[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 48 (Tuesday, April 25, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D386-D387]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                Week of April 26 through April 29, 2000

                             Senate Chamber

  On Wednesday, Senate will continue consideration of the motion to 
proceed to S.J. Res. 3, Victim's Rights. Upon adoption of the motion to 
proceed to S.J. Res. 3, Senate will vote on the motion to close further 
debate on Lott (for Roth) Amendment No. 3090 to H.R. 6, Marriage Tax 
Penalty Relief Act.
  During the remainder of the week, Senate expects to consider any 
other cleared legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: April 27, to 
hold hearings on the nomination of Michael V. Dunn, of Iowa, to be a 
Member of the Farm Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit 
Administration; and on proposed legislation on agriculture 
concentration of ownership and competitive issues, 9 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: April 26, Subcommittee on Defense, to 
hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2001 for 
the Department of Defense, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, to hold hearings on stem cell research, 11 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Armed Services: April 26, Subcommittee on Readiness 
and Management Support, to hold hearings on proposed legislation 
authorizing fund for fiscal year 2001 for the Department of Defense 
and the Future Years Defense Program, focusing on acquisition reform 
efforts, the acquisition workforce, logistics contracting and 
inventory management practices, and the Defense Industrial Base, 10 
a.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: April 26, 
Subcommittee on Securities, to hold oversight hearings on 
competition and transparency in the financial marketplace of the 
future, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  April 27, Subcommittee on International Trade and Finance, to hold 
oversight hearings on the International Monetary Fund and 
International Financial Institutions, 9:30 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: April 26, Subcommittee 
on Forests and Public Land Management, to hold hearings on S. 2273, 
to establish the Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails 
National Conservation Area; and S. 2048, to establish the San Rafael 
Western Legacy District in the State of Utah, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  April 27, Full Committee, to resume hearings on S. 282, to provide 
that no electric utility shall be required to enter into a new 
contract or obligation to purchase or to sell electricity or 
capacity under section 210 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies 
Act of 1978; S. 516, to benefit consumers by promoting competition 
in the electric power industry; S. 1047, to provide for a more 
competitive electric power industry; S. 1284, to amend the Federal 
Power Act to ensure that no State may establish, maintain, or 
enforce on behalf of any electric utility an exclusive right to sell 
electric energy or otherwise unduly discriminate against any 
consumer who seeks to purchase electric energy in interstate 
commerce from any supplier; S. 1273, to amend the Federal Power Act, 
to facilitate the transition to more competitive and efficient 
electric power markets; S. 1369, to enhance the benefits of the 
national electric system by encouraging and supporting State 
programs for renewable energy sources, universal electric service, 
affordable electric service, and energy conservation and efficiency; 
S. 2071, to benefit electricity consumers by promoting the 
reliability of the bulk-power system; and S. 2098, to facilitate the 
transition to more competitive and efficient electric power markets, 
and to ensure electric reliability, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  April 27, Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation, 
and Recreation, to hold hearings on S. 1438, to establish the 
National Law Enforcement Museum on Federal land in the District of 
Columbia; S. 1921, to authorize the placement within the site of the 
Vietnam Veterans Memorial of a plaque to honor Vietnam veterans who 
died after their service in the Vietnam war, but as a direct result 
of that service; S. 2231, to provide for the placement at the 
Lincoln Memorial of a plaque commemorating the speech of Martin 
Luther King, Jr., known as the ``I Have A Dream'' speech; H.R. 2879, 
to provide for the placement at the Lincoln Memorial of a plaque 
commemorating the speech of Martin Luther King, Jr., known as the 
``I Have A Dream'' speech;

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S. 2343, to amend the National Historic Preservation Act for the 
purposes of establishing a national historic lighthouse preservation 
program; S. 2352, to designate portions of the Wekiva River and 
associated tributaries as a component of the National Wild and 
Scenic Rivers System; H.R. 1749, to designate Wilson Creek in Avery 
and Caldwell Counties, North Carolina, as a component of the 
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; and H.R. 3201, to authorize 
the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and 
feasibility of designating the Carter G. Woodson Home in the 
District of Columbia as a National Historic Site, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: April 26, Subcommittee on 
International Operations, to hold hearings to review priorities in 
broadcasting, 3 p.m., SD-419.
  April 27, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, 
Narcotics and Terrorism, to hold hearings on lessons of NAFTA for 
U.S. relations with the Americas, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: April 26, to 
hold hearings to examine issues dealing with medical records 
privacy, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  April 27, Subcommittee on Employment, Safety and Training, to hold 
hearings to examine OSHA's interference with state workers' 
compensation, 2 p.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: April 26, to hold hearings proposed 
legislation providing for Indian education, 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: April 27, closed business 
meeting to markup proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal 
year 2001 for intelligence related programs, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Committee on the Judiciary: April 27, business meeting to consider 
H.R. 2260, to amend the Controlled Substances Act to promote pain 
management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide 
and euthanasia; S. 1854, to reform the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust 
Improvements Act of 1976; and S. 2089, to amend the Foreign 
Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to modify procedures relating 
to orders for surveillance and searches for foreign intelligence 
purposes, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  April 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings on pending nominations, 
2 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: April 26, to hold hearings 
on citizen participation in the political process, 9:30 a.m., SR-
301.


                             House Chamber

  The House is not in session. It will next meet on Tuesday, May 2 at 
12:30 p.m.


                            House Committees

  No committee meetings are scheduled.