[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 61 (Monday, April 28, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D411-D413]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of April 29 through May 3, 2003

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, at 10 a.m., Senate will continue consideration of the 
nomination of Jeffrey S. Sutton, of Ohio, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Sixth Circuit, with a vote on confirmation of the 
nomination to occur at 12 noon. Also, Senate will resume consideration 
of the nomination of Priscilla Richman Owen, of Texas, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider S. 15, Project 
BioShield Act, S. 196, Digital and Wireless Network Technology Program 
Act, S. 113, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, and any other 
cleared legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations: April 29, Subcommittee on Military 
Construction, to hold hearings to examine overseas basing 
requirements, 4:30 p.m., SD-138.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, to hold hearings to examine health care access and 
affordability, 9:30 a.m., SD-116.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for Homeland 
Security, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  April 30, Subcommittee on District of Columbia, to hold hearings 
to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the 
District of Columbia Courts, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings to examine 
medical programs of the Department of Defense, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for foreign 
operations, 1:30 p.m., SD-138.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the U.S. 
Capitol Police Board and the Sergeant-at-Arms, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the 
Secret Service and Coast Guard, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  May 1, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 
for NASA, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: April 29, to 
hold hearings to examine Amtrak, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  April 30, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the Fire 
Research Act, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  May 1, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  May 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine nanotechnology, 
2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: April 29, business 
meeting to consider comprehensive energy legislation, 10 a.m., SD-
366.
  April 30, Full Committee, business meeting to consider 
comprehensive energy legislation, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  May 1, Full Committee, business meeting to consider comprehensive 
energy legislation, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: April 29, to hold hearings to 
examine NATO, focusing on Iraq, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  April 30, Full Committee, business meeting to consider Treaty Doc. 
108-4, Protocols to the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949 on the 
Accession of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, 
Slovakia, and Slovenia, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  April 30, Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Export 
and Trade Promotion, to hold hearings to examine U.S. energy 
security, focusing on Russia and the Caspian, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  May 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination 
of Roger Francisco Noriega, of Kansas, to be an Assistant Secretary 
of State (Western Hemisphere Affairs), 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: May 1, to hold hearings to 
examine the Department of Homeland Security, focusing on 
streamlining and enhancing homeland security, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: April 29, to 
hold hearings to examine the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome 
Threat (SARS), 2 p.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: April 30, to hold hearings to examine 
S. 519, to establish a Native American-owned financial entity to 
provide financial services to Indian tribes, Native American 
organizations, and Native Americans, 2 p.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: April 30, to hold hearings to examine 
pending nominations, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: May 1, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed legislation authorizing funding for fiscal year 
2004 for the intelligence community, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: April 29, to hold hearings to examine 
assisted living, 10 a.m., SD-628.


                             Senate Chamber

  Tuesday, consideration of suspensions:

