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103d Congress

Unprinted Senate Hearings

January 1993 - December 1994
Unprinted as of November 29, 1999


       ** Hearings for 19930108

        Economic        Employment Situation:  On Friday, January 8, committee
                        held hearings on the employment-unemployment situation
                        for December 1992, ... [1/20 Daily Digest]


       ** Hearings for 19930122

        Foreign         Nomination:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nomination of Clifton R. Wharton, Jr., of New York, to
                        be Deputy Secretary of State, ...


       ** Hearings for 19930126

        Budget          Economic Outlook:  Committe held hearings to review
                        the state of the national economy and the Federal
                        budget outlook, focusing on the economic consequences
                        of reducing the budget deficit and the role of the
                        budget process in enforcing a deficit reduction plan,
                        ...
                        Hearings also held on 1/28/93


       ** Hearings for 19930127

        Appropriations  Transportation Investment:  Subcommittee on Trans-
                        portation and Related Agencies concluded hearings on
                        proposed legislation appropriating supplemental funds
                        to promote investment in transportation, and to
                        promote the development of new industries and
                        technologies, ...


       ** Hearings for 19930128

        Armed Services  Former Yugoslavia:  Committee met in closed session
                        to receive a briefing on the situation in former
                        Yugoslavia ...


       ** Hearings for 19930202

        Intelligence    Nomination:  Committee held open and closed hearings
                        on the nomination of R. James Woolsey, of Maryland, to
                        be Director of Central Intelligence, ...


       ** Hearings for 19930203

        Rules           Committee Budget Requests:  Committee held hearings to
                        receive testimony from Senators, as indicated, in
                        support of resolutions requesting funds for operating
                        expenses of their respective committees for periods
                        from March 1, 1993, through February 28, 1994, and
                        from March 1, 1994, through February 28, 1995, ...
                        Hearings also held on 2/4/93


       ** Hearings for 19930217

        Foreign         Bosnia and Herzegovina:  Committee met in closed
        Relations       session to receive a briefing on the administration's
                        policy toward Bosnia and Herzegovina ...


       ** Hearings for 19930218

        Budget          President's Economic Plan:  Committee held hearings to
                        examine the administration's program to revitalize the
                        American economy, ...
                        Hearings also held on 2/19, 2/24, 3/3/93


       ** Hearings for 19930223

        Appropriations  Appropriations--Legislative Branch:  Subcommittee on
                        the Legislative Branch held hearings on proposed
                        budget estimates for fiscal year 1994, ...
                        Hearings also held on 2/24, 2/25, 2/26/93

        Appropriations  Appropriations--Transportation:  Subcommittee on
                        Transportation held hearings on the Administration's
                        transportation supplemental funding stimulus   
                        for fiscal year 1993, ...  [The date 2/23/93 does not
                        appear on the title page of S.Hrg. 103-291,pt.1.]
                        Hearings also held on 3/4, held on 3/4, 4/21, 5/6/93

        Veterans        Disabled American Veterans:  Senate Committee on
        Affairs         Veterans' Affairs concluded joint hearings with the
                        House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to review the
                        legislative recommendations of the Disabled American
                        Veterans, ...


       ** Hearings for 19930225

        Armed Services  Nominations/Bosnia:  ... Also, committee met in closed
                        session to receive a briefing on the situation in
                        Bosnia ...

        Veterans        Veterans Organizations:  Senate Committee on
        Affairs         Veterans' Affairs concluded joint hearings with
                        the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to
                        review the legislative recommendations of certain
                        veterans orgainzations, ...


       ** Hearings for 19930302

        Veterans        Veterans of Foreign Wars:  Senate Committee on
        Affairs         Veterans' Affairs concluded joint hearings with the
                        House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to review the
                        legislative recommendations of the Veterans of
                        Foreign Wars, ...                             


       ** Hearings for 19930303

        Rules           Campaign Finance Reform:  Committee concluded hearings
                        on the following Congressional election campaign
                        finance reform proposals:                      
                          S. 3, the "Congressional Spending Limit and Election
                        Reform Act of 1993," ...
                          S. 7, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of
                        1971 to reduce special interest influence on
                        elections, to increase competition in politics, and to
                        reduce campaign costs, ...
                          S. 62, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of
                        1971 to provide for a voluntary system of spending
                        limits and partial public funding of Senate general
                        election campaigns, and to limit contributions by
                        multicandidate political committees, ...
                          S. 87, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of
                        1971 to provide for a voluntary system of spending
                        limits and partial public financing of Senate primary
                        and general election campaigns, and to limit contri-
                        butions by multicandidate political committees, ...
                          S. 94, to provide a comprehensive congressional
                        campaign financing reform to encourage grassroots
                        campaign giving, lessen the role of special economic
                        interests, prohibit the use of soft money, discourage
                        candidate expenditures of personal wealth, and
                        otherwise restore greater competitive balance to the
                        congressional electoral process,  ...
                          S. Amdt. No. 65, to amend the  Communications Act of
                        1971 to better inform the electorate in Senate
                        elections, ...           


       ** Hearings for 19930304

        Foreign         Nomination:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nomination of Peter Tarnoff, of New York, to be Under
                        Secretary of State for Political Affairs, ...

        Intelligence    Intelligence:  Committee held closed hearings on
                        intelligence matters, ...


       ** Hearings for 19930305

        Economic        Employment-Unemployment:  Committee held hearings on
                        the employment-unemployment situation for February,
                        ...


       ** Hearings for 19930311

        Foreign         Treaty on Open Skies:  Committee concluded hearings
        Relations       on the Treaty on Open Skies with twelve Annexes,
                        signed at Helsinki on March 24, 1992 (Treaty Doc.
                        102-37), ...       
                        Hearings also held on 3/24/93


       ** Hearings for 19930317

        Foreign         Bosnia and Herzegovina:  Committee met in closed
        Relations       session to receive a briefing on United States policy
                        in Bosnia and Herzegovina ...

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of Lynn E. Davis, of Virginia, to be
                        Under Secretary of State for International Security
                        Affairs, and J. Brian Atwood, of the District of
                        Columbia, to be Under Secretary of State for 
                        Management, ...


       ** Hearings for 19930318

        Intelligence    Intelligence:  Committee held closed hearings on
                        intelligence matters, ...
                        Hearings also held on 3/23/93


       ** Hearings for 19930322

        Foreign         Somalia:  Committee met to receive a briefing on
        Relations       United States and United Nations operations in    
                        Somalia, ...


       ** Hearings for 19930323

        Appropriations  Appropriations--Judiciary:  Subcommittee on
                        Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary held
                        hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year
                        1994 for the Judiciary, ...
                        Hearings also held on 3/31/93

        Foreign         Business Meeting/Nominations: ... the committee
        Relations       concluded hearings on the nomination of Mr. [Stephen
                        A.] Oxman, [of New Jersey, to be Assistant Secretary
                        of State for European  and Canadian Affairs], ...
                          Also, committee concluded hearings on the nomination
                        of Strobe Talbott, of Ohio, to be Ambassador at Large
                        and Special Adviser to the Secretary of State on the
                        New Independent States, ...


       ** Hearings for 19930324

        Armed Services  International Security Environment:  Committee
                        concluded closed hearings on the international
                        security environment, ...
                       
        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of Joan E. Spero, of New York, to be
                        Under Secretary of State for Economic and Agricultural
                        Affairs, and Harriet C. Babbitt, of Arizona, to be the
                        Permanent Representative of the United States to the
                        Organization of American States, with the rank of
                        Ambassador, ...              


       ** Hearings for 19930325

        Foreign         Nominations:  ... committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nomination of Timothy E. Wirth, of Colorado, to be
                        Counselor of the Department of State, ...


       ** Hearings for 19930326

        Foreign         Business Meeting:  Also, on Friday, March 26, commit-
        Relations       tee concluded hearings on the nomination of Mr.
                        [Thomas E.] Donilon, [of the District of Columbia, to
                        be Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs],
                        ...  [3/30 Daily Digest]


       ** Hearings for 19930329

        Foreign         Nomination:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       the nomination of George E. Moose, of Maryland, to be
                        Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, ...


