[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 168 (Wednesday, November 19, 2003)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1302-D1303]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                           NOVEMBER 20, 2003

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: to hold a closed briefing from the 
CIA and DIA on assessment of the current situation in Iraq, 3 p.m., 
S-407, Capitol.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: business meeting 
to consider S. 1531, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
mint coins in commemoration of Chief Justice John Marshall, and the 
nominations of Alicia R. Castaneda, of the District of Columbia, to 
be a Director of the Federal Housing Finance Board, and Thomas J. 
Curry, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; to be immediately 
followed by a hearing on improving the corporate governance of the 
NYSE, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  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: to hold 
hearings to examine drug importation, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: business meeting to consider 
the nominations of James M. Loy, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary 
of Homeland Security, and Scott J. Bloch, of Kansas, to be Special 
Counsel, Office of Special Counsel, Time to be announced, Room to be 
announced.
  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.
  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, 10 a.m., SD-342.


                                 House

  Committee on Government Reform, to consider the following: H.R. 
3478, National Archives and Records Administration Efficiency Act of 
2003, a report entitled ``Efforts to Rightsize the U.S. Presence 
Abroad Lack Urgency and Momentum;'' and a draft report entitled 
``Everything Secret Degenerates: The FBI's Use of Murderers as 
Informants;'' followed by a hearing on Knives, Box Cutters and 
Bleach: A Review of Passenger Screener Training, Testing and 
Supervision, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Human Rights and Wellness, hearing entitled ``The 
Future Challenges of Autism: A Survey of the Ongoing Initiatives in 
the Federal Government to Address the Epidemic,'' 2 p.m., 2154 
Rayburn.

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  Committee on House Administration, hearing on 527 Organizations 
and Soft Money: Federal Elections in a Post-BCRA World, 10 a.m., 
1310 Longworth.
  Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on the Middle 
East and Central Asia, hearing on Human Rights Violations Under 
Saddam Hussein: Victims Speak Out, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security, and Homeland Security, oversight hearing on 
``Homeland Security--the Balance Between Crisis and Consequence 
Management through Training and Assistance,'' including discussion 
of the following bills: H.R. 2512, First Responders Funding Reform 
Act of 2003; H.R. 3266, Faster and Smarter Funding for First 
Responders Act of 2003; and H.R. 3158, Preparing America to Respond 
Effectively Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, 
Wildlife and Oceans, oversight hearing on the John H. Chafee Coastal 
Barrier Resources System, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing entitled ``Lowering the Cost 
of Doing Business in the United States: How to Keep Our Companies 
Here,'' 9:30 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Water Resources and Environment, oversight hearing on Financing Port 
Infrastructure--Who Should Pay? 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on 
Non-Profit Credit Counseling Organizations, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 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, to mark up H.R. 3266, Faster and Smarter 
Funding for First Responders Act of 2003, 1 p.m., 210 Cannon.