[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 33 (Wednesday, March 20, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D272-D273]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             MARCH 21, 2002

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine pressures 
of long term care services and Medicaid costs on state budgets, 9 
a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, to 
hold hearings to examine security challenges presented by 
transportation of cargo, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, 
to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2003 for the National Institutes of Health of the Department of 
Health and Human Services, 11 a.m., SD-192.
  Subcommittee on District of Columbia, to hold hearings on proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 2003 for the District of Columbia 
Courts, Court Services, and Offender Supervision Agency, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness and 
Management Support, to hold hearings on proposed legislation 
authorizing funds for fiscal year 2003 for the Department of Defense 
and the Future Years Defense Program, focusing on the readiness of 
U.S. Armed Forces for all assigned missions, 10 a.m., SR-232A.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to continue 
oversight hearings to examine accounting and investor protection 
issues raised by the fall of the Enron Corporation and by other 
public companies, 10 a.m., SH-216.

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  Committee on the Budget: business meeting to continue markup of a 
proposed concurrent resolution setting forth the fiscal year 2003 
budget for the Federal Government, 9 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine airport capacity expansion plans in the Chicago 
area, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings on the nomination of Randal 
Quarles, of Utah, to be Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury for 
International Affairs, 9:30 a.m., SD-215.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine corporate tax 
shelters, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: business meeting to consider 
issuance of various subpoenas to employees of Enron, 9 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: business 
meeting to continue markup of S. 1992, to amend the Employee 
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve diversification of 
plan assets for participants in individual account plans, to improve 
disclosure, account access, and accountability under individual 
account plans; and begin markup of S. 1335, to support business 
incubation in academic settings, 9 a.m., SD-406.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the Individuals With 
Disabilities Act, as it applies to children and schools, 10:30 a.m., 
SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 9:45 a.m., SR-485.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings on S. 958, to provide for the use 
and distribution of the funds awarded to the Western Shoshone 
identifiable group under Indian Claims Commission Docket Numbers 
326-A-1, 326-A-3, 326-K, 10 a.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine reform of 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation, focusing on lessons learned 
from the Oklahoma City bombing, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, to hold hearings to examine 
homeland defense, focusing on assessing the needs of local law 
enforcement, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: business meeting to consider the 
nomination of Robert H. Roswell, of Florida, to be Under Secretary 
for Health, and Daniel L. Cooper, of Pennsylvania, to be Under 
Secretary for Benefits, both of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
time to be announced, S-216 Capitol.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on 
FDA, 9:30 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, 
Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 9:45 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Special Oversight Panel on Department 
of Energy Reorganization, hearing on the findings and 
recommendations of the report of the Panel to Assess the 
Reliability, Safety, and Security of the United States Stockpile, 11 
a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on 21st 
Century Competitiveness, hearing on ``Assessing the Assistive 
Technology Act of 1998,'' 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing entitled ``The Effects of the Global 
Crossing Bankruptcy on Investors, Markets, and Employees,'' 10 a.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Energy Policy, 
Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs, hearing on ``EPA Cabinet 
Elevation-Federal and State Agency Views,'' 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans' Affairs, and 
International Relations, hearing on ``Combating Terrorism: 
Protecting the United States--Part II,'' 1 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement Policy, hearing on 
``Turning the Tortoise Into the Hare: How The Federal Government Can 
Transition From Old Economy Speed to Become a Model for Electronic 
Government,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration and 
Claims, oversight hearing on ``The INS and Office of Special Counsel 
for Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices,'' 9 a.m.; and 
to mark up the following: H.R. 3214, to amend the charter of the 
AMVETS organization; H.R. 3988, to amend title 36, United States 
Code to clarify the requirements for eligibility in the American 
Legion; H.R. 2623, Posthumous Citizenship Restoration Act of 2001; 
H.R. 3838, to amend the charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of 
the United States organization to make members of the armed forces 
who receive special pay for duty subject to hostile fire or imminent 
danger eligible for membership in the organization; and a private 
relief measure, 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on National Parks, 
Recreation, and Public Lands, oversight hearing on the Status of the 
Future Visitor Center and Associated Fund-raising Efforts at the 
Gettysburg National Military Park, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Subcommittee on Human 
Intelligence, Analysis and Counterintelligence and the Subcommittee 
on Intelligence Policy and National Security, executive, hearing on 
Southeast Asia Issues, 9 a.m., H-405 Capitol.