[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 32 (Thursday, February 27, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D166-D169]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of March 3 through March 8, 2003

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 12 noon, Senate will resume consideration of the 
nomination of Miguel A. Estrada, of Virginia, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit. Also, at 5:30 p.m., 
Senate will consider and vote on the nomination of Marian Blank Horn, 
of Maryland, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal 
Claims.
  During the balance of the week, Senate will continue consideration of 
the nomination of Marian Blank Horn, of Maryland, to be a Judge of the 
United States Court of Federal Claims, and may consider any other 
cleared legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: March 4, to 
hold hearings to examine the federal government's initiatives 
regarding the school breakfast and lunch programs, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Appropriations: March 4, Subcommittee on Military 
Construction, to hold hearings on the proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2004 for military construction, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Military Construction, to hold hearings 
on proposed budget estimates for the fiscal year 2004 for military 
construction programs, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold 
hearings to examine the Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of 
Reclamation Hearing, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold closed hearings on 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for operations 
intelligence, 10 a.m., S-407, Capitol.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold 
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the 
Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation energy and water 
development programs, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  March 6, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, to 
hold closed hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2004 for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 10 
a.m., SD-138.
  March 6, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the 
Judiciary, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2004 for the Department of State, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: March 4, to hold closed briefings on 
current military operations, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  March 6, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the Defense 
Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2004 and the Future Years 
Defense Program, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: March 4, to hold 
hearings to examine the Administration's proposed Fiscal Year 2004 
Budget for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 10 a.m., 
SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 4, to 
hold hearings to examine the nominations of Charles E. McQueary, of 
North Carolina, to be Under Secretary for Science and Technology, 
Department of Homeland Security, Jeffrey Shane, of the District of 
Columbia, to be Associate Deputy Secretary of Transportation, and 
Robert A. Sturgell, of Maryland, to be Deputy Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Communications, to hold hearings to 
examine implementation of enhanced 911 (E-911) services for wireless 
phones, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  March 6, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the Federal 
Communications Commission's Spectrum Policy Task Force Report and 
major spectrum issues facing policymakers, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: March 4, to hold 
hearings to examine oil, gas, hydrogen, and conservation, focusing 
on financial conditions of the electricity market, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  March 4, Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold hearings to 
examine S. 164, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
conduct a special resource study of sites associated with the life 
of Cesar Estrada Chavez and the farm labor movement, S. 328, to 
designate Catoctin Mountain Park in the States of Maryland as the 
``Catoctin Mountain National Recreation Area'', S. 347, to direct 
the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to 
conduct a joint special resources study to evaluate the suitability 
and feasibility of establishing the Rim of the Valley Corridor as a 
unit of the Santa Monica

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Mountains National Recreation Area, and S. 425, to revise the 
boundary of the Wind Cage National Park in the State of South 
Dakota, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  March 6, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine oil, gas, 
hydrogen, and conservation, focusing on energy use in the 
transportation sector, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  March 6, Subcommittee on Water and Power, to hold hearings to 
examine S. 212, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
cooperate with the High Plains States in conducting a hydrogeologic 
characterization, mapping, modeling and monitoring program for the 
High Plains Aquifer, and S. 220 and H.R. 397, to reinstate and 
extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a 
hydroelectric project in the State of Illinois, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: March 5, to hold hearings to examine the 
Administration's Trade Agenda, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: March 4, to hold hearings to 
examine a new way to aid the Millennium Challenge Account, 9:30 
a.m., SD-419.
  March 5, Full Committee, business meeting to mark up proposed 
legislation concerning HIV-AIDS, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  March 5, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the Tax 
Convention with the United Kingdom and Protocols amending Tax 
Conventions with Australia and Mexico, 3 p.m., SD-419.
  March 6, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine an agreed 
framework for dialogue with North Korea, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: March 6, Subcommittee on 
Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the 
District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine the status of the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration's workforce and 
consider proposed personnel flexibilities to assist the agency in 
achieving its mission, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: March 6, 
Subcommittee on Employment, Safety, and Training, to hold hearings 
to examine the Administration's approach to reauthorize the 
Workforce Investment Act, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: March 5, business meeting to consider 
pending calendar business; to be followed by hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2004 for Indian Affairs, 
10 a.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: March 4, to hold hearings to examine 
the war against terrorism, focusing protecting America, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-106.
  March 5, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the asbestos 
litigation crisis, 2 p.m., SH-216.
  March 6, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine ethical 
regenerative medicine research and human reproductive cloning, 2 
p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: March 4, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Bruce E. Kasold, of Virginia, to be a 
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and 
John W. Nicholson, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs for Memorial Affairs, 2:30 a.m., SR-418.
  March 6, Full Committee, to hold joint hearings with the House 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine legislative presentations 
of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, the Paralyzed Veterans of 
America, Jewish War Veterans, the Blinded Vererans Association, and 
the Non-Commissioned Officers Association, 10 a.m., 345 Cannon 
Building.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: March 4, to hold closed hearings 
to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  March 6, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                             House Chamber