       ** Hearings for 19930330

        Foreign         Business Meeting:  ... committee began consideration
        Relations       of the nomination of Timothy E. Wirth, of Colorado,
                        to be Counselor of the Department of State, ...


       ** Hearings for 19930331

        Foreign         Nomination:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nomination of Winston Lord, of New York, to be
                        Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and
                        Pacific Affairs, ...

        Veterans        Veterans Organizations:  Senate Committee on Veterans'
        Affairs         Affairs concluded joint hearings with the House Com-
                        mittee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative
                        recommendations of certain veterans organizations, ...


       ** Hearings for 19930401

        Appropriations  Appropriations--Commerce:  Subcommittee on Commerce,
                        Justice, State, and the Judiciary held hearings on
                        proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 1994 for the
                        Department of Commerce, ...
                        Hearings also held on 4/22, 4/27/93


       ** Hearings for 19930402

        Economic        Employment-Unemployment:  Committee held hearings on
                        the employment-unemployment situation for March, ...

        Governmental    Medicare Secondary Payer Program:  Subcommittee on
        Affairs         Regulation and Government Information concluded
                        hearings to examine how the Medicare Secondary Payer
                        Program can improve its information system so that
                        claims are paid correctly, ...


       ** Hearings for 19930420

        Banking         Limited Partnership Rollup Reform:  Subcommittee on
                        Securities concluded hearings on S. 424, to revise
                        proxy solicitation rules with respect to limited
                        partnership rollup transactions (in which general
                        partners combine several limited partnerships into
                        one unit that trades on a stock exchange, or a single
                        limited partnership is reorganized so that some or all
                        of the investors receive new securities or securities
                        in another entity), ...

        Foreign         Nomination:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nomination of Thomas R. Pickering, of New Jersey, with
                        the personal rank of Career Ambassador, to be Ambas-
                        sador to the Russian Federation, ...



       ** Hearings for 19930422

        Rules           Authorization--FEC:  Committee concluded hearings on
                        proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year
                        1994 for the Federal Election Commission [FEC], ...


       ** Hearings for 19930428

        Armed Services  Bosnia:  Committee met in closed session to discuss
                        the situation in Bosnia.

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of Patrick Francis Kennedy, of Illinois,
                        to be an Assistant Secretary of State for Admin-
                        istration, Mary A. Ryan, of Texas, to be Assistant
                        Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, Eric James 
                        Boswell, of California, to be Director of the Office
                        of Foreign Missions, with the rank of Ambassador, and
                        Victor Marrero, of New York, to be the Representative
                        of the United States of America on the Economic and
                        Social Council of the United Nations, with the rank of
                        Ambassador, ...


       ** Hearings for 19930429

        Energy          Industrial Energy Efficiency:  Subcommittee on
                        Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Competi-
                        tiveness concluded hearings to examine ways to
                        improve energy efficiency and minimize waste in the
                        industrial sector, focusing on prospects for
                        industrial energy efficiency and pollution prevention
                        in the United States, technical opportunities avail-
                        able for improving industrial energy efficiency and
                        minimizing waste, and to assess the Federal Govern-
                        ment's role in improving the Nation's use of energy in
                        the industrial sector, ...

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of J. Brian Atwood, of the District of
                        Columbia, to be Administrator of the Agency for
                        International Development, United States Inter-
                        national Development Cooperation Agency, Wendy Ruth
                        Sherman, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of
                        State for Legislative Affairs, and Conrad Kenneth
                        Harper, of New York, to be Legal Advisor of the
                        Department of State, ...


       ** Hearings for 19930504

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of Harry J. Gilmore, of Virginia, to be
                        Ambassador to the Republic of Armenia, Pamela
                        Harriman, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to France,
                        Victor Jackovich, of Iowa, to be Ambassador to the 
                        Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and E. Allan
                        Wendt, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic
                        of Slovenia, ...


       ** Hearings for 19930505

        Foreign         Nomination:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nomination of Alexander Fletcher Watson, of Mas-
                        sachusetts, to be Assistant Secretary of State for
                        Inter-American Affairs, ...


       ** Hearings for 19930507

        Economic        Employment-Unemployment:  Committee held hearings on
                        the employment-unemployment situation for April, ...

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of Douglas J. Bennet, Jr., of Connecticut,
                        to be Assistant Secretary of State for International
                        Organization Affairs, Elinor G. Constable, of the
                        District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of
                        State for Oceans and International Environmental and
                        Scientific Affairs, and John Howard Francis Shattuck,
                        of Massachusetts, to be Assistant Secretary of State
                        for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, ...


       ** Hearings for 19930511

        Appropriations  Appropriations--U.S. Trade Representative:  Subcom-
                        mittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary
                        held hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal
                        year 1994 for the Office of the United States Trade
                        Representative, ...
                        Hearings also held on 5/20/93

        Printing        Government Printing Office:  Committee concluded
                        hearings to review the current financial status of the
                        Government Printing Office (GPO), and certain recom-
                        mendations resulting from a recent audit of GPO's
                        fiscal year 1992 financial statements, ...


       ** Hearings for 19930512

        Intelligence    Intelligence:  Committee held closed hearings on
                        intelligence matters, ...
                        Hearings also held on 5/13, 5/19, 5/20, 5/26, 5/27/93

        Foreign         International Criminal Court:  Subcommittee on Ter-
        Relations       rorism, Narcotics and International Operations held
                        hearings to examine issues relating to the estab-
                        lishment of an international criminal court by the
                        United Nations, and on related proposals, including
                        S.J. Res. 32, calling for the United States to support
                        efforts of the United Nations to conclude an inter-
                        national agreement to establish an international
                        criminal court, ...


       ** Hearings for 19930513

        Foreign         Nomination:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nomination of Ruth R. Harkin, of Iowa, to be President
                        of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, ...

        Foreign         Nuclear Non-Proliferation:  Committee met in closed
        Relations       session to receive a briefing on Chinese compliance
                        with the Missile Technology Control Regime and Nuclear
                        Non-Proliferation Treaty obligations ...


       ** Hearings for 19930518

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of Joseph D. Duffey, of West Virginia, to
                        be Director of the United States Information Agency,
                        and Karl Frederick Inderfurth, of North Carolina, to
                        be the Alternate Representative of the United States
                        for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations, 
                        with the rank of Ambassador, ...

        Appropriations  Appropriations--Defense:  Subcommittee on Defense held
                        closed hearings on proposed budget estimates for
                        fiscal year 1994 for the Department of Defense,
                        focusing on classified programs, ...
                        Hearings also held on 5/20/93


       ** Hearings for 19930519

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of Mark Johnson, of Montana, to be Ambas-
                        sador to the Republic of Senegal, and Marshall
                        Fletcher McCallie, of Tennessee, to be Ambassador to 
                        the Republic of Namibia, ...

        Rules           Campaign Finance Reform:  Committee held hearings on
                        the President's proposal to reform financing of
                        congressional election campaigns, ...


       ** Hearings for 19930525

        Foreign         Bosnia:  Committee met in closed session to receive
        Relations       a briefing on the Administration's policy toward
                        Bosnia ...


       ** Hearings for 19930526

        Foreign         Asia:  Committee met in closed session to receive a
        Relations       briefing on the Administration's policy toward China
                        ...

        Foreign         North Korea:  Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific 
        Relations       Affairs held hearings to examine United States policy
                        with regard to North Korea's withdrawal from the
                        Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons,
                        and on S. Res. 92, a related resolution, ...


       ** Hearings for 19930527

        Foreign         Environmental Cleanup of Military Bases:  Committee
        Relations       concluded hearings to examine the Department of
                        Defense environmental cleanup and economic rede-
                        velopment of certain military bases slated to be
                        closed, ...


        Foreign         Business Meeting/Nominations:  Prior to this action,
        Relations       the committee concluded hearings on the nominations of
                        Ms. [Marilyn] McAfee, [of Florida, to be Ambassador to
                        the Republic of Guatemala], Mr. [William Thornton]
                        Pryce, [of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the
                        Republic of Honduras], and Mr. [James R.] Cheek, [of 
                        Arkansas, to be Ambassador to Argentina] ...


