[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 101 (Tuesday, July 23, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D804-D805]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS--AGRICULTURE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, and Related Agencies approved for full committee 
consideration an original bill making appropriations for Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003.
APPROPRIATIONS--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on District of Columbia 
approved for full committee consideration an original bill making 
appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other 
activities chargeable in whole or in part against revenues of said 
District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003.
APPROPRIATIONS--VA/HUD
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent 
Agencies approved for full committee consideration an original bill 
making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and 
Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, 
boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2003.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded 
hearings on the nominations of Cynthia A. Glassman, of Virginia, and 
Roel C. Campos, of Texas, each to be a Member of the Securities and 
Exchange Commission, after the nominees testified and answered 
questions in their own behalf.

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BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee ordered 
favorably reported the nominations of Steven Robert Blust, of Florida, 
to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner, Kathie L. Olsen, of Oregon, and 
Richard M. Russell, of Virginia, each to be an Associate Director of 
the Office of Science and Technology Policy, Frederick D. Gregory, of 
Maryland, to be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration, Jonathan Steven Adelstein, of South Dakota, to be 
a Member of the Federal Communications Commission, and one United 
States Coast Guard promotion list.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National 
Parks concluded hearings on S. 2598, to enhance the criminal penalties 
for illegal trafficking of archaeological resources; S. 2727, to 
provide for the protection of paleontological resources on Federal 
lands; and H.R. 3954, to designate certain waterways in the Caribbean 
National Forest in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico as components of the 
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; after receiving testimony from 
Christopher Kearney, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management 
and Budget, Department of the Interior; Elizabeth Estill, Deputy Chief 
for Programs and Legislation, U.S. Forest Service, Department of 
Agriculture; and Richard K. Stucky, Denver Museum of Nature and 
Science, Denver, Colorado.
STRATEGIC OFFENSIVE REDUCTIONS TREATY
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded hearings on the 
Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation 
on Strategic Offensive Reductions, Signed at Moscow on May 24, 2002 
(Treaty Doc. 107-8); after receiving testimony from former Senator Sam 
Nunn, Nuclear Threat Initiative; Gen. Eugene E. Habiger, USAF (Ret.), 
San Antonio, Texas, former Commander, U.S. Strategic Command; Kenneth 
L. Adelman, Edelman Public Relations Worldwide, former Director of the 
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, Fr. Drew Christiansen, on behalf 
of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and Frank J. Gaffney, Jr., 
Center for Security Policy, all of Washington, D.C.; and Christopher E. 
Paine, Natural Resources Defense Council, Charlottesville, Virginia.
ENRON COLLAPSE
Committee on Governmental Affairs: Permanent Subcommittee on 
Investigations resumed hearings to examine the role of financial 
institutions in the collapse of Enron Corporation, focusing on their 
contribution to Enron's use of complex transactions and questionable 
accounting practices in order to inaccurately improve the appearance of 
the company's financial status, receiving testimony from Robert L. 
Roach, Chief Investigator, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, 
and Gary M. Brown, Special Counsel, both of the Senate Committee on 
Governmental Affairs; Lynn E. Turner, Colorado State University Center 
for Quality Financial Reporting, Broomfield, former Chief Accountant, 
Securities and Exchange Commission; and Pamela M. Stumpp and John C. 
Diaz, both of Moody's Investors Service, Ronald M. Barone and Nik 
Khakee, both of Standard's and Poor, Donald H. McCree, Robert W. 
Traband, and Jeffrey W. Dellapina, all of JP Morgan Chase and Company, 
David C. Bushnell, James F. Reilly, Jr., Richard Caplan, and Maureen 
Hendricks, all of Salomon Smith Barney/Citigroup, all of New York, New 
York.
  Hearings will resume on Tuesday, July 30.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded hearings on the 
nominations of Priscilla Richman Owen, of Texas, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, Timothy J. Corrigan, to be United 
States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, and Jose E. 
Martinez, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District 
of Florida, after the nominees testified and answered questions in 
their own behalf. Ms. Owen was introduced by Senators Gramm and 
Hutchison, and Representative Granger, and Mr. Corrigan and Mr. 
Martinez were introduced by Senator Bill Nelson.
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS SAFETY
Committee on the Judiciary:  Committee concluded hearings on S. 2480, 
to amend title 18, United States Code, to exempt qualified current and 
former law enforcement officers from state laws prohibiting the 
carrying of concealed handguns, after receiving testimony from Senator 
Baucus; Representative Cunningham; Steve Young, Marion, Ohio, on behalf 
of the Fraternal Order of Police; Arthur Gordon, Woodbine, Maryland, on 
behalf of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association; David 
Johnson, Cedar Rapids Police Department, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and Lonnie 
J. Westphal, Colorado State Patrol, Denver, on behalf of the 
International Association of Chiefs of Police.