[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 29, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D420-D421]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             APRIL 30, 2003

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education, to hold hearings to examine health 
care access and affordability, 9:30 a.m., SD-124.
  Subcommittee on Homeland Security, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for Homeland 
Security, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  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.
  Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings to examine medical 
programs of the Department of Defense, 11 a.m., SD-192.
  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.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine the Fire Research Act, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: business meeting to 
consider comprehensive energy legislation, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: 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, and S. Con. Res. 26, condemning the 
punishment of execution by stoning as a gross violation of human 
rights, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  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.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: 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: to hold hearings to examine pending 
nominations, 10 a.m., SD-226.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, hearing on the Administration's Healthy 
Forests Initiative, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense, executive, 
on U.S. Special Operations Command, 1:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, on D.C. Courts, 1:30 
p.m., 2362 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 
Programs, on Secretary of the Treasury, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Emergency Preparedness and 
Response Directorate, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and 
Related Agencies, on Employment Assistance and Training Activities 
Panel, 10:15 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Transportation and Treasury, and Independent 
Agencies, on Executive Office of the President, 10 a.m., 2358 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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

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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.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumers Protection, hearing 
entitled ``Travel and Tourism in America Today,'' 1 p.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, hearing on United States monetary 
and economic policy, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, hearing on ``Better Training, 
Efficiency and Accountability: Services Acquisition Reform for the 
21st Century,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, 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 Resources, to mark up the Healthy Forests Restoration 
Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, 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 Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
  Subcommittee on Railroads, oversight hearing on Current Amtrak 
Issues, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Benefits, hearing 
on the following bills: H.R. 1460, Veterans Entrepreneurship Act 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, Subcommittee on Select Revenue 
Measures, hearing on Challenges Facing Pension Plan Funding, 2:30 
p.m., 1100 Longworth.