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“COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 1997-05-14” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D474-D475 on May 13, 1997.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR
WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1997
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1998 for the Office of National Drug Control Policy, 9:30 a.m., SD-192.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, to hold hearings to examine program efficiencies at the Department of Commerce, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
Subcommittee on Oceans and Fisheries, to hold hearings on S. 39, to revise the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to support the International Dolphin Conservation Program in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, business meeting, to consider pending calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Rules and Administration, to hold hearings on the campaign finance system for presidential elections, focusing on the growth of soft money and other effects on political parties and candidates, 9:30 a.m., SR-301.
Select Committee on Intelligence, to hold closed hearings on intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
Full Committee, to resume closed hearings on the nomination of George John Tenet, of Maryland, to be Director of Central Intelligence, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
House
Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Department Operations, Nutrition, and Foreign Agriculture, hearing to review the information technology procurement practices of the USDA, 9:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, on Secretary of Labor, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
Committee on Banking and Financial Services, to continue hearings on Financial Modernization, including H.R. 10, Financial Services Competitiveness Act of 1997, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on the Budget, to mark up the Fiscal Year 1998 Budget Resolution, 2 p.m., 210 Cannon.
Committee on Commerce, Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials, hearing on Financial Services Reform, focusing on Consolidation in the Brokerage Industry, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
Committee on Education and the Workforce, to mark up H.R. 1377, Savings Are Vital to Everyone's Retirement Act of 1997, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, Subcommittee on National Security, International Affairs, and Criminal Justice, hearing on National Guard Support in the Fight Against Illegal Drugs, 1 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on House Oversight, to consider pending business, 10:30 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, hearing on the Caribbean: An Overview, 9:30 a.m., 2200 Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary, to mark up of the following measures: H.R. 695, Security and Freedom Through Encryption (SAFE) Act; and H.J. Res. 54, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States, 1:30 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, hearing on H.R. 1494, Apprehension of Tainted Money Act of 1997, 9:30 a.m., 2226 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, hearing on H.R. 1252, Judicial Reform Act of 1997, 9 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
Committee on Rules, to consider H.R. 1486, Foreign Policy Reform Act, 2 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
Committee on Science, hearing on Department of Energy Posture, 1 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing on Commercial Vessel Safety, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Benefits, hearing on operations within the VA's Compensation and Pension Service using Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) principles, to review the adequacy of VA's efforts in the processing of Persian Gulf War claims for compensation, and to discuss legislation to limit the liability for compensating and treating veterans with smoking-
related diseases, 8:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
