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“COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 1997-10-28” published by Congressional Record on Oct. 27, 1997

Volume 143, No. 146 covering the 1st Session of the 105th Congress (1997 - 1998) was published by the Congressional Record.

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“COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 1997-10-28” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D1150-D1151 on Oct. 27, 1997.

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COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

OCTOBER 28, 1997

(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

Senate

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Subcommittee on Financial Services and Technology, to hold hearings to examine the use of electronic authentication technology by financial institutions and proposals to validate the use of that technology, 10:30 a.m., SD-538.

Committee on the Budget, to hold hearings to examine the state of American education, 2 p.m., SD-608.

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, to hold hearings on enhancing competition in the aviation industry, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management, to hold hearings to examine the potential impacts on, and additional responsibilities for, federal land managers imposed by the Environmental Protection Agency's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on regional haze regulations implementing Section 169A and 169B of the Clean Air Act, 2 p.m., SD-

366.

Committee on Environment and Public Works, to hold hearings on the nomination of Kenneth R. Wykle, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 9 a.m., SD- 406.

Committee on Foreign Relations, to hold hearings to examine costs, benefits, burdensharing and military implications of NATO enlargement, 10 a.m., SD-419.

Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nominations of Richard Frank Celeste, of Ohio, to be Ambassador to India, Shaun Edward Donnelly, of Indiana, to be Ambassador to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, and to serve concurrently as Ambassador to the Republic of Maldives, Edward M. Gabriel, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco, Cameron R. Hume, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, Daniel Charles Kurtzer, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt, James A. Larocco, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the State of Kuwait, and Edward S. Walker, Jr., of Maryland, to be Ambassador to Israel, 2 p.m., SD- 419.

Committee on the Judiciary, to hold hearings on pending nominations, 10 a.m., SD-226.

Committee on Labor and Human Resources, to resume hearings to examine an Administration study on the confidentiality of medical information and recommendations on ways to protect the privacy of individually identifiable information and to establish strong penalties for those who disclose such information, 10 a.m., SD-430.

Select Committee on Intelligence, to hold hearings on proposed legislation with regard to intelligence disclosure to Congress, 2:30 p.m., SD-106.

Full Committee, to hold closed hearings on intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.

NOTICE

For a listing of Senate committee meetings scheduled ahead, see pages E2095-96 in today's Record.

House

Committee on Commerce, Subcommittee on Health and Environment, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1415, Patient Access to Responsible Care Act of 1997; and H.R. 820, Health Insurance Bill of Rights Act of 1997, 2:30 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.

Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, Subcommittee on Civil Service, hearing on IRS' Suspension of Its Affirmative Action Program, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on National Security, International Affairs and Criminal Justice, executive, hearing on Security Status of U.S. Personnel Overseas, 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.

Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights, hearing on U.S./China Relations and Human Rights: Is Constructive Engagement Working?, 1 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.

Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, markup of H.J. Res 78, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States restoring religious freedom, 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.

Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Forest and Forest Health, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1659, Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Completion Act; H.R. 2416, provide for the transfer of certain rights and property to the United States Forest Service in exchange for a payment to the occupant of such property; and H.R. 2574, to consolidate certain mineral interest in the National grasslands in Billings County, ND, through the exchange of Federal and private mineral interest to enhance land management capabilities and environmental and wildlife protection, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.

Committee on Rules, to consider H.R. 2493, Forage Improvement Act of 1997, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.

Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Technology, hearing on Do You Know Who You Are Doing Business With? Signatures In a Digital Age, 3 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.

Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Human Resources, hearing on protecting children from the Impacts of Substance Abuse on Families Receiving Welfare, 3 p.m., B-318 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on the performance of the Empowerment Zone/Enterprise Community Program, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.

SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 143, No. 146