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Issue 9, June 25, 1990
SENATE HOUSE
Floor Watch
This forecast of action on major bills was prepared by Senate and House GOP Leadership staff.
AGRICULTURE
Bill/Issue
Action
Notes
Last Action
Next Action
Farm Bill
No Senate bill number yet.
Committee approved new a grain subsidy program June 21, 1990, which essentially completed work on the bill.
Committee will consider amendments this week. Could see floor action in late July.
Encompasses most Federal programs; was last reauthorized in 1985 and due for reauthorization in 1990. Reportedly, two plans have been proposed: "Plan A" would hold income subsidies and price supports for several grains at 1990 levels, while "Plan B" would allow a deduction of up to 20 percent in price supports -- for each penny drop, farmers would receive a 3/4-cent advance on subsidy payments. Estimated cost of the bill -- $55 billion through 1995. See Washington Post (A15), June 23, 1990 for details of last week's action.
H.R. 3950 (de la Garza)
Ordered reported June 13, 1990.
Expect House floor action in late July.
For details on House bill, see Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report, June 16, 1990, pp. 1868-1870.
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Bill/Issue
Action
Notes
Last Action
Next Action
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Reauthorization
S. 1729 (Leahy) S. Rept. 101-191 S. Cal. No. 357
Reported out and placed on the Calendar November 6, 1989. Hearing held May 8, 1990, on SEC/CFTC issue. Treasury testified in support of transferring jurisdiction; however, the CFTC is still opposed.
Floor action is possible anytime. Expect the Administration's proposal to give jurisdiction over stock-index futures to SEC to be offered as an amendment.
Cracks down on dual trading, which involves dealers who buy and sell stocks for both themselves and other investors. Until recently, floor action has been on hold until SEC/CFTC jurisdictional problem can be worked out. Senators Leahy and Lugar have asked the Senate leadership to bring the measure to the floor as soon as possible, despite an impasse over index futures, (see Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report, May 19, 1990, p. 1541).
H.R. 2869 (English) H. Rept. 101-236 H. Cal. No. U 147
Passed the House September 13, 1989, by vote of 420 to 0.
Reportedly, a much different approach to market surveillance. A tough conference is expected.
SEC/CFTC Jurisdiction
No Senate bill number yet.
Hearings completed.
Expect action as floor amendment to CFTC Reauthorization.
Proposals range from merging the SEC and CFTC into a new agency, "the Markets and Trading Commission" (Glickman/Eckart) to shifting regulation of stock-index futures from the CFTC to the SEC (Gorton/Administration). See above.
H.R. 4477 (Glickman- Eckart)
House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing held May 24, 1990.
Jointly referred to House Agriculture and Energy and Commerce Committees. -
CFTC Membership
Two CFTC membership positions must be filled: the Chairmanship, plus one GOP Commissioner. Word is that the selection process could be contentious, but no hearings scheduled as of press time.
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Bill/Issue
Action
Notes
Last Action
Next Action
Food Safety Act
S. 2490 (Lugar) Also, see Labor/HHS.
Introduced and referred to Committee April 20, 1990.
Includes reform of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
H.R. 3071 (Penny)
Subcommittee hearing held November 9, 1989.
Consolidates food inspection functions in the Department of Agriculture.
Rural Development
S. 1036 (Leahy) S. Rept. 101-73 S. Cal. No. 149
Passed the Senate August 2, 1989.
Awaits conference.
Senator Leahy would like to see rural development wrapped into the Farm Bill.
H.R. 3581 (English) H. Rept. 101-415 H. Cal. No. U 254
Passed the House March 22, 1990.
On March 27, 1990, the House took up the Senate measure (S. 1036), struck all after the enacting clause and inserted the text of H.R. 3581. -
Pesticides Control
S. 2227 (Leahy)
Marked up June 6, 1990, as part of the Farm bill.
Amends FIFRA to prevent export of pesticides banned for use in U.S.
S. 2604 (Graham)
Referred to full Committee on May 10, 1990.
Regulates minor pesticide issues.
H.R. 4219 (Synar)
Referred to three Committees.
Amends Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act exported pesticides provisions.
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APPROPRIATIONS .
Bill/Issue
Action
Notes
Last Action
Next Action
Regular Appropriations-House
Transporation subcmte. approved $18 billion measure June 19; Energy & Water bill, H.R. 5019 ($20.8 bil.) approved by full House June 19; Labor/HHS subcmte. marked up bill in closed session June 20; Foreign Ops. bill approved by full Committee June 21.
June 26: Full House action on Commerce/ Justice/State bill, H.R. 5021 ($10.5 billion, with another $8.9 billion set aside for appropriation by Committee); June 26: Committee labor on VA/HUD bill; June 27 & 28: Full House work on Foreign Operations bill ($15.8 billion), and VA/HUD bill ($80.6 billion).
By law, House required to finish work on all appropriations bills this week; Realistically, House hopes that all 13 will be done by the middle of July. Foreign Ops. bill adds $254 million to President Bush's proposal, but cuts military aid request by $386 million, and reduces aid to El Salvador to $85 million, splitting that in two parts. Second half would not be delivered if government of El Salvador impedes negotiations with guerrillas. This provision has sparked a veto threat from the White House. Labor/HHS, Treasury, Postal and Transportation bills all await full Appropriations Committee action.
Regular Appropriations-Senate
Senate passed H. Con. Res. 310, as amended by S. Con. Res. 110, on June 14, 1990, and appointed conferees.
June 26: Foreign Ops. subcmte. hearing; June 27 & 28: D.C. subcmte. hearing.
H. Con. Res. 110, as amened, contains only discretionary spending levels for FY 91. This stripped-down budget resolution will serve as a placemarker for Senate Budget subcommittees to begin work on their FY 91 appropriations bills absent a resolution of the budget summit.
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ARMED SERVICES
Bill/Issue
Action
Notes
Last Action
Next Action
Department of Defense Authorization
Likely vehicle S. 2171 (Nunn)
Referred to Committee February 26, 1990.
Markup of an authorization bill scheduled for July 10-13, 1990; floor action possible by late July.
The Defense Department has submitted a report to the budget summiteers outlining the effect of a 25 percent reduction in force structure over a five-year period, yielding force levels of 12 active Army divisions, 455 Navy ships, and 25 tactical air wings. This is merely for illustrative purposes and is not a blueprint for defense cuts.
Arms Control
START Treaty
Outline of treaty approved at June summit.
Negotiations on treaty itself continue; but, a variety of outstanding issues remain.
Overall, cuts strategic missiles and associated warheads by thirty percent over a 15-year period. President Bush and Chairman Gorbachev want to sign treaty by year's end.
Threshold Test Ban Treaty/ Peaceful Nuclear Explosions Treaty (verification protocols)
Signed by superpowers at June summit.
Treaties must be ratified by 2/3 of the Senate.
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Bill/Issue
Action
Notes
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Arms Control (continued)
US-Soviet chemical weapons accord
Signed by superpowers at June summit.
According to Sec. Baker, the Administration plans to submit accord as an Executive Agreement, but the exact timing has not yet been determined.
Treaty would cut stocks 98 percent over an 8-year period (i.e. by 2000). U.S. and U.S.S.R. will hold reserves until all other countries sign the treaty and destroy their weapons. Executive Agreement requires approval by a majority of both Houses.
Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) agreement
Some parts of agreement discussed during the June summit.
Treaty negotiations ongoing; a variety of outstanding issues remain.
Negotiations have slowed, due to issues surrounding German unification. However, both Bush and Gorbachev expressed wish to sign treaty by end of year.
Burden Sharing
Most likely will be attached to this year's authorization bill.
Nature of legislation uncertain in light of Administration's recent initiatives for limited troop reductions in Japan and Korea, and progress toward German reunification.
Korean Fighter Plane
US-Korean negotiations on Memorandum of Understanding continuing.
Expect Memorandum of Understanding from the White House probably this summer.
Congress has 30 days from date of submission to approve or disapprove sale.
Base Closure
S. 2173 (Nunn)
Introduced February 26, 1990.
Bill would streamline procedures for closing and realigning military installations.
H.R. 4310 (Aspin)
Pending before two House committees.
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Bill/Issue
Action
Notes
Last Action
Next Action
Military Construction
No Senate bill number yet.
Defense Secretary Cheney recently recommended canceling 68 military construction contracts (worth $327.4 million).
Military construction frozen until November 15, 1990; Congress must approve the proposed cuts.
Defense Industrial Adjustment
S. 2097 (Pell)
Subcommittee hearing held May 4, 1990.
Some form of bill could be considered during markup of DoD Authorization bill.
Seeks alternative nondefense uses for defense facilities and retraining of defense workers. -
Defense Management Improvement Act
S. 2440 (Nunn)
Parts to be included in DoD Authorization bill.
Bill attempts to streamline operations and mangement of DoD: military personnel, acquisition, civilian personnel management.
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BANKING/HUD
Bill/Issue
Action
. Notes
Last Action
Next Action
Housing Bill
S. 566 (Cranston) S. Rept. No. 101-316 S. Cal. No. 587
Senate floor action June 18-21, 1990. Bill the Senate's pending business.
Floor action could resume any time.
Authorizes housing programs through FY 1992. As reported, S. 566 provides $3 billion for two housing initiatives-the Administration's HOPE proposal and a new block grant program called HOP. For details, see RPC Legislative Notice #80.
H.R. 1180 (Gonzalez)
Ordered reported June 13, 1990
Rules Committee is scheduled to meet on June 28, 1990, to consider a rule. Floor action is likely the week of July 9, 1990.
Establishes and extends various housing and related programs, including homeless shelters, mortgage insurance, and community development at an authorized level of $20.8 billion. .
Mckinney Act Reauthorization
No Senate bill number yet.
Absorbed into S. 566.
H.R. 3789 (Vento)
Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs and Education Labor have completed markup of their sections of the bill.
Energy and Commerce and Vererans Affairs have not yet acted on the bill.
Will be separate from H.R. 1180. .
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Bill/Issue
Action
Notes
Last Action
Next Action
Export Administration Reauthorization *
Several bills in circulation.
Hearing held March 28, 1990.
Markup of legislation to occur in early July.
Expires September 30, 1990. Three or four bills are currently in circulation, including S. 1796, Garn-Heinz "Office of Strategic Trade" bill; and S. 2113, Heinz "Eastern Europe" bill.
H.R. 4653 (Gejdenson) H. Rept. 101-482 H. Cal. No. U 296
Passed House, 312-86, on June 6,1990.
Eases restrictions on high-tech transfers to former communist countries. Administration supports H.R. 4653. H.Res. 403, a related measure, passed the House June 6, 1990.
Defense Production Act
S. 1379 (Dixon) S. 2168 (Garn, for the Administration) Markup vehicle Committee print.
Markup held May 24, 1990. Ordered favorably reported out of Committee.
Committee report expected end of June, or first of July.
Expires August 10, 1990. Negotiations ongoing.
Fair Trade and Financial Services Act
S. 2028 (Riegle, included in DPA Committee print)
Markup held May 24, 1990. Ordered favorably reported out of Committee, both as part of DPA and free standing.
Committee report expected soon.
"National treatment" for foreign banks operating in the U.S. conditional on the provision of national treatment of U.S. banks in those countries. -
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Bill/Issue
Action
Notes
Last Action
Next Action
Securities Enforcement Amendments
S. 647 (Dodd)
Markup held May 24, 1990. Ordered favorably reported out of Committee.
Report to be filed shortly.
Received considerable support in February 8 hearing. Gives regulators broad authority to enforce Federal securities laws.
H.R. 975 (Dingell)
Telecoms. and Finance subcommittee completed markup on June 20, 1990.
Would allow SEC to impose civil fines of up to $500,000 against violators of securities laws. Bill was introduced at the request of the SEC.
Market Reform
S. 648 (Dodd) S. Rept. No. 101-300 S. Cal. No. 562 H.R. 3656 H. Rept. No. 101-477 H. Cal. No. U 293 (Rinaldo) S. Cal. No. 607
Committee report filed May 21, 1990.
Floor action possible anytime.
Reportedly may have holds stemming from current issues of regulatory jurisdiction between the SEC and the CFTC that are not addressed in the bill but may arise during debate.
Passed House by voice vote on May 8, 1990. Referred to Senate Banking Committee on May 10, 1990; discharged June 7, 1990, and returned to House June 11, 1990. House returned bill to Senate; read twice, it was placed on the Calendar June 13, 1990.
Directs SEC to facilitate establishment of national clearance house for securities and establish an Advisory Committee concerned with certified and uncertified transactions. A related measure, H. Res. 405, passed the House June 5, 1990.
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Bill/Issue
Action
- Notes
Last Action
Next Action
Glass-Steagall Repeal (Financial Industry Restructuring)
S. 305 (Dixon) S. 308 (Dodd) S. 530 (D'Amato)
Hearing held May 17, 1990.
Expect hearings throughout the summer.
Still being looked into by the Committee. Action this year viewed as impossible, but hearings will continue to lay groundwork for legislation next year.
SEC/CFTC Jurisdiction
No Senate bill number yet.
Hearing held March 29, 1990.
Issue is also before the Agriculture Committee, and the Administration has submitted legislation. Introduction and time agreement in progress.
H.R. 4477 (Glickman- Eckart)
Hearing held May 24, 1990.
Establishes the Markets and Trading Commission to assume functions of CFTC, SEC, and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
Consumer Banking Reform
No Senate bill number yet.
Discussions have revolved around life-line accounts for low-income people and mandating that depository institutions cash government-issued checks. Word is that Senator Metzenbaum would like to see floor action this year.
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Bill/Issue
Action
Notes
Last Action
Next Action
Money Laundering
S. 2327 (Kerry)
Hearing held May 18, 1990.
Markup tentatively scheduled for June 27, 1990.
Revokes the charter of Federal depository institutions convicted of money laundering and terminates the insured status of State depository institutions convicted of the same offense. Bills enjoy broad bipartisan support.
S. 2651 (D'Amato)
Hearing held May 18, 1990.
Included in tentative June 27, 1990 markup.
H.R. 3848 (Annunzio) H. Rept. 101- 446 H. Cal. No. U 273
Passed House April 25, 1990 by vote of 406-0. Referred to Senate Banking Committee April 26, 1990.
Truth-In-Savings
S. 307 (Dodd)
Passed Senate as title VI of S. 1886 in 1988.
Markup scheduled for June 27, 1990.
Truth-in-Savings requires uniform disclosures for depository accounts. -
Expedited Funds Availability Act
No Senate bill number yet.
Possible markup on June 27,1990.
Technical amendments to the Expedited Funds Availabilty Act. (Federal Reserve Amendments.)
Dollar Coin Legislation
S. 814 (Domenici)
Hearing held June 20, 1990.
Possible markup late this year.
"United States Coinage Reform Act of 1990" creates a dollar coin. Some controversy has arisen over the House bill which pulls dollar bills from circulation.
H.R. 4691 (Quillen)
Introduced May 1, 1990.
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BUDGET
Bill/Issue
Action
Notes
Last Action
Next Action
Budget Resolution
The President's budget was submitted on January 29. House Budget Committee approved its budget resolution April 19. The House passed H. Con. Res. 310 on May 1, 1990. The Senate passed and sent to conference an amended H. Con. Res. 310, on June 14, 1990. House conferees have yet to be appointed. The Leadership amendment to the resolution, designed to produce a "policy neutral" budget resolution pending the outcome of the ongoing Budget Summit, simply set discretionary appropriations for FY 1991 at their current 1990 levels. OMB, on June 20, updated its 1991 deficit estimates, excluding RTC requirements, to $159 billion. With RTC, the estimate now ranges from $200-227 billion. Another budget resolution is contemplated for implementation when (if) the budget summiteers reach agreement.
Budget summiteers continue to review various budget areas. Discussions during last week centered on revenues, defense spending, process reform, and a modified Administration budget. Negotiations will resume on Monday, June 25 and continue through the July 4 recess. Democratic response to the Administration's revised plan may be discussed. The size of a deficit reduction package, though, at this point is secondary to two other considerations: 1) exactly what baseline will be used to calculate the budget (i.e., taking Social Security and the
RTC funding off-budget), and 2) revising
Gramm-Rudman-Hollings deficit targets.
The modified budget plan increased entitlement savings to $17.2 billion, placed nondefense discretionary spending at the Senate Budget Committee reported level, and increased defense cuts to $5.9 billion in 1991. OMB estimated the revised plan would save $50.7 billion in 1991, $444.2 billion over the 5 year period.
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COMMERCE/TRANSPORTATION
Bill/Issue
Action
Notes
Last Action
Next Action
Hazmat Reauthorization
H.R. 3520 (Luken) H. Rept. 101-444 (Part I)
Reported out of Committee in the House April 3, 1990.
A Hazmat bill could see action this year.
Safe Food Transport
S. 2393 (Exon) S. Rept. No. 101-332 S. Cal. No. 609
Report filed June 13, 1990.
Incorporates parts of H.R. 3386 (passed House March 27, 1990), S. 1904 (Gore), and S. 819, Truck Safety Act (passed Senate August 3, 1989, by voice vote, but is stalled in the House). Prohibits refrigerated motor vehicles from hauling solid waste, and food carriers from hauling hazardous materials. -
Magnuson Fisheries Act Reauthorization
S. 1025 (Kerry)
Ordered reported May 22, 1990.
Amends Magnuson regarding: the level of foreign fishing in a U.S. fishery; regional fishery management councils; prohibited acts and criminal offenses under the Act; and use of sums received in connection with enforcement of the Act. Authorizes appropriations for the Act.
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Action
Notes
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Magnuson Fisheries Act Reauthorization (continued)
H.R. 2061 (Studds) H. Rept. 101-393 H. Cal. No. U 238
Passed House February 6, 1990. Referred to Senate Commerce Committee on February 8, 1990.
Asserts exclusive U.S. fishery management rights over highly migratory fish; expresses sense
of the Congress that the
Secretary of State negotiate ban
on large-scale driftnet fishing in international waters; mandates creation of fishery management plans with permit fees; prohibits U.S. vessels from fishing in waters of other nations in violation of international fishery agreements.
Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization
S. 2268 (Ford)
Subcommittee hearing held April 27, 1990.
The bill reauthorizes the air traffic management system as well as the FAA's research programs in aviation safety and security.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Reauthorization
S. 673 (Bryan) S. Rept. 101-49 S. Cal. No. 121
Passed Senate August 3, 1989.
