[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 114 (Friday, September 22, 2000)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D957-D959]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

            Week of September 25 through September 30, 2000

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed 
to consideration of S. 2557, National Energy Security Act, and at 3:50 
p.m., resume consideration of S. 2796, Water Resources Development Act, 
with a vote on final passage of S. 2796 to occur at 4:50 p.m.
  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration S. 2045, H-1B 
Nonimmigrant Visa, with a vote on the motion to close further debate on 
Lott Amendment No. 4178 (to Amendment No. 4177) proposed thereto.
  During the remainder of the week, Senate expects to consider any 
other cleared legislative and executive business, including 
appropriation bills and conference reports, when available.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Special Committee on Aging: September 28, to hold hearings to 
examine nursing home initiatives, 9:30 a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: September 25, 
Subcommittee on Forestry, Conservation, and Rural Revitalization, to 
hold hearings on S. 2709, to establish a Beef Industry Compensation 
Trust Fund with the duties imposed on products of countries that 
fail to comply with certain WTO dispute resolution decisions, 9:30 
a.m., SR-328A.
  September 27, Subcommittee on Research, Nutrition, and General 
Legislation, to hold hearings on Department of Agriculture financial 
management issues, 9:30 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Armed Services: September 27, to hold hearings to 
examine the status of U.S. military readiness, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  September 28, Full Committee, to resume hearings on United States 
policy towards Iraq, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: September 26, 
Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation, to hold hearings to 
examine HUD's performance management, 10:30 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: September 26, 
to hold oversight hearings on the activities of the National 
Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK), 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  September 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
marketing of violence to children, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  September 28, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
Department of Commerce trade missions and political activities, 9:30 
a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: September 26, to hold 
oversight hearings to examine the current outlook for supply of 
heating and transportation fuels this winter, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  September 26, Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management, 
to hold hearings on S. 3044, to establish the Las Cienegas National 
Conservation Area in the State of Arizona; S. 3052, to designate 
wilderness areas and a cooperative management and protection area in 
the vicinity of Steens Mountain in Harney County, Oregon; and S. 
3039, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell a Forest 
Service administrative site occupied by the Rocky Mountain Research 
Station located in Boise, Idaho, and use the proceeds derived from 
the sale to purchase interests in a multiagency research and 
education facility to be constructed by the University of Idaho, 
2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  September 28, Full Committee, to oversight hearings to examine the 
impacts of the recent United States Federal Circuit Court of Appeals 
decisions regarding the Federal Government's breach of contract for 
failure to accept high level nuclear waste by January 1998, 10 a.m., 
SD-366.
  September 28, Full Committee, with the Committee on Foreign 
Relations, to hold joint hearings to examine the status of the Kyoto 
protocol after three years, 3 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: September 26, to hold 
hearings on S. 1763, to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
reauthorize the Office of Ombudsman of the Environmental Protection 
Agency; S. 1915, to enhance the services provided by the 
Environmental Protection Agency to small communities that are 
attempting to comply with national, State, and local environmental 
regulations; S. 2296, to provide grants for special environmental 
assistance for the regulation of communities and habitat (SEARCH) to 
small communities; and S. 2800, to require the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency to establish an integrated 
environmental reporting system, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  September 27, Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private 
Property, and Nuclear Safety, to hold hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for programs of the Clean Air Act, 
2:15 p.m., SD-406.

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  September 28, Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
to hold hearings on H.R. 809, to amend the Act of June 1, 1948, to 
provide for reform of the Federal Protective Service, 9:30 a.m., SD-
406.
  Committee on Finance: September 26, Subcommittee on Social 
Security and Family Policy, to hold hearings to examine IRS 
collection of child support payments, 2:30 p.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: September 26, to hold hearings to 
examine U.S. foreign policy at the end of the current 
administration, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  September 27, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 2:30 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
  September 28, Full Committee, with the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources, to hold joint hearings to examine the status of 
the Kyoto protocol after three years, 3 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: September 27, business meeting 
to consider pending calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: September 26, 
to hold hearings to examine biotechnology and consumer confidence of 
food, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: September 27, to hold hearings on S. 
2052, to establish a demonstration project to authorize the 
integration and coordination of Federal funding dedicated to 
community, business, and the economic development of Native American 
communities, 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: September 26, to hold hearings 
to examine the Wen Ho Lee case, 10:30 a.m., SH-216.
  September 26, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings on pending 
intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  September 27, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings on pending 
intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Committee on the Judiciary: September 25, Subcommittee on 
Administrative Oversight and the Courts, to hold oversight hearings 
on the USDA's administrative procedures regarding the Packers and 
Stockyards Act, 1 p.m., SD-226.
  September 26, Full Committee, to hold oversight hearings to 
examine the Wen Ho Lee case, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  September 26, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice Oversight, to hold 
oversight hearings to examine the United States Sentencing 
Commission, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  September 27, Full Committee, to continue oversight hearings to 
examine the Wen Ho Lee case, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  September 28, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights, and 
Competition, to hold hearings to examine agricultural competition, 2 
p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: September 26, to hold joint 
hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on the 
Legislative recommendation of the American Legion, 9:30 a.m., 345 
Cannon Building.


