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minimum uniform requirements for waters that significantly violate water quality standards or are subject to a fishing or shellfish ban, advisory, or consumption restriction due to contamination; establish

within 18 months of enactment, uniform and scientifically sound requirements and procedures for

fish and shellfish sampling, monitoring of navigable

waters that do not meet applicable water quality

standards or are subject to fishing bans advisories, or

consumption restrictions; review facility discharge

permit applications so as to identify and reduce pollution having a disproportionately high and adverse

impact on minority and low-income populations; and

collect and analyze data on sources of pollution to

which minority and low-income populations are exposed, and on pollutant discharges in waters which

are adjacent to and or used by minority and low-income populations (rejected by a recorded vote 153

ayes to 271 noes, Roll No. 319); Pages H4827–31

The Mineta amendment that sought to modify

provisions relating to risk assessment and cost benefit analysis requirements by establishing an effective

date of one year after the date of enactment for all

risk assessment cost-benefit analysis (rejected by a recorded vote of 157 ayes to 262 noes, Roll No. 320);

 Pages H4831–35

The DeFazio amendment that sought to exempt

certain naval facilities from adhering to the water

quality standards language (rejected by a recorded

vote 126 ayes to 294 noes, Roll No. 321);

 Pages H4835–38

The Nadler amendment that sought to strike provisions which allow States to downgrade designated

uses of bodies of water if the cost of achieving the

designated use status exceeds the benefits (rejected

by a recorded vote 121 ayes to 294 noes, Roll No.

322); Pages H4839–42

The Oberstar amendment that sought to strike

provisions which delay compliance deadlines for

State non-point source pollution control programs by

one year for every year in which the bill is less than

fully funded (rejected by a recorded vote of 122 ayes

to 290 noes, Roll No. 323); Pages H4842–45

The Pallone amendment that sought to establish

mandatory minimum penalties for violations to the

Clean Water Act; target repeat offenders by increasing penalties and inspection requirements for facilities that repeatedly violate their permits; to authorize citizens to sue for violations and prohibit the use

of State administrative settlements as a means of precluding citizen suits and allow courts to use the proceeds of settlements and penalties against polluters

to be targeted for use in mitigation projects (rejected

by a recorded vote of 106 ayes to 299 noes, Roll No.

324); and Pages H4845–50

The Visclosky amendment that sought to establish

a National Clean Water Trust Fund (rejected by a

recorded vote of 156 ayes to 247 noes, Roll No.

325). Pages H4851–54

Committees To Sit: The following committees and

their subcommittees received permission to sit on

Friday May 12 during the proceedings of the House

under the five-minute rule: Committees on Banking

and Financial Services, Commerce, Economic and

Educational Opportunities, International Relations,

and Veterans’ Affairs. Page H4868

Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate

today appear on page H4797.

Quorum Calls—Votes: Twelve recorded votes developed during the proceedings of the House today

and appear on pages H4817–18, H4821–22,

H4825, H4827, H4830–31, H4834–35, H4838,

H4841–42, H4844–45, H4850, H4853–54, and

H4863–64. There were no quorum calls.

Adjournment: Met at 10 a.m., and adjourned at

9:05 p.m.

Committee Meetings

GENERAL FARM BILL ISSUES

Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing on General

Farm Bill issues. Testimony was heard from Dan

Glickman, Secretary of Agriculture.

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, AND

JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary held a hearing on

EEOC. Testimony was heard from Gilbert Casellas,

Chairman, EEOC.

NATIONAL SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on National Security met in executive session to hold a

hearing on Intelligence. Testimony was heard from

the following officials of the Department of Defense:

Keith R. Hall, Deputy Assistant Secretary (Intelligence and Security), Office of the Assistant Secretary (C3I); and Maj. Gen. Kenneth R. Israel,

USAF, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary (Acquisition and Technology).

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on Air

Force Airlift Programs. Testimony was heard from

the following officials of the Department of the Air

Force: Darleen A. Druyun, Acting Assistant Secretary (Acquisition); and Gen. Robert L. Rutherford,

USAF, Commander, Air Mobility Command.
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FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPETITIVENESS

ACT

Committee on Banking and Financial Services: By a re- corded vote of 38 to 6, ordered reported amended

H.R. 1062, Financial Services Competitiveness Act

of 1995.

