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“CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D636-D639 on May 19, 1995.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD
Week of May 22 through 27, 1995
Senate Chamber
On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, Senate will resume consideration of S. Con. Res. 13, the Concurrent Resolution on the Congressional Budget, and upon disposition, Senate will consider S. 735, Comprehensive Terrorism Prevention Act, and consider conference reports, when available, and any cleared legislative and executive business.
(Senate will recess on Tuesday, May 23, 1995, 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 23, to resume hearings on proposed legislation to strengthen and improve United States agricultural programs, focusing on Federal nutrition programs, 9:30 a.m., SR-328A.
May 24, Subcommittee on Research, Nutrition, and General Legislation, to hold hearings on proposed legislation to strengthen and improve United States agricultural [[Page D637]] programs, focusing on research and the future of U.S. agriculture, 10 a.m., SR-328A.
May 25, Subcommittee on Marketing, Inspection, and Product Promotion, to hold hearings on proposed legislation to strengthen and improve United States agricultural programs, focusing on Federal farm export programs, 10 a.m., SR-328A.
Committee on Appropriations: May 22 and 26, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996, Monday, for the Architect of the Capitol, and the Government Printing Office, 2 p.m.; Friday, for the General Accounting Office, and the Office of Technology Assessment, 10 a.m.; SD-116.
May 23, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for the Department of Defense, focusing on financial management, 9:30 a.m., SD-192.
May 23, Subcommittee on District of Columbia, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for the government of the District of Columbia, focusing on the District of Columbia public schools, 9:30 a.m., SD-116.
May 23, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, to hold hearings to examine arms transfer policy, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
May 24, Subcommittee on Interior, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, 9:30 a.m., SD-192.
May 25, Subcommittee on Military Construction, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for military construction programs of the Department of Defense, focusing on Army and certain Defense agencies, 10 a.m., SD-192.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: May 24, to hold hearings to examine the impact of the peso devaluation and the Administration's aid package on the banking system and economy of Mexico, 10 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 23, Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to hold oversight hearings on NASA's Space Station Program, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
May 24, Subcommittee on Aviation, to hold hearings to examine international aviation policy, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 23, Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management, to hold hearings on S. 620, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey, upon request, certain property in Federal reclamation projects to beneficiaries of the projects and to set forth a distribution scheme for revenues from reclamation project lands, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
May 23, Subcommittee on Parks, Historic Preservation and Recreation, to hold hearings to review the Department of the Interior's programs, policies and budget implications on the reintroduction of wolves in and around Yellowstone National Park, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
May 24, Full Committee, business meeting, to consider pending calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
May 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings on S. 638, to authorize funds for United States insular areas, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
May 25, Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management, to hold hearings on property line disputes within the Nez Perce Indian Reservation in Idaho, 2 p.m., SD-366.
Committee on Finance: May 24, business meeting, to mark up H.R. 4, to restore the American family, reduce illegitimacy, control welfare spending and reduce welfare dependence, 9:30 a.m., SD-215.
May 25, Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy, to hold hearings to examine the financial and business practices of the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), 10 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations: May 22, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere and Peace Corps Affairs, to hold hearings on S. 381, to strengthen international sanctions against the Castro government in Cuba, and to develop a plan to support a transition government leading to a democratically elected government in Cuba, 2 p.m., SD-
419.
May 23, Full Committee, business meeting, to mark up proposed legislation authorizing funds for foreign assistance programs, 10 a.m., SD-419.
May 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings on various treaties on Conventions and Protocols on Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital, 10 a.m., SD-419.
May 25, Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, to hold hearings on democracy and the rule of law in Hong Kong, 2 p.m., SD-
419.
May 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nominations of Timothy Michael Carney, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Sudan, Donald K. Steinberg, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Angola, Mosina H. Jordan, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Central African Republic, and Lannon Walker, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Cote D'Ivoire, 3 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
Committee on Governmental Affairs: May 22, to hold hearings on the nominations of Inez Smith Reid, to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and Ronna Lee Beck, Linda Kay Davis, and Eric Tyson Washington, each to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 1 p.m., SD-342.
May 22, Subcommittee on Post Office and Civil Service, to resume hearings on Federal pension reform, focusing on how Federal pension plans compare to private sector plans, 2 p.m., SD-342.
