[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 164 (Friday, November 30, 2001)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1187-D1189]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of December 3 through December 8, 2001

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate will resume consideration of H.R. 10, Comprehensive 
Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act, with a vote to occur on a 
motion to close further debate on Lott/Murkowski/Brownback Amendment 
No. 2171 (to Amendment No. 2170), to occur at 5:15 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: December 4, Subcommittee on Labor, 
Health and Human Services, and Education, to hold hearings to 
examine issues concerning cloning, 9 a.m., SD-192.
  December 4, Subcommittee on Defense, business meeting to mark up 
H.R. 3338, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  December 4, Full Committee, business meeting to mark up H.R. 3338, 
making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2002, 3 p.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Armed Services: December 4, to hold hearings on the 
nomination of Claude M. Bolton, Jr., of Florida, to be Assistant 
Secretary of the Army for Acquisition; to be followed by a business 
meeting to consider pending nominations, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.

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  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: December 4, to 
hold hearings to examine housing and community development needs in 
America, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: December 5, 
Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to hold hearings to 
examine the technology sector in times of crises, 9 a.m., SR-253.
  December 6, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
corporate average fuel economy, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  December 6, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of 
Jeffrey Shane, of the District of Columbia, to be Associate Deputy 
Secretary, and the nomination of Emil H. Frankel, of Connecticut, to 
be Assistant Secretary of Transportation Policy, both of the 
Department of Transportation, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  December 7, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of 
Sean O'Keefe, of New York, to be Administrator of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: December 5, to hold 
hearings on the nomination of Margaret S.Y. Chu, of New Mexico, to 
be Director of the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, 
and the nomination of Beverly Cook, of Idaho, to be Assistant 
Secretary for Environment, Safety and Health, both of the Department 
of Energy; and the nomination of Jeffrey D. Jarrett, of 
Pennsylvania, to be Director of the Office of Surface Mining 
Reclamation and Enforcement, and the nomination of Rebecca W. 
Watson, of Montana, to be Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals 
Management, both of the Department of the Interior, 9:30 a.m., SD-
366.
  December 6, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
negotiations for renewing the Compact of Free Association, 9:30 
a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: December 4, to hold 
hearings to examine the remediation process of biologically 
contaminated buildings, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: December 4, business meeting to mark up S. 
1209, to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to consolidate and improve the 
trade adjustment assistance programs, to provide community-based 
economic development assistance for trade-affected communities, 10 
a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: December 4, to hold hearings on 
pending nominations, 2:15 p.m., SD-419.
  December 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of 
William R. Brownfield, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Chile; and the nomination of Charles S. Shapiro, of Georgia, to be 
Ambassador to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, 4:30 p.m., SD-
419.
  December 6, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
political future of Afghanistan, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: December 5, to hold hearings to 
examine the local role in homeland security, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  December 6, Full Committee, to hold hearings to assess the 
vulnerability of United States seaports and whether the Federal 
Government is adequately structured to safeguard them, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: December 4, to resume oversight 
hearings to examine the Department of the Judiciary, focusing on how 
to preserve freedoms while defending against terrorism, 10 a.m., SD-
226.
  December 4, Full Committee, to resume oversight hearings to 
examine the Department of the Judiciary, focusing on how to preserve 
freedoms while defending against terrorism, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  December 5, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Callie V. Granade, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of Alabama, Marcia S. Krieger, to be 
United States District Judge for the District of Colorado, James C. 
Mahan, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Nevada, Philip R. Martinez, to be United States District Judge for 
the Western District of Texas, C. Ashley Royal, to be United States 
District Judge for the Middle District of Georgia, and Mauricio J. 
Tamargo, of Florida, to be Chairman of the Foreign Claims Settlement 
Commission of the United States, Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-
226.
  December 5, Subcommittee on Youth Violence, to hold hearings to 
examine the future of the community oriented policing services 
program of the Department of Justice, 1:30 p.m., SD-226.
  December 6, Full Committee, to resume oversight hearings to 
examine the Department of the Judiciary, focusing on how to preserve 
freedoms while defending against terrorism, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control: 
December 4, to hold hearings to examine rave party promoters and 
club drugs, 2:30 p.m., SR-385.


                             House Chamber

  To be announced.


                            House Committees

  Committee on the Budget, December 5, hearing on Re-Structuring 
Government for Homeland Security: Nuclear/Biological/Chemical 
Threats, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, December 4, Subcommittee on 
Telecommunications and the Internet, hearing on ``The Status of 
Competition in the Multi-Channel Video Programing Distribution 
Marketplace, 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  December 5, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
titled ``A Review of Security Issues at Nuclear Power Plants,'' 10 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, December 5, hearing on ``The FBI's 
Handling of Confidential Informants in Boston: Will the Justice 
Department Comply with Congressional Subpoenas?'' 12 p.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  December 5, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and 
Human Resources, hearing on ``Federal Law Enforcement: Long Term 
Implications of Homeland Security Needs,'' 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  December 5, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial 
Management, and Intergovernmental Affairs, hearing on ``The Debt 
Collection Improvement Act of

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1996: How Well is it Working?'' 10 a.m., 2244 Rayburn.
  December 7, Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, hearing on 
the District of Columbia School Reform Act of 1995-Blue Print for 
Education Reform in the District of Columbia, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, December 5, hearing on 
Bioterrorism: Potential Sources of Anthrax, 10:15 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, December 4, oversight hearing on 
Direct Broadcast Satellite Service and Competition in the 
Multichannel Video Distribution Market, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  December 5, hearing on H.R. 3295, Help America Vote Act of 2001, 1 
p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  December 6, hearing on H.R. 3288, Fairness in Antitrust in 
National Sports (FANS) Act of 2001, 1 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  December 6, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law and 
the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, 
joint hearing on the Settlement Agreement by and among the United 
States of America, the FCC, NextWave Telecom, Inc., and certain 
affiliates, and Participating Auction 35 Winning Bidders, 10 a.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, December 4, Subcommittee on Forests and 
Forest Health, oversight hearing on Conflicting Laws and 
Regulations--Gridlock on the National Forests, 3 p.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, December 4, to consider the following: 
Conference Report to accompany H.R. 2506, making appropriations for 
foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2002; and the Conference Report to 
accompany H.R. 2944, 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, 5:30 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, December 5, hearing on Science of 
Bioterrorism: Is the Federal Government Prepared?'' 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, December 6, hearing on the SBA's 
efforts to provide assistance to those directly and indirectly 
impacted by the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, upon the 
World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Arlington, 
Virginia, 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  December 6, Subcommittee on Tax, Finance, and Exports, hearing on a 
number of economic stimulus proposals, and their possible impacts on 
the nation's economy, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, December 6, 
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing on 
Port Security, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, December 4, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing on Status of the Medicare+Choice Program, 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Conference: December 5, closed meeting of conferees on H.R. 2883, 
to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for intelligence 
and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, 
the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence 
Agency Retirement and Disability System, 2 p.m., S-407, Capitol.
  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: December 6, to 
hold hearings to examine the state of human rights, democracy and 
security concerns in Kyrgyzstan, focusing on human rights and 
democracy in the Central Asian region, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon Building.