[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 150 (Friday, November 2, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1093-D1095]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of November 5 through November 10, 2001

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 5:45 p.m., Senate will consider the nomination of Larry 
R. Hicks, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Nevada, with a vote on confirmation of the nomination to occur at 6 
p.m.
  On Tuesday, Senate will resume consideration of H.R. 3061, Labor/HHS/
Education Appropriations, with a vote on the motion to close further 
debate on Daschle Amendment No. 2044, to occur at 2:15 p.m.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any other cleared 
legislative and executive business, including appropriation bills and 
conference reports when available.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations: November 8, Subcommittee on Treasury 
and General Government, to hold hearings to examine the financial 
conditions of the U.S. Postal Service, 10 a.m., SR-385.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: November 8, to 
hold hearings on the nomination of Conrad Lautenbacher, Jr., of 
Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and 
Atmosphere, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: November 7, 
Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics, Risk, and Waste Management, to 
hold hearings on S. 1602, to help protect the public against the 
threat of chemical attack, 2 p.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: November 6, to hold hearings on 
the nomination of Raymond F. Burghardt, of Florida, to be Ambassador 
to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; the nomination of Larry Miles 
Dinger, of Iowa, to be Ambassador to the Federated States of 
Micronesia; the nomination of Charles Lawrence Greenwood, Jr., of 
Florida, for rank of Ambassador as Coordinator for Asia Pacific 
Economic Cooperation (APEC); and the nomination of Charles Lester 
Pritchard, of Virginia, for the rank of Ambassador as Special Envoy 
for Negotiations with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea 
(DPRK) and United States Representative to the Korean Peninsula 
Energy Development Organization (KEDO), 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: November 5, business meeting, 
to consider the nomination of Mark W. Everson, of Texas, to be 
Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management, Office of 
Management and Budget, Time to be announced, Room to be announced.

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  November 6, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Odessa F. Vincent, of the District of Columbia, to be 
an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of 
Columbia, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  November 7, Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation 
and Federal Services, to hold hearings to examine current and future 
weapons of mass destruction proliferation threats, 2:30 p.m., SD-
342.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: November 7, to hold closed 
hearings to examine intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., S-407, Capitol.
  Committee on the Judiciary: November 6, Subcommittee on 
Technology, Terrorism, and Government Information, to hold hearings 
to examine new threats to America, focusing on germs, toxins, and 
terrorism, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  November 6, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of 
Thomas L. Sansonetti, of Wyoming, to be Assistant Attorney General 
for the Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department of 
Justice, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  November 7, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of 
Joe L. Heaton, to be United States District Judge for the Western 
District of Oklahoma, the nomination of Clay D. Land, to be United 
States District Judge for the Middle District of Georgia, the 
nomination of Frederick J. Martone, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Arizona, the nomination of Danny C. 
Reeves, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District 
of Kentucky, the nomination of Julie A. Robinson, to be United 
States District Judge for the District of Kansas; and the nomination 
of James Edward Rogan, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for 
Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and 
Trademark Office, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  November 7, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights, and 
Competition, to hold hearings to examine international aviation 
alliances, focusing on market turmoil and the future of airline 
competition, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  November 8, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-226.


                             House Chamber

  To be announced.


                            House Committees

  Committee on the Budget, November 7, hearing on Ensuring Domestic 
Security: Issues and Potential Costs, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, November 8, Subcommittee 
on Education Reform, hearing on Impact Aid: Ensuring All Children 
Receive a Quality Education, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, November 6, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Charitable 
Contributions for September 11: Protecting against Fraud, Waste, and 
Abuse,'' 2:30 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  November 7, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer 
Protection, hearing entitled ``Challenges Facing the Federal Trade 
Commission,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  November 7, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``HHS Inspector General's Review of Physical Security at 
NIH and CDC Facilities,'' 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  November 8, full Committee, hearing entitled ``A Review of the 
Role of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 
Public Health Protection,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, November 7, to mark up H.R. 3210, 
Terrorism Risk Protection Act, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  November 8, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, 
hearing on H.R. 3191, Home Ownership Opportunities for Public Safety 
Officers and Teachers Act, 10 a.m., 2220 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, November 6, Subcommittee on 
Government Efficiency, Financial Management and Intergovernmental 
Relations, hearing on ``Opening a New Door to History: The 
Presidential Records Act Takes Effect,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  November 7, Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans' Affairs, 
and International Relations, hearing on ``Chemical and Biological 
Defense: DoD Medical Readiness,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  November 8, full Committee, hearing on ``The Status of Insurance 
Restitution for Holocaust Victims and Their Heirs,'' 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  November 9, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial 
Management, and Intergovernmental Relations, hearing on ``Have 
Federal Agencies Failed to Protect Their Computer Systems?'' 10 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, November 7, hearing on the 
Future of Afghanistan, 10:15 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, November 7, to mark up the following 
bills: H.R. 2828, Klamath Basin Emergency Operation and Maintenance 
Refund Act of 2001; and H.R. 3208, to authorize funding through the 
Secretary of the Interior for the implementation of a comprehensive 
program in California to achieve increased water yield and 
environmental benefits, as well as improved water system 
reliability, water quality, water use efficiency, watershed 
management, water transfers, and levee protection, 2 p.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  November 7, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, oversight 
hearing on the views and vision of the Under Secretary, Natural 
Resources and Environment, Department of the Interior, 10 a.m., 2325 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, November 6, to consider H.R. 3167, Gerald B.H. 
Solomon Freedom Consolidation Act of 2001, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, November 7, hearing on the Space Station 
Task Force Report, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  November 8, hearing on the Decontamination of Anthrax and Other 
Biological Agents, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, November 8, Subcommittee on 
Regulatory Reform and Oversight, hearing entitled

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``EPA Rulemaking: Do Bad Analyses Lead to Irrational Rules?'' 10 
a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, November 7, to 
consider the following: H.R. 525, Preparedness Against Domestic 
Terrorism Act of 2001; public building resolutions; public building 
naming measures; and other pending business, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  November 8, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, 
oversight hearing on Right-to-Know after September 11, 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, November 6, hearing to receive the 
report of the VA Claims Processing Task Force (Cooper Report), 2 
p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, November 8, Subcommittee on 
Oversight, hearing on the Response by Charitable Organizations to 
the Recent Terrorist Attacks, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  November 8, Subcommittee on Social Security and the Subcommittee 
on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Financial 
Services, joint hearing on preventing the identity theft by 
terrorists or criminals, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Conference: November 6, meeting of conferees on H.R. 2620, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing 
and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, 
commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2002, 11 a.m., S-128, Capitol.