[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 54 (Thursday, May 4, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D429-D431]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                   Week of May 8 through May 13, 2000

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate will resume consideration of S. 2, Elementary and 
Secondary Reauthorization. At 3 p.m., Senator Lott will be recognized 
to offer the Lott/Gregg amendment.
  During the remainder of the week, Senate expects to continue 
consideration of S. 2, Elementary and Secondary Reauthorization, any 
other cleared legislative and executive business, including the 
Conference Report on H.R. 434, African Growth and Opportunity Act/Trade 
and Development Act.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations: May 9, business meeting to mark up 
proposed legislation making appropriations for military 
construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for 
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2001; proposed legislation making appropriations for foreign 
operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2001; and proposed legislation making 
appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2001, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Armed Services: May 9, closed business meeting to 
mark up proposed legislation authorizing appropriations for fiscal 
year 2001 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 9:30 
a.m., SR-222.
  May 10, Full Committee, closed business meeting to mark up 
proposed legislation authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2001 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, 9:30 a.m., SR-
222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: May 9, to hold 
hearings on the China and World Trade Organization agreement and 
financial services, 9 a.m., SD-538.
  May 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of 
Richard Court Houseworth, of Arizona, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for the 
remainder of the term expiring December 25, 2001; and the nomination 
of Nuria I. Fernandez, of Illinois, to be Federal Transit 
Administrator, 9:30 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 11, to 
hold hearings to examine pipeline safety, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 10, Subcommittee on 
Forests and Public Land Management, to hold oversight hearings on 
the United States Forest Service's proposed revisions to the 
regulations governing National Forest Planning, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  May 11, Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation, and 
Recreation, to hold hearings on S. 1367, to amend the Act which 
established the Saint-Gaudens Historic Site, in the State of New 
Hampshire, by modifying the boundary and for other purposes; S. 
1617, to promote preservation and public awareness of the history of 
the Underground Railroad by providing financial assistance, to the 
Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio; S. 1670, to revise the boundary 
of Fort Matanzas National Monument; S. 2020, to adjust the boundary 
of the Natchez Trace Parkway, Mississippi; S. 2478, to require the 
Secretary of the Interior to conduct a theme study on the peopling 
of America; and S. 2485, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
provide assistance in planning and constructing a regional heritage 
center in Calais, Maine, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: May 11, to hold 
hearings on the Administration's legislative proposal on the 
Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.

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  May 11, Full Committee, to continue hearings on the 
Administration's legislative proposal on the Comprehensive 
Everglades Restoration Plan, 2 p.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: May 10, Subcommittee on 
International Operations, to hold hearings to examine the United 
Nations state of efficacy and reform, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  May 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings on pending nominations, 2 
p.m., SD-419.
  May 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of John 
R. Dinger, of Florida, to be Ambassador to Mongolia; the nomination 
of Edward William Gnehm, Jr., of Georgia, to be Ambassador to 
Australia; the nomination of Douglas Alan Hartwick, of Washington, 
to be Ambassador to the Lao People's Democratic Republic; the 
nomination of Susan S. Jacobs, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to 
Papua New Guinea, and to serve concurrently and without additional 
compensation as Ambassador to Solomon Islands, and as Ambassador to 
the Republic of Vanuatu; and the nomination of Michael J. Senko, of 
the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of the 
Marshall Islands, and to serve concurrently and without additional 
compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of Kiribati, 10 a.m., SD-
419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: May 9, Subcommittee on 
Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring and the District 
of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine the performance management 
in the District of Columbia, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  May 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of Anna 
Blackburne-Rigsby, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate 
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia; the 
nomination of Thomas J. Motley, of the District of Columbia, to be 
an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of 
Columbia; and the nomination of John McAdam Mott, of the District of 
Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the 
District of Columbia, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  May 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of Amy 
L. Comstock, of Maryland, to be Director of the Office of Government 
Ethics, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: May 10, to hold hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for programs of the Indian Health Care 
Improvement Act, 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: May 9, Subcommittee on Criminal 
Justice Oversight, to hold hearings to examine Caribbean drug 
trafficking, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  May 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings on pending nominations, 2 
p.m., SD-226.
  May 10, Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts, 
to hold oversight hearings on 1996 campaign finance investigations, 
11 a.m., SD-226.
  United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control: 
May 9, to hold hearings on the domestic consequences of heroin use, 
10 a.m., SD-628.


