[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 35 (Friday, March 5, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D225-D229]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings

[D05MR9-24]D225 No Committ
  No Committee meetings were held.
[D05MR9-25]D225 Joint Meet
Joint Meetings
[D05MR9-26]D225 EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT--UNEMPLOYMENT
[D05MR9-27]D225 Joint Econ
  Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded hearings on the employment-
unemployment situation for February, after receiving testimony from 
Katharine G. Abraham, Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department 
of Labor.
F


                       CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of March 8 through March 13, 1999

                             Senate Chamber

[D05MR9-28]D225 On Monday,
  On Monday, Senate will resume consideration of S. 280, Education 
Flexibility Partnership Act, with a vote on a motion to close further debate 
on Jeffords Amendment No. 31, in the nature of a substitute, to occur at 5 
p.m., with a second cloture vote scheduled to occur on Tuesday, if 
necessary.
[D05MR9-29]D225 During the
  During the balance of the week, Senate expects to continue consideration 
of S. 280, Education Flexibility Partnership Act, and any other cleared 
legislative and executive business, including S. 544, Emergency Supplemental 
Appropriations.


                            Senate Committees

          (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
[D05MR9-30]D225 Committee
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: March 10, to hold 
hearings to examine crop insurance and risk management strategies, 8 
a.m., SR-328A.
[D05MR9-31]D225 Committee
  Committee on Appropriations: March 9, Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2000 for the Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior, 9:30 
a.m., SD-124.
[D05MR9-32]D225 March 9, S
  March 9, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary, 
to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for 
the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-192.
[D05MR9-33]D225 March 9, S
  March 9, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, to hold hearings on United 
States-Afghanistan Policy, focusing on security, refugees and women, 2 
p.m., SD-192.
[D05MR9-34]D225 March 10,
  March 10, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings on 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for the Joint Committee on 
Taxation, 9:30 a.m., SD-116.
[D05MR9-35]D225 March 10,
  March 10, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings on proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 2000 for the Navy and Marine Corps programs, 10 
a.m., SD-192.
[D05MR9-36]D225 March 10,
  March 10, Subcommittee on Transportation, to hold hearings on Amtrak 
finance and operational issues, 10 a.m., SD-124.
[D05MR9-37]D225 March 11,
  March 11, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold 
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for the 
Department of Energy, focusing on defense programs, materials 
disposition, and non-proliferation, 9:30 a.m., SD-124.
[D05MR9-38]D225 March 11,
  March 11, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, to hold 
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for 
Corporation for National and Community Service, 9:30 a.m., SD-116.
[D05MR9-39]D225 March 11,
  March 11, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary, 
to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for 
the Department of Commerce, 10 a.m., S-146, Capitol.
[D05MR9-40]D225 Committee
  Committee on Armed Services: March 9, to hold a closed briefing on 
United States Government policies and programs to combat terrorism, 9:30 
a.m., SH-219. March 9, Full Committee, to hold a closed briefing on 
United States Government policies and programs to combat terrorism, 10:45 
a.m., SH-216.
[D05MR9-41]D225 March 10,
  March 10, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, to hold 
hearings on the condition of the services' infrastructure and real 
property maintenance programs for fiscal year 2000, 9:30 a.m., SR-232A.
[D05MR9-42]D225 March 10,
  March 10, Subcommittee on SeaPower, to hold hearings to examine 
strategic and tactical lift requirements versus capabilities, 2:30 p.m., 
SR-232A.
[D05MR9-43]D225 March 10,
  March 10, Subcommittee on Airland, to hold hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2000 for the Department of 
Defense focusing on tactical modernization, and the future years defense 
program, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
[D05MR9-44]D225 March 11,
  March 11, Subcommittee on Strategic, to hold hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2000 for the Department of 
Defense focusing on ballistic missile defense programs and management, 
and the future years defense program, 10 a.m., SR-222.
[D05MR9-45]D225 March 11,
  March 11, Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2000 for the Department of 
Defense focusing on the

