[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 16 (Monday, February 25, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D117-D121]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

               Week of February 26 through March 2, 2002

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, at 9:45 a.m., Senate will consider the nomination of 
Robert E. Blackburn, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Colorado, with a vote to occur thereon at 10 a.m.; followed 
by a vote on the nomination of Cindy K. Jorgenson, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Arizona. Also, Senate will continue 
consideration of S. 565, Election Reform.
  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 27, to hold hearings to 
examine the shortage of geriatric trained health care professionals, 
9 a.m., SD-628.

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  Committee on Appropriations: February 26, Subcommittee on 
Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary, to hold hearings on 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2003 for the Department of 
Justice, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  February 26, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, to hold hearings 
to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2003 for the 
United States Agency for International Development, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  February 27, Subcommittee on Transportation, to hold hearings to 
examine highway safety programs, 9:30 a.m., SD-116.
  February 27, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, to 
hold hearings to examine the role of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency concerning terrorism response, 9:30 a.m., SD-124.
  February 27, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2003 for the Department of 
Defense, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  February 27, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and 
Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine the overview of the 
U.S. Department of Agriculture, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  February 28, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, with the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions, Subcommittee on Public Health, to hold joint hearings to 
examine what women need to know with respect to mammography, 2:30 
p.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Armed Services: February 27, Subcommittee on 
Readiness and Management Support, to hold hearings to examine 
acquisition policy issues of the Department of Defense, 10 a.m., SR-
222.
  February 27, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, to 
hold hearings to examine Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program; 
to be followed by closed hearings in SR-232A, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  February 28, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
future of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), 9:30 a.m., 
SH-216.
  February 28, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, to 
hold hearings to examine the Department of Defense authorization 
request for fiscal year 2003, focusing on installations and 
environmental programs, 2:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: February 26, to 
resume oversight hearings to examine accounting and investor 
protection issues, focusing on proposals for change relating to 
financial reporting by public companies, accounting standards, and 
oversight of the accounting profession, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  February 27, Full Committee, to hold oversight hearings to examine 
issues with respect to corporate governance, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  February 28, Full Committee, to hold oversight hearings to examine 
issues with respect to the sending of remittances, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  February 28, Subcommittee on International Trade and Finance, to 
hold hearings to examine Argentina's current economic situation, 
2:30 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: February 26, to hold hearings to examine 
the effect of the President's proposed budget request for fiscal 
year 2003 on the Army Corps of Engineers, the Federal Highway 
Administration, and the Department of Education, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  February 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the long-
term budgetary outlook, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  February 28, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2003, focusing 
on winning the war, transformation, and reform issues, 10 a.m., SD-
608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: February 26, 
to hold hearings to examine certain issues with respect to the 
collapse of Enron Corporation, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  February 27, Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to 
hold hearings on S. 414, to amend the National Telecommunications 
and Information Administration Organization Act to establish a 
digital network technology program, focusing on the digital divide 
and minority serving institutions, 2 p.m., SR-253.
  February 28, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
protection of content in a digital age, focusing on promoting 
broadband and digital television transition, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: February 26, to hold 
hearings on the nomination of Raymond L. Orbach, of California, to 
be Director of the Office of Science, Department of Energy, 9 a.m., 
SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: February 26, to hold 
hearings to examine S. 252, to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution 
control revolving funds; S. 285, to amend the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act to authorize the use of State revolving loan 
funds for construction of water conservation and quality 
improvements; S. 503, to amend the Safe Water Act to provide grants 
to small public drinking water system; S. 1044, to amend the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act to provide assistance for nutrient 
removal technologies to States in the Chesapeake Bay watershed; and 
S. 1961, to improve financial and environmental sustainability of 
the water programs of the United States, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  February 28, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water, to 
hold hearings to examine S. 252, to amend the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water 
pollution control revolving funds; S. 285, to amend the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the use of State revolving 
loan funds for construction of water conservation and quality 
improvements; S. 503, to amend the Safe Water Act to provide grants 
to small public drinking water system; S. 1044, to amend the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act to provide assistance for nutrient 
removal technologies to States in the Chesapeake Bay watershed; and 
S. 1961, to improve financial and environmental sustainability of 
the water programs of the United States, 2:30 p.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: February 27, to hold hearings to 
examine the development of a secure future, focusing on 
democratization, poverty alleviation, and human rights, 10 a.m., SD-
419.