                             House Chamber

  To be announced.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, May 8, Subcommittee on 
Transportation, to mark up appropriations for fiscal year 2001, 5 
p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  May 9, full Committee, to mark up the following: a report on the 
Suballocation of Budget Allocations for fiscal year 2001; and the 
Military Construction and Legislative Branch appropriations for 
fiscal year 2001, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, May 9, Subcommittee on Military 
Procurement, to mark up H.R. 4205, National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2001, 1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  May 9, Subcommittee on Research and Development, to mark up H.R. 
4205, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001, 4 
p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  May 10, full Committee, to mark up H.R. 4205, National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, May 11, hearing on 
Permanent Normal Relations for China: Impact on U.S. Financial 
Community, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Commerce, May 9, Subcommittee on Health and 
Environment, hearing on Saving Lives: The Cardiac Arrest Survival 
Act; and to mark up H.R. 2498, Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 1999, 
10 a.m., 222 Rayburn.
  May 10, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing on National 
Energy Policy: Ensuring Adequate Supply of Natural Gas and Crude 
Oil, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials, to 
continue hearings on Competition in the New Electronic Market: Part 
II, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Health and Environment, hearing on H.R. 
3250, Health Care Fairness Act of 1999, 11:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, May 9, Subcommittee on 
Employer Employee Relations, hearing on H.R. 1093, Public Safety 
Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 1999, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  May 10, full Committee, to mark up H1-B User Fees for Job Training 
Programs, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth, and Families, 
hearing on Authorization of the National Center for Education 
Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress, and 
National Assessment Governing Board, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, May 10, Subcommittee on National 
Security, Veterans Affairs and International Relations, hearing on 
Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Acquisition Reform: Will it Fly? 10 a.m., 
2247 Rayburn.
  May 11, Subcommittee on the Census, oversight hearing of the 2000 
Census: Non-Response Follow-up and Other Key Operations, 10 a.m., 
2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, May 9, Subcommittee on 
Africa, hearing on Africa's Diamonds: Precious, Perilous Too? 10 
a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  May 10, full Committee, hearing on Granting Permanent Normal 
Relations (PNTR) Status to China: Is It in the U.S. National 
Interest? 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.

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  Committee on the Judiciary, May 9, to mark up the following bills: 
H.R. 4034, Patent and Trademark Office Reauthorization Act; H.R. 
4227, Technology Worker Temporary Relief Act; and H.R. 2987, 
Methamphetamine Anti-Proliferation Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Crime, hearing on the following bills: 
H.R. 894, No Second Chances for Murderers, Rapists, or Child 
Molesters Act of 1999; H.R. 4045, Matthew's Law; H.R. 4047, Two 
Strikes and You're Out Child Protection Act; and H.R. 4147, Stop 
Material Unsuitable for Teens Act, 1:30 p.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, May 9, Subcommittee on National Parks and 
Public Lands, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 2267, Willing 
Seller Amendments of 1999 to the National Trails System Act; H.R. 
2409, El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail Act of 
1999; and H.R. 4086, to amend the National Trails System Act to 
require that property owners be compensated when certain railbanked 
trails are developed for purposes of public use, 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  May 11, full committee, hearing on H.R. 3288, Valles Caldera 
Preservation Act, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and 
Oceans, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3118, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations under the Migratory 
Bird Treaty Act that authorize States to establish hunting seasons 
for double-crested cormorants; H.R. 4070, to direct the Secretary of 
the Interior to correct a map relating to the Coastal Barrier 
Resources System Unit P31, located near the city of Mexico Beach, 
Florida; and H.R. 4318, Red River National Wildlife Refuge Act, 10 
a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, hearing on the 
following bills: H.R. 3388, Lake Tahoe Restoration Act; and S. 1288, 
Community Forest Restoration Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on H.R. 3112, 
Colorado Ute Settlement Act Amendments of 1999, 2 p.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  Committee on Science, May 9, Subcommittee on Basic Research, 
hearing on the Internet, Distance Learning and the Future of the 
Research University, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  May 10, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing on Fiscal 
Year 2001 Budget Request: NASA's Earth Science Program, 2 p.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  May 11, full Committee, to continue hearings on NASA's Mars 
Program after the Young Report, Part II, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, May 11, to mark up H.R. 4268, 
Veterans and Dependents Millennium Education Act, 10 a.m., 334 
Cannon.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
the Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology (IT) 
program, 11 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, May 9 and 11, Subcommittee on Social 
Security, hearings to examine the increasing use and misuse of 
Social Security numbers, 10 a.m., on May 9 and 2 p.m., on May 11, 
1100 Longworth.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on the Administration's 
prescription drug proposal, 9:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth.