[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 126 (Friday, September 24, 1999)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1034-D1037]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of September 27 through October 2, 1999

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate will consider S. Res. 186 and S. Res. 187, 
resolutions relating to education funding, concurrently, with votes on 
or in relation to the resolutions to begin at approximately 5:30 p.m.
  During the balance of the week, Senate will consider any other 
cleared legislative and executive business, including appropriation 
bills and conference reports, 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: September 30, 
to hold hearings to review the Administration's agriculture agenda 
for the upcoming World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle, 9 
a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: September 28, Subcommittee on Labor, 
Health and Human Services, and Education, to hold hearings on 
Parkinson's disease research and treatment, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: September 28, to 
hold hearings to examine public ownership of the United States stock 
market issues, 10 a.m., SD-538.

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  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: September 28, 
to hold hearings on the nomination of Michael J. Frazier, of 
Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation; the 
nomination of Stephen D. Van Beek, of the District of Columbia, to 
be Associate Deputy Secretary of Transportation; and the nomination 
of Linda Joan Morgan, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Surface 
Transportation Board, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  September 29, Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant 
Marine, to hold hearings on S. 1501, to improve motor carrier 
safety, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  September 30, Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Foreign Commerce, 
and Tourism, to hold hearings on S. 1130, to amend title 49, United 
States Code, with respect to liability of motor vehicle rental or 
leasing companies for the negligent operation of rented or leased 
motor vehicles, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: September 29, 
Subcommittee on Water and Power, to hold oversight hearings on the 
practices of the Bureau of Reclamation regarding operations and 
maintenance costs and contract renewals, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  September 30, Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management, 
to hold hearings on S. 1457, to amend the Energy Policy Act of 1992 
to assess opportunities to increase carbon storage on national 
forests derived from the public domain and to facilitate voluntary 
and accurate reporting of forest projects that reduce atmospheric 
carbon dioxide concentrations, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: September 28, 
Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to hold hearings 
on the proposed fiscal year 2000 budget request for the General 
Services Administration and the Courthouse construction program, 10 
a.m., SD-406.
  September 29, Full Committee, business meeting to mark up pending 
calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: September 27, business meeting to 
consider S. 1568, imposing an immediate suspension of assistance to 
the Government of Indonesia until the results of the August 30, 
1999, vote in East Timor have been implemented; the nomination of 
Sim Farar, of California, to be a Representative of the United 
States of America to the Fifty-fourth Session of the General 
Assembly of the United Nations; the nomination of Zell Miller, of 
Georgia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas 
Private Investment Corporation; and the nomination of Edward W. 
Stimpson, of Idaho, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of 
service as Representative of the United States of America on the 
Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization, Time to be 
announced, S-216, Capitol.
  September 28, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
disarray in the international community, focusing on facing Saddam's 
Iraq, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: September 29, to hold hearings on S. 
1508, to provide technical and legal assistance for tribal justice 
systems and members of Indian tribes, 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: September 29, to hold closed 
hearings on pending intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  September 30, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings on pending 
intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  Committee on the Judiciary: September 28, Subcommittee on Youth 
Violence, to hold hearings to examine effective juvenile 
intervention programs, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  September 30, Full Committee, business meeting to mark up S.J. 
Res. 3, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States to protect the rights of crime victims, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business: September 29, business meeting to 
mark up S. 791, to amend the Small Business Act with respect to the 
women's business center program, 9 a.m., SR-428A.
  Committee on Veterans Affairs: September 28, to hold joint 
hearings with the House Committee on Veterans Affairs to review the 
legislative recommendations of the American Legion, 9:30 a.m., 345 
Cannon Building.
  Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology Problem: September 
28, to hold hearings on the potential impacts and future 
consequences of Y2K and Russia, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  September 30, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
global impact of Y2K technology on the transportation system, 9:30 
a.m., SD-192.


                             House Chamber

  Monday, Consideration of Suspensions. No votes are expected before 
6:00 p.m.
  Tuesday and the Balance of the Week, Consideration of the following, 
all subject to rules being granted:
  H.R. 2506, Health Research and Quality Act of 1999;
  H.R. 2559, Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 1999;
  H.R. 2436, Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 1999;
  H.R. 2910, National Transportation Safety Board Amendments Act of 
1999; and
  H.J. Res.    , making further continuing appropriations for the 
fiscal year 2000.
  Conference reports may be brought up at any time.
  Any further program will be announced later.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, September 29, Subcommittee on the 
District of Columbia, hearing on Enforcement of Drug Control Laws, 2 
p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, September 30, Subcommittee on 
Military Personnel, hearing on the Department of Defense Anthrax 
Vaccine Immunization Program, 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Commerce, September 28, Subcommittee on Finance and 
Hazardous Materials, hearing on Securities Transaction Fees, 10 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  September 28, Subcommittee on Health and Environment, hearing on 
Prescription Drugs: What We Know

