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104th Congress

Unprinted Senate Hearings

January 1995 - December
Unprinted as of March 21, 2000


       ** Hearings for 19950110

        Budget          Congressional Budget:  Senate Committee on the Budget
                        concluded joint hearings with the House Committee on
                        the Budget to review congressional budget cost
                        estimating issues, ...


       ** Hearings for 19950112

        Foreign         Serbian Sanctions:  Subcommittee on European
        Relations       Affairs met in closed session to receive a briefing on
                        Serbian sanctions ...                             

        Governmental    Line Item Veto:  Senate Committee on Governmental
        Affairs         Affairs concluded joint hearings with the House
                        Committee on Government Reform and Oversight on H.R.
                        2, to give the President of the United States line
                        item veto authority over appropriation acts and
                        targeted tax benefits in revenue acts,  ... 


       ** Hearings for 19950118

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

        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, 1995, through February 29, 1996, and
                        from March 1, 1996, through February 28, 1997, ...
                        Hearings also held on 1/19/95                        


       ** Hearings for 19950125

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

       ** Hearings for 19950201

        Intelligence    Intelligence:  Committee held closed hearings on
                        intelligence matters, ... 
                        Hearings also held on 2/8/95

        
       ** Hearings for 19950202

        Foreign         Nomination:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nomination of Martin S. Indyk, of the District of
                        Columbia, to be Ambassador to Israel, ...


       ** Hearings for 19950209

        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 various veteran
                        organizations, ...


       ** Hearings for 19950216

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of Johnie Carson, of Illinois, to be
                        Ambassador to the Republic of Zimbabwe, and Bismarck
                        Myrick, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom
                        of Lesotho, ...     


       ** Hearings for 19950222

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


       ** Hearings for 19950301

        Intelligence    Intelligence:  Committee held closed hearings on
                        intelligence matters, ...    
                        Hearings also held on 3/8/95 + ?

        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 19950307

        Foreign         Conventional Weapons Treaty:  Committee concluded
        Relations       hearings on  the Convention on Prohibitions or
                        Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional
                        Weapons, and two accompanying Protocols on
                        Non-Detectable Fragments (Protocol I) and on
                        Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines,
                        Booby-Traps and Other Devices (Protocol II) (Treaty
                        Doc. 103-25), ...

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


       ** Hearings for 19950308

        Foreign         United States - China Intellectual Property Rights
        Relations       Agreement:  Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific
                        Affairs concluded hearings to examine certain
                        implications involving the agreement between the
                        United States and China to provide for enforcement of
                        copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets and
                        other intellectual property rights in China, ...   


       ** Hearings for 19950309

        Veterans        Nomination:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Affairs         nomination of Dennis M. Duffy, of Pennsylvania, to be
                        Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Policy and
                        Planning,  ...                             
                   

       ** Hearings for 19950314

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of Jacquelyn L. Williams-Bridgers, of
                        Maryland, to be Inspector General; Philip C. Wilcox,
                        Jr., of Maryland, for  the rank of Ambassador during
                        his tenure of service as Coordinator for Counter
                        Terrorism; and Ray L. Caldwell, of Virginia, for
                        the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as
                        Deputy Assistant  Secretary for Burdensharing, all of
                        the Department of State, ...


       ** Hearings for 19950316

        Foreign         North Korea:  Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific
        Relations       Affairs met in closed session to receive a briefing on
                        recent developments on the implementation of the
                        Agreed Framework with North Korea ...  
                   
        Rules           Architect of the Capitol:  Committee concluded
                        oversight hearings to examine activities of the Office
                        of the Architect of the Capitol, focusing on its
                        funding authority for new projects, ...                
  
     

       ** Hearings for 19950328

        Foreign         Assistance to Europe and New Independent States:
        Relations       Subcommittee on European Affairs concluded hearings to
                        examine the status of United States assistance to
                        Europe and the New Independent States of the former
                        Soviet Union, ...          

       
       ** Hearings for 19950329

        Foreign         New Zealand Economy: Subcommittee on East Asian and
        Relations       Pacific Affairs concluded hearings to examine recent
                        developments in the economic situation in New Zealand,
                        ...   
        
        Intelligence    Intelligence:  Committee held closed hearings on
                        intelligence matters, ...


       ** Hearings for 19950330

        Veterans        Veterans Programs:  Senate Committee on Veterans'   
        Affairs         Affairs concluded joint hearings with the House
                        Committee on Veterans' Affairs on the legislative
                        recommendations of certain veterans programs, ...  
       