Awaiting action in House.
NASA Reauthorization
S. 2287 (Gore)
Referred to Committee March 9, 1990.
H.R. 4196 (Roe)
Approved by subcommittee on April 4, 1990.
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Bill/Issue
Action
Notes
Last Action
Next Action
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Reauthorization
S. 1191 (Hollings) S. Rept. 101-159 S. Cal. No. 286
Passed Senate October 26, 1989, by voice vote.
Waiting on the House.
H.R. 4329 (Roe) H. Rept. 101-481 (Parts I & II) H. Cal. No. U 334
Reported from Judiciary Committee on June 14, 1990.
Bill authorizes $350 million over two years. Also expands programs to improve commercial applications of new technologies.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Reauthorization
S. 1022 (Inouye) S. Rept. 101-215 S. Cal. No. 406
Reported out and placed on Calendar November 19, 1989.
H.R. 3265 (Markey) H . Rept. 101-316 H. Cal. No. U 199
Passed House October 30, 1989, by voice vote.
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Action
Notes
Last Action
Next Action
National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Reauthorization
S. 1839 (Inouye) S. Rept. No. 101-302 S. Cal. No. 565
Report filed May 22, 1990.
H.R. 3310 (Markey) H. Rept. 101-317 H. Cal. No. U 200
Passed House October 30, 1989, by voice vote.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Authorization
No Senate bill number yet.
Hearings held on June 12 and 14, 1990, concerning NOAA satellite, ocean and coastal programs.
H.R. 2427 (Scheurer) H. Rept. 101-216 H. Cal. No. U 136
Passed House September 6, 1989, (380-1). Referred to Senate Commerce Committee on September 7, 1989.
Children's TV
S. 1992 (Hollings) S. Rept. 101-227 (Minority views) S. Cal. No. 424
Reported out and placed on Calendar November 22, 1989.
Directs the FCC to initiate regulations limiting the amount of advertising permitted during children's television programming.
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Bill/Issue
Action
Notes
Last Action
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Children's TV (Continued)
H.R. 1677 (Bryant) H. Rept. 101-385 H. Cal. No. U 233
Ordered reported November 21, 1989.
Airline Concentration (Competition Enhancement)
S. 1741 (McCain)
Hearings completed.
Increases competition among commercial carriers at major airports.
Cable TV
S. 1880 (Danforth)
Ordered favorably reported, 18-1, with a Committee amendment June 7, 1990.
Bill allows rate regulation where competition in service area is absent; imposes "must carry" requirement for local broadcasters; prohibits arbitrary or anti-competitive channel shifting; prohibits program access discrimination; and directs the FCC to review horizontal concentration in.the cable industry.
No House bill number yet.
Subcommittee hearings on cable issues currently in progress.
Product Liability
S. 1400 (Kasten)
Bill ordered reported May 22, 1990, by a 13-7 vote, then referred to Judiciary Committee by unanimous consent for a period not to exceed 60 calendar days June 19, 1990.
Establishes standards for product liability actions.
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Action
Notes
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Product Liability (continued) -
H.R. 1636 (Ritter)
Pending before the subcommittee on Economic and Commercial law.
Would govern any product liability suit brought in State or Federal court for personal injury, property damage, or commercial loss, with specific uniform national standards.
Alternative Telephone Operator Services
S. 1643 (Dixon) S. 1660 (Breaux)
Subcommittee hearings held February 7, 1990.
Directs FCC to protect consumers from unfair practices.
H.R. 971 (Cooper)
Passed House by voice vote on September 25, 1989.
Bell Operating Companies
S. 1981 (Hollings)
Ordered reported May 22, 1990.
Permits Bell companies to conduct research, design, and manufacture telecommunications equipment.
H.R. 971 (Cooper) H. Rept. No. 101-213 H. Cal. No. U 135
Passed House on September 25, 1989.
Telecommunications Entry into Cable TV
Burns proposal (no Senate bill number yet).
Hearing and markup before July recess.
Permits telephone companies to provide information services, telephone services, and manufacture equipment. Hearing and markup promised by committee in exchange for Sen. Burns dropping bill as an amendment to the Cable TV bill.
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Action
Notes
Last Action
Next Action
AMTRAK Reauthorization
S. 2745 (Exon) H.R. 5075 (Luken)
A previous bill, H.R. 2364, was vetoed by the President on May 24, 1990; while House overrode the veto, the Senate failed, 64-36, on June 12, 1990, and Senator Mitchell's motion to reconsider was withdrawn June 14, 1990. Bill introduced on June 14, 1990, and referred to Commerce Committee.
Bill identical to H.R. 2364, barring ICC regulatory review provision. Absent any furthre regulatory mischief, President has indicated he will sign the bill.
Introduced June 19, 1990, but no Committee action taken; bill considered under suspension of the rules June 26, 1990
Recorded vote set for June 27, 1990.
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Bill/Issue
Action
Notes
Last Action
Next Action
Consumer Product Safety Commission
H.R. 4952 (Luken)
Ordered reported as amended June 19, 1990.
Bill increases Commission's authorization in FY 1991 20 percent over current funding, to $42 million.
Penny Stock Reform Act
H.R. 4497 (Markey- Renaldo)
Telecoms. and Finance completed markup on June 20, 1990.
Awaiting House Energy and Commerce Committee action.
Emerging Telecommunications Technologies
H.R. 2965 (Dingell)
Energy and Commerce ordered the bill reported on June 19, 1990.
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ENERGY/NATURAL RESOURCES -
Bill/Issue
Action
Notes
Last Action
Next Action
Tongass National Forest
H.R. 987 (Mrazek) S. Rept. 101-261 S. Cal. No. 497 H. Rept. 101-84 H. Cal. No. U 79
Senate amended and passed the bill, 99-0, on June 13, 1990. House returned bill to Senate June 16, 1990.
Puerto Rican Plebiscite *
S. 712 (Johnston) S. Rept. 101-120 S. Cal. No. 228
Reported out and placed on Calendar on September 6, 1989. Referred jointly to Finance and Agriculture Committees September 26, 1989. Finance Committee held hearing April 24, 1990.
Markup scheduled for June 26 in the Finance Committee.
Floor consideration uncertain, but Chairman still wants to move it. Majority Leader can order the bill discharged from Agriculture and Finance Committees at any time; bill is being considered by both Committees.
H.R. 4765 (De Lugo)
Field hearing slated for June 25, 1990, cancelled.
Hearing by Insular and International Affairs subcommittee of House Interior Committee scheduled for June 28, 1990.
Chairman De Lugo's illness cast doubt on future of issue this year. See Washington Post, June 24, 1990 (A24) for details on differences in Senate and House plans.
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Bill/Issue
Action
Notes
Last Action
Next Action
Oil Shale
S. 30 (Wirth) S. Rept. 101-259 S. Cal. No. 494
Reported out and placed on Calendar March 29, 1990.
Floor action possible any time. -
H.R. 2392 (Rahall) S. Rept. 101-260 S. Cal. No. 495 H. Rept. 101-65 H. Cal. No. U 3
Passed House June 1, 1989, (301-80); reported to Senate and placed on Calendar March 29, 1990.
Floor action possible any time.
Global Climate
S. 324 (Wirth)
Ordered reported May 16, 1990, with staff substitute, as amended.
Floor action by the Senate possible, but House has not yet moved a similar bill.
Requires the Department of Energy to develop a "least-cost national energy plan" to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. -
H.R. 3143 (AuCoin)
Pending in 10 Committees.
Establishes a national energy policy to reduce global warming. DOE and DOT oppose the bill.
H.R. 2984 (Roe)
Ordered reported May 17, 1990, by Foreign Affairs Committee.
Establishes an Office of Global Change within the White House. State Department supports the bill.
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Bill/Issue
Action
Notes
Last Action
Next Action
Superconducting Super Collider (SSC)
No Senate bill number yet.
Subcommittee hearing held April 24, 1990.
Administration seeking foreign partners to help defray cost. See Washington Post, June 6, 1990 (A4), for details.
H.R. 4380 (Roe) H. Rept. 101-448 H. Cal. No. U 275
Passed House May 2, 1990, 309-109. Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on May 4, 1990.
Provides $5 billion in Federal funding with $2.4 billion in outside funds.
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ENVIRONMENT/PUBLIC WORKS
Bill/Issue
Action
Notes
Last Action
Next Action
Clean Air
S. 1630 (Baucus) S. Rept. 101-228 S. Cal. No. 427
Final passage April 3, 1990. Senate conferees appointed June 6, 1990.
Conferees for House must be appointed.
Mammoth bill establishes emissions standards for carbon monoxide/ozone/volatile organic compounds/sulfur dioxide; establishes permitting program for certain stationary sources; mandates strict emissions standards on mobile sources; phases out production of hydrochlorofluorocarbons and chlorofluorocarbons.
H.R. 3030 (Dingell) H. Rept. 101-490
Bill passed House as amended on May 23, 1990, by a vote of 401-21. House then incorporated bill into S. 1630 as an amendment.
Bill is much tougher than the Senate version.
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Reauthorization
S. 1112 (Chafee)
Hearing held June 21, 1989.
Floor action doubtful this year. See Washington Post, June 18, 1990 (B7), for details of a possible cadmium ban that has artists hopping mad. -
S. 1113 (Baucus)
H.R. 3735 (Luken)
Subcommittee hearings completed.
Bill focuses on solid-waste reduction and recycling, with goal of reducing the volume of waste piling up in landfills and at reducing toxicity.
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Reauthorization
S. 946 (Breaux)
Hearing held July 19, 1989.
NRC Reorganization bill.
H.R. 1549 (Udall) H. Rept. 101-56 H. Cal. No. U 94
Ordered reported April 26, 1989. Rule passed House November 16, 1989.
Awaiting floor action.
Oil Spill Liability
H.R. 1465 (Jones-NC) H. Rept. 101-242 H. Cal. No. U 158
In conference. Additional conferees appointed April 27, 1990.
Imposes liability on parties responsible for pollution, and requires producers and vessels to uphold financial levels equal to liability limits.
Indoor Air Quality
S. 657 (Mitchell) S. Rept. No. 101-304 S. Cal. No. 566
Ordered reported from full Committee April 24, 1990.
Floor action possible anytime.
Authorizes $48.5 million through 1994 to reduce air pollution in public buildings, homes, schools, and the workplace.
H.R. 1530 (Kennedy)
Forwarded by subcommittee to full Committee March 8, 1990.
Markup June 27, 1990.
Establishes a national indoor air quality program, including research, Federal Building Standards, and the creation of the Office of Indoor Air Quality within the EPA.
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Ground Water Protection
S. 203 (Burdick)
Ordered reported June 12, 1990.
Word is that ground water may end up as part of the Farm Bill in both Houses.
H.R. 2734 (Scheuer)
Ordered reported February 21, 1990.
Establishes a comprehensive program of environmental research, development, and demonstration relating to contamination and depletion of ground water. .
Coastal Pollution
S. 1178 (Mitchell)
Ordered reported June 12, 1990.
Designates estuaries and coastal waterbodies eligible for water quality protection programs, and sets standards for disposal of contaminated dredge material.
S. 1179 (Lautenberg)
Hearing held July 25, 1989.
Directs EPA Administrator to designate marine areas in need of protection, and revises penalties for ocean dumping violations.
H.R. 4030 (Jones-NC)
Ordered reported April 18, 1990.
Awaiting floor action.
Improves management of coastal zones and enhances environmental protection of coastal zone resources.
Waste Prevention
S. 585 (Lautenburg)
Referred to Committee March 15, 1989.
Requires EPA Administrator to implement a source reduction strategy to promote pollution prevention, and establishes the National Pollution Prevention Award.
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Waste Prevention (continued)
H.R. 2676 (Schneider) H.R. 3693 (Wolpe)
Referred to subcommittee on Natural Resources, Agricultural Research and Environment on June 19, 1989.
Establishes with EPA a program to assist State and local governments in solid waste disposal.
Markup by Science subcommittee on Natural Resources, Agricultural Research and Environment on May 17, 1990, and forwarded to Full Committee.
Authorizes $125 million for fiscal years 1990-1994 to fund grants for research and testing of new pollution control practices and technologies.
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Reauthorization
S. 1089 (Lautenberg)
Ordered reported from full Committee April 24, 1990.
Possible candidate for floor action.
Authorizes appropriations for the Office of Environmental Quality for FYs 1989 to 1993.
Water Resource Development
S. 2740 (Burdick)
Ordered reported by full Committee on May 22, 1990.
Possible candidate for floor action soon.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out various water resource programs. Reported in lieu of S. 2183, introduced by Sen. Moynihan on February 27, 1990.
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Federal Facilities Compliance
S. 1140 (Mitchell)
Markup scheduled for June 12, 1990, postponed.
Provides that Federal facilities meet Federal and State environmental laws.
H.R. 1056 (Eckart) H. Rept. No. 101-141 H. Cal. No. U 96
Passed the House July 19, 1989. Referred to Senate Environment Committee on July 20, 1989.
Authorizes EPA Administrator to enforce penalties for illegal waste disposal.
Federal Nuclear Facilities Act
S. 1462 (Adams)
Introduced August 1, 1989. Hearing held May 17, 1990.
Establishes a Federal Nuclear Facilities Environmental Response Fund.
H. R. 3065 (Dicks)
Pending before four House Committees.
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Miscellaneous Tariffs/Caribbean Basin Initiative
H.R. 1594 (Gibbons) S. Rept. 101-252 S. Cal. No. 486 H. Rept. 101-99 H. Cal. No. U 64.
Conference began on May 17, 1990.
Conference continuing.
H.R. 1594 is this year's Mini Trade Bill. The bill revises and extends CBI; contains miscellaneous tariffs; and reauthorizes the U.S. Customs Service, the U.S. International Trade Commission, and the U.S. Trade Representative's Office. Also contains technical changes to Jackson-Vanik and a ban on the export of unprocessed timber from Federal- and state-owned lands. -
Puerto Rican Plebiscite
S. 712 (Johnston) S. Rept. 101-120 S. Cal. No. 228
Reported out of Energy Committee September 6, 1989. Referred jointly to Agriculture and Finance Committees September 26, 1989. Hearing held April 26, 1990, on the economic impact of Puerto Rican statehood.
Markup slated for June 26, 1990.
On April 4, 1990, CBO released its study on the economic consequences of statehood. See Energy/Natural Resources.
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IRAs, Capital Gains Legislation, and Family Savings ¥
S. 1682 (Bentsen) IRAS S. 1771 (Packwood- Roth) Capital Gains and IRAS
All four bills are before the Committee.
Word is there will be no action on the subject until after passage of the Budget Resolution.
A proposal dealing with capital gains, IRAs, and family savings could be ready before the August recess, but will probably end up as part of reconciliation late in the session. However, the budget summiteers might incorporate some or all of these proposals into any agreement. .
S. 2071 (Packwood- Roth-Dole) Capital Gains and Family Savings
S. 2774 (Kasten) Capital Gains
H.R. 3972 (Archer)
Referred to Ways and Means Committee.
Reconciliation
No bill numbers yet.
Late in session.
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Textile Imports Restrictions
S. 2411 (Hollings) H.R. 4328 (Rosten- kowski)
Incorporated into H.R. 4328 and ordered reported without recommendation June 21, 1990. Passed House on March 27, 1990, 424-0.
Bill limits import growth of textiles and clothing to one percent a year, using 1989 as a base, and freezes imports on non-rubber footwear 1989 levels. President opposes the bill. Bill authorized appropriations for the U.S. International Trade Commission, U.S. Customs Service, Office of Trade Representative, and makes changes to the seizure and forfeiture of property and the granting of non-discriminatory treatment to nonmarket economy countries. Many of these issues were addressed in the Senate amendments to H.R. 1594, the Miscellaneous Tariffs/Caribbean Basin Initiative bill.
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FOREIGN RELATIONS
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Support for East European Democracy Act (SEED II)
S. 2040 (Pell)
Referred to Committee on January 30, 1990.
On indefinite hold.
Extends SEED programs to Eastern Europe, and subject to conditions, the Soviet Union.
S. 2094 (Dole; Administration alternative to S. 2040)
Referred to Foreign Relations Committee on February 7, 1990.
Markup will probably be as part of SEED Il bill. Promotes democracy and free market systems in Eastern Europe and Yugoslavia.
H. R. 4410 (Leach)
Referred to House Banking and Foreign Affairs Committees on March 28, 1990.
Extends debt reduction and stabilization assistance to Eastern European countries meeting specified criteria. Parts of H.R. 4410 have been incorporated in H.R. 4610.
International Bank for Reconstruction
S. 2320 (Kasten)
Hearing held March 22, 1990.
S. 2320 establishes the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for loans to Eastern European countries, as an alternative to U.S. partcipation in the proposed European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Will probably end up as part of SEED Il bill.
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FY 91 State Department Authorization
S. 2296 (Pell)
Hearing held May 23, 1990. Ordered reported June 7, 1990.
Includes provisions for U.N. arrearages and completion of Moscow Embassy.
H.R. 4610 (Fascell) H. Rept. 101-472 H. Cal. No. U 292
Sequentially referred to House Agriculture and Merchant Marine Committees on May 2, 1990; both bills discharged May 7, 1990.
Includes SEED II, House-passed Foreign Aid bill (H.R. 2655), and fiscal year 1991 State Department Authorization.
Supplemental Authorization for Aid to Panama and Nicaragua
S. 2364 (Pell)
Passed Senate April 5, 1990; passed House May 24, 1990. House conferees appointed.
Appropriations enacted on May 25, 1990, as P.L. 101-302. Further action on authorization is questionable.
Proliferation of Missile Technology
S. 1227 (Bingaman)
Hearing held on October 31, 1989.
Committee action possible soon; floor amendment also possible.
Requires the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense to deny government contracts to any foreign firms or State entities that have transferred missile equipment and/or technology in violation of Missile Technology Control guidelines.
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South Africa Sanctions
S. Con. Res. 94 (Simon)
Referred to Committee on February 22, 1990.
No action likely this year.
Commends President de Klerk for Nelson Mandela's release and urges him to dismantle apartheid.
H. Con. Res. 270 (Conyers)
Referred to three Foreign Affairs subcommittees March 5, 1990.
Economic sanctions should not be lifted until a democracy is established.
Chemical and Biological Weapons Control Act of 1989
H.R. 3033 (Fascell) H. Rept. 101-334 S. Cal. No. 382
Passed the House by voice on November 15, 1989. Passed Senate, 92-0, on May 17, 1990, as amended, by S. 195. Senate appointed conferees on May 17, 1990.
Will go to conference soon.
Requires sanctions against any foreign country which uses chemical or biological weapons in violation of international law or against its own citizens.
Montreal Protocols
Ordered reported June 21, 1990.
Places caps on international aviation liability; creates a compensation fund through surcharges on international air tickets; and allows victims to collect regardless of fault. -
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D.C. Metrorail Reauthorization
S. 612 (Sarbanes)
Ordered reported March 8, 1990.
