[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 109 (Tuesday, July 31, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D816-D817]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             AUGUST 1, 2001

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Subcommittee on 
Production and Price Competitiveness, to hold hearings to examine 
the status of export market shares, 9 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education, to hold hearings to examine stem cell 
ethical issues and intellectual property rights, 9:30 a.m., SD-192.
  Subcommittee on Military Construction, to hold hearings on 
proposed budget estimates for the fiscal year 2002 for Navy 
construction and Air Force construction, 2:30 p.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings on the nomination of 
Gen. John P. Jumper, USAF, for reappointment to the grade of general 
and to be Chief of Staff, United States Air Force, 9:30 a.m., SD-
106.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: business meeting 
to mark up S. 1254, to reauthorize the Multifamily Assisted Housing 
Reform and Affordability Act of 1997; the nomination of Linda 
Mysliwy Conlin, of New Jersey, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce 
for Trade Development; the nomination of Michael J. Garcia, of New 
York, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Enforcement; 
the nomination of Melody H. Fennel, of Virginia, to be Assistant 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Congressional and 
Intergovernmental Relations; and the nomination of Michael Minoru 
Fawn Liu, of Illinois, to be Assistant Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development for Public and Indian Housing and the nomination 
of Henrietta Holsman Fore, of Nevada, to be Director of the Mint, 
Department of the Treasury, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine the status of current U.S trade agreements, 
focusing on the proposed benefits and the practical realities, 9:30 
a.m., SR-253.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of John Arthur 
Hammerschmidt, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the National 
Transportation Safety Board; the nomination of Jeffrey William 
Runge, of North Carolina, to be Administrator of the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation; 
and the nomination of Nancy Victory, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Communications and Information, and the nomination of Otto Wolff, to 
be an Assistant Secretary and Chief Financial Officer, both of 
Virginia, both of the Department of Commerce, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: business meeting to 
consider energy policy legislation and other pending calendar 
business, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: business meeting to 
consider the nomination of David A. Sampson, of Texas, to be 
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development; and the 
nomination of George Tracy Mehan III, of Michigan, the nomination of 
Judith Elizabeth Ayres, of California, the nomination of Robert E. 
Fabricant, of New Jersey, the nomination of Jeffrey R. Holmstead, of 
Colorado, and the nomination of Donald R. Schregardus, of Ohio, each 
to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency; and S. 584, to designate the United States courthouse 
located at 40 Centre Street in New York, New York, as the ``Thurgood 
Marshall States Courthouse'', Time to be announced, Room to be 
announced.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the impact of air 
emissions from the transportation sector on public health and the 
environment, 9 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine a balance 
between cybershopping and sales tax, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: business meeting to consider S. 
367, to prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility 
requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect 
to the provision of assistance under part I of the Foreign 
Assistance Act of 1961; S. Res. 126, expressing the sense of the 
Senate regarding observance of the Olympic Truce; S. Con. Res. 58, 
expressing support for the tenth annual meeting of the Asia Pacific 
Parliamentary Forum; proposed legislation authorizing funds for 
fiscal years 2002 and 2003 for the Department of State and the U.S. 
international broadcasting activities, proposed legislation 
congratulating Ukraine on

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the 10th anniversary of the restoration of its independence and 
supporting its full integration into the Euro-Atlantic community of 
democracies, and pending nominations, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: business 
meeting to consider proposed legislation entitled The Stroke 
Treatment and Ongoing Prevention (STOP STROKE) Act of 2001; the 
proposed Community Access to Emergency Defibrillation (Community 
AED) Act of 2001; the proposed Health Care Safety Net Amendments of 
2001; S. 543, to provide for equal coverage of mental health 
benefits with respect to health insurance coverage unless comparable 
limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits; and S. 
838, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve 
the safety and efficacy of pharmaceuticals for children, 10 a.m., 
SD-430.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings on 
intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Constitution, 
Federalism, and Property Rights, to hold hearings on S. 989, to 
prohibit racial profiling, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights, and Competition, to 
hold hearings on S. 1233, to provide penalties for certain 
unauthorized writing with respect to consumer products, 2 p.m., SD-
226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: to hold hearings 
to examine the business of environmental technology, 9 a.m., SR-
428A.


                                 House

  Committee on Armed Services, to mark up H.R. 2586, National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002, 10 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, hearing on Making Ends Meet: Challenges 
Facing Working Families in America, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, to mark up the following 
bills: H.R. 1992, Internet Equity and Education Act of 2001; H.R. 
2070, Sales Incentive Compensation Act; and H.R. 1900, Juvenile 
Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention Act of 2001, 10:30 a.m., 
2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Environment and 
Hazardous Materials, hearing entitled ``Perspectives on Interstate 
and International Shipments of Municipal Solid Waste,'' focusing on 
the following bills: H.R. 1213, Solid Waste Interstate 
Transportation Act of 2001; H.R. 667, Solid Waste Compact Act; and 
H.R. 1927, Solid Waste International Transportation Act of 2001, 10 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Health, hearing on Authorizing Safety Net Public 
Health Programs, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, 
Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, oversight hearing 
on the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise risk-based capital rule 
for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, to 
consider H.R. 1701, Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act, 10 a.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``Over-regulation of Automobile Insurance: A Lack of Consumer 
Choice,'' 2 p.m., 2220 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, 
Drug Policy and Human Resources, oversight hearing on the ``National 
Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign: How to Ensure the Program Operates 
Efficiently and Effectively?'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, to mark up the following 
measures: H.R. 2581, Export Administration Act of 2001; H.R. 2368, 
Vietnam Human Rights Act; H.R. 2541, to enhance the authorities of 
special agents and provide limited authorities to uniformed officers 
responsible for the protection of domestic Department of State 
occupied facilities; H.R. 2272, Coral Reef and Coastal Marine 
Conservation Act of 2001; H. Res. 181, congratulating President-
elect Alejandro Toledo 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; H. Con. Res. 188, 
expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of the People's 
Republic of China should cease its persecution of Falun Gong 
practitioners; and H. Con. Res. 89, mourning the death of Ron Sander 
at the hands of terrorist kidnappers in Ecuador and welcoming the 
release from captivity of Arnie Alford, Steve Derry, Jason Weber, 
and David Bradley, and supporting efforts by the United States to 
combat such terrorism, 10:15 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, to mark up the following: H.R. 203, 
National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act; H.R. 2538, Native 
American Small Business Development Act; the Vocational and 
Technical Entrepreneurship Development Program Act of 2001; and the 
Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program Reauthorization 
Act of 2001, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Aviation, hearing on H.R. 2107, End Gridlock at Our Nation's 
Critical Airports Act of 2001, 1:30 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and 
Emergency Management, hearing on H.R. 2407, Federal Photovoltaic 
Utilization Act, 10 a.m., 2253 Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Conference: meeting of conferees on H.R. 1, to close the 
achievement gap with accountability, flexibility, and choice, so 
that no child is left behind, 4 p.m., SC-5, Capitol.