Volume 141, No. 114 covering the 1st Session of the 104th Congress (1995 - 1996) was published by the Congressional Record.
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“CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D858-D861 on July 14, 1995.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD
Week of July 17 through 22, 1995
Senate Chamber
On Monday, Senate will resume consideration of S. 343, Comprehensive Regulatory Reform Act, with a vote on a motion to close further debate on the Dole amendment in the nature of a substitute to occur thereon.
On Tuesday, Senate expects to complete consideration of S. 343, Comprehensive Regulatory Reform Act, following which Senate may consider legislation relating to Bosnia/Arms Embargo.
During the balance of the week, Senate may consider available appropriations bills, including:
H.R. 1817, Military Construction;
H.R. 1854, Legislative Branch;
H.R. 1905, Energy and Water; and
Consider conference reports, when available, and any cleared legislative and executive business.
(Senate will recess on Tuesday, July 18, 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: July 18, business meeting, to mark up proposed legislation to strengthen and improve U.S. agricultural programs, 9 a.m., SR-332.
July 19 and 20, Full Committee, business meeting, to continue to mark up proposed legislation to strengthen and improve U.S. agricultural programs, 9 a.m., SR-332.
Committee on Appropriations: July 18, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1996 for the Department of Defense, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: July 18, to hold hearings to review existing oil production at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska and opportunities for new production on the coastal plain of arctic Alaska, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
July 18, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to hold hearings to examine First Amendment activities, including sales of message-bearing merchandise, on public lands managed by the National Park Service and the U.S. Forest Service, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
July 19, Full Committee, business meeting, to mark up S. 852, to provide for uniform management of livestock grazing on Federal land, 8:30 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: July 19, Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety, to hold oversight hearings on the implementation of Section 404
(relating to wetlands) of the Clean Water Act, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
July 20, Drinking Water, Fisheries, and Wildlife, to resume hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for programs of the Endangered Species Act, 9 a.m., SD-406.
Committee on Finance: July 18, to hold hearings on deficit reduction fuel taxes and diesel dyeing requirements, 9 a.m., SD-215.
July 19 and 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Medicare payment policies, 9:30 a.m., SD-215.
July 20, Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy, to hold hearings to examine international control population policies, 9:30 a.m., SR-418.
July 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine foreign tax issues, 9:30 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations: July 17, to hold hearings on the nominations of Sandra J. Kristoff, of Virginia, for the rank of Ambassador as U.S. Coordinator for Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, John Raymond Malott, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Malaysia, Kenneth Michael Quinn, of Iowa, to be Ambassador to Cambodia, William H. Itoh, of New Mexico, to be Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand, J. Stapleton Roy, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia, 2 p.m., SD-419.
July 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nominations of Frances D. Cook, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman, Richard Henry Jones, of Nebraska, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Lebanon, and Thomas W. Simons, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 2 p.m., SD-419.
July 20, Subcommittee on African Affairs, to hold hearings to examine the situation in Nigeria, 2 p.m., SD-419.
Committee on Governmental Affairs: July 19, to hold hearings to review criminal debt collection efforts, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on the Judiciary: July 18, Subcommittee on Youth Violence, to hold hearings to examine the Federal government's role in helping prevent guns in schools, 10 a.m., SD-226.
July 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings on pending nominations, 2 p.m., SD-226.
July 20, Full Committee, business meeting, to consider pending calendar business, 8:30 a.m., SD-226.
July 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine certain activities of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms of the Department of the Treasury, and recent events in Tennessee, 10 a.m., SD-226.
Committee on Labor and Human Resources: July 18, to hold hearings to examine issues relating to health insurance reform, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
July 19, Full Committee, business meeting, to mark up S. 856, to amend the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, the Museum Services Act, and the Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Act to improve and extend the Acts, S. 916, to amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to extend the Act, and proposed legislation relating to health centers consolidation, and to consider the nominations of Marys S. Furlong, of California, to be a Member of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, Richard J. Stern, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National Council on the Arts, National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, and Lynn Waihee, of Hawaii, to be a Member of the National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
July 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings on proposed legislation on organ transplantation, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
Select Committee on Intelligence: July 19, to hold hearings to examine intelligence roles and missions, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
Special Committee to Investigate Whitewater Development Corporation and Related Matters: July 18, 19 and 20, to hold hearings to examine issues relating to the President's involvement with the Whitewater Development Corporation, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
House Chamber
Monday, Consideration of the rule on H.R. 1976, Agriculture Appropriations for fiscal year 1996 (open rule, 1 hour of general debate); and
Complete consideration of H.R. 1977, Interior Appropriations for fiscal year 1996 (rule providing for further consideration).
