[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 92 (Wednesday, July 10, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D734-D735]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             JULY 11, 2002

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: business meeting to mark up proposed 
legislation making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, 2 p.m., S-128, Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Treasury and General Government, business meeting 
to consider to mark up proposed legislation making appropriations 
for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the 
Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, 2:30 p.m., S-128, 
Capitol.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine the U.S. Climate Action Report concerning global 
climate change, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine the Department of Energy's Environmental Management program, 
focusing on DOE's progress in implementing its accelerated cleanup 
initiative, and the changes DOE has proposed to the EM science and 
technology program, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine the progress of national recycling efforts, focusing on 
federal procurement of recycled-content products and producer 
responsibility related to the beverage industry, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: business meeting to consider S. 321, to 
amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide families of 
disabled children with the opportunity to purchase coverage under 
the Medicaid program for such children; S. 724, to amend title XXI 
of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of pregnancy-
related assistance for targeted low-income pregnant women; and S. 
1971, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee 
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to protect the retirement 
security of American workers by ensuring that pension assets are 
adequately diversified and by providing workers with adequate access 
to, and information about, their pension plans, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy, to hold 
hearings on S. 848, to amend title 18, United States Code, to limit 
the misuse of social security numbers, to establish criminal 
penalties for such misuse, 2 p.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on African Affairs, 
to hold hearings to examine implementing United States policy in 
Sudan, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: business 
meeting to consider S. 2328, to amend the Public Health Service Act 
and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure a safe 
pregnancy for all women in the United States, to reduce the rate of 
maternal morbidity and mortality, to eliminate racial and ethnic 
disparities in maternal health outcomes, to reduce pre-term, labor, 
to examine the impact of pregnancy on the short and long term health 
of women, to expand knowledge about the safety and dosing of drugs 
to treat pregnant women with chronic conditions and women who become 
sick during pregnancy, to expand public health prevention, education 
and outreach, and to develop improved and more accurate data 
collection related to maternal morbidity and mortality; S. 812, to 
amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide greater 
access to affordable pharmaceuticals; S. 2489, to amend the Public 
Health Service Act to establish a program to assist family 
caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care; 
and the nominations Naomi Shihab Nye, of Texas, and Michael Pack, of 
Maryland, each to be a Member of the National Council on the 
Humanities; Earl A. Powell III, of Virginia, to be a Member of the 
National Council on the Arts; Robert Davila, of New York, to be a 
Member of the National Council On Disability; and Peter J. Hurtgen, 
of Maryland, to be Federal Mediation and Conciliation Director, 10 
a.m., SD-430.
  Subcommittee on Employment, Safety and Training, to hold hearings 
to examine workplace safety and health oversight of the Mine Safety 
Health Administration and Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration regulation and enforcement, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold hearings to examine 
contemporary tribal governments, focusing on challenges in law 
enforcement related to the rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court, 10 
a.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider H.R. 
3375, to provide compensation for the United States citizens who 
were victims of the bombings of United States embassies in East 
Africa on August 7, 1998, on the same basis as compensation is 
provided to victims of the terrorist-related aircraft crashes on 
September 11, 2001; S. 486, to reduce the risk that innocent persons 
may be executed; S. 862, to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2002 through 2006 
to carry out the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program; S. 2395, 
to prevent and punish counterfeiting and copyright piracy; S. 2513, 
to assess the extent of the backlog in DNA analysis of rape kit 
samples, and to improve investigation and prosecution of sexual 
assault cases with DNA evidence; S. Res. 293, designating the week 
of November 10 through November 16, 2002, as ``National Veterans 
Awareness Week'' to emphasize the need to develop educational 
programs regarding the contributions of veterans to the country; the 
nominations of John M. Rogers, of Kentucky, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit; and Marcos D. Jimenez, to be 
United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Miriam 
F. Miquelon, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District 
of Illinois, James Robert Dougan, to be United States Marshal for 
the Western District of Michigan, and George Breffni Walsh, of 
Virginia, to be United States Marshal for the District of Columbia, 
all of the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.

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                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, to consider recommendations on H.R. 
5005, Homeland Security Act of 2002, 9:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, to consider the following 
appropriations for fiscal year 2003: Legislative; and the 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and 
Related Agencies, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Special Oversight Panel on Terrorism, 
hearing on Army and Air Force initiatives to improve anti-and 
counter-terrorism operations, 8:30 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, to consider the following: 
recommendations to H.R. 5005, Homeland Security Act of 2002; and H. 
Con. Res. 385, expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services should conduct or support 
research on certain tests to screen for ovarian cancer, and Federal 
health care programs and group and individual health plans should 
cover the tests if demonstrated to be effective; 9:30 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Health, hearing on ``Protecting the Rights of 
Conscience of Healthy Care Providers and a Parents' Right to Know,'' 
3 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, to consider H.R. 5005, Homeland 
Security Act of 2002, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on the Middle 
East and South Asia, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1795, 
Middle East Peace Commitments Act of 2001; and H.R. 4693, Arafat 
Accountability Act, 2:15 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, to 
mark up H.R. 4965, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2002, 2 p.m., 
2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, 
Wildlife and Oceans, oversight hearing on the Developing Crisis 
Facing Wildlife Species due to Bushmeat Consumption, 11 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, oversight hearing on 
Wildfire on the National Forest: An Update on the 2002 Wildland Fire 
Season, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and 
Oversight, hearing on The Small Business Health Market: Bad Reforms 
Higher Prices and Fewer Choices, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to consider H.R. 
5005, Homeland Security Act of 2002, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, to mark up 
H.R. 3645, Veterans Health-Care Items Procurement Reform and 
Improvement Act of 2002, 11 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security, to 
continue hearings on Social Security Disability Programs' 
Challengers and Opportunities, 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Select Committee on Homeland Security, hearing entitled 
``Transforming the Federal Government to Protect America from 
Terrorism,'' 10 a.m., 345 Cannon.