[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 45 (Tuesday, April 11, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D353-D355]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                         COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR

                       WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 2000

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and 
Independent Agencies, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates 
for fiscal year 2001 for the Corporation for National and Community 
Service, Community Development Financial Institutions, and Chemical 
Safety and Hazardous Investigation Board, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
  Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings on proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 2001 for the Department of Defense, 
focusing on missile defense programs, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Securities, to hold oversight hearings on multi-state insurance 
agent licensing reforms and the creation of the National Association 
of Registered Agents and Brokers, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings on S. 2255, to amend the Internet Tax Freedom Act to extend 
the moratorium through calendar year 2006, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water 
and Power, to hold oversight hearings to examine federal actions 
affecting hydropower operations on the Columbia River system, 2:30 
p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on European Affairs, 
to hold hearings to examine issues dealing with the Russian 
presidential elections, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Export and Trade 
Promotion, to hold hearings on the status of infrastructure projects 
for Caspian Sea energy resources, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the 
Wassenaar arrangement and the future of multilateral export control, 
10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: business 
meeting to consider S. 2311, to revise and extend the Ryan White 
CARE Act programs under title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act, 
to improve access to health care and the quality of health care 
under such programs, and to provide for the development of increased 
capacity to provide health care and related support services to 
individuals and families with HIV disease; the proposed Organ 
Procurement and Transplantation Network Act Amendments of 2000; the 
nomination of Mel Carnahan, of Missouri, to be a Member of the Board 
of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation; the 
nomination of Edward B. Montgomery, of Maryland, to be Deputy 
Secretary of Labor; the nomination of Marc Racicot, of Montana, to 
be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for 
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Service; the nomination of Alan D. Solomont, of Massachusetts, to be 
a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National 
and Community Service; the nomination of Scott O. Wright, of 
Missouri, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S 
Truman Scholarship Foundation for the remainder of the term expiring 
December 10, 2003; and the nomination of Nathan O. Hatch, of 
Indiana, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities 
for the term expiring January 26, 2006, 11 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold oversight hearings on the 
report of the Academy for Public Administration on Bureau of Indian 
Affairs management reform, 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Administrative 
Oversight and the Courts, to resume oversight hearings on the 
handling of the investigation of Peter Lee, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: to resume hearings on 
campaign finance reform proposals, focusing on compelled political 
speech, 9:30 a.m., SR-301.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, hearing on Review of federal farm 
policy, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
State, and Judiciary, on Report of Overseas Presence Advisory Panel, 
2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, 
on Members of Congress, 10 a.m., and 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, on public 
witnesses, 9 a.m., and 1 p.m., H-143 Capitol.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, to mark up the 
following bills: H.R. 2764, America's Private Investment Companies 
Act; and H.R. 2848, New Markets Initiative Act of 1999, 1 p.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, to mark 
up the following bills: H.R. 623, to amend the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act to eliminate certain regulation of plumbing 
supplies; H.R. 3383, to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to 
remove separate treatment or exemption for nuclear safety violations 
by nonprofit institutions; H.R. 3906, to ensure that the Department 
of Energy has appropriate mechanisms to independently assess the 
effectiveness of its policy and site performance in the areas of 
safeguards and security and cyber security; H.R. 3852, to extend the 
deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project 
in the State of Alabama; 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 a 
measure concerning the authority of the Secretary of Energy under 
the Price-Anderson Act, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, to continue mark up of 
H.R. 4141, Education Opportunities To Protect and Invest In Our 
Nation's Students (Education OPTIONS) Act; and to mark up the 
following bills: H.R. 4055, IDEA Full Funding Act of 2000; and H.R. 
3629, to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve the 
program for American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities under 
part A of title III, 11 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Civil Service, 
hearing on ``The Failure of the FEHBP Demonstration Project: Another 
Broken Promise?'', 2 p.m., 2203 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources, 
hearing on the Emerging Drug Threat from Haiti, 10 a.m., 2203 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and 
Technology, hearing on ``Legislative Hearing to Establish the 
Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection'', 10 
a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural Resources, and 
Regulatory Affairs, hearing on ``Reinventing Paperwork?: The 
Clinton-Gore Administration's Record on Paperwork Reduction'', 10 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, hearing on United States-
European Union Relations: The View from the European Parliament, 10 
a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Africa, to mark up the following measures: H. Res. 
449, congratulating the people of Senegal on the success of the 
multi-party electoral process; and H.R. 3879, Sierra Leone Peace 
Support Act, 3 p.m., 2255 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific and the Subcommittee on 
International Operations and Human Rights, joint hearing on 
Democracy in the Central Asian Republics, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, to mark up H.Con.Res. 295, 
relating to continuing human rights violations and political 
oppression in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam 25 years after the 
fall of South Vietnam to Communist forces, 3:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, oversight hearing on the Antitrust 
Enforcement Agencies: the Bureau of Competition of the FTC and the 
Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, to mark up H.R. 4227, 
Technology Worker Temporary Relief Act, 1 p.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, oversight hearing on Compromising our 
National Security by Restricting Domestic Exploration and 
Development of our Oil and Gas Resources, 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, to consider the following: H.R. 4199, Date 
Certain Tax Code Replacement Act; and H.R. 3439, Radio Broadcasting 
Preservation Act of 2000, 3 p.m., H-313 capitol.
  Committee on Science, hearing on NASA's Mars Program After the 
Young Report, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Oversight, Investigations, and Emergency Management, hearing on Fire 
Grants: H.R. 1168, Firefighter Investment and Response Enhancement 
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Act; and H.R. 3155, Firefighter's Local-Federal Assistance for 
Management of Emergencies Act; and the Administration's Proposal for 
Assistance to Firemen, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing on H.R. 
3670, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to 
reauthorize the Great Lakes program, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on 
status of recruitment, retention and compensation of the VA health 
care workforce including nurses, physicians and dentists, 10 a.m., 
334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, to continue hearings on fundamental 
tax reform, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, hearing on NSA Legal 
Authorities, 12 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine reform of 
the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, 9:30 a.m., 311, 
Cannon Building.