Negotiations on local/Federal split to continue; bill calls for local matching share of 25 percent of $2.16 billion authorized in FY 1991.
H.R. 1463 (Dellums) H. Rept. 101-430 H. Cal. No. U 265
Passed House March 28, 1990. Received in Senate on May 29, 1990, and referred to Governmental Affairs Committee.
House version calls for local match of 33 percent of $2.025 billion authorized in FY 1991.
EPA/Cabinet-level Status
S. 2006 (Glenn) S. Rept. 101-262 S. Cal. No. 501
Reported out and placed on Calendar April 2, 1990.
Likely to be a sequential referral to the Environment Committee, with hearings to begin this month. Floor action possible soon.
Some discussions under way to limit scope of the bill to provisions necessary for elevation only. This move is supported on a bipartisan basis by Committees on Environment, Energy, and Commerce.
H.R. 3847 (Conyers) H. Rept. 101-428 H. Cal. No. U 264
House passed March 28, 1990. Received in the Senate April 2, 1990, and referred to Governmental Affairs Committee.
President has threatened to veto H.R. 3847, citing unconstitutionality of separate statisitics department which would report solely to Congress. For details, see Roll Call, May 19, 1990 (5).
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Paper Work Reduction Act
S. 1742 (Bingaman)
Hearing held March 29, 1990. Ordered reported with amendments June 7, 1990, by a vote of 13-1.
President opposes bill's disclosure provisions on regulatory review (Sec. 112). Negotiations are
continuing with White House to seek
a compromise short of statutory
language. Also expect small business amendments on the floor.
H.R. 3695 (Conyers)
Ordered to be reported in House March 13, 1990.
House reportedly will not act on their bill due to differences with OMB on regulatory review provisions.
Commerce Department Reorganization
S. 1978 (Glenn)
Committee hearing held June 12, 1990.
Hearing planned June 27, 1990.
Reorganizes the Commerce Department into an Industry and Technology Department.
H.R. 3833 (Levine)
Various subcommittee hearings held.
Jointly referred to seven committees.
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S. 2547 (Roth, by request)
Markup scheduled for June 19, 1990, postponed; no new date set.
See Washington Post, May 3, 1990, (A23) for details. Majority, minority, and OPM discussions continue in an effort to produce a compromise.
H.R. 3979 (Ackerman)
Hearing held April 4, 1990.
Post Office and Civil Service Committee and subcommittee on Compensation may hold additional hearings.
H.R. 4716 (Myers) (Admin. proposal)
Hearing held on May 17, 1990.
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Congressional Fair Employment Practices Act
S. 1165 (Glenn)
Hearing September 14, 1989. May 1 markup has been indefinitely postponed.
If reported from Government Affairs, S. 1165 will be sequentially referred to the Committee on Rules.
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Crime Package
S. 1970 (Biden) S. Cal. No. 422 Contains provisions of S. 747 (assault weapons) and S. 32 (capital punishment)
Floor consideration kicked off May 21, 1990; Senate toughened habeas corpus provisions and deleted Kennedy racial justice language May 24, 1990. Two cloture votes on the bill failed on June 5 and 7,1990.
Could resume action at any time.
Per a unanimous consent agreement reached June 14, 1990, both sides will be limited to 15 first-degree amendments; however, no agreement has been reached on how many second-degree amendments will be allowed. Also, the Department of Justice reorganization and exclusionary rule titles will be stricken from the bill. Completion of the bill might occur prior to the July 4 recess.
S. 1971 (Thurmond) Cal. No. 423.
Ordered placed on Calendar November 22, 1989.
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Crime Package (continued)
S. 1972 (Biden)
Drug funding, reorganization of Justice Department, ban on assault weapons.
H.R. 2709 (Michel)
Subcommittee on Crime hearing held on May 23, 1990.
Markup of staff draft of omnibus crime bill slated for June 26 & 27, 1990.
- Same as S. 1225, the President's proposal introduced by Thurmond in the Senate. Covers firearms, death penalty, exclusionary rule reform, and habeas corpus reform.
H.R. 3119 (McCollum)
Death penalty, exclusionary rule reform, and habeas corpus reform.
H.R. 3918 (Smith-OR)
Same as Thurmond bill, S. 1971.
RICO Reform
S. 438 (DeConcini) S. Rept. 101-269 (Additional and Minority views) S. Cal. No. 517
Reported out of Committee April 24, 1990.
Ready for floor action any time after Crime Bill.
Expands definition of "racketeering activity" to include minor prostitution, computer fraud, terrorist acts abroad; modifies RICO civil remedies to require U.S. District Courts to find preponderate proof before restraining violations; modifies RICO penalty provisions; and permits international process-serving.
H.R. 5111 (Hughes)
Introduced and referred to House Judiciary Commitee June 21, 1990.
Markup in Crime subcommittee will occur June 26 or 27, 1990.
Bill directs federal judges to dismiss RICO suits at an early stage unless they meet certain guidelines.
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Resale Price Maintenance
S. 865 (Metzenbaum) S. Rept. 101-251 S. Cal. No. 481
Reported out on a close 7-6 vote and placed on Calendar March 8, 1990.
Additional and minority views filed (S. Rept. 101-251). Bill amends Sherman Act to set forth expanded evidentiary standards for price-fixing; overturns two recent Supreme Court decisions relating to price-fixing.
H.R. 1236 (Brooks) H. Rept. 101-438 H. Cal. No. U 270
Passed House April 18, 1990. Received in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary
Bill establishes certain evidentiary standards for Federal civil antitrust claims based on resale price-fixing under the Sherman Antitrust Act.
S. Cal. No.
Committee April 19, 1990. Judiciary Committee discharged by unanimous consent May 17, 1990, and bill placed on Calendar.
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Antitrust Procedures Amendments
S. 995 (Metzenbaum) S. Rept. No. 101-287 S. Cal. No. 544
Ordered to be reported by unanimous consent March 22, 1990.
Amends Sherman and Clayton Acts to increase penalties for civil and criminal violations, extends waiting periods for cash tender acquisitions, and establishes new fees and procedures for filing of premerger notifications.
H.R. 29 (Fish) H. Rept. No. 101-438 H. Cal. No. U 297
Passed House under suspension on May 17, 1990.
Amends Clayton Act to prohibit any person from serving as director of 2 corporations if each (currently any) has capital, surplus, and undivided profits of more than $10 million (currently $1 million), with narrow exceptions.
H.R. 3325 (Smith-FL)
Referred to Committee on Public Works and Transportation on September 21, 1989.
Pending before Aviation subcommittee, October 5, 1989.
Amends Clayton Act to prohibit cities operating airports receiving Federal funds or issuing tax-exempt bonds from imposing discriminatory fees on non-tenant, non-commercial users of airport; gives passengers right to know of ground transportation and company vehicles at the airport.
H.R. 3341 (Brooks) S. Cal. No. 490 H. Rept. 101-287 H. Cal. No. U 183 S. Cal. No. 490
Passed House October 17, 1989. Ordered reported by Senate Committee on Judiciary without report March 22, 1990.
Increases criminal penalties for antitrust violations from $1 million to $10 million for corporations and from $100,000 to $350,000 for individuals.
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Legal Immigration Reform
S. 358 (Kennedy) S. Rept. 101-55 S. Cal. No. 130
Passed the Senate on July 13, 1989.
Even odds that conference will be held this year, probably late in session.
THE immigration reform bill this session.
H.R. 4300 (Morrison-CT)
Reported out of subcommittee April 18, 1990 by vote of 6-4.
Deportation of Nicaraguan and El Salvadoran Aliens
S. 458 (DeConcini) S. Rept. 101-241 (Minority views) S. Cal. No. 439
Reported out and placed on Calendar February 1, 1990.
Eligible for floor action.
Allows El Salvadoran and Nicaraguan aliens in U.S. prior to January 7, 1989, to stay in U.S. pending completion of Comptroller General investigation regarding conditions in El Salvador and Nicaragua.
H.R. 45 (Moakley) H. Rept. 101-244 H. Cal. No. U 190
Passed House October 25, 1989; pending before Senate subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Affairs, November 3, 1989.
Markup is unlikely.
In addition to S. 458, allows People's Republic of China nationals stays from deportation.
Immigration Exclusion System Reform
S. 953 (Simpson)
Referred to subcommittee on Immigration May 17, 1989.
Drug addicts/felony convicts, communicable disease carriers, dangerous mental/physical disorders, alien smugglers, prostitutes, skilled laborers, illiterates, and a whole host of other persons would be excluded.
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Line-Item Veto Constitutional Amendments
S. J. Res. 14 (Thurmond)
Reported out of Committee April 26, 1990, by an 8-6 vote.
Requires a two-thirds vote to override a veto.
S. J. Res. 23 (Dixon)
Requires only a simple majority to override a veto. .
H. J. Res. 313 (Lewis-CA)
Referred to subcommittee on Economics and Commercial Law, June 28, 1989.
Requires a simple majority for veto override.
H. J. Res. 422 (Poshard)
Referred to subcommittee on Economics and Commercial Law, November 8, 1989.
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Balanced Budget Amendment
S.J. Res. 183 (Simon)
Ordered reported June 14, 1990.
Requires President to submit balanced budget, and prevents Congress from approving budgets when outlays exceed revenues.
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Flag Protection Amendment
S.J. Res. 332 (Dole) S. Cal. No. 601
Reading objected to twice, on May 25 and June 11, 1990, and so resolution placed on the Senate Calendar. Judiciary Committee hearing on issue held June 21, 1990.
Votes on resolution and four amendments to resolution will occur June 26, 1990.
Grants Congress and the States power to prohibit physical desecration of the flag. First-degree amendments in order to resolution: 1) Bumpers: statutory flag protection; 2) Helms: removing Court's jurisdiction to this issue; 3) Thurmond: Constitutional amendment prohibiting flag desecration; 4) Biden: Constitutional amendment prohibiting flag desecration. U.C. agreements reached June 14 and 19, 1990, provides for 10 hours of debate on resolution, 40 minutes on each amendment (with votes following), and 20 minutes to each Leader upon conclusion of debate.
H. J. Res. 350 (Michel)
Resolution fell 34 votes short of necessary 2/3 vote on June 21, 1990, 254-177.
Identical to S. J. Res. 332.
Pocket Veto
H. R. 849 (Derrick) H. Rept. 101-417 (Part I)
Reported from the Rules Committee March 12, 1990. Ordered reported by House Judiciary Committee on May 22, 1990.
Would provide that, other than sine die adjournment to end a Congress, no adjournment by either body would prevent the return of a bill by the President.
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Court-Ordered Taxation
S. J. Res. 295 (Danforth)
Introduced April 20, 1990. Courts and Constitutionality subcommittee hearing held June 19, 1990.
Proposes a constitutional amendment preventing courts from ordering States and localities to impose or increase taxes. Resolutions are in response to recent Supreme Court ruling in Missouri v. Jenkins that upheld a district judge's order forcing the municipal government of Kansas
H. J. Res. 560 (Coleman- MO)
Introduced May 2, 1990. Referred to the House Judiciary subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Administration of Justice, May 11, 1990.
City to raise property taxes to help finance a school-desegregation plan. .
H. J. Res. 564 (Shaw)
Introduced May 7, 1990, and referred to the House Judiciary subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Prop., and the Administration of Justice, May 11, 1990.
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Vocational Education
H.R. 7 (Hawkins) S. Cal. No. 502 H. Rept. 101-41 H. Cal. No. U 26
Passed House, May 9, 1989. Passed Senate April 5, 1990, as
In conference.
Extends the Perkins Act through FY 1995.
amended by S. 1109. Senate conferees appointed April 5, 1990. House appointed conferees on May 9, 1990.
Title X Revision and Extension (Family Planning Programs)
S. 110 (Kennedy) S. Rept. 101-95 (Minority views) S. Cal. No. 182
Reported out and placed on Calendar July 31, 1989.
Will come before the Senate after the July 4 recess.
Authorizes appropriations for family planning services, contraceptive development and evaluation, information and education projects.
Title III (Public Health Service Extension)
S. 586 (Kennedy) S. Cal. No. 31
Placed directly on Calendar March 15, 1989.
Extends termination date authorizing grants to States for obtaining AIDS drugs.
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Adolescent Family Life Demonstration Projects Reauthorization
S. 120 (Kennedy) S. Rept. 101-103 (Minority views) S. Cal. No. 203
Reported out and placed on Calendar August 3, 1989.
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Civil Rights
S. 2104 (Kennedy) S. Rept. 101-315
Majority Leader moved to proceed to bill June 22; Minority Leader objected.
Bill wil be one of the first items of business after the July 4th recess.
Overhauls employment discrimination provisions of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Both the Senate bill and the House bill are on a fast track. The Administration's version has been introduced in the House (H.R. 4081). See Washington Post, June 15, 1990 (A4), for outlines of possible negotiating framework between the White House and Senator Kennedy. Civil Rights groups are pressuring the Democrats to begin action on the bill during Nelson Mandela's visit.
H.R. 4000 (Hawkins)
Ordered to be reported by the Education and Labor Committees (23-10) on May 8, 1990.
No Judiciary committee markup scheduled at press time.
Job Training Partnership Act Amendments
S. 543 (Simon) S. Rept. 101-129 S. Cal. No. 239
Reported out and placed on Calendar September 14, 1989.
Floor action could occur any time.
There is bipartisan agreement and Administration support for a substitute that has been worked out. Parts of S. 1300 were incorporated into this measure.
H.R. 2039 (Hawkins)
June 21, 1990 hearing postponed.
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Age Discrimination In Employment Act (ADEA)
S. 1511 (Metzenbaum) S. Rept. No. 101-263 S. Cal. No. 504
Reported out and placed on Calendar April 5, 1990.
Administration promises to veto both versions as reported.
H.R. 3200 (Roybal)
Ordered to be reported April 4, 1990.
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Tobacco Product Education and Health Protection Act
S. 1883 (Kennedy)
Ordered to be reported May 16, 1990.
Authorizes $110 million to establish an office within CDC to regulate tobacco. Imposes penalties for adulteration and misbranding of tobacco products. Repeals Federal preemption of State regulation of local tobacco advertising. (See CQ Weekly, May 19, 1990, pp. 1542-1548.)
Drug Treatment Programs (Waiting list reduction)
S. 2461 (Kennedy)
Ordered to be reported May 16, 1990.
Reauthorizes appropriations to improve the drug treatment waiting period reduction grant program under the Public Health Service Act.
Asset Reversion: Employee Pension Protection Act
S. 685 (Metzenbaum) S. Rept. No. 101-294 S. Cal. No. 533
Report filed May 16, 1990.
Could see action anytime but may be offered as an amendment, probably to reconciliation.
Administration strongly opposes S. 685.
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AIDS Legislation
S. 2240 (Kennedy) S. Rept. No. 101-273 S. Cal. No. 523
Passed Senate 95-4, May 16, 1990. House passed S. 2240 with the text of H.R. 4785 incorporated in it, 408-14, on June 13, 1990. House appointed conferees June 14; Senate June 18.
In confereence.
Provides emergency grants to 13 cities most affected by AIDS, and establishes a block grant for community-based services, including home health care. There is also a set-aside for pediatric AIDS.
H.R. 4785 (Waxman) H. Rept. 101-511 H.Cal. No. U 308
Provides grants to States and local governments for testing and counseling; for prison testing programs and funds for cities with a high incidence of AIDS.
Math/Science Education
No Senate bill number yet. (Kennedy)
Committee hearing held April 19, 1990.
Likely candidate for floor action this session; will provide education vehicle.
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Americans with Disabilities Act
S. 933 (Harkin) S. Rept. 101-116 S. Cal. No. 216
Passed Senate September 7, 1989. Senate appointed Conferees on June 6, 1990, and instructed them to accept House food-handlers amendment. Passed House 403-20 on May 22, 1990, and incorporated it into S. 933 as an amendment. House conferees appointed May 24; Senate appointed conferees June 6, 1990.
Conference report is expected on the House floor the week of June 25, 1990.
Would extend to the disabled those rights already guaranteed to women and racial, religious, and ethnic minorities under the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
H.R. 2273 (Coelho) H. Rept. No. 101-485 H. Cal. No. U 229
Bill would ensure that disabled people are not discriminated against in the job market and have access to public transportation and other facilities.
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Child Care (ABC bill)
S. 5 (Dodd) S. Rept. 101-17 S. Cal. No. 43
Passed Senate June 23, 1989. Passed House March 29, 1990. Passed the Senate with language of S. 5 on April 24, 1990, by voice vote, and Senate conferees appointed. On May 9, 1990, the House appointed and instructed conferees to reject Senate ABC provisions. Conferees met June 7 and June 14, 1990.
Two subconferences -- one consisting of members of the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees, and the other of members of the House Education and Labor and Senate Labor Committees -- are negotiating. Senate proposal calls for $1.75 billion for a new program of grants to States for child care services, but the House conferees were instructed to reject this by a vote of 411-0. The Senate position is to avoid both an earmark of Title XX and an entitlement. Reportedly, at June 7 conference House members accepted Senate Section 89 language.
H.R. 3 (Hawkins) S. Cal. No. 500 H. Rept. 101-190 H. Cal. No. U 152
Parental Leave
S. 345 (Dodd) S. Rept. 101- 77 S. Cal. No. 154
House approved the bill, 237-187, on May 10, 1990. Senate passed the House version unamended by voice vote on June 14, 1990.
Likely, President will veto.
Requires employers to give workers 10 weeks of parental leave in a 24-month period; 13 weeks of medical leave in a 12-month period for severe medical problems and for the care of newborns and seriously ill children, spouses and parents. Federal, State and local governments and companies with at least 50 employees would be bound by the law.
H.R. 770 (Clay) H. Rept. 101-28 H. Cal. No. U 27
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Bill/Issue
Action
U Notes
Last Action
Next Action
Head Start Reauthorization
S. 2229 (Dodd)
Introduced March 1, 1990, and referred to Senate Labor Committee.
Markup scheduled on June 20, 1990, by subcommittee on Children, Family, Drugs and Alcoholism.
H.R. 4151 (Kildee) H. Rept. No. 101-480 H. Cal. No. U 294
Passed the House, 404-14, on May 16, 1990. Received in the Senate May 22, 1990.
Authorizes $2.4 billion for the Head Start program in FY 1990.
Whistleblowers
S. 436 (Metzenbaum)
Ordered reported April 25, 1990.
Administration opposes.
H.R. 3368 (Ford-MI)
Hearing scheduled for June 28, 1990.
Strengthens protections available to employees against reprisals for disclosing information to protect the public health and safety.
Nutritional Labeling
S. 1425 (Metzenbaum)
Ordered to be reported April 25, 1990.
H.R. 3562 (Waxman) H. Rept. 101-538 H. Cal. No. U 331
Ordered to be reported, as amended, on May 16, 1990. Ordered reported by Energy and Commerce Committee June 13, 1990.
Amends Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require nutritional labels to include the serving size, number of servings per container, number of calories per serving from total and saturated fat, amount of total, un- and saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, total and complete carbohydrates, sugars, total protein, and dietary fiber.