                             House Chamber

  To be announced.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, September 26, Subcommittee on Livestock 
and Horticulture, hearing on H.R. 1144, Country-of-Origin Meat 
Labeling Act of 1999, 11 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  September 27, full Committee, hearing to review the implementation 
of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000, 10 a.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  Committee on Armed Services, September 27, hearing on the state of 
the Armed Services and future military requirements, 2 p.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  September 28, Subcommittee on Military Procurement, hearing on 
occupational illness compensation for contractor and other employees 
of the Department of Energy, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Commerce, September 26, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Power, hearing on Ongoing Energy Concerns for the American Consumer: 
Natural Gas and Heating Oil, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  September 27, Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade and 
Consumer Protection, hearing on the Future of the Interactive 
Television Services Marketplace: What Should Consumers Expect? 11 
a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, September 26, hearing on 
the Importance of Literacy, 9:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  September 26, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, 
hearing on Federal Prison Industries (FPI): Diverting Federal 
Property from the Computers for Learning and Other Programs to 
Expand FPI's Commercial Sales, 1 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  September 27, full Committee, hearing on Urban Renewal in Minority 
Communities, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  September 28, hearing on the Success of Charter Schools, 9:30 
a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  September 29, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, 
hearing on Behavioral Drugs in Schools: Questions and Concerns, 9 
a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, September 25, hearing on Ethnic 
Minority Disparities in Cancer Treatment: Why the Unequal Burden? 1 
p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  September 26, full Committee, hearing on ``Contacts Between 
Northrup Grumman Corporation and the White House Regarding Missing 
White House E-Mails,'' 2 p.m., followed by a hearing on ``The White 
House Failure to Respond to Committee Requests,'' 3 p.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  September 26, Subcommittee on Civil Service, hearing on Wildland 
Firefighters Pay: Are There Inequities? 10 a.m., 2203 Rayburn.
  September 27, Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, 
and International Relations, hearing on Gulf War Veterans: Linking 
Exposures to Illnesses, 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  September 29, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, 
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``FirstGov.gov: Is it a good Idea?'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, September 26, hearing on 
U.N. Inspections of Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction Program: Has 
Saddam Won? 10 a.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  September 27, hearing on Russia: How Vladimir Putin Rose to Power 
and What America Can Expect, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  September 27, Subcommittee on Africa, hearing on AIDS in Africa: 
Steps to Prevention, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  September 28, Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and 
Trade, hearing on the International Oil Crisis: Implications for the 
United States, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, September 26, to continue markup of 
H.R. 5018, Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 2000 and to mark 
up H.R. 2121, Secret Evidence Repeal Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  September 28, Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, oversight 
hearing on the Serious Human Rights Abusers Accountability Act of 
2000, 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, September 28, Subcommittee on Fisheries 
Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, oversight hearing to review the 
final outcome of proposals and resolutions offered by the U.S. and 
other countries at the Eleventh Regular Meeting of CITES (COP11), 10 
a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, September 25, to consider the following: a 
resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 
2001; and the conference report to accompany H.R. 4578, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, 5 p.m., H-
313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, September 27, hearing on Computer Security 
Lapses: Should FAA Be Grounded? 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, September 28, Subcommittee on 
Government Programs and Oversight, hearing on the Future of Small 
Business in America, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, September 27, 
Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Emergency Management, 
hearing on Aircraft Electrical System Safety, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, September 27, Subcommittee on 
Benefits, hearing on licensing and credentialing of military job 
skills for civilian employment, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  September 27, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, 
hearing on the Veterans Employment and Training Service program 
effectiveness and strategic planning, 10 a.m., 340 Cannon.
  September 28, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, 
hearing on Human Subjects Protections in VA Medical Research, 10 
a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, September 26 and 28, Subcommittee on 
Oversight, hearings on the Tax Code and the New Economy, 1 p.m., on 
September 26 and 10 a.m., on September 28, 1100 Longworth.
  September 26, Subcommittee on Social Security, hearing on Social 
Security Notices, 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  September 27, Subcommittee on Human Resources, to mark up the 
Flexible Funding for Child Protection Act of 2000, 10:30 a.m., B-318 
Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, September 26, 
executive, briefing on Update on DOE/NNSA, 2 p.m., and, executive, 
hearing on Status of Counterespionage Investigations, 3 p.m., H-405 
Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Meetings: September 26, Senate Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs, to hold joint hearings with the House Committee on 
Veterans' Affairs on the Legislative recommendation of the American 
Legion, 9:30 a.m., 345 Cannon Building.
  Joint Economic Committee: September 27, to hold hearings on 
strategic petroleum reserve, 10 a.m., 311 Cannon Building.