[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 28, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D36-D37]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of February 2 through February 7, 2004

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 1 p.m., Senate will be in a period of morning business; 
at 2 p.m., Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to 
consideration of S. 1072, SAFE Transportation Equity Act, with a vote 
on the motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to occur 
at 5:45 p.m.
  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 Armed Services: February 3, to hold hearings to 
examine the DefenseAuthorization request for Fiscal Year 2005 and 
the future years defense program, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: February 3, to 
hold hearings to examinefund operations and governance relating to 
current investigations and regulatory actionsregarding the mutual 
fund industry, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  February 4, Subcommittee on Economic Policy, to hold hearings to 
examine national flood insurance repetitive losses, 2:30 p.m., SD-
538.
  February 5, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the Office 
of the Comptroller of theCurrency's rules on national bank 
preemption and visitorial powers, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: February 3, to hold hearings to examine 
the President's fiscal year2005 budget proposals, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  February 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's fiscal year 2005 budgetproposals, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: February 4, business 
meeting to consider pending calendar items, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  February 4, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, to hold 
hearings to examine S. 1354, toresolve certain conveyances and 
provide for alternative land selections under the Alaska 
NativeClaims Settlement Act related to Cape Fox Corporation and 
Sealaska Corporation, S. 1575, todirect the Secretary of Agriculture 
to sell certain parcels of Federal land in Carson City and Douglas 
County, Nevada, H.R. 1092, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
sell certain parcelsof Federal land in Carson City and Douglas 
County, Nevada, S. 1778, to authorize a land conveyance between the 
United States and the City of Craig, Alaska, S. 1819, to direct 
theSecretary of Agriculture to convey certain land to Lander County, 
Nevada, and the Secretary ofthe Interior to convey certain land to 
Eureka County, Nevada, for continued use as cemeteries,and H.R. 272, 
to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain land to 
Lander County,Nevada, and the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
certain land to Eureka County, Nevada, forcontinued use as 
cemeteries, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: February 4, to hold hearings to examine the 
Administration's Health and Human Services budget priorities, 10 
a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: February 3, business meeting to 
consider pending calendarbusiness, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  February 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine AIDS and 
hunger, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: February 3, to hold hearings to 
examine workforce issuesrelating to preserving a strong United 
States Postal Service, 2 p.m., SD-342.
  February 4, Full Committee, to continue hearings to examine 
workforce issues relating topreserving a strong United States Postal 
Service, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: February 5, 
to hold hearings to examinemaintaining confidence in consumer 
products relating to mad cow disease, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: February 4, to hold hearings to 
examine President's fiscal year2005 budget request, 9:30 a.m., SR-
485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: February 4, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of William Gerry Myers III of Idaho, to be 
United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, William S. 
Duffey, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the Northern 
District of Georgia, and Lawrence F. Stengel, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 10 a.m., 
SD-226.


                             House Chamber

  To be announced.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, February 4, Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Justice, State, Judiciary and Related Agencies, on Public Diplomacy, 
10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, February 4, hearing on the Fiscal 
Year 2005 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the 
Department of Defense, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, Februay 3, hearing on the 
Administration's Budget for Fiscal Year 2005, 2 p.m., 210 Cannon.

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  February 4, hearing on the Department of the Treasury Budget 
Priorities Fiscal Year 2005, 2 p.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, February 4, Subcommittee on 
Telecommunications and the Internet, hearing entitled ``The Current 
State of Competition in the Communications Marketplace,'' 10 a.m., 
2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, February 3, Subcommittee on 
National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations, 
hearing on Effective Strategies Against Terrorism, 10 a.m., 2247 
Rayburn.
  February 4, Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization, 
hearing entitled ``Esprit de Corps: Recruiting and Retraining 
America's Best for the Federal Civil Service,'' 10:30 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  February 4, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial 
Management, oversight hearing entitled ``Should We Part Ways with 
GPRA?'' 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, February 4, hearing on L 
Visas: Losing Jobs Through Laissez-Faire Policies? 1 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, February 3, Subcommittee on Crime, 
Terrorism, and Homeland Security, oversight hearing entitled ``Law 
Enforcement Efforts within the Department of Homeland Security,'' 1 
p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  February 4, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual 
Property, oversight hearing on ``Internet Domain Name Fraud--New 
Criminal and Civil Enforcement Tools,'' 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, February 3, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Mineral Resources, oversight hearing entitled ``The Impact of 
Science on Public Policy,'' 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  February 4, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, oversight 
hearing on Issues Affecting Jobs in the Forest Industry, 2 p.m., 
1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, February 4, hearing on the 
Administration's proposed Fiscal Year 2005 budget for the Department 
of Veterans Affairs, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, February 3 and 4, hearings on the 
Administration's Budget Proposals for fiscal year 2005, 2 p.m., on 
February 3 and 10:30 a.m., on February 4, 1100 Longworth.