       ** Hearings for 19930608

        Intelligence    Intelligence:  Committee held closed hearings on
                        on intelligence matters, ...
                        Hearings also held on 6/10, 6/17, 6/22/93


       ** Hearings for 19930609

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of Jean Kennedy Smith, of New York, to be
                        Ambassador to Ireland, and Peter W. Galbraith, of
                        Vermont, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
                        Croatia, ...


       ** Hearings for 19930610

        Appropriations  Appropriations--SBA/International Trade Commission:
                        Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the 
                        Judiciary held hearings on proposed budget estimates
                        for fiscal year 1994, ...
                        Hearings also held on 6/17/93

        Foreign         North American Free Trade Agreement:  Committee met in
        Relations       closed session to receive a briefing on the North
                        American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the on-going
                        negotiations on the labor and environmental side 
                        agreements, ...


       ** Hearings for 19930616

        Foreign         Cambodia:  Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific 
        Relations       Affairs held hearings to examine to post-election
                        situation and the prospects for peace in Cambodia, ...


       ** Hearings for 19930617

        Small Business  Enterprise Zones:  Subcommittee on Competitiveness,
                        Capital Formation, and Economic Opportunity held
                        hearings to examine small business development in
                        economically distressed areas (enterprise zones), ...


       ** Hearings for 19930618

        Foreign         Nomination:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nomination of Christopher Finn, of New York, to be 
                        Executive Vice President of the Overseas Private
                        Investment Corporation, United States International
                        Development Cooperation Agency, ...


       ** Hearings for 19930622

        Commerce        Authorization--NOAA:  Committee concluded hearings on 
                        proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year
                        1994 for programs of the National Oceanic and Atmos-
                        pheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce, 
                        focusing on NOAA's role in developing and using marine
                        biotechnology, modernization of the National Weather
                        Service, climate and global change program, coastal
                        monitoring efforts, and modernization of the ocean-
                        ographic fleet, ...


       ** Hearings for 19930623

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of Penn Kemble, of New York, to be Deputy 
                        Director of the United States Information Agency,
                        Robert E. Hunter, of the District of Columbia, to be
                        the United States Permanent Representative on the
                        Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 
                        with rank and status of Ambassador, and Raymond Leo 
                        Flynn, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Holy
                        See, ...

        Veterans        VA Health Care:  Committee concluded hearings on S.
        Affairs         1030, to provide sexual trauma counseling services to 
                        veterans, proposed legislation to provide for certain
                        health care needs of women veterans, S. 1094, to
                        extend the authority to provide veterans with hospital
                        and nursing home care for disabilities which resulted
                        from their exposure to agent orange and radiation, S.
                        852, to enhance the ability of States to offer
                        veterans adult day care programs in State homes, S.
                        452, to expand VA efforts to provide health care to
                        veterans living in remote and rural areas, proposed
                        legislation to provide hospice care services to 
                        terminally ill veterans, and S. 1122, to provide for a
                        VA student loan repayment program to retain certain
                        health care professionals, ...


       ** Hearings for 19930624

        Rules           Vegetable Ink Printing Act:  Committee concluded
                        hearings on S. 716, to require all Federal litho-
                        graphic printing to be performed using the maximum 
                        amount of vegetable-based ink that is technologically
                        feasible and commercially cost-competitive with
                        printing using petroleum-based inks, ...


       ** Hearings for 19930628

        Foreign         Nomination:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nomination of Daniel K. Tarullo, of Massachusetts, to
                        be Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and
                        Business Affairs,  ...


       ** Hearings for 19930713

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of William H. Dameron III, of the District
                        of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Mali,
                        Howard Franklin Jeter, of South Carolina, to be
                        Ambassador to the Republic of Botswana, Dennis C.
                        Jett, of New Mexico, to be Ambassador to the Republic
                        of Mozambique, Laurence Everett Pope II, of Maine, to
                        be Ambassador to the Republic of Chad, William
                        Christie Ramsay, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to 
                        the Republic of the Congo, Joseph A. Saloom III, of 
                        Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea,
                        and Andrew J. Winter, of New York, to be Ambassador to
                        the Republic of The Gambia, ...


       ** Hearings for 19930716

        Foreign         Nomination:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nomination of Robin Lynn Raphel, of Washington, to be 
                        Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs,
                        ...


       ** Hearings for 19930720

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of Thomas J. Dodd, of the District of 
                        Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Oriental Republic 
                        of Uruguay, James J. Blanchard, of Michigan, to be
                        Ambassador to Canada, and Jeffrey Davidow, of
                        Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
                        Venezuela, ...


       ** Hearings for 19930721

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of Alan H. Flanigan, of Virginia, to be 
                        Ambassador to the Republic of El Salvador, and John F.
                        Maisto, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the
                        Republic of Nicaragua, ...


       ** Hearings for 19930722

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of Richard M. Moose, of Virginia, to be
                        Under Secretary of State for Management, and Mary M.
                        Raiser, of the District of Columbia, for the rank of
                        Ambassador during her tenure of service as Chief of
                        Protocol for the White House, ...

        Intelligence    Intelligence:  Committee held closed hearings on
                        on intelligence matters, ...
                        Hearings also held on 7/27/93


       ** Hearings for 19930723

        Foreign         Nomination:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nomination of David L. Aaron, of New York, to be the 
                        United States Representative to the Organization for
                        Economic Cooperation and Development, with the rank of
                        Ambassador, ...


       ** Hearings for 19930727

        Foreign         United States--Korea Talks:  North Subcommittee on
        Relations       East Asian and Pacific Affairs met in closed 
                        session to receive a briefing on recent developments
                        in the United States--North Korea talks on the nuclear
                        non-proliferation treaty ...

        Foreign         Nomination:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nomination of Stuart E. Eizenstat, of the District 
                        of Columbia, to be United States Representative to 
                        the European Communities, with the rank and status 
                        of Ambassador, ...


       ** Hearings for 19930728

        Commerce        Authorization--Marine Mammal Protection:  Committee
                        concluded hearings on proposed legislation authorizing
                        funds for programs of the Marine Mammal Protection
                        Act, focusing on certain provisions relating to the
                        public display and scientific research of marine 
                        mammals, ...

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the 
        Relations       nominations of Donald C. Johnson, of Texas, to be 
                        Ambassador of Mongolia, and Walter F. Mondale, of
                        Minnesota, to be Ambassador to Japan, ...


       ** Hearings for 19930802

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of James R. Jones, of Oklahoma, to be 
                        Ambassador to Mexico, Alvin P. Adams Jr., of Virginia,
                        to be Ambassador to the Republic of Peru, and J.
                        Joseph Grandmaison, of New Hampshire, to be Director 
                        of the Trade and Development Agency, United States 
                        International Development Agency, ...


       ** Hearings for 19930804

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of Aurelia Erskine Brazeal, of Georgia, 
                        to be Ambassador to the Republic of Kenya, Walter C.   
                      Carrington, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the
                        Federal Republic of Nigeria, Roland K. Kuchel, of
                        Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Zambia,
                        John S. Davison, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to 
                        the Republic of Niger, Donald J. McConnell, of Ohio,
                        to be Ambassador to Burkina Faso, and John T. Sprott,
                        of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of
                        Swaziland, ...


       ** Hearings for 19930806

        Economic        Employment Situation:  Committee held hearings on
                        the employment-unemployment situation for July, ...


       ** Hearings for 19930903

        Economic        Employment Situation:  On Friday, September 3,
                        Committee held hearings on the employment-
                        unemployment situation for August, ...  [9/7 Daily
                        Digest]


       ** Hearings for 19930907

        Armed Services  National Security Review/Nomination:  Committee met
                        in closed session to receive a briefing on the results
                        of a Department of Defense bottom-up review of
                        national security issues in the post-cold war era ...

        Foreign         Authorization--Foreign Assistance:  Committee con-
        Relations       cluded hearings on proposed legislation authorizing 
                        funds for fiscal year 1994 for foreign assistance
                        programs, focusing on aid for Russia, ...


       ** Hearings for 19930909

        Appropriations  Appropriations--Intelligence Programs:  Subcommittee
                        on Defense held closed hearings on proposed budget
                        estimates for fiscal year 1994 for intelligence
                        programs, ...