CONCURRENT BUDGET RESOLUTION

Committee on the Budget: Ordered reported the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for fiscal year

1996.

TEXAS LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE

DISPOSAL COMPACT CONSENT ACT

Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a hearing on H.R. 558, Texas Low-Level

Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Consent Act.

Testimony was heard from Representatives Fields of

Texas, Bonilla, and Coleman; and public witnesses.

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and

Environment held an oversight hearing on HIV

Testing of Women and Infants. Testimony was heard

from Representatives Ackerman, Morella, and Pelosi;

the following officials of the Department of Health

and Human Services: Helene D. Gayle, M.D., Associate Director, Centers for Disease Control-Washington and Acting Director, National Center for Prevention Services; and James Balsley, M.D., Chief, Pediatric Medicine Branch, Division of AIDS, National

Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH;

David H. Mulligan, Commissioner, Department of

Public Health, State of Massachusetts; and public

witnesses.

COMMUNICATIONS LAW REFORM

PROPOSALS

Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance continued hearings on

the following: H.R. 1555, Communications Act of

1995; H.R. 514, to repeal the restrictions on foreign

ownership of licensed telecommunications facilities;

H.R. 912, to permit registered utility holding companies to participate in the provision of telecommunications services; H.R. 1556, to amend the

Communications Act of 1934 to reduce the restrictions on ownership of broadcasting stations, and

other media of mass communications; and related

telecommunications reform legislation. Testimony

was heard from Larry Irving, Assistant Secretary, National Telecommunications Information Administration, Department of Commerce; Anne Bingaman,

Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust, Department

of Justice; Reed Hundt, Chairman, FCC; Lisa

Rosenblum, Deputy Chairman, Public Service Commission, State of New York; Ronald Binz, Director,

Office of Consumer Counsel, State of Colorado; and

public witnesses.

Hearings continue tomorrow.

TEAMWORK FOR EMPLOYEES AND

MANAGERS ACT

Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities:

Held a hearing on H.R. 743, Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act of 1995. Testimony was heard

from public witnesses.

AMERICAN OVERSEAS INTERESTS ACT

Committee on International Relations: Continued markup of H.R. 1561, American Overseas Interests Act.

Will continue tomorrow.

ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF THE

UNITED STATES—REAUTHORIZATION

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law held a hearing on

the reauthorization of the Administrative Conference

of the United States. Testimony was heard from

Thomasina V. Rogers, Director, Administrative Conference of the United States; and public witnesses.

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts

and Intellectual Property held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1443, Court Arbitration Authorization Act of 1995; H.R. 1445, to amend rule 30

of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to restore the

stenographic preference for depositions; S. 464, to

make the reporting deadlines for studies conducted

in Federal court demonstration districts consistent

with the deadlines for pilot districts; and S. 532, to

clarify the rules governing venue. Testimony was

heard from J. Phil Gilbert, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; Ann Claire

Williams, Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; Paul Friedman, Deputy Associate

Attorney General, Department of Justice; and public

witnesses.

OVERSIGHT

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on National

Parks, Forests and Lands held an oversight hearing

on Recreation Fees on Federal Lands. Testimony was

heard from public witnesses.

ALASKA POWER ADMINISTRATION SALE

ACT; MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Water and

Power Resources approved for full Committee action

amended H.R. 1122, Alaska Power Administration

Sale Act.

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 930, to amend the Colorado
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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; and H.R. 1070, to designate the reservoir created by Trinity Dam in Central Valley project, CA,

as ‘‘Trinity Lake’’. Testimony was heard from Representative Herger; Rick L. Gold, Deputy Regional

Director, Upper Colorado Regional Office, Bureau of

Reclamation, Department of the Interior; James

Duffus III, Director, Natural Resources Management

Issues, GAO; and public witnesses.

CORNING NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY

CONVEYANCE ACT

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

rule providing 1 hour of debate on H.R. 535, Corning National Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act. The

bill and committee amendment printed in the bill

shall be considered as read. Finally, the rule provides

one motion to recommit. Testimony was heard from

Representatives Saxton and Lincoln.

FISH HATCHERY CONVEYANCE

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

rule providing 1 hour of debate on H.R. 584, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey a fish

hatchery to the State of Iowa. The rule provides that

the bill shall be considered as read for amendment

under the five minute rule. Finally, the rule provides

for one motion to recommit. Testimony was heard

from Representatives Saxton and Lincoln.