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  (1) H. Res. 161, Recognizing Operation Respect and the `Don't Laugh 
At Me' Programs;
  (2) H. Res. 107, Commending Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), the 
world's preeminent collegiate free enterprise organization;
  (3) H. Con. Res. 149, Support for Patriot's Day and honoring the 
Nation's first patriots;
  (4) H. Res. 173, Recognizing the achievements of the National 
Wildlife Refuge System on its centennial anniversary;
  (5) H.R. 274, Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act; and
  (6) S. 162, Gila River Indian Community Judgment Fund Distribution 
Act.
  Wednesday and Thursday, Consideration of H.R. 1350, Improving 
Education Results for Children With Disabilities (subject to a rule); 
and
  Consideration of H.R. 1298, United States Leadership Against HIV/
AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act (subject to a rule).
  Friday, no votes are expected.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, April 30, hearing on the 
Administration's Healthy Forests Initiative, 10 a.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, April 30, Subcommittee on Defense, 
executive, on U.S. Special Operations Command, 1:30 p.m., H-140 
Capitol.
  April 30, Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, on D.C. 
Courts, 1:30 p.m., 2362 Rayburn.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
and Related Programs, on Secretary of the Treasury, 10 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Emergency 
Preparedness and Response Directorate, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education and Related Agencies, on Employment Assistance and 
Training Activities Panel, 10:15 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Transportation and Treasury, and 
Independent Agencies, on Executive Office of the President, 10 a.m., 
2358 Rayburn.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Defense, executive, on Missile Defense, 
9:30 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Federal Law 
Enforcement Training Center, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education 
and Related Agencies, on Worker Protection Agencies Panel, 10:15 
a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, May 1, Subcommittee on Projection 
Forces, to mark up H.R. 1588, National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2004, 10 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Readiness, to mark up H.R. 1588, National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004, 3 p.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to mark up H.R. 1588, 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004, 11:30 a.m., 
2216 Rayburn.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Total Force, to mark up H.R. 1588, National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004, 1 p.m., 2216 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, April 29, Subcommittee 
on Select Education, hearing entitled ``Missing, Exploited and 
Runaway Youth: Strengthening the System,'' 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, April 30, to mark up the 
following measures: H. Con. Res. 108, encouraging corporations to 
contribute to faith-based organizations; H. Con. Res. 110, 
recognizing the sequencing of the human genome as one of the most 
significant scientific accomplishments of the past one hundred years 
and expressing support for the goals and ideals of Human Genome 
Month and DNA Day; H. Con. Res. 147, commemorating the 20th 
Anniversary of the Orphan Drug Act and the National Organization for 
Rare Disorders; H. Res. 201, expressing the sense of the House of 
Representatives that our Nation's businesses and business owners 
should be commended for their support of our troops and their 
families as they serve our country in many ways, especially in these 
days of increased engagement of our military in strategic locations 
around our Nation and around the world; and H.R. 1320, Commercial 
Spectrum Enhancement Act, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, 
hearing entitled ``Travel and Tourism in America Today,'' 1 p.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Review of the University of California's Contract for Los 
Alamos National Laboratory,'' 9:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, April 29, Subcommittee on Housing 
and Community Opportunity, hearing entitled ``Strengthening and 
Rejuvenating our Nation's Communities and the HOPE VI Program,'' 2 
p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  April 30, full Committee, hearing on United States monetary and 
economic policy, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform. April 29, Subcommittee on Civil 
Service and Agency Organization, hearing on ``Transforming the 
Defense Department: Exploring the Merits of the Proposed National 
Security Personnel System,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  April 29, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial 
Management, hearing on ``Why is SBA Losing Ground on Financial 
Management?'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  April 29, Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and 
International Relations hearing on ``Homeland Defense: Old Force 
Structures for New Missions?'' 1 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  April 29, Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, 
Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, hearing on ``Federal 
Grants Management: A Process Report on Streamlining and Simplifying 
the Federal Grants Process,'' 10 a.m., 2003 Rayburn.

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  April 30, full Committee, hearing on ``Better Training, Efficiency 
and Accountability: Services Acquisition Reform for the 21st 
Century,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  May 1, to consider pending businesses, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, April 29, Subcommittee on 
Europe, hearing on NATO and Enlargement: Progress Since Prague, 4 
p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  April 30, Subcommittee on International Terrorism, 
Nonproliferation and Human Rights, hearing on a Review of the State 
Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, 2 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, April 29, Subcommittee on Crime, 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 21, Unlawful Internet Gambling 
Funding Prohibition Act; and H.R. 1223, Internet Gambling Licensing 
and Regulation Commission Act, 2 p.m., and to hold a hearing on H.R. 
1707, Prison Rape Reduction Act of 2003, 4 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  May 1, Subcommittee on the Constitution, to mark up H.J. Res. 22, 
proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the 
United States, 12 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual 
Property, hearing on the Youth Smoking Prevention and State Revenue 
Enforcement Act, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, April 29, Subcommittee on Fisheries 
Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans and the Subcommittee on National 
Parks, Recreation, and Public Lands, joint oversight hearing on the 
Growing Problem of Invasive Species, 1 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  April 30, full Committee, to mark up the Healthy Forests 
Restoration Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, April 29, to consider H.R. 1350, Improving 
Education Results for Children and Disabilities Act of 2003, 5 p.m., 
H-313 Capitol.
  April 30, to consider H.R. 1298, U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, 
Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003, 2 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, May 1, to mark up the following bills; H.R. 
766, Nanotechnology Research and Development Act of 2003; and H.R. 
1578, Global Change Research and Data Management Act of 2003, 10 
a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business. May 1, hearing entitled ``IRS 
Compliance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act,'' 9:30 a.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, April 30, 
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation and the 
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, joint hearing on 
Interpretations of Existing Ownership Requirements for U.S. Flag 
Dredges, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Railroads, oversight hearing on Current 
Amtrak Issues, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  May 1, full Committee and the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce, joint hearing on Coordinating Human Services 
Transportation, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, April 30, Subcommittee on 
Benefits, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1460, Veterans 
Entrepreneurship Acct of 2003; H.R. 1712, Veterans Federal 
Procurement Opportunity Act of 2003; and H.R. 1716, Veterans Earn 
and Learn Act, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, April 30, Subcommittee on Select 
Revenue Measures, hearing on Challenges Facing Pension Plan Funding, 
2:30 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on Medicare Cost-Sharing 
and Medigap, 12 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Social Security, hearing on Social Security 
Provisions Affecting Public Employees, 10 a.m., B-319 Rayburn.