[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 52 (Tuesday, April 24, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D344-D345]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             APRIL 25, 2001

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold 
hearings on agricultural trade issues, 9:30 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education, to hold hearings on proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 2002 for the Department of Health and 
Human Services, 9 a.m., SD-124.
  Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, to hold 
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2002 for the 
Corporation for National and Community Service and the Neighborhood 
Reinvestment Corporation, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings on chemical 
demilitarization, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related 
Agencies, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2002 for the Department of Agriculture, 1:30 p.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic, to hold 
hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 
2002 for the Department of Defense and the Future Years Defense 
Program, focusing on the National Nuclear Security Administration, 
2:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Housing and Transportation, to hold hearings to examine the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development's program, budget, and 
management priorities for fiscal year 2002, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings on the nomination of Brenda L. Becker, of Virginia, to be 
an Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Legislative and 
Intergovernmental Affairs; and the nomination of Michael P. Jackson, 
of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation; to be 
followed by hearings to examine labor problems facing the airline 
industry today, focusing on the balance between labor and management 
in negotiations as well as the effect of a strike at a major airline 
on the aviation system and the consumer, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Foreign Commerce, and Tourism, 
to hold hearings to examine west coast gas prices in comparison to 
other parts of the country, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine Medicare and 
social security benefits relative to prisoners, fugitives, the 
deceased and other ineligibles, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings on the nomination 
of Andrew S. Natsios, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development, 10:30 a.m., SD-
419.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of Lincoln P. 
Bloomfield, Jr., of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of State 
(Political-Military Affairs); the nomination of Paula J. Dobriansky, 
of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of State (Global Affairs); and 
the nomination of Richard Nathan Haass, of Maryland, for the rank of 
Ambassador during his tenure of Service as Director, Policy Planning 
Staff, Department of State, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine certain 
issues surrounding the use of polygraphs, 10 a.m., SD-226.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, to continue hearings on Federal Farm 
Commodity Programs, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development, hearing 
to review energy supply and demand issues affecting the agricultural 
sector of the U.S. economy, 2 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies, on 
Budget Overview and Foreign Agricultural Service (International 
Programs), 9:30 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary, on Members 
of Congress, 10 a.m., H-309 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Defense, executive, on NSA, 9:30 a.m., H-405 
Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on U.S. Army Corps 
of Engineers, 10 a.m., 2362-B Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Interior, on the Secretary of the Interior, 10 
a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, on 
the Secretary of Education, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, on the Secretary of 
Transportation, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service and General Government, 
on U.S. Customs Service, 10 a.m., and on

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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, 2 p.m., H-143 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, on the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 9:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, hearing H.R. 1542, Internet 
Freedom and Broadband Deployment Act of 2001, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on International 
Monetary Policy and Trade, hearing on U.S. Policy towards the 
African Development Bank and the African Development Fund, 1:30 
p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, hearing on ``Autism--Why the 
Increased Rates?--A One Year Update,'' 11 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, hearing on Election Reform, 10 
a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on East Asia 
and the Pacific, hearing on After Hainan: Next Steps for US-China 
Relations, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Europe, hearing on The U.S.-European Relationship: 
Opportunities and Challenges, 1:45 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources, oversight hearing on ``BLM and Forest Service Oil and Gas 
Permitting,'' 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, hearing on the 
following bills: H.R. 427, to provide further protections for the 
watershed of the Little Sandy River as part of the Bull Run 
Watershed Management Unit, Oregon; H.R. 434, to direct the Secretary 
of Agriculture to enter into a cooperative agreement to provide for 
retention, maintenance, and operation, at private expense, of the 18 
concrete dams and weirs located within the boundaries of the 
Emigrant Wilderness in the Stanlislaus National Forest, California; 
and H.R. 451, to make certain adjustments to the boundaries of the 
Mount Nebo Wilderness Area, 3 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, hearing on Proposed R&D Budget for 2002, 10 
a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Aviation, oversight hearing on FAA's Capacity Benchmarks, 2 p.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Railroads, oversight hearing on Railroad 
Infrastructure Policy, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, to mark up H.R. 10, Comprehensive 
Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act of 2001, 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, briefing on 
Hot Spots, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Conference: meeting of conferees on H. Con. Res. 83, establishing 
the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal 
year 2002, revising the congressional budget for the United States 
Government for fiscal year 2001, and setting forth appropriate 
budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2011, 2:30 
p.m., S-301, Capitol.