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receiving testimony from Allen P. Stayman, Deputy

Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Territorial and

International Affairs; American Samoa Governor A.P.

Lutali, and American Samoa Delegate Eni F.H.

Faleomavaega, both of Pago Pago; Commonwealth of

Northern Mariana Islands Resident Representative

Juan N. Babauta; and Wendy L. Doromal, Daytona

Beach, Florida, on behalf of the foreign contract

workers of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

NOMINATIONS

Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded

hearings on the nominations of Timothy Michael

Carney, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the

Republic of Sudan, Donald K. Steinberg, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Angola,

Mosina H. Jordan, of New York, to be Ambassador

to the Central African Republic, and Lannon Walker, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic

of Cote D’Ivoire, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.

NOMINATIONS

Committee on Governmental Affairs: Committee ordered

favorably reported the nominations of Inez Smith

Reid, to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, Ronna Lee Beck, Linda

Kay Davis, and Eric T. Washington, each to be an

Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District

of Columbia, Robert F. Rider, of Delaware, and S.

David Fineman, of Pennsylvania, each to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service, G. Edward

DeSeve, of Pennsylvania, to be Controller, Office of

Federal Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget, and John W. Carlin, of Kansas,

to be Archivist of the United States, National Archives and Records Administration.

CHILD PROTECTION REFORM

Committee on Labor and Human Resources: Subcommittee on Children and Families concluded hearings on

proposed legislation authorizing funds for programs

of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act,

focusing on child protection reform measures, after

receiving testimony from Richard Wexler, Pennsylvania State University, Beaver, on behalf of the

National Coalition for Child Protection Reform;

Betty S. Spivack, Hartford Hospital/University of

Connecticut Health Center, Hartford; Michael W.

Weber, St. Paul, Minnesota, on behalf of the Chapin

Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago; Carol L. Hopkins, San Diego, California;

Thomas D. Morton, Child Welfare Institute, Atlanta, Georgia; and James B. Wade, Cabool, Missouri.

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

Committee on Labor and Human Resources: Subcommittee on Education, Arts, and Humanities concluded

hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds

for programs of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and

Applied Technology Act of 1990, focusing on the

role of business in building a better workforce, after

receiving testimony from Hedrick Smith, Johns

Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies,

Washington, D.C.; Carver C. Gayton, The Boeing

Company, Seattle, Washington; Rebecca J. Taylor,

Vocational Foundation, Inc., New York, New York;

John Hamill, Fleet Bank of Massachusetts, Boston;

Dave Adomyetz, Rogers Group, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee; and Earl Jaskol, J & J Flock Products, Easton, Pennsylvania, and Elizabeth Volard, Virginia

Council on Economic Education, Richmond, both on

behalf of the National Council on Economic Eduh

cation.

House of Representatives

Chamber Action

Bills Introduced: Thirty-one public bills, H.R.

1709–1739; one private bill, H.R. 1740; and seven

resolutions, H.J. Res. 93, H. Con. Res. 72–73, and

H. Res. 157–160 were introduced. Pages H5607–08

Reports Filed: One report was filed as follows: H.

Res. 156, providing for further consideration of H.R.

1561, to consolidate the foreign affairs agencies of

the United States; to authorize appropriations for the

Department of State and related agencies for fiscal

years 1996 and 1997; to responsibly reduce the authorizations of appropriations for United States foreign assistance programs for fiscal years 1996 and

1997 (H. Rept. 104–130). Pages H5584, H5607

Speaker Pro Tempore: Read a message from the

Speaker wherein he designates Representative Bonilla

to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. Page H5577

Medicare Select Program: House disagreed to the

Senate amendment to H.R. 483, to amend title

XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit Medicare

select policies to be offered in all States; and asked

a conference. Appointed as conferees: Representatives
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Bliley, Bilirakis, Hastert, Archer, Thomas, Johnson

of Connecticut, Dingell, Waxman, Gibbons, and

Stark. Pages H5577–86

Rejected the Doggett motion that sought to in- struct House conferees, when deciding on the extension period of the Medicare Select Program, to take

into account the changes in Medicare increasing beneficiary cost-sharing and limiting the choice of

health care providers that may be required to implement the budget resolution (rejected by a yea-andnay vote of 197 yeas to 224 nays, Roll No. 355).

