[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 105 (Wednesday, July 16, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D832-D833]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





             COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY, JULY 17, 2003

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: business meeting to mark up proposed 
legislation making appropriations for the government of the District 
of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part 
against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2004, proposed legislation making appropriations for 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2004, proposed legislation making appropriations for foreign 
operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2004, and proposed legislation making 
appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2004, 10:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine regulatory oversight of government sponsored enterprise 
accounting practices, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: business 
meeting to consider pending Calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to resume hearings to 
examine the improved understanding of the governance of the 
Department of Energy laboratories, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine the importation of exotic species and the impact on public 
health and safety, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine nursing home 
quality, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine 
benefits for U.S. victims of international terrorism, 9:30 a.m., SD-
419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: to resume hearings to examine 
certain situations where parents must relinquish custody in order to 
secure mental health services for their children, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider 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, Xavier Rodriguez, to be United States 
District Judge for the Western District of Texas, William H. Pryor, 
Jr., of Alabama, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh 
Circuit, and Christopher A. Wray, of Georgia, to be an Assistant 
Attorney General, and Jack Landman Goldsmith III, of Virginia, to be 
an Assistant Attorney General, both of the Department of Justice; 
S.J. Res.1, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United

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States to protect the rights of crime victims, S. 1301,to amend 
title 18, United States Code, to prohibit video voyeurism in the 
special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, 
and S. Con. Res. 53, honoring and congratulating chambers of 
commerce for their efforts that contribute to the improvement of 
communities and the strengthening of local and regional economies, 
S. 1416, to implement the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement, 
S. 1417, to implement the United States-Singapore Free Trade 
Agreement, and S. 1177, to ensure the collection of all cigarette 
taxes, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.


                                 House

  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, hearing 
on the Health Insurance Certificate Act of 2003, 1 p.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``A 
Review of DOE's Radioactive High-Level Waste Cleanup Program, 9:30 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, to consider the following 
measures: H.R. 2548, Federal Property Asset Management Reform Act of 
2003; and H. Res. 306, congratulating the New York Yankees on the 
occasion of their 100th anniversary, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Human Rights and Wellness, hearing on ``A New 
Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit: Is it Good for Seniors?'' 1 
p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, 
and Intellectual Property, hearing on H.R. 2517, Piracy Deterrence 
and Education Act of 2003, 1 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, oversight 
hearing on ``Advancing Justice Through Forensic DNA Technology,'' 1 
p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources, oversight hearing on ``The Role of Strategic and Critical 
Minerals in Our National and Economic Security,'' 10 a.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, to 
mark up the following bills: H.R. 958, Hydrographic Services 
Amendments of 2003; H.R. 1204, to amend the National Wildlife Refuge 
System Administration Act of 1966 to establish requirements for the 
award of concessions in the National Wildlife Refuge System, to 
provide for maintenance and repair of properties located in the 
System by concessionaires authorized to use such properties; H.R. 
2048, International Fisheries Reauthorization Act of 2003; and H.R. 
2408, National Wildlife Refuge Volunteer Act of 2003, 2 p.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Water and Power, to mark up 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 Science, Subcommittee on Research, hearing and markup 
of H.R. 2692, United States Fire Administration Authorization Act of 
2003, 9:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, 
Agriculture and Technology, hearing on Endangered Farmers and 
Ranchers: the Unintended Consequences of the Endangered Species Act, 
1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Water Resources and Environment, to mark up the following bills: 
H.R. 1560, Water Quality Financing Act of 2003; and H.R. 2557, Water 
Resources Development Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, hearing on Waste, Fraud and Abuse, 10 
a.m., and to mark up the following bills: H.R. 2739, United States-
Singapore Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act; and H.R. 2738, 
United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, 2 p.m., 
1100 Longworth.
  Select Committee on Homeland Security, hearing entitled ``First 
Responders: How States, Localities and the Federal Government Can 
Strengthen Their Partnership to Make America Safer,'' 1 p.m., 2318 
Rayburn.