NEW LONDON NATIONAL FISH

HATCHERY

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

rule providing 1 hour of debate on H.R. 614, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the

State of Minnesota the New London National Fish

Hatchery production facility. The rule provides that

the bill and committee amendment shall be considered as read. Finally, the rule provides one motion

to recommit. Testimony was heard from Representatives Saxton and Lincoln.

COMMITTEE BUSINESS

Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: Met in executive session to consider pending business.

DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT:

WHAT WENT WRONG?

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Aviation held a hearing on the Denver

International Airport: What Went Wrong? Testimony was heard from the following officials of the

Department of Transportation: Federico Pena, Secretary; and Cynthia Rich, Associate Administrator,

Airports, FAA; Mike Gryszkowiec, Director, Planning and Reporting, Resources, Community, and

Economic Development Division, GAO; Jim

Delong, Director of Aviation, Denver International

Airport; and public witnesses.

VETERANS LEGISLATION

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: Subcommittee on Hospitals and Health Care approved for full Committee

action the following bills: H.R.1384, to amend title

38, United States Code, to exempt certain full-time

health-care professionals of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs from restrictions on remunerated outside

professional activities; H.R. 1536, to amend title 38,

United States Code, to extend for 2 years an expiring

authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with

respect to determination of locality salaries for certain nurse anesthetist positions in the Department of

Veterans Affairs; and H.R. 1565, to amend title 38,

United States Code, to amend title 38 United States

Code, to extend through December 31, 1997, the

period during which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs

is authorized to provide priority health care to certain veterans exposed to Agent Orange, ionizing radiation, or environmental hazards.

EXTENSION OF FAST TRACK TRADE

NEGOTIATING AUTHORITY

Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on

Trade and the Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House of the Committee on Rules held

a joint hearing on Extension of Fast Track trade negotiating authority. Testimony was heard from Representatives Gephardt, Richardson and Kolbe; and

public witnesses.

Hearings continue May 17.

COMMITEE BUSINESS; EXTENSION OF

LEGAL AUTHORITY FOR DOD

COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to consider pending business.

The Subcommittee also met in executive session

to hold a hearing on extension of the legal authority

for DOD commercial activities to provide security

for DOD intelligence collection activities abroad.

Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.

Joint Meetings

EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL

APPROPRIATIONS

Conferees continued to resolve the differences between

the Senate- and House-passed versions of H.R. 1158,

making emergency supplemental appropriations for

additional disaster assistance and making rescissions

for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, but
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did not complete action thereon, and will meet again

tomorrow.

COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY,

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MAY 12, 1995

(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

Senate

Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on VA,

HUD, and Independent Agencies, to hold hearings on

proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for the Environmental Protection Agency, the Council on Environmental Quality, and the Agency for Toxic Substances and

Disease Registry, 9:30 a.m., SD–192. Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for the

Secretary of the Senate, the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, the Senate Legal Counsel, and the

Senate Office of Fair Employment Practices, 10 a.m.,

SD–116.

House

Committee on Commerce, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance to continue hearings on the following: H.R. 1555, Communications Act of 1995; H.R.

514, to repeal the restrictions on foreign ownership of licensed telecommunications facilities; H.R. 912, to permit

registered utility holding companies to participate in the

provision of telecommunications services; H.R. 1556, to

amend the Communications Act of 1934 to reduce the

restrictions on ownership of broadcasting stations, and

other media of mass communications; and related telecommunications reform legislation, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.

Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on

the District of Columbia Schools, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.

Committee on International Relations, to continue markup

of H.R. 1561, American Overseas Interests Act, 9 a.m.,

2172 Rayburn.

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Subcommittee on Compensation, Pension, Insurance and Memorial Affairs, hearing on Veterans Benefit Administrations’ processing of

compensation claims, with an emphasis on Persian Gulf

War claims, and oversight of P.L. 103–446, the Veterans’

Benefits Improvement Act of 1994, 9:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.

Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health,

hearing on Health Insurance Portability, 10 a.m., 1100

Longworth.

Joint Meetings

Conferees, on H.R. 1158, making emergency supplemental appropriations for additional disaster assistance

and making rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, 9:30 a.m., S–207, Capitol.