       ** Hearings for 19950405

        Foreign         Crisis in Rwanda and Burundi:  Senate Committee on
        Relations       Foreign Relations' Subcommittee on African Affairs
                        concluded joint hearings with the House Committee on
                        International Relations' Subcommittee on African
                        Affairs to examine the current crisis situation in
                        Rwanda and Burundi, ...
     

       ** Hearings for 19950504

        Armed Services  Authorizations - Defense:  Committee held open and
                        closed hearings on S. 727, authorizing funds for
                        fiscal year 1996 for military activities of the
                        Department of Defense and the Future Years Defense
                        Program, focusing on the Ballistic Missile Defense
                        Organization, ...               
 
       
       ** Hearings for 19950510

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of Larry C. Napper, of Texas, to be
                        Ambassador to Latvia, Peter Tomsen, of California, to
                        be Ambassador to the Republic of Armenia, R. Grant
                        Smith, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Republic
                        of Tajikistan, Lawrence Palmer Taylor, of
                        Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
                        Estonia, Jenonne R. Walker, of the District of
                        Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Czech Republic, and
                        James Alan Williams, of Virginia, for the rank of
                        Ambassador during his tenure of service as the Special
                        Coordinator for Cyprus, ...

        Intelligence    Intelligence:  Committee held closed hearings on
                        intelligence matters, ...
                        Hearings also held on 5/17/95


       ** Hearings for 19950516

        Intelligence    Imposition of Sanctions When Necessary to Protect
                        Intelligence Sources and Methods:  Met in executive
                        session to hold a hearing on legislation to permit the
                        President to defer imposition of sanctions when
                        necessary to protect intelligence sources and methods.
                        ...
 

       ** Hearings for 19950519

        Foreign         Bosnia:  Committee met in closed session to receive a
        Relations       briefing on an operational plan for the extraction of
                        United Nations peacekeepers from Bosnia and the role
                        of the United States and NATO in Bosnia ...            
 


       ** Hearings for 19950525

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of Timothy Michael Carney, of Washington,
                        to be Ambassador to the Republic of Sudan, Donald K.
                        Steinberg, of California, to be Ambassador to the
                        Republic of Angola, Mosina H. Jordan, of New York, to
                        be Ambassador to the Central African Republic, and
                        Lannon Walker, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the
                        Republic of Cote D'Ivoire, ...


       ** Hearings for 19950606

        Appropriations  Intelligence Programs:  Subcommittee on Defense met in
                        closed session to receive a briefing on intelligence
                        programs, ...                    
         
        Foreign         Hong Kong:  Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific 
        Relations       Affairs concluded hearings to examine United States'
                        interests in the future economic and political
                        stability of Hong Kong after it reverts to the
                        jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China on July
                        1, 1997, ...
 
        Printing        GPO:  Committee concluded oversight hearings to review
                        activities of the Government Printing Office, focusing
                        on cost savings and new information services, ...

        
       ** Hearings for 19950607

        Intelligence    Intelligence:  On Wednesday, June 7, committee held
                        closed hearings on intelligence matters, ... [June 8
                        Daily Digest] 

        
       ** Hearings for 19950608

        Foreign         Bosnia:  Committee held hearings to examine the     
        Relations       United States overall goals and diplomatic strategy in
                        Bosnia, ...
                        Hearings also held on 6/9/95


       ** Hearings for 19950613

        Foreign         United States - Japan Relations:  Subcommittee on East
        Relations       Asian and Pacific Affairs concluded hearings on United
                        States - Japan trade relations, focusing on the
                        effects of U.S. sanctions on overall U.S./Japan
                        relations, the economic impact on U.S. business and
                        workers, and the future of the World Trade
                        Organization, ...               

        
       ** Hearings for 19950615

        Rules           Authorization - FEC:  Committee concluded hearings on
                        proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year
                        1996 for the Federal Election Commission, ...
 
        
       ** Hearings for 19950620

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the 
        Relations       nominations of David C. Litt, of Florida, to be
                        Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, Patrick N.
                        Theros, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador
                        to the State of Qatar, and A. Peter Burleigh, of
                        California, to be Ambassador to the Democratic
                        Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and to serve
                        concurrently and without additional compensation as
                        Ambassador to the Republic of Maldives, ...


