[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 17 (Tuesday, February 26, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D129-D131]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





          COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2002

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine the 
shortage of geriatric trained health care professionals, 9 a.m., SD-
628.
  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, to 
hold hearings to examine highway safety programs, 9:30 a.m., SD-116.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness and 
Management Support, to hold hearings to examine acquisition policy 
issues of the Department of Defense, 10 a.m., SR-222.
  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.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold 
oversight hearings to examine issues with respect to corporate 
governance, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: to hold hearings to examine the long-term 
budgetary outlook, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Science, Technology, and Space, to hold hearings on S. 414, to 
amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
Organization Act

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to establish a digital network technology program, focusing on the 
digital divide and minority serving institutions, 2 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine retirement 
security in light of the fall of Enron Corporation, 2 p.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
development of a secure future, focusing on democratization, poverty 
alleviation, and human rights, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  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.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the 
fall of the Enron Corporation and the silence of the Wall Street 
analysts, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine S. 1284, to prohibit employment discrimination 
on the basis of sexual orientation, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  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.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold oversight hearings on the 
management of Indian Trust Funds, 2 p.m., SD-106.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine sovereign 
immunity and the protection of intellectual property, 10 a.m., SD-
226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: 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: 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

  Committee on Agriculture, 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, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies, on 
NRE/Natural Resources Conservation Service, 9:30 a.m., 2362A 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary, on 
Secretary of Commerce, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on U.S. Army Corps 
of Engineers, 10 a.m., 2362B Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior, on Secretary of the Interior, 10 a.m., 
B-308 Rayburn.
  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.
  Subcommittee on Military Construction, on Army, 1:30 p.m., H-140 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, on the Future of AMTRAK, 1 p.m., 
2358 Rayburn.
  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.
  Committee on Armed Services, to continue hearings on the fiscal 
year 2003 National Defense Authorization budget request, 2 p.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  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.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on 
Employer-Employee Relations, hearing on ``Enron and Beyond: 
Legislative Solutions,'' 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness, hearing on 
``Assessing the Child Care and Development Block Grant,'' 2 p.m., 
2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, hearing on monetary policy and 
the state of the economy, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``How much are Americans at risk until Congress Passes Terrorism 
Insurance Protection?'' 3 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, hearing on ``Justice Department 
Misconduct in Boston: Are Legislative Solutions Required?'' 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, 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.
  Subcommittee on Europe, to mark up H. Res. 339, urging the 
Government of Ukraine to ensure a democratic, transparent, and fair 
election process leading up to the March 31, 2002, parliamentary 
elections; followed by a hearing on U.S.-Russian Relations: An 
Assessment, 1:45 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
  Committee on Resources, 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; H.R. 1870, Fallon Rail Freight 
Loading Facility Transfer Act; H.R. 1883, Burnt,

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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.
  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 Science, hearing on NASA's Fiscal Year 2003 Budget 
Request, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing on ``Subsidy Rate 
Calculation: An Unfair Tax on Small Business?'' 2 p.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
  Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on Aviation Security, focusing 
on Passenger Profiling, 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  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.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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, to consider Committee Budget Views 
and Estimates for Fiscal Year 2003 for submission to the Committee 
on the Budget; and to hold a hearing on the WTO's Extraterritorial 
Income Decision, 10:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Meetings: 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.