[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 44 (Friday, March 19, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D311-D315]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

  Week of March 22 through March 27, 1999


                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate will resume consideration of S. 544, Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations.
  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of S. 544, Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations, with a vote on the motion to close further 
debate on Lott Amendment No. 124 (to Amendment No. 81), to occur at 
2:15 p.m. Also, Senate expects to begin consideration of S. Con. Res. 
20, setting forth the congressional budget for the U.S. Government for 
fiscal years 2000 through 2009.
  During the balance of the week, Senate expects to continue 
consideration of the aforementioned measures, and any other cleared 
legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Special Committee on Aging: March 22, to hold hearings to examine 
the quality of care in nursing homes, 1 p.m., SH-216.
  March 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings on a proposal to 
support family care givers, 9 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Appropriations: March 22, Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Justice, State, and the Judiciary, to hold hearings on proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for the Small Business 
Administration, 10 a.m., S-146, Capitol.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and 
Related Agencies, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2000 for the Department of Agriculture, focusing on 
nutrition assistance programs and public health protection 
activities, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
  March 23, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, to 
hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for 
the National Science Foundation and the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy, 9:30 a.m., SD-192.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Military Construction, to hold hearings 
on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for Army and Air 
Force programs, 10 a.m., SD-116.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2000 for the Department of Labor, 11 a.m., SD-562.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Transportation, to hold hearings on 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for the Federal 
Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, 2 p.m., SD-
124.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings on 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for the Secretary of 
the Senate, Sergeant at Arms, and the Congressional Budget Office, 
10 a.m., SD-116.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the 
Judiciary, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2000 for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug 
Enforcement Administration, Department of the Justice, 10 a.m., SD-
124.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings on proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for the Department of the 
Army, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Treasury and General Government, to hold 
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for the 
Department of Treasury, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the 
Judiciary, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2000 for the Federal Communications Commission and the 
Securities and Exchange Commission, 10 a.m., S-146, Capitol.

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  March 25, Subcommittee on Transportation, to hold hearings on 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for the United States 
Coast Guard, Department of Transportation, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, to hold hearings on 
the Wye Package and terrorist attacks of United States citizens in 
Israel, 10:30 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: March 22, Subcommittee on Emerging 
Threats and Capabilities, to hold closed and open hearings on 
Department of Defense policies and programs to combat terrorism, 2 
p.m., SR-222.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, to 
hold hearings on the proliferation threat and the programs and 
policies of the Department of Defense and Department of Energy to 
counter this threat, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2000 for the 
Department of Defense, focusing on active and reserve military and 
civilian personnel programs and the future years defense program, 10 
a.m., SR-222.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Airland, to hold hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2000 for the 
Department of Defense, focusing on Army modernization, and the 
future years defense program, 2 p.m., SR-222.
  March 24, Subcommittee on SeaPower, to hold hearings to examine 
littoral force protection and power projection in the 21st century, 
2:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 25, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, to hold hearings on proposed legislation 
dealing with modernizing air traffic control programs, 10 a.m., SR-
253.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Communications, to hold hearings on 
satellite reform issues, 2 p.m., SR-253.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant 
Marine, to hold hearings on issues relating to grade crossing 
safety, 2 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: March 24, to hold 
hearings to examine nuclear waste storage and disposal policy, 
including S.608, to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, 9:30 
a.m., SD-366.
  March 24, Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation, 
and Recreation, to hold hearings on S. 323, to redesignate the Black 
Canyon of the Gunnison National Monument as a national park and 
establish the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area; S. 338, to 
provide for the collection of fees for the making of motion 
pictures, television productions, and sound tracks in units of the 
Department of the Interior; and S. 568, to allow the Department of 
the Interior and the Department of Agriculture to establish a fee 
system for commercial filming activities in a site or resource under 
their jurisdictions, 2 p.m., SD-366.
  March 25, Full Committee, to hold oversight hearings on the 
economic impacts of the Kyoto Protocol to the Framework Convention 
on Climate Change, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: March 24, to hold 
hearings on voluntary activities to reduce the emission of 
greenhouse gases, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: March 23, Subcommittee on African 
Affairs, to hold hearings on Sudan's humanitarian crisis and the 
United States response, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  March 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings on pending calendar 
business, 2:30 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, 
Narcotics and Terrorism, to hold hearings on Colombia's threat to 
United States interests and regional security, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  March 24, Subcommittee on European Affairs, to hold hearings on 
issues relating to the European Union, focusing on internal reform, 
enlargement, and a common foreign policy, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  March 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings on issues relating to 
United States-Taiwan relations, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: March 22, Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold hearings on securities fraud 
on the internet, 1:30 p.m., SD-342.
  March 23, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to resume 
hearings on securities fraud on the internet, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  March 24, Full Committee, to resume hearings on the future of the 
Independent Counsel Act, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, 
Restructuring and the District of Columbia, to hold oversight 
hearings to examine multiple program coordination in early childhood 
education, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: March 23, 
Subcommittee on Aging, to hold hearings on Elder Abuse, 2 p.m., SD-
430.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Public Health, to hold hearings on 
issues relating to bioterrorism, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: March 24, to hold hearings on S. 399, 
to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 9:30 a.m., Room to be 
announced.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: March 24, to hold closed 
hearings on pending intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  March 25, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings on pending 
intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  Committee on the Judiciary: March 22, Subcommittee on Youth 
Violence, with the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Oversight, to 
hold joint oversight hearings to review the Department of Justice 
firearm prosecutions, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  March 22, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Oversight, with the 
Subcommittee on Youth Violence, to hold joint oversight hearings to 
review the Department of Justice firearm prosecutions, 2 p.m., SD-
226.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and Government 
Information, to hold hearings on issues relating to internet 
gambling, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Constitution, Federalism, and Property 
Rights, to hold hearings on S.J. Res. 3, proposing an amendment to 
the Constitution of the United