       ** Hearings for 19950628

        Judiciary       Immigration:  Senate Committee on the Judiciary's
                        Subcommittee on Immigration concluded joint hearings
                        with the House Committee on the Judiciary's
                        Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims to review
                        recommendations for immigration reform in the United
                        States, ...


       ** Hearings for 19950629

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the 
        Relations       nominations of John T. Stewart, of California, to be
                        Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova, Michael W.
                        Cotter, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador
                        to the Republic of Turkmenistan, A. Elizabeth Jones,
                        of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
                        Kazakhstan, Victor Jackovich, of Iowa, to be
                        Ambassador to the Republic of Slovenia, John K.
                        Menzies, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic
                        of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and James E. Goodby, of the
                        District of Columbia, for the rank of Ambassador
                        during his tenure of service as Principal Negotiator
                        and Special Representative of the President for
                        Nuclear Safety and Dismantlement, ...
 

       ** Hearings for 19950630

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the 
        Relations       nominations of David L. Hobbs, of California, to be
                        Ambassador to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, and
                        William J. Hughes, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to
                        the Republic of Panama, ...
                    

       ** Hearings for 19950710

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the 
        Relations       nominations of Peggy Blackford, of New Jersey, to be
                        Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, Edward
                        Brynn, of Vermont, to be Ambassador to the  Republic
                        of Ghana, John L. Hirsch, of New York, to be
                        Ambassador to the Republic of Sierra Leone, Vicki J.
                        Huddleston, of Arizona, to be Ambassador to the
                        Democratic Republic of Madagascar, Elizabeth Raspolic,
                        of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Gabonese Republic
                        and to serve concurrently as Ambassador to the
                        Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Daniel
                        Howard Simpson, of Ohio, to be Ambassador to the
                        Republic of Zaire, and John M. Yates, of Washington,
                        to be Ambassador to the Republic of Benin, ...


       ** Hearings for 19950712

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


       ** Hearings for 19950713

        Environment     Authorization - Endangered Species Act:  Subcommittee
                        on Drinking Water, Fisheries, and Wildlife held
                        hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for
                        programs of the Endangered Species Act, ...
                        Hearings also held on 7/20, 8/3/95
 
        
       ** Hearings for 19950717

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of Sandra J. Kristoff, of Virginia, for
                        the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service as
                        United States Coordinator for Asia Pacific Economic
                        Cooperation, John Raymond Malott, of Virginia, to be
                        Ambassador to Malaysia, Kenneth Michael Quinn, of
                        Iowa, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia,
                        William H. Itoh, of New Mexico, to be Ambassador to
                        the Kingdom of Thailand, and J. Stapleton Roy, of
                        Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
                        Indonesia, ...              


       ** Hearings for 19950719

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the 
        Relations       nominations of Frances D. Cook, of Florida, to be
                        Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman, Richard Henry
                        Jones, of Nebraska, to be Ambassador to the Republic
                        of Lebanon, and Thomas W. Simons, Jr., of the District
                        of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Islamic Republic
                        of Pakistan, ...


       ** Hearings for 19950720

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the 
        Relations       nominations of David W. Burke, of New York, Tom C.
                        Korologos, of Virginia, Bette Bao Lord, of New York,
                        Edward E. Kaufman, of Delaware, Alberto J. Mora, of
                        Florida, Cheryl F. Halpern, of New Jersey, Marc B.
                        Nathanson, of California, and Carl Spielvogel, of New
                        York, each to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board of
                        Governors,...


       ** Hearings for 19950721

        Foreign         Nomination:  Committee concluded hearings on the 
        Relations       nomination of Mark D. Gearan, of Massachusetts, to be
                        Director of the Peace Corps, ...

        
       ** Hearings for 19950725

        Foreign         United States/Sino Relations:  Subcommittee on East 
        Relations       Asian and Pacific Affairs held hearings on the current
                        state of relations between the United States and the
                        People's Republic of China, ... 


       ** Hearings for 19950726

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


       ** Hearings for 19950801

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of William H. Courtney, of West Virginia, 
                        to be Ambassador to the Republic of Georgia, James F.
                        Collins, of Illinois, to be Ambassador at Large and
                        Special Advisor to the Secretary of State for the New
                        Independent States, Joseph A. Presel, of Rhode Island,
                        for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of
                        service as Special Negotiator for Nagorno-Karabakh,
                        Stanley T. Escudero, of Florida, to be Ambassador to
                        the Republic of Uzbekistan, and Lee F. Jackson, of
                        Massachusetts, to be United States Director of the
                        European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, ...

