[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 105 (Thursday, July 22, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D859-D861]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY,

                              JULY 23, 1999

                                 Senate

  No meetings/hearings scheduled.


                                  House

  No Committee meetings are scheduled.
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                       CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of July 26 through July 31, 1999

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate will consider S. Res. 160, to restore enforcement of 
Rule 16, with a vote on final adoption thereon. Also, Senate will resume 
consideration of the motion to proceed to the consideration of H.R. 1501, 
Juvenile Justice, with a vote on a motion to close further debate on the 
motion to proceed, to occur at 5:30 p.m.
  During the balance of the week, Senate expects to begin consideration of 
the Reconciliation legislation and any other cleared legislative and 
executive business, including appropriation bills, when available.
  (On Tuesday, Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m., for their 
respective party conferences.)


                            Senate Committees

          (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: July 27, to hold 
hearings on agricultural concentration and anti-trust issues, 9:30 a.m., 
SR-328A.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: July 28, to hold 
oversight hearings on the Monetary Policy Report to Congress pursuant to 
the Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: July 27, 
Subcommittee on Communications, to hold hearings on privacy issues on the 
internet, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  July 28, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine telecommunication 
mergers and consolidation, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  July 28, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine fraud against 
seniors, 2:15 p.m., SR-253.
  July 29, Subcommittee on Oceans and Fisheries, to hold hearings on 
authorizing funds for programs of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act, 9:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: July 27, Subcommittee on 
Forests and Public Land Management, to hold hearings on S. 930, to 
provide for the sale of certain public land in the Ivanpah Valley, 
Nevada, to the Clark County, Nevada, Department of Aviation; S. 719, to 
provide for the orderly disposal of certain Federal land in the State of 
Nevada and for the acquisition of environmentally sensitive land in the 
State; S. 1030, to provide that the conveyance by the Bureau of Land 
Management of the surface estate to certain land in the State of Wyoming 
in exchange for certain private land will not result in the removal of 
the land from operation of the mining laws; S. 1288, to provide 
incentives for collaborative forest restoration projects on National 
Forest System and other public lands in New Mexico; S. 1374, to authorize 
the development and maintenance of a multiagency campus project in the 
town of Jackson, Wyoming; and S. 439, to amend the National Forest and 
Public Lands of Nevada Enhancement Act of 1988 to adjust the boundary of 
the Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  July 28, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending calendar 
business, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  July 28, Subcommittee on Water and Power, to hold hearings on S. 624, 
to authorize construction of the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System 
in the State of Montana; S. 1211, to amend the Colorado River Basin 
Salinity Control Act to authorize additional measures to carry out the 
control of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-effective manner; 
S. 1275, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to produce and sell 
products and to sell publications relating to the Hoover Dam, and to 
deposit revenues generated from the sales into the Colorado River Dam 
fund; S. 1236, to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for 
commencement of the construction of the Arrowrock Dam Hydroelectric 
Project in the State of Idaho; S. 1377, to amend the Central Utah Project 
Completion Act regarding the use of funds for water development for the 
Bonneville Unit; and S. 986, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
convey the Griffith Project to the Southern Nevada Water Authority, 2:30 
p.m., SD-366.
  July 29, Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation, and 
Recreation, to hold hearings on S. 710, to authorize the feasibility 
study on the preservation of certain Civil War battlefields along the 
Vicksburg Campaign Trail; S. 905, to establish the Lackawanna Valley 
American Heritage Area; S. 1093, to establish the Galisteo Basin 
Archaeological Protection Sites, to provide for the protection of 
archaeological sites in the Galisteo

