[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 101 (Tuesday, July 23, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D810-D811]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                              JULY 24, 2002

          (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: business meeting to mark up an original 
bill making appropriations for energy and water development for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, 10 a.m., S-128, Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, business meeting to mark up proposed 
legislation making appropriations for the Department of Transportation 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, 4 
p.m., SD-116.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Housing and Transportation, to hold oversight hearings to examine 
management challenges of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
2:30 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Science, Technology, and Space, to hold hearings to examine women in 
science and technology, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to examine 
issues surrounding the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 3 p.m., SD-
366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: with the Committee on 
Foreign Relations, to hold joint hearings to examine implementation of 
environmental treaties, 10:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: with the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works, to hold joint hearings to examine implementation of 
environmental treaties, 10:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Kristie 
Anne Kenney, of Maryland, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, 
Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and 
Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of 
Ecuador; the nomination of Larry Leon Palmer, of Georgia, a Career Member 
of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to be Ambassador 
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the 
Republic of Honduras; and the nomination of Barbara Calandra Moore, of 
Maryland, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of 
Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of 
the United States of America to the Republic of Nicaragua, 2:30 p.m., SD-
419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: business meeting to reconsider the 
Committee's action of 5/22, with respect to ordering favorably reported, 
with amendments S. 2452, to establish the Department of National Homeland 
Security and the National Office for Combating Terrorism; and to consider 
the nominations of James E. Boasberg, to be an Associate Judge of the 
Superior Court of the District of Columbia; Michael D. Brown, of 
Colorado, to be Deputy Director of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency; and Mark W. Everson, of Texas, to be Deputy Director for 
Management, Office of Management and Budget, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  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. 2394, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to 
require labeling containing information applicable to pediatric patients; 
S. 2499, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish 
labeling requirements regarding allergenic substances in food; S. 1998, 
to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 with respect to the 
qualifications of foreign schools; proposed legislation authorizing funds 
for the Child Care and Development Block Grant; and the nominations of 
Edward J. Fitzmaurice, Jr., of Texas, and Harry R. Hoglander, of 
Massachusetts, each to be a Member of the National Mediation Board, 9:30 
a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold hearings on S. 1344, to provide 
training and technical assistance to Native Americans who are interested 
in commercial vehicle driving careers, 10 a.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, to hold 
hearings to examine corporate responsibility, focusing on criminal 
sanctions to deter wrong doing, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: business meeting to 
mark up pending legislation, 9 a.m., SR-428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine mental 
health care issues, 9:30 a.m., SR-418.


