[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 24, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D343-D345]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             MARCH 25, 1999

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: 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.
  Subcommittee on Treasury and General Government, to hold hearings 
on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for the Department 
of the Treasury, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  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.
  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: to hold closed hearings to receive 
testimony on alleged Chinese espionage at Department of Energy 
laboratories, 2:15 p.m., S-407, Capitol.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
on bankruptcy reform proposals focusing on financial services, 9:30 
a.m., SD-538.
  Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation, to hold oversight 
hearings on challenges facing the Federal Housing Administration 
Single Family Insurance Fund, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 2 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Aviation, to hold hearings on proposed legislation dealing with 
modernizing air traffic control programs, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine, to 
hold hearings on issues relating to grade crossing safety, 10 a.m., 
SD-106.
  Subcommittee on Communications, to hold hearings on satellite 
reform issues, 2 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: business meeting to 
consider the nomination of Robert Wayne

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Gee, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Fossil 
Energy), and the nomination of Carolyn L. Huntoon, of Virginia, to 
be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Environmental Management); to 
be followed by oversight hearings on the economic impacts of Kyoto 
Protocol to the Framework Convention on Climate Control, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings on issues 
relating to United States-Taiwan relations, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: 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: Subcommittee 
on Public Health, to hold hearings on issues relating to 
bioterrorism, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings on 
pending intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  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.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
State, and the Judiciary, on SBA, 10 a.m., and on Drug Enforcement 
Programs, 2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Defense, on Members of Congress and Public 
Witnesses, 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on Bureau of 
Reclamation, 10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, on AID Administrator, 10 a.m., 
2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior, on Department of Energy: Conservation, 
10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  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.
  Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government, 
on Office of National Drug Control Policy, 10 a.m., 2362 Rayburn.
  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, 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, Subcommittee on 
Capital Markets, Securities, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, 
hearing on Technology and Banking, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Commerce, to mark up H.R. 851, Save Our Satellites 
Act of 1999, 10:45 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
  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.
  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, hearing on ``Dietary Supplement 
Health and Education Act: Is the FDA Trying to Change the Intent Of 
Congress?'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  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.
  Committee on House Administration, hearing on United States 
Capitol Police Management, 4 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on International Relations, hearing on Russian Foreign 
Policy: Proliferation to Rogue Regimes, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn..
  Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights, to mark 
up H. Res. 128, condemning the murder of human rights lawyer 
Rosemary Nelson and calling for the protection of defense attorneys 
in Northern Ireland, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law, to continue markup of H.R. 833, Bankruptcy 
Reform Act of 1999, 10:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, oversight 
hearing on Patent Reform; and on the Patent and Trademark Office 
Reauthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000, 2 p.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  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 Science, to consider the following: H.R. 209, 
Technology Transfer Commercialization Act of 1999; H.R. 1184, 
Earthquake Hazards Reduction Authorization Act of 1999; H.R. 1183, 
Fastener Quality Act Amendments Act of 1999; and Committee Oversight 
Agenda for the 106th Congress, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Government Programs 
and Oversight, hearing on women's business enterprises, 10 a.m., 
2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Ground Transportation, oversight hearing on the Office of Motor 
Carriers, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Benefits, 
oversight hearing on the Veterans Benefits Administration, 10 a.m., 
340 Cannon.

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  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, 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, executive, hearing on 
Fiscal Year 2000 Budget: All-Source Analysis, 1 p.m., H-405 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: 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.