[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 73 (Thursday, May 15, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D541-D543]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of May 19 through May 24, 2003

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 2:30 p.m., Senate will consider S. 1050, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2004 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces.
  During the balance of the week, Senate will continue consideration of 
S. 1050, Department of Defense Authorization, and may also consider S. 
14, Energy Policy Act, H.J. Res. 51, Increased Public Debt, and any 
other cleared legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations: May 20, Subcommittee on 
Transportation, Treasury and General Government, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2004 for the 
Department of the Treasury, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury and General 
Government, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates 
for fiscal year 2004 for highway safety initiatives, 10:30 a.m., SD-
138.

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  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: May 20, to hold 
oversight hearings to examine the Fair Credit Reporting Act and 
issues presented by the Re-authorization of the Expiring Preemption 
Provisions, to be immediately followed by a business meeting to 
consider the nominations of Nicholas Gregory Mankiw, of 
Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Council of Economic Advisers, 
Steven B. Nesmith, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development, and Jose Teran, of Florida, James 
Broaddus, of Texas, Lane Carson, of Louisiana, and Morgan Edwards, 
of North Carolina, each to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the National Institute of Building Sciences, 2 p.m., SD-538.
  May 21, Full Committee, to hold oversight hearings to examine the 
national export strategy, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  May 22, Full Committee, to hold oversight hearings to examine the 
economy, focusing on increasing investment in the equity markets, 10 
a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 20, to 
hold hearings to examine CEO compensation in the post-Enron Era, 
9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  May 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine issues related 
to the North Pacific Crab, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  May 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine issues related 
to computer spam, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  May 21, Full Committee, to hold oversight hearings to examine 
recommendations to tighten oversight of the Title XI Shipbuilding 
Loan Guarantee Program, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  May 22, Full Committee, to continue hearings to examine media 
ownership, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  May 22, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine NHTSA 
reauthorization, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Communications, to hold hearings to 
examine wireless broadband in rural areas, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 21, business 
meeting to consider, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: May 20, Subcommittee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed legislation authorizing funds for programs of the 
Transportation Equity Act (TEA-21), 2 p.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: May 19, Subcommittee on Near 
Eastern and South Asian Affairs, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Harry K. Thomas, Jr., of New York, to be Ambassador 
to the People's Republic of Bangladesh, and Jeffrey Lunstead, of the 
District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Democratic Socialist 
Republic of Sri Lanka, and to serve concurrently and without 
additional compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of Maldives, 
10 a.m., SD-419.
  May 19, Subcommittee on African Affairs, to hold hearings to 
examine fighting AIDS in Uganda, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  May 20, Full Committee, to hold a closed briefing to examine North 
Korea and Indonesia, 11 a.m., S-407, Capitol.
  May 20, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and 
Narcotics Affairs, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of 
John F. Maisto, of Pennsylvania, to be Permanent Representative of 
the United States of America to the Organization of American States, 
with the rank of Ambassador, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  May 20, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and 
Narcotics Affairs, to hold hearings to examine the future of U.S. 
economic relations in the Western Hemisphere, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  May 21, Full Committee, business meeting to consider an original 
bill to authorize foreign assistance for fiscal year 2004, to make 
technical and administrative changes to the Foreign Assistance and 
Arms Export Control Acts and to authorize a Millennium Challenge 
Account, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  May 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Iraq 
stabilization and reconstruction, focusing on U.S. policy and plans, 
2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: May 21, Permanent Subcommittee 
on Investigations, to hold hearings to examine SARS, focusing on 
state and local response, 9 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: May 21, to 
hold hearings to examine proposed legislation entitled ``Genetics 
Non-Discrimination Act'', 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: May 21, to hold oversight hearings to 
examine the proposed reorganization of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
10 a.m., SR-485.
  May 22, Full Committee, to hold oversight hearings to examine the 
status of telecommunications in Indian Country, 10 a.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: May 20, to hold hearings to examine 
international drug trafficking and terrorism, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  May 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination 
of R. Hewitt Pate, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, 
10 a.m., SD-226.
  May 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Richard C. Wesley, of New York, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, J. Ronnie Greer, to be United 
States District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee, Thomas 
M. Hardiman, to be United States District Judge for the Western 
District of Pennsylvania, Mark R. Kravitz, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Connecticut, and John A. 
Woodcock, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the District 
of Maine, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: May 20, to hold oversight 
hearings to examine operations of the John F. Kennedy Center for the 
Performing Arts and the Smithsonian Institution, 9:30 a.m., SR-301.
  Special Committee on Aging: May 19, to hold hearings to examine 
ageism in the health care system, focusing on short shifting 
seniors, 2 p.m., SD-628.
  May 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine baby boomers, 
focusing on enhancing independence through innovation and 
technology, 10 a.m., SD-628.

