[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 10 (Friday, February 8, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D77-D79]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

             Week of February 11 through February 16, 2002

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 3 p.m., Senate will resume consideration of S. 1731, 
Federal Farm Bill. Also, Senate will consider the nominations of 
Michael J. Melloy, of Iowa, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Eighth Circuit, and Jay C. Zainey, to be United States District Judge 
for the Eastern District of Louisiana, with votes to occur on 
confirmation of each nomination beginning at 6 p.m.
  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of S. 1731, Federal 
Farm Bill.
  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)
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: February 13, to 
hold hearings on the nominations of Thomas C. Dorr, of Iowa, to be 
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development, and Nancy 
Southard Bryson, of the District of Columbia, to be General Counsel 
of the Department of Agriculture; and the nominations of Grace 
Trujillo Daniel, of California, and Fred L. Dailey, of Ohio, both to 
be Members of the Board of Directors of the Federal Agricultural 
Mortgage Corporation, both of the Farm Credit Administration, 9:30 
a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Appropriations: February 11, Subcommittee on Treasury 
and General Government, to hold hearings to examine restrictions of 
travel to Cuba, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: February 12, 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 13, Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings on 
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2003 for the 
Department of Defense, focusing on active and reserve military and 
civilian personnel programs, 9:30 a.m., SR-232A.
  February 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings on proposed 
legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2003 for the 
Department of Defense, focusing on the results of the Nuclear Post 
Review; to be followed by closed hearings (in Room SH-219), 9:30 
a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: February 12, to 
hold oversight hearings to examine accounting and investor 
protection issues raised by Enron and other public companies, 10 
a.m., SD-538.
  February 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2003 for the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  February 14, Full Committee, to resume oversight hearings to 
examine accounting and investor protection issues raised by Enron 
and other public companies, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: February 12, to resume hearings to 
examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2003 
and revenue proposals, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  February 13, Full Committee, to continue hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2003 and revenue 
proposals, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  February 14, Full Committee, to continue 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 12, 
to hold hearings to examine the collapse of the Enron Corporation, 
9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: February 12, to hold 
hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for 
fiscal year 2003 for the Department of the Interior, the U.S. Forest 
Service, and the Department of Energy, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  February 14, Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold hearings on 
S. 202 and H.R. 2440, to rename Wolf Trap Farm Park for the 
Performing Arts as ``Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing 
Arts''; S. 1051 and H.R. 1456, to expand the boundary of the Booker 
T. Washington National Monument; S. 1061 and H.R. 2238, to authorize 
the Secretary of the Interior to acquire Fern Lake and the 
surrounding watershed in the States of Kentucky and Tennessee for 
addition to Cumberland Gap National Historic Park; S. 1649, to amend 
the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to 
increase the authorization of appropriations for the Vancouver 
National Historic Reserve and for the preservation of Vancouver 
Barracks; S. 1894, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
conduct a special resource study to determine the national 
significance of the Miami Circle site in the State of Florida as 
well as the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the 
National Park System as part of Biscayne National Park; and H.R. 
2234, to revise the boundary of the Tumacacori National Historical 
Park in the State of Arizona, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: February 11, 
Subcommittee on Transportation, Infrastructure, and Nuclear Safety, 
to hold hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request 
for fiscal year 2003, the Revenue Aligned Budget Authority (RABA) 
mechanism, and budget related reauthorization issues, 1 p.m., SD-
406.
  February 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2003 for the 
Environmental Protection Agency, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.

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  Committee on Finance: February 13, to hold hearings to examine 
sectoral trade disputes, focusing on lumber and steel, 10 a.m., SD-
215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: February 12, to hold hearings to 
examine the theft of American intellectual property at home and 
abroad, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  February 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine future 
efforts in the U.S. bilateral and multilateral response, focusing on 
halting the spread of HIV/AIDS, 10:15 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: February 12, Subcommittee on 
International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services, to hold 
hearings to examine multilateral non-proliferation regimes, weapons 
of mass destruction technologies, and the War on Terrorism, 9:30 
a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: February 12, 
to hold hearings to examine early education issues, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  February 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
effects of the painkiller Oxycontin, focusing on risks and benefits, 
2:30 p.m., SD-430.
  February 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
limits of existing laws, focusing on protection against genetic 
discrimination, 2 p.m., SD-430.
  February 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine needs of 
the working poor, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: February 13, to hold oversight 
hearings on the implementation of the Native American Housing 
Assistance and Self-Determination Act, 2 p.m., SR-485.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: February 13, closed business 
meeting to consider pending intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Committee on the Judiciary: February 12, Subcommittee on 
Immigration, to hold hearings to examine issues surrounding the U.S 
Refugee Program, 3 p.m., SD-226.
  February 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
application of federal antitrust laws to Major League Baseball, 10 
a.m., SD-226.
  February 13, Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the 
Courts, to hold a briefing to examine the threat of a cyber terror 
attack, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  February 14, Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and Government 
Information, to hold hearings to examine privacy, identity theft, 
and protection of personal information in the 21st century, 2:30 
p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: February 14, to hold hearings to 
examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2003 
for veterans' programs, 10 a.m., SR-418.