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of Reginald Bartholomew, of the District
                        of Columbia, to be Ambassador to Italy, Richard N.
                        Gardner, of New York, to be Ambassador to Spain,
                        Richard Holbrooke, of New York, to be Ambassador to
                        the Federal Republic of Germany, and William G.
                        Miller, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Ukraine, ...

        Intelligence    Intelligence:  Committee met in closed session to
                        receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters ...
                        Hearings also held on 9/13/93


       ** Hearings for 19930914

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of James T. Laney, of Georgia, to be 
                        Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, and John D.
                        Negroponte, of New York, to be Ambassador to the
                        Republic of the Philippines, ...


       ** Hearings for 19930921

        Veterans        American Legion:  Senate Committee on Veterans'   
        Affairs         Affairs concluded joint hearings with the House
                        Committee on Veterans' Affairs to review the 
                        legislative recommendations of the American Legion,
                        ...


       ** Hearings for 19930922

        Intelligence    Intelligence:  Committee held closed hearings on 
                        intelligence matters, ...


       ** Hearings for 19930927

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of Carol J. Lancaster, of the District of
                        Columbia, to be Deputy Administrator, Agency for
                        International Development, Margaret V.W. Carpenter, of
                        California, to be Assistant Administrator for Asia,
                        Agency for International Development, John Roggen
                        Schmidt, of Illinois, for the rank of Ambassador
                        during his tenure of service as the Chief United
                        States Negotiator to the Uruguay Round, and Linda Tsao
                        Yang, of California, to be United States Director,
                        Asian Development Bank, with the rank of Ambassador,
                        ...


       ** Hearings for 19930928

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of Alan John Blinken, of New York, to be
                        Ambassador to Belgium, Parker W. Borg, of Minnesota,
                        to be Ambassador to the Republic of Iceland, Richard
                        A. Boucher, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the
                        Republic of Cyprus, Swanee Grace Hunt, of Colorado, to
                        be Ambassador to the Republic of Austria, Thomas A.
                        Loftus, of Wisconsin, to be Ambassador to Norway,
                        William Dale Montgomery, of Pennsylvania, to be
                        Ambassador to the Republic of Bulgaria, and Thomas
                        Michael Tolliver Niles, of Kentucky, to be Ambassador
                        to Greece, ...


       ** Hearings for 19930929

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the 
        Relations       nominations of Marian C. Bennett, of the District of
                        Columbia, to be Inspector General, United States 
                        Information Agency, Tobi Trister Gati, of New York, to
                        be Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence and
                        Research, Daniel L. Spiegel, of Virginia, to be United
                        States Representative to the European Office of the
                        United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador, Roger R.
                        Gamble, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic
                        of Suriname, Peter F. Romero, of Florida, to be
                        Ambassador to the Republic of Ecuador, and William 
                        Lacy Swing, of North Carolina, to be Ambassador to the
                        Republic of Haiti, ...


       ** Hearings for 19930930

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of Carol Bellamy, of New York, to be
                        Director of the Peace Corps, Edward Joseph Perkins,
                        of Oregon, to be Ambassador to Australia, Richard W.
                        Teare, of Ohio, to be Ambassador to Papua New Guinea
                        and to serve concurrently as Ambassador to Solomon
                        Islands and to the Republic of Vanuatu, and Theresa
                        Anne Tull, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to Brunei
                        Darussalam, ...

        Judiciary       Nomination:  Committee concluded hearings on the
                        nomination of Doris Meissner, of Maryland, to be
                        Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization,
                        Department of Justice, ...


       ** Hearings for 19931005

        Foreign         Bosnia Peace Negotiations:  Committee held hearings to
        Relations       examine the status of the negotiations on a settlement
                        for Bosnia-Herzegovina, focusing on the United States
                        role with respect to the negotiations, the Bosnian
                        Parliament's decision concerning the agreement, and 
                        the direction of American policy after this decision,
                        ...
                          Also, committee met in closed session to receive a
                        briefing on the status and prospects of the Bosnia
                        peace negotiations ...

        Labor           OSHA Reform:  Subcommittee on Labor held hearings to
                        examine the scope of coverage and enforcement of the
                        Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the
                        Department of Labor, ...


       ** Hearings for 19931008

        Economic        Employment Situation:  On Friday, October 8, Committee 
                       held hearings on the employment and unemployment
                       situation for September, ...


       ** Hearings for 19931014

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of Leslie M. Alexander, of Florida, to be 
                        Ambassador to Mauritius, and to serve concurrently as
                        Ambassador to the Federal and Islamic Republic of the
                        Comoros, Robert Gordon Houdek, of Illinois, to be
                        Ambassador to Eritrea, and David P. Rawson, of
                        Michigan, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
                        Rwanda, ...

        Foreign         Russia:  Subcommittee on European Affairs met in
        Relations       closed session to receive a briefing on the situation
                        in Russia ...


       ** Hearings for 19931015

        Foreign         Nomination:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nomination of Mark G. Hambley, of California, to be
                        Ambassador to the Republic of Lebanon, ...


       ** Hearings for 19931018

        Foreign         Haiti:  Committee met in open and closed sessions
        Relations       to receive a briefing on the situation in Haiti ...


       ** Hearings for 19931020

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of Larry E. Byrne, of Virginia, to be 
                        Associate Administrator for Finance and Adminis-
                        tration, Agency for International Development, and
                        Jennifer Anne Hillman, of the District of Columbia,
                        for the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of 
                        service as Chief Textile Negotiator, ...


       ** Hearings for 19931021

        Foreign         Nomination:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nomination of Victor L. Tomseth, of Oregon, to be 
                        Ambassador to the Lao People's Democratic Republic,
                        ...


       ** Hearings for 19931028

        Foreign         Nomination:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nomination of John D. Holum, of South Dakota, to be
                        Director of the United States Arms Control and
                        Disarmament Agency, ...

        Rules           Nomination/Citizen Regents:  Also, committee concluded
                        hearings on S.J. Res. 143, providing for the appoint-
                        ment of Frank Anderson Shrontz as a citizen regent of
                        the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution,
                        and S.J. Res. 144, providing for the appointment of 
                        Manuel Luis Ibanez as a citizen regent of the Board of
                        Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, ...


       ** Hearings for 19931103

        Energy          Public Lands/Memorials/National Forests:  Subcom-
                        mittee on Public Lands, National Parks and Forests 
                        concluded hearings on the following bills:
                          S. 455, to increase Federal payments to units of
                        general local government for entitlement lands, ...
                          S. 761, to amend the "unit of general local
                        government" definition for Federal payments in lieu of
                        taxes to include unorganized boroughs in Alaska, ...
                          S. 297, to authorize the Air Force Memorial Found-
                        ation to establish a memorial in the District of
                        Columbia or its environs, ...
                          H.R. 1134, to provide for the transfer of certain
                        public lands located in Clear Creek County, Colorado,
                        to the United States Forest Service, the State of 
                        Colorado, and certain local governments within the
                        State of Colorado, ...
                          S. 1047, to convey certain real property located in
                        the Tongass National Forest in Alaska to certain named
                        individuals, ...

        Intelligence    Intelligence:  Committee held closed hearings on
                        intelligence matters, ...


       ** Hearings for 19931104

        Foreign         Haiti:  Committee met in closed session to receive
        Relations       a briefing on the situation in Haiti ...


       ** Hearings for 19931105

        Economic        Employment-Unemployment:  Committee held hearings on
                        the employment-unemployment situation for October, ...

        Foreign         Nomination:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nomination of Robert S. Gelbard, of Washington, to 
                        be Assistant Secretary of State for International
                        Narcotics Matters, ...


       ** Hearings for 19931108

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of Edward P. Djerejian, of Maryland, to be
                        Ambassador to Israel, and Marc Charles Ginsberg, of
                        Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco,
                        ...


       ** Hearings for 19931109

        Environment     Federal Response to the Midwest Flood:  Committee
                        concluded oversight hearings to examine the perfor-
                        mance of the Army Corps of Engineers and the Federal 
                        Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) during the 1993
                        flooding of the Midwest and alternatives to Federal
                        funding, ...

