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“House Committee Meetings” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D167 on March 8, 1996.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY-TRAVEL EXPENDITURES
Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations continued hearings on the Department of Energy: Travel Expenditures and Related Issues. Testimony was heard from John C. Layton, Inspector General, Department of Commerce.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1659, Patent and Trademark Office Corporation Act of 1995; and H.R. 2553, United States Intellectual Property Organization Act of 1995. Testimony was heard from Representatives Rohrabacher and Hunter; and public witnesses.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on National Security: Continued hearings on fiscal year 1997 national defense authorization request. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of the Army; John H. Dalton, Secretary of the Navy; and Sheila E. Widnall, Secretary of the Air Force.
Hearings continue March 13.
Joint Meetings
EMPLOYMENT--UNEMPLOYMENT
Joint Economic Committee: Committee held hearings to examine the employment-unemployment situation for February, receiving testimony from Katharine G. Abraham, Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor.
Committee recessed subject to call.