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defense health program, and the future years defense program, 2 p.m., SR-
222.
[D05MR9-46]D226 Committee
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: March 9, Subcommittee 
on International Trade and Finance, to hold oversight hearings on the 
International Monetary Fund, 10:30 a.m., SD-538.
[D05MR9-47]D226 Committee
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 10, business 
Meeting to markup S. 303, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
enhance the ability of direct broadcast satellite and other multichannel 
video providers to compete effectively with cable television systems, 
9:30 a.m., SR-253.
[D05MR9-48]D226 March 11,
  March 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings on S. 383, to establish a 
national policy of basic consumer fair treatment for airline passengers, 
9:30 a.m., SR-253.
[D05MR9-49]D226 Committee
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: March 11, Subcommittee on 
Forests and Public Land Management, to hold oversight hearings on the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2000 for the Forest 
Service, Department of Agriculture, 2 p.m., SD-628.
[D05MR9-50]D226 Committee
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: March 11, to hold hearings 
on S. 507, to provide for the conservation and development of water and 
related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct 
various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United 
States, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
[D05MR9-51]D226 Committee
  Committee on Finance: March 10, to hold hearings to examine issues of 
the federal recovery of a portion of the tobacco settlement funds 
attributable to Medicaid, 10 a.m., SD-215.
[D05MR9-52]D226 March 11,
  March 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to explore the ramifications 
of the changing world economy and the reforms that are needed in the 
international tax area, 10 a.m., SD-215.
[D05MR9-53]D226 Committee
  Committee on Foreign Relations: March 9, Subcommittee on East Asian and 
Pacific Affairs, to hold hearings on issues relating to post election 
Cambodia, 10 a.m., SD-419.
[D05MR9-54]D226 March 9, S
  March 9, Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, to hold 
hearings to examine current United States policy toward Iraq, 2 p.m., SD-
419.
[D05MR9-55]D226 March 10,
  March 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the current human rights 
situation in Cuba, 10 a.m., SD-419.
[D05MR9-56]D226 March 11,
  March 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine embassy security 
for a new millennium, 10 a.m., SD-419.
[D05MR9-57]D226 Committee
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: March 8, Permanent Subcommittee on 
Investigations, to hold hearings on S. 335, to amend chapter 30 of title 
39, United States Code, to provide for the nonmailability of certain 
deceptive matter relating to games of chance, administrative procedures, 
orders, and civil penalties relating to such matter, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
[D05MR9-58]D226 March 9, P
  March 9, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold hearings on 
S. 335, to amend chapter 30 of title 39, United States Code, to provide 
for the nonmailability of certain deceptive matter relating to games of 
chance, administrative procedures, orders, and civil penalties relating 
to such matter, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
[D05MR9-59]D226 Committee
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: March 10, to hold 
hearings on education research issues, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
[D05MR9-60]D226 March 11,
  March 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine patients' health 
protections, 10 a.m., SD-430.
[D05MR9-61]D226 Select Com
  Select Committee on Intelligence: March 10, to hold closed hearings on 
intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
[D05MR9-62]D226 Committee
  Committee on the Judiciary: March 9, to hold hearings to examine 
interstate alcohol sales, 10 a.m., SD-226.
[D05MR9-63]D226 March 11,
  March 11, Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts, to 
hold joint hearings with the House Committee on the Judiciary's 
Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law on bankruptcy reform 
issues, 2 p.m., 2237, Rayburn Building.
[D05MR9-64]D226 Special Co
  Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem: March 11, to 
hold hearings to examine Y2K information technology readiness within the 
court system, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.


                              House Chamber

[D05MR9-65]D226 To be anno
  To be announced.


                            House Committees

[D05MR9-66]D226 Committee
  Committee on Agriculture, March 10, Subcommittee on Risk Management, 
Research, and Specialty Crops, hearing on Review of the Federal Crop 
Insurance Program, 10:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
[D05MR9-67]D226 March 11,
  March 11, Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, 
and Forestry, hearing on Review of Forest Service fiscal year 2000 
Budget, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
[D05MR9-68]D226 Committee
  Committee on Appropriations, March 9, Subcommittee on Agriculture, 
Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies, on the Food Safety and 
Inspection Service, 1 p.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
[D05MR9-69]D226 March 9, S
  March 9, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary, on 
the FCC, 2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
[D05MR9-70]D226 March 9, S
  March 9, Subcommittee on Interior, on the Fish and Wildlife Service, 10 
a.m., B-308 Capitol.
[D05MR9-71]D226 March 9, S
  March 9, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, on the Secretary of Education, 10 a.m., on Elementary and 
Secondary Education, Bilingual Education and Minority Language Affairs, 2 
p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
[D05MR9-72]D226 March 9, S
  March 9, Subcommittee on Transportation, on Aviation Financing, 10 
a.m., and on Air Traffic Control Modernization, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
[D05MR9-73]D226 March 9, S
  March 9, Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General 
Government, on FEC, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
[D05MR9-74]D226 March 10,
  March 10, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and 
Related Agencies, on Farm and Foreign Agriculture Services, USAID, 1 
p.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
[D05MR9-75]D227 March 10,

