[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 99 (Tuesday, July 8, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D773-D775]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                              JULY 9, 2003

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security, 
business meeting to mark up proposed legislation making 
appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, 10:30 a.m., SD-124.

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  Subcommittee on Interior, business meeting to mark up proposed 
legislation making appropriations for the Department of the Interior 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, 
11 a.m., SD-138.
  Full Committee, business meeting to mark up proposed legislation 
making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2004, and proposed legislation making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2004, 3 p.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine lessons 
learned during Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and 
Operation Iraqi Freedom, and to receive testimony on ongoing 
operations in the United States Central Command region; followed by 
a closed session in SH-219, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold oversight hearings to examine 
the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of James O. Browning, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of New Mexico, Kathleen Cardone, to be United 
States District Judge for the Western District of Texas, James I. 
Cohn, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District 
of Florida, Frank Montalvo, to be United States District Judge for 
the Western District of Texas, and Xavier Rodriguez, to be United 
States District Judge for the Western District of Texas, 3 p.m., SD-
226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: to hold hearings to examine 
S. Res.173, to amend Rule XVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate 
with respect to new or general legislation and unauthorized 
appropriations in general appropriations bills and amendments 
thereto, and new or general legislation, unauthorized 
appropriations, new matter, or nongermane matter in conference 
reports on appropriations Acts, and unauthorized appropriations in 
amendments between the Houses relating to such Acts, 9:30 a.m., SR-
301.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
State, Judiciary and Related Agencies, to mark up appropriations for 
fiscal year 2004, 10 a.m., H-309 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, to mark up 
appropriations for fiscal year 2004, 11 a.m., H-144 Capitol.
  Committee on the Budget, hearing on A Closer Look, The Inspectors 
General Address Waste, Fraud, Abuse in Federal Mandatory Programs, 
10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, to mark up the following 
measures: H.R. 1950, Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
Years 2004 and 2005; H. Con. Res. 215, honoring and congratulating 
chambers of commerce for their efforts that contribute to the 
improvement of communities and the strengthening of local and 
regional economics; and H. Res. 296, recognizing the 100th 
anniversary of the founding of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company, 
which has been a significant part of the social, economic, and 
cultural heritage of the United States and many other nations and a 
leading force for product and manufacturing innovation throughout 
the 20th century, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection and the 
Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, joint hearing 
entitled ``Legislative Efforts to Combat Spam, following full 
Committee mark up, 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, hearing on H.R. 2622, Fair and 
Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Civil Service and 
Agency Organization, hearing entitled ``Making Health Care More 
Affordable: Extending Premium Conversion to Federal Retirees,'' 2 
p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources, 
hearing entitled ``Disrupting the Market: Strategy, Implementation, 
and Results in Narcotics Source Nations,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Human Rights and Wellness, hearing on 
``International Child Abduction: The Rights of American Citizens 
Being Held in Saudi Arabia,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, hearing on H.R. 2205, National 
Museum of African American History and Culture Act, 2 p.m., 1310 
Longworth.
  Committee on International Relations, hearing on A Survey and 
Analysis of Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 
2002-2003, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, to mark up the following: H. Res. 287, 
directing the Attorney General to transmit to the House of 
Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of the 
adoption of this resolution all physical and electronic records and 
documents in his possession related to any use of Federal agency 
resources in any task or action involving or relating to Members of 
the Texas Legislature in the period beginning May 11, 2003, and 
ending May 16, 2003, except information the disclosure of which 
would harm the national Security interests of the United States; a 
measure implementing the U.S. Chile Free Trade Agreement; a measure 
implementing the U.S. Singapore Free Trade Agreement; H.R. 1707, 
Prison Rape Reduction Act of 2003; H.R. 2330, Burmese Freedom and 
Democracy Act of 2003; H.R. 1561, United States Patent and Trademark 
Fee Modernization Act of 2003; H.R. 2086, Office of National Drug 
Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2003; and H.R. 1375, Financial 
Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 1038, 
Public Lands Fire Regulations Enforcement Act of 2003; H.R. 1616, 
Martin Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site Land Exchange 
Act; H.R. 1651, Sierra National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2003; 
H.R. 1658, Railroad Right-of-Way Conveyance Validation Act of 2003; 
H.R. 2040, to amend the Irrigation Project Contract Extension Act of 
1998 to extend certain contracts between the Bureau of Reclamation 
and certain irrigation water contractors in the States of Wyoming 
and Nebraska; H.R. 2059, Fort Bayard National Historic Landmark Act; 
S. 233, Coltsville Study Act of 2003; and

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S. 278, Mount Naomi Wilderness Boundary Adjustment Act, 10 a.m., and 
to hold an oversight hearing on ``Can a process be developed to 
settle matters relating to the Indian Trust Fund lawsuit?'' 2 p.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Research, hearing on H.R. 
2183, Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology 
Opportunity Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing on Saving Our Defense 
Industrial Base, 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, 
oversight hearing on GSA's 2004 Capital Investment and Leasing 
Program, 10 a.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing to review the pre- and post-deployment 
health assessment processing of troops recently deployed to the 
Persian Gulf, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine technology 
and innovation in relation to health care costs, 9:30 a.m., SD-628.