D 508 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST April 24, 1995

House of Representatives

Chamber Action

The House was not in session today. Its next

meeting will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, May

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Committee Meetings

No committee meetings were held.

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NEW PUBLIC LAWS

(For last listing of Public Laws, see DAILY DIGEST, p. D412)

H.R. 889, making supplemental appropriations

and rescissions for the fiscal year ending September

30, 1995. Signed April 10, 1995. (P.L. 104–6)

H.R. 831, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of

1986 to permanently extend the deduction for the

health insurance costs of self-employed individuals,

and to repeal the provision permitting nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the Federal Communications Commission.

Signed April 11, 1995. (P.L. 104–7)

H.R. 1345, to eliminate budget deficits and management inefficiencies in the government of the District of Columbia through the establishment of the

District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and

Management Assistance Authority. Signed April 17,

1995. (P.L. 104–8)

S. 178, to amend the Commodity Exchange Act

to extend the authorization for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Signed April 21, 1995.

(P.L. 104–9)

CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

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Week of April 25 through 29, 1995

Senate Chamber

On Tuesday, Senate will resume consideration of

H.R. 956, Product Liability Fairness Act. Also, Senate will vote on S.J. Res. 110, condemning the

bombing in Oklahoma City, at 12 Noon.

During the balance of the week, Senate expects to

continue consideration of H.R. 956, Product Liability Fairness Act, and consider conference reports,

when available, and any cleared legislative and executive business.

(Senate will recess on Tuesday, April 25, 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 Appropriations: April 26, Subcommittee on

Interior, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates

for fiscal year 1996, Wednesday, for energy conservation,

9 a.m.; for fossil energy, clean coal technology, Strategic

Petroleum Reserve, and the Naval Petroleum Reserve,

10:15 a.m.; Wednesday at 9 a.m. and Wednesday at

10:15 a.m., SD–116.

April 26, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for the Food

and Consumer Service, Department of Agriculture, 10

a.m., SD–138.

April 26, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State,

and the Judiciary, to hold hearings on proposed budget

estimates for fiscal year 1996 for the Legal Services Corporation, 10 a.m., S–146, Capitol.

April 27, Subcommittee on Transportation, to hold

hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year

1996 for the Federal Transit Administration, Department

of Transportation, 10 a.m., SD–192.

April 28, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human

Services, and Education, to hold hearings on issues of

waste, fraud, and abuse in the Medicaid Program, 9:30

a.m., SD–138.

Committee on Armed Services: April 25, Subcommittee on

Strategic Forces, to resume hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 1996 for the Department of Defense and the future years defense program, focusing on the Department of Energy’s Environmental

Management Program, and the Defense Nuclear Facilities

Safety Board Reauthorization, 2 p.m., SR–232A.

April 26, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to continue hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds

for fiscal year 1996 for the Department of Defense and

the future years defense program, focusing on the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization, and to examine the future of the ABM Treaty, 9:30 a.m., SR–222.

April 27, Subcommittee on Readiness, to hold hearings

on the near and long term readiness of the Armed Forces

as it relates to the future years defense program, 9 a.m.,

SR–232A.

Committee on the Budget: April 27, business meeting, to

mark up a proposed concurrent resolution on the fiscal

year 1996 budget for the Federal Government, 10 a.m.,

SH–216.

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: April 26,

business meeting, to consider pending calendar business,

9:30 a.m., SD–366.

April 26, Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land

Management, to resume oversight hearings on the U.S.

Forest Service land management planning process, focusing on the coordination of and conflicts between Federal

forest management and general environmental statutes,

9:45 a.m., SD–366.
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April 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings on S. 537 and H.R. 402, bills to make certain technical corrections

to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971,

9:30 a.m., SD–366.

Committee on Environment and Public Works: April 26,

Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to

hold oversight hearings on the General Services Administration activities on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration consolidation project, the proposed Federal Communications Commission lease consolidation, and the U.S.

Patent Trademark Office consolidation, 9:30 a.m.,

SD–406.

April 27, Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Control,

and Risk Assessment, to hold oversight hearings on the

implementation of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), 9

a.m., SD–406.

Committee on Finance: April 26, to resume hearings to examine welfare reform proposals, focusing on programs

for children, 9:30 a.m., SD–215.

April 27, Full Committee, to continue hearings to ex- amine welfare reform proposals, 9:30 a.m., SD–215.

Committee on Foreign Relations: April 27, Subcommittee

on European Affairs, to hold hearings to examine the future of NATO, focusing on problems, threats and U.S.

interests, 10 a.m., SD–419.

Committee on the Judiciary: April 26, business meeting,

to resume markup of S. 343, to reform the Federal regulatory process, 10 a.m., SD–226.

April 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine

the nature and extent of the threat of international terrorism in the United States, focusing on possible legislative

responses, 2 p.m., SD–226.

Committee on Labor and Human Resources: April 25, business meeting, to resume markup of S. 454, to reform the

health care liability system and improve health care quality through the establishment of quality assurance programs, and to consider the nomination of Harriet M.

Zimmerman, of Florida, to be a Member of the Board of

Directors of the United States Institute of Peace, 9:30

a.m., SD–430.

April 27, Subcommittee on Education, Arts and Humanities, to hold hearings to examine vocational education programs, 9:30 a.m., SD–430.

Select Committee on Intelligence: April 26, to hold hearings

on the nomination of John M. Deutch, of Massachusetts,

to be Director of Central Intelligence, 10 a.m., SH–216.

NOTICE

For a listing of Senate Committee Meetings scheduled ahead, see pages E881–82 in today’s RECORD.

House Committees

Committee on the Budget, April 27, hearing on the Administration’s Defense Budget: Bottom Up or Belly Up?

10 a.m., 210 Cannon.