[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 72 (Wednesday, May 14, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D528-D529]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                         COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR

                         THURSDAY, MAY 15, 2003

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold 
hearings to examine pending Calendar business, 11:30 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for programs of the 
Department of Agriculture, 9:30 a.m., SD-124.
  Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings to examine proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the Department of Defense, 
9:30 a.m., SD-192.
  Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimate for fiscal year 2004 for foreign 
operations, 2 p.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold a closed briefing to discuss 
the results of the inquiry into reports of sexual assaults at the 
U.S. Air Force Academy, 5 p.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
oversight hearings to examine recommendations to tighten oversight 
of the Title XI Shipbuilding Loan Guarantee Program, 9:30 a.m., SR-
253.
  Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries and Coast Guard, to hold 
hearings to examine the Marine Mammal Protection Act, 2:30 p.m., SR-
253.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the 
Department of Homeland Security, focusing on state and local 
governments, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of 
Susanne T. Marshall, of Virginia, to be Chairman of the Merit 
Systems Protection Board, Neil McPhie, of Virginia, to be a Member 
of the Merit Systems Protection Board, Terrence A. Duffy, of 
Illinois, to be a Member of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment 
Board, and Thomas Waters Grant, of New York, to be a Director of the 
Securities Investor Protection Corporation, 2 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold hearings to examine S. 575, 
to amend the Native American Languages Act to provide for the 
support of Native American language survival schools, 10 a.m., SR-
485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 878, 
to authorize an additional permanent judgeship in the District of 
Idaho, S. 1023, to increase the annual salaries of justices and 
judges of the United States, S. Res. 136, recognizing the 140th 
anniversary of the founding of the Brotherhood of Locomotive 
Engineers, and congratulating members and officers of the 
Brotherhood of

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Locomotive Engineers for the union's many achievements, and the 
nominations of David G. Campbell, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Arizona, L. Scott Coogler, to be United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, Mark Moki 
Hanohano, to be United States Marshal for the District of Hawaii, 
and Michael Chertoff, of New Jersey, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Third Circuit, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine pending intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Education and the Workforce, to mark up the following 
bills: H.R. 1925, Runaway, Homeless and Missing Children Protection 
Act; and H.R. 1179, Child Medication Safety Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 
2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, to mark up the Project Bioshield 
Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, 
Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled 
``Retirement Security: What Seniors Need to Know about Protecting 
Their Futures,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, hearing entitled ``Overexposed: 
The Threats to Privacy and Security on File Sharing Networks,'' 10 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources, 
to consider the Office of National Drug Control Policy 
Reauthorization Act of 2003, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, hearing on U.S. Policy 
Toward Iraq, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, hearing on H.R. 1115, Class Action 
Fairness Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, hearing and 
markup of H.R. 361, Sports Agent Responsibility and Trust Act, 1 
p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Constitution, oversight hearing on the 
``Reauthorization of the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights 
Division,'' 3 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee Water and Power, oversight 
hearing on CALFED's Cross-Cut Budget, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, to consider H.R. 1904, Healthy Forests 
Restoration Act of 2003, 10:30 a.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and 
Oversight, hearing on Federal Agency Treatment of Small Business, 10 
a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Rural Enterprise, Agriculture and Technology, 
hearing on the Impact of the Highway Beautification Act on small 
businesses across America, 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Highways, Transit and Pipelines, oversight hearing on overview of 
Administration's Proposed Reauthorization bill (SAFETEA), 2 p.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to mark up the following bills: 
H.R. 1460, Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2003; H.R. 1562, 
Veterans Health Care Cost Recovery Act of 2003; H.R. 1683, Veterans' 
Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2003; H.R. 1257, 
Selected Reserve Home Loan Equity Act; and H.R. 1911, to amend title 
38, United States Code, to enhance cooperation and the sharing of 
resources between the Department of Veterans Affairs and the 
Department of Defense, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Subcommittee on 
Intelligence Policy and National Security, executive, hearing on 
Sensitive Programs Budget, 1 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  Select Committee on Homeland Security, hearing entitled 
``Bioshield: Countering the Bioterrorist Threat,'' 1 p.m., 2118 
Rayburn.