THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE FOR FEDERAL POLICY RESEARCH 419 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, D.C. 20003 Voice: 202-546-3700 Fax: 202-546-2390 e-mail: ransdell@calinst.org California Capitol Hill Bulletin Volume 3, Bulletin 41 -- November 26, 1996 To expand communications between Washington and California, the California Institute provides periodic faxed bulletins regarding current activity on Capitol Hill which directly impacts our state. Bulletins are published weekly during sessions of Congress, and occasionally during other periods. The e-mail edition is made possible in part by a computer server donation from Sun Microsystems. SPECIAL REPORT COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS FOR NEW CALIFORNIA MEMBERS ANNOUNCED Committee assignments for California's five freshman Representatives were decided late last week as both parties finished up their organizational meetings. Rep.- elect James Rogan (R-Glendale) will follow in the footsteps of his predecessor, Carlos Moorhead, and assume a position on the Commerce Committee. Rogan is one of only two freshmen from both parties to be assigned to the Commerce Committee. Rep.-elect Loretta Sanchez (D- Garden Grove), who on Friday was officially declared the winner of the 46th Congressional District over 20 year incumbent Bob Dornan, has been assigned to the Economic and Educational Opportunities Committee. Rep.-elect Brad Sherman (D- Sherman Oaks), who's previous elected position was on the California State Board of Equalization, was selected to sit on both the Budget Committee and the International Relations Committee. Rep.-elect Walter Capps (D-Santa Barbara) was also selected to sit on the International Relations Committee as well as the Science Committee. Rep.-elect Ellen Tauscher (D-Pleasanton) was assigned to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. These freshmen, however, were not the only Californians with new committee assignments. Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-San Diego) will leave the Economic and Educational Opportunities Committee and the National Security Committee to take the seat on the Appropriations Committee being vacated by Rep. Frank Riggs (R-Windsor). Riggs is leaving Appropriations to assume the Chair of the Early Childhood, Youth and Families Subcommittee of the Education and Economic Opportunities Committee. In addition, Riggs will join the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-Los Angeles) will leave both the Education and Economic Opportunities Committee and the Judiciary Committee to take his new seat on the Ways and means Committee (see Bulletin, Vol. 3, No. 40). Finally, Rep. Sonny Bono (R-Palm Springs) was named to the National Security Committee and will leave the Banking Committee; Rep. Christopher Cox (R-Newport) has been named to the Government Reform and Oversight Committee; and Rep. Jane Harman (D-Marina Del Rey) will leave the Science Committee.