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  March 10, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary, on 
the Secretary of State, 10 a.m., room to be announced, and on The Supreme 
Court, 2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
[D05MR9-76]D227 March 10,
  March 10, Subcommittee on Defense, on fiscal year 2000 Air Force 
Budget, 10 a.m., and executive, on the fiscal year 2000 Air Force 
Acquisition Program, 1:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
[D05MR9-77]D227 March 10,
  March 10, Subcommittee on Interior, on the Secretary of Agriculture, 10 
a.m., and on Forest Service, 11 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
[D05MR9-78]D227 March 10,
  March 10, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, on Vocational and Adult Education, Special Education and 
Rehabilitative Services, Educational Research and Improvement, and Howard 
University, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
[D05MR9-79]D227 March 10,
  March 10, Subcommittee on Military Construction, on Quality of Life, 
9:30 a.m., B-300 Rayburn.
[D05MR9-80]D227 March 10,
  March 10, Subcommittee on Transportation, on Aviation Safety and 
Security, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
[D05MR9-81]D227 March 10 a
  March 10 and 11, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, on 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., 
2359 Rayburn.
[D05MR9-82]D227 March 11,
  March 11, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and 
Related Agencies, on Rural Development, 1 p.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
[D05MR9-83]D227 March 11,
  March 11, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary, on 
the Attorney General, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn, and on Members of Congress, 
2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
[D05MR9-84]D227 March 11,
  March 11, Subcommittee on Defense, on fiscal year 2000 Navy/Marine 
Corps Budget, 9:30 a.m., and, executive, on fiscal year 2000 Navy/Marine 
Corps Acquisition Programs, H-140 Capitol.
[D05MR9-85]D227 March 11,
  March 11, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on Energy 
Resources and Science, 10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
[D05MR9-86]D227 March 11,
  March 11, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and 
Related Programs, on Security Assistance, 10 a.m., H-144 Capitol.
[D05MR9-87]D227 March 11,
  March 11, Subcommittee on Interior, on the Smithsonian, 10 a.m., B-308 
Rayburn.
[D05MR9-88]D227 March 11,
  March 11, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, on Postsecondary Education, and Special Institutions for the 
Disabled, 10 a.m., and on Secretary of Labor, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
[D05MR9-89]D227 March 11,
  March 11, Subcommittee on Military Construction, on Navy Construction, 
9:30 a.m., B-3000 Rayburn.
[D05MR9-90]D227 Committee
  Committee on Armed Services, March 9, Subcommittee on Military 
Installations and Facilities, hearing on the Military Housing 
Privatization Initiative and the privatization of military utility 
systems, 1 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
[D05MR9-91]D227 March 9, S
  March 9, Subcommittee on Military Procurement, hearing on littoral 
warfare protection and ship recapitalization, 1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
[D05MR9-92]D227 March 10,
  March 10, full committee, hearing on the U.S. policy on Iraq, 10 a.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
[D05MR9-93]D227 March 10,
  March 10, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on pharmacy 
redesign and TRICARE claims processing, 1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
[D05MR9-94]D227 March 10,
  March 10, Special Oversight Panel on Morale, Welfare, and Recreation, 
hearing on morale, welfare and recreation programs and resale activity 
oversight, 1 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
[D05MR9-95]D227 March 11,
  March 11, full committee, hearing on the various combatant commanders-
in-chief (CINC's) on their geographic areas of responsibility and assess 
the impact of the fiscal year 1999 defense budget request on their 
respective missions, 9:30 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
[D05MR9-96]D227 March 11,
  March 11, Subcommittee on Military Research and Development, hearing on 
the federal response to domestic terrorism involving weapons of mass 
destruction--increasing the effectiveness of the domestic emergency 
preparedness program, 1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
[D05MR9-97]D227 March 12,
  March 12, Subcommittee on Military Research and Development, hearing on 
threats to U.S. civilian and military infrastructure from electromagnetic 
pulse attacks, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
[D05MR9-98]D227 Committee
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, March 11, to continue 
markup of the Financial Services Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
[D05MR9-99]D227 Committee
  Committee on the Budget, March 11, hearing on ``The Clinton Defense 
Plan: Shipshape or Treading Water?'' 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
[D05MR9-100]D227 Committee
  Committee on Commerce, March 10 and 11, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Power, hearings on the Exxon-Mobil merger, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn on March 
10 and 10:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn on March 11.
[D05MR9-101]D227 March 10,
  March 10, Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials, hearing on 
the Bond Price Competition Improvement Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
[D05MR9-102]D227 March 11,
  March 11, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
``Date Rape'' Drugs, 9:15 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
[D05MR9-103]D227 March 12,
  March 12, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, to continue hearings on 
H.R. 45, Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1999, 9 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
[D05MR9-104]D227 Committee
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, March 9, Subcommittee on 
Early Childhood, Youth, and Families, hearing on School Discipline: 
What's Happening in the Classroom, 1 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
[D05MR9-105]D227 March 11,
  March 11, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth, and Families, hearing 
on School Violence: Protecting our Children, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
[D05MR9-106]D227 Committee
  Committee on Government Reform, March 10, to consider the following: 
Committee's Budget Views and Estimates for fiscal year 2000 for 
submission to the Committee on the Budget; a draft report entitled: ``A 
Citizen's Guide On Using the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy 
Act of 1974 to Request Government Records''; H.R. 807, Federal Reserve 
Board Portability Act; and H.R.

