[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 11 (Wednesday, February 9, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D72-D73]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                           FEBRUARY 10, 2000

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold 
hearings to examine the findings of the President's working group's 
report on Over the Counter Derivatives Markets and the Commodity 
Exchange Act, 9 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, to 
hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2001 for 
the Department of Transportation, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related 
Agencies, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2001 for the Department of Agriculture, 10:30 a.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: to resume hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2001 for the 
Department of Defense, and the future years defense program, 9:30 
a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on the Budget: to hold hearings on spectrum auctions, 
technology, and the President's proposed budget request for fiscal 
year 2001, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: business meeting to 
consider pending calendar business, 2 p.m., SD-366.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings on S. 1797, to amend the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act, to provide for a land conveyance to 
the City of Craig, Alaska; S. 1192, to designate national forest 
land managed by the Forest Service in the Lake Tahoe Basin as the 
``Lake Tahoe National Scenic Forest and Recreation Area'', and to 
promote environmental restoration around the Lake Tahoe Basin; S. 
1664, to clarify the legal effect on the United States of the 
acquisition of a parcel of land in the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve in 
the State of Utah; S. 1665, to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
to release reversionary interests held by the United States in 
certain parcels of land in Washington County, Utah, to facilitate an 
anticipated land exchange; H.R. 2863, to clarify the legal effect on 
the United States of the acquisition of a parcel of land in the Red 
Cliffs Desert Reserve in the State of Utah; H.R. 2862, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to release reversionary interests held by 
the United States in certain parcels of land in Washington County, 
Utah, to facilitate an anticipated land exchange; and S. 1936, to 
authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange all or 
part of certain administrative sites and other National Forest 
System land in the State of Oregon and use the proceeds derived from 
the sale or exchange for National Forest System purposes, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings on the implications of the 
Seattle Ministerial on trade policies, 10 a.m., SD-215.

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  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings on the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2001 for foreign 
aid, and to review U.S. foreign policy, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, to hold joint 
hearings with the House Committee on International Relations' 
Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific on the current situation in 
East Timor, 1:30 p.m., 2123 Rayburn Building.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings on Russian intelligence 
activities directed at the Department of State, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: to continue hearings to examine 
the rising cost of college tuition and the effectiveness of the 
Federal financial aid, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings on 
pending intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to mark up H.R. 1658, 
to provide a more just and uniform procedure for Federal civil 
forfeitures; S. 1638, to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 to extend the retroactive eligibility dates for 
financial assistance for higher education for spouses and dependent 
children of Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers who 
are killed in the line of duty; S. 671, to amend the Trademark Act 
of 1946 to provide for the registration and protection of trademarks 
used in commerce, in order to carry out provisions of certain 
international conventions; S. Res. 251, designating March 25, 2000, 
as ``Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek 
and American Democracy''; and the proposed Pardon Attorney Reform 
and Integrity Act, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Subcommittee on Immigration, to hold hearings to examine enhancing 
border security, 2 p.m., SD-226.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education, on the Health Resources and Services 
Administration, 10:30 a.m., and on the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, on Members of Congress and public 
witnesses, 9:30 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, to continue hearings on the Fiscal 
Year 2001 National Defense Authorization Budget Request, 10 a.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, to continue hearings 
on issues related to the restitution of Holocaust victims' assets, 
10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing on the reuse of single-use medical devices, 
10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Early 
Childhood, Youth, and Families, hearing on 21st Century Community 
Learning Centers Program, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, hearing on OPEC and the 
Northeast Energy Crisis, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, 
hearing on H.J. Res. 64, proposing an amendment to the Constitution 
of the United States to protect the rights of crime victims, 10 
a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Crime, hearing on money laundering, 1:30 p.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, hearing on H.R. 2121, 
Secret Evidence Repeal Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, oversight hearing on the 
Visa Waiver Pilot Program, 11 a.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on National Parks and Public 
Lands, oversight hearing on Proposed Concessions Regulations, 11 
a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on the following: a 
measure to raise the ceiling for the Dam Safety Act; H.R. 3577, to 
increase the amount authorized to be appropriated for the north side 
pumping division of the Minidoka reclamation project, Idaho; H.R. 
2647, Ak-Chin Water Use Amendments Act of 1999; and H.R. 3236, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts with 
the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, Utah, to use Weber Basin 
Project facilities for the impounding, storage, and carriage of 
nonproject water for domestic, municipal, industrial, and other 
beneficial purposes, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Water Resources and Environment, hearing on EPA's Proposed 
Regulations Regarding Total Maximum Daily Loads, the National 
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, and the Federal Anti-
Degradation Policy, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on 
Medical Errors, 9:30 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Social Security and the Subcommittee on Human 
Resources, joint hearing to Examine Social Security's Readiness for 
the Impending Wave of Baby Boomer Beneficiaries, 11 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Meetings: Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, 
Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, to hold joint 
hearings with the House Committee on International Relations' 
Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific on the current situation in 
East Timor, 1:30 p.m., 2123 Rayburn Building.