[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 20, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D5]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of January 21 through January 24, 2004

                             Senate Chamber

  On Wednesday, at 10 a.m., Senate will resume consideration of the 
conference report to accompany H.R. 2673, Agriculture Appropriations 
Act (Omnibus Appropriations) for debate only. At 12 noon, Senator Byrd 
will be recognized for up to two hours, and at 2 p.m., Senator McCain 
will be recognized for up to one hour.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any other cleared 
legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations: January 22, Subcommittee on Labor, 
Health and Human Services, and Education, to hold hearings to 
examine avoiding conflicts of interest at the National Institutes of 
Health, 9:30 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: January 22, to hold a closed briefing 
regarding ongoing military activities in Iraq and Afghanistan, 
including other areas of interest, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: January 21, to hold hearings to 
examine update on North Korean Nuclear Developments and the Six-
Power Talks, 9 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on the Judiciary: January 22, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Raymond W. Gruender, of Missouri, to be 
United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, Ricardo S. 
Martinez, to be United States District Judge for the Western 
District of Washington, Gene E. K. Pratter, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and Neil 
Vincent Wake, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Arizona, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: January 22, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                             House Chamber

  To be announced.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, January 21, hearing to review the USDA's 
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Response, 2 p.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  Committee on Armed Services, January 21, Subcommittee on Total 
Force, hearing on Reserve Component Healthcare: Medical Holdovers in 
Current and Future Deployments, 9:30 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, January 21, Subcommittee on 
Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, 
hearing on the OFHEO's report of the Special Examination of Freddie 
Mac, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, January 21, to mark up the following 
measures: H.R. 2844, Continuity in Representation Act of 2003; H.R. 
1997, Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2003; H.R. 3261, Database 
and Collections of Information Misappropriation Act; H.R. 2391, 
Cooperative Research and Collections of Information Misappropriation 
Act; H.R. 2391, Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement 
(CREATE) Act of 2003; H.R. 1073, To repeal section 801 of the 
Revenue Act of 1916; H.R. 1768, Multidistrict Litigation Restoration 
Act of 2003; H. Res. 412, Honoring the men and women of the Drug 
Enforcement Administration on the occasion of its 30th Anniversary; 
H.R. 3095, Community Recognition Act of 2003; H.R. 339, Personal 
Responsibility in Food Consumption Act; H.R. 2824, Internet Tobacco 
Sales Enforcement Act; and H. Res. 56, Supporting the goals of the 
Japanese American, German American, and Italian American communities 
in recognizing a National Day of Remembrance to increase public 
awareness of the events surrounding the restriction, exclusion, and 
internment of individuals and families during World War II, 10 a.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, January 21, hearing on Can U.S. 
Companies Compete Globally Using American Workers? 10 a.m., 2360 
Rayburn.