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States to protect the rights of crime victims, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Oversight, to hold 
hearings on the effect of State ethics rules on federal law 
enforcement, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  March 25, Full Committee, business Meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Youth Violence, to hold hearings on the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2000 for Office 
of Justice Programs, Department of Justice, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: March 24, to hold hearings 
on campaign contribution limits, 9:30 a.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: March 24, to hold joint hearings 
with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to review the 
legislative recommendations of the American Ex-Prisoners of War, 
AMVETS, Vietnam Veterans of America, and the Retired Officers 
Association, 10 a.m., 345 Cannon Building.
  Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem: March 25, 
to hold hearings on Y2K compliancy issues, with regard to defusing 
United States and Russian nuclear concerns, 2 p.m., SD-562.


                             House Chamber

  Monday, pro forma session.
  Tuesday, consideration of suspensions and H. Res. 101, a privileged 
resolution on committee funding;
  Wednesday and the balance of the week, consideration of the following 
measures: H.R. 1141, making emergency supplemental appropriations; H.R. 
472, local census quality check act; and the budget resolution.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, March 24, Subcommittee on Risk 
Management, Research, and Specialty Crops and the Subcommittee on 
Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry, joint 
hearing to Review the EPA's proposed Plant Pesticide Rule, 10:30 
a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, March 23, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Water Development, on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 10 a.m., 2362-B 
Rayburn.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Interior, on Indian Health Service, 10 
a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, on Departmental Management Panel, 10 a.m., and on 
Corporation for Public Broadcasting and National Education Goals 
Panel, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 23 and 24, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent 
Agencies, on NASA, 9:30 a.m., and 1:30 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the 
Judiciary, on Bureau of the Census, 10 a.m., and on Immigration and 
Naturalization Service, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Defense, executive, on Ballistic Missile 
Defense, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol, and executive, on Special Access 
Programs, 1:30 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Interior, on Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, on Corporation for National and Community Service; the 
National Mediation Board; and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation 
Service, 10 a.m., and on U.S. Institute of Peace; the Federal Mine 
Safety and Health Review Commission; and Occupational Safety and the 
Health Review Commission, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the 
Judiciary, on SBA, 10 a.m., and on Drug Enforcement Programs, 2 
p.m., H-309.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Defense, on Members of Congress and 
Public Witnesses, 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on Bureau 
of Reclamation, 10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, on AID 
Administrator, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Interior, on Department of Energy: 
Conservation, 10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, on National Council on Disability; the National 
Commission on Libraries; and the Armed Forces Retirement Home, 10 
a.m., and on Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and the NLRB, 2 
p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General 
Government, on Office of National Drug Control Policy, 10 a.m., room 
to be announced.
  March 25, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, on 
Corporation for National and Community Service, 9:30 a.m., H-143 
Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, March 25, to continue hearings on the 
fiscal year 2000 National Defense authorization budget request, 9:30 
a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, March 24, 
Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing 
on bank lending and other transactions with hedge funds, 10 a.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Securities, and 
Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing on Technology and Banking, 
10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Commerce, March 23, Subcommittee on Finance and 
Hazardous Materials, hearing on the Superfund Program, 2 p.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Health and Environment, hearing on the 
Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999, 2:30 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Health and Environment, hearing on 
America's Health: Protecting Patients' Access to Quality Care and 
Information, 1:30 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing on The Iraqi 
Oil for Food Program and Its Impact, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Education and the Workforce, March 23, Subcommittee 
on Workforce Protections, oversight hearing on the OSHA, 1 p.m., 
2175 Rayburn.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth, and Families, 
