[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 25, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D118-D119]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                         COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR

                      THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2004

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security, to 
hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 
2005 for emergency preparedness and response budget, 10 a.m., SD-
124.
  Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2005 
for the Office of Science and Technology Policy and the National 
Science Foundation, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine the nominations of Alphonso R. Jackson, of Texas, to be 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Linda Mysliwy Conlin, of 
New Jersey, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-
Import Bank of the United States, and Rhonda Keenum, of Mississippi, 
to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the 
United States and Foreign Commercial Services, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Full Committee, to continue hearings to examine current 
investigations and regulatory actions regarding the mutual fund 
industry, focusing on fund operations and governance, 2 p.m., SD-
538.
  Committee on the Budget: to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed international affairs budget request for fiscal 
year 2005, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of Susan Johnson Grant, of Virginia, to be 
Chief Financial Officer, Department of Energy, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine public 
diplomacy and international free press, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine next steps in U.S. 
relations regarding Libya, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine ensuring quality and accountability regarding 
higher education accreditation, 2 p.m., SD-430.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Henry W. Saad, ofMichigan, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, William James Haynes II, 
ofVirginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth 
Circuit, Raymond W. Gruender, ofMissouri, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, Franklin S. Van Antwerpen, 
ofPennsylvania, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third 
Circuit, Judith C. Herrera, to beUnited States District Judge for 
the District of New Mexico, F. Dennis Saylor IV, to be UnitedStates 
District Judge for the District of Massachusetts, Sandra L. Townes, 
to be United StatesDistrict Judge for the Eastern District of New 
York, Louis Guirola, Jr., to be United StatesDistrict Judge for the 
Southern District of Mississippi, Virginia E. Hopkins, to be United 
StatesDistrict Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, Kenneth 
M. Karas, to be United StatesDistrict Judge for the Southern 
District of New York, Ricardo S. Martinez, of Washington, to 
beUnited States District Judge for the Western District of 
Washington, Gene E. K. Pratter, to beUnited States District Judge 
for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Neil Vincent Wake, to 
beUnited States District Judge for the District of Arizona, and 
Michele M. Leonhart, of California,to be Deputy Administrator of 
Drug Enforcement, Domingo S. Herraiz, of Ohio, to be Directorof the 
Bureau of Justice Assistance, and LaFayette Collins, to be United 
States Marshal for theWestern District of Texas all of the 
Department of Justice, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies, on 
Natural Resources and Environment, 9:30 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, Judiciary and Related 
Agencies, on Secretary of Commerce, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies, on Secretary of 
Energy, 10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.

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  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and 
Related Agencies, on Worker Protection Agencies, 10 a.m., 2358 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury and Independent Agencies, 
on U.S. Postal Service, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, hearing on the Fiscal Year 2005 
National Defense Authorization budget request for the Department of 
the Air Force, 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on the Fiscal Year 2005 
National Defense Authorization budget request--Military Construction 
Budget Request for the Programs of the Office of the Secretary of 
Defense, the Defense Agencies, and the Reserve Components of the 
Department of the Air Force, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and 
Capabilities, hearing on the Department of Defense Transformation, 1 
p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, hearing on the Department of Health and 
Human Services Budget Priorities Fiscal Year 2005, 10 a.m., 210 
Cannon.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on 
Telecommunications and the Internet, to continue hearings on H.R. 
3717, Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2004, 9:30 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, to consider the following: 
Committee's Budget Views and Estimates for Fiscal Year 2005 for 
submission to the Committee on the Budget; H.R. 3733, to designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 410 
Huston Street in Altamont, Kansas, as the ``Myron C. George Post 
Office;'' H.R. 3797, 2004 District of Columbia Omnibus Authorization 
Act; H.J. Res. 87, Honoring the life and legacy of President 
Franklin Delano Roosevelt and recognizing his contributions on the 
anniversary of the date of his birth; H. Con. Res. 328, Recognizing 
and honoring the United States Armed Forces and supporting the 
designation of a National Military Appreciation Month; H. Res. 433, 
Honoring the life and legacy of Luis A. Ferre; and H. Res. 475, 
Congratulating the San Jose Earthquakes for winning the 2003 Major 
League Soccer Cup; followed by a hearing entitled ``Will `Network' 
Work? A Review of Whether a Centralized Government Telecom Plan 
Jibes with an Ever-Evolving Market,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources, 
hearing entitled ``Afghanistan: Law Enforcement Interdiction Efforts 
in Transshipment Countries to Stem the Flow of Heroin,'' 2 p.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, hearing on U.S. Foreign 
Assistance After September 11th: Major Changes, Competing Purposes 
and Different Standards--Is There an Overall Strategy? 11 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, 
Wildlife and Oceans, hearing on H.R. 1856, Harmful Algal Bloom and 
Hypoxia Research and Amendments Act of 2003, 2:30 p.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands, 
oversight hearing to examine the Fiscal Year 2005 Budget for the 
National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management and ongoing 
efforts to reduce their maintenance backlogs, 10 a.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Workforce, 
Empowerment and Government Programs, hearing entitled ``Union 
Salting of Small Business Worksites,'' 10:30 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Water Resources and Environment, hearing on Agency Budgets and 
Priorities for Fiscal Year 2005, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security, 
hearing on the Social Security Service Delivery Plan for 2005, 10 
a.m., B-2318 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Subcommittee on 
Intelligence Policy and National Security, executive, briefing on 
Global Intelligence Update, 9 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Intelligence Policy and National Security, 
executive, hearing on IC Language Capabilities, 10 a.m., H-405 
Capitol.