[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 42 (Wednesday, March 17, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D296-D297]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             MARCH 18, 1999

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2000 for Civilian Radioactive Waste and Environmental 
Management programs, 9:30 a.m., SD-124.
  Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, to hold 
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 9:30 a.m., SD-116.
  Subcommittee on Interior, to hold hearings on proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 2000 for the Department of Energy, 
focusing on energy conservation, fossil energy research and 
development, and other related programs, 2 p.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2000 for the 
Department of Defense, and the future years defense program, 9:30 
a.m., SH-216.
  Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, to hold hearings 
on the readiness of the United States Air Force and Army operating 
forces, 2 p.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to resume hearings on 
loss of open space and environmental quality, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: 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.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on East Asian and 
Pacific Affairs, to hold hearings on the countdown to elections in 
Indonesia, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: business 
Meeting to continue markup S.326, to improve the access and choice 
of patients to quality, affordable health care, and to consider 
pending nominations, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings on 
pending intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, hearing to review the USDA's 
implementation of disaster assistance and the operation of other 
programs, 8:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on 
Departmental Administration/Chief Financial Officer/Chief 
Information Officer, 11:15 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary, on 
International Organizations and Peacekeeping, 2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Defense, executive, on Military Readiness, 2:30 
a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, executive, on Atomic 
Energy Defense Activities, 11 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior, on Service Department of Energy-Fossil 
Energy, 11 a.m., B- 308 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Service, and Education, on 
Gallaudet University, 11 a.m., and on Institute of Museum and 
Library Services and Railroad Retirement Board, 2 p.m., 2358 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, on Secretary of Transportation, 11 
a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government, 
on Secretary of the Treasury, 11 a.m., and on Customs Integrity, 2 
p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, 
hearing on recruiting issues, 11 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Readiness, hearing on the shipment of 
household goods, 11 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing 
on Electricity Competition: Evolving Federal and State Roles, 11 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials, hearing on the 
Bond Price Competition Improvement Act of 1999, 11 a.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Early 
Childhood, Youth, and Families, hearing on Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention Act: Preventing Juvenile Crime at School and 
in the Community, 11:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Civil Service, 
hearing on Long Term Care Insurance for Federal Employees, 9 a.m., 
2203 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human 
Resources, hearing on Overview of Agency Efforts to Prevent and 
Treat Drug Abuse, 1 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and 
Technology, hearing on Oversight of Financial Management Practices 
at the Department of Justice and the Federal Aviation 
Administration, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and 
International Relations, hearing on Views of Veterans Service 
Organizations, 8:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law, to continue hearings on H.R. 833, Bankruptcy 
Reform Act of 1999, 11 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, hearing on H.R. 
354, Collections of Information Antipiracy Act, 11 a.m., 2226 
Rayburn.

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  Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, to mark up H.R. 441, 
Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act of 1999; and to hold an 
oversight hearing on illegal immigration, 2 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, hearing on H.R. 883, to preserve the 
sovereignty of the United States over public lands and acquired 
lands owned by the United States, and to preserve State sovereignty 
and private property rights in non-Federal lands surrounding those 
public lands and acquired lands, 1:30 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, to 
mark up the Coastal Zone Management Reauthorization; followed by an 
oversight hearing on the fiscal year 2000 budget request of the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National 
Marine Fisheries Service, 2:30 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on National Parks, and Public Lands, to mark up 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; H.R. 658, Thomas Cole National Historic Site 
Act; 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., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment, 
oversight hearing on fiscal year 2000 Budget Authorization Request: 
Environmental Protection Agency Research and Development, 11:30 
a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Aviation, to continue hearings on the following bills: H.R. 700, 
Airline Passenger Bill of Rights Act of 1999, H.R. 780, Passenger 
Entitlement and Competition Enhancement Act of 1999, and H.R. 908, 
Aviation Consumer Right to Know Act of 1999, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans Affairs, to mark up H.R. 70, Arlington 
National Cemetery Burial Eligibility Act, 2:30 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on 
the Medicare+Choice Program, 11 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on Tax Treatment of Structured 
Settlements, 1 p.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, hearing on 
Fiscal Year 2000 Budget: Imagery Intelligence, 3 p.m., H-405 
Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold joint 
hearings to review United States policy and strategy for the 
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in 
preparation for the OSCE Summit Meeting scheduled to convene in 
Istanbul this year, 10:30 a.m., SR-485.