[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 94 (Wednesday, July 19, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D782-D783]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                              JULY 20, 2000

          (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold hearings to 
examine implications of high energy prices on United States agriculture, 
9 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold closed hearings on the situation 
in Iraq and U.S. military operations in and around Iraq, 9:30 a.m., S-
407, Capitol.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold oversight 
hearings on the conduct of monetary policy by the Federal Reserve, 10 
a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: business meeting to 
consider the nomination of Norman Y. Mineta, of California, to be 
Secretary of Commerce; Francisco J. Sanchez, of Florida, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of Transportation; Debbie D. Branson, of Texas, to be 
a Member of the Federal Aviation Management Advisory Council; Katherine 
Milner Anderson, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; Frank Henry Cruz, of California, 
to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public 
Broadcasting; Kenneth Y. Tomlinson, of Virginia, to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; and Ernest 
J. Wilson III, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; to be followed by a hearing on 
purchasing tickets through the Internet, and whether or not it benefits 
the consumer, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: business meeting to continue 
markup of H.R. 701, to provide Outer Continental Shelf Impact Assistance 
to State and local governments, to amend the Land and Water Conservation 
Fund Act of 1965, the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act of 1978, and 
the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (commonly referred to as the 
Pittman-Robertson Act) to establish a fund to meet the outdoor 
conservation and recreation needs of the American people, 9 a.m., SD-366.
  Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management, to hold hearings on 
S. 2757, to provide for the transfer or other disposition of certain 
lands at Melrose Air Force Range, New Mexico, and Yakima Training Center, 
Washington; S. 2691, to provide further protections for the watershed of 
the Little Sandy River as part of the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit, 
Oregon; S. 2754, to provide for the exchange of certain land in the State 
of Utah; S. 2834, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
through the Bureau of Reclamation, to convey property to the Greater Yuma 
Port Authority of Yuma County, Arizona, for use as an international port 
of entry; H.R. 3023, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
through the Bureau of Reclamation, to convey property to the Greater Yuma 
Port Authority of Yuma County, Arizona, for use as an international port 
of entry; and H.R. 4579, to provide for the exchange of certain lands 
within the State of Utah, 2 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South 
Asian Affairs, to hold hearings on issues relating to the government of 
Afghanistan, focusing on the conduct of the Taliban (Militia that rules 
Afghanistan), 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings on inter-American Convention for the 
Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles, with Annexes, done at Caracas 
December 1, 1996 (the ``Convention''), which was signed by the United 
States, subject to ratification, on December 13, 1996 (Treaty Doc. 105-
48); International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), adopted at the 
Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United 
Nations at Rome on November 17, 1997 (Treaty Doc. 106-23); Food Aid 
Convention 1999, which was opened for signature at the United Nations 
Headquarters, New York, from May 1 through June 30, 1999. Convention was 
signed by the United States June 16, 1999 (Treaty Doc. 106-14); 
convention (No. 176) Concerning Safety and Health in Mines, adopted by 
the International Labor Conference at its 82nd Session in Geneva on June 
22, 1995 (Treaty Doc. 106-08); and the nomination of Everett L. Mosley, 
of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Agency for International 
Development, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold hearings 
on genetic information in the workplace, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold hearings on S. 2688, to amend the 
Native American Languages Act to provide for the support of Native 
American Language Survival Schools, 10 a.m., SR-485.

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  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings on pending 
intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business: to hold hearings to examine the General 
Accounting Office's performance and accountability review, 9:30 a.m., SR-
428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to consider the 
Department of Veterans' Affairs adjudication, and pending legislation 
including S. 1810, to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify and 
improve veterans' claims and appellate procedures, and S. 2544, to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to provide compensation and benefits to 
children of female Vietnam veterans who were born with certain birth 
defects, 9:30 a.m., SR-418.


                                  House

  Committee on Appropriations, to mark up the District of Columbia 
appropriations for fiscal year 2001, 9:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services, Subcommittee on Capital 
Markets, Securities and Government Sponsored Enterprises, to continue 
hearings on Improving Regulation of Housing Government Sponsored 
Enterprises, focusing on H.R. 3703, Housing Finance Regulatory 
Improvement Act, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, Task Force on Defense and International 
Relations, hearing on Pentagon Financial Management, What's Broken, How 
to Fix It, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Commerce, Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials, 
to mark up H.R. 4541, Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000; 
followed by hearing on Improving Insurance for Consumers Increasing 
Uniformity and Efficiency in Insurance Regulation, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection, 
hearing on H.R. 3850, Independent Telecommunications Consumer Enhancement 
Act of 2000, 1 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Workforce 
Protections, hearing on OSHA's Recordkeeping Standard: Stakeholder: Views 
of the 1996 Proposal, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, hearing on ``Has the Department of 
Justice Given Preferential Treatment to the President and Vice 
President?'' 1 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Census, hearing on ``The American Community Survey 
(A.C.S.)--A Replacement for the Census Long Form?'' 9:30 a.m., 2358 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology, 
hearing on ``Seven Years of GPRA: Has the Results Act Provided Results?'' 
10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, hearing on H.R. 4845, Federal Property 
Campaign Fundraising Reform Act of 2000, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing on H.R. 4292, Born-Alive 
Infants Protection Act of 2000, 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, to mark up H.R. 4870, 
Patent Technical Corrections Act of 1999, 10 a.m., B-352 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Crime, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 3484, Child 
Sex Crimes Wiretapping Act of 1999; H.R. 4827, Enhanced Federal Security 
Act of 2000; and H.R. 3235, National Police Athletic League Youth 
Enrichment Act of 1999, 1 p.m., B-352 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, hearing on H.R. 3083, Battered 
Immigrant Women Protection Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, 
hearing on H.R. 4297, Powder River Basin Resource Development Act of 
2000, 2:30 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, to mark up 
the following bills: H.R. 2798, Pacific Salmon Recovery Act of 1999; 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. 4318, Red River National 
Wildlife Refuge Act; and H.R. 4840, Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Act; 
followed by a hearing on H.R. 4790, Hunting Heritage Protection Act, 
10:30 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on National Parks, and Public Lands, oversight hearing on 
general issues dealing with Access to our National Parks, 10 a.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Tax, Finance and Imports, 
hearing on H.R. 1303, Dry Cleaning Environmental Tax Credit Act of 1999, 
10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Aviation, hearing on Portable Electronic Devices: Do they really pose a 
safety hazard on aircraft, 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Emergency Management, 
hearing on Cost Effectiveness of Hazard Mitigation Spending, 2 p.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 
4850, Veterans Benefits Act of 2000; H.R. 4864, Veterans Claims 
Assistance Act of 2000; and H.R. 1982, to name the Department of Veterans 
Affairs outpatient clinic located at 125 Brookley Drive, Rome, New York 
as the ``Donald J. Mitchell Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient 
Clinic,'' 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Human Resources, hearing 
on Increasing State Flexibility in Use of Federal Child Protection Funds, 
1 p.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Social Security, to mark up H.R. 4857, Privacy and 
Identity Protection Act of 2000, 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.