[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 114 (Wednesday, September 5, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D867]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                           SEPTEMBER 6, 2001

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: closed business meeting to continue to 
mark up on proposed legislation authorizing appropriations for fiscal 
year 2002 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 9:30 
a.m., SR-222.
  Subcommittee on Strategic, closed business meeting to mark up those 
provisions, which fall within the jurisdiction of the subcommittee, of 
proposed legislation authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, 1:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  Committee on the Budget: to hold hearings to examine the Office of 
Management and Budget's mid-session review and the budget and economic 
outlook, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Science, Technology, and Space, to hold hearings to examine the safety of 
Space Shuttle missions, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold hearings 
on the nomination of Brian Jones, of California, to be General Counsel, 
Department of Education, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: closed business meeting to mark up 
the fiscal year 2002 Intelligence Authorization Bill, 9:30 a.m., SH-219.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 754, to 
enhance competition for prescription drugs by increasing the ability of 
the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission to enforce 
existing antitrust laws regarding brand name drugs and generic drugs; S. 
304, to reduce illegal drug use and trafficking and to help provide 
appropriate drug education, prevention, and treatment programs; S. 703, 
to extend the effective period of the consent of Congress to the 
interstate compact relating to the restoration of Atlantic salmon to the 
Connecticut River Basin and creating the Connecticut River Atlantic 
Salmon Commission; S. 1319, a bill to authorize appropriations for the 
Department of Justice for fiscal year 2002; S. 1140, to amend chapter 1 
of title 9, United States Code, to provide for greater fairness in the 
arbitration process relating to motor vehicle franchise contracts; S. 
1233, to provide penalties for certain unauthorized writing with respect 
to consumer products; and pending nominations, 10 a.m., SD-226.


                                  House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, 
to mark up appropriations for fiscal year 2002, 2 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Military Construction, to mark up appropriations for 
fiscal year 2002, 3:30 p.m., B-300 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Employer-
Employee Relations, hearing on ``Genetic Non-Discrimination: Implications 
for Employer Provided Health Care Plans,'' 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Air 
Quality, hearing on the reauthorization of the Price-Anderson Act, 2 
p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions 
and Consumer Credit, to mark up H.R. 1701, Consumer Rental Purchase 
Agreement Act, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Technology and 
Procurement Policy, hearing on ``Toward a Telework-Friendly Government 
Workplace: An Update on Public and Private Approaches to Telecommuting,'' 
9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, to mark up the following 
measures: a resolution recognizing the historic significance of the 
fiftieth anniversary of the alliance between Australia and the United 
States under the ANZUS Treaty, paying tribute to the United States-
Australia relationship, reaffirming the importance of economic and 
security cooperation between the United States and Australia, and 
welcoming the state visit by Australian Prime Minister John Howard; and 
H.R. 2646, Agricultural Act of 2001, 2:15 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing 
on H.R. 476, Child Custody Protection Act, 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, 
oversight hearing on ``The Orderly Development of Coalbed Methane 
Resources from Public Lands,'' 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Research, hearing on NSF's Major 
Research Facilities: Planning and Management Issues, 9:30 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing on the Department of Defense's 
procurement policies, 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, hearing 
on H.R. 307, Federal Protection Service Reform Act, 10 a.m., 2253 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on the 
following bills: H.R. 2792, Disabled Veterans Service Dog and Health Care 
Improvement Act of 2001; H.R. 1435, Veterans' Emergency Telephone Service 
Act of 2001; and H.R. 1136, to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
require Department of Veterans Affairs pharmacies to dispense medication 
to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners, 2 p.m., 
334 Cannon.