[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 111 (Thursday, September 5, 2002)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D901-D903]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

             Week of September 9 through September 14, 2002

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 1 p.m., Senate will consider the nomination of Kenneth 
A. Marra, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District 
of Florida, with a vote to occur thereon; following which, Senate will 
resume consideration of H.R. 5005, Homeland Security Act.
  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of H.R. 5093, 
Department of the Interior Appropriations Act, and resume consideration 
of H.R. 5005, Homeland Security Act.
  During the balance of the week, Senate will also consider any other 
cleared legislative and executive business, including appropriations 
bills and conference reports, when available.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: September 9, 
Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine, with the 
Committee on Environment

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and Public Works, Subcommittee on Transportation, Infrastructure, 
and Nuclear Safety, to hold joint hearings to examine freight 
transportation issues, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  September 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
status of aviation security one year after September 11, 2001, 9:30 
a.m., SR-253.
  September 12, Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to 
hold hearings to examine S. 2537 and H.R. 3833, bills to facilitate 
the creation of a new, second-level Internet domain within the 
United States country code domain that will be a haven for material 
that promotes positive experiences for children and families using 
the Internet, provides a safe online environment for children, and 
helps to prevent children from being exposed to harmful material on 
the Internet, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: September 9, 
Subcommittee on Transportation, Infrastructure, and Nuclear Safety, 
with the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, 
Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine, to hold 
joint hearings to examine freight transportation issues, 2:30 p.m., 
SR-253.
  September 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
Everglades, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: September 12, Subcommittee on 
International Economic Policy, Export and Trade Promotion, to hold 
hearings to examine replenishment authorizations for the World 
Bank's International Development Association, the Asian Development 
Fund, and the African Development Fund, 10:15 a.m., SD-419.
  September 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 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. 107-08), 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: September 10, 
to hold hearings to examine the implementation of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act, focusing on Title 1, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  September 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
restoring economic security for workers in the nation one year after 
September 11, 2001, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: September 12, to hold oversight 
hearings to examine successful strategies for Indian reservation 
development, 10 a.m., SR-485.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: September 10, to hold closed 
hearings to examine intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  September 12, Full Committee, to hold joint closed hearings with 
the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence to examine 
events surrounding September 11, 2001, 10 a.m., S-407, Capitol.
  Committee on the Judiciary: September 10, to hold hearings to 
examine the implementation of the USA PATRIOT Act, focusing on the 
expansion of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), in 
which the standards for courts to approve surveillance of foreign 
intelligence gathering are far less demanding than those required 
for approval of a criminal wiretap, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: September 10, to hold joint 
hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine 
the legislative presentation of the American Legion, 10 a.m., 345 
Cannon Building.


                             House Chamber

  To be announced.


                            House Committees

  Committee on the Budget, September 12, hearing on Economic 
Outlook, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, September 10, 
Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, hearing entitled 
``Retirement Security for American Workers: Examining Pension 
Enforcement and Accountability,'' 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, September 10, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``America's Blood 
Supply in the Aftermath of September 11, 2001,'' 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, September 10, Subcommittee on 
Government Efficiency, Financial Management and Intergovernmental 
Relations, hearing on H.R. 5215, Confidential Information Protection 
and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002, 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  September 12, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Conflict With 
Iraq-An Israeli Perspective,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, September 12, Subcommittee 
on the Middle East and South Asia, hearing on U.S. Policy Toward 
Syria and on H.R. 4483, Syria Accountability Act, 10:15 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, September 12, Subcommittee on the 
Constitution, oversight hearing on Privacy Concerns Raised by the 
Collection and Use of Genetic Information by Employers and Insurers, 
10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, September 12, hearing on proposed changes to 
House rules, 1:30 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, September 10, 
Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, hearing on Intelligent 
Transportation Systems, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  September 12, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public 
Buildings and Emergency Management, hearing on Delta Regional 
Authority and Southeast Crescent Authority: Progress and Prospects 
for Regional Development Authorities, 9 a.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, September 12, hearing on the 
Department of Veterans Affairs homeless veterans programs, 1:30 
p.m., 340 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, September 10, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing on legislation to Reduce Medical Errors, 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Conference: September 11, meeting of conferees, in closed session, 
on H.R. 4546, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2003 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for 
the Armed

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Forces, focusing on readiness provisions, 1:30 p.m., S-211, Capitol.
  Conference: September 11, meeting of conferees, in closed session, 
on H.R. 4546, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2003 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for 
the Armed Forces, 4 p.m., 345 CHOB.
  Conference: September 12, meeting of conferees, in closed session, 
on H.R. 4546, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2003 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for 
the Armed Forces, focusing on personnel provisions, 3 p.m., HC-8, 
Capitol.
  Conference: September 12, meeting of conferees, in closed session, 
on H.R. 4546, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2003 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for 
the Armed Forces, focusing on strategic provisions, 5:30 p.m., HC-8, 
Capitol.
  Conference: September 13, meeting of conferees, in closed session, 
on H.R. 4546, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2003 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for 
the Armed Forces, focusing on general provisions, 9:30 a.m., S-207, 
Capitol.
  Joint Meetings: September 10, Senate Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs, to hold joint hearings with the House Committee on 
Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative presentation of the 
American Legion, 10 a.m., 345, Cannon Building.
  Joint Meetings: September 12, Senate Select Committee on 
Intelligence, to hold joint closed hearings with the House Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence to examine events surrounding 
September 11, 2001, 10 a.m., S-407, Capitol.