[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 37 (Wednesday, March 29, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D285-D287]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             MARCH 30, 2000

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury and General 
Government, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2001 for Treasury Law Enforcement Bureaus, 9 a.m., SD-192.
  Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, to hold 
hearings on proposed budget estimates for

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fiscal year 2001 for the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, 
to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2001 
for the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and 
Human Services, 9:30 a.m., SD-124.
  Committee on the Budget: business meeting to continue markup of a 
proposed concurrent resolution setting forth the fiscal year 2001 
budget for the Federal Government, 9 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings on S. 1361, to amend the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act 
of 1977 to provide for an expanded Federal program of hazard 
mitigation, relief, and insurance against the risk of catastrophic 
natural disasters, such as hurricanes, earthquakes, and volcanic 
eruptions, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings on S. 
882, to strengthen provisions in the Energy Policy Act of 1992 and 
the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974 
with respect to potential Climate Change; and S. 1776, to amend the 
Energy Policy Act of 1992 to revise the energy policies of the 
United States in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, advance 
global climate science, promote technology development, and increase 
citizen awareness, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management, to hold 
oversight hearings on the President's October 1999 announcement to 
review approximately 40 million acres of national forest lands for 
increased protection, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on 
Superfund, Waste Control, and Risk Assessment, to hold hearings on 
the Administration's fiscal year 2001 budget for programs with the 
Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Solid Waste and 
Emergency Response, 10:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: business meeting to mark up H.R. 6, to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the marriage penalty 
by providing that the income tax rate bracket amounts, and the 
amount of the standard deduction, for joint returns shall be twice 
the amounts applicable to unmarried individuals, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
need for nonproliferation policy innovations, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  Full Committee, meeting to discuss crucial issues before the 
United Nations, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: to hold hearings on the 
nominations of Alan Craig Kessler, of Pennsylvania, to be a Governor 
of the United States Postal Service; and Carol Waller Pope, of the 
District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Federal Labor Relations 
Authority, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings on 
pending intelligence matters, 2:15 p.m., SH-219.
  Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Constitution, 
Federalism, and Property Rights, to hold hearings to examine racial 
profiling within law enforcement agencies, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: to hold oversight hearings 
on the operations of the Architect of the Capitol, 9:30 a.m., SR-
301.


                                 House

  Committee on Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing 
on the following bills: H.R. 2335, Hydroelectric Licensing Process 
Improvement Act of 1999; H.R. 1262, to provide that existing 
facilities located on the Pentwater River in Michigan, are not 
required to be licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
under part 1 of the Federal Power Act; H.R. 3852, to extend the 
deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project 
in the State of Alabama; S. 422, to provide for Alaska state 
Jurisdiction over small hydroelectric projects; S. 334, to amend the 
Federal Power Act to remove the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission to license projects on fresh waters in the 
State of Hawaii; 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; and S. 1937, to amend 
the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act 
to provide for sales of electricity by the Bonneville Power 
Administration to join operating entities, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn..
  Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials and the 
Subcommittee on Health and Environment, joint hearing on the EPA's 
Proposed Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2001, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, to mark up the following bills: 
H.R. 4040, Long-Term Care Security Act; and H.R. 2842, Federal 
Employees Health Benefits Children's Equity Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 
and to continue hearings on ``Missing White House E-Mails: 
Mismanagement of Subpoenaed Records'', 11 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, to continue markup of H.R. 1304, 
Quality Health-Care Coalition Act of 1999; and to mark up the 
following: H.R. 3767, Visa Waiver Permanent Program Act; H.R. 371, 
Hmong Veteran's Naturalization Act of 1999; H.R. 3125, Internet 
Gambling Prohibition Act of 1999; H.R. 3660, Partial-Birth Abortion 
Ban Act of 2000; and private relief bills, 9:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing on H.R. 2964, Bounty 
Hunter Responsibility Act of 1999, 2 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Crime, hearing on H.R. 3380, Military 
Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act of 1999, 2 p.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, 
Wildlife and Oceans, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3176, to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine 
ways of restoring the natural wetlands conditions in the Kealia Pond 
National Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii; and H.R. 3292, to provide for the 
establishment of the Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge in West 
Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.

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  Subcommittee on National Parks, and Public Lands, hearing on the 
following bills: H.R. 2919, National Underground Railroad Freedom 
Center Act; and H.R. 3241, to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
to recalculate the franchise fee owed by Fort Sumter Tours, Inc., a 
concessioner providing service to Fort Sumter National Monument in 
South Carolina, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Water and Power, oversight hearing on California 
Central Valley Project (CVP) Operations and the CALFED Program, 10 
a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Technology, hearing on the 
Changing Face of Healthcare in the Electronic Age, 11 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn,
  Committee on Ways and Means, hearing on the Future of the World 
Trade Organization, 11 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Social Security, hearing on Social Security 
Program Integrity Activities, 9 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, briefing 
with Endeavor Shuttle Mission Astronauts, 12 p.m., and, executive, 
hearing on Fiscal Year 2001 General Defense Intelligence Program 
Budget (DIA, S&T Centers, etc.), 1 p.m., H-405 Capitol.