                             House Chamber

  To be announced.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, February 13, Subcommittee on General 
Farm Commodities and Risk Management, hearing to review the 
implementation of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act, 10 a.m., 
1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, February 13, Subcommittee on 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and 
Related Agencies, on the Secretary of Agriculture, 9:30 a.m., 2362A 
Rayburn.
  February 13, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing 
and Related Programs, on the Secretary of State, 1 p.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  February 13, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and 
Education, on the Secretary of Labor, 9:45 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  February 13, Subcommittee on Transportation, on Federal Motor 
Carrier Safety Administration, 10 a.m., and on Office of Inspector 
General, 1 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  February 14, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration and Related Agencies, on Office of Inspector 
General, 9:30 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  February 14, Subcommittee on Defense, on Fiscal Year 2002 
Department of Defense Budget Overview, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  February 14, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and 
Education, on Department of Labor-Worker Protection Agencies Panel, 
9:45 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  February 14, Subcommittee on Military Construction, on European 
Command, 9 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  February 14, Subcommittee on Transportation, on Office of the 
Secretary, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, February 13, to continue hearings on 
the fiscal year 2003 National Defense Authorization budget request, 
10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, February 12, hearing on the Department of 
Defense Budget Priorities Fiscal Year 2003, 2 p.m., 210 Cannon.
  February 14, on Members Day, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, February 13, 
Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, hearing on ``Enron and 
Beyond: Enhancing Worker Retirement Security,'' 2 p.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  February 13, Subcommittee on Select Education and the Subcommittee 
on 21st Century Competitiveness, joint hearing on ``Responding to 
the Needs of Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the 
21st Century,'' 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  February 14, Subcommittee on Select Education, hearing on 
``Equipping Museums and Libraries for the 21st Century,'' 9:30 a.m., 
2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, February 13, Subcommittee on 
Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, hearing entitled 
``Challenges Facing Amateur Athletics,'' 9:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  February 13, Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, hearing 
entitled ``The Effect of the Bankruptcy of Enron on the Functioning 
of Energy Markets,'' 1:30 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  February 14, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer 
Protection, hearing entitled ``Are Current Financial Accounting 
Standards Protecting Investors?'' 9:30 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  February 14, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Medicare 
Payment Policy: Ensuring Stability and

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Access Through Physician Payments,'' 9:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, February 12, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``PATRIOT Act 
Oversight: Investigating Patterns of Terrorist Financing,'' 2 p.m., 
2220 Rayburn.
  February 13, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, 
hearing on the proposed budget of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development for fiscal year 2003, 1 p.m., 2220 Rayburn.
  February 14, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and 
Government Sponsored Enterprises, to continue hearings on the Enron 
matter, 10 a.m., 345 Cannon.
  Committee on Government Reform, February 12, Subcommittee on 
Energy Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs, hearing on 
``Accountability for Presidential Gifts,'' 10:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  February 13 and 14, full Committee, hearings entitled ``The 
California Murder Trial of Joe The Animal' Barboza: Did the Federal 
Government Support the Release of a Dangerous Mafia Assassin?'' 10 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, February 13, Subcommittee on 
International Operations and Human Rights, hearing on Religious 
Persecution in China and Vietnam, 1 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  February 14, Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific, hearing on 
U.S. Interests in East Asia and the Pacific: Problems and Prospects 
in the Year of the Horse, 10 a.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, February 12, Subcommittee on Crime, 
hearing on H.R. 3482, Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2001, 4 
p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  February 13, Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, oversight 
hearing on ``The Implications of Transnational Terrorism and the 
Argentine Economic Collapse for the Visa Waiver Program,'' 2 p.m., 
2237 Rayburn.
  February 14, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and 
Intellectual Property, oversight hearing on the ``Federal Trademark 
Dilution Act, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, February 12, Subcommittee on Forests and 
Forest Health, oversight hearing on Eco-terrorism and Lawlessness on 
the National Forests, 3 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  February 13, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and 
Oceans, oversight hearing on Individual Fishing Quotas (IFQs), 1 
p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  February 14, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Research, 
oversight hearing on the ``Fiscal Year 2003 Bureau of Land 
Management and Forest Service Energy and Minerals Program Budgets,'' 
10 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  February 14, Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public 
Lands, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1712, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to make minor adjustments to the boundary 
of the National Park of American Samoa to include certain portions 
of the islands of Ofu and Olosega within the park; and H.R. 2937, to 
provide for the conveyance of certain public land in Clark County, 
Nevada, for use as a shooting range, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  February 14, Subcommittee on Water and Power, oversight hearing on 
the ``Operations of the Water Delivery System in California: the 
CALFED Record of Decision-and Anticipated Water Deliveries for 
2002,'' 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, February 13, hearing on the R&D Budget for 
Fiscal Year 2003: An Evaluation, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, February 13, hearing on the 
Administration's Proposed Budget for the SBA for Fiscal Year 2003, 2 
p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, February 13, 
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing on 
Port Security: Credentials for Port Security, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  February 13, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, hearing on the 
Reauthorization of the Office of Pipeline Safety, 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  February 14, Subcommittee on Railroads, hearing on the Amtrak 
Reform Council's Restructuring Plan, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  February 14, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, 
hearing on Agency Budgets and Priorities for Fiscal Year 2003, 10 
a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, February 13, hearing on the 
Department of Veterans Affairs Fiscal Year 2003 budget, 10 a.m., 334 
Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, February 13, hearing on Health Care 
Tax Credits to Decrease the Number of Uninsured, 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  February 14, Subcommittee on Social Security and the Subcommittee 
on Human Resources, joint hearing on the challenges facing the new 
Commissioner of Social Security, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.