[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 76 (Tuesday, May 25, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D586-D587]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                         COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR

                        WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1999

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold 
hearings to examine the live stock industry, including mandatory 
pricing and country of origin labeling; and to hold a business 
meeting to consider S. 566, to amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 
1978 to exempt agricultural commodities, livestock, and value-added 
products from unilateral economic sanctions, to prepare for future 
bilateral and multilateral trade negotiations affecting United 
States agriculture; S. 604, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture 
to complete a land exchange with Georgia Power Company; and the 
nomination of Thomas J. Erickson, of the District of Columbia, to be 
a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 9 a.m., 
SH-216.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Securities, to hold hearings to examine the private sector's 
voluntary corporate bond price transparency initiative coordinated 
by the Bond Market Association (Corporate Trades 1), 10 a.m., SD-
538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
oversight hearings on activities of the Federal Communications 
Commission, 2 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Forests 
and Public Land Management, to hold hearings on S. 510, 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, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: to resume hearings on Medicare reform 
issues, focusing on the work of the National Bipartisan Commission 
on the Future of Medicare, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine a 
protocol to reconstitute the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty 
with four new partners, 10:15 a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee on International 
Security, Proliferation and Federal Services, to hold hearings on 
the report of the House Select Committee on United States National 
Security and Military/Commercial concerns with the People's Republic 
of China, 2 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee 
on Employment, Safety and Training, to hold hearings on issues 
relating to mine safety and proposed legislation making mine 
operators and regulators responsible for listening to each other and 
shaping effective regulations, 9:30 a.m., SD-628.

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  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold oversight hearings on Native 
American Youth Activities and Initiatives, 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings on 
pending intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration, to hold 
hearings to examine immigrant contributions to the United States 
Armed Forces, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Subcommittee on Constitution, Federalism, and Property Rights, 
business meeting to consider S.J. Res.3, proposing an amendment to 
the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of crime 
victims, 2 p.m., SD-226.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on General Farm 
Commodities, Resource Conservation, and Credit, hearing to review 
the effects of electric deregulation on rural areas and an 
examination of legislative proposals, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, hearing and mark up 
of the following bills: H.R. 629, Community Development Financial 
Institutions Fund Amendments Act of 1999; and H.R. 413, Program for 
Investment in Microentrepreneurs Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn,
  Committee on Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, to 
continue hearings on Electricity Competition, focusing on State 
Restructuring Efforts and Consumer Protection Issues, 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Health and Environment, to continue hearings on 
H.R. 1790, Chemical Safety Information and Site Security Act of 
1999, 2 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on a Review 
of the Department of Energy's Deployment of DOE-Funded Environmental 
Cleanup Technologies, 9:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security, 
Veterans Affairs and International Relations, hearing on Combating 
Terrorism: Proposed Transfer of the Domestic Preparedness Program to 
the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Asia and the 
Pacific, hearing on The Cox Committee: Report of the Select 
Committee on U.S. Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with the 
People's Republic of China, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, to continue consideration of H.R. 102, 
National Youth Crime Prevention Demonstration Act; and to consider 
the following: 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; 
H.R. 1907, American Inventors Protection Act of 1999; H.R. 354, 
Collections of Information Antipiracy Act; H.R. 1565, Trademark 
Amendments Act of 1999; H.R. 1761, Copyright Damages Improvement Act 
of 1999; and H.R. 1225, United States Patent and Trademark Office 
Reauthorization Act, Fiscal Year 2000, 10:15 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Constitution, to mark up H.R. 1691, Religious 
Liberty Protection Act of 1999, 2 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, oversight hearing on Use of Land and Money 
Mitigation Requirement in ESA Enforcement, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, to consider H.R. 1401, National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal years 2000 and 2001, 10 a.m., H-313 
Capitol.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing on ``Electronic Commerce: The 
Benefits and Pitfalls of Conducting Business Over the Internet'', 10 
a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Ground Transportation, oversight hearing on the Office of Motor 
Carriers and of Bus Safety, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing on the 
Administration's Harbor Services Fee Proposal, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, to mark up H.R. 1802, Foster Care 
Independence Act of 1999, 1:30 p.m., 1100 Longworth.