[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 62 (Wednesday, May 15, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D492-D493]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





             COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2002

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education, to hold hearings to examine the 
impact of stress management in reversing heart disease, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the 
Crusader artillery system, 2:30 p.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: business 
meeting to consider S. 630, to prohibit senders of unsolicited 
commercial electronic mail from disguising the source of their 
messages, to give consumers the choice to cease receiving a sender's 
unsolicited commercial electronic mail messages; S. 2201, to protect 
the online privacy of individuals who use the Internet; S. 414, to 
amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
Organization Act to establish a digital network technology program; 
S. 2037, to mobilize technology and science experts to respond 
quickly to the threats posed by terrorist attacks and other 
emergencies, by providing for the establishment of a national 
emergency technology guard, a technology reliability advisory board, 
and a center for evaluating antiterrorism and disaster response 
technology within the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology; S. 2182, to authorize funding for computer and network 
security research and development and research fellowship programs; 
S. 1485, to amend the Poison Prevention Packaging Act to authorize 
the Consumer Product Safety Commission to require child-proof caps 
for portable gasoline containers; S. 2329, to improve seaport 
security; S. 2428, to amend the National Sea Grant College Program 
Act; the nomination of Harold D. Stratton, of New Mexico, to be 
Chairman and a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety 
Commission; and routine nominations for promotions in the United 
States Coast Guard, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Foreign Commerce, and Tourism, 
to hold hearings to examine the consumer impact of Enron's influence 
on state pension funds, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to resume hearings on 
S.J. Res. 34, approving the site at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, for the 
development of a repository for the disposal of high-level 
radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel, pursuant to the Nuclear 
Waste Policy Act of 1982, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: business meeting to 
consider S. 1961, to improve financial and environmental 
sustainability of the water programs of the United States; and other 
pending calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings on proposed legislation 
authorizing funds for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
program, 10:30 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
Nuclear Posture Review, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: to hold hearings on the 
nomination of Todd Walther Dillard, of Maryland, to be United States 
Marshal for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia; and the 
nomination of Robert R. Rigsby, of the District of Columbia, to be 
an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of 
Columbia, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee 
on Employment, Safety and Training, to hold hearings to examine 
issues with respect to career path training for low-skill, low-wage 
workers, focusing on exploring the intersections between the 
Workforce Investment Act and the Temporary Assistance for Needy 
Families Program, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-226.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education, on Congressional Witnesses, 9:45 
a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on 
Employer-Employee Relations, hearing on ``Assessing Retiree Health 
Legacy Costs: Is America Prepared for a Healthy Retirement?'' 10:30 
a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, hearing on the ``Critical 
Challenges Confronting National Security--Continuing Encroachment 
Threatens Force Readiness,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Africa, 
hearing on Elections in Sierra Leone: A Step Toward Stability? 2 
p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 
4623, Child Obscenity and Pornography Prevention Act of 2002; H.R. 
4477, Sex Tourism Prohibition Improvement Act of 2002; and H.R. 
4679, Lifetime Consequences for Sex Offenders Act of 2002; to 
continue markup of H.R. 3215, Combating Illegal Gambling Reform and 
Modernization Act; and to mark up H.R. 1452, Family Reunification 
Act of 2001, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, oversight 
hearing on ``Administrative and Procedural Aspects of the Federal 
Reserve Board/Department of the Treasury Proposed Rule Concerning 
Competition in the Real Estate Brokerage and Management Markets,'' 2 
p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, 
Wildlife and Oceans, hearing on the following:

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H.R. 3937, to revoke a Public Land Order with respect to certain 
lands erroneously included in the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, 
California; the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
Authorization Act; the National Coastal and Ocean Service 
Authorization Act; the National Marine Fisheries Service 
Authorization Act; the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Research 
Service Authorization Act; the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration Commissioned Officers Act of 2002; and the 
Hydrographic Services Improvement Act Amendments of 2002, 2 p.m., 
1334 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health and the Subcommittee on 
Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, joint hearing on 
Chronic Wasting Disease, 9:30 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands, 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 36, National Discovery Trails 
Act of 2001; H.R. 3858, New River Gorge National River Boundary Act 
of 2002; and H.R. 4103, Martin's Cove Land Transfer Act, 10 a.m., 
1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing on ``CMS: New Name, Same Old 
Game,'' 9:30 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Highways and Transit, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 3429, 
Over-the-Road Bus Security and Safety; H.R. 3609, Pipeline 
Infrastructure Protection to Enhance Security and Safety Act; and 
other pending business, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations and the Subcommittee on Health, joint hearing on 
nonprofit research corporations and educational foundations 
affiliated with specific Veterans Health Administration facilities, 
10 a.m., 334 Cannon.