[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 6 (Monday, February 4, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D46-D48]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
ENRON COLLAPSE
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance 
and Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing on the Enron Collapse. 
Testimony was heard from Harvey L. Pitt, Chairman, SEC; and William C. 
Powers, Jr., member, Board of Directors, and Chairman, Special Investigation 
Committee, Enron Corporation.
  The Subcommittee adopted a motion authorizing the issuance of a subpoena 
ad testificandum to Kenneth Lay for testimony before the Subcommittee at a 
date and time to be determined.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
Joint Meetings
JANUARY EMPLOYMENT SITUATION
Joint Economic Committee: On Friday, February 1, committee concluded 
hearings to examine the Bureau of Labor Statistics employment data in order 
to gauge the status of the January employment situation, as well as the 
latest consumer and producer price indexes with respect to the inflation 
outlook, after receiving testimony from Lois Orr, Acting Commissioner, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor.
F


                       CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

               Week of February 5 through February 9, 2002

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, at 10:15 a.m., Senate will consider the nomination of Philip 
R. Martinez, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of 
Texas, with a vote on confirmation of the nomination to occur at 10:30 a.m. 
Also, Senate expects to continue consideration of H.R. 622, Adoption Tax 
Credit Act.
  On Wednesday, Senate will continue consideration of H.R. 622, Adoption Tax 
Credit Act, with a vote to occur on the motion to close further debate on 
Daschle/Baucus Amendment No. 2698, and a vote to occur on the motion to 
close further debate on Grassley Amendment No. 2773 (to the language 
proposed to be stricken by Amendment No. 2698).
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any other cleared 
legislative and executive business.


                            Senate Committees

          (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Special Committee on Aging: February 6, with the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions, Subcommittee on Aging, to hold joint 
hearings to examine women and aging, focusing on long term care, 9:30 
a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Appropriations: February 5, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and 
Independent Agencies, to hold hearings to examine firefighting issues, 
10:30 a.m., SD-124.
  February 7, Subcommittee on Transportation, to hold hearings on 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2003 for the Department of 
Transportation, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Armed Services: February 5, to hold hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2003 for the Department of 
Defense, and the Future Years Defense Program, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  February 7, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the conduct of 
Operation Enduring Freedom; to be followed by closed hearings (in Room 
SH-219), 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: February 5, to hold 
hearings to examine the state of financial literacy and education in 
America, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  February 6, Full Committee, to continue hearings to examine the state 
of financial literacy and education in America, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  February 7, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the analysis of 
the failure of Superior Bank, FSB, Hinsdale, Illinois, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: February 5, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2003, 10 a.m., SD-
608.
  February 6, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the President's 
proposed budget request for fiscal year 2003, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  February 7, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the President's 
proposed budget request for fiscal year 2003 and revenue proposals, 10 
a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: February 5, 
business meeting to discuss issues relating to the authorization of the 
issuance of a subpoena to compel testimony from Mr. Kenneth Lay, former 
CEO and current board member of the Enron Corporation; to be followed by 
the Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space

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to hold hearings to examine issues concerning bioterrorism, focusing on 
American scientists and entrepreneurs, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  February 5, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
implementation of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (P.L. 107-
71), 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: February 6, to hold hearings 
on S. 1766, to provide for the energy security of the Nation, focusing on 
the effects of Subtitle B, amendments to the Public Utility Holding 
Company Act on energy markets and energy consumers, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: February 5, to hold hearings to examine certain 
revenue proposals within the President's proposed budget request for 
fiscal year 2003, 2:30 p.m., SD-215.
  February 6, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the status of 
ongoing U. S. trade negotiations, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: February 5, to hold hearings to examine 
an overview of foreign policy and the President's proposed fiscal year 
2003 foreign affairs budget request, 10:15 a.m., SD-419.
  February 6, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine a new strategic 
framework, focusing on implications for U.S. security, 10:15 a.m., SD-
419.
  February 6, Subcommittee on African Affairs, to hold hearings to 
examine U.S. policy options in Somalia, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  February 7, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the future of 
the War on Terrorism, 10:15 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: February 5, to hold hearings to 
examine the impact of the Enron Corporation collapse on the company's 
401(k) retirement investors, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  February 6, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination 
of Jeanette J. Clark, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of 
the District of Columbia, 9 a.m., SD-342.
  February 7, Full Committee, to hold hearings on S. 1867, to establish 
the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, 
10:30 a.m., SD-342.
  February 8, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of Nancy 
Dorn, of Texas, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  February 8, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of John 
L. Howard, of Illinois, to be Chairman of the Special Panel on Appeals; 
and the nomination of Dan Gregory Blair, of the District of Columbia, to 
be Deputy Director of the Office of Personnel Management, 10:30 a.m., SD-
342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: February 6, 
Subcommittee on Aging, with the Special Committee on Aging, to hold joint 
hearings to examine women and aging, focusing on long term care, 9:30 
a.m., SD-106.
  February 7, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the fall of the 
Enron Corporation, focusing on protecting pensions of working Americans, 
10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: February 7, to hold oversight hearings on 
legislative proposals relating to the statute of limitations on claims 
against the United States related to the management of Indian tribal 
trust fund accounts, 10 a.m., SR-485.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: February 6, to hold hearings to 
examine issues surrounding world threats, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  February 6, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine issues 
surrounding world threats, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Committee on the Judiciary: February 5, to hold hearings to examine 
issues surrounding human cloning, focusing on medical research, 2 p.m., 
SD-226.
  February 6, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine accountability 
issues surrounding the fall of Enron Corporation, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  February 7, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  February 7, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of 
Charles W. Pickering, Sr., of Mississippi, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Fifth Circuit, 2 p.m., SD-226.