 Pages H5578–86

Legislative Program: The Majority Leader an- nounced the legislative program for the week of June

5. Agreed to meet at noon on Wednesday June 7.

 Page H5587

District Work Period: House agreed to H. Con. Res. 72, providing for an adjournment of the two

Houses. Page H5587

Committee Elections: House agreed to H. Res. 157, electing the following named Members to the

following standing committees: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Representative Hastert, to rank following Mr.

Burton.

Committee on Resources: Mr. Ensign.

Committee on Small Business: Mr. LaTourette.

Committee on Commerce: Mr. Deal, to rank following Mr. Cox of California. Pages H5587–88

Calendar Wednesday: Agreed to dispense with Cal- endar Wednesday Business of June 7. Page H5588

Presidential Message—Small Business: Read a

message from the President wherein he transmits the

second annual report on Small Business—referred to

the Committee on Small Business. Pages H5588–89

Quorum Calls—Votes: One yea-and-nay vote developed during the proceedings of the House today

and appears on page H5585.

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

2:22 p.m.

Committee Meetings

FARM BILL—COTTON AND FEED GRAINS

TITLES

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on General

Farm Commodities held a hearing on the 1995 Farm

bill—Cotton and Feed Grains Titles. Testimony was

heard from public witnesses.

MILK PRICING

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Livestock,

Dairy, and Poultry held a hearing on the classified

pricing for milk, the appropriate number of classes

within the pricing system, replacement of the Minnesota-Wisconsin (‘‘M-W’’) series, formulae to determine future prices for manufacturing and Class I

milk, the continuation of state make allowances, the

continuation or elimination of Class III-A pricing,

and multiple component pricing. Testimony was

heard from Lon S. Hatamiya, Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA; and public witnesses.

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL

INSTITUTIONS AUTHORIZATION

Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary

Policy approved for full Committee action amended

H.R. 1667, IDA/ADB Authorization Act of 1995.

HOMESTEADING AND NEIGHBORHOOD

RESTORATION ACT; APPROACHES TO

HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity

approved for full Committee action amended H.R.

1691, Homesteading and Neighborhood Restoration

Act.

The Subcommittee also held a hearing on innova- tive approaches to homeownership opportunities, focusing on the efforts of Habitat for Humanity International. Testimony was heard from Speaker Gingrich; Henry G. Cisneros, Secretary of Housing and

Urban Development; and Millard Fuller, founder and

President, Habitat for Humanity International.

COMMUNICATIONS ACT

Committee on Commerce: Ordered reported amended H.R. 1555, Communications Act of 1995.

DRUGS AND BIOLOGICS—A CONSUMER’S

PERSPECTIVE

Committee on Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on A Consumer’s

Perspective on Drugs and Biologics. Testimony was

heard from Janet Woodcock, Director, Center for

Drug Evaluation and Research, FDA, Department of

Health and Human Services; and public witnesses.

ADAMS FRUIT CO., VERSUS BARRETT

Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities:

Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing on Adams Fruit Co., Inc. v. Barrett. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REFORM ACT

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: and the

Committee on National Security held a joint hearing

on H.R. 1670, The Federal Acquisition Reform Act

of 1995. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the GSA: Elizabeth Salih, Contracting Officer, Fort Worth, Texas; and Stephen Daniels, Chairman, General Services Board of Contract Appeals;

the following officials of the Department of Defense:

Col. John M. Case, USAF, Program Director, Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Alabama; and

Capt. Barry Cohen, USN, Deputy to the Deputy

Under Secretary, Acquisition Reform; Robert Murphy, General Counsel, GAO; and public witnesses.