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1 Marine Corps nomination in the rank of general.

Routine lists in the Air Force and Navy. Pages S7710–11

Measures Placed on Calendar: Page S7696

Executive Reports of Committees: Page S7696

Statements on Introduced Bills: Pages S7697–S7702

Additional Cosponsors: Pages S7702–03

Amendments Submitted: Pages S7703–05

Notices of Hearings: Page S7705

Additional Statements: Pages S7705–09

Record Votes: One record vote was taken today.

(Total–234) Page S7694

Recess: Senate convened at 10 a.m., and recessed at

6:58 p.m., until 9:15 a.m., on Tuesday, June 6,

1995. (For Senate’s program, see the remarks of the

Acting Majority Leader in today’s RECORD on pages

S7709–10.)

Committee Meetings

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No committee meetings were held.

House of Representatives

Chamber Action

The House was not in session today. It will meet

next at noon Tuesday, June 6.

Committee Meetings

No committee meetings were held.

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NEW PUBLIC LAW

(For last listing of Public Laws, see DAILY DIGEST, p. D652)

H.R. 1421, to provide that references in the statutes of the United States to any committee or officer

of the House of Representatives the name or jurisdiction of which was changed as part of the reorganization of the House of Representatives at the beginning of the One Hundred Fourth Congress shall

be treated as referring to the currently applicable

committee or officer of the House of Representatives.

Signed June 3, 1995. (P.L. 104–14)

CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

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Week of June 6 through 10, 1995

Senate Chamber

On Tuesday and Wednesday, Senate will resume

consideration of S. 735, Comprehensive Terrorism

Prevention Act, with a cloture vote on the pending

substitute amendment to occur on Wednesday, June

7.

Senate may also consider S. 652, Telecommunications Competition/Deregulation Act, and consider

conference reports, when available, and any cleared

legislative and executive business.

(Senate will recess on Tuesday, June 6, 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 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: June 6,

Subcommittee on Forestry, Conservation, and Rural Revitalization, to hold hearings on proposed legislation to

strengthen and improve United States agricultural programs, focusing on resource conservation, 9:30 a.m.,

SR–328A.

Committee on Appropriations: June 6, Subcommittee on

Defense, closed briefing on proposed budget estimates for

fiscal year 1996 for intelligence programs, 9:30 a.m.,

S–407, Capitol.

June 6, Subcommittee on Interior, to hold hearings on

proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for the

Department of the Interior, 9:30 a.m., SD–138.

June 7, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent

Agencies, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates

for fiscal year 1996 for the National Service and the Selective Service System, 9:30 a.m., SD–192.

June 8, Subcommittee on Military Construction, to

hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year

1996 for military construction programs, 10 a.m.,

SD–192.

Committee on Armed Services: June 7, to hold hearings on

the situation in Bosnia, 10 a.m., SD–106.

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: June

7, to hold hearings on the nominations of Martin Neil

Baily, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Council of

Economic Advisers, Charles L. Marinaccio, of the District

of Columbia, Deborah Dudley Branson, of Texas,

Marianne C. Spraggins, of New York, and Albert James

Dwoskin, of Virginia, each to be a Director of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation, Steve M. Hays, of

Tennessee, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of

the National Institute of Building Sciences, and Tony

Scallon, of Minnesota, and Sheila Anne Smith, of Illinois,
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each to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the National Consumer Cooperative Bank, 10 a.m., SD–538.

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: June 6, Subcommittee on Energy Production and Regulation, to hold

hearings on S. 708, to repeal section 210 of the Public

Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978, 9:30 a.m.,

SD–366.

June 7, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations,

to hold oversight hearings to examine the historical evolution of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969

(P.L. 91–190), 9:30 a.m., SD–366.

June 8, Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land

Management, to hold hearings to review the Forest Service reinvention proposal and the proposed National Forest

planning regulations, 2 p.m., SD–366.

Committee on Finance: June 6, to hold hearings on the

overstatement of the Consumer Price Index, 9:30 a.m.,

SD–215.