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Bill/Issue
Action
Notes
Last Action
Next Action
NEA Reauthorization
S. 2724 (Pell)
Education subcommittee reported to the Full Committee on June 13, 1990.
Full Committee markup scheduled for June 27, 1990.
See Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report, June 23, 1990, p. 1968, for more information.
H.R. 4825 (Williams)
Hearing held June 6, 1990. Ordered reported June 19, 1990.
Pesticide Regulation
S. 722 (Kennedy)
Hearing held November 1, 1989.
Markup scheduled for June 27, 1990.
Amends Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to regulate pesticide residues in food.
Foreign Flagships
H.R. 3283 (Clay)
Hearing held June 20, 1990.
Davis-Bacon Act Amendments
H.R. 2901 (Murphy)
Subcommittee markup held June 21, 1990.
Bill raises minimum size of Federal contracts for prevailing wage standards from $2,000 to $50,000.
Student Right to Know and Campus Crime BII
S. 580 (Bradley) S. Rept. 101-209 S. Cal. No. 392 H. Rept. 101-518 H. Cal. No. U 315
House passed H.R. 1454 June 5, 1990 by voice vote; text incorporated into S. 580.
Includes required disclosure to the DOE of graduation rates especially and, with respect to athletics, campus athletic revenue, community expenditure and campus crime and security statistics. -
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RULES/ADMINISTRATION
Bill/Issue
Action
Notes
Last Action
Next Action
Campaign Finance Reform
S. 137 (Boren-Mitchell- Byrd) S. Rept. 101-253 (Minority views) S. Cal. No. 485
Bipartisan team of eight Senators began negotiations the week of May 21, 1990.
Negotiations on-going.
The Republican proposal was released May 1; the Democrats released their latest proposal May 3, 1990. See Washington Post, May 2, 1990 (A8), and May 4, 1990 (A8), for details. House Republicans recently introduced 10 bills on campaign finance reform; see Roll Call, June 18, 1990 (A 3), for details. Also see Roll Call, June 25, 1990 (A1).
National Voter Registration ("Motor Voter Bill")
S. 874 (Ford) S. Rept. 101-140 (Minority views) S. Cal. No. 260
Reported out and placed on Calendar September 26, 1989, on a 100 percent partisan vote.
Would allow voter registration to occur when citizens apply for drivers' licenses. Leadership has not yet decided on a date for consideration of either bill.
H.R. 2190 (Foley) S. Cal. No. 443 H. Rept. No. 101-243 H. Cal. No. U 154
Passed House February 6, 1990 (289-132). Placed on Senate Calendar February 8, 1990.
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Bill/Issue
Action
- Notes
Last Action
Next Action
Single Poll Closing Time
S. 136 (Adams/Riegle) S. Rept. 101-42 (Minority views) S. Cal. No. 80
Reported out May 31, 1989.
Floor action possible.
Establishes 10:00pm, Eastern Standard Time, as the poll closing time for Presidential elections.
H.R. 18 (Swift) H. Rept. 101-15
Passed House April 5, 1989, and referred to Senate Committee on Rules and Administration.
Establishes 9:00pm, Eastern Standard Time, as the poll closing time for Presidential elections, and extends Pacific Daylight Savings Time to the first Sunday after the election in Presidental campaign years.
Five Regional Presidential Primaries
S. 377 (Dixon) S. Rept. 101-43 S. Cal. No. 81
Reported out June 1, 1989.
Floor action possible.
H.R. 1116 (Andrews)
Referred to subcommittee on Elections, March 2, 1989.
No hearings scheduled.
Senate Mail
No Senate bill number yet.
Ordered reported June 13, 1990.
Allocates funds to cover one statewide mailing for each Member, and augments those states with only one Congressional district with a second statewide mailing. Total FY 91 Senate mailing cost: $35.5 million.
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Bill/Issue
Action
. Notes
Last Action
Next Action
FEC Authorization
No Senate bill number yet.
Ordered reported June 13, 1990.
Authorizes FY 91 FEC funding. The FEC is requesting $17,150,000 -- an amount that has been agreed upon by both the agency and the OMB.
Research Earmarking Prohibition
S. Res. 206 (Danforth)
Introduced November 9, 1990. Hearing held June 21, 1990; see Roll Call, June 25, 1990, page 7, for details on stiff opposition to bill.
Provides that Senate presiding officer shall sustain a point of order made by any Senator against material that designates a particular university, institution, or consortium as the recipient of research funds or otherwise award funds without competition.
Library of Congress/Senior Executive Service
S. 2472 (Pell)
Ordered reported June 13, 1990.
Authorizes the LoC to establish and promulgate regulations for a Senior Executive Service.
Smithsonian Institution/Senior Executive Service
S. 2539 (Garn and Moynihan)
Ordered reported June 13, 1990.
Authorizes the Institution to establish and promulgate regulations for a Senior Executive Service.
Frank, Recording Studio, and Unopposed Members
No Senate resolution number yet.
Hearing held June 13, 1990.
Amends Rule 40 to make clear that Members whose elections are uncontested may use the frank for mass mail and the Recording Studio during the 60-day moratorium. The 60-day moratorium prior to the general election on mass mailings would still apply to all Senators.
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.SMALL BUSINESS
Bill/Issue
Action
Notes
Last Action
Next Action
SBA Reauthorization
No Senate bill number yet.
Hearing held April 4, 1990.
Floor action probable this summer.
Technology Transfer legislation may also end up as part of SBA Reauthorization bill.
No House bill number yet.
Hearing held June 14, 1990.
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Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Programs
S. 1737 (Boschwitz)
Referred to Committee October 11, 1989.
Hearing probably this month.
Current authorization good through FY 1991, but reauthorization is still
a possibility by end of session.
Would authorize SBDC through FY
1995. Word is SBDC may end up as part of SBA reauthorization.
VETERANS
Bill/Issue
Action
Notes
Last Action
Next Action
Veterans' Health Care Programs Amendments
Vehicle for consideration uncertain.
Informal conference on provisions of H.R. 901 and S. 13, the Veterans Benefits and Health Care Act, was not completed before 1989 adjournment. The majority of H.R. 901's provisions were not signed into law. Staff discussions on the health provisions of the Act are ongoing.
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Bill/Issue
Action
Notes
Last Action
Next Action
Veterans' Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act
S. 2100 (Cranston)
Referred to Committee February 7, 1990. Hearing held June 14, 1990.
Markup scheduled June 28, 1990.
Increases disability compensation for certain veterans; extends veterans' health care, housing, and insurance programs.
H.R. 4418 (Applegate)
Hearing held April 19, 1990.
Markup postponed indefinitely.
Radiation Exposed Veterans
S. 2556 (Cranston)
Hearing held May 18, 1990.
Markup scheduled for June 28, 1990.
Would require presumptive compensation for additional diseases, eliminate existing limitations, and require compensation for additional classes of veterans who may have been exposed.
H.R. 2372 (Owen-UT) H. Rept. 101-463 H. Cal. No. U 282 S. Cal. 588
Passed House by voice vote on June 5, 1990. Placed directly on the Senate Calendar by Majority Leader.
Establishes Atmospheric Nuclear Testing Compensation Trust Fund for claims for injuries and death due to exposure to radiation from nuclear testing and uranium mining. (Judiciary Committee has jurisdiction in the House.)
VA Health Professionals Compensation
S. 2701 (Cranston)
Hearing held June 14, 1990.
Markup scheduled for June 28, 1990.
Revises pay for VA physicians and dentists.
H.R. 4557 (Montgomery) H. Rept. 101-466 H. Cal. No. U 284
Passed House by voice vote May 1, 1990. Received in Senate on May 4, 1990, and referred to Veterans' Affairs Committee. Hearing held June 14, 1990.
Certain provisions to be marked up as part of S. 2100 at June 28 executive meeting.
Includes provisions of H.R. 1199 (Nurse Pay Act). Provides special pay for VA physicians and dentists. OMB objects to bill's provision that exempts Veterans' Health Services and Research Administration from Gramm-Rudman sequestration. -
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Action
Notes
Last Action
Next Action
Veterans' Readjustment Act
S. 2338 (Cranston) S. Cal. No. 491
Placed directly on the calendar March 26, 1990.
Extends eligibility period for veterans' readjustment appointments for Vietnam era vets.
H.R. 3053 (Bennett)
Ordered reported by House Veterans' Affairs Committee, May 17, 1990.
Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans' Affairs to issue rehabilitation certificates to individuals who received dishonorable or general discharges if they have proven that their conduct has been exemplary for at least three years.
H.R. 4087 (Penny)
Ordered reported on May 17, 1990.
Amends Title 38, U.S. Code, with respect to employment and training programs.
H.R. 4088 (Penny)
Passed House June 12, 1990, by voice vote.
Amends Title 38, U.S. Code, with respect to veterans recruitment appointments.
H.R. 4089 (Penny)
Amends Title 38, U.S. Code with respect to education and vocational counseling for veterans.
Veterans' Education Benefits for Flight Training
S. 2537 (Cranston)
Hearing held May 11, 1990.
Markup scheduled for June 28, 1990.
Would expand benefits for flight training to an additional veterans' educational program. A Daschle amendment would eliminate the PL101-237 provision restricting flight training benefits to dual instruction.
Retirement Benefits for Diabled Vets
S. 190 (Matsunaga)
Hearing held July 28, 1989.
Markup scheduled for June 28, 1990.
Would allow military retirees with disabilities or illnesses incrred while on active duty to receive both military retired pay-and VA disability compensation.
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Floor Watch Index
Issue 9
June 26, 1990
Key: * = Updated information - Possible candidate for Senate floor action-near term = = Slated for House consideration this week
AGRICULTURE (p.1)
.
* Farm Bil Commodity Futures Trading Commission Reauthorization
SEC/CFTC Jurisdiction
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Membership Food Safety Act Rural Development Pesticides Control
APPROPRIATIONS (p. 4)
Regular Appropriations-House
Regular Appropriations-Senate
ARMED SERVICES
(p. 5)
Department of Defense Authorization Arms Control Burden Sharing Korean Fighter Plane
Base Closure Military Construction Defense Industrial Adjustment # Defense Management Improvement Act
BANKING/HUD (p. 8)
Housing Bill
# Mckinney Act Reauthorization Export Administration Reauthorization Defense Production Act Fair Trade and Financial Services Act Securities Enforcement Amendments Market Reform Glass-Steagall Repeal (Financial Industry Restructuring)
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SEC/CFTC Jurisdiction Consumer Banking Reform Money Laundering Truth-In-Savings Expedited Funds Availability Act Dollar Coin Legislation
BUDGET
(p. 13)
Budget Resolution
COMMERCE/TRANSPORTATION
(p. 14)
Hazmat Reauthorization Safe Food Transport Magnuson Fisheries Act Reauthorization Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Reauthorization NASA Reauthorization Nat'l. Institute of Standards and Technology Reauthorization Federal Communications Commission Reauthorization
COMMERCE/TRANSPORTATION cont'd.
Nat'l. Telecommunications and Information Administration Nat'l. Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authorization Children's TV Airline Concentration (Competition Enhancement) Cable TV Product Liability Alternative Telephone Operator Services Bel Operating Companies Telecommunications Entry into Cable TV * Amtrak Reauthorization Consumer Product Safety Commission
Penny Stock Reform Act
Emerging Telecommunications Technologies
ENERGY/NATURAL RESOURCES (p.22)
Tongass National Forest Puerto Rican Plebiscite Oil Shale .
Global Climate Superconducting Super Collider (SSC)
ENVIRONMENT/PUBLIC WORKS (p. 25)
Clean Air Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Reauthorization Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Reauthorization Oil Spill Liability Indoor Air Quality Ground Water Protection Coastal Pollution Waste Prevention
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Reauthorization
Water Resource Development
Federal Facilities Compliance Federal Nuclear Facilities Act
FINANCE (p. 30)
Miscellaneous Tariffs/Caribbean Basin Initiative Puerto Rican Plebiscite IRAs, Capital Gains Legislation, and Family Savings Reconciliation
Textile Import Restrictions
FOREIGN RELATIONS (p.30)
SEED II (Support for Eastem Europe Democracy Act) .
International Bank for Reconstruction
FY 91 State Department Authorization Supplemental Authorization for Aid to Panama and Nicaragua Proliferation of Missile Technology South Africa Sanctions Chemical and Biological Weapons Control Act of 1989
Montreal Protocols
GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS (p. 36)
D.C. Metrorail Reauthorization EPA/Cabinet-level Status Paper Work Reduction Act Commerce Department Reorganization Civil Service Pay Reform
Congressional Fair Employment Practices Act
.
(p. 38)
>
JUDICIARY
Crime Package
RICO Reform Resale Price Maintenance Antitrust Procedures Amendments Legal Immigration Reform Deportation of Nicaraguan and El Salvadoran Aliens Immigration Exclusion System Reform Line-Item Veto Constitutional amendments Balanced Budget Amendment
Flag Protection Amendment Pocket Veto Court-Ordered Taxation
LABOR/HUMAN RESOURCES
(p. 46)
Vocational Education
Title X Revision and Extension (Family Planning Programs) Title HI (Public Health Service Extension) Adolescent Family Life Demonstration Reauthorization Civil Rights :selected:
Job Training Partnership Act Amendments
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) Tobacco Product Education and Health Protection Act Drug Treatment Programs (Waiting list reductions) Asset Reversion: Employee Pension Protection Act
AIDS Legislation Math/Science Education Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) .
Child Care (ABC) Parental Leave Head Start Reauthorization Whistleblowers Nutritional Labeling NEA Reauthorization Pesticide Regulation Foreign Flagships Davis-Bacon Act Amendments Student Right to Know and Campus Crime Bil
RULES/ADMINISTRATION
(p. 54)
Campaign Finance Reform National Voter Registration ("Motor Voter Bill")
Single Poll Closing Time Five Regional Presidential Primaries Senate Mail FEC Authorization
Research Earmarking Prohibition Library of Congress/Senior Executive Service Smithsonian Institution/Senior Executive Service Frank, Recording Studio, and Unopposed Members
SMALL BUSINESS
(p. 57)
SBA Reauthorization
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Programs
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VETERANS
(p. 57)
Veterans' Health Care Programs Amendments Veterans' Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act
Radiation Exposed Veterans
VA Health Professional Compensation Veterans' Readjustment Act Veterans' Education Benefits for Flight Training
Retirement Benefits for Disabled Vets
Prepared with the assistance of:
Senate
Sheila Burke
Republican Leader's Office
Jim Whittinghill
Republican Leader's Office
Mike Tongour
Asst. Republican Leader's Office
Judy Myers
Republican Policy Committee
Jack Clark
Republican Policy Committee
Sue Longnaker
Republican Policy Committee
Eric Ueland
Republican Policy Committee
House
Billy Pitts
Republican Leader's Office
Bob Okun
Republican Conference
Anne Topple
Legislative Digest
Distributed by: Senate: Senate Republican Policy Committee (224-2946) House: House Republican Conference (225-5107)
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Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
June 26, 1990
STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT
I met this morning with the Bipartisan leadership -- the Speaker, the Senate Majority Leader, the Senate Republican Leader, the House Majority Leader, and the House Republican Leader -- to review the status of the deficit-reduction negotiations.
It is clear to me that both the size of the deficit problem and the need for a package that can be enacted require all of the following: entitlement and mandatory program reform; tax revenue increases; growth incentives; discretionary spending reductions; orderly reductions in defense expenditures; and budget process reform -- to assure that any Bipartisan agreement is enforceable and that the deficit problem is brought under responsible control. The Bipartisan leadership agree with me on these points.
The budget negotiations will resume promptly with a view toward reaching substantive agreement as quickly as possible.
SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 25, 1990
TODAY, TUESDAY, JUNE 26
THE SENATE WILL RECONVENE AT 2:15 P.M. AND BEGIN CONSIDERATION OF FOUR AMENDMENTS TO THE FLAG CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. EACH AMENDMENT IS LIMITED TO 40 MINUTES, THEREFORE, A SERIES OF VOTES WILL OCCUR INCLUDING FINAL PASSAGE OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. HOWEVER, THE SENATE IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE IN SESSION PAST 7 P.M. OR SO THIS EVENING.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27
THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE SENATE WILL RESUME CONSIDERATION OF THE HOUSING BILL. VOTES CAN BE EXPECTED TO OCCUR, AND A LATE SESSION COULD OCCUR IN ORDER TO MAKE PROGRESS ON THE HOUSING BILL.
THURSDAY, JUNE 28 - FRIDAY, JUNE 29
IT IS OUR HOPE THAT A FINAL AGREEMENT CAN BE REACHED ON THE CRIME BILL SO THAT THE SENATE CAN RESUME AND POSSIBLY COMPLETE ACTION ON THE BILL PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED RECESS TO BEGIN CLOSE OF BUSINESS THIS FRIDAY. THE MANAGERS ARE CLOSE TO BEING IN AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE LIST OF 1ST DEGREE AMENDMENTS TO BE IN ORDER TO THE CRIME BILL, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE BIDEN 1ST DEGREE AMENDMENT, WHICH ENCOMPASSES A MAJOR DRUG BILL. ALSO, NEGOTIATIONS ARE STILL UNDERWAY WITH RESPECT TO THE NUMBER OF 2ND DEGREE AMENDMENTS TO BE IN ORDER. IT IS OUR HOPE THAT CONSENT CAN BE GRANTED TO ALLOW EACH SIDE TO OFFER NO MORE THAN TWO 2ND DEGREE AMENDMENTS TO EACH OF THE MORE
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CONTROVERSIAL 1ST DEGREE AMENDMENTS. WE ARE PROPOSING THAT WE BE ABLE TO OFFER 2ND DEGREE AMENDMENTS TO THE FOLLOWING DEMOCRATIC AMENDMENTS:
WIRTH/GRAHAM AMENDMENT RE: THE S & L CRISIS; INOUYE AMENDMENT RE: INDIAN LANDS; GRAHAM AMENDMENT RE: RACE-BIAS;
BIDEN AMENDMENT RE: MAJOR DRUG PROVISIONS; (SEE ENCLOSED SYNOPSIS ON THE BIDEN AMENDMENT) PRYOR AMENDMENT RE: FIREARMS.
THEREFORE, VOTES COULD OCCUR AND LATE SESSIONS CAN BE ANTICIPATED, IF THE SENATE INTENDS TO COMPLETE ACTION ON THE CRIME BILL THIS WEEK. ALSO, THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE SENATE COULD BE ASKED TO CONSIDER THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO ACCOMPANY THE A.D.A. BILL.
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SENT BY:The TICKET CENTER
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
June 26, 1990
STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT
I met this morning with the Bipartisan leadership -- the Speaker, the Senate Majority Leader, the Senate Republican Leader, the House Majority Leader, and the House Republican Leader -- to review the status of the deficit-reduction negotiations.
It is clear to me that both the size of the deficit problem and the need for a package that can be enacted require all of the following: entitlement and mandatory program reform; tax revenue increases; growth incentives; discretionary spending reductions; orderly reductions in defense expenditures; and budget process reform -- to assure that any Bipartisan agreement is enforceable and that the deficit problem is brought under responsible control. The Bipartisan leadership agree with me on these points.
The budget negotiations will resume promptly with a view toward reaching substantive agreement as quickly as possible.
4 Line Item Veto met. Mamy
Issue 9, June 25, 1990

