[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 83 (Thursday, June 14, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D583-D585]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of June 18 through June 23, 2001

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate will be in a period of morning business.
  During the balance of the week, Senate expects to consider S. 1052, 
Patients' Bill of Rights, and any other cleared legislative and 
executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations: June 20, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and 
Independent Agencies, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates 
for fiscal year 2002 for the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  June 20, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings on the budget 
overview for fiscal year 2002 for the Navy, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, to hold hearings to examine issues regarding blood 
cancer, 9:30 a.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Armed Services: June 20, closed meeting to discuss 
NATO alliance matters, 4 p.m., SR-236.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: June 19, 
Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation, to hold oversight 
hearings to examine the implementation of the Multifamily Assisted 
Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997, 9:30 a.m., SD-538.
  June 19, Subcommittee on International Trade and Finance, to hold 
hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for the United 
States Export-Import Bank, 2:30 p.m., SD-538.
  June 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the condition 
of the United States banking system, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  June 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of 
Angela Antonelli, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development; the nomination of 
Jennifer L. Dorn, of Nebraska, to be Federal Transit Administrator; 
and the nomination of Ronald Rosenfeld, of Maryland, to be 
President, Government National Mortgage Association, 10 a.m., SD-
538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: June 19, to 
hold hearings to examine local telecommunication competition issues, 
9:30 a.m., SR-253.

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  June 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine international 
trade issues, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: June 19, to hold 
hearings on S. 764, to direct the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission to impose just and reasonable load-differentiated demand 
rates or cost-of-service based rates on sales by public utilities of 
electric energy at wholesale in the western energy market; and S. 
597, to provide for a comprehensive and balanced national energy 
policy focusing on sections 508-510 relating to wholesale 
electricity rates in the western energy market, natural gas rates in 
California and the sale price of bundled natural gas transactions, 
9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  June 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the national 
energy policy with respect to fuel specifications and infrastructure 
constraints and their impacts on energy supply and price, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-106.
  Committee on Finance: June 19, to hold hearings to examine 
medicare governance, focusing on the Health Care Financing 
Administration, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  June 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine trade 
promotion authority, 9:30 a.m., SD-215.
  June 21, Full Committee, to continue hearings to examine trade 
promotion authority, 9:30 a.m., SD-215.
  June 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of 
William Henry Lash III, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce; the nomination of Allen Frederick Johnson, of Iowa, to be 
Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the United States Trade 
Representative; the nomination of Brian Carlton Roseboro, of New 
Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury; and the 
nomination of Kevin Keane, of Wisconsin, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, 11:30 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: June 20, to hold hearings to 
examine United States security interests in Europe, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  June 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of 
William S. Farish, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the United Kingdom 
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; the nomination of Howard H. 
Leach, of California, to be Ambassador to France; and the nomination 
of Alexander R. Vershbow, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Ambassador to the Russian Federation, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: June 20, to hold hearings to 
examine the role of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
associated with the restructuring of energy industries, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-342.
  June 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of Kay 
Coles James, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management; and the nomination of Othoneil Armendariz, of Texas, to 
be a Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, 2:30 p.m., SD-
342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: June 19, 
Subcommittee on Aging, to hold hearings to examine geriatrics, 
focusing on meeting the needs of our most vulnerable seniors in the 
21st century, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: June 19, to hold oversight hearings 
to receive the goals and priorities of the member tribes of the 
Midwest Alliance of Sovereign Tribes/Inter-tribal Bison Cooperative 
for the 107th Congress, 10 a.m., SR-485.
  June 21, Full Committee, to hold oversight hearings to examine 
Native American Program initiatives, 10 a.m., SR-485.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: June 20, to hold closed hearings 
to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Committee on the Judiciary: June 20, to hold oversight hearings to 
examine the restoration of confidence in the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business: June 21, to hold hearings on S. 856, 
the Small Business Technology Transfer Program Reauthorization Act 
of 2001, 10 a.m., SR-428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: June 19, business meeting to 
consider the nomination of Gordon H. Mansfield, of Virginia, to be 
an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Congressional 
Affairs, Time to be announced, Room to be announced.


