[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 17 (Wednesday, February 11, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D82-D83]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
RECONSTRUCTION IN IRAQ
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
International Trade and Finance concluded a hearing to examine economic 
and financial reconstruction in Iraq, focusing on the development of 
Iraq's financial sector, after receiving testimony from John B. Taylor, 
Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs; Earl Anthony 
Wayne, Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs; 
and Gordon West, Acting Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Asia and 
the Near East, United States Agency for International Development.
TELEVISION PROGRAMMING
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine efforts to protect children from violent and 
indecent programming, focusing on FCC's enforcement actions, the rise 
of public concern, the television V-chip and program ratings 
legislation, and family-friendly television programming, after 
receiving testimony from Senator Graham (SC); Michael K. Powell, 
Chairman, and Kathleen Q. Abernathy, Michael J. Copps, Kevin J. Martin, 
Jonathan S. Adelstein, each a Commissioner, all of the Federal 
Communications Commission.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee ordered favorably 
reported the following business items:
  S. 213, to clear title to certain real property in New Mexico 
associated with the Middle Rio Grande Project, with an amendment;
  S. 524, to expand the boundaries of the Fort Donelson National 
Battlefield to authorize the acquisition and interpretation of lands 
associated with the campaign that resulted in the capture of the fort 
in 1862, with an amendment;
  S. 943, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into 1 or 
more contracts with the city of Cheyenne, Wyoming, for the storage of 
water in the Kendrick Project, Wyoming, with an amendment in the nature 
of a substitute;
  S. 960, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and 
Facilities Act to authorize certain projects in the State of Hawaii and 
to amend the Hawaii Water Resources Act of 2000 to modify the water 
resources study, with an amendment;
  S. 1107, to enhance the Recreational Fee Demonstration Program for 
the National Park Service, with an amendment;
  S. 1516, to further the purposes of the Reclamation Projects 
Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 by directing the Secretary of 
the Interior, acting through the commissioner of Reclamation, to carry 
out an assessment and demonstration program to assess potential 
increases in water availability for Bureau of Reclamation projects and 
other uses through control of salt cedar and Russian olive, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 1576, to revise the boundary of Harpers Ferry National Historical 
Park;
  S. 1577, to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a 
hydroelectric project in the State of Wyoming;
  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, with an amendment;
  H.R. 408, to provide for expansion of Sleeping Bear Dunes National 
Lakeshore;
  H.R. 417, to revoke a Public Land Order with respect to certain lands 
erroneously included in the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, 
California;
  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;
  H.R. 856, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to revise a 
repayment contract with the Tom Green County Water Control and 
Improvement District No. 1, San Angelo project, Texas;
  H.R. 1598, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study 
and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
participate in projects within the San Diego Creek Watershed, 
California;
  S. 1167, to resolve the boundary conflicts in Barry and Stone 
Counties in the State of Missouri, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute; and
  An original bill with statutes related to National Parks.
INDIAN PROGRAMS BUDGET
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee held a hearing to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2005 for Indian 
Programs, receiving testimony from Tex G. Hall, National Congress of 
American Indians, H. Sally Smith, National Indian Health Board, Russell 
Sossamon, National

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American Indian Housing, Council, and Gary L. Edwards, National Native 
Law Enforcement Association, all of Washington, D.C.; Don Kashevaroff, 
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage, Alaska; and Cindy La 
Marr, National Indian Education Association, Alexandria, Virginia.
  Hearings continue on Wednesday, February 25.
CABLE COMPETITION
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition 
Policy and Consumer Rights concluded a hearing to examine cable 
industry competition, focusing on the state of competition in a 
multichannel video market, after receiving testimony from Michael 
Willner, Insight Communications, New York, New York; Rodger Johnson, 
Knology, Inc., West Point, Georgia, on behalf of the Broadband Service 
Providers Association; Coralie Wilson, National Association of 
Telecommunications Officers and Advisors, Alexandria, Virginia; and 
Robert Sachs, National Cable and Telecommunications Association, Scott 
Cleland, Precursor Group, and Mark N. Cooper, Consumer Federation of 
America, all of Washington, D.C.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the nominations of Diane S. Sykes, of Wisconsin, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit, who was introduced by Senators 
Kohl and Feingold, and Representative Sensebrenner; James L. Robart, to 
be United States District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 
who was introduced by Senators Murray and Cantwell; and Juan R. 
Sanchez, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of 
Pennsylvania, who was introduced by Senators Specter and Santorum.