                              House Chamber

  Tuesday, Consideration of Suspensions:
  (1) H.R. 577, Fund Raising Disclosure Requirements for Organizations 
Creating Presidential Libraries;
  (2) S. 970, Horatio King Post Office, Paris Hill, Maine;
  (3) S. 737, Joseph E. Dini, Jr. Post Office, Yerington, Nevada; and
  (4) S. 1888, to amend title 18 of the United States Code to correct a 
technical error in the codification of title 36 of the United States Code.
  Wednesday and Thursday, Consideration of Suspension (subject to a rule):
  (1) H. Con. Res.   , expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
that the tax relief provided by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief 
Reconciliation Act of 2001, passed by a bipartisan majority in Congress, 
should continue as scheduled; and
  Consideration of H.R. 3394, Cyber Security Research and Development Act 
(subject to a rule).
  Friday, no votes.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, February 6, Subcommittee on Military 
Construction, on Quality of Life in the Military, 9:30 a.m., and on 
Senior Enlisted from each Service, 2 p.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  February 6, Subcommittee on Transportation, on the Transportation 
Security Administration, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, February 6, hearing on the fiscal year 
2003 National Defense Authorization budget request, 10 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, February 5, hearing on the Administration's 
Budget for Fiscal Year 2003, 2:30 p.m., 210 Cannon.
  February 6, hearing on the Department of the Treasury Budget Priorities 
Fiscal Year 2003, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, February 6 and 7, hearings on 
``The Enron Collapse and Its Implications for Worker Retirement 
Security,'' 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, February 5 and 7, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearings

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on the Financial Collapse of Enron Corp., 10 a.m., on February 5 and 9:30 
a.m., on February 7, 2322 Rayburn.
  February 6, full Committee, to consider a resolution authorizing the 
issuance of subpoenas in connection with the Committee's investigation of 
the financial collapse of Enron Corp, and related matters; followed by a 
hearing on developments relating to Enron Corp., including its 
relationship with Andersen LLP, 12:30 p.m., 345 Cannon.
  Committee on Financial Services, February 5, Subcommittee on Capital 
Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, to continue 
hearings on the Enron Collapse, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  February 6, Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade, 
hearing entitled ``Argentina's Economic Meltdown--Causes and Remedies,'' 
10 a.m., 2220 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, February 6, hearing on ``The History of 
Congressional Access to Deliberative Justice Department Documents,'' 10 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  February 7, Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and 
Regulatory Affairs, hearing on ``Problems with the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs' Tribal Recognition Process,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  February 7, Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and 
International Relations, hearing on ``The Standard Procurement System 
(SPS): Can the DOD Procurement Process be Standardized?'' 9:30 a.m., 2247 
Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, February 6, hearing on the 
Administration's International Affairs Budget Request for Fiscal Year 
2003, 10:15 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, February 6, hearing on H.R. 2341, Class 
Action Fairness Act of 2001, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  February 6, Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, oversight hearing 
on ``The Operations of the Executive Office for Immigration Review 
(EOIR),'' 2 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, February 6, oversight hearing on Indian Trust 
Fund Accounts: the Department of the Interior's Restructuring Proposal 
and the Impacts of the Court Order Closing Access to the Department's 
Computer System, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  February 7, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and 
Oceans, to mark up H.R. 3577, Coastal Resources Conservation Act of 2001, 
2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  February 7, Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public 
Lands, hearing on the following bills: H. Res. 261, recognizing the 
historical significance of the Aquia sandstone quarries of Government 
Island in Stafford County, Virginia, for their contributions to the 
construction of the Capital of the United States; H.R. 2628, Muscle 
Shoals National Heritage Area Study Act of 2001; and H.R. 2643, Fort 
Clatsop National Memorial Expansion Act of 2001, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, February 5, to consider H.R. 3394, Cyber Security 
Research and Development Act, 5:30 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, February 7, hearing on the Future of DOE's 
Automotive Research Programs, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, February 6, hearing on Small Business 
Access to Health Care, focusing on H.R. 1774, Small Business Health 
Fairness Act of 2001, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  February 7, Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, Agriculture and 
Technology, hearing on Small Business Access to Technology, 10 a.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, February 6, to consider 
pending Committee business, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  February 7, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, oversight hearing on 
Building on Success: Administration Perspectives on Current Issues 
Affecting Reauthorization of TEA 21, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, February 5 and 6, hearings on the 
Administration's fiscal year 2003 Budget Proposals, 10 a.m., on February 
5 and 10 a.m., and 2 p.m., on February 6, 1100 Longworth.
  February 7, hearing on the Administration's Trade Agenda for 2002, 10 
a.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: February 5, to hold hearings to examine the 
economic report of the President, 10 a.m. 311 Cannon Building.