[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 74 (Monday, May 19, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D548-D549]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
USPS FACILITIES--STAMPING OUT ANTHRAX
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging 
Threats and International Relations held a hearing on Stamping Out Anthrax 
in USPS Facilities: Technologies and Protocols for Bioagent Detection. 
Testimony was heard from Keith A. Rhodes, Chief Technologist, GAO; Col. Erik 
A. Henchal, USA, Commander, Medical Research Institute of Infectious 
Diseases, Department of the Army; Thomas G. Day, Vice President, 
Engineering, U.S. Postal Service; Capt. Kenneth Martinez, Engineer, Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services; 
R. Davis Layne, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration, Department of Labor; and James L. Hadler, M.D., State 
Epidemiologist, Department of Health, State of Connecticut; and public 
witnesses.
DC CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES AGENCY--REVIEW REFORM EFFORTS
Committee on Government Reform: On May 16, the Committee held a hearing on 
``Protecting Our Most Vulnerable Residents: A Review of Reform Efforts at 
the District of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency.'' Testimony was 
heard from Cornelia Ashby, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income 
Security, GAO; Olivia A. Golden, Director, Child and Family Services Agency, 
District of Columbia; and public witnesses.
HEALTHY FORESTS RESTORATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, a modified closed rule providing 
1 hour of debate in the House on H.R. 1904, Healthy Forests Restoration Act 
of 2003, with 30 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Agriculture, 20 minutes equally 
divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Resources, and 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. The 
rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule 
provides that the amendment printed in part A of the report of the Committee 
on Rules accompanying the resolution shall be considered as adopted. The 
rule makes in order the amendment printed in part B of the report, if 
offered by Representative George Miller of California or his designee, which 
shall be considered as read, and shall be separately debatable for one hour 
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. The rule 
waives all points of order against the amendment printed in part B of the 
report. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions.
PERSPECTIVES ON HOUSE REFORM: LESSONS FROM THE PAST
Select Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Rules held an 
oversight hearing entitled ``Perspectives on House Reform: Lessons from the 
Past.'' Testimony was heard from Charles W. Johnson III, Parliamentarian, 
House of Representatives; and public witnesses.
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                         COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR

                          TUESDAY, MAY 20, 2003

          (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: 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.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: 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.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold hearings to 
examine CEO compensation in the post-Enron Era, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.

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  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine issues related to the North 
Pacific Crab, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: 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: to hold a closed briefing to examine 
North Korea and Indonesia, 11 a.m., S-407, Capitol.
  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.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: Financial Management, the Budget, 
and International Security, to hold hearings to examine drugs, 
counterfeiting, and weapons proliferation, focusing on North Korea, 2 
p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the scope and 
impact of international drug trafficking and terrorism, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: 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: to hold hearings to examine baby boomers, 
focusing on enhancing independence through innovation and technology, 2 
p.m., SD-628.


                                  House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Department Operations, 
Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry, hearing to review the current state 
of the Dairy industry, 10:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Legislative, on GPO, 10:30 
a.m., and on Capitol Police, 11:30 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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, Subcommittee on Energy and Air 
Quality, hearing entitled ``The Hydrogen Energy Economy,'' 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, to consider the following measures: 
H.R. 23, Tornado Shelters Act; H.R. 1276, American Dream Downpayment Act; 
H.R. 1614, HOPE VI Program Reauthorization and Small Community Main 
Street Rejuvenation and Housing Act of 2003; H.R. 2120, Financial 
Contracts Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2003; the Unlawful Internet Gambling 
Funding Prohibition Act; H.R. 1474, Check Clearing for the 21st Century; 
and H.R. 1375, Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, 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.
  Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
  Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property, to mark 
up H.R. 1417, Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2003, 
11:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, to consider H.R. 1588, National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004, 1:30 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Highways, Transit and Pipelines, to continue overview hearings on the 
Administration's Proposed Reauthorization bill (SAFETA), 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Railroads, oversight hearing on Surface Transportation 
Board: Agency Resources and Requirements, 2:30 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 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.
  Select Committee on Homeland Security, hearing entitled ``How is 
America Safer? A Progress Report on the Department of Homeland 
Security,'' 9 a.m., 210 Cannon.