        
       ** Hearings for 19950802

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


       ** Hearings for 19950808

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


       ** Hearings for 19950907

        Foreign         Tibet:  Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs 
        Relations       held hearings on the political and human rights
                        situation in Tibet, ...         


       ** Hearings for 19950912

        Energy          Alaska Lands Exchange:  Committee concluded hearings
                        on H.R. 1266, to approve an agreement between the
                        United States Forest Service and Kennecott Greens
                        Creek Mining Company which provides for an exchange of
                        lands within the Admiralty Island National Monument in
                        Southeast Alaska, ...

        
       ** Hearings for 19950919

        Intelligence    Intelligence:  Committee met in closed session to
                        consider certain intelligence matters, ...
         
        Veterans        Veterans Programs:   Senate Committee on Veteran's   
        Affairs         Affairs concluded joint hearings with the House
                        Committee on Veteran's Affairs on the legislative
                        recommendations of the American Legion, ...
       

       ** Hearings for 19950921

        Foreign         Liberia:  Subcommittee on African Affairs concluded
        Relations       hearings to examine United States policy toward
                        Liberia, ...
        
        
       ** Hearings for 19950926

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of James A. Joseph, of Virginia, to be
                        Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa, and
                        Charles H. Twining, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to
                        the Republic of Cameroon, ...


       ** Hearings for 19950927

        Intelligence    Intelligence:  Committee held closed hearing on
                        intelligence matters, ...
                        Hearings also held on 9/29/95


       ** Hearings for 19950928

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the  
        Relations       nominations of Joan M. Plaisted, of California, to be
                        Ambassador to the Republic of the Marshall Islands and
                        to serve concurrently and without additional
                        compensation as the Ambassador to the Republic of
                        Kiribati, and Don Lee Gevirtz, of California, to be
                        Ambassador to the Republic of Fiji, and to serve
                        concurrently and without additional compensation as
                        Ambassador to the Republic of Nauru, Ambassador to the
                        Kingdom of Tonga, and Ambassador to the Republic of
                        Tuvalu, ...         


       ** Hearings for 19951024

        Intelligence    Intelligence:  Committee met in closed session to
                        receive a briefing on intelligence matters, ...

        
       ** Hearings for 19951025

        Armed Services  Nominations:  Committee met in closed session to
                        consider pending military nominations, but did not
                        take final action hereon, ...

        
       ** Hearings for 19951026

        Energy          Federal Forest Management:  Subcommittee on Forests
                        and Public Land Management held oversight hearings to
                        review alternatives to federal forest management and
                        ownership, ...
                        Hearings also held on 11/2/95


       ** Hearings for 19951031

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the 
        Relations       nominations of Robert E. Gribbin III, of Alabama, to
                        be Ambassador to the Republic of Rwanda, David P.
                        Rawson, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the Republic
                        of Mali, and Gerals Wesley Scott, of Oklahoma, to be
                        Ambassador to the Republic of the Gambia, ...          
      

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


       ** Hearings for 19951107

        Intelligence    Intelligence:  Committee met in closed session to
                        receive a briefing on intelligence matters, ...   
                        Hearings also held on 11/8, 9/95


       ** Hearings for 19951108

        Small Business  Railroad Consolidation Impact on Small Business:       
  
                        Senate Committee on Small Business concluded joint
                        hearings with the House Committee on Small Business to
                        examine small business concerns regarding railroad
                        consolidation, focusing on the impact of rail mergers
                        on small shippers, ...                   


       ** Hearings for 19951115

        Judiciary       National Information Infrastructure Copyright
                        Protection Act:  Senate Committee on the Judiciary
                        concluded joint hearings with the House Committee on
                        the Judiciary's Subcommittee on Courts and
                        Intellectual Property on S.1284 and H.R. 2441, bills
                        to adapt the copyright law to the digital, networked
                        environment of the National Information
                        Infrastructure, ...             


       ** Hearings for 19951116

        Energy          Alaska Natives:  Senate Committee on Energy and
                        Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Indian
                        Affairs concluded joint oversight hearings with the
                        House Committee on Resources to examine the
                        Federal-State Alaska Natives Commission report to
                        Congress transmitted in May 1994 on the status of
                        Alaska natives, ...
                   

       ** Hearings for 19951128

        Intelligence    Intelligence:  Committee held closed hearings on
                        intelligence matters, ...
                        Hearings also held on 11/30/95.