May 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nominations of S. David Fineman, of Pennsylvania, and Robert F. Rider, of Delaware, each to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service, and G. Edward Deseve, of Pennsylvania, to be Comptroller, Office of Federal Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget, 11 a.m., SD-
342.
May 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of John W. Carlin, of Kansas, to be Archivist [[Page D638]] of the United States, National Archives and Records Administration, 2:30 p.m., SD-
342.
May 24, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management and The District of Columbia, to hold oversight hearings on aviation safety, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
May 25, Full Committee, business meeting, to consider pending nominations, 10 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on the Judiciary: May 24, to hold hearings on the Administration's counter-terrorism intelligence gathering proposals, focusing on whether there is a need for increased wiretap and infiltration authority for Federal law enforcement, 2 p.m., SD-226.
May 25, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology, and Government Information, to hold hearings to examine the impact of the militia movement in the United States, 1 p.m., SD-226.
Committee on Labor and Human Resources: May 23, to hold hearings on activities of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 9 a.m., SD-430.
May 24, Full Committee, business meeting, to consider the nomination of Henry W. Foster Jr., of Tennessee, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, subject to qualifications therefor as provided by law and regulations, and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services; and the proposed Child Care and Development Block Grant Amendments, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
May 25, Subcommittee on Education, Arts and Humanities, to hold hearings to examine the business role in vocational education, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
May 25, Subcommittee on Children and Families, to hold hearings to examine child protection issues, 2:30 p.m., SD-430.
Committee on Rules and Administration: May 25, to hold hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for the Federal Election Commission, 9:30 a.m., SR-301.
Committee on Indian Affairs: May 23, to hold hearings on S. 479, to provide for administrative procedures to extend Federal recognition to certain Indian groups, 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
Select Committee on Intelligence: May 24, to hold closed hearings on intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
House Chamber
Monday, No legislative business is scheduled.
Tuesday, Consideration of H.R. 614, New London National Fish Hatchery
(open rule, 1 hour of general debate);
H.R. 584, Fish Hatchery Conveyance (open rule, 1 hour of general debate);
H.R. 535, Corning National Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act (open rule, 1 hour of general debate); and
H.R. 1561, American Overseas Interests Act of 1995 (subject to a rule being granted).
Wednesday and Thursday, Complete consideration of H.R. 1561, American Overseas Interests Act of 1995.
Friday, No legislative business is scheduled.
House Committees
Committee on Agriculture, May 23, Subcommittee on Department Operations, Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture, to mark up Titles I, II, and III of H.R. 1627, to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, 2 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
May 23, Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry, hearing on the impact of maintaining, reforming, or eliminating Federal Milk Marketing Orders (FMMOs), criteria for the consolidation of FMMO order regions, revisions in the pooling and sharing of FMMO receipts, proposals for a single national order, and the continuation or preemption of State orders, 9 a.m., 1302 Longworth.
May 24, Subcommittee on Resource Conservation, Research, and Forestry, hearing on Conservation issues in the 1995 Farm bill, 9 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
May 24, Subcommittee on Risk Management and Specialty Crops, hearing on 1995 Farm bill--Sugar Title, 10 a.m., 1302 Longworth.
May 25, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, hearing on the 1995 Farm bill--Cotton and Feed Grains Titles, 10 a.m., 1302 Longworth.
May 25, Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry, hearing on the classified pricing for milk, the appropriate number of classes within the pricing system, replacement of the Minnesota-Wisconsin
(``M-W'') series, formulae to determine future prices for manufacturing and Class I milk, the continuation of state make allowances, the continuation or elimination of Class III-A pricing, and multiple component pricing, 9 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
Committee on Appropriations, May 23, Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, on D.C. Finances, 10 a.m., H-144 Capitol.
