[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 54 (Thursday, April 26, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D362-D363]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of April 30 through May 5, 2001

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed 
to consideration of S. 1, Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
Authorization.
  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the motion to 
proceed to consideration of S. 1, Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act Authorization, with a vote on the motion to close further debate on 
the motion to proceed to occur at 9:30 a.m.
  During the remainder of the week, Senate may consider any other 
cleared legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Special Committee on Aging: May 3, to hold hearings to examine new 
prescribing technologies for prescription drugs, 2:30 p.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Appropriations: May 1, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Water Development, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2002 for certain Department of Energy programs relating 
to Energy Efficiency Renewable Energy, science, and nuclear issues, 
10 a.m., SD-124.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Interior, to hold hearings on proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 2002 for the Forest Service, 
Department of Agriculture, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the 
Judiciary, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2002 for the Department of Commerce, 10 a.m., S-146, Capitol.
  May 2, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2002 for the Department of Labor, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  May 2, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, to hold 
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2002 for the 
Department of Veterans' Affairs, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  May 3, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related 
Agencies, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2002 for the Department of Agriculture, focusing on assistance 
to producers and the farm economy, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  May 3, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the 
Judiciary, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2002 for the Department of State, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  May 3, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, with the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to hold joint oversight 
hearings on the state of the nuclear power industry and the future 
of the industry in a comprehensive energy strategy, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  May 3, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold 
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2002 for 
Department of Energy environmental management and the Office of 
Civilian Radio Active Waste Management, 2 p.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Armed Services: May 1, to hold hearings to examine 
the report of the panel to review the V-22 Program, 9:30 a.m., SH-
216.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, to hold 
hearings to examine the United States military's capabilities to 
respond to domestic terrorist attacks involving the use of weapons 
of mass destruction, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  May 3, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the lessons 
learned from the attack on U.S.S Cole, on the report of the Crouch/
Gehman Commission and on the Navy's Judge Advocate General Manual 
Investigation into the attack, including a review of appropriate 
standards of accountability for United States military services, to 
be followed by closed hearings (in Room SR-222), 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 1, to hold 
hearings to examine climate change issues, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  May 2, Subcommittee on Oceans and Fisheries, to hold hearings on 
individual fishing quotas, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  May 2, Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to hold 
hearings on certain cloning issues, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  May 3, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 3, with the 
Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development, to hold joint oversight hearings on the state of the 
nuclear power industry and the future of the industry in a 
comprehensive energy strategy, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: May 2, to hold hearings 
to examine the science of global climate change and issues related 
to reducing net greenhouse gas emissions, 9:30 a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: May 1, Subcommittee on European 
Affairs, to hold hearings to examine religious freedom in western 
Europe, 10:15 a.m., SD-419.
  May 1, Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, to hold 
hearings to examine the future relationship between the United 
States and China, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: May 3, to hold oversight 
hearings to examine federal election practices and procedures, 10 
a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: May 1, to hold hearings to examine the 
legal issues surrounding faith based solutions, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  May 2, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the Department of 
Justice nominations, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  May 2, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights, and 
Competition, to hold hearings on the implementation of the 
Telecommunications Act and its impact on competition in the 
industry, 2 p.m., SD-226.

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  May 3, Subcommittee on Immigration, to hold hearings to examine 
certain aspects of United States immigration policy, focusing on 
asylum issues, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business: May 1, to hold hearings to examine 
the Small Business Administration's funding priorities for fiscal 
year 2002, 10 a.m., SR-428A.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, May 2 and 3, to continue hearings on 
Federal Farm Commodity Programs, 10 a.m., on May 2 and 9:30 a.m., on 
May 3, 1300 Longworth.
  May 2, Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and 
Research, hearing to review energy supply and demand issues 
affecting the agricultural sector of the U.S. economy, 2 p.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  Committee on Armed Services, May 1, Subcommittee on Military 
Procurement, hearing to receive recommendations on the V-22 Osprey 
program, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  May 3, Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities, 
hearing on the implementation of the Military Housing Privatization 
Initiative, 10 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, May 2 and 3, to mark up 
H.R. 1, No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, 10:30 a.m., on May 2 and 
9:30 a.m., on May 3, 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, May 1, Subcommittee on Energy 
and Air Quality, hearing on the Electricity Emergency Act of 2001, 1 
p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  May 3, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Evaluating the 
Effectiveness of the Food and Drug Administration Modernization 
Act,'' 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, May 1, Subcommittee on National 
Security, Veterans' Affairs, and International Relations, hearing on 
Combating Terrorism: Management of Medical Stockpiles, 2 p.m., 2203 
Rayburn.
  May 3, full Committee, hearing on ``The FBI's Controversial 
Handling of Organized Crime Investigations in Boston: The Case of 
Joseph Salvati,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, May 1, hearing on Campaign 
Finance Reform, 3 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on International Relations, May 2, to mark up the 
Foreign Relations Authorization Act for fiscal years 2002 and 2003, 
10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, May 2, Subcommittee on Courts, the 
Internet, and Intellectual Property, oversight hearing on the U.S. 
Copyright Office, 3 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  May 3, Subcommittee on Crime, oversight hearing on the 
``Reauthorization of the United States Department of Justice Part 1-
Criminal Law Enforcement Agencies,'' 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, May 3, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources, oversight hearing on Geothermal Resources on Public 
Lands: The Resource Base and Constraints on Development, 10 a.m., 
1334 Longworth.
  May 3, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and 
Oceans, oversight hearing on the following: U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and on the 
National Marine Fisheries Service budgets for fiscal year 2002, 9:30 
a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, May 2, Subcommittee on Research, hearing on 
Improving Math and Science Education so that No Child is Left 
Behind, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  May 2, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing on NASA 
Posture, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  May 3, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing on Energy Realities: Rates 
of Consumption, Energy Reserves, and Future Options, 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, May 2, hearing on the short-term and 
long-term implications of the procurement policies of the Pentagon 
that favored China, and other foreign countries, as the suppliers of 
berets for the Army rather than this Nation's small business, 10 
a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, May 2, 
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing on the 
following: Army Corps of Engineers' budget and priorities for fiscal 
year 2001; and on EPA's Budget and Priorities for fiscal year 2002, 
9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  May 3, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, 
hearing on Coast Guard fiscal year 2002 budget request, 10 a.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, May 1, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing on Medicare+Choice: Lessons for Reform, 2 p.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  May 3, Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, hearing on Energy 
Tax, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: May 2, to hold 
hearings to examine the current status of human rights and democracy 
in Ukraine and the role of the United States in assisting Ukraine's 
development as an independent, market-oriented democracy in the face 
of the current political crisis, 9:30 a.m., 334 Cannon Building.