Volume 144, No. 99 covering the 2nd 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 Daily Digest section on pages D810-D812 on July 22, 1998.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
YEAR 2000 AGRICULTURE COMPLIANCE
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded hearings to examine the Year 2000 information technology dilemma as it relates to agricultural business and other economic matters, after receiving testimony from Edward Yardeni, Deutsche Bank Securities, New York, New York; Donald D. Serpico, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicago, Illinois; and Jerold L. Harris and David D. Janish, both of the Farm Credit Bank of Wichita, Kansas.
NOMINATION
Committee on Armed Services: Committee failed to approve for reporting, without recommendation, the nomination of Daryl L. Jones, of Florida, to be Secretary of the Air Force.
HOLOCAUST ASSETS RESTITUTION
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded hearings to examine current developments with regard to the 1946 Swiss Holocaust Assets Agreement, focusing on the role of Swiss banks and their historic and current treatment of assets of holocaust victims, after receiving testimony from Stuart Eizenstat, Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs; Jean Ziegler, University of Geneva, Switzerland, and Member, Swiss Federal Parliament; New York State Comptroller H. Carl McCall, Albany; New York City First Deputy Comptroller Steven Newman, Israel Singer, World Jewish Congress, and Mel Urbach, World Council of Orthodox Jewish Communities, all of New York, New York; Rabbi Marvin Hier, Simon Wiesenthal Center, Los Angeles, California; Fredy Rom, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Zurich, Switzerland; and Michael D. Hausfeld, Washington, D.C.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded hearings on the nomination of Bill Richardson, of New Mexico, to be Secretary of Energy, after the nominee, who was introduced by Senators Helms, Domenici, and Bingaman, testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
LAND EXCHANGE AND BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management concluded hearings on the following bills:
S. 2136, to provide for the exchange of certain land in the State of Washington, after receiving testimony from Senator Murray; and William R. Brown, Plum Creek Timber Company, Rick McGuire, Alpine Lakes Protection Society, Norm Winn, Mountaineers, Charles Raines, Sierra Club, and Janine Blaeloch, Western Land Exchange Project, all of Seattle, Washington;
S. 2226, to amend the Idaho Admission Act regarding the sale or lease of school land, after receiving testimony from Senator Kempthorne; Douglas Dorn, on behalf of the Idaho Governor's Committee on Endowment Fund Investment Reform, and Anne C. Fox, Idaho State Department of Education, both of Boise; and Craig Gehrke, Wilderness Society, Washington, D.C.; and
H.R. 2886, to provide for a demonstration project in the Stanislaus National Forest, California, under which a private contractor will perform multiple resource management activities for that unit of the National Forest System, after receiving testimony from Representative Doolittle.
Testimony was also received on S. 2136, S. 2226, H.R. 2886 (all listed above), and H.R. 3796, to convey the administrative site for the Rogue River National Forest and use the proceeds for the construction or improvement of offices and support buildings for the Rogue River National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management from Gloria Manning, Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest Systems, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee ordered favorably reported the following business items:
S. 263, to prohibit the import, export, sale, purchase, possession, transportation, acquisition, and receipt of bear viscera or products that contain or claim to contain bear viscera, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
S. 361, to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit the sale, import, and export of products labeled as containing endangered species, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
S. 659, to amend the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 to provide for implementation of recommendations of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service contained in the Great Lakes Fishery Restoration Study Report, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
S. 1883, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Marion National Fish Hatchery and the Claude Harris National Aquacultural Research Center to the State of Alabama, with an amendment;
S. 1970, to require the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to provide assistance in the conservation of neotropical migratory birds, with an amendment;
S. 2094, to amend the Fish and Wildlife Improvement Act of 1978 to enable the Secretary of the Interior to more effectively use the proceeds of sales of certain items, with an amendment;
S. 2319, to authorize the use of receipts from the sale of migratory bird hunting and conservation stamps to promote additional stamp purchases;
S. 2244, to amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to promote volunteer programs and community partnerships for the benefit of national wildlife refugees;
H.R. 1856, to amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a volunteer pilot project at one national wildlife refuge in each United States Fish and Wildlife Service region, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
S. 1700, to designate the headquarters building of the Department of Housing and Urban Development in Washington, District of Columbia, as the ``Robert C. Weaver Federal Building'';
H.R. 643, to designate the United States courthouse to be constructed at the corner of Superior and Huron Roads, in Cleveland, Ohio, as the
``Carl B. Stokes United States Courthouse'';
H.R. 3504, to amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize appropriations for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and to further define the criteria for capital repair and operation and maintenance;
S. 1222, to catalyze restoration of estuary habitat through more efficient financing of projects and enhanced coordination of Federal and non-Federal restoration programs, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; and
The nomination of Nikki Rush Tinsley, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Environmental Protection Agency.
Also, committee began markup of S. 2131, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, and to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, but did not complete action thereon, and will meet again tomorrow.
RETIREMENT SECURITY POLICY
Committee on Finance: Committee held hearings to examine new directions in retirement security policy, focusing on the Administration's plans for Social Security reform, how well Americans are planning for retirement, proposals to encourage employer-based pension plans and personal savings, the impact of the aging of America on economic growth, and the impact of Social Security reform on employer-sponsored retirement plans, personal savings, and earnings, receiving testimony from Robert E. Rubin, Secretary, and Lawrence Summers, Deputy Secretary, both of the Department of the Treasury; Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration; Rudolph G. Penner, Urban Institute, Kenneth W. Porter, ERISA Industry Committee, and Paul Yakoboski, Employee Benefit Research Institute, all of Washington, D.C.; and Sylvester J. Schieber, Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Bethesda, Maryland.
Hearings were recessed subject to call.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of David G. Carpenter, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security, and to be Director of the Office of Foreign Missions, and to have the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service, Bert T. Edwards, of Maryland, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of State, and Jonathan H. Spalter, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Director (Bureau of Information) of the United States Information Agency, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Labor and Human Resources: Committee ordered favorably reported S. 2112, to make the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 applicable to the United States Postal Service in the same manner as any other employer.
Also, committee began markup of S. 2213, to allow all States to participate in activities under the Education Flexibility Partnership Demonstration Act, but did not complete action thereon, and will meet again on Wednesday, July 29.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Rules and Administration: Committee ordered favorably reported the nominations of Scott E. Thomas, of the District of Columbia, David M. Mason, of Virginia, Darryl R. Wold, of California, and Karl J. Sandstrom, of Washington, each to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission.
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