Tuesday and the balance of the week, Complete consideration of H.R. 1976, Agriculture Appropriations for fiscal year 1996;
Consideration of H.R. 2020, Treasury-Postal Service Appropriations Act of fiscal year 1996;
Consideration of H.R. 2002, Transportation Appropriations Act of fiscal year 1996 (subject to a rule being granted);
H.J. Res. 96, Disapproval of Most-Favored-Nation treatment to China
(subject to a rule being granted); and
H.R. --------, Commerce, Justice, State and the Judiciary Appropriations Act for fiscal year 1996 (subject to a rule being granted).
Note.--Conference reports may be brought up at any time. Any further program will be announced later.
House Committees
Committee on Agriculture, July 18, to mark up the following bills; H.R. 714, Illinois Land Conservation Act of 1995; H.R. 701, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey lands to the city of Rolla, MO; and H.R. 1874, to modify the boundaries of the Talladega National Forest, AL, 9:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
Committee on Appropriations, July 18, to consider the following: Revised Section 602(b) Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 1996; and VA, HUD and Independent Agencies Appropriations for fiscal year 1996, 8:15 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
July 19, full Committee, to consider Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary appropriations for fiscal year 1996, 8:15 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
July 19, Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, on D.C. Finances, 10 a.m., H-144 Capitol.
Committee on Banking and Financial Services, July 19, Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, hearing on the state of the economy, interest rates and price stability (Humphrey-
Hawkins), 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
July 20, full Committee, to meet to consider authorizing the Chairman to apply for a writ of habeas corpus ad testificandum, and if necessary, to issue a subpoena to secure presence and testimony of former Associate Attorney General Webster Hubbell at the upcoming hearings on Madison Guaranty Savings and Loan Association, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Commerce, July 18, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials, to continue hearings on the reauthorization of the Superfund program, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
July 18, Subcommittee on Health and Environment, to continue hearings on the Future of the Medicare program, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
July 19, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1801, Federal Power Asset Privatization Act of 1995; and H.R. 1122, Alaska Power Administration Sale Act, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
July 19, Subcommittee on Health and Environment and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to continue joint oversight hearings on Waste, Fraud and Abuse in the Medicare Program, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
July 20, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials, hearing on the Corrective Action Cleanup Program under the Resources Conservation and Recovery Act and its relationship to the Superfund Program, including the following: Land Disposal Program Flexibility Act; and legislation to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to exempt certain small land fills from the ground water monitoring requirements contained in landfill regulations promulgated by the Agency, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
July 21, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing on H.R. 1663, Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Amendment Act, 9:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
July 21, Subcommittee on Health and Environment, hearing on Research Efforts with Respect to Combatting Parkinson's Disease and Other Neurological Disorders, 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
July 21, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on the Implementation and Enforcement of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, with emphasis on provisions of Title III of the Act relating to the control of Hazardous Air Pollutants, 10 a.m., 2325 Rayburn.
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, July 19, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families, hearing on Military Connected Children and Impact Aid, 9:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
July 20, full Committee, to mark up the following: H.R. 1594, Pension Protection Act of 1995; legislation to amend the General Education Provisions Act to make a technical correction to the Family Education Privacy Act; legislation to amend the General Education Provision Act to change the statute of limitations on the audit requirement; legislation to amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to require publication of all policy memos in the Federal Register; H.R. 1224, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt employees who perform certain court reporting duties from the compensatory time requirements applicable to certain public agencies; and H.R. 1114, to authorize minors who are under the child labor provision of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and who are under 18 years of age to load materials into balers and compactors, 9:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, July 18, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 1655, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996; and the Regulatory Sunset and Review Act of 1995, 1:30 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
July 19, 20 and 21, Subcommittee on National Security, International Affairs, and Criminal Justice, and Subcommittee on Crime of the Committee on the Judiciary, joint oversight hearings on Executive Branch Conduct regarding the Matter of the Branch Davidians, 10 a.m., on July 19, and 9:30 a.m., on July 20 and 21, 2141 Rayburn.