        Foreign         Nomination:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations:      nomination of Mark L. Schneider, of California, to 
                        be Assistant Administrator for Latin American and
                        Caribbean Affairs of the Agency for International
                        Development, ....


       ** Hearings for 19931110

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of Theodore E. Russell, of Virginia, to
                        be Ambassador to the Slovak Republic, Thomas L.
                        Siebert, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to Sweden,
                        Edward Elliott Elson, of Georgia, to be Ambassador 
                        to Denmark, M. Larry Lawrence, of California, to be
                        Ambassador to Switzerland, Nicholas Andrew Rey, of 
                        New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Poland,
                        John F. Hicks, Sr., of North Carolina, to be Assistant
                        Administrator for Africa, Agency for International
                        Development, and Martin L. Cheshes, of Georgia, to be
                        Ambassador to the Republic of Djibouti, ...


       ** Hearings for 19931116

        Foreign         Nomination:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nomination of SidneyWilliams, of California, to be 
                        Ambassador to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, ...


       ** Hearings for 19931117

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of K. Terry Dornbush, of Georgia, to be 
                        Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, M.
                        Douglas Stafford, of New York, to be an Assistant
                        Administrator of the Agency for International De-
                        velopment, L. Ronald Scheman, of the District of
                        Columbia, to be United States Executive Director of
                        the Inter-American Development Bank, and Karin 
                        Lissakers, of New York, to be United States Executive
                        Director of the International Monetary Fund, ...


       ** Hearings for 19931118

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of John B. Ritch III, of the District of 
                        Columbia, to be United States Representative to the
                        Vienna Office of the United Nations and to be Deputy
                        United States Representative to the International
                        Atomic Energy Agency, with the rank of Ambassador,
                        Nelson F. Sievering, Jr., of Maryland, to be the 
                        United States Representative to the International
                        Atomic Energy Agency, with the rank of Ambassador, 
                        and Samuel W. Brown, Jr., of California, for the rank 
                        of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Head of
                        Delegation to the Conference on Security and Coop-
                        eration in Europe, ...


       ** Hearings for 19931119

        Foreign         North Korea:  Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific
        Relations       Affairs met in closed session to receive a briefing  
                        on North Korea's intransigence on the nuclear
                        inspection issue ...

        Armed Services  North Korea:  Committee met in closed session to
                        receive a briefing on United States policy toward
                        North Korea


       ** Hearings for 19931120

        Commerce        Nomination:  Prior to this action, committee con-
                        cluded hearings on the nomination of Ms. [Linda
                        Hall] Daschle, [of South Dakota, to be Deputy Ad-
                        ministrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.]


       ** Hearings for 19940126

        Foreign         NOMINATIONS:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of Alice Marie Dear, of New York, to be
                        United States Director of the African Development
                        Bank, and Jill B. Buckley, of Washington, to be
                        Assistant Administrator for Legislation and Public
                        Affairs and Thomas A. Dine, of Ohio, to be Assistant
                        Administrator for Europe and the New Independent
                        States, both of the Agency for International
                        Development, ...  

        Labor           HEALTH CARE REFORM:  Committee resumed hearings on
                        the Administration's proposed Health Security Act,
                        to establish comprehensive health  care for every
                        American, focusing on the training of health
                        personnel, ...
                        Hearings also held on 2/2/94 ?


       ** Hearings for 19940127

        Environment     SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE:  Committee held
                        oversight hearings to examine the response of the
                        Department of Transportation and related agencies to
                        the Southern California earthquake, ...

        Foreign         MEXICO:  Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere and
        Relations       Peace Corps Affairs met in closed session to receive
                        a briefing on the situation in Mexico ...


       ** Hearings for 19940201

        Intelligence    INTELLIGENCE:  Committee held closed hearings
                        on intelligence matters, ...
                        Hearings also held on 2/8/94


       ** Hearings for 19940203

        Foreign         MILITARY INTERVENTION IN BOSNIA:  Subcommittee on
        Relations       European Affairs met in closed session to receive
                        a briefing on military intervention in Bosnia by
                        Croatia and Serbia from officials of the intel-
                        ligence community.                      

        Foreign         NOMINATION:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nomination of James H. Scheuer, of New York, to be
                        U.S. Director of the European Bank for Recon-
                        struction and Development, ...                

        Rules           GOVERNMENT PRINTING PRACTICES:  Committee held
                        hearings on improving the effectiveness and 
                        efficiency of Government printing practices,
                        focusing on provisions contained in title XIV of the
                        National Performance Review Report, and the Organi- 
                        zation of Congress Report of the Senate members of
                        the Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress,
                        ...
                        Hearings also held on 2/10/94


       ** Hearings for 19940204

        Economic        EMPLOYMENT--UNEMPLOYMENT: Committee held hearings on
                        the employment-unemployment situation for January,
                        ...

        Foreign         NOMINATIONS:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of David N. Merrill, of Maryland, to be
                        Ambassador to the People's Republic of Bangladesh,
                        and Sandra L. Vogelgesang, of Ohio, to be Ambassador
                        to the Kingdom of Nepal, ...

        Foreign         SOUTH ASIA:  Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South
        Relations       Asian Affairs concluded hearings to examine current
                        developments in South Asia, ... 

        Labor           HEALTH CARE REFORM:  Committee resumed hearings on
                        the Administration's proposed Health Security Act,
                        to establish comprehensive health care for every
                        American, focusing on guaranteed preventive and
                        primary care benefits, ...
                        Hearings also held on 2/8/94


       ** Hearings for 19940207

        Foreign         NOMINATIONS:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of Wesley W. Egan, Jr., of North Caro-
                        lina, to be Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of
                        Jordan, and Robert H. Pelletreau, Jr., of Connec-
                        ticut, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Near
                        Eastern Affairs, ...


       ** Hearings for 19940208

        Foreign         NOMINATION:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nomination of Strobe Talbott, of Ohio, to be Deputy
                        Secretary of State, ...         


       ** Hearings for 19940209

        Appropriations  RUSSIA AND UKRAINE:  Subcommittee on Foreign
                        Operations held closed hearings to examine current
                        conditions in Russia and Ukraine, ...         

        Foreign         U.S.-VIETNAM RELATIONS:  Subcommittee on East Asian
        Relations       and Pacific Affairs held hearings to examine certain
                        implications for the United States from the lifting
                        of the trade embargo against North Vietnam, ...


       ** Hearings for 19940210

        Armed Services  KOREAN PENINSULA:  Committee met in closed session 
                        to receive a briefing on the situation on the Korean 
                        peninsula ...

        Foreign         RUSSIA:  Committee met in closed session to receive
        Relations       a briefing on the situation in Russia ...


       ** Hearings for 19940222

        Foreign         NOMINATIONS:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of Josiah Horton Beeman, of the District
                        of Columbia, to be Ambassador to New Zealand, and to
                        serve concurrently and without additional compen-
                        sation as Ambassador to Western Samoa, and March
                        Fong Eu, of California, to be Ambassador to the
                        Federated States of Micronesia, ...

        Intelligence    INTELLIGENCE:  Committee held closed hearings on
                        intelligence matters, ...
                        Hearings also held on 2/24, 3/1/94

        Labor           HEALTH CARE REFORM:  Committee resumed hearings on   
                        the Administration's proposed Health Security Act,
                        to establish comprehensive health care for every
                        American, focusing on the needs of Americans with
                        disabilities, ...


       ** Hearings for 19940223

        Foreign         STATE DEPARTMENT BUDGET/FOREIGN POLICY:  Committee
        Relations       concluded hearings on the President's proposed
                        budget request for fiscal year 1995 for the Depart-
                        ment of State, and to discuss general foreign policy 
                        issues, ...


       ** Hearings for 19940224

        Rules           LEGISLATIVE REORGANIZATION ACT:  Committee held
                        hearings on S. 1824, to improve the operations of
                        the legislative branch of the Federal Government,
                        ...
                        Hearings also held on 3/10, 17, 4/19/94


       ** Hearings for 19940225

        Foreign         NOMINATIONS:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of Thomas L. Baldini, of Michigan, to be 
                        United States Commissioner on the International
                        Joint Commission, United States and Canada, Charles
                        R. Baquet III, of Maryland, to be Deputy Director of
                        the Peace Corps, and Jeanette W. Hyde, of North 
                        Carolina, to be Ambassador to Barbados, and to serve 
                        concurrently and without compensation as Ambassador
                        to the Commonwealth of Dominica, St. Lucia, and to
                        St. Vincent and the Grenadines, ...


