[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 164 (Wednesday, November 12, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1271-D1272]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of November 17 through 22, 2003

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday at 12 noon, Senate will resume consideration of H.R. 2861, 
VA-HUD Appropriations Act.
  At 4:30 p.m., Senate will resume consideration of the conference 
report on H.R. 2115, FAA Authorization, with a vote on the motion to 
close further debate on the conference report to occur at 5:30 p.m.
  On Tuesday, Senate will resume consideration of the nominations of 
Thomas C. Dorr. to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural 
Development, and

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to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit 
Corporation, with votes on the motions to invoke cloture, respectively.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any other cleared 
legislative and executive business, including appropriation bills, 
conference reports and certain nominations, when available.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Armed Services: November 18, to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of Michael W. Wynne, of Florida, to be Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, 4 
p.m., SR-222.
  November 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine current 
Army issues, 9 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: November 18, to 
hold hearings to examine current investigations and regulatory 
actions regarding the mutual fund industry, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  November 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine improving 
the corporate governance of the NYSE, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  November 20, Full Committee, to resume hearings to examine current 
investigations and regulatory actions regarding the mutual fund 
industry, 2 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: November 20, 
to hold hearings to examine drug importation, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: November 18, 
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, to hold hearings to 
examine S. 1209, to provide for the acquisition of property in 
Washington County, Utah, for implementation of a desert tortoise 
habitat conservation plan, H.R. 708, to require the conveyance of 
certain National Forest System lands in Mendocino National Forest, 
California, to provide for the use of the proceeds from such 
conveyance for National Forest purposes, S. 1467, to establish the 
Rio Grande Outstanding Natural Area in the State of Colorado, S. 
1167, to resolve the boundary conflicts in Barry and Stone Counties 
in the State of Missouri, and S. 1848, to amend the Bend Pine 
Nursery Land Conveyance Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture 
to sell the Bend Pine Nursery Administration Site in the State of 
Oregon, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: November 18, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Steven J. Simmons, of Connecticut, to be a Member of 
the Broadcasting Board of Governors, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  November 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Arnold I. Havens, of Virginia, to be General Counsel 
for the Department of the Treasury, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: November 18, Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold hearings to examine the role 
of professional organizations like accounting firms, law firms, and 
financial institutions in developing, marketing and implementing tax 
shelters, 9 a.m., SH-216.
  November 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of James M. Loy, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of 
Homeland Security, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  November 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
threat of agroterrorism, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  November 19, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, 
the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to resume 
hearings to examine the August 2003 Northeast blackouts and the 
federal role in managing the nation's electricity, 2:30 p.m., SD-
342.
  November 20, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to resume 
hearings to examine the role of professional organizations like 
accounting firms, law firms, and financial institutions in 
developing, marketing and implementing tax shelters, 9 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: November 19, 
to hold hearings to examine S. 741, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act with regard to new animal drugs, proposed 
Mammography Quality Standards Reauthorization Act, proposed Medical 
Device Technical Corrections Act, proposed Organ Donation and 
Recovery Improvement Act, and pending nominations, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on the Judiciary: November 18, to hold hearings to 
examine America after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  November 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine pending 
judicial nominations, 10 a.m., SD-226.


                                 House

  Committee on Government Operations, Subcommittee on Human Rights 
and Wellness, hearing entitled ``Preventing Another SV40 Tragedy: 
Are Today's Vaccine Safety Protocols Effective?'' 2 p.m., 2154 
Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Conference: November 17, meeting of conferees on H.R. 6, to 
enhance energy conservation and research and development, to provide 
for security and diversity in the energy supply for the American 
people, 2 p.m., SD-106.