July 20, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology, oversight hearing on the Administration's progress on the Post-Federal Telecommunications System (Post-FTS2000) Acquisition program, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
July 20, Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations, hearing on the The Federalism Debate: Why Doesn't Washington Trust the States? 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
Committee on House Oversight, July 18, to consider pending business, 10 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
Committee on International Relations, July 18, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific and the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade, joint hearing on the Future of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
July 18, Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights, hearing on the Beijing Conference on Women, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
July 19, full Committee, to mark up H. Con. Res. 42, supporting a resolution to the long standing dispute regarding Cyprus; and to hold a hearing on United States Policy Towards Cyprus, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
July 20, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing on the Future of the People's Republic of China: Perspectives on the Post-
Deng Xiaoping Era, 9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary, July 17, Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, to continue markup of H.R. 1915, Immigration in the National Interest Act of 1995, 6:30 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
July 18, full Committee, to continue markup of H.R. 1833, Partial-
Birth Ban Act of 1995, 9:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
July 19, Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, hearing on H.R. 1270, Madrid Protocol Implementation Act; and H.R. 1295, Federal Trademark Dilution Act of 1995, 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
July 20, Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing regarding the authorization and oversight of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
Committee on Resources. July 18, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing on H.R. 1975, Royalty Fairness Act, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
July 18, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, oversight hearing to assess the governmental reorganizations's effect on marine affairs, wildlife resources and oceanography, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
July 18, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 238, Ozark Wild Horses Protection Act; H.R. 1280, Technical Assistance Act of 1995; H.R. 1301, American Heritage Areas Act of 1995; and H.R. 1745, Utah Public Lands Management Act of 1995, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
July 19, full Committee, to consider pending business, 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
July 20, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1838, to provide for an exchange of lands with the Water Conservancy District of Washington County, UT; H.R. 1581, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture to the City of Sumpter, Oregon; H.R. 207, Cleveland National Forest Land Exchange Act of 1995; H.R. 1163, to authorize the exchange of National Park Service land in the Fire Island National Seashore in the State of New York for land in the Village of Patchogue, Suffolk County, New York; H.R. 1585, Modoc National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act; H.R. 1784, to validate certain conveyances made by the Southern Pacific Transportation Company within the cities of Reno, NV, and Tulare, CA; H.R. 1697, to provide for the continuation of certain commercial activities at the Red's Horse Ranch area of Eagle Cap Wilderness, Wallowa and Whitman National Forests, OR; H.R. 1922, to provide for the exchange of certain lands in Gilpin County, CO; H.R. 2021, to release restrictions imposed on the use of certain real property conveyed by the Secretary of the Interior to Lawrence County, OH; and H.R. 2023, to provide for a land exchange between the Ironton Country Club of Ironton, Ohio, and the Secretary of Agriculture involving Wayne National Forest, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
July 20, Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources, hearing on H.R. 1906, Central Valley Project Reform Act of 1995, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
Committee on Rules, July 17, to consider H.R. 2020, making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, 4 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
Committee on Science, July 19, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing on the NASA Authorization for fiscal year 1996, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business, July 18, oversight hearing on the Administration's Regulatory Reduction Efforts Regarding Small Businesses, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
July 19, Subcommittee on Government Programs, to continue hearings on SBA's Low-Documentation (LowDoc) Loan Program, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
July 20, full Committee, hearing regarding the implementation of PL 103-355, Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994, 10:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, July 19, Subcommittee on Railroads, hearing on the Status of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority Commuter Railroads Under the Railway Labor Act, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
July 20, Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on Aviation Relations Between the United States and Japan, 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
July 20, Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Economic Development, hearing on GSA Court Construction Program, 10 a.m., 2253 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, July 19, hearing on eligibility reform initiatives, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
Committee on Ways and Means, July 18, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on the IRS's Taxpayer Compliance Measurement Program, 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
July 18, Subcommittee on Trade, hearing on the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Agreement on Shipbuilding, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
July 19 and 20, Subcommittee on Health, hearings on Saving Medicare and Budget Reconciliation Issues, 9:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, July 18, executive, briefing on Denial and Deception, 10 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
July 20, executive, briefing on Yugoslavia, 3 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
July 21, executive, hearing on the O'Grady Shootdown, 10 a.m., H-
405 Capitol.
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