SENATE
HOUSE
FLOOR WATCH

This forecast of action on major bills was prepared by Senate and House GOP Leadership staff.

AGRICULTURE
Bill/Issue
Action
Notes

Last Action
Next Action

Farm Bill
No Senate bill number yet
Committee approved new a grain subsidy program June 21, 1990, which essentially completed work on the bill.
Committee will consider amendments this week. Could see floor action in late July.
Encompasses most Federal programs; was last reauthorized in 1985 and due for reauthorization in 1990. Reportedly, two plans have been proposed: "Plan A" would hold income subsidies and price supports for several grains at 1990 levels, while "Plan B" would allow a deduction of up to 20 percent in price supports - for each penny drop, farmers would receive a (3/4)-cent advance on subsidy payments. Estimated cost of the bill -- $55 billion through 1995. See Washington Post (A15), June 23, 1990 for details of last week's action.
H.R. 3950 (de la Garza)
Ordered reported June 13, 1990.
Expect House floor action in late July.
For details on House bill, see Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report, June 16, 1990, pp. 1868-1870.

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Bill/Issue
Action
Notes

Last Action
Next Action

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Reauthorization
S. 1729 (Leahy)
S. Rept. 101-191
S. Cal. No. 357
Reported out and placed on the Calendar November 6, 1989. Hearing held May 8, 1990, on SEC/CFTC issue. Treasury testified in support of transferring jurisdiction; however, the CFTC is still opposed.
Floor action is possible anytime. Expect the Administration's proposal to give jurisdiction over stock-index futures to SEC to be offered as an amendment.
Cracks down on dual trading, which involves dealers who buy and sell stocks for both themselves and other investors. Until recently, floor action has been on hold until SEC/CFTC jurisdictional problem can be worked out. Senators Leahy and Lugar have asked the Senate leadership to bring the measure to the floor as soon as possible, despite an impasse over index futures, (see Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report, May 19, 1990, p. 1541).
H. R. 2869 (English)
H. Rept. 101-236
H. Cal. No. U 147
Passed the House September 13, 1989, by vote of 420 to 0.

Reportedly, a much different approach to market surveillance. A tough conference is expected.
SEC/CFTC Jurisdiction
No Senate bill number yet.
Hearings completed.
Expect action as floor amendment to CFTC Reauthorization.
Proposals range from merging the SEC and CFTC into a new agency, "the Markets and Trading Commission" (Glickman/Eckart) to shifting regulation of stock-index futures from the CFTC to the SEC (Gorton/Administration). See above.
H.R. 4477 (Glickman-Eckart)
House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing held May 24, 1990.

Jointly referred to House Agriculture and Energy and Commerce Committees.
CFTC Membership
Two CFTC membership positions must be filled: the Chairmanship, plus one GOP Commissioner. Word is that the selection process could be contentious, but no hearings scheduled as of press time.

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Bill/Issue
Action
Notes

Last Action
Next Action

Food Safety Act
S. 2490 (Lugar)
Also, see Labor/HHS.
Introduced and referred to Committee April 20, 1990.

Includes reform of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
H.R. 3071 (Penny)
Subcommittee hearing held November 9, 1989.

Consolidates food inspection functions in the Department of Agriculture.
Rural Development
S. 1036 (Leahy)
S. Rept. 101-73
S. Cal. No. 149
Passed the Senate August 2, 1989.
Awaits conference.
Senator Leahy would like to see rural development wrapped into the Farm Bill.
H.R. 3581 (English)
H. Rept. 101-415
H. Cal. No. U 254
Passed the House March 22, 1990.

On March 27, 1990, the House took up the Senate measure (S. 1036), struck all after the enacting clause and inserted the text of H.R. 3581.
Pesticides Control
S. 2227 (Leahy)
Marked up June 6, 1990, as part of the Farm bill.

Amends FIFRA to prevent export of pesticides banned for use in U.S.
S. 2604 (Graham)
Referred to full Committee on May 10, 1990.

Regulates minor pesticide issues.
H.R. 4219 (Synar)
Referred to three Committees.

Amends Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act exported pesticides provisions.

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APPROPRIATIONS
Bill/Issue
Action
Notes

Last Action
Next Action

Regular Appropriations-House

Transportation subcmte. approved $18 billion measure June 19; Energy & Water bill, H.R. 5019 ($20.8 bil.) approved by full House June 19; Labor/HHS subcmte. marked up bill in closed session June 20; Foreign Ops. bill approved by full Committee June 21.
June 26:
Full House action on Commerce/Justice/State bill, H.R. 5021 ($10.5 billion, with another $8.9 billion set aside for appropriation by Committee);
June 26:
Committee labor on VA/HUD bill;
June 27 & 28:
Full House work on Foreign Operations bill ($15.8 billion), and VA/HUD bill ($80.6 billion).
By law, House required to finish work on all appropriations bills this week; Realistically, House hopes that all 13 will be done by the middle of July.
Foreign Ops. bill adds $254 million to President Bush's proposal, but cuts military aid request by $386 million, and reduces aid to El Salvador to $85 million, splitting that in two parts. Second half would not be delivered if government of El Salvador impedes negotiations with guerrillas. This provision has sparked a veto threat from the White House.
Labor/HHS, Treasury, Postal and Transportation bills all await full Appropriations Committee action.
Regular Appropriations-Senate

Senate passed H. Con. Res. 310, as amended by S. Con. Res. 110, on June 14, 1990, and appointed conferees.
June 26:
Foreign Ops. subcmte. hearing;
June 27 & 28:
D.C. subcmte. hearing.
H. Con. Res. 110, as amened, contains only discretionary spending levels for FY 91. This stripped-down budget resolution will serve as a placemarker for Senate Budget subcommittees to begin work on their FY 91 appropriations bills absent a resolution of the budget summit.

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ARMED SERVICES
Bill/Issue
Action
Notes

Last Action
Next Action

Department of Defense Authorization
Likely vehicle S. 2171 (Nunn)
Referred to Committee February 26, 1990.
Markup of an authorization bill scheduled for July 10-13, 1990; floor action possible by late July.
The Defense Department has submitted a report to the budget summiteers outlining the effect of a 25 percent reduction in force structure over a five-year period, yielding force levels of 12 active Army divisions, 455 Navy ships, and 25 tactical air wings. This is merely for illustrative purposes and is not a blueprint for defense cuts.
Arms Control
START Treaty
Outline of treaty approved at June summit.
Negotiations on treaty itself continue; but, a variety of outstanding issues remain.
Overall, cuts strategic missiles and associated warheads by thirty percent over a 15-year period. President Bush and Chairman Gorbachev want to sign treaty by year's end.
Threshold Test Ban Treaty/Peaceful Nuclear Explosions Treaty (verification protocols)
Signed by superpowers at June summit.

Treaties must be ratified by 2/3 of the Senate.

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Bill/Issue
Action
Notes

Last Action
Next Action

Arms Control (Continued)
US-Soviet chemical weapons accord
Signed by superpowers at June summit.
According to Sec. Baker, the Administration plans to submit accord as an Executive Agreement, but the exact timing has not yet been determined.
Treaty would cut stocks 98 percent over an 8-year period (i.e. by 2000). U.S. and U.S.S.R. will hold reserves until all other countries sign the treaty and destroy their weapons.
Executive Agreement requires approval by a majority of both Houses.
Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) agreement
Some parts of agreement discussed during the June summit.
Treaty negotiations ongoing; a variety of outstanding issues remain.
Negotiations have slowed, due to issues surrounding German unification. However, both Bush and Gorbachev expressed wish to sign treaty by end of year.
Burden Sharing
Most likely will be attached to this year's authorization bill.


Nature of legislation uncertain in light of Administration's recent initiatives for limited troop reductions in Japan and Korea, and progress toward German reunification.
Korean Fighter Plan

US-Korean negotiations on Memorandum of Understanding continuing.
Expect Memorandum of Understanding from the White House probably this summer.
Congress has 30 days from date of submission to approve or disapprove sale.
Base Closure
S. 2173 (Nunn)
Introduced February 26, 1990.

Bill would streamline procedures for closing and realigning military installations.
H.R. 4310 (Aspin)
Pending before two House committees.



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Military Construction
No Senate bill number yet.
Defense Secretary Cheney recently recommended canceling 68 military construction contracts (worth $327.4 million).

Military construction frozen until November 15, 1990; Congress must approve the proposed cuts.
Defense Industrial Adjustment
S. 2097 (Pell)
Subcommittee hearing held May 4, 1990.
Some form of bill could be considered during markup of DoD Authorization bill.
Seeks alternative nondefense uses for defense facilities and retraining of defense workers.
Defense Management Improvement Act
S. 2440 (Nunn)

Parts to be included in DoD Authorization bill.
Bill attempts to streamline operations and management of DoD: military personnel, acquisition, civilian personnel management.

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BANKING/HUD
Bill/Issue
Action
Notes

Last Action
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Housing Bill
S. 566 (Cranston)
S. Rept. No. 101-316
S. Cal. No. 587
Senate floor action June 18-21, 1990.
Bill the Senate's pending business.
Floor action could resume any time.
Authorizes housing programs through FY 1992. As reported, S. 566 provides $3 billion for two housing initiatives - the Administration's HOPE proposal and a new block grant program called HOP. For details, see RPC Legislative Notice #80.
H.R. 1180 (Gonzalez)
Ordered reported June 13, 1990
Rules Committee is scheduled to meet on June 28, 1990, to consider a rule. Floor action is likely the week of July 9, 1990.
Establishes and extends various housing and related programs, including homeless shelters, mortgage insurance, and community development at an authorized level of $20.8 billion.
McKinney Act Reauthorization
No Senate bill number yet.


Absorbed into S. 566.
H.R. 3789 (Vento)
Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs and Education Labor have completed markup of their sections of the bill.
Energy and Commerce and Veterans Affairs have not yet acted on the bill.
Will be separate from H.R. 1180.

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Notes

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Export Administration Reauthorization
Several bills in circulation.
Hearing held March 28, 1990.
Markup of legislation to occur in early July.
Expires September 30, 1990. Three or four bills are currently in circulation, including S. 1796, Garn-Heinz "Office of Strategic Trade" bill; and S. 2113, Heinz "Eastern Europe" bill.
H.R. 4653 (Gejdenson)
H. Rept. 101-482
H. Cal. No. U 296
Passed House, 312-86, on June 6, 1990.

Eases restrictions on high-tech transfers to former communist countries. Administration supports H.R. 4653. H. Res. 403, a related measure, passed the House June 6, 1990.
Defense Production Act
S. 1379 (Dixon)
S. 2168 (Garn, for the Administration)
Markup vehicle
Committee print.
Markup held May 24, 1990. Ordered favorably reported out of Committee.
Committee report expected end of June, or first of July.
Expires August 10, 1990. Negotiations ongoing.
Fair Trade and Financial Services Act
S. 2028 (Riegle, included in DPA Committee print)
Markup held May 24, 1990. Ordered favorably reported out of Committee, both as part of DPA and free standing.
Committee report expected soon.
"National treatment" for foreign banks operating in the U.S. conditional on the provision of national treatment of U.S. banks in those countries.

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Securities Enforcement Amendments
S. 647 (Dodd)
Markup held May 24, 1990. Ordered favorably reported out of Committee.
Report to be filed shortly.
Received considerable support in February 8 hearing. Gives regulators broad authority to enforce Federal securities laws.
H.R. 975 (Dingell)
Telecoms, and Finance subcommittee completed markup on June 20, 1990.

Would allow SEC to impose civil fines of up to $500,000 against violators of securities laws. Bill was introduced at the request of the SEC.
Market Reform
S. 648 (Dodd)
S. Rept. No. 101-300
S. Cal. No. 562
Committee report filed May 21, 1990.
Floor action possible anytime.
Reportedly may have holds stemming from current issues of regulatory jurisdiction between the SEC and the CFTC that are not addressed in the bill but may arise during debate.
H.R. 3656
H. Rept. No. 101-477
H. Cal. No. U 293 (Rinaldo)
S. Cal. No. 607
Passed House by voice vote on May 8, 1990. Referred to Senate Banking Committee on May 10, 1990; discharged June 7, 1990, and returned to House June 11, 1990. House returned bill to Senate; read twice, it was placed on the Calendar June 13, 1990.

Directs SEC to facilitate establishment of national clearance house for securities and establish an Advisory Committee concerned with certified and uncertified transactions. A related measure, H. Res. 405, passed the House June 5, 1990.

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Glass-Steagall Repeal (Financial Industry Restructuring)
S. 305 (Dixon)
S. 308 (Dodd)
S. 530 (D'Amato)
Hearing held May 17, 1990.
Expect hearings throughout the summer.
Still being looked into by the Committee. Action this year viewed as impossible, but hearings will continue to lay groundwork for legislation next year.
SEC/CFTC Jurisdiction
No Senate bill number yet.
Hearing held March 29, 1990.

Issue is also before the Agriculture Committee, and the Administration has submitted legislation. Introduction and time agreement in progress.
H.R. 4477 (Glickman-Eckart)
Hearing held May 24, 1990.

Establishes the Markets and Trading Commission to assume functions of CFTC, SEC, and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
Consumer Banking Reform
No Senate bill number yet.


Discussions have revolved around life-line accounts for low-income people and mandating that depository institutions cash government-issued checks. Word is that Senator Metzenbaum would like to see floor action this year.

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Notes

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Money Laundering
S. 2327 (Kerry)
Hearing held May 18, 1990.
Markup tentatively scheduled for June 27, 1990.
Revokes the charter of Federal depository institutions convicted of money laundering and terminates the insured status of State depository institutions convicted of the same offense. Bills enjoy broad bipartisan support.
S. 2651 (D'Amato)
Hearing held May 18, 1990.
Included in tentative June 27, 1990 markup.

H.R. 3848 (Annunzio)
H. Rept. 101-446
H. Cal. No. U 273
Passed House April 25, 1990 by vote of 406-0. Referred to Senate Banking Committee April 26, 1990.


Truth-In-Savings
S. 307 (Dodd)
Passed Senate as title VI of S. 1886 in 1988.
Markup scheduled for June 27, 1990.
Truth-in-Savings requires uniform disclosures for depository accounts.
Expedited Funds Availability Act
No Senate bill number yet.

Possible markup on June 27, 1990.
Truth-in-Savings requires uniform disclosures for depository accounts.
Dollar Coin Legislation
S. 814 (Domenici)
Hearing held June 20, 1990.
Possible markup late this year.
"United States Coinage Reform Act of 1990" creates a dollar coin. Some controversy has arisen over the House bill which pulls dollar bills from circulation.
H.R. 4691 (Quillen)
Introduced May 1, 1990.



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BUDGET
Bill/Issue
Action
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Budget Resolution

The President's budget was submitted on January 29. House Budget Committee approved its budget resolution April 19. The House passed H. Con. Res. 310 on May 1, 1990. The Senate passed and sent to conference an amended H. Con. Res. 310, on June 14, 1990. House conferees have yet to be appointed.

The Leadership amendment to the resolution, designed to produce a "policy neutral" budget resolution pending the outcome of the ongoing Budget Summit, simply set discretionary appropriations for FY 1991 at their current 1990 levels.

OMB, on June 20, updated its 1991 deficit estimates, excluding RTC requirements, to $159 billion. With RTC, the estimate now ranges from $200-227 billion.

Another budget resolution is contemplated for implementation when (if) the budget summiteers reach agreement.

Budget summiteers continue to review various budget areas. Discussions during last week centered on revenues, defense spending, process reform, and a modified Administration budget.

Negotiations will resume on Monday, June 25 and continue through the July 4 recess. Democratic response to the Administration's revised plan may be discussed.

The size of a deficit reduction package, though, at this point is secondary to two other considerations: 1) exactly what baseline will be used to calculate the budget (i.e., taking Social Security and the RTC funding off-budget), and 2) revising Gramm-Rudman-Hollings deficit targets.

The modified budget plan increased entitlement savings to $17.2 billion, placed nondefense discretionary spending at the Senate Budget Committee reported level, and increased defense cuts to $5.9 billion in 1991. OMB estimated the revised plan would save $50.7 billion in 1991, $444.2 billion over the 5 year period.

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COMMERCE/TRANSPORTATION
Bill/Issue
Action
Notes

Last Action
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Hazmat Reauthorization
H.R. 3520 (Luken)
H. Rept. 101-444 (Part I)
Reported out of Committee in the House April 3, 1990.

A Hazmat bill could see action this year.
Safe Food Transport
S. 2393 (Exon)
S. Rept. No. 101-332
S. Cal. No. 609
Report filed June 13, 1990.

Incorporates parts of H.R. 3386 (passed House March 27, 1990), S. 1904 (Gore), and S. 819, Truck Safety Act (passed Senate August 3, 1989, by voice vote, but is stalled in the House). Prohibits refrigerated motor vehicles from hauling solid waste, and food carriers from hauling hazardous materials.
Magnuson Fisheries Act Reauthorization
S. 1025 (Kerry)
Ordered reported May 22, 1990.

Amends Magnuson regarding: the level of foreign fishing in a U.S. fishery; regional fishery management councils; prohibited acts and criminal offenses under the Act; and use of sums received in connection with enforcement of the Act. Authorizes appropriations for the Act.

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Magnuson Fisheries Act Reauthorization (continued)
H.R. 2061 (Studds)
H. Rept. 101-393
H. Cal. No. U 238
Passed House February 6, 1990. Referred to Senate Commerce Committee on February 8, 1990

Asserts exclusive U.S. fishery management rights over highly migratory fish; expresses sense of the Congress that the Secretary of State negotiate ban on large-scale driftnet fishing in international waters; mandates creation of fishery management plans with permit fees; prohibits U.S. vessels from fishing in waters of other nations in violation of international fishery agreements.
Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization
S. 2268 (Ford)
Subcommittee hearing held April 27, 1990.

The bill reauthorizes the air traffic management system as well as the FAA's research programs in aviation safety and security.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Reauthorization
S. 673 (Bryan)
S. Rept. 101-49
S. Cal. No. 121
Passed Senate August 3, 1989.

Awaiting action in House.
NASA Reauthorization
S. 2287 (Gore)
Referred to Committee March 9, 1990.


H.R. 4196 (Roe)
Approved by subcommittee on April 4, 1990.



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Action
Notes

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National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Reauthorization
S. 1191 (Hollings)
S. Rept. 101-159
S. Cal. No. 286
Passed Senate October 26, 1989, by voice vote.
Waiting on the House.

H.R. 4329 (Roe)
H. Rept. 101-481 (Parts I & II)
H. Cal. No. U 334
Reported from Judiciary Committee on June 14, 1990.

Bill authorizes $350 million over two years. Also expands programs to improve commercial applications of new technologies.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Reauthorization
S. 1022 (Inouye)
S. Rep. 101-215
S. Cal. No. 406
Reported out and placed on Calendar November 19, 1989.


H.R. 3265 (Markey)
H. Rept. 101-316
H. Cal. No. U 199
Passed House October 30, 1989, by voice vote.



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Notes

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National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Reauthorization
S. 1839 (Inouye)
S. Rept. No. 101-302
S. Cal. No. 565
Report filed May 22, 1990.


H.R. 3310 (Markey)
H. Rept. 101-317
H. Cal. No. U 200
Passed House October 30, 1989, by voice vote.


