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Date: Thu, 18 Aug 1994 08:06:18 -0600
>From: Todd Landfried <tlandfri@GHOST.ESUSDA.GOV>
To: Multiple recipients of list RURALDEV
<RURALDEV%KSUVM.bitnet@vm42.cso.uiuc.edu>
Subject: Congressional Schedule
>
>CONGRESSIONAL SCHEDULE: Future Hearings, Markups, Conferences,
>and Floor Action of interest to ES.
>
>The Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs will
>cover as many of the principal hearings as our schedule permits.
>However, it is not possible for us to attend all hearings which
>may be of interest to Extension. If you are planning to attend a
>hearing, please let us know in advance (720-4465). Where we have
>been following a particular issue closely, we may ask you to be
>alert to certain discussions or to comments made by particular
>Members of Congress. Also, there will be instances where we will
>be asked to limit the number of agency personnel at the hearings.
>
>In each case, however, we ask that you provide us an informal
>summary (e-mail or otherwise) of the discussions that took place.
>
>
>Aug. 17
>- 22: SENATE FLOOR: Will continue consideration of S2351, an
> original bill to achieve universal health insurance
> coverage, etc.
>
>Aug. 20: CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM: Senate Agriculture
> Subcommittee on Agricultural Research, Conservation,
> Forestry and General Legislation (Chairman Daschle,
> D-S.D.) and House Agriculture Subcommittee on
> Environment, Credit and Rural Development (Chairman
> Johnson, D-S.D.) have tentatively scheduled a hearing
> in South Dakota on the future of the Conservation
> Reserve Program. Time & Room: TBA.
>
>Aug. 24: COTTON PROGRAM: House Agriculture Subcommittee on
> General Farm Commodities (Chairman Sarpalius, D-Tx.)
> will hold a field hearing on federal cotton programs
> and efforts to better market cotton. 8:00 am, Meat
> Lab Auditorium, Texas Tech. University, Lubbock, Texas.
>
>Aug. 29: FOREST AND TIMBER APPEALS: Senate Agriculture
> Subcommittee on Agricultural Research, Conservation,
> Forestry and General Legislation (Chairman Daschle, D-
> S.D.) will hold a field hearing on FS's new timber
> appeals policy. 2:00 pm, City Hall, Boise, Idaho.
>
>Sept. 7: SCHOOL NUTRITION: House Agriculture Subcommittee on
> Department Operations and Nutrition (Chairman
> Stenholm, D-Tx.) will hold a hearing on a recently
> proposed USDA rule to provide nutrition objectives for
> school meals. 2:00 pm, 1300 Longworth.
>
>Sept. 20: ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT REAUTHORIZATION: Senate
> Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Clean
> Water, Fisheries and Wildlife (Chairman
> Graham, D-Fla.) will hold hearings on the
> reauthorization of the Endangered Species Act.
> Time: TBA, 406 Dirksen.
>
>Sept. 29: FOREST HEALTH: Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on
> Agricultural Research, Conservation, Forestry and
> General Registration (Chairman Daschle, D-S.D.) will
> hold a hearing on Forest Health. Time: TBA, Boise,
> Idaho. USDA Witness: Jim Lyons, Assistant Secretary,
> Natural Resources and Environment.
>
>OTHER MEETINGS:
>
>
>Aug. 19: REINVENTING GOVERNMENT: Brookings Institution will
> sponsor a luncheon briefing to assess the progress in
> the one year since the administration announced a plan
> to "reinvent" the federal government. 12:30 pm.,
> Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C.
>
>
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Todd Landfried
Community Development Specialist
U.S. Department of Agriculture
3863 South Building, MDC 0916
Washington, DC 20250-0900
Voice: 202.720.2602
FAX: 202.690.4869
Email: Todd_Landfried@ext.usu.edu
TLandfried@esusda.gov
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