[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 23, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D332-D333]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





            COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1999

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings on, 9:30 a.m., SD-
106.
  Committee on Appropriations: 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.
  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.
  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.
  Committee on Armed Services: 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.
  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.
  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 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Securities, to hold hearings to examine fee collection policies 
under the Securities Act of 1933 and Securities Exchange Act of 
1934, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: 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.
  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.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings on 
voluntary activities to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases, 
9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: 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.
  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.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: to resume hearings on the 
future of the Independent Counsel Act, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold hearings on S. 399, to amend 
the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 9:30 a.m., SD-628.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings on 
pending intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Constitution, 
Federalism, and Property Rights, to hold hearings on S.J. Res. 3, 
proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to 
protect the rights of crime victims, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Oversight, to hold hearings on 
the effect of State ethics rules on federal law enforcement, 2 p.m., 
SD-226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: to hold hearings on 
campaign contribution limits, 9:30 a.m., SR-301.
  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 
Veterans of America, and the Retired Officers Association, 10 a.m., 
345 Cannon Building.

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                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, 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, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
State, and the Judiciary, on Bureau of the Census, 9:30 a.m., and on 
Immigration and Naturalization Service, 3 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Defense, executive, on Ballistic Missile Defense, 
10 a.m., and, executive, on Special Access Programs, 1:30 p.m., H-
140 Capitol.
  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.
  Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, on Office of 
Science and Technology Policy; and on Department of Defense-Civil, 
Cemeterial Expenses, Army, 9:30 a.m., H-143 Capitol.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, Subcommittee on 
Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing on bank lending 
and other transactions with hedge funds, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Commerce, Subcommittee on Health and Environment, 
hearing on America's Health: Protecting Patients' Access to Quality 
Care and Information, 1:30 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, 
Drug Policy, and Human Resources, oversight hearing on Mexican 
Counternarcotics Efforts: Are We Getting Full Cooperation? 1:30 
p.m., 2203 Rayburn.
  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.
  Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans' Affairs and 
International Relations, oversight hearing on the Anthrax Vaccine 
Inoculation Program, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, hearing on U.S. Policy 
Towards North Korea and the Pending Perry Review, 10 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, hearing on U.S.-Cuba 
Relations: Where Are We and Where Are We Heading? 1:30 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, to consider the following: H.R. 850, 
Security and Freedom through Encryption (SAFE) Act; H.R. 769, Madrid 
Protocol Implementation Act; H.R. 1189, to make technical 
corrections in title 17, United States Code; 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.
  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., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, to consider H. Con. Res. 68, Establishing the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal 
year 2000 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of 
fiscal years 2001 through 2009, 1:30 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Basic Research, hearing on 
Home Page Tax Repeal Act, 4 p.m., 2325 Rayburn.
  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.
  Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing on Range 
Modernization, Part 1, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation and the Subcommittee on 
Water Resources and Environment, joint hearing on the Oil Pollution 
Act of 1990, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive hearing on 
Counterintelligence and Chinese Espionage Issues at Department of 
Energy Laboratories, 3 p.m., H-405 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Meetings: 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 Veterans of America, and the Retired 
Officers Association, 10 a.m., 345 Cannon Building.