National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Authorization
No Senate bill number yet.
Hearings held on June 12 and 14, 1990, concerning NOAA satellite, ocean and coastal programs.


H.R. 2427 (Scheurer)
H. Rept. 101-216
H. Cal. No. U 136
Passed House September 6, 1989, (380-1). Referred to Senate Commerce Committee on September 7, 1989.


Children's TV
S. 1992 (Hollings)
S. Rept. 101-227 (Minority views)
S. Cal. No. 424
Reported out and placed on Calendar November 22, 1989.

Directs the FCC to initiate regulations limiting the amount of advertising permitted during children's television programming.

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Children's TV (Continued)
H.R. 1677 (Bryant)
H. Rept. 101-385
H. Cal. No. U 233
Ordered reported November 21, 1989.


Airline Concentration (Competition Enhancement)
S. 1741 (McCain)
Hearings completed.

Increases competition among commercial carriers at major airports.
Cable TV
S. 1880 (Danforth)
Ordered favorably reported, 18-1, with a Committee amendment June 7, 1990.

Bill allows rate regulation where competition in service area is absent; imposes "must carry" requirement for local broadcasters; prohibits arbitrary or anti-competitive channel shifting; prohibits program access discrimination; and directs the FCC to review horizontal concentration in the cable industry.
No House bill number yet.
Subcommittee hearings on cable issues currently in progress.


Product Liability
S. 1400 (Kasten)
Bill ordered reported May 22, 1990, by a 13-7 vote, then referred to Judiciary Committee by unanimous consent for a period not to exceed 60 calendar days June 19, 1990.

Establishes standards for product liability actions.

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Notes

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Product Liability (continued)
H.R. 1636 (Ritter)
Pending before the subcommittee on Economic and Commercial law.

Would govern any product liability suit brought in State or Federal court for personal injury, property damage, or commercial loss, with specific uniform national standards.
Alternative Telephone Operator Services
S. 1643 (Dixon)
S. 1660 (Breaux)
Subcommittee hearings held February 7, 1990.

Directs FCC to protect consumers from unfair practices.
H.R. 971 (Cooper)
Passed House by voice vote on September 25, 1989.


Bell Operating Companies



S. 1981 (Hollings)
Ordered reported May 22, 1990.

Permits Bell companies to conduct research, design, and manufacture telecommunications equipment.
H.R. 971 (Cooper)
H. Rept. No. 101-213
H. Cal. No. U 135
Passed House on September 25, 1989.


Telecommunications Entry into Cable TV



Burns proposal (no Senate bill number yet).

Hearing and markup before July recess.
Permits telephone companies to provide information services, telephone services, and manufacture equipment. Hearing and markup promised by committee in exchange for Sen. Burns dropping bill as an amendment to the Cable TV bill.

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Notes

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AMTRAK Reauthorization



S. 2745 (Exon)
A previous bill, H.R. 2364, was vetoed by the President on May 24, 1990; while House overrode the veto, the Senate failed, 64-36, on June 12, 1990, and Senator Mitchell's motion to reconsider was withdrawn June 14, 1990. Bill introduced on June 14, 1990, and referred to Commerce Committee.

Bill identical to H.R. 2364, barring ICC regulatory review provision. Absent any furthre regulatory mischief, President has indicated he will sign the bill.
H.R. 5075 (Luken)
Introduced June 19, 1990, but no Committee action taken; bill considered under suspension of the rules June 26, 1990
Recorded vote set for June 27, 1990.


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Consumer Product Safety Commission
H.R. 4952 (Luken)
Ordered reported as amended June 19, 1990.

Bill increases Commission's authorization in FY 1991 20 percent over current funding, to $42 million.
Penny Stock Reform Act
H.R. 4497 (Markey-Renaldo)
Telecoms. and Finance completed markup on June 20, 1990.
Awaiting House Energy and Commerce Committee action.

Emerging Telecommunications Technologies



H.R. 2965 (Dingell)
Energy and Commerce ordered the bill reported on June 19, 1990.



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ENERGY/NATURAL RESOURCES

Bill/Issue
Action
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Last Action
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Tongass National Forest
H.R. 987 (Mrazek)
S. Rept. 101-261
S. Cal. No. 497
H. Rept. 101-84
H. Cal. No. U 79
Senate amended and passed the bill, 99-0, on June 13, 1990. House returned bill to Senate June 16, 1990.


Puerto Rican Plebiscite
S. 712 (Johnston)
S. Rept. 101-120
S. Cal. No. 228
Reported out and placed on Calendar on September 6, 1989. Referred jointly to Finance and Agriculture Committees September 26, 1989. Finance Committee held hearing April 24, 1990.
Markup scheduled for June 26 in the Finance Committee.
Floor consideration uncertain, but Chairman still wants to move it. Majority Leader can order the bill discharged from Agriculture and Finance Committees at any time; bill is being considered by both Committees.
H.R. 4765 (De Lugo)
Field hearing slated for June 25, 1990, cancelled.
Hearing by Insular and International Affairs subcommittee of House Interior Committee scheduled for June 28, 1990.
Chairman De Lugo's illness cast doubt on future of issue this year. See Washington Post, June 24, 1990 (A24) for details on differences in Senate and House plans.

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Action
Notes

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Oil Shale
S. 30 (Wirth)
S. Rept. 101-259
S. Cal. No. 494
Reported out and placed on Calendar March 29, 1990.

Floor action possible any time.
H.R. 2392 (Rahall)
S. Rept. 101-260
S. Cal. No. 495
H. Rept. 101-65
H. Cal. No. U 3
Passed House June 1, 1989, (301-80); reported to Senate and placed on Calendar March 29, 1990.

Floor action possible any time.
Global Climate



S. 324 (Wirth)
Ordered reported May 16, 1990, with staff substitute, as amended.
Floor action by the Senate possible, but House has not yet moved a similar bill.
Requires the Department of Energy to develop a "least-cost national energy plan" to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
H.R. 3143 (AuCoin)
Pending in 10 Committees.

Establishes a national energy policy to reduce global warming. DOE and DOT oppose the bill.
H.R. 2984 (Roe)
Ordered reported May 17, 1990, by Foreign Affairs Committee.

Establishes an Office of Global Change within the White House. State Department supports the bill.

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Action
Notes

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Superconducting Super Collider (SSC)
No Senate bill number yet.
Subcommittee hearing held April 24, 1990.

Administration seeking foreign partners to help defray cost. See Washington Post, June 6, 1990 (A4), for details.
H.R. 4380 (Roe)
H. Rept. 101-448
H. Cal. No. U 275
Passed House May 2, 1990, 309-109. Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on May 4, 1990.

Provides $5 billion in Federal funding with $2.4 billion in outside funds.

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Bill/Issue
Action
Notes

Last Action
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Clean Air



S. 1630 (Baucus)
S. Rept. 101-228
S. Cal. No. 427
Final passage April 3, 1990. Senate conferees appointed June 6, 1990.
Conferees for House must be appointed.
Mammoth bill establishes emissions standards for carbon monoxide/ozone/volatile organic compounds/sulfur dioxide; establishes permitting program for certain stationary sources; mandates strict emissions standards on mobile sources; phases out production of hydrochlorofluorocarbons and chlorofluorocarbons.
H.R. 3030 (Dingell)
H. Rept. 101-490
Bill passed House as amended on May 23, 1990, by a vote of 401-21. House then incorporated bill into S. 1630 as an amendment.

Bill is much tougher than the Senate version.
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Reauthorization
S. 1112 (Chafee)
Hearing held June 21, 1989.

Floor action doubtful this year. See Washington Post, June 18, 1990 (B7), for details of a possible cadmium ban that has artists hopping mad.
S. 1113 (Baucus)



H.R. 3735 (Luken)
Subcommittee hearings completed.

Bill focuses on solid-waste reduction and recycling, with goal of reducing the volume of waste piling up in landfills and at reducing toxicity.

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Action
Notes

Last Action
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Reauthorization
S. 946 (Breaux)
Hearing held July 19, 1989.

NRC Reorganization bill.
H.R. 1549 (Udall)
H. Rept. 101-56
H. Cal. No. U 94
Ordered reported April 26, 1989. Rule passed House November 16, 1989.
Awaiting floor action.

Oil Spill Liability
H.R. 1465 (Jones-NC)
H. Rept. 101-242
H. Cal. No. U 158
In conference. Additional conferees appointed April 27, 1990.

Imposes liability on parties responsible for pollution, and requires producers and vessels to uphold financial levels equal to liability limits.
Indoor Air Quality
S. 657 (Mitchell)
S. Rept. No. 101-304
S. Cal. No. 566
Ordered reported from full Committee April 24, 1990.
Floor action possible anytime.
Authorizes $48.5 million through 1994 to reduce air pollution in public buildings, homes, schools, and the workplace.
H.R. 1530 (Kennedy)
Forwarded by subcommittee to full Committee March 8, 1990.
Markup June 27, 1990.
Establishes a national indoor air quality program, including research, Federal Building Standards, and the creation of the Office of Indoor Air Quality within the EPA.

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Action
Notes

Last Action
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Ground Water Protection
S. 203 (Burdick)
Ordered reported June 12, 1990.

Word is that ground water may end up as part of the Farm Bill in both Houses.
H.R. 2734 (Scheuer)
Ordered reported February 21, 1990.

Establishes a comprehensive program of environmental research, development, and demonstration relating to contamination and depletion of ground water.
Coastal Pollution
S. 1178 (Mitchell)
Ordered reported June 12, 1990.

Designates estuaries and coastal waterbodies eligible for water quality protection programs, and sets standards for disposal of contaminated dredge material.
S. 1179 (Lautenberg)
Hearing held July 25, 1989.

Directs EPA Administrator to designate marine areas in need of protection, and revises penalties for ocean dumping violations.
H.R. 4030 (Jones-NC)
Ordered reported April 18, 1990.
Awaiting floor action.
Improves management of coastal zones and enhances environmental protection of coastal zone resources.
Waste Prevention
S. 585 (Lautenberg)
Referred to Committee March 15, 1989.

Requires EPA Administrator to implement a source reduction strategy to promote pollution prevention, and establishes the National Pollution Prevention Award.

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Action
Notes

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Waste Prevention (continued)
H.R. 2676 (Schneider)
Referred to subcommittee on Natural Resources, Agricultural Research and Environment on June 19, 1989.

Establishes with EPA a program to assist State and local governments in solid waste disposal.
H.R. 3693 (Wolpe)
Markup by Science subcommittee on Natural Resources, Agricultural Research and Environment on May 17, 1990, and forwarded to Full Committee.

Authorizes $125 million for fiscal years 1990-1994 to fund grants for research and testing of new pollution control practices and technologies.
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Reauthorization
S. 1089 (Lautenberg)
Ordered reported from full committee April 24, 1990.
Possible candidate for floor action.
Authorizes appropriations for the Office of Environmental Quality for FYs 1989 to 1993.
Water Resource Development
S. 2740 (Burdick)
Ordered reported by full Committee on May 22, 1990.
Possible candidate for floor action soon.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to carry out various water resource programs. Reported in lieu of S. 2183, introduced by Sen. Moynihan on February 27, 1990.

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Action
Notes

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Federal Facilities Compliance



S. 1140 (Mitchell)
Markup scheduled for June 12, 1990, postponed.

Provides that Federal facilities meet Federal and State environmental laws.
H.R. 1056 (Eckart)
H. Rept. No. 101-141
H. Cal. No. U 96
Passed the House July 19, 1989. Referred to Senate Environment Committee on July 20, 1989.

Authorizes EPA Administrator to enforce penalties for illegal waste disposal.
Federal Nuclear Facilities Act



S. 1462 (Adams)
Introduced August 1, 1989. Hearing held May 17, 1990.

Establishes a Federal Nuclear Facilities Environmental Response Fund.
H.R. 3065 (Dicks)
Pending before four House Committees.



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FINANCE
Bill/Issue
Action
Notes

Last Action
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Miscellaneous Tariffs/Caribbean Basin Initiative
H.R. 1594 (Gibbons)
S. Rept. 101-252
S. Cal. No. 486
H. Rept. 101-99
H. Cal. No. U 64
Conference began on May 17, 1990.
Conference continuing.
H.R. 1594 is this year's Mini Trade Bill. The bill revises and extends CBI; contains miscellaneous tariffs; and reauthorizes the U.S. Customs Service, the U.S. International Trade Commission, and the U.S. Trade Representative's Office. Also contains technical changes to Jackson-Vanik and a ban on the export of unprocessed timber from Federal- and state-owned lands.
Puerto Rican Plebiscite
S. 712 (Johnston)
S. Rept. 101-120
S. Cal. No. 228
Reported out of Energy Committee September 6, 1989. Referred jointly to Agriculture and Finance Committees September 26, 1989. Hearing held April 26, 1990, on the economic impact of Puerto Rican statehood.
Markup slated for June 26, 1990.
On April 4, 1990, CBO released its study on the economic consequences of statehood. See Energy/Natural Resources.

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Notes

Last Action
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IRAs, Capital Gains Legislation, and Family Savings
S. 1682 (Bentsen) IRAs
All four bills are before the Committee.
Word is there will be no action on the subject until after passage of the Budget Resolution.
A proposal dealing with capital gains, IRAs, and family savings could be ready before the August recess, but will probably end up as part of reconciliation late in the session. However, the budget summiteers might incorporate some or all of these proposals into any agreement.
S. 1771 (Packwood-Roth) Capital Gains and IRAs



S. 2071 (Packwood-Roth-Dole) Capital Gains and Family Savings



S. 2774 (Kasten) Capital Gains



H.R. 3972 (Archer)
Referred to Ways and Means Committee.


Reconciliation
No bill numbers yet.

Late in session.


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Notes

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Textile Imports Restrictions



S. 2411 (Hollings)
Incorporated into H.R. 4328 and ordered reported without recommendation June 21, 1990.

Bill limits import growth of textiles and clothing to one percent a year, using 1989 as a base, and freezes imports on non-rubber footwear 1989 levels. President opposes the bill.
H.R. 4328 (Rostenkowski)
Passed House on March 27, 1990, 424-0.

Bill authorized appropriations for the U.S. International Trade Commission, U.S. Customs Service, Office of Trade Representative, and makes changes to the seizure and forfeiture of property and the granting of non-discriminatory treatment to nonmarket economy countries. Many of these issues were addressed in the Senate amendments to H.R. 1594, the Miscellaneous Tariffs/Caribbean Basin Initiative bill.

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FOREIGN RELATIONS
Bill/Issue
Action
Notes

Last Action
Next Action

Support for East European Democracy Act (SEED II)
S. 2040 (Pell)
Referred to Committee on January 30, 1990.
On indefinite hold.
Extends SEED programs to Eastern Europe, and subject to conditions, the Soviet Union.
S. 2094 (Dole; Administration alternative to S. 2040)
Referred to Foreign Relations Committee on February 7, 1990.

Markup will probably be as part of SEED II bill. Promotes democracy and free market systems in Eastern Europe and Yugoslavia.
H.R. 4410 (Leach)
Referred to House Banking and Foreign Affairs Committees on March 28, 1990.

Extends debt reduction and stabilization assistance to Eastern European countries meeting specified criteria. Parts of H.R. 4410 have been incorporated in H.R. 4610.
International Bank for Reconstruction
S. 2320 (Kasten)
Hearing held March 22, 1990.

S. 2320 establishes the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for loans to Eastern European countries, as an alternative to U.S. partcipation in the proposed European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Will probably end up as part of SEED II bill.

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FY 91 State Department Authorization
S. 2296 (Pell)
Hearing held May 23, 1990. Ordered reported June 7, 1990.

Includes provisions for U.N. arrearages and completion of Moscow Embassy.
H.R. 4610 (Fascell)
H. Rept. 101-472
H. Cal. No. U 292
Sequentially referred to House Agriculture and Merchant Marine Committees on May 2, 1990; both bills discharged May 7, 1990.

Includes SEED II, House-passed Foreign Aid bill (H.R. 2655), and fiscal year 1991 State Department Authorization.
Supplemental Authorization for Aid to Panama and Nicaragua
S. 2364 (Pell)
Passed Senate April 5, 1990; passed House May 24, 1990. House conferees appointed.

Appropriations enacted on May 25, 1990, as P.L. 101-302. Further action on authorization is questionable.
Proliferation of Missile Technology
S. 1227 (Bingaman)
Hearing held on October 31, 1989.
Committee action possible soon; floor amendment also possible.
Requires the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense to deny government contracts to any foreign firms or State entities that have transferred missile equipment and/or technology in violation of Missile Technology Control guidelines.

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Notes

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South Africa Sanctions
S. Con. Res. 94 (Simon)
Referred to Committee on February 22, 1990.
No action likely this year.
Commends President de Klerk for Nelson Mandela's release and urges him to dismantle apartheid.
H. Con. Res. 270 (Conyers)
Referred to three Foreign Affairs subcommittees March 5, 1990.

Economic sanctions should not be lifted until a democracy is established.
Chemical and Biological Weapons Control Act of 1989
H.R. 3033 (Fascell)
H. Rept. 101-334
S. Cal. No. 382
Passed the House by voice on November 15, 1989. Passed Senate, 92-0, on May 17, 1990, as amended, by S. 195. Senate appointed conferees on May 17, 1990.
Will go to conference soon.
Requires sanctions against any foreign country which uses chemical or biological weapons in violation of international law or against its own citizens.
Montreal Protocols




Ordered reported June 21, 1990.

Places caps on international aviation liability; creates a compensation fund through surcharges on international air tickets; and allows victims to collect regardless of fault.

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GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
Bill/Issue
Action
Notes

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D.C. Metrorail Reauthorization
S. 612 (Sarbanes)
Ordered reported March 8, 1990.

Negotiations on local/Federal split to continue; bill calls for local matching share of 25 percent of $2.16 billion authorized in FY 1991.
H.R. 1463 (Dellums)
H. Rept. 101-430
H. Cal. No. U 265
Passed House March 28, 1990. Received in Senate on May 29, 1990, and referred to Governmental Affairs Committee.

House version calls for local match of 33 percent of $2.025 billion authorized in FY 1991.
EPA/Cabinet-level Status
S. 2006 (Glenn)
S. Rept. 101-262
S. Cal. No. 501
Reported out and placed on Calendar April 2, 1990.
Likely to be a sequential referral to the Environment Committee, with hearings to begin this month. Floor action possible soon.
Some discussions under way to limit scope of the bill to provisions necessary for elevation only. This move is supported on a bipartisan basis by Committees on Environment, Energy, and Commerce.
H.R. 3847 (Conyers)
H. Rept. 101-428
H. Cal. No. U 264
House passed March 28, 1990. Received in the Senate April 2, 1990, and referred to Governmental Affairs Committee.

President has threatened to veto H.R. 3847, citing unconstitutionally of separate statistics department which would report solely to Congress. For details, see Roll Call, May 19, 1990 (5).

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Action
Notes

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Paper Work Reduction Act
S. 1742 (Bingaman)
Hearing held March 29, 1990. Ordered reported with amendments June 7, 1990, by a vote of 13-1.