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472, Local Census Quality Check Act, 10 a.m., to be followed by an 
oversight hearing on Cardiovascular Disease: Is the Federal Government 
Doing More Harm Than Good? 11 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
[D05MR9-107]D228 March 11,
  March 11, Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and 
International Relations, hearing on ``Government-wide Spending to Combat 
Terrorism: GAO Views on the President's Annual Report'', 1 p.m., 2247 
Rayburn.
[D05MR9-108]D228 Committee
  Committee on House Administration, March 9, to consider the following: 
Omnibus Committee Funding Resolution; and other pending business, 10 
a.m., 1310 Longworth.
[D05MR9-109]D228 Committee
  Committee on International Relations, March 9, Subcommittee on 
International Operations and Human Rights, hearing on Foreign Relations 
Authorization for fiscal year 2000-2001: Refugees and Migration, 10 a.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
[D05MR9-110]D228 March 10,
  March 10, Subcommittee on Africa, hearing on Debt Relief for Africa, 
1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
[D05MR9-111]D228 March 11,
  March 11, full committee, hearing on U.S. Policy Considerations on the 
Fortieth Anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising and the Dalai Lama's Flight 
into Exile, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
[D05MR9-112]D228 March 12,
  March 12, Subommittee on International Operations and Human Rights, 
hearing on Foreign Relations Authorization for Fiscal Year 1999-2001, 10 
a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
[D05MR9-113]D228 Committee
  Committee on the Judiciary, March 10, Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law, oversight hearing on the reauthorization of the 
Independent Counsel Act, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
[D05MR9-114]D228 March 10 a
  March 10 and 11, Subcommittee on Crime, oversight hearings on putting 
consequences back into juvenile justice, Federal, State, and local 
efforts, 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn on March 10 and 2141 Rayburn on March 11.
[D05MR9-115]D228 March 11,
  March 11, Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, to markup 
the following bills: H.R. 768, Copyright Compulsory License Improvement 
Act; H.R. 850, Security and Freedom through Encryption (SAFE) Act; H.R. 
769, Madrid Protocol Implementation Act; and H.R. 771, to amend rule 30 
of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to restore the stenographic 
preference for recording depositions, 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
[D05MR9-116]D228 March 11,
  March 11, Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, to markup H.R. 441, 
Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act of 1999; and to hold an 
oversight hearing on the impact of immigration on low-skilled American 
workers and on American minority communities, 10 a.m., 2226 Rayburn.
[D05MR9-117]D228 Committee
  Committee on Resources, March 9 and 10, hearings on the following 
bills: H.R. 701, Conservation Reinvestment Act of 1999 and H.R. 798, to 
provide for the permanent protection of the resources of the United 
States in the year 2000 and beyond, 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
[D05MR9-118]D228 March 10,
  March 10, Task Force on Warner Creek, oversight hearing on Warner Creek 
Timber Sale, 11 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
[D05MR9-119]D228 March 11,
  March 11, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, 
hearing on the reauthorization of the Yukon River Salmon Act, the 
Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967, and the Intergovernmental 
Consultative Committee Agreement Between the Government of the United 
States and the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on 
Mutual Fisheries Relations of May 31, 1988, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
[D05MR9-120]D228 March 11,
  March 11, Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, hearing on 
the following bills: H.R. 66, to preserve the cultural resources of Route 
66 Corridor and to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide 
assistance; and H.R. 659, to authorize appropriations for the protection 
of Paoli and Brandywine Battlefields in Pennsylvania, to direct the 
National Park Service to conduct a special resource study of Paoli and 
Brandywine Battlefields, to authorize the Valley Forge Museum of the 
American Revolution at Valley Forge National Historical Park, 10 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
[D05MR9-121]D228 March 11,
  March 11, Subcommittee on Water and Power, to consider pending 
business, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
[D05MR9-122]D228 Committee
  Committee on Rules, March 9, to consider H.R. 800, Education 
Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999, 1 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
[D05MR9-123]D228 Committee
  Committee on Science, March 9, Subcommittee on Technology and the 
Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology of the 
Committee on Government Reform, joint hearing on The Impact of Litigation 
on Fixing the Year 2000 Problem, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
[D05MR9-124]D228 March 10,
  March 10, Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment, oversight hearing 
on fiscal year 2000 Budget Authorization Request: Department of Energy--
Offices of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Fossil Energy, and 
Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology, 3 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
[D05MR9-125]D228 March 11,
  March 11, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, oversight hearing on 
fiscal year 2000 Budget: Regulations and Operations, 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
[D05MR9-126]D228 Committee
  Committee on Small Business, March 10, hearing on S. 314, Small 
Business Year 2000 Readiness Act, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
[D05MR9-127]D228 March 11,
  March 11, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Paperwork Reduction and 
the Subcommittee on Government Programs and Oversight, joint hearing on 
the Small Business Advocacy Review Panels created by the Small Business 
Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act, 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
[D05MR9-128]D228 Committee
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 10 and 11, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, hearings on H.R. 700, Airline Passenger Bill of 
Rights Act of 1999, 10 a.m., on March 10 and 9:30 a.m., on March 11, 2167 
Rayburn.
[D05MR9-129]D228 March 10,
  March 10, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, 
hearing on the Future Needs of the U.S. Maritime Transportation System, 
2:30 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
[D05MR9-130]D229 March 11,

