[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 59 (Wednesday, April 28, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D451-D453]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





            COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1999

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, with the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Subcommittee on National 
Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation, to hold joint 
oversight hearings to review the report of the Government Accounting 
Office on the Everglades National Park Restoration Project, 9:30 
a.m., SD-366.
  Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, to hold 
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for the 
Environmental Protection Agency, and the Council on Environmental 
Quality, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
  Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, to hold hearings on proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for the United States Agency 
for International Development, 10:30 a.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Housing and Transportation, to hold oversight hearings on the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development's Grants Management 
System, 2 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Science, Technology, and Space, to hold hearings on the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2000 for the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on 
National Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation, with the 
Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior, to hold joint 
oversight hearings to review the report of the Government Accounting 
Office on the Everglades National Park Restoration Project, 9:30 
a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, to hold hearings on project 
delivery and streamlining of the Transportation Equity Act for the 
21st Century, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings on the implementation of 
the State Children's Health Insurance Program, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on International 
Economic Policy, Export and Trade Promotion, to hold hearings to 
examine the impact of international software piracy on the software 
industry and the American economy, 10 a.m., SD-562.
  Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, to hold 
hearings to examine political and military developments in India, 
2:30 p.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: to hold hearings on the 
nomination of John T. Spotila, of New Jersey, to be

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Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to resume 
hearings on issues relating to the Elementary Secondary Education 
Act, 10 a.m., SD-628.
  Full Committee, business meeting to continue consideration of the 
nomination of Kenneth M. Bresnahan, of Virginia, to be Chief 
Financial Officer, Department of Labor; the nomination of Joseph 
Bordogna, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy Director of the National 
Science Foundation; the nomination of Lorraine Pratte Lewis, of the 
District of Columbia, to be Inspector General, Department of 
Education; the nomination of Arthur J. Naparstek, of Ohio, to be a 
Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and 
Community Service; S. 385, to amend the Occupational Safety and 
Health Act of 1970 to further improve the safety and health of 
working environments; the nomination of Ruth Y. Tamura, of Hawaii, 
to be a Member of the National Museum Services Board; the nomination 
of Chang-Lin Tien, of California, to be a Member of the National 
Science Board, National Science Foundation; and the nomination of 
Gary L. Visscher, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Occupational 
Safety and Health Review Commission, 4 p.m., SD-628.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings on 
pending intelligence matters, 10 a.m., SH-219.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S.J. Res. 
14, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
authorizing Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the 
flag of the United States; S. 704, to amend title 18, United States 
Code, to combat the overutilization of prison health care services 
and control rising prisoner health care costs; S. Res. 29, to 
designate the week of May 2, 1999, as ``National Correctional 
Officers and Employees Week''; and S. Res. 72, designating the month 
of May in 1999 and 2000 as ``National ALS Awareness Month'', 10 
a.m., SD-226.
  Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem: to hold 
hearings to examine 911 and public service access points, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-192.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Livestock and 
Horticulture, hearing to review price reporting for livestock, 10 
a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, to consider the following: Emergency 
Kosovo Supplemental for Fiscal Year 1999; and Fiscal Year 1999 
Section 3(b) Suballocation, 1 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, on Public 
Witnesses, 10 a.m., and Members of Congress, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Committee on Commerce, Subcommittee on Health and Environment, 
hearing on Reauthorization of the Agency for Health Care Policy and 
Research, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to consider the 
authorization of subpoenas ad testificandum with respect to the 
Committee's continuing review of security at the Department of 
Energy's laboratories and nuclear weapon facilities, 9 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing on the International 
Brotherhood of Teamsters Re-run Election, 1 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training, and Life-Long 
Learning, hearing on Improving Student Achievement: Examining Impact 
of Teacher Quality and Smaller Class Sizes, 9:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government 
Management, Information and Technology, and the Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, Hazardous Materials and 
Pipeline Transportation of the Committee on Transportation, joint 
hearing on Oversight of Federal Real Property Management: Obstacles 
and Innovative Approaches to Effective Property Management, 10 a.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans' Affairs, and 
International Relations, to continue hearings on Anthrax (II): 
Safety and Efficacy of the Mandatory Vaccine, 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Postal Service, to mark up the following bills: 
H.R. 197, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service at 410 North 6th Street in Garden City, Kansas, as the 
``Clifford R. Hope Post Office''; H.R. 1251, to designate the United 
States Postal Service building located at 8850 South 700 East, 
Sandy, Utah, as the ``Noel Cushing Batement Post Office Building''; 
H.R. 1377, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service at 13234 South Baltimore Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, as the 
``John J. Buchanan Post Office Building''; H.R. 1191, to designate 
certain facilities of the United States Postal Service in Chicago, 
Illinois; and H.R. 22, Postal Modernization Act, 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Africa, 
hearing on Democracy in Africa, 1989-1999: Progress, Problems and 
Prospects, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 
1501, Consequences for Juvenile Offenders Act of 1999; and H.R. 755, 
Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act, 10:15 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, 
Wildlife and Oceans, oversight hearing on Regulatory Flexibility Act 
and the Economic Impact of National Marine Fisheries Service 
Regulations, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, to mark up the 
following bills: H.R. 747, Arizona Statehood and Enabling Act 
Amendments of 1999; H.R. 791, Star-Spangled Banner National Historic 
Trail Study Act of 1999; H.R. 834, to extend the authorization for 
the National Historic Preservation Fund; and H.R. 1104, to authorize 
the Secretary of the Interior to transfer administrative 
jurisdiction over land within the boundaries of the Home of Franklin 
D. Roosevelt National Historic Site to the Archivist of the United 
States for the construction of a visitor center, 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.

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  Committee on Rules, Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the 
House, hearing on proposals from the Second Bipartisan Congressional 
Retreat, 9:30 a.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 1550, 
Fire Administration Authorization Act of 1999; H.R. 1551, Civil 
Aviation Research and Development Authorization Act of 1999; H.R. 
1552, Marine Research and Related Environmental Research and 
Development Programs Authorization Act of 1999; and H.R. 1553, 
National Weather Service and Related Agencies Authorization Act of 
1999, 9:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing to further examine the Kyoto 
Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate 
Change, 9 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.