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Committee Meetings

(Committees not listed did not meet)

OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on the

Treasury, Postal Service, General Government held

hearings on certain issues relating to the Oklahoma

City bombing incident, focusing on Federal building

safety measures, receiving testimony from Ronald K.

Noble, Under Secretary for Enforcement, Charles

Thompson, Associate Director for Law Enforcement,

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, and Eljay

Bowron, Director, United States Secret Service, all of

the Department of the Treasury; and Roger W.

Johnson, Administrator, General Services Administration.

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Subcommittee recessed subject to call.

House of Representatives

Chamber Action

Bills Introduced: One public bill, H.R. 1527; and

two resolutions, H. Con. Res. 64 and H. Res. 135,

were introduced. Pages H4440–41

Reports Filed: Reports were filed as follows:

H.R. 1139, to amend the Atlantic Striped Bass

Conservation Act, amended (H. Rept. 104–105);

H.R. 1361, to authorize appropriations for fiscal

year 1996 for the Coast Guard, amended (H. Rept.

104–106);

H.R. 1141, to amend the Act popularly known as

the ‘‘Sikes Act,’’ to enhance fish and wildlife conservation and natural resources management programs, amended (H. Rept. 104–107, Pt. 1);

H. Res. 136, providing for the consideration of

H.R. 655, to authorize the hydrogen research, development, and demonstration programs of the Department of Energy (H. Rept. 104–108);

H.R. 541, to reauthorize the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975, amended (H. Rept. 104–109,

Pt. 1); and

H.R. 1323, to reduce risk to public safety and the

environment associated with pipeline transportation

of natural gas and hazardous liquids, amended (H.

Rept. 104–110, Pt. 1). Page H4440

Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a message from the

Speaker wherein he designates Representative

Waldholtz as Speaker pro tempore for today.

 Page H4435

Recess: House recessed at 12:37 p.m. and reconvened at 2:00 p.m. Page H4436

Late Report: Committee on Rules received permission to have until midnight tonight to file a report

on H.R. 655, Hydrogen Future Act of 1995.

 Page H4437

Recess: House recessed at 2:11 p.m. and reconvened

at 2:19 p.m. Page H4437

Quorum Calls—Votes: No quorum calls or votes

developed during the proceedings of the House

today.

Adjournment: Met at 12:30 p.m. and adjourned at

2:20 p.m.

Committee Meetings

HYDROGEN FUTURE ACT

Committee on Rules: Granted, by a voice vote, an open

rule providing for 1 hour of debate on H.R. 655,

Hydrogen Future Act of 1995. The rule makes in

order the amendment in the nature of a substitute

recommended by the Committee on Science as an

original bill for the purpose of amendment and each

section of the amendment shall be considered as

read. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was

heard from Chairman Walker and Representative

Brown of California.

Joint Meetings

CHECHNYA

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe

(Helsinki Commission): Commission resumed hearings

on the current crisis in Chechnya, receiving testimony from Ariel Cohen, Heritage Foundation,

Washington, D.C.; and Sergei Adamovich Kovalev

and Yevgeniya Albats, both of Russia.

Hearings were recessed subject to call.

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COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR

TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1995

(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

Senate

Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior,

to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal
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year 1996 for the Forest Service of the Department of

Agriculture, 9 a.m., SD–138. Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings on pro- posed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for the Department of Defense, focusing on the ballistic missile program, 10 a.m., SD–192. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year

1996 for energy and water development programs, 2:30

p.m., SD–192.

Committee on Armed Services, 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 space programs, and to review the Department of Defense’s Space Management Initiative, 9:30 a.m., SR–222. Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nominations of Gen. Dennis J. Reimer, USA, to be Chief of Staff of

the Army, and for reappointment to the grade of general,

and Lt. Gen. Charles C. Krulak, USMC, to be Commandant of the Marine Corps, and for appointment to the

grade of general, 3 p.m., SR–222. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Financial Institutions and Regulatory Relief, to hold hearings on S. 650, to increase the amount of credit available

to fuel local, regional, and national economic growth by

reducing the regulatory burden imposed upon financial

institutions, 10 a.m., SH–216.

Committee on Foreign Relations, business meeting, to consider the nomination of Lawrence Harrington, of Tennessee, to be United States Alternate Executive Director

of the Inter-American Development Bank, and pending

treaties, time to be announced, S–116.

Committee on Governmental Affairs, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold hearings to review

the Navy class oiler contract, 10 a.m., SD–342.

Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts, to hold hearings to examine the costs of the legal system, 9 a.m., SD–226.

Committee on Labor and Human Resources, to hold hearings on the nomination of Henry W. Foster Jr., of Tennessee, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of

the Public Health Service, Department of Health and

Human Services, 9:30 a.m., SD–106.

Committee on Indian Affairs, to hold oversight hearings

on the implementation of the Tribal Self-Governance

Demonstration Project authorities by the Indian Health

Service, 9:30 a.m., SR–485.

