[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 157 (Wednesday, November 14, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1146-D1147]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                           NOVEMBER 15, 2001

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: business 
meeting to resume consideration of 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, 8:30 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and 
Capabilities, to hold hearings to examine terrorist organizations 
and motivations, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, to hold a 
closed briefing on terrorist organizations and motivations, 4 p.m., 
SR-232A.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: business meeting 
to consider the nomination of Mark W. Olson, of Minnesota, and the 
nomination of Susan Schmidt Bies, of Tennessee, each to be a Member 
of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; and the 
nomination of James Gilleran, of California, to be Director of the 
Office of Thrift Supervision, Department of the Treasury, 10 a.m., 
SD-538.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of Allan I. 
Mendelowitz, of Connecticut, the nomination of Franz S. Leichter, of 
New York, and the nomination of John Thomas Korsmo, of North Dakota, 
each to be a Director, all of the Federal Housing Finance Board; and 
the nomination of Randall S. Kroszner, of Illinois, to be a Member 
of the Council of Economic Advisers, 10:15 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings on the nomination of William Schubert, of Texas, to be 
Administrator of the Maritime Administration, Department of 
Transportation, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine the effects of S. 556, to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce 
emissions from electric powerplants, on the environment and the 
economy, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings on the nomination of 
Richard Clarida, of Connecticut, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Economic Policy, the nomination of Kenneth Lawson, of Florida, to be 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement, and the nomination of B. John 
Williams, Jr., of Virginia, to be Chief Counsel for the Internal 
Revenue Service and Assistant General Counsel, all of the Department 
of the Treasury; the nomination of James B. Lockhart III, of 
Connecticut, to be Deputy Commissioner of Social Security, and the 
nomination of Harold Daub, of Nebraska, to be a Member of the Social 
Security Advisory Board, both of the Social Security Administration, 
and the nomination of Janet Hale, of Virginia, to be Assistant 
Secretary for Management and Budget, and the nomination of Joan E. 
Ohl, of West Virginia, to be Commissioner of the Children, Youth, 
and Family Administration, both of the Department of Health and 
Human Services, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on International 
Operations and Terrorism, with the Subcommittee on Near Eastern and 
South Asian Affairs, to hold joint hearings to examine U.S. efforts 
to deliver aid to Afghanistan, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, with the 
Subcommittee on International Operations and Terrorism, to hold 
joint hearings to examine U.S. efforts to deliver aid to 
Afghanistan, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: to hold oversight hearings to 
examine the Medicare payment policies for ambulance services of the 
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services of the Department of 
Health and Human Services, 9:15 a.m., SD-342.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, to consider the Buena Vista Watershed 
Proposal; followed by a hearing to review the USDA Biosecurity 
Programs and Authorities, 9:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, hearing on bioterrorism and 
proposals to combat terrorism, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, hearing 
entitled ``Cyber Security: Private-Sector Efforts Addressing Cyber 
Threats,'' 1 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Raising Health 
Awareness Through Examining Benign Brain Tumor Cancer, Alpha One, 
and Breast Implant Issues,'' 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on the District of 
Columbia, hearing on the ``Emergency Preparedness in the Nation's 
Capital-Economic Impact of Terrorists Attacks,'' 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, to mark up H.R. 3295, to 
establish a program to provide funds to States to replace punch card 
voting systems, to establish the Election Assistance Commission to 
assist in the administration of Federal elections and to otherwise 
provide assistance with the administration of certain Federal 
election laws and programs, to establish minimum election 
administration standards for States and units of local government 
with responsibility for the administration of Federal elections, 11 
a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Africa, 
hearing on Africa and the War on Global Terrorism, 2 p.m., 2200 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific, hearing on Northeast 
Asia after 9/11: Regional Trends and Interests, 2:30 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 
3275, to implement the International Convention for the Suppression 
of Terrorists Bombings to strengthen criminal laws relating to 
attacks on places of public use, to implement the International 
Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism, to 
combat terrorism and defend the Nation against terrorist

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acts; H.R. 3209, Anti-Hoax Terrorism Act of 2001; H.R. 3030, Basic 
Pilot Extension Act of 2001; and H.R. 1022, Community Recognition 
Act of 2001, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, hearing on H.R. 3231, 
Immigration Reform and Accountability Act of 2001, 2 p.m., 2237 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation 
and Public Lands, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 38, Homestead 
National Monument of America Additions Act; H.R. 1925, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility 
of designating the Waco Mammoth Site Area in Waco, Texas, as a unit 
of the National Park System; H.R. 1963, to amend the National Trails 
System Act to designate the route taken by American soldier and 
frontiersman, George Rogers Clark and his men during the 
Revolutionary War to capture the British forts as Kaskaskia and 
Cahokia, Illinois, and Vincennes, Indiana, for study for potential 
addition to the National Trails System; H.R. 2234, Tumacacori 
National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act of 2001; H.R. 2238, 
to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire Fern Lakes and 
the surrounding watershed in the states of Kentucky and Tennessee 
for addition to Cumberland Gap National Historical Park; and H.R. 
2440, to rename Wolf Trap Farm Park as ``Wolf Trap National Park for 
the Performing Arts,'' 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, to mark up H.R. 3178, Water Infrastructure 
Security and Research Development Act, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing on a national sales tax 
holiday, and its potential to serve as a stimulus for our nation's 
small businesses, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Water Resources and Environment, hearing on the Future of the TMDL 
Program: How to Make TMDLs Effective Tools for Improving Water 
Quality, 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Human Resources, 
hearing on Teen Pregnancy Prevention, 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Subcommittee on 
Intelligence Policy and National Security, executive, hearing on 
Quadrennial Intelligence Community Review, 1:30 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security, executive, 
hearing on FBI Information Sharing, 10 a.m., H-405 Capitol.