[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 77 (Wednesday, June 12, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D604-D605]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             JUNE 13, 2002

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, to hold 
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2003 for the 
Department of the Interior, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Housing and Transportation, to hold hearings on the Transportation 
Equity Act for the 21st Century, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Finance: business meeting to consider H.R.7, to 
provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and 
businesses, to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of 
government program delivery to individuals and families in need, and 
to enhance the ability of low-income Americans to gain financial 
security by building assets; S. 2498, to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to require adequate disclosure of transactions which 
have a potential for tax avoidance or evasion; and S. 2119, to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax treatment 
of inverted corporate entities and of transactions with such 
entities, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings on the Convention 
on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, 
adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 18, 1979, 
and signed on behalf of the United States of America on July 17, 
1980 (Treaty Doc. 96-53), 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 2525, to amend the 
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to increase assistance for foreign 
countries seriously affected by HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, 
2:15 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine the implementation of Reading First and other 
reading programs and strategies, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: closed business meeting to 
consider the events surrounding September 11, 2001, 2:30 p.m., SH-
219.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nomination of John M. 
Rogers, of Kentucky, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth 
Circuit; the nomination of David S. Cercone, to be United States 
District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania; the 
nomination of Morrison C. England, Jr., to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of California; the nomination of 
Kenneth A. Marra, to be United States District Judge for the 
Southern District of Florida; and the nomination of Lawrence A. 
Greenfeld, of Maryland, to be Director of the Bureau of Justice 
Statistics, Department of Justice, 2 p.m., SD-226.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Department Operations, 
Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry, hearing on National Fire Plan and 
Outlook for 2002 Wildfire Season, 2 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Armed Services, Special Oversight Panel on the 
Merchant Marine, hearing on vessel operations under ``flags of 
convenience'' and their implications on national security, 10 a.m., 
2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, to consider the following bills: 
H.R. 4888, Mammography Quality Standards Reauthorization Act of 
2002; H.R. 1784, Women's Health Office Act of 2001; and H.R. 3609, 
Pipeline Infrastructure Protection to Enhance Security and Safety 
Act, 9:35 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``An Inquiry into the ImClone Cancer-Drug Story,'' 9:30 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government 
Efficiency, Financial Management, and Intergovernmental Relations, 
hearing on ``Medicaid Claims: Who's Watching the Money?'' 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, hearing on the Developing 
Food Security Crisis in Southern Africa, 11 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Africa, hearing on Angola: Prospects for Durable 
Peace and Economic Reconstruction, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, to mark up H.R. 4598, Homeland 
Security Information Sharing Act, to continue markup of H.R. 3215, 
Combatting Illegal Gambling Reform and Modernization Act; and to 
mark up the following bills: H.R. 1452, Family Reunification Act of 
2001; 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, 
10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, 
oversight hearing on ``The CART (Copyright Arbitration Royalty 
Panel) Structure and Process,'' 2:30 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, to mark 
up H.R. 4864, Anti-Terrorism Explosives Act of 2002, 9:55 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, 
Wildlife and Oceans, hearing on H.R. 4781, to reauthorize the Marine 
Mammal Protection Act of 1972, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.

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  Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands, 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 2534, Lower Los Angeles River 
and San Gabriel River Watershed Study Act of 2001; H.R. 4530, Blue 
Ridge Heritage and Cultural Partnership Area Study Act of 2002; and 
H.R. 4822, Upper Missouri River Breaks Boundary Clarification Act, 
10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and 
Oversight, hearing on the TRI Lead Rule: Costs, Compliance and 
Science, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, 
hearing on the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Access 
Study and Plaza Authorization, 10 a.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing on Water 
Quality Trading--An Innovative Approach to Achieving Water Quality 
Goals on a Watershed Basis, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on 
the health care of Filipino World War II veterans within the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 3 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Select Revenue 
Measures, to continue hearings on the Extraterritorial Income (ETI) 
Regime, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.