       ** Hearings for 19940301

        Veterans        VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS:  Senate Committee on
        Affairs         Veterans' Affairs concluded joint hearings with the
                        House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the 
                        legislative recommendations of the Veterans of
                        Foreign Wars, ...


       ** Hearings for 19940302

        Foreign         NOMINATIONS:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of Donald M. Blinken, of New York, to be 
                        Ambassador to the Republic of Hungary, Richard Dale 
                        Kauzlarich, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the
                        Republic of Azerbaijan, and Derek Shearer, of Cali-
                        fornia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Finland,
                        ... 

        Labor           HEALTH CARE REFORM:  Committee resumed hearings on
                        the Administration's proposed Health Security Act,
                        to establish comprehensive health care for every
                        American, ...


        Veterans        DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS:  Senate Committee on
        Affairs         Veterans' Affairs concluded joint hearings with the
                        House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to review the 
                        legislative recommendations of the Disabled American
                        Veterans, ...


       ** Hearings for 19940303

        Rules           STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY:  Committee concluded
                        hearings to examine emerging and current state-
                        of-the-art technology which may have an impact on
                        the future operations of the Senate, ...


       ** Hearings for 19940304

        Economic        EMPLOYMENT SITUATION:  On Friday, March 4, Committee 
                        held hearings to examine the national employment-
                        unemployment statistics from February, ... [3/7
                        Daily Digest]

        Governmental    VIDEO GAME RATING SYSTEM:  On Friday, March 4,
        Affairs         Subcommittee on Regulation and Government Infor-
                        mation concluded joint hearings with the Committee
                        on the Judiciary's Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice
                        to examine the system of rating video games, focus-
                        ing on the effects of violence in video games, ...
                        [3/7 Daily Digest]
                        Hearings also held on 7/29/94


       ** Hearings for 19940308

        Intelligence    INTELLIGENCE:  Committee held closed hearings on
                        intelligence matters, ...    

        Labor           HEALTH CARE REFORM:  Committee resumed hearings on
                        the Administration's proposed Health Security Act,
                        to establish comprehensive health care for every
                        American, focusing on mental health and substance
                        abuse issues, ... 


       ** Hearings for 19940310

        Intelligence    INTELLIGENCE:  Committee held closed hearings on
                        intelligence matters, ...


       ** Hearings for 19940315

        Foreign         U.S. PEACEKEEPING POLICY:  Committee met in closed
        Relations       session to receive a briefing on the Adminis-
                        tration's peacekeeping policy ...


       ** Hearings for 19940317

        Veterans        VETERANS PROGRAMS:  Senate Committee on Veterans'   
        Affairs         Affairs concluded joint hearings with the House
                        Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the 
                        legislative recommendations of certain veteran's
                        organizations, ...
                        Hearings also held on 3/24/94


       ** Hearings for 19940322

        Armed Services  SOMALIA:  Committee met in closed session to receive
                        a briefing on Somalia ... 

        Intelligence    INTELLIGENCE:  Committee held closed hearings on
                        certain intelligence matters, ...
                        Hearings also held on 3/24/94


       ** Hearings for 19940323

        Foreign         U.S. POLICY TOWARD RUSSIA:  Committee held hearings 
        Relations       to examine Russian domestic and foreign policy, and
                        the impact that developments in Russia have on
                        United States relations, ...

        Indian Affairs  NATIVE AMERICAN RELIGIOUS FREEDOM:  Committee held
                        hearings on S. 1021, to protect and preserve the
                        rights of Native Americans to express and excercise
                        their traditional religious beliefs,  ...


       ** Hearings for 19940324

        Foreign         EAST ASIA:  Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific 
        Relations       Affairs held hearings to review United States policy 
                        toward East Asia, ...

        Foreign         PEACE, PROSPERITY, AND DEMOCRACY ACT:  Subcommittee
        Relations       on African Affairs concluded hearings on S. 1856, to
                        promote international cooperation and assistance 
                        programs and activities, focusing on implications
                        for Sub-Saharan Africa, ...


       ** Hearings for 19940412

        Energy          NEWLANDS PROJECT IN NEVADA:  Subcommittee on Water
                        and Power concluded oversight hearings to examine
                        Federal agency roles in addressing the contemporary 
                        needs and management of the Newlands Project in
                        Nevada, ... 

        Foreign         NOMINATIONS:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of Edward William Gnehm, Jr., of
                        Georgia, to be the Deputy Representative of the
                        United States to the United Nations, with the rank 
                        and status of Ambassador, David Elias Birenbaum, of
                        the District of Columbia, to be Representative of
                        the United States to the United Nations for U.N.
                        Management and Reform, with the rank of Ambassador,
                        Arvonne S. Fraser, of Minnesota, for the rank of
                        Ambassador during her tenure of service as the 
                        Representative of the United States on the Commis-
                        sion on the Status of Women of the Economic and
                        Social Council of the United Nations, and Henry
                        Howard Jr., of Virginia, to be Associate Director
                        for Management, and John P. Loiello, of the District 
                        of Columbia, to be Associate Director for Educa-
                        tional and Cultural Affairs, both of the United
                        States Information Agency, ...

        Intelligence    INTELLIGENCE:  Committee held closed hearings on
                        intelligence matters, ...
                        Hearings also held on 4/14, 4/19/94


       ** Hearings for 19940413

        Foreign         NOMINATION:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nomination of Charles H. Twining, of Maryland, to be 
                        Ambassador to Cambodia, ...

        Small Business  INTERSTATE USE TAX COLLECTION:  Committee concluded
                        hearings to examine the impact and fairness of the
                        mail order industry's exemption from sales and use 
                        taxes on interstate commerce, and on proposed
                        legislation to authorize collection of certain 
                        State and local taxes with respect to the sale,
                        delivery, and use of tangible personal property, ...


       ** Hearings for 19940414

        Armed Services  IRAQ:  Committee met in closed session to receive a
                        briefing on the shoot down in Iraq ...


       ** Hearings for 19940419

        Foreign         MEXICO:  Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere and
        Relations       Peace Corps Affairs met in closed session to receive
                        a briefing on current issues relating to Mexico ... 


       ** Hearings for 19940421

        Foreign         NOMINATIONS:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of William J. Crowe, Jr., of Virginia,
                        to be Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great
                        Britain and Northern Ireland, and Ralph R. Johnson, 
                        of Virginia, for the Rank of Ambassador during his
                        tenure of service as Coordinator of the Support for
                        East European Democracy (SEED) Program,  ...


       ** Hearings for 19940422
        Foreign         NOMINATIONS:  On Friday, April 22, Committee con- 
        Relations       cluded hearings on the nominations of Ryan Clark 
                        Crocker, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the
                        State of Kuwait, and Edward S. Walker, Jr., of
                        Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Arab Republic 
                        of Egypt, ...  [4/25 Daily Digest]


       ** Hearings for 19940426

        Appropriations  APPROPRIATIONS--DEFENSE:  Subcommittee on Defense
                        held closed hearings on proposed budget estimates
                        for fiscal year 1995 for defense intelligence
                        related programs, ...


       ** Hearings for 19940429

        Foreign         NOMINATIONS:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of Peter R. Chaveas, of Pennsylvania, to
                        be Ambassador to the Republic of Malawi; Edmund T.
                        DeJarnette, Jr., of Virginia, to be Ambassador to
                        the Republic of Angola; Irvin Hicks, of Maryland, to
                        be Ambassador to Ethiopia; Robert Krueger, of Texas,
                        to be Ambassador to the Republic of Burundi; and
                        Johnny Young, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to
                        the Republic of Togo, ...


       ** Hearings for 19940502

        Foreign         AFRICA:  Subcommittee on African Affairs met to 
        Relations       receive a briefing on the status of United Nations 
                        peacekeeping operations in Africa ...