hearing on H.R. 1150, Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1999, 1:30 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, hearing on 
Expanding Affordable Health Care Coverage: Benefits and Consequences 
of Association Health Plans, 9:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
Latex Allergies and the Healthcare Industry: Do OSHA's Actions 
Confuse or Clarify? 2:30 p.m., 2261 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, March 22, Subcommittee on 
Government Management, Information, and Technology, hearing on 
Emergency Management Hearing and Workshop, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 23, full Committee, hearing on ``HUD Losing $1 Million Per 
Day: Promised 'Reforms' Slow in Coming'', 11 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human 
Resources, oversight hearing on Mexican Counternrcotics Efforts: Are 
We Getting Full Cooperation? 1:30 p.m., 2203 Rayburn.
  March 24, Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural 
Resources and Regulatory Affairs, hearing on ``Should Agencies Be 
Allowed To Keep Americans In The Dark About Regulatory Costs and 
Benefits?'' 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  March 24, Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans' Affairs and 
International Relations, oversight hearing on the Anthrax Vaccine 
Inoculation Program, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 25, full committee, hearing on ``Dietary Supplement Health 
and Education Act: Is the FDA Trying to Change the Intent Of 
Congress?'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human 
Resources, hearing on ``A Record Trade Deficit: How Can the U.S. 
Government Prevent a Looming Trade Crisis?'' 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and 
Technology, hearing on ``Oversight of Financial Management Practices 
at the Health Care Financing Administration'', 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, March 25, hearing on United 
States Capitol Police Management, 4 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on International Relations, March 23, hearing on Future 
of Our Economic Partnership with Europe in the Wake of the 
Resignation of the European Commission, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Africa, hearing on Sierra Leone: 
Prospects for Peace and Stability, 1:30 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  March 23, Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade, 
hearing on Leveling the Playing Field and Opening Markets: 
Negotiating a WTO Agricultural Agreement, 2 p.m., 2255 Rayburn.
  March 23, Subcommittee on International Operations and Human 
Rights, to mark up Foreign Relations Authorization Act for fiscal 
year 2000-2001, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 24, full committee, hearing on U.S. Policy Towards North 
Korea and the Pending Perry Review, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, hearing on U.S. 
Cuba-Relations: Where Are We and Where Are We Heading? 1:30 p.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  March 25, full committee, hearing on Russian Foreign Policy: 
Proliferation to Rogue Regimes, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, March 23, Subcommittee on the 
Constitution, hearing on H.J. Res. 33, proposing an amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to 
prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States, 
2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  March 24, full Committee, to consider the following: H.R. 850, 
Security and Freedom through Encryption (SAFE) Act; H.R. 769, Madrid 
Protocol Implementation Act; H.R. 771, to amend rule 30 of the 
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to restore the stenographic 
preference for recording depositions; H.R. 1027, Satellite 
Television Improvement Act; H.R. 46, Public Safety Officer Medal of 
Valor Act of 1999; H.R. 441, Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas 
Act of 1999; proposed Immigration Subcommittee Rules of Procedure 
for private immigration bills and private claims bills; and other 
pending Committee business, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  March 24 and 25, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative 
Law, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 833, Bankruptcy Reform Act 
of 1999; H.R. 916, to make technical amendments to section 10 of 
Title 9, United States Code; and H.R. 462, to clarify that 
government pension plans of the possessions of the United States 
shall be treated in the same manner as State pension plans for 
purposes of the limitation on the State income taxation of pension 
income, 2 p.m., on March 24 and 10 a.m., on March 25, 2141 Rayburn.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, 
hearing on the following measures: Patent Reform; and the Patent and 
Trademark Office Reauthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000, 10 a.m., 
2226 Rayburn.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, oversight 
hearing on the benefits to the American Economy of a more educated 
workforce, 9:45 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, March 23, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Mineral Resources and the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public 
Lands, joint oversight hearing on Secretarial powers under the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976: excessive use of 
Sec. 204 withdrawal authority by the Administration, 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, oversight 
hearing on ``NEPA Parity'', 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.