       ** Hearings for 19951129

        Foreign         United States - Sino Intellectual Property Rights:
        Relations       Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs
                        concluded hearings to examine certain issues relating
                        to the United States Sino Intellectual Property Rights
                        Agreement, ...  
        
        Library         Library of Congress:  Committee held oversight
                        hearings to examine collection security and financial
                        management activities of the Library of Congress, ...  
     
 

       ** Hearings for 19951206

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


       ** Hearings for 19951207

        Rules           Senate Technology Management:  Committee held hearings
                        to examine information management issues relative to
                        United States Senate technology, ...


       ** Hearings for 19951208

        Foreign         Nomination:  Committee concluded hearings on the 
        Relations       nomination of Ralph R. Johnson, of Virginia, to be
                        Ambassador to the Slovak Republic, ...


       ** Hearings for 19951212

        Intelligence    Intelligence:  Committee met in closed session to
                        receive a briefing on intelligence matters, ...
                        Hearings also held on 12/14/95


       ** Hearings for 19951214

        Foreign         South Africa:  Committee held hearings to examine the
        Relations       status of United States assistance programs in South
                        Africa, ...


       ** Hearings for 19951215

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the 
        Relations       nominations of Eric James Boswell, of California, to
                        be Assistant Secretary for Diplomatic Security, and
                        Anthony Cecil Eden Quinton, of the District of
                        Columbia, to be Director General of the Foreign
                        Service, both of the Department of State, ...


       ** Hearings for 19960124

        Foreign         Africa:  Subcommittee on African Affairs met in
        Relations       closed session to receive a briefing on Ambassador
                        Albright's recent trip to Africa...


       ** Hearings for 19960201

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


       ** Hearings for 19960207

        Foreign         Taiwan Security:  Subcommittee on East Asian and
        Relations       Pacific Affairs held hearings to examine the current
                        security situation in the Taiwan Strait area, focusing
                        on recent reports of threats by the government of the
                        People's Republic of China toward Taiwan and United
                        States policy with regard to China-Taiwan relations,
                        ...


       ** Hearings for 19960228

        Judiciary       Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
                        nominations of Charles R. Stack, of Florida, to be
                        United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh District,
                        Joseph A. Greenaway, to be United States District
                        Judge for New Jersey, Ann D. Montgomery, to be United
                        States District Judge for Minnesota, James P. Jones,
                        to be United States District Judge for the Western
                        District of Virginia, and Gary A. Fenner, to be United
                        States District Judge for the Western District of
                        Missouri, ...                   

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


       ** Hearings for 19960229

        Intelligence    Intelligence:  Committee met in closed session to
                        receive a briefing on intelligence matters, ...
                        Hearings held on 3/6/96

        Rules           Secretary of Senate/Sgt at Arms/Architect Operations:
                        Committee held hearings to review the fiscal year 1997
                        budget and operations of the Secretary of the Senate,
                        Senate Sergeant at Arms, and Architect of the Capitol,
                        and on the establishment of a criteria for the
                        selection of a new Architect of the Capitol, ...


       ** Hearings for 19960305

        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 19960306

        Foreign         Minorities in South Asia:  Subcommittee on Near East
        Relations       and South Asia concluded hearings to examine the
                        treatment of minorities in South Asia, ...

        Foreign         Nomination:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nomination of Rita Derrick Hayes, of Maryland, for the
                        rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service as
                        Chief Textile Negotiator, Department of State, ...

        Governmental    Government Performance:  Committee on Governmental
        Affairs         Affairs held joint oversight hearings with the House
                        Committee on Government Reform and Oversight on the
                        implementation of the Government Performance and
                        Results Act of 1993, ...                       


       ** Hearings for 19960307

        Foreign         U.S./Sino Relations:  Senate Committee on Foreign 
        Relations       Relations' Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific
                        Affairs concluded joint hearings with the House
                        Committee on International Relations' Subcommittee on
                        Asia and the Pacific to examine United States-Sino
                        relations, focusing on the intellectual property
                        rights agreement and related  trade issues, ...

        Governmental    Language of Government Act:  Committee held hearings
        Affairs         on S. 356, to declare English as the official
                        language of the Government of the United States, ...



       ** Hearings for 19960313

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


       ** Hearings for 19960314

        Veterans        Veterans Programs:  Senate Committee on Veterans'
        Affairs         Affairs concluded joint hearings with the House
                        Committee on Veterans' Affairs on legislative
                        recommendations of certain veterans organizations, ...