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Basin of New Mexico; S. 1117, to establish the Corinth Unit of Shiloh 
National Military Park, in the vicinity of the city of Corinth, 
Mississippi, and in the State of Tennessee; S. 1324, to expand the 
boundaries of the Gettysburg National Military Park to include Wills 
House; and S. 1349, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct 
special resource studies to determine the national significance of 
specific sites as well as the suitability and feasibility of their 
inclusion as units of the National Park System, 2:15 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: July 29, Subcommittee on 
Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property, and Nuclear Safety, to hold 
hearings on the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed sulfur 
standard for gasoline as contained in the proposed Tier Two standards for 
automobiles, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: July 26, to hold hearings on the 
nomination of Evelyn Simonowitz Lieberman, of New York, to be Under 
Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy, 3:30 p.m., SD-419.
  July 27, Subcommittee on African Affairs, to hold hearings to examine 
barriers to trade and investment in Africa, 2:15 p.m., SD-419.
  July 28, Full Committee, business meeting to mark up S. 720, to promote 
the development of a government in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 
(Serbia and Montenegro) based on democratic principles and the rule of 
law, and that respects internationally recognized human rights, to assist 
the victims of Serbian oppression, to apply measures against the Federal 
Republic of Yugoslavia, and proposed legislation to prevent the further 
proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons; and to 
authorize appropriations for the provision of security assistance to 
certain foreign countries, 11 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: July 29, Subcommittee on Oversight 
of Government Management, Restructuring and the District of Columbia, to 
hold hearings on total quality management, focusing on state success 
stories as a model for the Federal Government, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: July 27, to hold 
hearings to examine innovations in child care programs, 9:30 a.m., SD-
430.
  July 28, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. Con. Res. 28, 
urging the Congress and the President to increase funding for the Pell 
Grant Program and existing Campus-Based Aid Programs; S. 976, to amend 
title V of the Public Health Service Act to focus the authority of the 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration on community-
based services children and adolescents, to enhance flexibility and 
accountability, to establish programs for youth treatment, and to respond 
to crises, especially those related to children and violence; and S. 632, 
to provide assistance for poison prevention and to stabilize the funding 
of regional poison control centers, and pending nominations, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-430.
  July 29, Subcommittee on Employment, Safety and Training, to hold 
hearings on certain implications of the Fair Act on small businesses, 
9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: July 28, to hold hearings on S. 979, to 
amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to 
provide for further self-governance by Indian tribes, 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: July 29, to hold closed hearings on 
pending intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  Committee on the Judiciary: July 27, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice 
Oversight, to hold oversight hearings on activities of the Criminal 
Division of the Department of Justice, 2 p.m., SD-628.
  July 28, Full Committee, to hold hearings on combating methamphetamine 
proliferation in America, 10 a.m., SD-628.
  Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem: July 29, to hold 
hearings on year 2000 Information Ordination Center, 9:30 a.m., SD-192.


                              House Chamber

  Consideration of Suspensions, and consideration of H.R. 1074, Regulatory 
Right to Know Act; H.J. Res. 57, Disapproving Normal Trade Relations 
Treatment for China; Energy and Water Appropriations; District of Columbia 
Appropriations; and Foreign Operations Appropriations.
  Any further schedule will be announced later.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, July 27, to consider H.R. 2559, Agricultural 
Risk Protection Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  July 28, Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, 
and Forestry, hearing to review the effects of the implementation of the 
Food Quality Protection Act on public health, 10:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, July 26, Subcommittee on VA, HUD and 
Independent Agencies, to mark up appropriations for fiscal year 2000, 5 
p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, July 28, hearing on H.R. 
21, Homeowners' Insurance Availability Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Commerce, July 27, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, 
hearing on H.R. 623, to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to 
eliminate certain regulation of plumbing supplies, 2 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  July 27, Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials, hearing on 
the Impact of Market Volatility in Securities Transaction Fees, 10 a.m., 
2322 Rayburn.
  July 28, Subcommittee on Health and Environment, hearing on 
Medicare+Choice: An Evaluation of the Program, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  July 28, Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer 
Protection, hearing on H.R. 1746, Schools and Libraries Internet Access 
Act, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  July 29, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing on H.R. 1117, to 
provide relief from unfair interest and penalties on refunds 
retroactively ordered by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 10 
a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  July 30, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
Drugstores on the Net: The Benefits and Risks of On-line Pharmacies, 10 
a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, July 27, hearing on Title I: 
What's Happening at the School District and School Building Level, 1:30 
p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  July 30, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 1441, Truth in Employment 
Act of 1999; H.R. 1987, Fair Access to Indemnity and Reimbursement Act; 
and other pending business, 9 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, July 27, Subcommittee on Civil Service, 
hearing on Life Insurance: New Options

