[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 98 (Monday, July 16, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D708-D709]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                             JULY 17, 2001

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold 
hearings to examine the proposed federal farm bill focusing on 
cotton, wheat, rice, sugar, and peanut related provisions, 9 a.m., 
SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: business meeting to mark up proposed 
legislation making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, 2 p.m., S-
128, Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services: to resume hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2002 for the 
Department of Defense and the Future Years Defense Program, focusing 
on ballistic missile defense policies and programs, 9:30 a.m., SH-
216.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine media consolidation in the broadcast and 
newspaper industries, focusing on the Federal Communications 
Commission rules and issues associated with restrictions on media 
ownership, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Full Committee, business meeting to consider committee rules of 
procedures for the 107th Congress and subcommittee membership; and 
to consider the nomination of Ellen G. Engleman, of Indiana, to be 
Administrator of the Research and Special Programs Administration, 
and the nomination of Allan Rutter, of Texas, to be Administrator of 
the Federal Railroad Administration, both of the Department of 
Transportation; and the nomination of Samuel W. Bodman, of 
Massachusetts, to be Deputy Secretary of Commerce, 12 p.m., S-216, 
Capitol.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings on 
proposals related to reducing the demand for petroleum products in 
the light duty vehicle sector, including Titles III and XII of S. 
597, the Comprehensive and Balanced Energy Policy Act of 2001; Title 
VII of S. 388, The National Energy Security Act of 2001; S. 883, the 
Energy Independence Act of 2001; S. 1053, Hydrogen Future Act of 
2001; and S. 1006, Renewable Fuels for Energy Security Act of 2001, 
9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation, and 
Recreation, to hold hearings on S. 281, to authorize the design and 
construction of a temporary education center at the Vietnam Veterans 
Memorial; S. 386 and H.R. 146, to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the 
Great Falls Historic District in the city of Paterson, in Passaic 
County, New Jersey, as a unit of the National Park System; S. 513 
and H.R. 182, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by designating 
a segment of the Eightmile River in Connecticut for potential 
addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; S. 921 and 
H.R. 1000, to adjust the boundary of the William Howard Taft 
National Historic Site in the State of Ohio, to authorize an 
exchange of land in connection with the historic site; S. 1097, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue right-of-way 
permits for natural gas pipelines within the boundary of the Great 
Smoky Mountains National Park; and 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, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: business meeting to organize for the 107th 
Congress; and to mark up S. 942, to authorize the supplemental grant 
for population increases in certain states under the temporary 
assistance to needy families program for fiscal year 2002; S.J. Res. 
16, approving the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment to the 
products of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; S. 643, to implement 
the agreement establishing a United States-Jordan free trade area; 
an original committee resolution calling for an investigation of the 
importation of certain steel products; the nomination of Wade F. 
Horn, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary for Family Support, and 
the nomination of Kevin Keane, of Wisconsin, to be Assistant 
Secretary for Public Affairs, both of the Department of Health and 
Human Services; the nomination of Allen Frederick Johnson, of Iowa, 
to be Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the United States 
Trade Representative; and the nomination of Brian Carlton Roseboro, 
of New Jersey, to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for 
Financial Markets, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight of 
Government Management, Restructuring and the District of Columbia, 
to hold hearings to examine the expansion of flexible personnel 
systems throughout the United States government, to determine if 
they have been successfully employed and if they should be extended, 
2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings on the nomination of 
Asa Hutchinson, of Arkansas, to be Administrator of Drug 
Enforcement, Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, hearing to review Draft Farm Bill 
Concept, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, to consider the following: revised 
302(b) allocations; and the VA, HUD and Independent Agencies and the 
Treasury, Postal Service and General Government appropriations for 
fiscal year 2002, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on 
Education Reform, hearing on ``From Research to Practice: Improving 
America's Schools in the 21st Century,'' 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, hearing on H.R. 2269, 
Retirement Security Advice Act of 2001, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, to mark up the Energy 
Conservation and Advancement Act, 11 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Housing and 
Community Opportunity, hearing entitled ``Elderly Housing and 
Affordability for the 21st Century,'' 9:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, 
Drug Policy and Human Resources, hearing on ``Opportunities and 
Advancements in Stem Cell Research,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement Policy, hearing 
entitled ``Toward Greater Public-Private Collaboration in Research 
and Development: How the Treatment of Intellectual Property Rights 
is Minimizing Innovation in the Federal Government,'' 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, to mark up H.R. 2436, Energy Security Act, 
2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands, 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1518, Avery Point Lighthouse 
Restoration Act of 2001; H.R. 1776, Buffalo Bayou National Heritage 
Area Act; and H.R. 2114, National Monument Fairness Act of 2001, 10 
a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, to consider H.R. 7, Community Solutions Act of 
2001, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Energy, to mark up H.R. 
2460, Comprehensive Energy Research and Technology Act of 2001, 1 
p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, 
Agriculture and Technology, hearing on Regrowing Rural America 
Through Value-Added Agriculture, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, to mark up H.R. 2481, 
Omnibus Maritime Improvement Act of 2001, 10 a.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and 
Emergency Management, to mark up the following: the reauthorization 
of the Appalachian Regional Commission; and H.R. 988, to designate 
the United States courthouse located at 40 Centre Street in New 
York, New York, as the ``Thurgood Marshall United States 
Courthouse;'' 3 p.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Oversight and the 
Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, joint hearing on Tax Code 
Simplification, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Trade, hearing on Trade Agency Budget 
Authorizations and other Customs Issues, 3 p.m. B-318 Rayburn.