[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 91 (Wednesday, June 27, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D648-D649]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             JUNE 28, 2001

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine long term 
care, focusing on preparation for the aging baby boom generation, 10 
a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold 
hearings to examine the new Federal Farm Bill, 9 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
State, and the Judiciary, to hold hearings on proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 2002 for the Federal Communications 
Commission and Securities and Exchange Commission, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Subcommittee on Interior, business meeting to mark up proposed 
legislation making appropriations for the Department of the Interior 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, 
10 a.m., S-128, Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, to hold hearings to examine the 
status of intercity transportation, focusing on airways and 
railways, 10:30 a.m., SD-138.
  Full Committee, business meeting to mark up proposed legislation 
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, 2 p.m., S-
128, Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services: 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 2002 budget amendment, 2:30 p.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
on proposed legislation authorizing funds for the Iran and Libya 
Sanctions Act, 10:30 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: to hold hearings to examine the status of 
the budget surplus, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine, to hold hearings to 
examine the Surface Transportation Board rail merger rules, 2:30 
p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine the National Research Council report on climate change 
issues, focusing on science and technology studies, 9:30 a.m., SD-
366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on African Affairs, 
to hold hearings to examine Zimbabwe's political and economic 
crisis, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the 
impact of electric industries restructuring on system reliability, 
9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the goals 
and priorities of the member tribes of the Montana Wyoming Tribal 
Leadership Council for the 107th Congress, 10 a.m., SR-485.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: to hold hearings to examine 
election reform issues, 10 a.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings on proposals 
providing for certain Veteran's benefits, including S. 131; S. 228; 
S. 409; S. 457; S. 662; S. 781; S. 912; S. 937; S. 1063; S. 1088; S. 
1089; S. 1090; S. 1091; and S. 1093, 10 a.m., SR-418.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Department Operations, 
Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry, hearing to review forestry 
programs, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Foreign Agriculture Programs, 
hearing to review foreign trade programs, 10 a.m., 1302 Longworth.
  Committee on Armed Services, hearing on the fiscal year 2002 
National Defense Authorization budget request, 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Special Oversight Panel on Terrorism, hearing on force protection 
at U.S. military installations, 1 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on 21st 
Century Competitiveness, to mark up H.R. 1992, Internet and 
Education Equity Act of 2001, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Environment and 
Hazardous Materials, hearing on the following brownfields measures: 
S. 350, Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act 
of 2001; the Gillmor Discussion Draft; and the Democratic Discussion 
Draft, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Health and the Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, joint hearing on Patients First: A 21st Century 
Promise to Ensure Quality and Affordable Health Coverage, 10:30 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary 
Policy, Technology, and Economic Growth, hearing entitled ``ESIGN-
Encouraging the Use of Electronic Signatures in the Financial 
Services Industry,'' 9:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, 
Drug Policy and Human Resources, hearing on the Reauthorization of 
the Drug Free Communities Act, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement Policy, hearing on the 
Best Services at the Lowest Price: Moving Beyond a Black-and-White 
Discussion of Outsourcing, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, hearing and mark up Campaign 
Finance Reform legislation. 1:15 p.m., 1310 Longworth.

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  Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on the Western 
Hemisphere, to mark up H. Res. 181, congratulating President-elect 
Alejandro Toedo on his election to the Presidency of Peru, 
congratulating the people of Peru for the return of democracy to 
Peru, and expressing sympathy for the victims of the devastating 
earthquake that struck Peru on June 23, 2001; followed by a hearing 
on A Review of the Andean Initiative, 11 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, to mark up the following measures: 
H.Con.Res. 16, expressing the sense of Congress that the George 
Washington letter to Tuoro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island, which 
is on display at the B'nai B'rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum 
in Washington, D.C., is one of the most significant early statements 
buttressing the nascent American Constitutional guarantee of 
religious freedom; and H.R. 7, Charitable Choice Act of 2001, 10 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and 
Standards, hearing on Standards-Setting and United States 
Competitiveness, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, to 
mark up the Fiscal year 2002 Capital Investment Program, 11 a.m., 
2253 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing on the 
National Academy of Science's National Research Council Report on 
Assessing the Scientific Basis of the Total Maximum Daily Load 
Approach to Water Pollution Reduction, 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Human Resources, 
hearing on Child Support and Fatherhood Proposals, 2 p.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Social Security, hearing on Social Security 
Disability Programs' Challenges and Opportunities, 2 p.m., B-318 
Rayburn.
  Select Committee on Intelligence, Subcommittee on Technical and 
Tactical Intelligence, executive, hearing on NIMA, 10 a.m., H-405 
Capitol.