                                  House

  Committee on Education and the Workforce, hearing on ``Implementation 
of the No Child Left Behind Act,'' 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Air Quality, Subcommittee on Energy and Air 
Quality, to mark up H.R. 3880, to provide a temporary waiver from certain 
transportation conformity requirements and metropolitan transportation 
planning requirements under the Clean Air Act and under other laws for 
certain areas in New York where the planning offices and resources have 
been destroyed by acts of terrorism, 4 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions 
and Consumer Credit, hearing on H.R. 3424, Community Choice in Real 
Estate Act, 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, 
Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations, oversight hearing 
on ``Cyber-terrorism: Is the Nation's Critical Infrastructure Adequately 
Protected?'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement Policy, hearing entitled 
``An Oversight Hearing to Review the Findings of the Commercial 
Activities Panel,'' 1 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, hearing on Economic Development 
and Integration as a Catalyst for Peace: A ``Marshall Plan'' for the 
Middle East, 10:15 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Europe, to mark up the following measures: H. Con. Res. 
164, expressing the sense of Congress that security, reconciliation, and 
prosperity for all Cypriots can be best achieved within the context of 
membership in the European Union which will provide significant rights 
and obligations for all Cypriots; H. Con. Res. 437, recognizing the 
Republic of Turkey for its cooperation in the campaign against global 
terrorism, for its commitment of forces and assistance to Operation 
Enduring Freedom and subsequent missions in Afghanistan, and for 
initiating important economic reforms to build a stable and prosperous 
economy in Turkey; and H. Con. Res. 327, commending the republic of 
Turkey and the State of Israel for the continued strengthening of their 
political, economic, cultural, and strategic partnership and for their 
actions in support of the war on terrorism, 12:30 p.m., 2255 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights, to mark up 
the following measures: H. Con. Res. 349, calling for an end to the 
sexual exploitation of refugees; and H. Con. Res. 351, expressing the 
sense of Congress that the United States should condemn the practice of 
execution by stoning as a gross violation of human rights, 2:30 p.m., 
2255 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, hearing on the Coffee Crisis in the 
Western Hemisphere, 2:30 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 2099, to 
amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to 
provide adequate funding authorization for the Vancouver National 
Historic Reserve; H.R. 2301, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
to construct a bridge on Federal land west of and adjacent to Folsom Dam 
in California; H.R. 2534, Lower Los Angeles River and San Gabriel River 
Watersheds Study Act of 2001; H.R. 2748, National War Permanent Tribute 
Historical Database Act; H.R. 3148, to amend the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act to provide equitable treatment of Alaska Native Vietnam 
Veterans; H.R. 3407, Indian Financing Act Reform Amendment; H.R. 3434, 
McLoughlin House National Historic Site Act; H.R. 3449, to revise the 
boundaries of the George Washington Birthplace National Monument; H.R. 
4622, Gateway Communities Cooperation Act of 2002; H.R. 4682, Allegheny 
Portage Railroad National Historic Site Boundary Revision Act; H.R. 4708, 
Fremont-Madison Conveyance Act; H.R. 4917, Los Padres National Forest 
Land Exchange Act; H.R. 4919, Tonto And Coconino National Forests Land 
Exchange Act; H.R. 4938, to direct the Secretary of the Interior, through 
the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a feasibility study to determine 
the most feasible method of developing a safe and adequate municipal, 
rural, and industrial water supply for the Santee Sioux Tribe of 
Nebraska; H.R. 4953, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to grant 
Deschutes and Crook Counties in the State of Oregon a right-of-way to 
West Butte Road; H.R. 4966, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration Act; H.R. 4968, Federal-Utah State Trust Lands 
Consolidation Act; H.R. 5039, Humboldt Project Conveyance Act; S. 329, 
Peopling of America Theme Study Act; S. 423, Fort Clatsop National 
Memorial Expansion Act; S. 491, to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior, pursuant to the provisions of the Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to participate in the design, 
planning, and construction of the Denver Water Reuse project; S. 509, 
Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area Act of 2001; S. 941, 
Rancho Corral de Tierra Golden Gate National Recreation Area Boundary 
Adjustment Act of 2001; S. 1097, to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to issue right-of-way permits for natural gas pipelines within 
the boundary of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park; and S. 1105, 
Grand Teton National Park Land Exchange Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, to consider H.R. 5005, Homeland Security Act of 
2002, 4 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Environment, Technology and 
Standards, hearing on Satellite Data Management at NOAA, 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to consider the 
following: Several U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Survey resolutions; GSA 
Fiscal Year 2003 Capital Investment and Leasing Program; Courthouse 
Construction Prospectus and Lease Prospectus Resolutions; H. Con. Res. 
442, recognizing the American Road and Transportation Builders 
Associations for reaching its 100th Anniversary and for the many vital 
contributions of its members in the transportation construction industry 
to the American economy and quality of life through the multi-modal 
transportation infrastructure network its members have designed, built, 
and managed over the past century; H.R. 4727, Dam Safety and Security Act 
of 2002; and H.R. 5157, to amend section 5307 of title 49, United States 
Code, to allow transit systems in urbanized areas that, for the first 
time, exceeded 200,000 in population according to the 2000 census to 
retain flexibility in the use of Federal transit formula grants in fiscal 
year 2003, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Benefits, hearing on 
the following bills: H.R. 5111, Servicemember's Civil Relief Act; and 
H.R. 4017, Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Equity Act, 10 a.m., 334 
Cannon.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, on Global Hot 
Spots, 1:30 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Technical and Tactical Intelligence, executive, on 
Future Imagery Architecture, 3 p.m., H-405 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine the measuring of 
economic change, 10 a.m., 311 Cannon Building.