       ** Hearings for 19960319

        Intelligence    Intelligence Reform:  Committee concluded hearings to
                        examine proposals for the renewal and reform of the
                        United States intelligence community,


       ** Hearings for 19960320

        Foreign         West Bank/Gaza:  Subcommittee on Near Eastern and
        Relations       South Asian Affairs concluded hearings to examine the
                        economic development situation in the West Bank and
                        Gaza Strip, ...

        Rules           Congressional Research Service:  Committee concluded
                        oversight hearings to examine certain activities of
                        the Congressional Research Service, ...


       ** Hearings for 19960326

        Foreign         Chemical Weapons Treaty Verifiability:  Committee met
        Relations       in closed session to review a briefing on the veri-
                        fiability of the Convention on Chemical Weapons
                        (Treaty Doc. 103-21), ...


        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of Henry McKoy, of North Carolina, and
                        Ernest G. Green, of the District of Columbia, each to
                        be a Member of the Board of Directors of the African
                        Development Foundation, Lawrence Neal Benedict, of
                        California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Cape
                        Verde, Harold Walter Geisel, of Illinois, to be
                        Ambassador to the Republic of Mauritius and to serve
                        concurrently and without additional compensation as
                        Ambassador to the Federal and Islamic Republic of The
                        Comoros, Aubrey Hooks, of Virginia, to be Ambassador
                        to the Republic of the Congo, Robert Krueger, of
                        Texas, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Botswana,
                        and David H. Shinn, of Washington, to be Ambassador to
                        Ethiopia, ...


       ** Hearings for 19960327

        Intelligence    Bosnia/Role of United States Intelligence:  Committee
                        held hearings on intelligence related issues with
                        regard to Bosnia, ... Committee also resumed hearings
                        on the roles and capabilities of the United States
                        intelligence community, ... Also, committee met in
                        closed session to receive a briefing on intelligence
                        matters ...
                        Hearings also held on 3/28/97

        Judiciary       Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
                        nominations of Eric L. Clay, of Michigan, to be United
                        States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, Charles N.
                        Clevert, Jr., to be United States District Judge for
                        the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Nanette K.
                        Laughrey, to be United States District Judge for the
                        Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri, Donald W.
                        Molloy, to be United States District Judge for the
                        District of Montana, and Susan Oki Mollway, to be
                        United States District Judge for the District of
                        Hawaii, ...

        Veterans        Veterans Programs:  Senate Committee on Veterans'
        Affairs         Affairs concluded joint hearings with the House
                        Committee on Veterans' Affairs on the legislative
                        recommendations of certain veterans' organizations,
                        ...


       ** Hearings for 19960416

        Foreign         Algeria:  Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian
        Relations       Affairs concluded hearings to examine United States
                        policy with regard to current developments in Algeria,
                        ...


       ** Hearings for 19960417

        Intelligence    Intelligence:  Committee held closed hearings on
                        intelligence matters, ...
                        Hearings also held on 4/24/96


       ** Hearings for 19960418

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       the nominations of Richard L. Morningstar, of 
                        Massachusetts, for the rank of Ambassador during his
                        tenure of service as Special Advisor to the President
                        and to the Secretary of State on Assistance to the
                        New Independent States (NIS) of the Former Soviet
                        Union and Coordinator of NIS Assistance, Kenneth C.
                        Brill, of California, to be Ambassador to the
                        Republic of Cyprus, Christopher Robert Hill, of Rhode
                        Island, to be Ambassador to The Former Yugoslav
                        Republic of Macedonia, and Day Olin Mount, of
                        Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
                        Iceland, ...


       ** Hearings for 19960423

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       the nominations of Prudence Bushnell, of Virginia, to
                        be Ambassador to the Republic of Kenya, Charles O.
                        Cecil, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic
                        of Niger, David C. Halsted, of Vermont, to be Ambas-
                        sador to the Republic of Chad, Morris N Hughes, Jr.,
                        of Nebraska, to be Ambassador Republic of Burundi,
                        Dane Farnsworth Smith, Jr., of New Mexico, to be
                        Ambassador to the Republic of Senegal, George F. Ward,
                        Jr., of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
                        Namibia, and Sharon P. Wilkinson, of New York, to
                        be Ambassador to Burkina Faso, ...


       ** Hearings for 19960424

        Foreign         Nomination:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nomination of Princeton Nathan Lyman, of Maryland, to
                        be Assistant Secretary of State for International
                        Organization Affairs, ...