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for Federal Employees; and to mark up H.R. 915, to authorize a cost of 
living adjustment in the pay of administrative law judges, 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  July 29, full Committee, hearing on the State Department's Handling of 
Allegations of Visa Fraud and Other Irregularities at the U.S. Embassy in 
Beijing, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, July 27, to mark up the following bills: 
H.R. 1752, Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1999; H.R. 2112, 
Multidistrict, Multiparty, Multiforum Trial Jurisdiction Act of 1999; 
H.R. 2260, Pain Relief Promotion Act of 1999; and H.R. 1875, Interstate 
Class Action Jurisdiction Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  July 28, oversight hearing Competitive Issues in Electricity 
Deregulation, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  July 28, Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, oversight 
hearing on Internet Domain Names and Intellectual Property Rights, 10 
a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  July 29, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, oversight 
hearing on Reinvented Taxation and The Taxpayers Defense Act, 10 a.m., 
2237 Rayburn,
  July 29, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, hearing on 
the following measures: H.J. Res. 54, granting the consent of Congress to 
the Missouri-Nebraska Boundary Compact; and H.J. Res. 62, to grant the 
consent of Congress to the boundary change between Georgia and South 
Carolina; and to mark up the following measures: H.R. 744, to rescind the 
consent of Congress to the Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact; H.R. 1604, 
Dairy Consumers and Producers Protection Act; H.J. Res. 54; and H.J. Res. 
62, 2 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  July 29, Subcommittee on Crime, oversight hearing on the Drug 
Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice, 9:30 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  July 29, Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, hearing on H.R. 2528, 
Immigration Reorganization and Improvement Act of 1999, 9:30 a.m., 2226 
Rayburn.
  July 30, Subcommittee on the Constitution, to mark up H.R. 2436, Unborn 
Victims of Violence Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, July 28, hearing on H.R. 2547, to provide for 
the conveyance of land interests to Chugach, Alaska Corporation to 
fulfill the intent, purpose, and promise of the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act, 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  July 29, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, 
hearing on the Pribilof Islands Transition Act, 11 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  July 29, Subcommittee on Water and Power, oversight hearing on Rural 
Water Project Financing, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, July 27, to consider the following appropriation 
bills for fiscal year 2000: Energy and Water Development; and District of 
Columbia, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  July 28, Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process, hearing on 
``The Rescissions Process After the Line Item Veto: Tools for Controlling 
Spending'', 10 a.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, July 29, Subcommittee on Basic Research, hearing 
on Attracting a New Generation to Math and Science: The Role of Public-
Private Partnerships in Education and H.R. 1265, Mathematics and Science 
Proficiency Partnership Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, July 27, Subcommittee on Empowerment, 
hearing to discuss the ``The Digital Divide: Bridging The Technological 
Gap'', 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  July 27, Subcommittee on Government Programs and Oversight, hearing on 
the burden that needless regulations and lack of common sense in 
enforcement of regulations place upon Small Businesses, 10 a.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  July 28, full Committee, hearing to discuss the EPA's inclusion of 
propane within the Clean Act Amendments, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  July 29, to mark up legislation making changes to the SBA's 7(a) and 
504 business loan programs, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, July 27, Subcommittee 
on Economic Development, Public Buildings, Hazardous Materials and 
Pipeline Transportation, hearing on reauthorization of the Natural Gas 
and Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Program, 11 a.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  July 27, Subcommittee on Ground Transportation, hearing on TEA 21 
Environmental Streamlining Provisions, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  July 28, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, 
hearing on H.R. 316, Cruises-to-Nowhere Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, July 28, Subcommittee on Benefits, 
hearing on Veterans' Employment regarding Civilian Credentialing 
Requirements for Military Job Skills, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  July 29, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing to 
evaluate the Veterans Education and Training Service (VETS) program 
effectiveness and strategic planning, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, July 29, Subcommittee on Social Security, 
hearing on Y2K and Other Social Security Information Technology Issues, 
10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.