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“Senate Committee Meetings” published by Congressional Record on June 12, 1996

Volume 142, No. 86 covering the 2nd Session of the 104th Congress (1995 - 1996) 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 D601 on June 12, 1996.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

Committee Meetings

(Committees not listed did not meet)

FOOD SAFETY

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded hearings on S. 1166, to enhance public confidence in the safety of the American food supply, and facilitate the development and adoption of safe, effective pest control technologies, and S. 1491, to reform antimicrobial pesticide registration, after receiving testimony from Senators Kassebaum and Grams; Lynn R. Goldman, Assistant Administrator for Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, Environmental Protection Agency; Bruce Alberts, President, National Academy of Sciences; Philip J. Landrigan, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York; Dean Kleckner, Rudd, Iowa, on behalf of the American Farm Bureau Federation; John R. Cady, National Food Processors Association, Jay J. Vroom, American Crop Protection Association and Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment, Benjamin C. Bolusky, American Association of Nurserymen, on behalf of the Minor Crop Farmer Alliance, Stephen A. Ziller, Grocery Manufacturers of America, Inc., and Edwin L. Behrens, Procter & Gamble Company, all of Washington, D.C.; and Albert H. Meyerhoff, Natural Resources Defense Council, San Francisco, California.

COMMERCE ONLINE

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space held hearings on S. 1726, to promote electronic commerce by facilitating the use of privacy-enhancing technologies, receiving testimony from Senators Leahy and Murray; Kenneth W. Dam, Chairman, National Research Council; Michael Zisman, Lotus Software, James Barksdale, Netscape Communications, Joe Holmes, Electronic Data Systems, Joel S. Lisker, Mastercard International, and Richard W. Sevcik, Hewlett-Packard, all of Washington, D.C.; Jim Bidzos, RSA Data Security, Redwood City, California; Tim Krauskopf, Spyglass Inc., Naperville, Illinois; Dan Buchanan, Zion's Data Services Company, Salt Lake City, Utah; Aharon Friedman, Digital Secured Networks Technology Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey; and Robert Bigony, Motorola, Scottsdale, Arizona.

Hearings continue on Wednesday, June 26.

BUSINESS MEETING

Committee on Finance: Committee ordered favorably reported the following bills:

H.R. 3286, to help families defray adoption costs, and to promote the adoption of minority children; and

H.R. 3448, to provide tax relief for small businesses, to protect jobs, to create opportunities, and to increase the take home pay of workers, with an amendment.

INTELLIGENCE

Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the intelligence community.

Committee recessed subject to call.

SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 142, No. 86