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and Don't Know About Seniors' Access to Coverage, 10 a.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  September 30, Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection, hearing on H.R. 1746, Schools and Libraries 
Internet Access Act, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  October 1, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
on the State of Security at the Department of Energy's Los Alamos 
National Laboratory (New Mexico) and Sandia National Laboratory (New 
Mexico), 9:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, September 29, to mark up 
the following measures: H. Res. 303, expressing the sense of the 
House of Representatives urging that 95 percent of Federal education 
dollars be spent in the classroom: and H.R. 2, to send more dollars 
to the classroom, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, September 27, Subcommittee on 
Management, and Technology, hearing on the Year 2000 Computer 
Problem and Medicare: Is Health Service Delivery at Risk? 2 p.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  September 28, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and 
Human Resources, hearing on Compensating Vaccine Injuries: Are 
Reforms Needed? 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  September 29, Subcommittee on Census, oversight hearing on the 
2000 Census: Evaluating the Local Update of Census Addresses 
Program, 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  September 29, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, 
and Technology, hearing on H.R. 2513, to direct the Administrator of 
General Services to acquire a building located in Terre Haute, 
Indiana, 10 a.m., 2203 Rayburn.
  September 29, Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, 
and International Relations, hearing on the Impact of the Anthrax 
Vaccine Program on Reserve and National Guard Units, 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  September 30, full Committee, to consider pending business, 10 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  September 30, Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural 
Resources and Regulatory Affairs and the Subcommittee on Government 
Management, Information, and Technology, joint hearing on Grant 
Waivers: H.R. 2376, to require executive agencies to establish 
expedited review procedures for granting a waiver to a State under a 
grant program administered by the agency if another State has 
already been granted a similar waiver by the agency under such 
program, and Streamlining the Process, 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  September 30, Subcommittee on Postal Service, to consider pending 
business, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, September 28, Subcommittee 
on Africa, hearing on the Democratic Republic of Congo: The Lusaka 
Peace Accords and Beyond, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  September 28, Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and 
Trade, hearing on Transatlantic Trade Agenda: A Conflict or 
Cooperation? 11 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  September 29, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, hearing to 
receive an Update on Selected Regional Issues including the 
following: Colombia and U.S. Policy; Legislative Elections in Haiti 
and U.S. Troop Withdrawal; Status of Counter-Drug Forward Operating 
Locations; U.S.-Cuba Counter-Narcotics Cooperation Proposal; Chinese 
Influence in the Panama Canal; Political Events in Venezuela; and 
Status of U.S. Property Claims in Nicaragua, 1:30 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  September 30, full Committee, hearing on Prospects for Peace and 
Stability in Kosovo, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, September 28, to mark up H.R. 764, 
Child Abuse Prevention and Enforcement Act, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  September 29, hearing on H.R. 2366, Small Business Liability 
Reform Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  September 29, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, 
oversight hearing on the Legal Services Corporation; followed by 
markup of H.R. 881, Regulatory Fair Warning Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 
2237 Rayburn.
  September 29, Subcommittee on Crime, hearing on the following 
bills: H.R. 1248, Violence Against Women Act of 1999; and H.R. 1869, 
Stalking Prevention and Victim Protection Act of 1999, 9:30 a.m., 
2226 Rayburn.
  September 30, Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, 
hearing on H.R. 1714, Electronic Signatures in Global and National 
Commerce Act, 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  September 30, Subcommittee on Crime, hearing on the following 
bills: H.R. 1349, Federal Prisoner Health Care Copayment Act of 
1999; and H.R. 1887, to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
punish the depiction of animal cruelty, 1:30 p.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, September 29, oversight hearing on the 
Federal Aid Programs administrated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service (Part II), 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  September 30, Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1864, to standardize the 
process for conducting public hearings for Federal agencies within 
the Department of the Interior; H.R. 1866, to provide a process for 
the public to appeal certain decisions made by the National Park 
Service and by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; and H.R. 
2541, to adjust the boundaries of the Gulf Islands National Seashore 
to include Cat Island, Mississippi, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  September 30, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on the 
following bills: H.R. 2918, Dakota Water Resources Act of 1999; and 
H.R. 2889, to amend the Central Utah Project Completion Act to 
provide for acquisition of water and water rights for Central Utah 
Project purposes, completion of Central Utah project facilities, and 
implementation of water conservation measures, 2 p.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, September 27, to consider a resolution making 
continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2000, 2 p.m., H-313 
Capitol.
  September 28, to consider H.R. 2559, Agriculture Risk Protection 
Act of 1999, 1 p.m., H-313 Capitol.

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  Committee on Science, September 28, Subcommittee on Basic 
Research, hearing on the Impact of Basic Research on Technological 
Innovation and National Prosperity, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  September 29, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing on 
NASA's X-33 Program, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  September 30, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, to continue 
hearings on Reformulated Gasoline (Part II), 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  September 30, Subcommittee on Technology, hearing on H.R. 2413, 
Computer Security Enhancement Act of 1999, 1:30 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, September 29, hearing on Helping 
Agricultural Producers ``Re-Grow'' Rural America, 10 a.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, September 29, 
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing on H.R. 
910, to authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting through the 
Chief of Engineers and in coordination with other Federal agency 
heads, to participate in the funding and implementation of a 
balanced, long-term solution to the problems of ground-water 
contamination, water supply, and reliability affecting the San 
Gabriel ground-water basin in California, and the role of the Corps 
of Engineers in the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program, 
1 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  September 30, Subcommittee on Ground Transportation, hearing on 
the Future of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  September 30, Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and 
Emergency Management, hearing on Financial Data Quality, 2 p.m., 
2253 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, September 30, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing on the Department of Veterans 
Affairs Office of Resolution Management and the Office of Employment 
Discrimination Complaint Adjudication, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, September 29, hearing on the 
Treasury's Debt Buyback Proposal, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  September 30, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on the Impact of 
Tax Laws on Land Use, Conservation, and Preservation, 1 p.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  October 1, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on Medicare Balanced 
Budget Act Refinements, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, September 29, 
executive, briefing on the National Intelligence Estimate on the 
Ballistic Missile Threat, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Meetings: September 28, Senate Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs, to hold joint hearings with the House Committee on 
Veterans' Affairs to review the legislative recommendations of the 
American Legion, 9:30 a.m., 345 Cannon Building.
  Joint Economic Committee: September 29, to hold hearings on 
biotechnology issues, 10 a.m., SH-216.