May 23 and 24, Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, on EPA, 10 a.m., and 1:30 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Banking and Financial Services, May 23 and 24, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, to continue hearings on the broad issue of regulatory burden relief as well as those matters addressed in H.R. 1362, Financial Institutions Regulatory Relief Act of 1995, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
May 25, Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, to markup legislation authorizing appropriations for the International Financial Institutions, 9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on Commerce, May 22, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials, hearing on H.R. 1317, Insurance State's and Consumer Rights Clarification and Fair Competitiveness Act of 1995, 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
May 22, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials, oversight hearing to determine if ammonium nitrate fertilizer used in the fatal bombing of the Alfred R. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City can be neutralized to prevent future tragedies, 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
May 23, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Hazardous Materials, to continue hearings on the reauthorization of the Superfund program, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
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May 25, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on A Consumer's Perspective on Drugs and Biologics, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, May 23, Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, hearing on EEOC Administrative Reforms/Case Processing, 1 p.m., 2261 Rayburn.
May 23, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on the Federal Direct Student Loan program, 1:30 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
May 24, full Committee, to mark up H.R. 1617, Consolidated and Reformed Education, Employment and Rehabilitation Systems, 9:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
May 25, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, hearing on Adams Fruit, 1 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, May 23, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology, to continue hearings on Consolidating Federal Programs and Organizations, Part II, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
May 23, Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations, hearing on Waste and Fraud in the following Departments; Education; Health and Human Services; Housing and Urban Development; Labor; and Veterans Affairs, 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
May 23, Subcommittee on Postal Service, oversight hearing on the U.S. Postal Service, 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
May 24, Subcommittee on Civil Service, hearing on Ramspeck: Reform, Repeal, or Retention, 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
May 25, full Committee and the Committee on National Security, joint hearing on H.R. 1670, The Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1995, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on House Oversight, May 23, to consider pending business, 2 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
Committee on the Judiciary, May 23, Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing on the reform of laws governing lobbying, 1 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
May 24, Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing on H.J. Res. 79, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress and the States to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
May 24, Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, hearing on immigration issues, 10 a.m., 2226 Rayburn.
May 25, Subcommittee on the Constitution, to mark up H.J. Res. 79, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress and the States to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States, 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
May 25, Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing on the authorization and oversight of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, 1 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
Committee on National Security, May 23, Subcommittee on Military Procurement, to mark up H.R. 1530, National Defense Authorization for fiscal year 1996, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
May 23, Subcommittee on Military Research and Development, to mark up H.R. 1530, National Defense Authorization for fiscal year 1996, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
May 24, full Committee, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 1141, Sikes Act Improvement Amendments of 1995; H.R. 1347, Maritime Administration Authorization Act for fiscal year 1996; H.R. 1350, Maritime Security Act of 1995; and H.R. 1530, National Defense Authorization for fiscal year 1996, 10:30 a.m. 2118 Rayburn.
Committee on Resources, May 23, Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 930, to amend the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act to authorize additional measures to carry out the control of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-effective manner; H.R. 1070, to designate the reservoir created by Trinity Dam in Central Valley project, CA as
``Trinity Lake''; and legislation to reauthorize the Water Resources Institute, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
May 24, full Committee, to consider pending business, 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
May 25, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, to consider the National Wildlife Refuge Improvement Act of 1995, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
May 25, Endangered Species Act Task Force, to continue oversight hearings on the Endangered Species Act, 12 p.m., 1324 Rayburn.
Committee on Rules, May 22, to consider H.R. 1561, American Overseas Interests Act of 1995, 2 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
Committee on Small Business, May 23, Subcommittee on Procurement, Exports, and Business Opportunities, to continue hearings on the appropriate role and the effectiveness of various Federal Government programs in helping small businesses find export opportunities around the world, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
May 25, Subcommittee on Government Programs, hearing on the SBA's Disaster Assistance Loan Program, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, May 23 and 24, executive, to consider pending business, 1 p.m., on May 23 and 4 p.m., on May 24, HT-2M Capitol.
Committee on Ways and Means, May 23 and 24, Subcommittee on Social Security, hearings on Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
May 23, Subcommittee on Trade, hearing on United States-China Trade Relations and Renewal of China's Most-Favored Nation Status, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
May 24 and 25, Subcommittee on Health, to continue hearings to explore increasing and improving options for Medicare Beneficiaries, 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn and 1100 Longworth on May 25.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, May 22, hearing on the Intelligence Community in the 21st Century, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
May 23, executive, briefing on Guatemala, 9 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
May 24, executive, hearing on New Director, CIA, 3:30 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
