[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 104 (Wednesday, July 21, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D848-D849]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             JULY 22, 1999

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings on the 
nomination of Curt Hebert, Jr., of Mississippi, to be a Member of 
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; and the nomination of Earl 
E. Devaney, of Massachusetts, to be Inspector General, Department of 
the Interior, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management, to hold 
hearings on S. 1320, to provide to the Federal land management 
agencies the authority and capability to manage effectively the 
Federal lands, focusing on Title I and Title II, and related Forest 
Service land management priorities, 2 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings on S. 
835, to encourage the restoration of estuary habitat through more 
efficient project financing and enhanced coordination of Federal and 
non-Federal restoration programs; S. 878, to amend the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act to permit grants for the national estuary 
program to be used for the development and implementation of a 
comprehensive conservation and management plan, to reauthorize 
appropriations to carry out the program; S. 1119, to amend the Act 
of August 9, 1950, to continue funding of the Coastal Wetlands 
Planning, Protection and Restoration Act; S. 492, to amend the 
Federal Water Pollution Act to assist in the restoration of the 
Chesapeake Bay; S. 522, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act to improve the quality of beaches and coastal recreation water; 
and H.R. 999, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to 
improve the quality of coastal recreation waters, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings on the President's proposal 
to reform Medicare and the modernization of the current benefit 
package, 2 p.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on Near Eastern and 
South Asian Affairs, to hold hearings on the United State's policy 
with Iran, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of J. Brady 
Anderson, of South Carolina, to be Administrator of the Agency for 
International Development, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  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 S. 1255, 
to protect consumers and promote electronic commerce by amending 
certain trademark infringement, dilution, and counterfeiting laws; 
the nomination of William Haskell Alsup, of California, to be United 
States District Judge for the Northern District of California; the 
nomination of Adalberto Jose Jordan, of Florida, to be United States 
District Judge for the Southern District of Florida; the nomination 
of Carlos Murguia, of Kansas, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Kansas; the nomination of Marsha J. Pechman, of 
Washington, to be United States District Judge for the Western 
District of Washington; the nomination of Ronnie L. White, of 
Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern 
District of Missouri; and the nomination of Alejandro N. Mayorkas, 
of California, to be United States Attorney for the Central District 
of California, 10 a.m., SD-628.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings on issues relating to 
cybersquatting and consumer protection, 2 p.m., SD-628.
  Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem: to hold 
hearings on the impact of Year 2000 on global corporations, 10 a.m., 
SD-192.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on General Farm 
Commodities, Resource Conservation, and Credit, hearing to review 
the USDA's administration of the Conservation Reserve Program, 10:30 
a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
State, and Judiciary, to mark up appropriations for fiscal year 
2000, 2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, full Committee, 
hearing on Conduct of Monetary Policy, 11 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing 
on the following bills: H.R. 667, The Power Bill; H.R. 971, Electric 
Power Consumer Rate Relief Act of 1999; H.R. 1138, Ratepayer 
Protection Act; H.R. 1486, Power Marketing Administration Reform Act 
of 1999; H.R. 1587, Electric Energy Empowerment Act of 1999; H.R. 
1828, Comprehensive Electricity Competition Act; H.R. 2050, Electric 
Consumers' Power To Choose Act of 1999; and H.R. 2363, Public 
Utility Holding Company Act of 1999, 11 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on Domain 
Name System Privatization: Is ICANN Out of Control? 11 a.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, hearing on Helping 
Migrant, Neglected, and Delinquent Children Succeed in School, 11:15 
a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, 
Drug Policy, and Human Resources, hearing on ``What is the United 
States' Role in Combating the Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic?'' 11:30 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, to continue hearings on 
Campaign Reform, 2 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on International Relations, to mark up H.R. 1152, Silk 
Road Strategy Act of 1999, 11 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Africa, hearing on U.S.-Libya Relations: A New 
Era? 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade, hearing 
on the U.S. Trade Deficit: Are We Trading Away Our Future? 2 p.m., 
2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, to 
mark up H.R. 2436, Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 1999, 11:15 
a.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, oversight 
hearing on the final report of the Commission on Structural 
Alternatives for the Federal Courts of Appeals, 2 p.m., 2237 
Rayburn.

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  Subcommittee on Crime, oversight hearing on the Office of Justice 
Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, 9:30 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, oversight hearing on 
counterfeiting and misuse of the social security card and state and 
local identity documents, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation and 
Wildlife and Oceans, oversight hearing on the implementation of the 
1996 amendments to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act, 11 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, oversight hearing on 
Forest Management for Wildlife Habitat, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, 
hearing on External Regulation of DOE Facilities: Pilot Project 
Results, 11 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing on the OSHA's Draft Safety 
and Health Program Rule, 11 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Aviation, hearing on Aviation Operations During Severe or Rapidly 
Changing Weather Conditions, 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing to evaluate the Department of Veterans 
Affairs progress in developing their capital assets realignment plan 
for enhancing services to veterans, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on 
implementation of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and 
Reform Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-206), 9 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, hearing on Chinese 
Embassy Bombing, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.