[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 94 (Tuesday, June 24, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D726-D727]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             JUNE 25, 2003

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education, business meeting to consider proposed 
legislation making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, 
Health and Human Services, and Education and related agencies for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, 9:30 a.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Lieutenant General John P. Abizaid, USA, for 
appointment to the grade of general and to be Commander, United 
States Central Command, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Economic Policy, to hold oversight hearings to examine certain 
measures to strengthen the economic situation in rural America, 2 
p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: business meeting to 
consider pending calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, to hold oversight 
hearings to examine grazing programs of the Bureau of Land 
Management and the Forest Service, focusing on grazing permit 
renewal, BLM's potential changes to grazing regulations, range 
monitoring, drought, and other grazing issues, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on 
Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water, to hold oversight hearings to 
examine the consulting process required by Section 7 of the 
Endangered Species Act, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-
200), 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, with the 
Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil 
Rights and Property Rights, to hold joint hearings to examine 
constitutionalism, human rights, and the Rule of Law in Iraq, 2 
p.m., SD-226.
  Subcommittee on European Affairs, to hold hearings to examine the 
progress and challenges to the successor states to Pre-1991 
Yugoslavia, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Joshua B. Bolten, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: business 
meeting to consider S. 1248, to reauthorize the Individuals with 
Disabilities Education Act, and the nominations of David Hall, of 
Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal 
Services Corporation, Lillian R. BeVier, of Virginia, to be a Member 
of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation, and 
certain nominations in the Public Health Service, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold oversight hearings to examine 
the Department of Justice Inspector General's Report on the 9/11 
detainees, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights, 
with the Committee on Foreign Relations, Subcommittee on Near 
Eastern and South Asian Affairs, to hold joint hearings to examine 
constitutionalism, human rights, and the Rule of Law in Iraq, 2 
p.m., SD-226.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Louise 
W. Flanagan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern 
District of North Carolina, Allyson K. Duncan, of North Carolina, to be 
United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, Samuel Der-
Yeghiayan, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District 
of Illinois, Lonny R. Suko, to be United States District Judge for the 
Eastern District of Washington, Earl Leroy Yeakel III, to be United 
States District Judge

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for the Western District of Texas, and Karen P. Tandy, of Virginia, to 
be Administrator of Drug Enforcement, and Christopher A. Wray, of 
Georgia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, both of the Department of 
Justice, and Robert C. Brack, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of New Mexico, 2 p.m., SD-215.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, hearing to review the USDA Distance 
Learning and Telemedicine Program, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, to consider the following 
appropriation for fiscal year 2004: Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education and Related Agencies; Interior; and Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related 
Agencies, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, 
Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled 
``GSE Oversight: The Need for Reform and Modernization,'' 10 a.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``Saving Taxpayer Money Through Sound Financial Management,'' 2 
p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government 
Efficiency and Financial Management, oversight hearing on ``Winning 
the War on Financial Management--Status of the Department of Defense 
Reform,'' 2:30 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Human Rights and Wellness, oversight hearing on 
``The Practical and Economical Aspects of Canadian Drug 
Importation,'' 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Asia and the 
Pacific, hearing on U.S. Trade Policy and Commercial Policy in 
Southeast Asia and Oceania, 10:15 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on International Terrorism, Nonproliferation and 
Human Rights, hearing on ``Global Trends in Trafficking and the 
Trafficking in Persons Report,'' 2:30 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Middle East and Central Asia, hearing on 
Enforcement of the Iran-Libya Sanctions Act and Increasing Security 
Threats from Iran (Part 1), 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing on the Effect of Foreign 
Currency Manipulation on Small Manufacturers and Exporters, 2 p.m., 
2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to mark up the 
following: H.R. 1572, to designate the historic Federal District 
Court Building located at 100 North Palafox Street in Pensacola, 
Florida, as the ``Winston E. Arnow Federal Building;'' H.R. 1668, to 
designate the United States courthouse located at 101 North Fifth 
Street in Muskogee, Oklahoma, as the ``Ed Edmondson United States 
Courthouse,'' H.R. 2144, Aviation Security Technical Corrections and 
Improvements Act of 2003; H.R. 2443, Coast Guard and Maritime 
Transportation Act of 2003; H.R. 2535, Economic Development 
Administration Reauthorization Act of 2003; the Amtrak 
Reauthorization Act of 2003; the Rail Infrastructure Development and 
Expansion Act for the 21st Century; the Water Resources Development 
Act; and other pending business, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Benefits, to mark 
up the following bills: H.R. 1516, to direct the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to establish a national cemetery for veterans in 
southeastern Pennsylvania; and H.R. 2297, to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to modify and improve certain benefits for veterans, 10 
a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Select Committee on Homeland Security, hearing entitled 
``Assessment of DHS Initiatives to Secure America's Borders,'' 2 
p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Science, and Research and 
Development, hearing entitled ``Overview of the Cyber Problem: A 
Nation Dependent and Dealing with Risk,'' 11:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.