[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 125 (Monday, September 24, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D930-D931]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                           SEPTEMBER 25, 2001

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: business meeting to mark up proposed 
legislation making appropriations for military construction, family 
housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and proposed 
legislation making appropriations for the government of the District 
of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part 
against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2002, 2 p.m., S-128, Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings on the nominations 
of Gen. Peter Pace, USMC, for reappointment in the grade of general 
and for appointment as the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
Staff, Gen. John W. Handy, USAF, for reappointment in the grade of 
general and for appointment as Commander in Chief, United States 
Transportation Command and Commander, Air Mobility Command, and Adm. 
James O. Ellis, Jr., USN, for reappointment in the grade of admiral 
and for appointment as Commander in Chief, United States Strategic 
Command, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Public 
Lands and Forests, to hold oversight hearings to examine the 
effectiveness of the National Fire Plan in the 2001 fire season, 
including fuel reduction initiatives, and to examine the 10-Year 
Comprehensive Strategy for Reducing Wildland Fire Risks to 
Communities and the Environment, 3:15 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: business meeting to 
consider S. 950, to amend the Clean Air Act to address problems 
concerning methyl tertiary butyl ether; S. 1206, to reauthorize the 
Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965; S. 1270, to designate 
the United States courthouse to be constructed at 8th Avenue and 
Mill Street in Eugene, Oregon, as the ``Wayne Lyman Morse United 
States Courthouse''; and pending nominations, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: business meeting to consider 
pending nominations, Time to be announced, S-116, Capitol.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of Dennis L. 
Schornack, of Michigan, to be Commissioner on the part of the United 
States on the International Joint Commission, United States and 
Canada; the nomination of John J. Danilovich, of California, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Costa Rica; the nomination of Roy L. 
Austin, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago; 
the nomination of Franklin Pierce Huddle, Jr., of California, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Tajikistan; the nomination of Pamela 
Hyde Smith, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Moldova; the nomination of Rockwell A. Schnabel, of California, to 
be Representative of the United States of America to the European 
Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador; and the nomination of 
Clifford G. Bond, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to Bosnia and 
Herzegovina, 11 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight of 
Government Management, Restructuring and the District of Columbia, 
with the Committee on Governmental Affairs, to hold hearings to 
examine federal government management, focusing on airline passenger 
and baggage screening, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Full Committee, with the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government 
Management, Restructuring and the District of Columbia, to hold 
hearings to examine federal government management, focusing on 
airline passenger and baggage screening, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine homeland 
defense matters, 11 a.m., SD-106.


                                 House

  Committee on Education and the Workforce, hearing on ``The Nursing 
Shortage: Causes, Impact and Innovate Remedies,'' 10 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on the Middle 
East and South Asia, to continue hearings on U.S. Policy Towards the 
Palestinians, Part II, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, 
oversight hearing on Permanent Extension of the Forest Service 
Recreation Fee Demonstration Program, 3 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands, to 
mark up the following bills: H.R. 980, to establish the Moccasin 
Bend National Historic Site in the State of Tennessee as a unit of 
the National Park System; and H.R. 1776, Buffalo Bayou National 
Heritage Area Study Act, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Research, hearing on 
Strengthening NSF Sponsored Agricultural Biotechnology Research, 
focusing on the following bills: H.R. 2051, to provide for the 
establishment of regional plant genome and gene expression research 
and development centers; and H.R. 2912, to authorize the National 
Science Foundation to establish a grant program for partnerships 
between the United States research organizations and those in 
developing countries for research on plant biotechnology, 2 p.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and 
Oversight, hearing titled ``Removing Red Tape from the Department of 
Labor's Apprenticeship Approval Process,'' 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Aviation, to continue hearings on Aviation Security and the Future 
of the Aviation Industry, 10:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on 
H.R. 2768, Medicare Regulatory and Contracting Reform Act of 2001, 
10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Human Resources, to mark up H.R. 2873, Promoting 
Safe and Stable Families Amendments of 2001, 1:45 p.m., 1100 
Longworth.


                             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, 3:40 p.m., 2175 Rayburn Building.
  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold hearings 
to examine the situation in Moldova, focusing on developments in the 
Transdniestria region and the promised withdrawal of Russian 
military forces as well as armaments and ammunition from Moldova, 2 
p.m., 334 Cannon Building.