       ** Hearings for 19940503

        Foreign         HAITI:  Committee met in closed session to receive
        Relations       a briefing on United States policy toward Haiti ...  

        Foreign         NOMINATIONS:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of Melvyn Levitsky, of Maryland, to be 
                        Ambassador to the Federative Republic of Brazil,
                        Myles Robert Rene Frechette, of Maryland, to be
                        Ambassador to the Republic of Colombia, and Donna
                        Jean Hrinak, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the
                        Dominican Republic, ...


       ** Hearings for 19940504

        Intelligence    INTELLIGENCE:  On Wednesday, May 4, Committee held
                        closed hearings on intelligence matters, ...  [5/5
                        Daily Digest]
                        Hearings also held on 5/10, 5/12, 5/17/94


       ** Hearings for 19940506

        Economic        EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS:  Committee held hearings to
                        examine the employment-unemployment statistics for
                        April 1994, ...


       ** Hearings for 19940512

        Printing        GPO:  Committee held hearings to examine the
                        financial position of the Government Printing 
                        Office, focusing on cost-cutting and revenue-
                        generating measures, ...

        Rules           AUTHORIZATION--FEC:  Committee concluded hearings on 
                        proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal
                        year 1995 for the Federal Election Commission, ...


       ** Hearings for 19940516

        Foreign         NOMINATION:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nomination of Joseph R. Paolino, Jr., of Rhode
                        Island, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Malta,
                        ...


       ** Hearings for 19940517

        Foreign         NOMINATION:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nomination of Frank G. Wisner, of the District of 
                        Columbia, to be Ambassador to India, ...
                          Hearings also held on 5/24/94


       ** Hearings for 19940518

        Foreign         NOMINATIONS:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of Jan Piercy, of Illinois, to be United
                        States Executive Director of the International Bank
                        for Reconstruction and Development, Sally A.
                        Shelton, of Texas, to be an Assistant Administrator
                        of the Agency for International Development, and
                        Timothy A. Chorba, of the District of Columbia, to
                        be Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore, ...


       ** Hearings for 19940606

        Economic        PLUTONIUM PROLIFERATION:  On Monday, June 6,
                        committee concluded hearings to examine the
                        proliferation, economic, and environmental risks
                        associated with the emerging international commerce
                        in plutonium, ... [6/7 Daily Digest]


       ** Hearings for 19940607

        Foreign         NOMINATION:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       the nomination of Maria Otero, of the District of
                        Columbia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors
                        of the Inter-American Foundation, ...

       ** Hearings for 19940614

        Foreign         WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION AND U.S. SOVEREIGNTY: Com-
        Relations       mittee held hearings to examine the impact of the 
                        Uruguay Round agreement and its creation of the
                        World Trade Organization on United States
                        sovereignty, ...

        Intelligence    INTELLIGENCE: Committee held closed hearings on
                        intelligence matters, ...    
                        Hearings also held on 6/16, 6/21/94
        

       ** Hearings for 19940615

        Foreign         NORTH KOREA:  Committee met in closed session to
        Relations       receive a briefing on the current status of nuclear 
                        activities in North Korea ...


       ** Hearings for 19940617

        Armed Services  KOREAN PENINSULA:  Committee met in closed session 
                        to receive a briefing on the situation in the Korean 
                        peninsula ... 

        Foreign         NOMINATIONS:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of Raymond Edwin Mabus, Jr., of Mis-
                        sissippi, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi
                        Arabia; Mary Ann Casey, of Colorado, to be Ambas-
                        sador to the Republic of Tunisia; Ronald E. Neumann,
                        of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Democratic and 
                        Popular Republic of Algeria; and David M. Ransom, of
                        the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the
                        State of Bahrain, ...


       ** Hearings for 19940623

        Armed Services  ARMS EMBARGO/BOSNIA:  Committee concluded hearings
                        to examine the impact of lifting the United Nations
                        Security Council arms embargo on the Government of
                        Bosnia Herzegovina, ... 

        Foreign         NOMINATION:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nomination of Jeffrey Rush Jr., of Virginia, to be 
                        Inspector General, Agency for International Devel-
                        opment, ...

        Rules           NOMINATIONS:  Committee concluded hearings on the
                        nominations of Lee Ann Elliott, of Virginia, and
                        Danny Lee McDonald, of Oklahoma, each to be a Member
                        of the Federal Election Commission, ...

        Rules           OFFICE OF THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL:  Committee
                        concluded oversight hearings on the operations of 
                        the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, ...


       ** Hearings for 19940624

        Economic        TECHNICAL INNOVATION IN HEALTH CARE:  Committee held
                        hearings to examine competitiveness and regulatory
                        issues facing the biotechnology and medical device 
                        industries and their potential for growth in
                        overseas and domestic markets, focusing on how the
                        Federal Government can assist the private sector in 
                        order to fund research opportunities, provide
                        advanced training to expert scientists, and support
                        technological progress, ... 

        Foreign         NOMINATIONS:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of Thomas W. Graham, Jr., of Maryland,
                        and James Sweeney, of New Mexico, each to be a
                        Special Representative of the President for Arms
                        Control, Nonproliferation, and Disarmament Matters,
                        with the rank of Ambassador; Michael Nacht, of
                        Maryland, to be an Assistant Director for Strategic 
                        and Eurasian Affairs; Amy Sands, of California, to
                        be an Assistant Director for Intelligence, Verifi-
                        cation and Information Support; and Lawrence
                        Scheinman, of New York, to be an Assistant Director
                        for Nonproliferation Policy and Regional Arms
                        Control, all of the United States Arms Control and
                        Disarmament Agency; Elizabeth Frawley Bagley, of the 
                        District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the
                        Republic of Portugal; Clay Constantinou, of New
                        Jersey, to be Ambassador to Luxembourg; and Joseph
                        Edward Lake, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the
                        Republic of Albania, ...


       ** Hearings for 19940627

        Armed Services  NOMINATION:  Committee concluded hearings on the
                        nomination of Lt. Gen. Buster C. Glosson, USAF, to 
                        retire in grade, ...

        Foreign         CHINA/TAIWAN/VIETNAM:  Committee met in closed ses-
        Relations       sion to receive a briefing on United States policy
                        toward China, Taiwan, and Vietnam ...


       ** Hearings for 19940628

        Intelligence    INTELLIGENCE:  Committee held closed hearings on
                        intelligence matters, ...
                        Hearings also held on 6/30/94


       ** Hearings for 19940629

        Foreign         BUSINESS MEETING:  ... committee concluded hearings
        Relations       on the nominations of Messrs. [George Charles]
                        Bruno, [of New Hampshire, to be Ambassador to
                        Belize] and [Brian J.] Donnelly, [of Massachusetts,
                        to be Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago] ...


       ** Hearings for 19940630

        Foreign         FOREIGN POLICY:  Committee concluded hearings to 
        Relations       examine the Administration's foreign policy
                        objectives, ...  

        Judiciary       NOMINATION:  Committee concluded hearings on the
                        nomination of Alexander Williams, Jr., to be United 
                        States District Judge of the District of Maryland,
                        ...


       ** Hearings for 19940708

        Economic        EMPLOYMENT-UNEMPLOYMENT:  On Friday, July 8,
                        Committee held hearings to examine the employment-
                        unemployment situation for June, [7/11 Daily Digest]


       ** Hearings for 19940712

        Intelligence    INTELLIGENCE:  Committee met in closed session to
                        receive a briefing from officials of the intelli-
                        gence community on intelligence matters.
                        Hearings also held on 7/14/94


       ** Hearings for 19940714

        Rules           LIBRARY OF CONGRESS:  Committee concluded oversight
                        hearings on the operations of the Library of Con-
                        gress, and on S. 1900, to provide for the protection
                        of books and materials from the Library of Congress
                        by authorizing the Library to impose fines for books
                        that are overdue, ...


       ** Hearings for 19940715

        Foreign         NOMINATIONS:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of Phyllis E. Oakley, of Louisiana, to
                        be Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees and 
                        Migration, and Richard L. Greene, of Maryland, to be
                        Chief Financial Officer, both of the Department of
                        State, ...