President opposes bill's disclosure provisions on regulatory review (Sec. 112). Negotiations are continuing with White House to seek a compromise short of statutory language. Also expect small business amendments on the floor.
H.R. 3695 (Conyers)
Ordered to be reported in House March 13, 1990.

House reportedly will not act on their bill due to
Commerce Department Reorganization
S. 1978 (Glenn)
Committee hearing held June 12, 1990.
Hearing planned June 27, 1990.
Reorganizes the Commerce Department into an Industry and Technology Department.
H.R. 3833 (Levine)
Various subcommittee hearings held.

Jointly referred to seven committees.
Civil Service Pay Reform
S. 2547 (Roth, by request)
Markup scheduled for June 19, 1990, postponed; no new date set.

See Washington Post, May 3, 1990, (A23) for details. Majority, minority, and OPM discussions continue in an effort to produce a compromise.
H.R. 3979 (Ackerman)
Hearing held April 4, 1990.
Post Office and Civil Service Committee and subcommittee on Compensation may hold additional hearings.

H.R. 4716 (Myers) (Admin. Proposal)
Hearing held on May 17, 1990.



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Congressional Fair Employment Practices Act



S. 1165 (Glenn)
Hearing September 14, 1989. May 1 markup has been indefinitely postponed.

If reported from Government Affairs, S. 1165 will be sequentially referred to the Committee on Rules.

JUDICIARY
Bill/Issue
Action
Notes

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Crime Package
S. 1970 (Biden)
S. Cal. No. 422
Contains provisions of S. 747 (assault weapons) and S. 32 (capital punishment)
Floor consideration kicked off May 21, 1990; Senate toughened habeas corpus provisions and deleted Kennedy racial justice language May 24, 1990. Two cloture votes on the bill failed on June 5 and 7, 1990.
Could resume action at any time.
Per a unanimous consent agreement reached June 14, 1990, both sides will be limited to 15 first-degree amendments; however, no agreement has been reached on how many second-degree amendments will be allowed. Also, the Department of Justice reorganization and exclusionary rule titles will be stricken from the bill. Completion of the bill might occur prior to the July 4 recess.
S. 1971 (Thurmond)
Cal. No. 423.
Ordered placed on Calendar November 22, 1989.



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Crime Package (continued)
S. 1972 (Biden)


Drug funding, reorganization of Justice Department, ban on assault weapons.
H.R. 2709 (Michel)
Subcommittee on Crime hearing held on May 23, 1990.
Markup of staff draft of omnibus crime bill slated for June 26 & 27, 1990.
Same as S. 1225, the President's proposal introduced by Thurmond in the Senate. Covers firearms, death penalty, exclusionary rule reform, and habeas corpus reform.
H.R. 3119 (McCollum)


Death penalty, exclusionary rule reform, and habeas corpus reform.
H.R. 3918 (Smith-OR)


Same as Thurmond bill, S. 1971.
RICO Reform
S. 438 (DeConcini)
S. Rept. 101-269 (Additional and Minority views)
S. Cal. No. 517
Reported out of Committee April 24, 1990.
Ready for floor action any time after Crime Bill.
Expands definition of "racketeering activity" to include minor prostitution, computer fraud, terrorist acts abroad; modifies RICO civil remedies to require U.S. District Courts to find preponderate proof before restraining violations; modifies RICO penalty provisions; and permits international process-serving.
H.R. 5111 (Hughes)
Introduced and referred to House Judiciary Committee June 21, 1990.
Markup in Crime subcommittee will occur June 26 or 27, 1990.
Bill directs federal judges to dismiss RICO suits at an early stage unless they meet certain guidelines.

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Action
Notes

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Resale Price Maintenance
S. 865 (Metzenbaum)
S. Rept. 101-251
S. Cal. No. 481
Reported out on a close 7-6 vote and placed on Calendar March 8, 1990.

Additional and minority views filed (S. Rept. 101-251). Bill amends Sherman Act to set forth expanded evidentiary standards for price-fixing; overturns two recent Supreme Court decisions relating to price-fixing.
H.R. 1236 (Brooks)
H. Rept. 101-438
H. Cal. No. U 270
S. Cal. No. 566
Passed House April 18, 1990. Received in Senate and referred to Senate Judiciary Committee discharged by unanimous consent May 17, 1990, and bill placed on Calendar.

Bill establishes certain evidentiary standards for Federal civil antitrust claims based on resale price-fixing under the Sherman Antitrust Act.

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Action
Notes

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Antitrust Procedures Amendments
S. 995 (Metzenbaum)
S. Rept. No. 101-287
S. Cal. No. 544
Ordered to be reported by unanimous consent March 22, 1990.

Amends Sherman and Clayton Acts to increase penalties for civil and criminal violations, extends waiting periods for cash tender acquisitions, and establishes new fees and procedures for filing of premerger notifications.
H.R. 29 (Fish)
H. Rept. No. 101-438
H. Cal. No. U 297
Passed House under suspension on May 17, 1990.

Amends Clayton Act to prohibit any person from serving as director of 2 corporations if each (currently any) has capital, surplus, and undivided profits of more than $10 million (currently $1 million), with narrow exceptions.
H.R. 3325 (Smith-FL)
Referred to Committee on Public Works and Transportation on September 21, 1989.
Pending before Aviation subcommittee, October 5, 1989.
Amends Clayton Act to prohibit cities operating airports receiving Federal funds or issuing tax-exempt bonds from imposing discriminatory fees on non-tenant, non-commercial users of airport; gives passengers right to know of ground transportation and company vehicles at the airport.
H.R. 3341 (Brooks)
S. Cal. No. 490
H. Rept. 101-287
H. Cal. No. U 183
S. Cal. No. 490
Passed House October 17, 1989. Ordered reported by Senate Committee on Judiciary without report March 22, 1990.

Increases criminal penalties for antitrust violations from $1 million to $10 million for corporations and from $100,000 to $350,000 for individuals.

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Notes

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Legal Immigration Reform
S. 358 (Kennedy)
S. Rept. 101-55
S. Cal. No. 130
Passed the Senate on July 13, 1989.
Even odds that conference will be held this year, probably late in session.
THE immigration reform bill this session.
H.R. 4300 (Morrison-CT)
Reported out of subcommittee April 18, 1990 by vote of 6-4.


Deportation of Nicaraguan and El Salvadoran Aliens
S. 458 (DeConcini)
S. Rept. 101-241 (Minority views)
S. Cal. No. 439
Reported out and placed on Calendar February 1, 1990.
Eligible for floor action.
Allows El Salvadoran and Nicaraguan aliens in U.S. prior to January 7, 1989, to stay in U.S. pending completion of Comptroller General investigation regarding conditions in El Salvador and Nicaragua.
H.R. 45 (Moakley)
H. Rept. 101-244
H. Cal. No. U 190
Passed House October 25, 1989; pending before Senate subcommittee on Immigration and Refugee Affairs, November 3, 1989.
Markup is unlikely.
In addition to S. 458, allows People's Republic of China nationals stays from deportation.
Immigration Exclusion System Reform
S. 953 (Simpson)
Referred to subcommittee on Immigration May 17, 1989.

Drug addicts/felony convicts, communicable disease carriers, dangerous mental/physical disorders, alien smugglers, prostitutes, skilled laborers, illiterates, and a whole host of other persons would be excluded.

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Line-item Veto Constitutional Amendments
S. J. Res. 14 (Thurmond)
Reported out of Committee April 26, 1990, by an 8-6 vote.

Requires a two-thirds vote to override a veto.
S. J. Res. 23 (Dixon)


Requires only a simple majority to override a veto.
H. J. Res. 313 (Lewis-CA)
Referred to subcommittee on Economics and Commercial Law, June 28, 1989.

Requires a simple majority for veto override.
H. J. Res. 422 (Poshard)
Referred to subcommittee on Economics and Commercial Law, November 8, 1989.

Also requires a simple majority to override the veto.
Balanced Budget Amendment
S. J. Res. 183 (Simon)
Ordered reported June 14, 1990.

Requires President to submit balanced budget, and prevents Congress from approving budgets when outlays exceed revenues.

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Notes

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Flag Protection Amendment
S.J. Res. 332 (Dole)
S. Cal. No. 601
Reading objected to twice, on May 25 and June 11, 1990, and so resolution placed on the Senate Calendar. Judiciary Committee hearing on issue held June 21, 1990.
Votes on resolution and four amendments to resolution will occur June 26, 1990.
Grants Congress and the States power to prohibit physical desecration of the flag. First-degree amendments in order to resolution:
Bumpers: statutory flag protection;
Helms: removing Court's jurisdiction to this issue;
Thurmond: Constitutional amendment prohibiting flag desecration;
Biden: Constitutional amendment prohibiting flag desecration;
U.C. agreements reached June 14 and 19, 1990, provides for 10 hours of debate on resolution, 40 minutes on each amendment (with votes following), and 20 minutes to each Leader upon conclusion of debate.
H. J. Res. 350 (Michel)
Resolution fell 34 votes short of necessary 2/3 vote on June 21, 1990, 254-177.

Identical to S. J. Res. 332.
Pocket Veto



H. R. 849 (Derrick)
H. Rept. 101-417 (Part I)
Reported from the Rules Committee March 12, 1990. Ordered reported by House Judiciary Committee on May 22, 1990.

Would provide that, other than sine die adjournment to end a Congress, no adjournment by either body would prevent the return of a bill by the President.

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Court-Ordered Taxation
S. J. Res. 295 (Danforth)
Introduced April 20, 1990. Courts and Constitutionality subcommittee hearing held June 19, 1990.

Proposes a constitutional amendment preventing courts from ordering States and localities to impose or increase taxes. Resolutions are in response to recent Supreme Court ruling in Missouri v. Jenkins that upheld a district judge's order forcing the municipal government of Kansas City to raise property taxes to help finance a school-desegregation plan.
H. J. Res. 560 (Coleman - MO)
Introduced May 2, 1990. Referred to the House Judiciary subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Administration of Justice, May 11, 1990.


H. J. Res. 564 (Shaw)
Introduced May 7, 1990, and referred to the House Judiciary subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Prop., and the Administration of Justice, May 11, 1990.



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LABOR/HUMAN RESOURCES
Bill/Issue
Action
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Vocational Education
H.R. 7 (Hawkins)
S. Cal. No. 502
H. Rept. 101-41
H. Cal. No. U 26
Passed House, May 9, 1989. Passed Senate April 5, 1990, as amended by S. 1109. Senate conferees appointed April 5, 1990. House appointed conferees on May 9, 1990.
In conference.
Extends the Perkins Act through FY 1995.
Title X Revision and Extension (Family Planning Programs)



S. 110 (Kennedy)
S. Rept. 101-95 (Minority Views)
S. Cal. No. 182
Reported out and placed on Calendar July 31, 1989.
Will come before the Senate after the July 4 recess.
Authorizes appropriations for family planning services, contraceptive development and evaluation, information and education projects.
Title III (Public Health Service Extension)
S. 586 (Kennedy)
S. Cal. No. 31
Placed directly on Calendar March 15, 1989.

Extends termination date authorizing grants to States for obtaining AIDS drugs.

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Action
Notes

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Adolescent Family Life Demonstration Projects Reauthorization
S. 120 (Kennedy)
S. Rept. 101-103 (Minority Views)
S. Cal. No. 203
Reported out and placed on Calendar August 3, 1989.


Civil Rights
S. 2104 (Kennedy)
S. Rept. 101-315
Majority Leader moved to proceed to bill June 22; Minority Leader objected.
Bill will be one of the first items of business after the July 4[th] recess.
Overhauls employment discrimination provisions of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Both the Senate bill and the House bill are on a fast track. The Administration's version has been introduced in the House. (H. R. 4081).

See Washington Post, June 15, 1990 (A4), for outlines of possible negotiating framework between the White House and Senator Kennedy.

Civil Rights groups are pressuring the Democrats to begin action on the bill during Nelson Mandela's visit.
H. R. 4000 (Hawkins)
Ordered to be reported by the Education and Labor Committees (23-10) on May 8, 1990.
No Judiciary Committee markup scheduled at press time.

Job Training Partnership Act Amendments
S. 543 (Simon)
S. Rept. 101-129
S. Cal. No. 239
Reported out and placed on Calendar September 14, 1989.
Floor action could occur any time.
There is bipartisan agreement and Administration support for a substitute that has been worked out. Parts of S. 1300 were incorporated into this measure.
H. R. 2039 (Hawkins)
June 21, 1990 hearing postponed.



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Action
Notes

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Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
S. 1511 (Metzenbaum)
S. Rept. No. 101-263
S. Cal. No. 504
Reported out and placed on Calendar April 5, 1990.

Administration promises to veto both versions as reported.
H. R. 3200 (Roybal)
Ordered to be reported April 4, 1990.


Tobacco Product Education and Health Protection Act
S. 1883 (Kennedy)
Ordered to be reported May 16, 1990.

Authorizes $110 million to establish an office within CDC to regulate tobacco. Imposes penalties for adulteration and misbranding of tobacco products. Repeals Federal preemption of State regulation of local tobacco advertising. (See CQ Weekly, May 19, 1990, pp. 1542-1548).
Drug Treatment Programs (Waiting list reduction)
S. 2461 (Kennedy)
Ordered to be reported May 16, 1990.

Reauthorizes appropriations to improve the drug treatment waiting period reduction grant program under the Public Health Service Act.
Asset Reversion: Employee Pension Protection Act
S. 685 (Metzenbaum)
S. Rept. No. 101-294
S. Cal. No. 533
Report filed May 16, 1990.
Could see action anytime but may be offered as an amendment, probably to reconciliation.
Administration strongly opposes S. 685.

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Action
Notes

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AIDS Legislation
S. 2240 (Kennedy)
S. Rept. No. 101-273
S. Cal. No. 523
Passed Senate 95-4, May 16, 1990. House passed S. 2240 with the text of H. R. 4785 incorporated in it, 408-14, on June 13, 1990. House appointed conferees June 14; Senate June 18.
In conference.
Provides emergency grants to 13 cities most affected by AIDS, and establishes a block grant for community-based services, including home health care. There is also a set-aside for pediatric AIDS.
H.R. 4785 (Waxman)
H. Rept. 101-511
H. Cal. No. U 308


Provides grants to States and local governments for testing and counseling; for prison testing programs and funds for cities with a high incidence of AIDS.
Math/Science Education
No Senate bill number yet. (Kennedy)
Committee hearing held April 19, 1990.

Likely candidate for floor action this session; will provide education vehicle.

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Action
Notes

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Americans with Disabilities Act
S. 933 (Harkin)
S. Rept. 101-116
S. Cal. No. 216
Passed Senate September 7, 1989. Senate appointed Conferees on June 6, 1990, and instructed them to accept House food-handlers amendment. Passed House 403-20 on May 22, 1990, and incorporated it into S. 933 as an amendment. House conferees appointed May 24; Senate appointed conferees June 6, 1990.
Conference report is expected on the House floor the week of June 25, 1990.
Would extend to the disabled those rights already guaranteed to women and racial, religious, and ethnic minorities under the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
H.R. 2273 (Coelho)
H. Rept. No. 101-485
H. Cal. No. U 229


Bill would ensure that disabled people are not discriminated against in the job market and have access to public transportation and other facilities.

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Child Care (ABC bill)
S. 5 (Dodd)
S. Rept. 101-17
S. Cal. No. 43
Passed Senate June 23, 1989. Passed House March 29, 1990. Passed the Senate with language of S. 5 on April 24, 1990, by voice vote, and Senate conferees appointed. On May 9, 1990, the House appointed and instructed conferees to reject Senate ABC provisions. Conferees met June 7 and June 14, 1990.

Two subconferences - one consisting of members of the House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committees, and the other of members of the House Education and Labor and Senate Labor Committees - are negotiating.

Senate proposal calls for $1.75 billion for a new program of grants to States for child care services, but the House conferees were instructed to reject this by a vote of 411-0. The Senate position is to avoid both an earmark of Title XX and an entitlement.

Reportedly, at June 7 conference House members accepted Senate Section 89 language.
Parental Leave
S. 345 (Dodd)
S. Rept. 101-77
S. Cal. No. 154
House approved the bill, 237-187, on May 10, 1990. Senate passed the House version unamended by voice vote on June 14, 1990.
Likely, President will veto.
Requires employers to give workers 10 weeks of parental leave in a 24-month period; 13 weeks of medical leave in a 12-month period for severe medical problems and for the care of newborns and seriously ill children, spouses and parents. Federal, State and local governments and companies with at least 50 employees would be bound by the law.

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Action
Notes

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Head Start Reauthorization
S. 2229 (Dodd)
Introduced March 1, 1990, and referred to Senate Labor Committee.
Markup scheduled on June 20, 1990, by subcommittee on Children, Family, Drugs and Alcoholism.

H.R. 4151 (Kildee)
H. Rept. No. 101-480
H. Cal. No. U 294
Passed the House, 404-14, on May 16, 1990. Received in the Senate May 22, 1990.

Authorizes $2.4 billion for the Head Start program in FY 1990.
Whistleblowers
S. 436 (Metzenbaum)
Ordered reported April 25, 1990.

Administration opposes.
H.R. 3368 (Ford-MI)

Hearing scheduled for June 28, 1990.
Strengthens protections available to employees against reprisals for disclosing information to protect the public health and safety.
Nutritional Labeling
S. 1425 (Metzenbaum)
Ordered to be reported April 25, 1990.


H.R. 3562 (Waxman)
H. Rept. 101-538
H. Cal. No. U 331
Ordered to be reported, as amended, on May 16, 1990. Ordered reported by Energy and Commerce Committee June 13, 1990.

Amends Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require nutritional labels to include the serving size, number of servings per container, number of calories per serving from total and saturated fat, amount of total, un- and saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, total and complete carbohydrates, sugars, total protein, and dietary fiber.

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Action
Notes

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NEA Reauthorization
S. 2724 (Pell)
Education subcommittee reported to the Full Committee on June 13, 1990.
Full Committee markup scheduled for June 27, 1990.
See Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report, June 23, 1990, p. 1968, for more information.
H.R. 4825 (Williams)
Hearing held June 6, 1990. Ordered reported June 19, 1990.


Pesticide Regulation
S. 722 (Kennedy)
Hearing held November 1, 1989.
Markup scheduled for June 27, 1990.
Amends Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to regulate pesticide residues in food.
Foreign Flagships
H.R. 3283 (Clay)
Hearing held June 20, 1990.


Davis-Bacon Act Amendments
H.R. 2901 (Murphy)
Subcommittee markup held June 21, 1990.

Bill raises minimum size of Federal contracts for prevailing wage standards from $2,000 to $50,000.
Student Right to Know and Campus Crime Bill
S. 580 (Bradley)
S. Rept. 101-209
S. Cal. No. 392
H. Rept. 101-518
H. Cal. No. U 315
House passed H.R. 1454 June 5, 1990 by voice vote; text incorporated into S. 580.