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  March 11, full Committee, to consider H.R. 1000, Aviation Investment 
and Reform Act for the 21st Century; and other pending business, 10 a.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
[D05MR9-131]D229 Committee
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, March 10, to consider Committee's 
Budget Views and Estimates for fiscal year 2000 for submission to the 
Committee on the Budget, 3 p.m., 334 Cannon.
[D05MR9-132]D229 March 10,
  March 10, Subcommittee on Benefits, hearing on oversight of the 
Veterans Benefits Administration; followed by a hearing and markup of 
H.R. 70, Arlington National Cemetery Burial Eligibility Act, 10 a.m., 340 
Cannon.
[D05MR9-133]D229 March 10,
  March 10, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on Veterans Health 
Administration capital asset planning, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
[D05MR9-134]D229 March 11,
  March 11, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
whistleblowing and retaliation in the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
9:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
[D05MR9-135]D229 Committee
  Committee on Ways and Means, March, 9, Subcommittee on Human Resources, 
hearing on Challenges Confronting Older Children Leaving Foster Care, 2 
p.m., B-318 Rayburn.
[D05MR9-136]D229 March 10,
  March 10, full Committee, to markup H.R. 975, to provide for a 
reduction in the volume of steel imports, and to establish a steel import 
notification and monitoring program, 10:30 a.m., followed by a hearing on 
Revenue Provisions in the Administration's Fiscal Year 2000 Budget, 11:30 
a.m., 1100 Longworth.
[D05MR9-137]D229 March 11,
  March 11, Subcommittee on Social Security, hearing on Barriers 
Preventing Disability Beneficiaries from Returning to Work, 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
[D05MR9-138]D229 Permanent
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, March 9, executive, to 
consider the Committee's Budget Views and Estimates for Fiscal year 2000 
for submission to the Committee on the Budget, 2 p.m., and, executive, to 
hold a hearing on Support to Military Operations and the Role and 
Performance of Intelligence in Desert Fox, 2:15 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
[D05MR9-139]D229 March 11,
  March 11, executive, briefing on Findings of the Cox/Dicks Committee, 3 
p.m., H-405 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

[D05MR9-140]D229 Joint Meet
  Joint Meetings: March 11, Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 
Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts, to hold joint 
hearings with the House Committee on the Judiciary's Subcommittee on 
Commercial and Administrative Law on bankruptcy reform issues, 2 p.m., 
2237, Rayburn Building.