June 6, Full Committee, to resume hearings on the

1995 Annual Reports of the Board of Trustees of the

Federal Hospital Insurance and Supplementary Medical

Insurance Trust Funds, 2:30 p.m., SD–215.

June 7, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine

certain small business issues, including estate tax proposals and expensing of business equipment proposals, 9:30

a.m., SD–215.

June 8, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine

the earned income tax credit, 9:30 a.m., SD–215.

Committee on Foreign Relations: June 6, Subcommittee on

East Asian and Pacific Affairs, to hold hearings on the

problems and prospects for 1997 in Hong Kong, 10 a.m.,

SD–419.

June 7, Full Committee, business meeting, to resume

markup of proposed legislation to authorize reduced levels

of appropriations for foreign assistance programs for fiscal

years 1996 and 1997, 10 a.m., SD–419.

June 8, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the situation in Bosnia, 10 a.m., SD–419.

Committee on Governmental Affairs: June 7, to hold hearings to examine overlap and duplication of functions in

the Federal Government, 10 a.m., SD–342.

Committee on the Judiciary: June 6, Subcommittee on

Constitution, Federalism, and Property Rights, to hold

hearings on S.J. Res. 31, proposing an amendment to the

Constitution of the United States to grant Congress and

the States the power to prohibit the physical desecration

of the flag of the United States, 10 a.m., SD–226.

June 6, Full Committee, to hold hearings on pending

nominations, 2 p.m., SD–192.

June 7, Subcommittee on Youth Violence, to hold

hearings to examine issues relating to welfare, illegitimacy and juvenile violence, 10 a.m., SD–226.

June 8, Subcommittee on Immigration, business meeting, to consider pending calendar business, 2 p.m.,

SD–226.

Committee on Labor and Human Resources: June 8, to hold

hearings on S. 673, authorizing funds for fiscal years

1996 through 1998 to establish a youth development

grant program, 9:30 a.m., SD–430.

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: June 8, to hold hearings

to examine recent court decisions affecting Department of

Veterans Affairs regulations regarding veterans’ benefits,

10 a.m., SR–418.

Committee on Indian Affairs: June 8, to hold hearings on

S. 436, to improve the economic conditions and supply

of housing in Native American communities by creating

the Native American Financial Services Organization,

9:30 a.m., SR–485.

Select Committee on Intelligence: June 7, to hold closed

hearings on intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH–219.

NOTICE

For a listing of Senate Committee Meetings scheduled ahead, see pages E1153–54 in today’s RECORD.

House Chamber

Tuesday, No legislative business is scheduled.

Wednesday and Thursday, Continue consideration of

H.R. 1561, American Overseas Interests Act (subject

to a rule being granted);

Consideration of H.R. 614, New London National

Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act (open rule, 1 hour of

general debate);

H.R. Fairport National Fish Hatchery Conveyance

Act (open rule, 1 hour of general debate); and

H.R. 535, Corning National Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act (open rule, 1 hour of general debate);

and

Friday, No legislative business is scheduled.

House Committees

Committee on Agriculture, June 8, Subcommittee on Department Operations, Nutrition, and Foreign Agriculture,

hearing to review the Administration’s proposal to reform

the Food Stamp Program and Commodity Distribution

Programs, 10 a.m., 1302 Longworth.

June 8, Subcommittee on Risk Management and Specialty Crops, to continue hearings on the 1995 Farm

Bill—Peanut Title, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.

June 9, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities,

hearing on the 1995 Farm Bill—Agricultural Trade

Title, 9 a.m., 1300 Longworth

Committee on Appropriations, June 7, Subcommittee on

the District of Columbia, on D.C. Finances, 10 a.m.,

2360 Rayburn.

Committee on Banking and Financial Services, June 7, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity,

hearing on HUD’s Takeover of Chicago Housing Authority, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.

