Success''; ``Hepatitis C: Silent Epidemic, Mute Public 
Health Response''; and ``Medicare Home Health Services: No Surety in 
the Fight Against Fraud and Waste'', 9:30 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Postal Service, to mark up H.R. 22, Postal Reform 
Act of 1997, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, hearing on U.S. Policy 
Toward North Korea, 2:00 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Africa, hearing on The Future of the Western 
Sahara Referendum, 10:00 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on National Security, Subcommittee on Military 
Personnel, hearing on the adequacy of the fiscal year 1999 Defense 
health program, 3:00 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on National Parks and Public 
Lands, oversight hearing on Grand Canyon National Park, 10 a.m., 
1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, to consider the following: H.R. 2621, 
Reciprocal Trade Agreement Authorities Act; H.R. 4579, Taxpayer 
Relief Act of 1998; and H.R. 4578, The Save Social Security Act, 10 
a.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Technology and the 
Subcommittee on Government Management of the Committee on Government 
Reform and Oversight, joint hearing on Y2K: What Every Consumer 
Should Know, 2:00 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, oversight hearing on the 
Programs of the U.S. Maritime Administration, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Economic Development, to mark 
up the following: GSA Fiscal Year 1999 Leasing Program, Courthouse 
Construction Projects; and other pending resolutions, 9:00 a.m., 
2253 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing on 2000 (Y2K) biomedical device issues and 
their impact on the Department of Veterans Affairs, 9:30 a.m., 334 
Cannon.