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  February 27, Subcommittee on International Operations and 
Terrorism, to hold hearings to examine U.S. contributions toward the 
United Nation's Population Fund and how it effects the lives of 
women, 2:15 p.m., SD-419.
  February 28, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of 
Emmy B. Simmons, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant 
Administrator for Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade, United 
States Agency for International Development, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: March 1, Subcommittee on 
International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services, to hold 
hearings to examine U.S. policy in Iraq, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: February 26, 
to hold hearings on the nomination of Gerald Reynolds, of Missouri, 
to be Assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights, 3 p.m., SD-
430.
  February 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine S. 1284, 
to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual 
orientation, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  February 27, Subcommittee on Employment, Safety and Training, to 
hold hearings to examine workplace safety and health issues with 
respect to immigrant and low-wage workers, 2 p.m., SD-430.
  February 28, Subcommittee on Public Health, with the Committee on 
Appropriations, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, to hold joint hearings to examine what women need to 
know with respect to mammography, 2:30 p.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: February 26, to hold hearings on 
rulings of the United States Supreme Court affecting tribal 
government powers and authorities, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  February 27, Full Committee, to hold oversight hearings on the 
management of Indian Trust Funds, 2 p.m., SD-106.
  Committee on the Judiciary: February 26, Subcommittee on 
Technology, Terrorism, and Government Information, to hold hearings 
to examine the security of our ports against terror, focusing on 
technology, resources and homeland defense, 3 p.m., SD-226.
  February 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine sovereign 
immunity and the protection of intellectual property, 10 a.m., SD-
226.
  February 28, Subcommittee on Immigration, to hold hearings to 
examine the Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act, 2:30 p.m., SD-
226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: February 27, to 
hold hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for 
fiscal year 2003 for the Small Business Administration, 9 a.m., SR-
428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: February 27, to hold joint 
hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine 
the legislative presentations of the Disabled American Veterans and 
the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 9:30 a.m., 345, Cannon Building.


                             House Chamber

  Monday, the House was not in session.
  Tuesday, consideration of suspensions including:
  (1) H.R. 1892, Family Sponsor Immigration (concur in Senate 
amendment);
  Wednesday and Thursday, consideration of H.R. 1542, Internet Freedom 
and Broadband Deployment Act (subject to a rule);
  Friday, the House is not in session.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, February 27, to consider Committee 
Budget Views and Estimates for Fiscal Year 2003 for submission to 
the Committee on the Budget, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, February 26, Subcommittee on Labor, 
Health and Human Services and Education, on SSA, 2 p.m., 2358 
Rayburn.
  February 27, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration and Related Agencies, on NRE/Natural 
Resources Conservation Service, 9:30 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  February 27, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and 
Judiciary, on Secretary of Commerce, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  February 27, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers, 10 a.m., 2362B Rayburn.
  February 27, Subcommittee on Interior, on Secretary of the 
Interior, 10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  February 27, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and 
Education, on Department of Labor-Employment Assistance and Training 
Activities Panel, 9:45 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  February 27, Subcommittee on Military Construction, on Army, 1:30 
p.m., H-140 Rayburn.
  February 27, Subcommittee on Transportation, on The Future of 
AMTRAK, 1 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  February 27, Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service and General 
Government, on U.S. Customs, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn and on Secret 
Service, 2 p.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  February 28, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration and Related Agencies, on Research, Education 
and Economics, 9:30 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  February 28, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and 
Judiciary, on Attorney General, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  February 28, Subcommittee on Defense, executive, on Missile 
Defense, 9:30 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  February 28, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on 
Bureau of Reclamation, 10 a.m., 2362B Rayburn.
  February 28, Subcommittee on Interior, on Fossil Energy, 10 a.m., 
and on Energy Conservation, 11 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  February 28, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and 
Education, on Corporation for Public Broadcasting; Institute of 
Museum and Library Services; and the National Commission on 
Libraries and Information Science, 9:45 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  February 28, Subcommittee on Transportation, on Federal Highway 
Administration, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.

