[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 53 (Wednesday, April 25, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D352-D353]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             APRIL 26, 2001

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to evaluate current 
developments in assisted living, focusing on consumer protection, 
staff training, and assistance with medications, 9 a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education, to hold hearings on certain ergonomic 
issues, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, to hold hearings on proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 2002 for the Department of 
Transportation, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  Subcommittee on Treasury and General Government, to hold hearings 
on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2002 for the Department 
of the Treasury, 10 a.m., SR-485.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary, to 
hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2002 for 
the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold hearings on 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2002 for the National 
Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy, 2 p.m., SD-
124.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings on the nomination of 
Edward C. Aldridge, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition and Technology; the nomination of William J. Haynes 
II, of Tennessee, to be General Counsel of the Department of 
Defense; and the nomination of Powell A. Moore, of Georgia, to be 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs; to be 
followed by a closed business meeting to consider pending 
nominations, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Subcommittee on SeaPower, 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 strategic airlift 
and sealift imperatives for the 21st Century, 2 p.m., SR-232A.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings on the nomination of Theodore William Kassinger, of 
Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Department of Commerce; to be 
followed by hearings on S. 718, Amateur Sports Integrity Act, which 
amends federal law to stop legal gambling in Nevada on amateur 
sports, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Subcommittee on Communications, to hold hearings to examine the 
problem of unsolicited commercial email (spam) and possible 
legislative options to deter it, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold oversight 
hearings to consider national energy policy with respect to fuel 
specifications and infrastructure constraints and their impacts on 
energy supply and price, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Subcommittee on Forests and Public Land Management, to hold 
oversight hearings to examine energy implications of the Forest 
Service's Roadless Area Rulemaking, 2 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, to hold hearings to examine the 
budget oversight on the Army Corps of Engineers program for fiscal 
year 2002, 9:30 a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine the complexity 
of the tax code, featuring the release of the congressionally 
mandated study on simplification from the Joint Committee on 
Taxation, 10 a.m., SD-215.

[[Page D353]]


  Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of Grant D. 
Aldonas, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for 
International Trade; the nomination of John B. Taylor, of 
California, to be Under Secretary of the Treasury; and the 
nomination of Scott Whitaker, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary 
of Health and Human Services, 11:30 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings on the nomination 
of James Andrew Kelly, of Hawaii, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
State (East Asian and Pacific Affairs), 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Full Committee, business meeting to consider the nomination of 
John Robert Bolton, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of State for 
Arms Control and International Security, and other pending calendar 
business, 2:30 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider the 
nomination of Larry D. Thompson, of Georgia, to be Deputy Attorney 
General; and the nomination of Theodore Bevry Olson, of the District 
of Columbia, to be Solicitor General of the United States, both of 
the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, to continue hearings on Federal Farm 
Commodity Programs, 9:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies, on 
the Secretary of Agriculture, 9:30 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary, on the 
Secretary of State, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, on Economic Development, 
9:30 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on the Bureau of 
Reclamation, 10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior, on the Forest Service, 10 a.m., B-308 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, on 
the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Office of 
Educational Research and Improvement and the Office of Bilingual and 
English Language Minority Affairs, 10 a.m., on the Office of Special 
Education and Rehabilitation Services, 2 p.m., and on the Office of 
Vocational and Adult Education, 3 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, on the National Highway Traffic 
Safety Administration, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Military 
Installations and Facilities, on the conditions of military 
facilities and their effects on readiness and quality of life, 10 
a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, to mark up H.R. 10, 
Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act of 2001, 
10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, hearing 
entitled ``Priorities of the U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services Reflected in the Fiscal Year 2002 Budget,'' 10 a.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, to mark up 
H.R. 1542, Internet Freedom and Broadband Deployment Act of 2001, 9 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Housing and 
Community Opportunity, hearing on the budget of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, to continue hearings on ``Autism--
Why the Increased Rates?--A One Year Update,'' 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human 
Resources, hearing on ``The Role of Community and Faith-Based 
Organizations in Providing Effective Social Services,'' 2 p.m., 2247 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement, hearing on ``FTS 2001: 
How and Why Transition Delays Have Decreased Competition and 
Increased Prices,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, hearing on H.R. 
1577, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 
2001, 9 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation 
and Public Lands, to mark up H.R. 400, to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to establish the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home National 
Historic Site; and to hold a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 
37, to amend the National Trails System Act to update the 
feasibility and suitability studies of 4 national historic trails 
and provide for possible additions to such trails; H.R. 640, Santa 
Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Act; 
and H.R. 1000, William Howard Taft National Historic Site Boundary 
Adjustment Act of 2001, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Water and Power, oversight hearing on Maximizing 
Power Generation at Federal Facilities, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing on 
Department of Energy Fiscal Year 2002 Budget Request, 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Aviation, hearing on H.R. 1407, to amend title 49, United States 
Code, to permit air carriers to meet and discuss their schedules in 
order to reduce flight delays, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Human Resources, 
hearing on Rainy Day Funds, 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, briefing on 
China Overview, 1 p.m., H-405 Capitol.