[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 139 (Tuesday, October 16, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1026-D1027]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                            OCTOBER 17, 2001

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
on the nominations of Susan Schmidt Bies, of Tennessee, and Mark W. 
Olson, of Minnesota, each to be a Member of the Board of Governors 
of the Federal Reserve System, 9:30 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: business 
meeting to consider S. 1550, to provide for rail safety and security 
assistance; the nomination of Phillip Bond, of Virginia, to be Under 
Secretary of Commerce for Technology; the nomination of John H. 
Marburger III, of New York, to be Director of the Office of Science 
and Technology Policy; and pending nominations in the U.S. Coast 
Guard, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings on the 
nomination of William Baxter, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority; the nomination 
of Kimberly Terese Nelson, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; and the 
nomination of Steven A. Williams, of Kansas, to be Director of the 
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, 
9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold a closed briefing on the 
recent international campaign against terrorism, 11 a.m., S-407, 
Capitol.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of Brian E. 
Carlson, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Latvia; 
the nomination of Joseph M. DeThomas, of Pennsylvania, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Estonia; the nomination of Bonnie 
McElveen-Hunter, of North Carolina, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Finland; the nomination of John Malcolm Ordway, of California, to 
be Ambassador to the Republic of Armenia; the nomination of John N. 
Palmer, of Mississippi, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Portugal; and the nomination of Clifford M. Sobel, of New Jersey, to 
be Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: with the Subcommittee on 
International Security, Proliferation and

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Federal Services, to hold hearings to examine federal efforts to 
coordinate and prepare the United States for bioterrorism, 9:30 
a.m., SD-342.
  Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation and Federal 
Services, with the Committee on Governmental Affairs, to hold 
hearings to examine federal efforts to coordinate and prepare the 
United States for bioterrorism, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine pending intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration, to hold 
hearings to examine effective immigration controls to deter 
terrorism, 10:30 a.m., SD-226.


                                 House

  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Select 
Education, hearing on Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and 
Neglect: Policy Directions for the Future, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade 
and Consumer Protection, hearing on the State of the U.S. Tourism 
Industry, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Health, to mark up H.R. 3046, Medicare Regulatory, 
Appeals, Contracting, and Education Reform Act of 2001, 10 a.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Financial 
Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing on deposit insurance 
reform, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, 
Drug Policy, and Human Resources, hearing on ``Keeping a Strong 
Federal Law Enforcement Work Force,'' 1 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement Policy, hearing on 
``Turning the Tortoise Into the Hare: How Federal Government Can 
Transition From Old Economy Speed to Become a Model for Electronic 
Government,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, hearing on Coercive 
Population Control in China: New Evidence of Forced Abortion and 
Forced Sterilization, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, hearing on 
Developments in the Middle East, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration and 
Claims, oversight hearing on Immigration and Naturalization Service 
Performance Issues, 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 483, 
regarding the use of the trust land and resources of the 
Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon; H.R. 
1491, Utah Public Lands Artifact Preservation Act of 2001; H.R. 
1913, to require the valuation of nontribal interest ownership of 
subsurface rights within the boundaries of the Acoma Indian 
Reservation; H.R. 2115, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to participate in the design, planning and construction 
of a project to reclaim and reuse within and outside of the service 
area of the Lakehaven Utility District, Washington; and H.R. 2585, 
Chiloquin Dam Fish Passage Facility Study Act of 2001; followed by a 
hearing on H.R. 1239, to establish a moratorium on approval by the 
Secretary of the Interior of relinquishment of a lease of certain 
tribal lands in California; and H.R. 2742, to authorize the 
construction of a Native American Cultural Center and Museum in 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, to consider H.R. 3090, Economic Security and 
Recovery Act of 2001, 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, hearing on Cyber Terrorism, a View from the 
Gilmore Commission, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing on ``Depreciation Schedules: 
How Can Congress Provide Relief for America's Small Businesses,'' 2 
p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Aviation, hearing on Restrictions on General Aviation Flying in 
Class B Airspace, 1:30 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing 
on Drug Interdiction, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, to mark up the following measures: 
H.R. 2873, Promoting Safe and Stable Families Amendments of 2001; 
and H.R. 3129, Customs Border Security Act of 2001, 4 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, 3:30 p.m., SD-106.
  Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine monetary 
policy in the context of the current economic situation, 10 a.m., 
311 Cannon Building.