[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 34 (Tuesday, March 4, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D181-D182]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
LABOR, HHS AND EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services and Education held a hearing on Commissioner of Social 
Security Administration. Testimony was heard from JoAnne B. Barnhart, 
Commissioner, SSA.
  The Subcommittee also held a hearing on Inspector General of Social 
Security Administration. Testimony was heard from James G. Hushe, 
Inspector General, SSA.
U.S.-RUSSIAN COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION AND NON-PROLIFERATION 
PROGRAMS
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on U.S.-Russian Cooperative 
Threat Reduction and Non-Proliferation Programs. Testimony was heard 
from the following officials of the Department of Defense: J. D. 
Crouch, II, Assistant Secretary, International Security Policy; and 
David Steensma, Deputy Assistant Inspector General, Auditing; 
Ambassador Linton Brooks, Acting Administrator, National Nuclear 
Security Administration, Department of Energy; Paula A. DeSutter, 
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Verification and Compliance, Department 
of State; and Joseph A. Christoff, Director, International Affairs and 
Trade Team, GAO.
IMPROVING ADULT EDUCATION
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on 21st Century 
Competitiveness held a hearing on ``Improving Adult Education for the 
21st Century.'' Testimony was heard from Carol D'Amico, Assistant 
Secretary, Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Department of 
Education; and public witnesses.
REVIEW FASB ACTIONS POST-ENRON AND WORLDCOM
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing entitled ``A Review of FASB Actions 
Post-Enron and WorldCom.'' Testimony was heard from Robert H. Herz, 
Chairman, Financial Accounting Standards Board.

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HEALTH EFFICIENT, ACCESSIBLE, LOW-COST, TIMELY HEALTHCARE (HEALTH) ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health approved for 
full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 5, Help Efficient, Accessible, 
Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2003.
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE REFORM ACT
Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing on H.R. 522, Federal 
Deposit Insurance Reform Act of 2003. Testimony was heard from Donald 
E. Powell, Chairman, FDIC.
HELP EFFICIENT, ACCESSIBLE, LOW-COST TIMELY HEALTHCARE (HEALTH) ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Held a hearing on H.R. 5, Help Efficient, 
Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2003. Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
NEED FOR BANKRUPTCY REFORM
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law held a hearing on the Need for Bankruptcy Reform 
legislation and H.R. 975, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer 
Protection Act of 2003. Testimony was heard from Lawrence A. Friedman, 
Director, Executive Office for United States Trustees, Department of 
Justice; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Highways, Transit and Pipelines held an oversight hearing on 
Reauthorization of Transportation Research, Development and Education 
Programs. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Transportation: Ellen Engleman, Administrator, Research 
and Special Programs Administration; Annette Sandberg, Administrator, 
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; J. Richard Capka, Deputy 
Administrator, Federal Highway Administration; Robert Jamison, Deputy 
Administrator, Federal Transit Administration; and Marilena Amoni, 
Assistant Administrator, Traffic Safety Programs, National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration; Wesley Lum, Chief, Office of National 
Liaison, Division of Research and Innovation, Department of 
Transportation, State of California; and public witnesses.
ADMINISTRATION'S ECONOMIC GROWTH PROPOSALS
Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on the Administration's 
Economic Growth Proposals. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of the Treasury: John W. Snow, Secretary; 
Pamela F. Olson, Assistant Secretary, Tax Policy; and Richard H. 
Clarida, Assistant Secretary, Economic Policy.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Select Committee on Homeland Security: Met for organizational purposes.