[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 153 (Wednesday, November 7, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
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                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                            NOVEMBER 8, 2001

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: business 
meeting to mark up S. 1628, to strengthen the safety net for 
agricultural producers, to enhance resource conservation and rural 
development, to provide for farm credit, agricultural research, 
nutrition, and related programs, to ensure consumers abundant food 
and fiber, 10:30 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Treasury and General 
Government, to hold hearings to examine the financial conditions of 
the U.S. Postal Service, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings on the nomination of 
R. L. Brownlee, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of the Army; the 
nomination of Dale Klein, of Texas, to be Assistant to the Secretary 
of Defense for Nuclear and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs; 
and the nomination of Peter B. Teets, of Maryland, to be Under 
Secretary of the Air Force, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: 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: business meeting to 
consider pending calendar business, 2 p.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: business meeting to mark up the Economic 
Recovery and Assistance for American Workers Act of 2001, proposed 
as a substitute for H.R. 3090, to provide tax incentives for 
economic recovery, 2 p.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings on the nomination 
of Eric M. Javits, of New York, for the rank of Ambassador during 
his tenure of service as U.S. Representative to the Conference on 
Disarmament; the nomination of Christopher Bancroft Burnham, of 
Connecticut, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Resource 
Management; the nomination of Sichan Siv, of Texas, to be an 
Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the 
Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations during his 
tenure of service as Representative of the United States of America 
on the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations; and the 
nomination of Richard S. Williamson, of Illinois, to be Alternate 
Representative of the United States of America for Special Political 
Affairs in the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador, 10 a.m., 
SD-419.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 1630, 
to extend for 6 additional months the period for which chapter 12 of 
title 11, United States Code, is reenacted; S. 986, to allow media 
coverage of court proceedings; S. Res. 23, expressing the sense of 
the Senate that the President should award the Presidential Medal of 
Freedom posthumously to Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays in honor of his 
distinguished career as an educator, civil and human rights leader, 
and public theologian; the nomination of Terry L. Wooten, to be 
United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina; and 
the nomination of John P. Walters, of Michigan, to be Director of 
National Drug Control Policy, 10 a.m., SD-226.


                                 House

  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on 
Education Reform, hearing on Impact Aid: Ensuring All Children 
Receive a Quality Education, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, hearing on ``The Status of 
Insurance Restitution for Holocaust Victims and Their Heirs,'' 10 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, 
and Intellectual Property, oversight hearing on ``Intellectual 
Property Litigation,'' 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, 
Wildlife and Oceans, hearing on the following measures: H.R. 1071, 
National Sea Grant College Program Authorization Enhancement Act; 
and the National Sea Grant College Program Act Amendments of 2001, 
10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, hearing on the Decontamination of Anthrax 
and Other Biological Agents, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and 
Oversight, hearing entitled ``EPA Rulemaking: Do Bad Analyses Lead 
to Irrational Rules?'' 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Water Resources and Environment, oversight hearing on Right-to-Know 
after September 11, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on 
the Response by Charitable Organizations to the Recent Terrorist 
Attacks, 9:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  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: meeting of conferees on H.R. 2330, making 
appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2002, 9:30 a.m., S-128, Capitol.
  Conference: meeting of conferees on H.R. 2500, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, 
the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2002, 4 p.m., S-128, Capitol.