       ** Hearings for 19960430

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of Wendy Jean Chamberlin, of Virginia, to
                        be Ambassador to the Lao People's Democratic Republic,
                        Thomas C. Hubbard, of Tennessee, to be Ambassador to
                        the Republic of the Philippines and to serve con-
                        currently and without additional compensation as
                        Ambassador to the Republic of Palau, and Glen Robert
                        Rase, of Florida, to be Ambassador to Brunei
                        Darussalam, ...

        Intelligence    Intelligence:  Committee held closed hearings on
                        intelligence matters, ...                       
                        Hearings also held on 5/3/96


       ** Hearings for 19960501

        Foreign         Africa:  Subcommittee on African Affairs concluded
        Relations       hearings on proposed development assistance to Africa,
                        ...                     


       ** Hearings for 19960502

        Judiciary       Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
                        nominations of Walker D. Miller, to be United States
                        District Judge for the District of Colorado, Nina
                        Gershon, to be United States District Judge for the
                        Eastern District of New York, Edmund A. Sargus, Jr.,
                        to be United States District Judge for the Southern
                        District of Ohio, W. Craig Broadwater, to be United
                        States District Judge for the Northern District of
                        West Virginia, Mary Ann Vial Lemmon, to be United
                        States District Judge for the Eastern District of
                        Louisiana, and Dean D. Pregerson, to be United States 
                        District Judge for the Central District of California,
                        ...


       ** Hearings for 19960507

        Armed Services  Compartmented Navy Program:  Committee concluded
                        closed hearings on a compartmented Navy program, ...

        Library         Library of Congress:  Committee concluded hearings to 
                        examine the management and financial activities of the
                        Library of Congress, ...


       ** Hearings for 19960508

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of Dennis C. Jett, of New Mexico, to be
                        Ambassador to the Republic of Peru, Dennis K. Hayes,
                        of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
                        Suriname, and Donald J. Planty, of New York, to be
                        Ambassador to the Republic of Guatemala, ...

        Intelligence    Intelligence:  Committee met in closed session to
                        consider certain intelligence matters.


       ** Hearings for 19960515

        Intelligence    Intelligence:  Committee met in closed session to
                        consider pending intelligence matters.


       ** Hearings for 19960517

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on 
        Relations       the nominations of Avis T. Bohlen, of the District of
                        Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
                        Bulgaria, and Marisa R. Lino, of Oregon, to be
                        Ambassador to the Republic of Albania, ...


       ** Hearings for 19960605

        Foreign         China MFN Trade Status:  Subcommittee on East Asian 
        Relations       and Pacific Affairs held hearings to examine foreign
                        policy implications of renewing China's most-favored-
                        nation trading status, ...


       ** Hearings for 19960612

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


       ** Hearings for 19960613

        Foreign         PLO Compliance:  Committee met in closed session 
        Relations       to receive a briefing on Palestine Liberation
                        Organization (PLO) compliance ...


       ** Hearings for 19960620

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       the nominations of John F. Hicks, Sr., of North
                        Carolina, to be Ambassador to the State of Eritrea,
                        Alan R. McKee, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the
                        Kingdom of Swaziland, Tibor P. Nagy, Jr., of Texas, to
                        be Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea, and Arlene
                        Render, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic
                        of Zambia, ...


       ** Hearings for 19960621

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of John Christian Kornblum, of Michigan,
                        to be Assistant Secretary for European and Canadian
                        Affairs, and Barbara Mills Larkin, of North Carolina,
                        to be Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs,
                        both of the Department of State, Madeleine May Kunin,
                        of Vermont, to be Ambassador to Switzerland, and A.
                        Vernon Weaver, of Arkansas, to be the Representative
                        of the United States to the European Union, with the
                        rank and status of Ambassador, ...


       ** Hearings for 19960625

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nominations of James Francis Creagan, of Virginia, to
                        be Ambassador to the Republic of Honduras, Leslie M.
                        Alexander, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the
                        Republic of Ecuador, and Lino Gutierrez, of Florida,
                        to be Ambassador to the Republic of Nicaragua, ...

        Judiciary       Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
                        nominations of Arthur Gajarsa, of Maryland, to be
                        United States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit,
                        Joan B. Gottschall, to be United States District Judge
                        for the Northern District of Illinois, Robert L.
                        Hinkle, to be United States District Judge for the
                        Northern District of Florida, Lawrence E. Kahn, to be
                        United States District Judge for the Northern District
                        of New York, Margaret M. Morrow, to be United States
                        District Judge for the Central District of California,
                        and Frank R. Zapata, to be United States District
                        Judge for the District of Arizona, ...