June 8, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and

Consumer Credit, to continue hearings on the broad issue

of regulatory burden relief as well as those matters addressed in H.R. 1362, Financial Institutions Regulatory

Relief Act of 1995, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.

Committee on Commerce, June 6, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, oversight hearing on the Future of Alternative Fuels, 1 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.

June 6 and 8, Subcommittee on Telecommunications

and Finance and the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade,

and Hazardous Materials, joint hearings on H.R. 1062,
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Financial Services Competitiveness Act of 1995, 10 a.m.,

on June 6 and 11 a.m., on June 8, 2123 Rayburn.

June 7, Subcommittee on Health and Environment,

hearing on H.R. 1627, Food Quality Protection Act of

1995, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.

June 7, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations,

to continue hearings on the Implementation and Enforcement of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, 10

a.m., 2322 Rayburn.

June 8, Subcommittee on Health and Environment,

hearing on the Transformation of the Medicaid Program,

10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.

Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, June

7, hearing on Departmental Reorganization, 1 p.m., 2175

Rayburn.

June 8, full Committee, to mark up Title VI, Sec. 709,

Higher Education provisions of H.R. 1617, Consolidated

and Reformed Education, Employment, and Rehabilitation Systems Act, 9:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.

June 8, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations,

hearing on Urban Education Reform and the District of

Columbia Schools, 1 p.m., 2261 Rayburn.

June 8, Subcommittee on Work Force Protections,

hearing on the Fair Labor Standards Act, 1 p.m., 2175

Rayburn.

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, June 6,

Subcommittee on Government Management, Information,

and Technology, hearing on Corporate Structure for Government Functions, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.

June 7, Subcommittee on Civil Service, hearing on the

Combined Federal Campaign: Lawyers, Lobbyists vs. People in Need? 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.

June 7, Subcommittee on the District of Columbia,

hearing on H.R. 461, Lorton Correctional Complex Closure Act, 9 a.m., 2203 Longworth.

June 7, Subcommittee on the Postal Service, to continue oversight hearings on the U.S. Postal Service, 10

a.m., 2247 Rayburn.

Committee on the Judiciary, June 7, to mark up the following measures: H.J. Res. 79, proposing an amendment

to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the

Congress and the States to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States; H.R. 587, to amend

title 35, United States Code, with respect to patents on

biotechnological processes; H.R. 1170, to provide that

cases challenging the constitutionality of measures passed

by State referendum be heard by a three-judge court; 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, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.

June 8, Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing on

religious liberty and the Bill of Rights, 10 a.m., 2141

Rayburn.

June 8, Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 632, to enhance

fairness in compensating owners of patents used by the

United States; H.R. 1732, Patent Reexamination Reform

Act of 1995; and H.R. 1733, Patent Application Publication Act of 1995, 10 a.m., 2226 Rayburn.

June 8, Subcommittee on Crime, oversight hearing on

the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice,

9:30 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.

Committee on National Security, June 7, hearing on U.S.

policy toward the former Yugoslavia, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.

Committee on Resources, June 6, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands, oversight hearing on

California Spotted Owl Recovery Plan on Forest Service

lands in California, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.

June 8, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, oversight hearing on alternatives for managing on

shore Federal minerals, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.

June 8, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and

Oceans, hearing on a number of fishery related issues, including H.R. 649, (S. 268), to authorize the collection of

fees for expenses for triploid grass carp certification inspections; and an oversight hearing on the following: The

Anadromous Fish Conservation Act of 1965; the

Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986; the Great Lakes

and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990; and the National

Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Marine Fisheries Authorization Act, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.

June 8, Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources,

hearing on the following: H.R. 799, and H.R. 599, Bonneville Power Administration Appropriations Refinancing

Act; and legislation to reauthorize the Water Resources

Institutes, 9:30 a.m., 1324 Longworth.

Committee on Rules, June 7, to consider H.R. 1530, National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1996, 11

a.m., H–313 Capitol.

