[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 49 (Wednesday, April 26, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D392-D393]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                         COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR

                        THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2000

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: 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., SD-106.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: 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: 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.
  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; 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,

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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: 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: Subcommittee 
on Employment, Safety and Training, to hold hearings to examine 
OSHA's interference with state workers' compensation, 2 p.m., SD-
430.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: closed business meeting to mark 
up proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2001 for 
intelligence related programs, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Committee on the Judiciary: 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.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of Kent J. 
Dawson, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Nevada; the nomination of Nicholas G. Garaufis, of New 
York, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of 
New York vice Charles P. Sifton, retired; the nomination of Phyllis 
J. Hamilton, of California, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of California; the nomination of Roger L. 
Hunt, of Nevada, to be United States District Judge for the District 
of Nevada; and the nomination of Gerard E. Lynch, of New York, to be 
a United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York 
vice John E. Sprizzo, retired, 2 p.m., SD-226.


                                 House

  No Committee meetings are scheduled.