[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 120 (Friday, September 14, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D900-D901]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

            Week of September 17 through September 22, 2001

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate will meet in pro forma session.
  On Tuesday, Senate will not be in session.
  On Wednesday, at 10 a.m., Senate will begin consideration of H.R. 
2590, Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may also begin consideration 
of the Department of Defense Authorization bill, and any other cleared 
legislative and executive business, including appropriation bills when 
available.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations: September 19, Subcommittee on 
Treasury and General Government, to hold hearings to examine 
northern border security status, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  September 20, Subcommittee on Transportation, to hold joint 
hearings with the House Appropriations' Subcommittee on 
Transportation to examine aviation security issues, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: September 20, 
to hold hearings to examine federal aviation security standards, 
9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Finance: September 20, business meeting to consider 
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; to be followed by a hearing on the 
nomination of JoAnne Barnhart, of Delaware, to be Commissioner of 
the Social Security Administration, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: September 20, Subcommittee on 
International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services, to hold 
hearings to examine the annual report of the Postmaster General, 10 
a.m., SD-342.
  September 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the U.S. 
response to homeland attacks, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: September 20, 
to hold hearings on the nomination of Eugene Scalia, of Virginia, to 
be Solicitor for the Department of Labor, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  September 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
effects of the drug OxyContin, 2 p.m., SD-430.
  Committee on the Judiciary: September 19, to hold hearings on S. 
702, for the relief of Gao Zhan, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  September 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine instant 
messaging, focusing on platforms and communications on the Web, 10 
a.m., SD-106.

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                             Senate Chamber

  To be announced.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Education and the Workforce, September 20, 
Subcommittee on the 21st Century, hearing on ``Welfare Reform: An 
Examination of Effects,'' 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, September 19, Subcommittee on 
Telecommunications and the Internet, hearing entitled ``Transition 
to Digital Television: Progress on Broadcaster Buildout and 
Proposals to Expedite Return To Spectrum, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  September 20, Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, hearing 
entitled ``National Electricity Policy: Federal Government 
Perspectives,'' 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, September 20, hearing on 
``Preparing for the War on Terrorism,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  September 21, Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, hearing on 
``Mass Transit in the National Capital Region: Meeting Future 
Capital Needs,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  September 21, Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and 
Regulatory Affairs, hearing on ``Creating a New EPA Department,'' 
9:30 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, September 21, hearing on 
U.S. Policy in the Fight Against International Terrorism Originating 
in South Asia, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, September 20, Subcommittee on Fisheries 
Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, hearing on H.R. 1370, to amend 
the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide for maintenance 
and repair of buildings and properties located on lands in the 
National Wildlife Refuge System by lessees of such facilities, 2 
p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, September 20, 
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing on H.R. 
1474, American Wetland Restoration Act, 1 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, September 20, hearing on the 
following bills: H.R. 2716, Homeless Veterans Assistance Act of 
2001; and H.R. 936, Heather French Henry Homeless Veterans 
Assistance Act, 1:30 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  September 20, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, 
hearing to review the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Care 
Collection Fund (MCCF), 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Meetings: September 20, Senate Committee on Appropriations, 
Subcommittee on Transportation, to hold joint hearings with the 
House Appropriations' Subcommittee on Transportation to examine 
aviation security issues, 10 a.m., SD-192.