Committee on Science, June 7, Subcommittee on Space

and Aeronautics, to mark up H.R. 1601, International

Space Station Authorization Act of 1995, 2 p.m., 2318

Rayburn.

June 8, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, to

mark up the following: DOE R&D Authorization Act;

NOAA Authorization Act; and EPA R&D Authorization

Act, 9:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.

Committee on Small Business, June 7, Subcommittee on

Regulation and Paperwork, hearing on regulatory barriers

to minority entrepreneurs, 11 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, June 8,

Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on Preventing Delays

and Cost Overruns in the FAA’s New Global Positioning

(Satellite Navigation) System, 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.

Committee on Ways and Means, June 6, 7, and 8, hearings on Replacing the Federal Income Tax, 10 a.m., 1100

Longworth.

Joint Meetings

Joint Committee on Printing: June 6, to hold oversight

hearings on the activities of the Government Printing Office (GPO), 2 p.m., 1310 Longworth Building.

Conferees: June 8, on H. Con. Res. 67, setting forth the

congressional budget for the United States Government

for the fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,

and 2002, 2 p.m., SH–216.

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: June 8,

to hold hearings on the current crisis in Bosnia, 12:30

p.m., 340 Cannon Building.
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* These figures include all measures reported, even if there was no accompanying report. A total of 91 reports has been filed in the Senate; a total

of 130 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 4 through May 31, 1995

Senate House Total

Days in session .................................... 88 73 . .

Time in session ................................... 755 hrs., 32′ 639 hrs., 54′ . .

Congressional Record:

Pages of proceedings ................... 7,649 5,609 . .

Extensions of Remarks ................ . . 1,152 . .

Public bills enacted into law ............... 7 6 13

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

Bills in conference ............................... 5 2 . .

Measures passed, total ......................... 124 152 276

Senate bills .................................. 20 9 . .

House bills .................................. 12 54 . .

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

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

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

House concurrent resolutions ...... 10 13 . .

Simple resolutions ....................... 81 74 . .

Measures reported, total ...................... *106 *125 231

Senate bills .................................. 72 . . . .

House bills .................................. 7 70 . .

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

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

Senate concurrent resolutions ...... 3 . . . .

House concurrent resolutions ...... 0 2 . .

Simple resolutions ....................... 20 50 . .

Special reports ..................................... 9 . . . .

Conference reports ............................... 0 5 . .

Measures pending on calendar ............. 87 14 . .

Measures introduced, total .................. 1,057 2,066 3,123

Bills ............................................. 878 1,740 . .

Joint resolutions .......................... 36 93 . .

Concurrent resolutions ................ 16 73 . .

Simple resolutions ....................... 127 160 . .

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

Yea-and-nay votes ............................... 233 92 . .

Recorded votes .................................... . . 254 . .

Bills vetoed ......................................... 0 0 . .

Vetoes overridden ................................ 0 0 . .

DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS

January 4 through May 31, 1995

Civilian nominations, totaling 216, disposed of as follows:

Confirmed ...................................................................................... 111

Unconfirmed .................................................................................. 104

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

Civilian nominations (FS, PHS, CG, NOAA), totaling 805, disposed

of as follows:

Confirmed ...................................................................................... 697

Unconfirmed .................................................................................. 108

Air Force nominations, totaling 9,987, disposed of as follows:

Confirmed ...................................................................................... 9,945

Unconfirmed .................................................................................. 42

Army nominations, totaling 7,597, disposed of as follows:

Confirmed ...................................................................................... 7,093

Unconfirmed .................................................................................. 504

Navy nominations, totaling 5,857, disposed of as follows:

Confirmed ...................................................................................... 3,053

Unconfirmed .................................................................................. 2,804

Marine Corps nominations, totaling 2,556, disposed of as follows:

Confirmed ...................................................................................... 1,788

Unconfirmed .................................................................................. 768

Summary

Total nominations received .................................................................... 27,018

Total confirmed ..................................................................................... 22,687

Total unconfirmed ................................................................................. 4,330

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