[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 26 (Thursday, March 1, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D162-D164]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of March 5 through March 10, 2001

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate will begin consideration of S. 420, Bankruptcy 
Reform.
  During the remainder of the week, Senate may consider any cleared 
legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: March 6, to 
hold hearings to examine nutritional issues surrounding school lunch 
programs, 9 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Armed Services: March 6, to hold closed hearings to 
examine the issues surrounding worldwide threats, 2:30 p.m., S-407, 
Capitol.
  Committee on the Budget: March 6, to hold hearings to examine 
certain revenue proposals within the President's proposed budget 
request for fiscal year 2002, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 6, 
Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Foreign Commerce, and Tourism, to 
hold hearings to examine the effectiveness of gun locks, 10 a.m., 
SR-253.
  March 7, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine voting 
technology reform, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.

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  Committee on Environment and Public Works: March 8, business 
meeting to markup S. 350, to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to promote the 
cleanup and reuse of brownfields, to provide financial assistance 
for brownfields revitalization, to enhance State response programs, 
9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: March 7, to hold hearings to examine tax 
relief for tax payers, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: March 6, Subcommittee on East 
Asian and Pacific Affairs, to hold hearings to examine the present 
political status of the Philippines and its role in the new Asia, 2 
p.m., SD-419.
  March 8, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine foreign 
policy issues and the President's proposed budget request for fiscal 
year 2002 for the Department of State, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: March 6, Permanent Subcommittee 
on Investigations, to resume hearings to examine the role of United 
States correspondent banking and offshore banks as vehicles for 
international money laundering, and the efforts of financial 
entities, federal regulators, and law enforcement to limit money 
laundering activities within the United States, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: March 7, to 
hold hearings to examine proposed legislation entitled Better 
Education For Students and Teachers Act, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: March 7, to hold closed hearings 
on intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH219.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: March 8, to hold joint hearings 
with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the 
legislative recommendations of the Paralyzed Veterans of America, 
Jewish War Veterans, Blinded Veterans Association, the Non-
Commissioned Officers Association, and the Military Order of the 
Purple Heart, 9:30 a.m., 345 Cannon Building.


                             House Chamber

  To be announced.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, March 7 and 8, to continue hearings to 
review the federal farm commodity programs with the Coalition for a 
Competitive Food and Agriculture System, on March 7 and with the 
barley growers on March 8, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  March 7, hearing to review the Farm Credit Administration's 
proposed rule providing for the issuance of national charters for 
the Farm Credit System, 2 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, March 8, Subcommittee on Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related 
Agencies, on FDA, 9:30 a.m., 2362 Rayburn.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Defense, executive, on U.S. Pacific 
Command and U.S. Forces, Korea, 9:30 a.m., and executive, on U.S. 
Central Command, 1:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Interior, on National Parks Services 
(Natural Resources Initiative), 10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Military Construction, on Quality of Life 
in the Military, 9:30 a.m., B-300 Rayburn.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Transportation, on Inspector General, 
Department of Transportation, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, March 7, hearing on Department of Health 
and Human Services Budget Priorities Fiscal Year 2002, 10 a.m., and 
1:30 p.m., 210 Cannon.
  March 8, on Members Day, 1 p.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, March 7, hearing on 
``Leave No Child Behind,'' 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Education Reform, hearing on ``Measuring 
Success: Using Assessments and Accountability to Raise Student 
Achievement,'' 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, March 6, Subcommittee on Energy 
and Air Quality, hearing entitled: ``Congressional Perspectives on 
Electricity Markets in California and the West and National Energy 
Policy,'' 1 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, 
hearing entitled: ``A Smarter Partnership: Removing Barriers to 
Brownfields Cleanups,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, 
hearing entitled ``Technology and Education: A Review of Federal, 
State and Private Sector Programs,'' 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, March 6, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations and the Subcommittee on Financial 
Institutions and Consumer Credit, joint hearing entitled 
``Protecting Consumers: What can Congress do to help financial 
regulators coordinate efforts to fight fraud?'' 2 p.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  March 7, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and 
Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ``Saving 
Investors Money: Reducing Excessive SEC Fees,'' 9:30 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, March 7, Subcommittee on National 
Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations, hearing on 
``Vulnerabilities to Waste, Fraud, and Abuse: GAO Views on National 
Defense and International Relations Programs,'' 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, March 7, to continue 
consideration of Committee funding requests, 10 a.m., 1310 
Longworth.
  Committee on International Relations, March 7, hearing on 
Reinvigorating U.S. Foreign Policy, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 7, Subcommittee on International Operations and Human 
Rights, hearing on State Department Country Reports on Human Rights 
Practices--Road Map for Budgeting of Democracy and Human Rights 
Programs of the State Department? 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Resources, March 7, oversight hearing on the Role of 
Public Lands in the Development of a Self-Reliant Energy Policy, 10 
a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, hearing on the 
National Fire Plan Implementation, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 8, Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public 
Lands, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 107, to require that the 
Secretary of the Interior conduct a study to identify sites and 
resources, to recommend alternatives for commemorating and 
interpreting the Cold War; H.R. 400, to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to establish the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National 
Historic Site; and H.R. 452, Ronald Reagan Memorial Act of 2001, 10 
a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, March 7, hearing on K-12th Grade Math and 
Science Education: the View from the Blackboard, 2 p.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, March 7, hearing on the 
Administration's Trade Agenda, 11 a.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Meetings: March 8, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to 
hold joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to 
examine the legislative recommendations of the Paralyzed Veterans of 
America, Jewish War Veterans, Blinded Veterans Association, the Non-
Commissioned Officers Association, and the Military Order of the 
Purple Heart, 9:30 a.m., 345 Cannon Building.