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  February 28, Subcommittee on Treasury, Postal Service and General 
Government, on Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, 10 a.m., and 
on IRS, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, February 26, Special Oversight Panel 
on Department of Energy Reorganization, hearing on the 
implementation of the National Nuclear Security Administration of 
the provisions contained in Title 32 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000, 4 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  February 27 and 28, full Committee, to continue hearings on the 
fiscal year 2003 National Defense Authorization budget request, 2 
p.m., on February 27 and 9:30 a.m., on February 28, 2118 Rayburn.
  February 27, Subcommittee on Military Procurement and the 
Subcommittee on Military Research and Development, joint hearing on 
the Missile Defense Agency and the fiscal year 2003 National Defense 
Authorization budget request, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  February 28, full Committee, hearing on the Export Administration 
Act of 2001, 1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, February 28, hearing on Department of 
Health and Human Services Budget Priorities Fiscal Year 2003, 10 
a.m., 219 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, February 27, 
Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, hearing on ``Enron and 
Beyond: Legislative Solutions,'' 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  February 27, Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness, hearing 
on ``Assessing the Child Care and Development Block Grant,'' 2 p.m., 
2175 Rayburn.
  February 28, Subcommittee on Education Reform, hearing on ``The 
Reauthorization of the Office of Educational Research and 
Improvement,'' 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, February 28, Subcommittee on 
Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, hearing entitled 
``Implementation of the TREAD Act: One Year Later,'' 9:30 a.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  February 28, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on ``The Uninsured 
and Affordable Health Care Coverage,'' 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Financial Services, February 26, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Retirement 
Protection: Fighting fraud in the sale of death,'' 2 p.m., 2220 
Rayburn.
  February 27, full Committee, hearing on monetary policy and the 
state of the economy, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  February 27, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``How much are Americans at risk until Congress Passes 
Terrorism Insurance Protection?'' 3 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  February 28, full Committee, hearing on the International Monetary 
Fund, 1 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, February 26, Subcommittee on 
Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources, hearing on ``The 
National Drug Control Strategy for 2002,'' 2:30 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  February 26, Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement Policy, 
hearing on ``Helping Federal Agencies Meet Their Homeland Security 
Missions: How Private Sector Solutions Can Be Applied to Public 
Sector Problems,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  February 27, full Committee, hearing on ``Justice Department 
Misconduct in Boston: Are Legislative Solutions Required?'' 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  February 28, hearing on ``Quickening the Pace of Research in 
Protecting Against Anthrax and Other Biological Terrorist Agents--A 
Look at Toxin Interference,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, February 27, Subcommittee on 
East Asia and the Pacific and the Subcommittee on the Middle East 
and South Asia, joint hearing on U.S. Security Policy in Asia and 
the Pacific: the View from Pacific Command, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  February 27, Subcommittee on Europe, hearing on U.S.-Russian 
Relations: An Assessment, 1:45 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  February 28, full Committee, hearing on the U.N. Criminal 
Tribunals for Yugoslavia and Rwanda: International Justice or Show 
of Justice? 11 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  February 28, Subcommittee on Africa, hearing on Zimbabwe: Are 
``Free'' and ``Fair'' Elections Possible? 2:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, February 26, Subcommittee on Crime, to 
mark up H.R. 3482, Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2001, 4 p.m., 
2237 Rayburn.
  February 27, full Committee, to consider Committee Budget Views 
and Estimates for Fiscal Year 2003 for submission to the Committee 
on the Budget, and to mark up H.R. 2146, Two Strikes You're Out 
Child Protection Act, 10:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  February 28, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, 
oversight hearing on the Legal Services Corporation, 10 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  February 28, Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing on H.J. 
Res. 67, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States regarding the appointment of individuals to serve as Members 
of the House of Representatives in the event a significant number of 