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  Committee on Rules, March 23, to consider the following: H.R. 
1141, making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1999; and H.R. 472, Local Census Quality 
Control Act, 1 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, March 23, Subcommittee on Basic Research, 
hearing on the U.S. Fire Administration Authorization for Fiscal 
Years 2000 and 2001, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Basic Research, hearing on Home Page Tax 
Repeal Act, 4 p.m., 2325 Rayburn.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment, hearing on 
fiscal year 2000 Budget Authorization Request: Department of 
Energy--Results Act Implementation, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing on Range 
Modernization, Part 1, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, March 23, Subcommittee on 
Empowerment, hearing on barriers to minority entrepreneurship, 10 
a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Government Programs and Oversight, 
hearing on women's business enterprises, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 25, 
Subcommittee on Ground Transportation, hearing on Oversight of the 
Office of Motor Carriers, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, March 25, Subcommittee on 
Benefits, oversight hearing on the Veterans Benefits Administration, 
10 a.m., 340 Cannon.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing to 
examine the Department of Veterans Affairs management of the Federal 
Employees' Compensation Act program, 9:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, March 23, Subcommittee on Oversight, 
hearing on Pension Issues, 3 p.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  March 23, Subcommittee on Trade, hearing on the trade provisions 
of H.R. 984, Caribbean and Central American Relief and Economic 
Stabilization Act, 1 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Social Security, hearing on Social 
Security's Goals and Criteria for Assessing Reforms, 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, March 23, executive, 
hearing on Fiscal Year 2000 Budget: Overhead (Satellite) Collection, 
2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  March 24, executive, hearing on Counterintelligence and Chinese 
Espionage Issues at Department of Energy Laboratories, 3 p.m., H-405 
Capitol.
  March 25, executive, hearing on Fiscal Year 2000 Budget: All-
Source Analysis, 1 p.m., H-405 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Meetings: March 24, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
to hold joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
to review the legislative recommendations of the American Ex-
Prisoners of War, AMVETS, Vietnam Veteran's of America, and the 
Retired Officers Association, 10 a.m., 345 Cannon Building.
  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: March 25, to 
hold hearings to examine certain issues concerning the return of 
property confiscated by fascist and communist regimes to their 
rightful owners in post-communist Europe, 10 a.m., 2255 Rayburn 
Building.