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                             House Chamber

  To be announced.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, May 20, Subcommittee on Department 
Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry, hearing to review 
the current state of the Dairy industry, 10:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  May 21, full Committee, hearing to review the status of the World 
Trade Organization Negotiations on Agriculture, 10 a.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  May 22, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk 
Management, hearing to review the financial status of the Crop 
Insurance industry, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, May 20, Subcommittee on Legislative, 
on GPO, 10:30 a.m., and on Capitol Police, 11:30 a.m., H-140 
Capitol.
  May 21, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and 
Related Programs, on Millennium Challenge Corporation, 2 p.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  May 21, Subcommittee on Legislative, on Members of Congress, 10:30 
a.m., and on Architect of the Capitol (Not Capitol Visitor's 
Center), 11:30 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  May 21, Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury and Independent 
Agencies, on Benefits and Costs of Transportation Options, 10 a.m., 
2358 Rayburn.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, Judiciary and 
Related Agencies, on Impact of Chinese Imports on U.S. Companies, 10 
a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, May 20, Subcommittee on 
21st Century Competitiveness, hearing on ``America's Teacher 
Colleges: Are They Making the Grade?'' 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, May 20, Subcommittee on Energy 
and Air Quality, hearing entitled ``The Hydrogen Energy Economy,'' 
10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, May 22, Subcommittee on Capital 
Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing 
entitled ``The Long and Short of Hedge Funds: Effects of Strategies 
for Managing Market Risk,'' 10 a.m.,. 2128 Rayburn.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, hearing 
entitled ``The Section 8 Housing Assistance Program: Promoting 
Decent Affordable Housing for Families and Individuals who Rent,'' 2 
p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, May 19, Subcommittee on National 
Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations, hearing on 
Stamping Out Anthrax in USPS Facilities: Technologies and Protocols 
for Bioagent Detection, 1 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  May 20, Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, 
Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, oversight hearing 
entitled ``Can the Use of Factual Data Analysis Strengthen National 
Security?--Part Two,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  May 22, full Committee, hearing and markup of H.R. 2086, Office of 
National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, May 21, hearing on the 
Future of Kosovo, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, May 20, Subcommittee on the 
Constitution, oversight hearing on ``Anti-Terrorism Investigations 
and the Fourth Amendment After September 11: Where and When Can the 
Government Go to Prevent Terrorist Attacks?'' 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, May 22, Subcommittee on Fisheries 
Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, hearing on the following bills: 
H.R. 2048, International Fisheries Reauthorization Act of 2003; and 
H. Res. 30, concerning the San Diego long-range sportfishing fleet 
and rights to fish the waters near the Revillagigedo Islands of 
Mexico, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on the following 
bills: H.R. 1598, Irvine Basin Surface and Groundwater Improvement 
Act of 2003; and H.R. 1732, Williamson County Water Recycling Act of 
2003, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, May 20, 
Subcommittee on Railroads, oversight hearing on Surface 
Transportation Board: Agency Resources and Requirements, 2:30 p.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, 
hearing on the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2003, 
10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing 
on Water: Is it the ``Oil'' of the 2lst Century? 2 p.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, May 22, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing on long-term care programs in the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 1:30 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, May 20, executive, 
hearing on Budgets for intelligence-related activities within the 
Departments of State, Energy, and Treasury; and for the Department 
of Defense Foreign Counterintelligence Programs, 3 p.m., H-405, 
Capitol.
  May 22, executive, hearing on the FBI National Security Programs 
Budget, 1 p.m., H-405, Capitol.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Intelligence Policy and National Security, 
executive, briefing on Global Intelligence Update, 9 a.m., H-405 
Capitol.
  Select Committee on Homeland Security. May 19, Subcommittee on 
Rules, hearing entitled ``Perspectives on House Reform: Lessons from 
the Past,'' 5:30 p.m., 340 Cannon.
  May 20, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``How is America Safer? A 
Progress Report on the Department of Homeland Security,'' 9 a.m., 
210 Cannon.
  May 21, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Science, and Research and 
Development, oversight hearing on ``Homeland Security Science and 
Technology: Preparing for the Future,'' 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: May 21, to hold hearings to examine the 
economy, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.