       ** Hearings for 19960626

        Rules           FEC Authorization/Campaign Finance Reform:  Committee
                        concluded hearings on proposed legislation authorizing
                        funds for fiscal year 1997 for the Federal Election
                        Commission, and resumed hearings on proposals 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 elec-
                        tion campaigns, to limit contributions by multicandi-
                        date political committees, and to reform the financing
                        of Federal elections and Senate campaigns, ...


       ** Hearings for 19960709

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


       ** Hearings for 19960710

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nomination of Alan Philip Larson, of Virginia, to be
                        Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business
                        Affairs, ...


       ** Hearings for 19960711

        Foreign         Women in Africa:  Subcommittee on African Affairs 
        Relations       concluded hearings to examine the emerging role of
                        women in Africa, focusing on barriers to their full
                        participation in their repidly changing societies, ...


       ** Hearings for 19960717

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


       ** Hearings for 19960719

        Foreign         Nomination:  Committee concluded hearings on the
        Relations       nomination of Jeffrey Davidow, of Virginia, to be
                        Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American
                        Affairs, ...


       ** Hearings for 19960723

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


       ** Hearings for 19960731

        Foreign         Food Security in Africa:  Subcommittee on African
        Relations       Affairs concluded hearings to examine the current
                        state of food security in Africa, the future outlook
                        for world food security, and the role of Unied States
                        food aid programs, ...

        Judiciary       Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
                        the nominations of Richard A. Paez, of California, to
                        be United States Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Wenona
                        Y. Whitfield, to be United States District Judge for
                        the Southern District of Illinois, Clarence J.
                        Sundram, to be United States District Judge for the
                        Northern District of New York, Joseph F. Bataillon, to
                        be United States District Judge for the District of
                        Nebraska, Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, to be United States
                        District Judge for the District of Columbia, and
                        Thomas W. Thrash Jr., to be United States District
                        Judge for the Northern District of Georgia, ...


       ** Hearings for 19960905

        Foreign         Nominations:  Committee on Foreign Relations con-
        Relations       cluded hearings on the nominations of John Francis
                        Maisto, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the
                        Republic of Venezuela, Anne W. Patterson, of Virginia,
                        to be Ambassador to the Republic of El Salvador, Genta
                        Hawkins Holmes, of California, to be Ambassador to
                        Australia, Arma Jane Karaer, of Virginia, to be
                        Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, and to serve con-
                        currently and without additional compensation as
                        Ambassador to the Solomon Islands, and as Ambassador
                        to the Republic of Vanuatu, and John Stern Wolf, of
                        Maryland, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure
                        of service as U.S. Coordinator for Asia Pacific
                        Economic Cooperation (APEC), ...


       ** Hearings for 19960909

        Foreign         North Korea:  Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific
        Relations       Affairs met in closed session to receive a briefing on
                        the situation in North Korea ...


       ** Hearings for 19960912

        Appropriations  Counterterrorism:  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice,
                        State, and the Judiciary and Related Agencies con-
                        cluded open and closed hearings on Administration
                        counterterrorism strategies, focusing on a proposed
                        funding initiative to reduce the threat of terrorism
                        both nationally and abroad, ...


       ** Hearings for 19960917

        Commerce        Aviation Safety:  Committee concluded closed hearings
                        to examine aviation security challenges, ...

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


       ** Hearings for 19960918

        Foreign         U.S. Policy Toward Indonesia:  Subcommittee on East
        Relations       Asian and Pacific Affairs concluded hearings on
                        United States policy and recent developments with
                        regard to Indonesia, ...


       ** Hearings for 19960919

        Foreign         Iraq:  Committee concluded hearings to examine the
        Relations       current situation in Iraq, focusing on the recent U.S.
                        cruise missile strikes on Iraq, ...


       ** Hearings for 19960924

        Judiciary       Nominations:  Committee concluded hearings on the
                        nominations of Ann L. Aiken, to be United States
                        District Judge for the District of Oregon, and Rose
                        Ochi, of California, to be Director, Community
                        Relations Service, Department of Justice, ...      


       ** Hearings for 19960925

        Foreign         Lebanon:  Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South
        Relations       South Asian Affairs concluded hearings to examine
                        the prospects for peace, security, and economic
                        development in Lebanon, ...



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