NOTICE

For a listing of Senate Committee Meetings

Scheduled ahead, see pages E895–897 in today’s

RECORD.

House

Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary, on Congressional and

Public Witnesses, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., H–309 Capitol.

Subcommittee on National Security, on Munitions Issues, 1 p.m., H–140 Capitol.

Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, on Department of Housing and Urban Development,

10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.

Committee on Banking and Financial Services, Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, hearing on the Administration’s plan for authorization of the

fiscal year 1996 funding for the International Financial

Institutions, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.

Committee on the Budget, hearing on the Impact of Federal Regulation on State and Local Governments, 1 p.m.,

210 Canon.

Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families, hearing on Adult Education, 9:30 a.m., 2261 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, hearing on Affirmative Action, 9:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information,

and Technology, hearing on the National Performance

Review, 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.

Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural

Resources, and Regulatory Affairs and the Subcommittee

on Rules and Organization of the House of the Committee on Rules, joint hearing on ‘‘Corrections Day Policy

and Procedures’’, 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural

Resources, and Regulatory Affairs, to continue hearings

on H.R. 994, Regulatory Sunset and Review Act of

1995, Part 2, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.

Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on

International Economic Policy and Trade, hearing on U.S.

Sanctions on Iran: Next Steps, 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.

Committee on Ways and Means, hearing on Medicare

Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
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* These figures include all measures reported, even if there was no accompanying report. A total of 78 reports has been filed in the Senate; a total

of 104 reports has been filed in the House.

Re ́sume ́ of Congressional Activity

FIRST SESSION OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH CONGRESS

The first table gives a comprehensive re ́sume ́ of all legislative business transacted by the Senate and House.

The second table accounts for all nominations submitted to the Senate by the President for Senate confirmation.

DATA ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY

January 3 through April 30, 1995

Senate House Total

Days in session .................................... 68 58 . .

Time in session ................................... 564 hrs., 59′ 528 hrs., 47′ . .

Congressional Record:

Pages of proceedings ................... 5,856 4,433 . .

Extensions of Remarks ................ . . 879 . .

Public bills enacted into law ............... 6 3 9

Private bills enacted into law .............. 0 . . . .

Bills in conference ............................... 4 1 . .

Measures passed, total ......................... 100 128 228

Senate bills .................................. 15 7 . .

House bills .................................. 9 48 . .

Senate joint resolutions ............... 1 . . . .

House joint resolutions ............... 0 2 . .

Senate concurrent resolutions ...... 0 . . . .

House concurrent resolutions ...... 6 9 . .

Simple resolutions ....................... 69 62 . .

Measures reported, total ...................... *93 *100 193

Senate bills .................................. 61 . . . .

House bills .................................. 6 59 . .

Senate joint resolutions ............... 2 . . . .

House joint resolutions ............... 2 3 . .

Senate concurrent resolutions ...... 2 . . . .

House concurrent resolutions ...... 0 . . . .

Simple resolutions ....................... 20 38 . .

Special reports ..................................... 8 . . . .

Conference reports ............................... 0 4 . .

Measures pending on calendar ............. 78 11 . .

Measures introduced, total .................. 892 1,808 2,700

Bills ............................................. 737 1,526 . .

Joint resolutions .......................... 32 85 . .

Concurrent resolutions ................ 11 63 . .

Simple resolutions ....................... 112 134 . .

Quorum calls ....................................... 2 9 . .

Yea-and-nay votes ............................... 136 76 . .

Recorded votes .................................... . . 217 . .

Bills vetoed ......................................... . . . . . .

Vetoes overridden ................................ . . . . . .

DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS

January 4 through April 30, 1995

Civilian nominations, totaling 190, disposed of as follows:

Confirmed ...................................................................................... 80

Unconfirmed .................................................................................. 109

Withdrawn .................................................................................... 1

Civilian nominations (FS, PHS, CG, NOAA), totaling 702, disposed

of as follows:

Confirmed ...................................................................................... 696

Unconfirmed .................................................................................. 6

Air Force nominations, totaling 9,954, disposed of as follows:

Confirmed ...................................................................................... 9,814

Unconfirmed .................................................................................. 140

Army nominations, totaling 3,408, disposed of as follows:

Confirmed ...................................................................................... 3,298

Unconfirmed .................................................................................. 110

Navy nominations, totaling 3,908, disposed of as follows:

Confirmed ...................................................................................... 969

Unconfirmed .................................................................................. 2,939

Marine Corps nominations, totaling 1,259, disposed of as follows:

Confirmed ...................................................................................... 375

Unconfirmed .................................................................................. 884

Summary

Total nominations received this session ................................................. 19,421

Total confirmed ..................................................................................... 15,232

Total unconfirmed ................................................................................. 4,188

Total withdrawn .................................................................................... 1