  To be announced.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, March 4, Subcommittee on Labor, 
Health and Human Services and Education, on Commissioner of Social 
Security Administration, 10:15 a.m., and on Inspector General of 
Social Security Administration, 11:15 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration and Related Agencies, on Farm and Foreign 
Agricultural Services, 9:30 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on 
Secretary of Energy, 10 a.m., 2362B Rayburn.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Interior, on Forest Service, 10 a.m., B-
308 Rayburn.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Military Construction, on Air Force 
Construction, 10 a.m., and on Quality of Life, 2 p.m., B-300 
Rayburn.
  March 6, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration and Related Agencies, on FDA, 9:30 a.m., 2362A 
Rayburn.
  March 6, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary, 
on Secretary of Commerce, 10 a.m., and on Attorney General, 2 p.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  March 6, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on Bureau 
of Reclamation, 10 a.m., 2362B Rayburn.
  March 6, Subcommittee on Interior, on U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 6, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and 
Education, on Secretary of Education, 10:15 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 6, Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, on 
Corporation for National and Community Service, 10 a.m., and on 
Federal Citizen Information Center, 11 a.m., H-143 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, March 4, hearing on U.S.-Russian 
Cooperative Threat Reduction and Non-Proliferation Programs, 2 p.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, March 6, hearing on Members Day, 2 p.m., 
210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, March 4, Subcommittee on 
21st Century Competitiveness, hearing on ``Improving Adult Education 
for the 21st Century,'' 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.

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  March 5, full Committee, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 444, 
Back to Work Incentive Act of 2003; and H.R. 1000, Pension Security 
Act, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  March 6, Subcommittee on Education Reform, hearing on ``Head 
Start: Improving Results for Children,'' 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, March 4, Subcommittee on 
Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, hearing entitled ``A Review 
of FASB Actions Post-Enron and WorldCom,'' 3 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, hearing entitled 
``Comprehensive National Energy Policy,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, 
hearing entitled ``The Effectiveness of Leaking Underground Storage 
Tank Cleanup Programs,'' 1 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, March 4, hearing on H.R. 522, 
Federal Deposit Insurance Reform Act of 2003, 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 5, hearing on housing related agency budgets for fiscal year 
2004, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer 
Credit, hearing on H.R. 758 and H.R. 859, Business Checking Freedom 
Act of 2003, 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, March 3, Subcommittee on National 
Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations, hearing on 
``Combating Terrorism: A Proliferation of Strategies,'' 1 p.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, 
Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, oversight hearing 
entitled ``Federal E-Government Initiatives: Are We Headed in the 
Right Direction?'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human 
Resources hearing on ``ONDCP Reauthorization and the National Drug 
Control Strategy for 2003,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 6, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Reorganization to 
Recruitment: Bringing the Federal Government into the 21st 
Century,'' 10 a.m., and to consider pending business, 2 p.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, March 5, oversight hearing on 
the Smithsonian Institution, 2 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on International Relations, March 6, hearing on The 
Millennium Challenge Account, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, March 4, hearing on H.R. 5, Help 
Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 
2003, 9 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, 
hearing on the Need for Bankruptcy Reform legislation, 2 p.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  March 6, Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing on H.J. Res. 
22, proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the 
United States, 12 p.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  March 6, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual 
Property, oversight hearing on ``Copyright Piracy Prevention and the 
Broadcast Flag,'' 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, March 5, Subcommittee on Water and Power, 
oversight hearing on the Bureau of Reclamation's Proposed Fiscal 
Year 2004 Budget, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 6, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing on 
the following bills: H.R. 793, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf 
Lands Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to grant 
easements and rights-of-way on the Outer Continental Shelf for 
activities otherwise authorized by that Act; and H.R. 794, Coal 
Leasing Amendments Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  March 6, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and 
Oceans, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 273, Nutria Eradication 
and Control Act of 2003; H.R. 274, Blackwater National Wildlife 
Refuge Expansion Act; H.R. 289, Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge 
Complex Expansion and Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge 
Expansion Act; and H.R. 417, to revoke a Public Land Order with 
respect to certain lands erroneously included in the Cibola National 
Wildlife Refuge, California,10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, March 5, to meet for organizational 
purposes; followed by a hearing on The Path to a Hydrogen Economy, 
10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  March 6, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing on A 
Review of Aeronautics R&D at FAA and NASA, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, March 5, hearing entitled ``Small 
Business Access and Alternatives to Health Care,'' 2 p.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 4, 
Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines, oversight hearing 
on Reauthorization of Transportation Research, Development and 
Education Programs, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  March 5, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, 
oversight hearing on Independent Peer Review of Products that 
Support Agency Decision-Making, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  March 6, Subcommittee on Aviation, oversight hearing on 
Reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration and the 
Aviation Programs: Airports, 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  March 6, Subcommittee on Railroads, hearing on Rail Infrastructure 
Policies and Reauthorization of Highways, Transit and Surface 
Transportation Programs, 1:30 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, March 4, 5, and 6, hearings on the 
Administration's Economic Growth Proposals, 2 p.m., on March 4 and 5 
and 10 a.m., on March 6, 1100 Longworth.
  March 6, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on the Medicare Payment 
Advisory Commission's (MedPAC) recommendations on Medicare payment 
policies, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.

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  Select Committee on Homeland Security, March 4, to meet for 
organizational purposes, 12:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Meetings: March 6, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to 
hold joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to 
examine legislative presentations of the Military Order of the 
Purple Heart, the Paralyzed Veterans of America, Jewish War 
Veterans, the Blinded Veterans Association, and the Non-Commissioned 
Officers Association, 10 a.m., 345 Cannon Building.