[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 144 (Wednesday, October 15, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1122-D1123]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                            OCTOBER 16, 2003

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: to hold a closed briefing on the 
intelligence portion of the FY04 Emergency Supplemental 
Appropriations request, 9:30 a.m., S-407, Capitol.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine proposals for improving the regulation of the Housing 
GSEs, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
pursuit of security and democracy in Afghanistan, 2 p.m., SH-216.
  Subcommittee on European Affairs, to hold hearings to examine 
U.S.-EU Cooperation on regulatory affairs, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine access to postsecondary education in relation to 
reauthorizing the Higher Education Act, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the 
Missouri River Master Manual, 10 a.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 1545, 
to amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility 
Act of 1996 to permit States to determine State residency for higher 
education purposes and to authorize the cancellation of removal and 
adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term 
United States residents, S. 1691, to establish commissions to review 
the facts and circumstances surrounding injustices suffered by 
European Americans, European Latin Americans, and Jewish refugees 
during World War II, and the nominations of Henry W. Saad, of 
Michigan, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, 
George W. Miller, of Virginia, to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of Federal Claims, Deborah Ann Spagnoli, of California, to be 
a Commissioner of the United States Parole Commission, and Dora L. 
Irizarry, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern 
District of New York, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts, to hold 
hearings to examine recent litigations against food companies 
relative to common sense consumption, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 10 a.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, hearing to examine new generation 
cooperatives and strategies to maximize farm and ranch income, 10 
a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on the Budget, hearing on Department of Defense Long-
Term Budget Issues, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.

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  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing entitled ``The Financial Collapse of 
HealthSouth,'' 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, 
Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled 
``Reviewing U.S. Capital Market Structure: The New York Stock 
Exchange and Related Issues,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, hearing on ``You've Got Mail--But 
is it Secure? An Examination of Internet Vulnerabilities Affecting 
Businesses, Governments and Homes,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Human Rights and Wellness, hearing entitled 
``Castro's Cuba: What is the Proper United States Response to 
Ongoing Human Rights Violations in Our Hemisphere?'' 3 p.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, hearing on the Federal Election 
Commission Enforcement Procedures, 3 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on International Relations, hearing on United States 
Policy in Afghanistan: Current Issues in Reconstruction--Part II, 
10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Africa, to mark up H.R. 2760, Resolution of the 
Ethiopia--Eritrea Border Dispute Act of 2003, 1:30 p.m., 2200 
Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, 
hearing on ``The GAO's Recent Report on the Implementation of 
Executive Order 12630 and the State of Federal Agency Protections of 
Private Property Rights,'' 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, 
to mark up H.R. 3261, Database and Collections of Information 
Misappropriation Act, 3 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, 
oversight hearing on ``Visa Overstays: A Growing Problem for Law 
Enforcement,'' 1 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation 
and Public Lands, to hold a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 
280, National Aviation Heritage Area Act; H.R. 704, Rim of the 
Valley Corridor Study Act; H.R. 1399, Black Canyon of the Gunnison 
National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area Boundary 
Revision Act of 2003; H.R. 1594, St. Croix National Heritage Area 
Study Act; H. R. 1618, Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area Act; 
H.R. 1862, Oil Region National Heritage Area Act; H.R. 1798, Upper 
Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area Act; and H.R. 2909, Utah 
Test and Training Range Protection Act, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, to mark up the following measures: H. Con. 
Res. 279, recognizing the significance of the anniversary of the 
American Association for the Advancement of Science Congressional 
Science and Engineering Fellowship Program, and reaffirming the 
commitment to support the use of science in governmental 
decisionmaking through such Program; and H. Res. 395, recognizing 
the importance of chemistry to our everyday lives and supporting the 
goals and ideals of National Chemistry Week; followed by a hearing 
on The Future of Human Space Flight, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing entitled ``Is America losing 
its lead in high-tech: implications for the U.S. defense industrial 
base?'' 11 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Aviation, oversight hearing on the Transportation Security 
Administration's Perspective on Aviation Security, 9:30 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, hearing entitled ``Handoff or 
Fumble: Do VA and DOD Provide Seamless Health Care Coverage to 
Transitioning Veterans?'' 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, briefing on 
Sensitive Counterterrorism Issues, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Intelligence Policy and National Security, 
executive, briefing on Global Intelligence Update, 9 a.m., H-405 
Capitol.
  Select Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emergency 
Preparedness and Response, hearing on H.R. 3266, Faster and Smarter 
Funding for First Responders Act of 2003, 4 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Infrastructure and Border Security, hearing 
entitled ``Plugging the Gaps in Border Security: the One Face at the 
Border Initiative,'' 1 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.