       ** Hearings for 19940720

        Environment     FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT:  Committee held hearings to
                        examine proposed reforms to current Federal, State
                        and local policies on floodplain management and
                        flood control, focusing on the Midwest floods of
                        1993 and current flooding conditions in Georgia, ...


       ** Hearings for 19940721

        Armed Services  SOMALIA:  Committee held open and closed hearings on
                        the situation in Somalia, ...


       ** Hearings for 19940722

        Foreign         NOMINATIONS:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of Robert A. Pastor, of Georgia, to be 
                        Ambassador to the Republic of Panama, and Curtis
                        Warren Kamman, of the District of Columbia, to be
                        Ambassador to the Republic of Bolivia, ...


       ** Hearings for 19940725

        Foreign         NOMINATIONS:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of Brady Anderson, of Arkansas, to be 
                        Ambassador to the United Republic of Tanzania;
                        Dorothy Myers Sampas, of Maryland, to be Ambassador
                        to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania; E. Michael
                        Southwick, of California, to be Ambassador to the
                        Republic of Uganda; and Carl Burton Stokes, of Ohio,
                        to be Ambassador to the Republic of Seychelles, ...


       ** Hearings for 19940726

        Intelligence    INTELLIGENCE:  Committee met in closed session to
                        receive a briefing on intelligence matters from 
                        officials of the intelligence community.
                        Hearings also held on 8/2, 8/4, 8/9/94


       ** Hearings for 19940727

        Energy          WATER RECLAMATION PROJECTS:   Subcommittee on Water
                        and Power concluded hearings on S. 2253, to auth-
                        orize a reallocation of certain construction costs 
                        associated with the Mountain Park reclamation
                        project in Oklahoma, S. 2262, to provide greater
                        flexibility in the expenditure of funds for the 
                        Elwha River ecosystem and fisheries restoration in
                        the State of Washington, and S. 2266, to authorize
                        the Secretary of the Interior to designate certain
                        officers or employees to provide law enforcement
                        within areas subject to the jurisdiction of the
                        Bureau of Reclamation, ...

        Foreign         BOSNIA:  Committee met in closed session to receive 
        Relations       a briefing on the status of negotiations on Bosnia
                        ...                             

        Foreign         NOMINATION:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nomination of Ralph Earle II, of the District of
                        Columbia, to be Deputy Director of the U.S. Arms
                        Control and Disarmament Agency, ...


       ** Hearings for 19940728

        Rules           SENATE OFFICES:  Committee concluded hearings on S.
                        Res. 230, to designate and assign two permanent
                        Senate offices to each State, ...


       ** Hearings for 19940804

        Foreign         MIDDLE EAST:  Committee met in closed session to
        Relations       receive a briefing on the Middle East peace process
                        ...


       ** Hearings for 19940805

        Economic        EMPLOYMENT-UNEMPLOYMENT:  Committee held hearings to
                        examine the employment-unemployment situation for
                        July, ...


       ** Hearings for 19940810
        Foreign         NOMINATIONS:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of Richard Holbrooke, of New York, to be 
                        Assistant Secretary of State for European and
                        Canadian Affairs, Eileen A. Malloy, of Connecticut,
                        to be Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic, and James 
                        W. Swihart, Jr., of Virginia, to be Ambassador to
                        the Republic of Lithuania, ...


       ** Hearings for 19940812

        Foreign         U.S. EMBASSY IN MOSCOW:  Subcommittee on Terrorism,
        Relations       Narcotics and International Operations met in closed
                        session to receive a briefing on the United States
                        Embassy in Moscow ...

        Judiciary       INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS:  Senate Committee on
                        the Judiciary's Subcommittee on Patents, Copyrights
                        and Trademarks concluded joint hearings with the
                        House Committee on the Judiciary's Subcommittee on
                        Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration on
                        S. 2368 and H.R. 4894, bills to implement the intel-
                        lectual property right provisions of the Uruguay
                        Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade,
                        ...


       ** Hearings for 19940825

        Foreign         CUBA:  Committee met in closed session to receive a
        Relations       briefing on the current situation in Cuba ...


       ** Hearings for 19940920

        Intelligence    INTELLIGENCE:  Committee met in closed session to
                        receive a briefing on intelligence matters from 
                        officials of the intelligence community.

        Veterans        AMERICAN LEGION:  Senate Committee on Veterans'   
        Affairs         Affairs concluded joint hearings with the House
                        Committee on Veterans' Affairs to review legis-
                        lative recommendations of the American Legion, ...


       ** Hearings for 19940921

        Foreign         NOMINATIONS:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of Marc Grossman, of Virginia, to be 
                        Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey; Alfred H.
                        Moses, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Romania;
                        Charles E. Redman, of Florida, to be Ambassador to
                        the Federal Republic of Germany; and Kenneth Spencer
                        Yalowitz, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the
                        Republic of Belarus, ...


       ** Hearings for 19940927

        Foreign         NOMINATIONS:  Committee concluded hearings on the 
        Relations       nominations of Jerome G. Cooper, of Alabama, to be 
                        Ambassador to Jamaica; Robert E. Service, of 
                        California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
                        Paraguay; Peter Jon de Vos, of Florida, to be
                        Ambassador to the Republic of Costa Rica; and 
                        Gabriel Guerra-Mondragon, of the District of
                        Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
                        Chile, ...

        Foreign         TAIWAN:  Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific
        Relations       Affairs held hearings to examine United States
                        policy toward Taiwan and the Administration's future
                        outlook, ...


       ** Hearings for 19940928

        Foreign         AFRICA:  Subcommittee on African Affairs concluded
        Relations       hearings on proposed legislation to authorize
                        assistance to promote the peaceful resolution of
                        conflicts in Africa, ...

        Foreign         NOMINATIONS:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of David G. Newton, of Virginia, to be 
                        Ambassador to the Republic of Yemen; Geraldine A.
                        Ferraro, of New York, for the rank of Ambassador
                        during her tenure of service as United States 
                        Representative on the Human Rights Commission of the 
                        Economic and Social Council of the United Nations;
                        Vonya B. McCann, of Maryland, for the rank of
                        Ambassador during her tenure of service as Deputy 
                        Assistant Secretary of State for International
                        Communications and Information Policy; Robert B. 
                        Fulton, of Pennsylvania, to be Associate Director
                        for Information of the United States Information
                        Agency; and Thomas E. McNamara, of the District of 
                        Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of State for 
                        Politico-Military Affairs, ...

        Intelligence    INTELLIGENCE:  Committee held closed hearings on
                        intelligence matters, ...    
                        Hearings also held on 9/29/94


       ** Hearings for 19940930

        Foreign         NOMINATION:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nomination of Lori Esposito Murray, of Connecticut,
                        to be Assistant Director, Bureau for Multilateral
                        Affairs, United States Arms Control and Disarmament
                        Agency, ...


       ** Hearings for 19941004

        Foreign         UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE TO THE FORMER SOVIET UNION:
        Relations       Committee concluded hearings to examine the status
                        of United States assistance to the New Independent
                        States of the former Soviet Union, ...

        Intelligence    INTELLIGENCE:  Committee met in closed session to
                        to receive a briefing on intelligence matters from 
                        officials of the intelligence community.


       ** Hearings for 19941005

        Foreign         NOMINATION:  Committee concluded an additional
        Relations       hearing on the nomination of Thomas E. McNamara, of
                        the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary
                        of State for Politico-Military Affairs, ...


       ** Hearings for 19941006

        Foreign         ARMS CONTROL ISSUES:  Committee met in closed
        Relations       session to receive a briefing on Russian chemical
                        and biological weapons behavior and other summit
                        arms control issues ...

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


       ** Hearings for 19941007

        Economic        EMPLOYMENT-UNEMPLOYMENT:  Committee held hearings to
                        examine the employment-unemployment situation for
                        September, ...

        Foreign         U.S. POLICY TOWARD CUBA:  Committee concluded
        Relations       hearings to review United States policy toward Cuba,
                        ...


       ** Hearings for 19941130

        Foreign         BOSNIA:  Committee met to receive a briefing on the
        Relations       situation in Bosnia ...


       ** Hearings for 19941201

        Intelligence    INTELLIGENCE:  Committee held closed hearings on
                        intelligence matters, ...
 


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