Members are unable to serve at any time because of a national 
emergency, 1 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  February 28, Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, oversight 
hearing on ``The Implications of Transnational Terrorism and the 
Argentine Economic Collapse for the Visa Waiver Program, 3 p.m., 
2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, February 27, to mark up the following 
measures: H. Con. Res. 275, expressing the sense of the Congress 
that hunting seasons for migratory mourning doves should be modified 
so that individuals have a fair and equitable opportunity to hunt 
such birds; H.R. 706, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
convey certain properties in the vicinity of the Elephant Butte 
Reservoir and the Caballo Reservoir, New Mexico; 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; 
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H.R. 1883, Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River Basin Water 
Optimization Feasibility Study Act of 2001; H.R. 2963, Deep Creek 
Wilderness Act; and H.R. 3389, National Sea Grant College Program 
Act Amendments of 2001, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  February 27, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, 
oversight hearing on Fiscal Year 2003 U.S. Geological Survey, 
Minerals Management Service and Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 
and Enforcement Budgets, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, February 26, to consider H.R. 1542, Internet 
Freedom and Broadband Development Act of 2001, 5 p.m., H-313 
Capitol.
  Committee on Science, February 27, hearing on NASA's Fiscal Year 
2003 Budget Request, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  February 28, Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and 
Standards, hearing on the NOAA Sea Grant Program: Review and 
Reauthorization, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, February 27, hearing on ``Subsidy 
Rate Calculation: An Unfair Tax on Small Business?'' 2 p.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, February 27, to 
consider the following: Committee Views and Estimates for Fiscal 
Year 2003 for submission to the Committee on the Budget; public 
buildings 112(b) resolutions; S. 1622, to extend the period of 
availability of unemployment assistance under the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act in the case of victims 
of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001; H.R. 2804, to 
designate the United States courthouse located at 95 Seventh Street 
in San Francisco, California, as the ``James R. Browning United 
States Courthouse;'' H.R. 3282, to designate the Federal building 
and United States courthouse located at 400 North Main Street in 
Butte, Montana, as the ``Mike Mansfield Federal Building and United 
States Courthouse;'' H.R. 3643, to designate the Federal building 
and United States courthouse located at 120 12th Street in Columbus, 
Georgia, as the ``J. Robert Elliott Federal Building and United 
States Courthouse;'' S. 1270, to designate the United States 
courthouse to be constructed at 8th Avenue and Mill Street in 
Eugene, Oregon, as the ``Wayne Lyman Morse United States 
Courthouse;'' H. Con. Res. 255, expressing the sense of the Congress 
regarding the 30th anniversary of the enactment of the Clean Water 
Act; and other pending business, 1 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  February 27, Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on Aviation 
Security, focusing on Passenger Profiling, 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  February 27, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, 
hearing on the Corps of Engineers' Budget and Priorities for Fiscal 
Year 2003, 2:30 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  February 28, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, hearing on 
Perspectives of Governors and Local Elected Officials on 
Reauthorization of TEA 21, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, February 27, Subcommittee on 
Health, hearing to consider issues of operational and medical 
readiness in the active duty force and their relationships to the 
health status of the veteran population, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, February 26, hearing on Retirement 
Security and Defined Contribution Plans, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  February 27, hearing on the WTO's Extraterritorial Income 
Decision, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  February 28, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on the Physician 
Payments, 9:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  February 28, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on IRS National 
Taxpayer Advocate Annual Report and IRS Oversight Board Annual 
Report, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  February 28, Subcommittee on Social Security, hearing on Social 
Security Improvements for Women, Seniors and Working Americans, 11 
a.m., B-318 Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Meetings: February 27, Senate Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs, to hold joint hearings with the House Committee on 
Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative presentations of the 
Disabled American Veterans and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 9:30 
a.m., 345 Cannon Building.