Includes required disclosure to the DOE of graduation rates especially and, with respect to athletics, campus athletic revenue, community expenditure and campus crime and security statistics.

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RULES/ADMINISTRATION
Bill/Issue
Action
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Campaign Finance Reform
S. 137 (Boren-Mitchell-Byrd)
S. Rept. 101-253 (Minority views)
S. Cal. No. 485
Bipartisan team of eight Senators began negotiations the week of May 21, 1990.
Negotiations on-going.
The Republican proposal was released May 1; the Democrats released their latest proposal May 3, 1990. See Washington Post, May 2, 1990 (A8), and May 4, 1990 (A8), for details. House Republicans recently introduced 10 bills on campaign finance reform; see Roll Call, June 18, 1990 (A3), for details. Also see Roll Call, June 25, 1990 (A1).
National Voter Registration ("Motor Voter Bill")
S. 874 (Ford)
S. Rept. 101-140 (Minority views)
S. Cal. No. 260
Reported out and placed on Calendar September 26, 1989, on a 100 percent partisan vote.

Would allow voter registration to occur when citizens apply for drivers' licenses. Leadership has not yet decided on a date for consideration of either bill.
H.R. 2190 (Foley)
S. Cal. No. 443
H. Rept. No. 101-243
H. Cal. No. U 154
Passed House February 6, 1990 (289-132). Placed on Senate Calendar February 8, 1990.



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Single Poll Closing Time
S. 136 (Adams/Riegle)
S. Rept. 101-42 (Minority views)
S. Cal. No. 80
Reported out May 31, 1989.
Floor action possible.
Establishes 10:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time, as the poll closing time for Presidential elections.
H.R. 18 (Swift)
H. Rept. 101-15
Passed House April 5, 1989, and referred to Senate Committee on Rules and Administration.

Establishes 9:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time, as the poll closing time for Presidential elections, and extends Pacific Daylight Savings Time to the first Sunday after the election in Presidential campaign years.
Five Regional Presidential Primaries
S. 377 (Dixon)
S. Rept. 101-43
S. Cal. No. 81
Reported out June 1, 1989.
Floor action possible.

H.R. 1116 (Andrews)
Referred to subcommittee on Elections, March 2, 1989.
No hearings scheduled.

Senate Mail
No Senate bill number yet.
Ordered reported June 13, 1990.

Allocates funds to cover one statewide mailing for each Member, and augments those states with only one Congressional district with a second statewide mailing. Total FY 91 Senate mailing cost: $35.5 million.

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Notes

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FEC Authorization
No Senate bill number yet.
Ordered reported June 13, 1990.

Authorizes FY 91 FEC funding. The FEC is requesting $17,150,000 - an amount that has been agreed upon by both the agency and the OMB.
Research Earmarking Prohibition
S. Res. 206 (Danforth)
Introduced November 9, 1990. Hearing held June 21, 1990; see Roll Call, June 25, 1990, page 7, for details on stiff opposition to bill.

Provides that Senate presiding officer shall sustain a point of order made by any Senator against material that designates a particular university, institution, or consortium as the recipient of research funds or otherwise award funds without competition.
Library of Congress/Senior Executive Service
S. 2472 (Pell)
Ordered reported June 13, 1990.

Authorizes the LoC to establish and promulgate regulations for a Senior Executive Service.
Smithsonian Institution/Senior Executive Service
S. 2539 (Garn and Moynihan)
Ordered reported June 13, 1990.

Authorizes the Institution to establish and promulgate regulations for a Senior Executive Service.
Frank, Recording Studio, and Unopposed Members
No Senate resolution number yet.
Hearing held June 13, 1990.

Amends Rule 40 to make clear that Members whose elections are uncontested may use the frank for mass mail and the Recording Studio during the 60-day moratorium. The 60-day moratorium prior to the general election on mass mailings would still apply to all Senators.

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SMALL BUSINESS

Bill/Issue
Action
Notes

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SBA Reauthorization
No Senate bill number yet.
Hearing held April 4, 1990.
Floor action probable this summer.
Technology Transfer legislation may also end up as part of SBA Reauthorization bill.
No House bill number yet.
Hearing held June 14, 1990.


Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Programs
S. 1737 (Boschwitz)
Referred to Committee October 11, 1989.
Hearing probably this month.
Current authorization good through FY 1991, but reauthorization is still a possibility by end of session. Would authorize SBDC through FY 1995. Word is SBDC may end up as part of SBA reauthorization.

VETERANS

Bill/Issue
Action
Notes

Last Action
Next Action

Veterans' Health Care Programs Amendments
Vehicle for consideration uncertain.


Informal conference on provisions of H.R. 901 and S. 13, the Veterans Benefits and Health Care Act, was not completed before 1989 adjournment. The majority of H.R. 901's provisions were not signed into law. Staff discussions on the health provisions of the Act are ongoing.

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Bill/Issue
Action
Notes

Last Action
Next Action

Veterans' Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act
S. 2100 (Cranston)
Referred to Committee February 7, 1990. Hearing held June 14, 1990.
Markup scheduled June 28, 1990.
Increases disability compensation for certain veterans; extends veterans' health care, housing, and insurance programs.
H.R. 4418 (Applegate)
Hearing held April 19, 1990.
Markup postponed indefinitely.

Radiation Exposed Veterans
S. 2556 (Cranston)
Hearing held May 18, 1990.
Markup scheduled for June 28, 1990.
Would require presumptive compensation for additional diseases, eliminate existing limitations, and require compensation for additional classes of veterans who may have been exposed.
H.R. 2372 (Owen-UT)
H. Rept. 101-463
H. Cal. No. U 282
S. Cal. 588
Passed House by voice vote on June 5, 1990. Placed directly on the Senate Calendar by Majority Leader.

Establishes Atmospheric Nuclear Testing Compensation Trust Fund for claims for injuries and death due to exposure to radiation from nuclear testing and uranium mining. (Judiciary Committee has jurisdiction in the House).
VA Health Professionals Compensation
S. 2701 (Cranston)
Hearing held June 14, 1990.
Markup scheduled for June 28, 1990.
Revises pay for VA physicians and dentists.
H.R. 4557 (Montgomery)
H. Rept. 101-466
H. Cal. No. U 284
Passed House by voice vote May 1, 1990. Received in Senate on May 4, 1990, and referred to Veterans' Affairs Committee. Hearing held June 14, 1990.
Certain provisions to be marked up as part of S. 2100 at June 28 executive meeting.
Includes provisions of H.R. 1199 (Nurse Pay Act). Provides special pay for VA physicians and dentists. OMB objects to bill's provision that exempts Veterans' Health Services and Research Administration from Gramm-Rudman sequestration.

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Bill/Issue
Action
Notes

Last Action
Next Action

Veterans' Readjustment Act
S. 2338 (Cranston)
S. Cal. No. 491
Placed directly on the calendar March 26, 1990.

Extends eligibility period for veterans' readjustment appointments for Vietnam era vets.
H.R. 3053 (Bennett)
Ordered reported by House Veterans' Affairs Committee, May 17, 1990.

Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans' Affairs to issue rehabilitation certificates to individuals who received dishonorable or general discharges if they have proven that their conduct has been exemplary for at least three years.
H.R. 4087 (Penny)
Ordered reported on May 17, 1990.

Amends Title 38, U.S. Code, with respect to employment and training programs.
H.R. 4088 (Penny)
Passed House June 12, 1990, by voice vote.

Amends Title 38, U.S. Code, with respect to veterans recruitment appointments.
H.R. 4089 (Penny)


Amends Title 38, U.S. Code with respect to education and vocational counseling for veterans.
Veterans' Education Benefits for Flight Training
S. 2537 (Cranston)
Hearing held May 11, 1990.
Markup scheduled for June 28, 1990.
Would expand benefits for flight training to an additional veterans' educational program. A Daschle amendment would eliminate the PL101-237 provision restricting flight training benefits to dual instruction.
Retirement Benefits for Disabled Vets
S. 190 (Matsunaga)
Hearing held July 28, 1989.
Markup scheduled for June 28, 1990.
Would allow military retirees with disabilities or illnesses incurred while on active duty to receive both military retired pay and VA disability compensation.

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Floor Watch Index
Issue 9
June 26, 1990
Key: star = Updated information, empty arrow = Possible candidate for Senate floor action - near term, filled-in arrow = Slated for House consideration this week

AGRICULTURE.........................................................................................................................(p. 1)
Farm Bill (star)
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Reauthorization (empty arrow)
SEC/CFTC Jurisdiction (empty arrow)
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Membership (empty arrow)
Food Safety Act
Rural Development
Pesticides Control

APPROPRIATIONS.....................................................................................................................(p. 4)
Regular Appropriations - House (filled-in arrow)
Regular Appropriations - Senate (star)

ARMED SERVICES......................................................................................................................(p. 5)
Department of Defense Authorization
Arms Control
Burden Sharing
Korean Fighter Plane
Base Closure
Military Construction (star)
Defense Industrial Adjustment
Defense Management Improvement Act (star)

BANKING/HUD..............................................................................................................................(p. 8)
Housing Bill (empty arrow)
McKinney Act Reauthorization (star)
Export Administration Reauthorization
Defense Production Act
Fair Trade and Financial Services Act
Securities Enforcement Amendments
Market Reform
Glass-Steagall Repeal (Financial Industry Restructuring)
SEC/CFTC Jurisdiction (empty arrow)
Consumer Banking Reform
Money Laundering
Truth-in-Savings
Expedited Funds Availability Act
Dollar Coin Legislation

BUDGET...........................................................................................................................................(p. 13)
Budget Resolution (star)

COMMERCE/TRANSPORTATION...................................................................................................(p. 14)
Hazmat Reauthorization
Safe Food Transport
Magnuson Fisheries Act Reauthorization
Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Reauthorization
NASA Reauthorization
Nat'l. Institute of Standards and Technology Reauthorization
Federal Communications Commission Reauthorization

COMMERCE/TRANSPORTATION cont'd.
Nat'l Telecommunications and Information Administration
Nat'l. Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authorization
Children's TV
Airline Concentration (Competition Enhancement)
Cable TV
Product Liability (star)
Alternative Telephone Operator Services
Bell Operating Companies
Telecommunications Entry into Cable TV
Amtrak Reauthorization (star)
Consumer Product Safety Commission (star)
Penny Stock Reform Act (star)
Emerging Telecommunications Technologies (star)

ENERGY/NATURAL RESOURCES......................................................................................................(p. 22)
Tongass National Forest
Puerto Rican Plebiscite (star)
Oil Shale (empty arrow)
Global Climate
Superconducting Super Collider (SSC)

ENVIRONMENT/PUBLIC WORKS....................................................................................................(p. 25)
Clean Air
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Reauthorization
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Reauthorization
Oil Spill Liability
Indoor Air Quality (empty arrow)
Ground Water Protection
Coastal Pollution
Waste Prevention
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Reauthorization
Water Resource Development (star)
Federal Facilities Compliance
Federal Nuclear Facilities Act

FINANCE..............................................................................................................................................(p. 30)
Miscellaneous Tariffs/Caribbean Basin Initiative
Puerto Rican Plebiscite (star)
IRAs, Capital Gains Legislation, and Family Savings
Reconciliation
Textile Import Restrictions (star)

FOREIGN RELATIONS......................................................................................................................(p. 30)
SEED II (Support for Eastern Europe Democracy Act)
International Bank for Reconstruction
FY 91 State Department Authorization
Supplemental Authorization for Aid to Panama and Nicaragua
Proliferation of Missile Technology
South Africa Sanctions
Chemical and Biological Weapons Control Act of 1989
Montreal Protocols (star)

GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS..............................................................................................................(p. 36)
D.C. Metrorail Reauthorization
EPA/Cabinet-level Status
Paper Work Reduction Act
Commerce Department Reorganization
Civil Service Pay Reform
Congressional Fair Employment Practices Act

JUDICIARY.......................................................................................................................................(p. 38)
Crime Package (empty arrow)
RICO Reform (star)
Resale Price Maintenance
Antitrust Procedures Amendments
Legal Immigration Reform
Deportation of Nicaraguan and El Salvadoran Aliens
Immigration Exclusion System Reform
Line-Item Veto Constitutional Amendments
Balanced Budget Amendment
Flag Protection Amendment (empty arrow)
Pocket Veto
Court-Ordered Taxation

LABOR/HUMAN RESOURCES........................................................................................................(p. 46)
Vocational Education
Title X Revision and Extension (Family Planning Programs)
Title III (Public Health Service Extension)
Adolescent Family Life Demonstration Reauthorization
Civil Rights (star)
Job Training Partnership Act Amendments (empty arrow)
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
Tobacco Product Education and Health Protection Act
Drug Treatment Programs (Waiting list reductions)
Asset Reversion: Employee Pension Protection Act
AIDS Legislation
Math/Science Education
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Child Care (ABC)
Parental Leave
Head Start Reauthorization
Whistleblowers
Nutritional Labeling
NEA Reauthorization
Pesticide Regulation
Foreign Flagships
Davis-Bacon Act Amendments
Student Right to Know and Campus Crime Bill

RULES/ADMINISTRATION................................................................................................................(p. 54)
Campaign Finance Reform
National Voter Registration ("Motor Voter Bill")
Single Poll Closing Time
Five Regional Presidential Primaries
Senate Mail
FEC Authorization
Research Earmarking Prohibition (star)
Library of Congress/Senior Executive Service
Smithsonian Institution/Senior Executive Service
Frank, Recording Studio, and Unopposed Members

SMALL BUSINESS..............................................................................................................................(p. 57)
SBA Reauthorization
Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Programs

VETERANS..........................................................................................................................................(p. 57)
Veterans' Health Care Programs Amendments
Veterans' Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act
Radiation Exposed Veterans (star)
VA Health Professional Compensation (star)
Veterans' Readjustment Act
Veterans' Education Benefits for Flight Training
Retirement Benefits for Disabled Vets (star)

Prepared with the assistance of:
Senate
Sheila Burke, Republican Leader's Office
Jim Whittinghill, Republican Leader's Office
Mike Tongour, Asst. Republican Leader's Office
Judy Myers, Republican Policy Committee
Jack Clark, Republican Policy Committee
Sue Longnaker, Republican Policy Committee
Eric Ueland, Republican Policy Committee

House
Billy Pitts, Republican Leader's Office
Bob Okun, Republican Conference
Anne Topple, Legislative Digest

Distributed by:
Senate: Senate Republican Policy Committee (224-2946)
House: House Republican Conference (225-5107)

SENT BY: The TICKET CENTER; 6-26-90; 9:10 AM; LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS 202 224 3163; #2
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release
June 26, 1990

STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT
I met this morning with the Bipartisan leadership -- the Speaker, the Senate Majority Leader, the Senate Republican Leader, the House Majority Leader, and the House Republican Leader -- to review the status of the deficit-reduction negotiations.

It is clear to me that both the size of the deficit problem and the need for a package that can be enacted require all of the following: entitlement and mandatory program reform; tax revenue increases; growth incentives; discretionary spending reductions; orderly reductions in defense expenditures; and budget process reform -- to assure that any Bipartisan agreement is enforceable and that the deficit problem is brought under responsible control. The Bipartisan leadership agree with me on these points.

The budget negotiations will resume promptly with a view toward reaching substantive agreement as quickly as possible.

SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 25, 1990
TODAY, TUESDAY, JUNE 26
THE SENATE WILL RECONVENE AT 2:15 P.M. AND BEGIN CONSIDERATION OF FOUR AMENDMENTS TO THE FLAG CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. EACH AMENDMENT IS LIMITED TO 40 MINUTES, THEREFORE, A SERIES OF VOTES WILL OCCUR INCLUDING FINAL PASSAGE OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. HOWEVER, THE SENATE IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE IN SESSION PAST 7 P.M. OR SO THIS EVENING.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27
THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE SENATE WILL RESUME CONSIDERATION OF THE HOUSING BILL. VOTES CAN BE EXPECTED TO OCCUR, AND A LATE SESSION COULD OCCUR IN ORDER TO MAKE PROGRESS ON THE HOUSING BILL.

THURSDAY, JUNE 28 - FRIDAY, JUNE 29
IT IS OUR HOPE THAT A FINAL AGREEMENT CAN BE REACHED ON THE CRIME BILL SO THAT THE SENATE CAN RESUME AND POSSIBLY COMPLETE ACTION ON THE BILL PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED RECESS TO BEGIN CLOSE OF BUSINESS THIS FRIDAY. THE MANAGERS ARE CLOSE TO BEING IN AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE LIST OF 1ST DEGREE AMENDMENTS TO BE IN ORDER TO THE CRIME BILL, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE BIDEN 1ST DEGREE AMENDMENT, WHICH ENCOMPASSES A MAJOR DRUG BILL. ALSO, NEGOTIATIONS ARE STILL UNDERWAY WITH RESPECT TO THE NUMBER OF 2ND DEGREE AMENDMENTS TO BE IN ORDER. IT IS OUR HOPE THAT CONSENT CAN BE GRANTED TO ALLOW EACH SIDE TO OFFER NO MORE THAN TWO 2ND DEGREE AMENDMENTS TO EACH OF THE MORE

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CONTROVERSIAL 1ST DEGREE AMENDMENTS. WE ARE PROPOSING THAT WE BE ABLE TO OFFER 2ND DEGREE AMENDMENTS TO THE FOLLOWING DEMOCRATIC AMENDMENTS:

WIRTH/GRAHAM AMENDMENT RE: THE S & L CRISIS;
INOUYE AMENDMENT RE: INDIAN LANDS;
GRAHAM AMENDMENT RE: RACE-BIAS;
BIDEN AMENDMENT RE: MAJOR DRUG PROVISIONS; (SEE ENCLOSED SYNOPSIS ON THE BIDEN AMENDMENT)
PRYOR AMENDMENT RE: FIREARMS.

THEREFORE, VOTES COULD OCCUR AND LATE SESSIONS CAN BE ANTICIPATED, IF THE SENATE INTENDS TO COMPLETE ACTION ON THE CRIME BILL THIS WEEK. ALSO, THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE SENATE COULD BE ASKED TO CONSIDER THE CONFERENCE REPORT TO ACCOMPANY THE A.D.A. BILL.

SENT BY: The TICKET CENTER; 6-26-90; 9:10 AM; LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS 202 224 3163; #2
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release
June 26, 1990

STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT
I met this morning with the Bipartisan leadership -- the Speaker, the Senate Majority Leader, the Senate Republican Leader, the House Majority Leader, and the House Republican Leader -- to review the status of the deficit-reduction negotiations.

It is clear to me that both the size of the deficit problem and the need for a package that can be enacted require all of the following: entitlement and mandatory program reform; tax revenue increases; growth incentives; discretionary spending reductions; orderly reductions in defense expenditures; and budget process reform -- to assure that any Bipartisan agreement is enforceable and that the deficit problem is brought under responsible control. The Bipartisan leadership agree with me on these points.

The budget negotiations will resume promptly with a view toward reaching substantive agreement as quickly as possible.

Handwritten at bottom of page: Line item veto wed. (illegible)