[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 85 (Wednesday, June 11, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D648-D649]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             JUNE 12, 2003

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold 
hearings to examine the Department of Agriculture's implementation 
of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 and related crop 
insurance issues, 10 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine expanding homeownership opportunities, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine global overfishing, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to hold hearings 
to examine issues relating to cloning, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Public 
Lands and Forests, to hold hearings to examine S. 434, to authorize 
the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange all or part of 
certain parcels of National Forest System land in the State of Idaho 
and use the proceeds derived from the sale or exchange for National 
Forest System purposes, S. 435. to provide for the conveyance by the 
Secretary of Agriculture of the Sandpoint Federal Building and 
adjacent land in Sandpoint, Idaho, S. 490, to direct the Secretary 
of Agriculture to convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin 
management Unit, Nevada, to the Secretary of the Interior, in trust 
for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California, H.R. 762, to 
amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and the 
Mineral Leasing Act to clarify the method by which the Secretary of 
the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture determine the fair 
market value of certain rights-of-way granted, issued, or renewed 
under these Acts, S. 1111, to provide suitable grazing arrangements 
on National Forest System land to persons that hold a grazing permit 
adversely affected by the standards and guidelines contained in the 
Record of Decision of the Sierra Nevada Forest Plan amendment and 
pertaining to the Willow Flycatcher and the Yosemite Toad, and H.R. 
622, to provide for the exchange of certain lands in the Coconino 
and Tonto National Forests in Arizona, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine a Medicare 
prescription drug benefit, to be immediately followed by a business 
meeting to consider S. 312, to amend title XXI of the Social 
Security Act to extend the availability of allotments for fiscal 
years 1998 through 2001 under the State Children's Health Insurance 
Program, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine 
repercussions of Iraq stabilization and reconstruction policies, 
9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine certain issues relative to TWA/American Airline 
workforce integration, 2 p.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Judiciary. business meeting to consider S. 724, to 
amend title 18, United States Code, to exempt certain rocket 
propellants from prohibitions under that title on explosive 
materials, S. 1125, to create a fair and efficient system to resolve 
claims of victims for bodily injury caused by asbestos exposure, S. 
Res. 141, recognizing ``Inventing Flight: The centennial 
Celebration'', a celebration in Dayton, Ohio of the centennial of 
Wilbur and Orville Wright's first flight, H.R. 1954, to revise the 
provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act relating to 
naturalization through service in the Armed Forces, and the 
nominations of David G. Campbell, to be

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United States District Judge for the District of Arizona, Thomas M. 
Hardiman, to be United States District Judge for the Western 
district of Pennsylvania, Eduardo Aguirre, Jr., of Texas, to be 
Director of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, 
Department of Homeland Security, and Richard James O'Connell, to be 
United States Marshal for the Western District of Arkansas, to be 
immediately followed by a Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights 
and Property Rights business meeting to consider S.J. Res. 1, 
proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to 
protect the rights of crime victims, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, to 
mark up appropriations for fiscal year 2004, 10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, briefing on the state of 
reconstruction and stabilization operations in Iraq hearing on 
worldwide U.S. military commitments, 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, to continue mark up of 
H.R. 660, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2003, 9:30 a.m., 
2175 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Education Reform, to mark up H.R. 2210, School 
Readiness Act of 2203, following full Committee markup, 2175 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, to consider motions authorizing the issuance of 
subpoenas for certain records and testimony in connection with the 
Committee's investigations into (1) the financial collapse of 
HealthSouth Corporation, and (2) the safety of dietary supplements 
that are manufactured or marketed for use by children, 9:30 a.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Financial 
Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing entitled ``The Role of 
FCRA in the Credit Granting Process,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Human Rights and 
Wellness, hearing entitled ``Canadian Prescription Drug Importation: 
Is There A Safety Issue?'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, to mark up the following 
measures: the Millennium Challenge Account Authorization and Peace 
Corps Expansion Act of 2003; H.R. 2330, Burmese Freedom and 
Democracy Act of 2003; H.R. 1462, International Disability and 
Victims of Warfare and Civil Strife Assistance Act of 2003; H. Res. 
58, recognizing the accomplishments of Ignacy Jan Paderewski as a 
musician, composer, statesman, and philanthropist and recognizing 
the 11th Anniversary of the return of his remains to Poland; H.R. 
177, commending the people of the Republic of Kenya for conducting 
free and fair elections, for the peaceful and orderly transfer of 
power in their government, and for the continued success of 
democracy in their nation since that transition; H. Res. 194, 
regarding the importance of international efforts to abolish slavery 
and other human rights abuses in the Sudan; H. Res. 199, calling on 
the Government of the People's Republic of China immediately and 
unconditionally to release Dr. Yang Jianli, calling on the President 
of the United States to continue working on behalf of Dr. Yang 
Jianli for his release; H. Res. 237, honoring the life and work of 
Walter Sisulu, a critical leader in the movement to free South 
Africa of apartheid, on the occasion of his death; H. Res. 242, 
expressing the condolences of the House of Representatives to the 
families of the victims of the terrorist suicide bombing attacks 
that occurred on May 16, 2003, in Casablanca, Morocco; a resolution 
expressing sympathy for the victims of the devastating earthquake 
that struck Algeria on May 21, 2003; H. Con. Res. 49, expressing the 
sense of the Congress that the sharp escalation of anti-Semitic 
violence within many participating States of the Organization for 
Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is of profound concern and 
efforts should be undertaken to prevent future occurrences; H. Con. 
Res. 80, expressing the sense of Congress relating to efforts of the 
Peace Parks Foundation in the Republic of South Africa to facilitate 
the establishment and development of transfrontier conservation 
efforts in southern Africa; H. Con. Res. 134, acknowledging the 
deepening relationship between the United States and the Republic of 
Djibouti and recognizing Djibouti's role in combating terrorism; H. 
Con. Res. 154, concerning the transition to democracy in the 
Republic of Burundi; H. Con. Res. 169, expressing the sense of 
Congress that the United States Government should support the human 
rights and dignity of all persons with disabilities by pledging 
support for the drafting and working toward the adoption of a 
thematic convention on the human rights and dignity of persons with 
disabilities by the United Nations General Assembly to augment the 
existing United Nations human rights system; and H. Con. Res. 209, 
commending the signing of the United States-Adriatic Charter, a 
charter of partnership among the United States, Albania, Croatia, 
and Macedonia, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security, to mark up H.R. 1707, Prison Rape Reduction Act 
of 2003, 9:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, 
Wildlife and Oceans, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1006, 
Captive Wildlife Safety Act; and H.R. 1472, Don't Feed the Bears Act 
of 2003, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Research, hearing on Plant 
Biotechnology Research and Development in Africa: Challenges and 
Opportunities, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Tax, Finance, and 
Exports, hearing on the Chilean Free Trade Agreement, 10 a.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, to mark up the Coast Guard 
and Maritime Transportation Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, hearing on 
Special Programs, 2 p.m., and executive, to mark up the Intelligence 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004, 4:30 p.m., H-405 Capitol.