                             House Chamber

  To be announced.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, June 19, Subcommittee on Livestock and 
Horticulture, hearing to review fruits and vegetables, 10 a.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  June 20, full Committee, to consider 2001 crop year economic 
assistance, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  June 20, Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development 
and Research, hearing to review agricultural credit, 2 p.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, 
Nutrition and Forestry, hearing to review the Emergency Food 
Assistance Program Enhancement Act of 2001, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Armed Services, June 20, hearing on U.S. national 
military strategy options, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  June 20, Subcommittee on Military Procurement and the Subcommittee 
on Military Research and Development, joint hearing on technology 
issues associated with the Department of Defense space operations, 2 
p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  June 21, full Committee, hearing on the U.S. national security 
strategy and the Quadrennial Defense Review, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  June 21, Subcommittee Military Personnel, hearing on the current 
status of cooperation between the Department of Defense and the 
Department of Veterans Affairs in sharing medical resources, 10 
a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, June 20, Subcommittee on 
21st Century Competitiveness, hearing on H.R. 1992, Internet Equity 
and Education Act of 2001, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, June 19, Subcommittee on 
Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection and the Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, joint hearing on the Ford Motor 
Company's recall of certain Firestone Tires, 10:30 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.

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  June 20, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on the following: H.R. 
1644, Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2001; and Cloning Prohibition 
Act of 2001, 10:15 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  June 20, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, 
hearing on Campaign Finance Reform: Proposals Impacting 
Broadcasters, Cable Operations and Satellite Providers, 10 a.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, 
hearing on Information Privacy: Industry Best Practices and 
Technological Solutions, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, June 20, hearing on The 
California Energy Crisis: Causes, Impacts and Remedies, 10 a.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  June 20, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
the implementation of the EFT requirements of the Debt Collection 
Improvements Act of 1996, and the use of ETAs, 3 p.m., 2220 Rayburn.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and 
Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ``Insurance 
Product Approval: The Need for Modernization,'' 2 p.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, to 
continue hearings on Affordability Issues, 9:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, June 19, Subcommittee on 
Government Efficiency, Financial Management and Intergovernmental 
Relations, hearing on The Results Act: Has it Met Congressional 
Expectations? 2:30 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  June 20, full Committee, hearing on Compassionate Use of INDs--Is 
the Current System Effective? 1 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  June 21, hearing on ``Federal Information Technology 
Modernization: Assessing Compliance with the Government Paperwork 
Elimination Act,'' 10:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, June 21, hearing on Campaign 
Finance Reform, 1 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on International Relations, June 19, hearing on the U.S. 
Scholars Detained in China, 2:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  June 20, to continue markup of H.R. 1954, ILSA Extension Act of 
2001; and to mark up the following bills: H.R. 2069, Global Access 
to HIV/AIDs Prevention, Awareness, Education, and Treatment Act of 
2001; and H.R. 2131, to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation 
Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2004, 10:15 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  June 21, hearing on International Trade Administration: The 
Commerce Department's Trade Policy Agenda, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, June 19, Subcommittee on Forests and 
Forest Health, hearing on H.R. 2119, National Historic Forests Act 
of 2001, 3 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  June 19, Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public 
Lands, to mark up H.R. 1668, to authorize the Adams Memorial 
Foundation to establish a commemorative work on Federal land in the 
District of Columbia and its environs to honor former President John 
Adams and his family; followed by a hearing on H.R. 1462, Harmful 
Nonnative Weed Control Act of 2001, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  June 20, full Committee hearing on the following bills: H.R. 701, 
Conservation and Reinvestment Act; and H.R. 1592, Constitutional 
Land Acquisition Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and 
Oceans, hearing on H.R. 1230, Detroit River International Wildlife 
Refuge Establishment Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, June 20, Subcommittee on Space and 
Aeronautics, hearing on Space Launch Initiative: A Program Review, 2 
p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  June 21, full Committee, hearing on National Energy Policy--Report 
of the National Energy Policy Group--Administrative View, 10 a.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, June 20, hearing on Procurement 
Policies of the Pentagon with respect to Small Business and the new 
Administration, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  June 20, Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment and Government 
Programs and the Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, Agriculture and 
Technology, joint hearing on the reauthorization of the Small 
Business Technology Transfer Program, 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, June 20, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on Airline Customer Service 
Commitments: Status Report, 1 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  June 20, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings 
and Emergency Management, hearing concerning the reauthorization of 
the Appalachian Regional Commission, 2 p.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Railroads, hearing on Magnetic Levitation 
Transportation Issues, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, June 20, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing on mental health, substance-use disorders and homelessness 
programs within the Department of Veterans Affairs, 2 p.m., 334 
Cannon.