[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 29, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D69-D70]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
SMALLPOX VACCINATION PLAN
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education concluded hearings to examine the federal role 
and its implementation of a smallpox vaccination plan focusing on 
prevention strategies and funding issues, receiving testimony from 
Julie L. Gerberding, Director, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention, and Anthony S. Fauci, Director, National Institute of 
Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, both of 
the Department of Health and Human Services; Brian L. Strom, University 
of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and Louis M. Bell, Children's 
Hospital of Philadelphia, both of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Patrick 
M. Libbey, National Association of County and City Health Officials, 
Washington, D.C.; and Mary J. Jones, and Jane Colacecchi, both of the 
Iowa Department of Public Health, Des Moines; and James August, 
American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, 
Washington, D.C.
STATE OF THE ECONOMY
Committee on the Budget: Committee held hearings to examine the state 
of the United States economy, receiving testimony from Gene B. 
Sperling, Center on Universal Education, Council on Foreign Relations, 
former National Economic Advisor and Director, National Economic 
Council, and Michael E. Baroody, National Association of Manufacturers, 
both of Washington, D.C.; and David R. Malpass, Bear, Stearns, and Co., 
Inc., New York, New York.
  Committee will meet again tomorrow.
HUMAN CLONING
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee held 
hearings on the science and ethics of human cloning, after receiving 
testimony from Senator Hatch; Representatives Toomey and Weldon; Leon 
R. Kass, Chairman, President's Council on Bioethics; Kris E. Gulden, 
Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research, Washington, D.C.; 
and Anton-Lewis Usala, Office of Regulatory Review of Clinical Trials, 
East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee met and announced 
the following subcommittee assignments:
  Subcommittee on Energy: Senators Alexander (Chairman), Nickles, 
Talent, Bunning, Thomas, Murkowski, Craig, Burns, Graham (FL), Akaka, 
Johnson, Landrieu, Bayh, Schumer, and Cantwell.
  Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests: Senators Craig (Chairman), 
Burns, Smith, Kyl, Campbell, Alexander, Murkowski, Talent, Wyden, 
Akaka, Dorgan, Johnson, Landrieu, Bayh, and Feinstein.
  Subcommittee on National Parks: Senators Thomas (Chairman), Nickles, 
Campbell, Alexander, Burns, Smith, Kyl, Akaka, Dorgan, Graham (FL), 
Landrieu, Bayh, and Schumer.
  Subcommittee on Water and Power: Senators Murkowski (Chairman), 
Campbell, Smith, Kyl, Craig, Talent, Bunning, Thomas, Dorgan, Graham 
(FL), Wyden, Johnson, Feinstein, Schumer, and Cantwell.
  Senators Domenici and Bingaman are Ex Officio Members of all the 
Subcommittees.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee met and adopted 
its rules of procedure for the 108th Congress and announced the 
following subcommittee assignments:
  Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Senators Bond 
(Chairman), Warner, Voinovich, Chafee, Cornyn, Murkowski, Reid, Baucus, 
Graham (FL), Lieberman, and Boxer.
  Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety: 
Senators Voinovich (Chairman), Crapo, Bond, Cornyn, Thomas, Lieberman, 
Reid, Carper, and Clinton.
  Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water: Senators Crapo 
(Chairman), Warner, Murkowski, Thomas, Allard, Graham (FL), Baucus, 
Wyden, and Clinton.

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  Subcommittee on Superfund and Waste Management: Senators Chafee 
(Chairman), Warner, Allard, Bond, Boxer, Wyden, and Carper.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded hearings on the 
nominations of Deborah L. Cook, of Ohio, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Sixth Circuit, John G. Roberts, Jr., to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, Jeffrey S. Sutton, 
of Ohio, United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, John R. 
Adams, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of 
Ohio, Robert A. Junell, to be United States District Judge for the 
Western District of Texas, and S. James Otero, to be United States 
District Judge for the Central District California. Ms. Cook, Mr. 
Sutton, and Mr. Adams were introduced by Senators DeWine and Voinovich, 
Mr. Roberts was introduced by Mr. Warner, Mr. Junell was introduced by 
Senators Hutchison and Cornyn, and Mr. Otero was introduced by Senator 
Feinstein.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee met and ordered favorably 
reported an original resolution authorizing certain expenditures for 
the operation of the Committee.
  Also, Committee elected Senator Campbell as the Chairman and Senator 
Inouye as Vice Chairman, and adopted its rules of procedure for the 
108th Congress.
BUSINESS MEETING
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met and ordered favorably 
reported an original resolution (S. Res. 27) authorizing expenditures 
of the Select Committee on Intelligence.