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Feb. 3, 1997 sees Congressional Record publish “SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS”

Volume 143, No. 11 covering the 1st Session of the 105th Congress (1997 - 1998) was published by the Congressional Record.

The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.

“SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E119-E120 on Feb. 3, 1997.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate on February 4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place, and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled, and any cancellations or changes in the meetings as they occur.

As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.

Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, February 4, 1997, may be found in the Daily Digest of today's Record.

MEETINGS SCHEDULED

FEBRUARY 59:15 a.m.

Appropriations

Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education

Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine the recommendation of the

National Institutes of Health consensus development conference on breast screening for women ages 40-49.

SD-1929:30 a.m.

Energy and Natural Resources

To hold hearings on S. 104, to amend the Nuclear Waste

Policy Act of 1982.

SD-366

Environment and Public Works

Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety

Subcommittee

To hold hearings on ozone particulate matter standards proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency.

SD-406

Rules and Administration

To continue hearings on proposed committee resolutions requesting funds for operating expenses for 1997 and

1998.

SR-30110:00 a.m.

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

To hold hearings on the nomination of Janet L. Yellen, of

California, to be a Member of the Council of Economic

Advisers.

SD-538

Budget

To hold hearings to examine education reform and economic growth.

SD-608

Select on Intelligence

To hold hearings on intelligence matters.

SH-2162:00 p.m.

Armed Services

To hold hearings on the nomination of Federico Pena, of

Colorado, to be Secretary of Energy.

SR-222

Judiciary

Administrative Oversight and the Courts Subcommittee

To hold hearings on conserving judicial resources, focusing on the consideration of appropriate allocation of judgeships in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

SD-226

FEBRUARY 69:30 a.m.

Energy and Natural Resources

To hold hearings on S. 210, to amend the Organic Act of

Guam, the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands, and the Compact of Free Association Act.

SD-366

Rules and Administration

To continue hearings on proposed committee resolutions requesting funds for operating expenses for 1997 and

1998.

SR-301

Small Business

To hold hearings to examine women-owned and home-based businesses.

SR-428A10:00 a.m.

Armed Services

To hold open and closed hearings on the worldwide threat facing the United States.

SR-2222:30 p.m.

Select on Intelligence

Closed business meeting, on intelligence matters.

SH-219

FEBRUARY 79:30 a.m.

Joint Economic

To hold hearings to examine the employment-unemployment situation for January and the Consumer Price Index

(CPI).

1334 Longworth Building10:00 a.m.

Budget

To hold hearings on the President's proposed budget for fiscal year 1998.

SD-608

FEBRUARY 102:00 p.m.

Joint Economic

To hold hearings on the 1997 Economic Report of the

President.

2359 Rayburn Building

FEBRUARY 119:00 a.m.

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

To hold hearings on proposals to reform the Commodity

Exchange Act.

SR-3329:30 a.m.

Labor and Human Resources

To hold hearings on the implementation of the Health

Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

SD-430

Rules and Administration

Business meeting, to mark up proposed legislation authorizing biennial expenditures by standing, select, and special committees of the Senate, and to consider other pending legislative and administrative business.

SR-301

Veterans' Affairs

To hold joint hearings with the House Committee on

Veterans' Affairs on the legislative recommendations of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

345 Cannon Building

FEBRUARY 129:30 a.m.

Energy and Natural Resources

Business meeting, to consider pending calendar business.

SD-366

Environment and Public Works

To hold hearings on the ozone and particulate matter standards proposed by the Environmental Protection

Agency.

SD-406

Governmental Affairs

International Security, Proliferation, and Federal Services

Subcommittee

To hold hearings on the future of nuclear deterrence.

SD-342

Labor and Human Resources

To hold hearings on the implementation of the Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act (TEAM).

SD-430

Small Business

To hold hearings on the President's budget request for fiscal year 1998 for the Small Business Administration.

SR-428A10:00 a.m.

Finance

To hold hearings on the Administration's budget and revenue proposals for fiscal year 1998.

SD-215

FEBRUARY 139:00 a.m.

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

To resume hearings on proposals to reform the Commodity

Exchange Act.

SR-33210:00 a.m.

Finance

To hold hearings on the Administration's budget for fiscal year 1998, focusing on Medicare, Medicaid and welfare proposals.

SD-2152:00 p.m.

Environment and Public Works

Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee

To hold hearings on the implementation of the Intermodal

Surface Transportation Efficiency Act and transportation trends, infrastructure funding requirements, and transportation's impact on the economy.

SD-406

FEBRUARY 259:00 a.m.

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

To hold hearings to examine the impact of estate taxes on farmers.

SR-332

FEBRUARY 269:00 a.m.

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

To hold hearings to examine the impact of capital gains taxes on farmers.

SR-3329:30 a.m.

Environment and Public Works

Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee

To resume hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for programs of the Intermodal Surface

Transportation Efficiency Act.

SD-406

Labor and Human Resources

Business meeting, to consider pending calendar business.

SD-430

FEBRUARY 279:30 a.m.

Labor and Human Resources

To hold hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for programs of the Higher Education Act.

SD-43010:00 a.m.

Armed Services

To hold hearings concerning the Department of Defense actions pertaining to Persian Gulf illnesses.

SD-106

MARCH 59:00 a.m.

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

To hold hearings to examine the Department of

Agriculture's business plan and reorganization management proposals.

SR-332

MARCH 69:30 a.m.

Veterans' Affairs

To hold joint hearings with the House Committee on

Veterans' Affairs on the legislative recommendations of the Paralyzed Veterans of America, the Jewish War

Veterans, the Retired Officers Association, the

Association of the U.S. Army, the Non-Commissioned

Officers Association, the Military Order of the Purple

Heart, and the Blinded Veterans Association.

345 Cannon Building

MARCH 119:00 a.m.

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

To hold hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for agricultural research.

SR-332

MARCH 139:00 a.m.

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

To resume hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for agricultural research.

SR-332

MARCH 189:00 a.m.

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

To resume hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for agricultural research.

SR-332

MARCH 199:30 a.m.

Veterans' Affairs

To hold joint hearings with the House Committee on

Veterans' Affairs on the legislative recommendations of the Disabled American Veterans.

345 Cannon Building

MARCH 209:00 a.m.

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

To resume hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for agricultural research.

SR-3329:30 a.m.

Veterans' Affairs

To hold joint hearings with the House Committee on

Veterans' Affairs on the legislative recommendations of

AMVETS, the American Ex-Prisoners of War, the Veterans of World War I, and the Vietnam Veterans of America.

345 Cannon Building

SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 143, No. 11