[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 23 (Friday, February 27, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D130-D133]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of March 1 through March 6, 2004

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 12 noon, Senate will resume consideration of S. 1805, 
Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, with four hours for debate; 
further, at 4 p.m., Senator Bingaman will be recognized to offer an 
amendment, with a vote to occur thereon at 5 p.m.
  On Tuesday, at 9:30 a.m., Senate will continue consideration of the 
bill, with votes on or in relation to certain pending amendments, 
including a vote on final passage of the bill.
  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 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: March 4, 
Subcommittee on Marketing, Inspection, and Product Promotion, to 
hold oversight hearings to examine the development of a national 
animal identification plan, 2 p.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Appropriations: March 1, Subcommittee on Defense, to 
hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 
2005 for the Department of Defense, 10:30 a.m., SD-192.
  March 2, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the 
Judiciary, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2005 for the Department of Commerce, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  March 2, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2005 for science 
and technology programs, information analysis, and infrastructure 
protection, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2005 
for the Department of Energy's Office of Science, Office of Nuclear 
Energy, Science and Technology, and Office of Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  March 3, Subcommittee on District of Columbia, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2005 for the 
government of the District of Columbia, focusing on Court Services, 
Offender Supervision Agency, and the Public Defender Service, 10:30 
a.m., SD-124.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2005 for the Department of 
Defense, 10:30 a.m., SD-192.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Interior, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2005 for the Department of 
Energy, 9:30 a.m., SD-124.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2005 for the Department of Education, 9:30 a.m., SD-192.
  March 4, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, to 
hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 
2005 for the Department of Veterans Affairs, 10 a.m., SD-628.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2005 for the 
General Accounting Office, the Government Printing Office, and the 
Congressional Budget Office, 11 a.m. SD-116.

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  Committee on Armed Services: March 2, to hold hearings to examine 
the defense authorization request for fiscal 2005 and the future 
years defense program, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  March 2, Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings to examine 
active component, Reserve component and civilian personnel programs, 
in review of the defense authorization request for fiscal year 2005, 
2:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, to 
hold hearings to examine the role of defense science and technology 
in the global war on terrorism and in preparing for emerging threats 
in review of the defense authorization request for fiscal year 2005, 
9:30 a.m., SR-325.
  March 3, Subcommittee on SeaPower, to hold hearings to examine 
future Navy and Marine Corps capabilities and requirements in review 
of the defense authorization request for fiscal year 2005 and the 
future years defense program, 2 p.m., SR-232A.
  March 4, Full Committee, to hold open and closed hearings to 
examine the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2005, 
focusing on military strategy and operational requirements (closed 
in SH-219), 9:30 a.m, SH-216.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings to examine 
compensation, benefits, and health care for active and Reserve 
military personnel and their families in review of the defense 
authorization request for fiscal year 2005, 2:30 p.m. SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: March 2, to 
resume hearings to examine current investigations and regulatory 
actions regarding the mutual fund industry, focusing on fund 
operations and governance, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 2, 
Subcommittee on Competition, Foreign Commerce, and Infrastructure,, 
to hold hearings to examine the rise of obesity in children, 2:30 
p.m, SR-253.
  March 3, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the impact of 
climate change, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to hold 
hearings to examine impact of abortion on women, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  March 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Rhonda Keenum, of Mississippi, to be Assistant 
Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the United States and 
Foreign Commercial Services, Linda Morrison Combs, of North 
Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs and 
Chief Financial Officer, Department of Transportation, W. Douglas 
Buttrey, of Tennessee, and Francis Mulvey, of Maryland, both to be a 
Member of the Surface Transportation Board, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: March 2, to hold 
hearings to examine the President's proposed fiscal year 2005 budget 
for the Forest Service, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, to hold 
hearings to examine S. 1420, to establish terms and conditions for 
use of certain Federal land by outfitters and to facilitate public 
opportunities for the recreational use and enjoyment of such land, 
2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  March 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the Energy 
Information Administration (EIA) Annual Energy Outlook 2004 forecast 
regarding the supply, demand, and price projections for oil, natural 
gas, nuclear, coal and renewable sources, including commercial and 
market perspectives on the state of oil and natural gas markets, 10 
a.m., SD-366.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Energy, to hold hearings to examine new 
nuclear power generation in the United States, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: March 3, to hold 
oversight hearings to examine grants management within the 
Environmental Protection Agency, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Commttee on Finance: March 3, to hold hearings to examine health 
insurance challenges, 9:30 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: March 2, to hold oversight 
hearings to examine certain foreign assistance programs, 9 a.m., SD-
419.
  March 2, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine North Korea's 
nuclear situation, 3 p.m., SH-216.
  March 3, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine building 
operational readiness in Foreign Affairs agencies, 9:30 a.m., SH-
216.
  March 4, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 2096, to 
promote a free press and open media through the National Endowment 
for Democracy, S. 2127, to build operational readiness in civilian 
agencies, and an original bill, entitled Foreign Relations 
Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2005, to authorize appropriations for 
the Department of State and international broadcasting activities 
for fiscal year 2005, for the Peace Corps for fiscal year 2005 
through 2007, and for foreign assistance programs for fiscal year 
2005, 9:30 a.m, SD-419.
  March 4, Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, to hold 
hearings to examine the state of democracy in Hong Kong, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: March 1, Financial Management, 
the Budget, and International Security, to hold hearings to examine 
the management, investment, and oversight policies of the federal 
government's Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) to ensure the integrity of 
federal employees' retirement savings, 11 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: March 2, 
Subcommittee on Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services, to hold 
hearings to examine suicide prevention and youth, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  March 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine issues for 
reauthorization of the higher education act, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: March 3, to hold oversight hearings 
to examine the status of the completion of the National Museum of 
the American Indian, 10 a.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: March 3, Subcommittee on Constitution, 
Civil Rights and Property Rights, to hold hearings to examine 
national implications of the Massachusetts Goodridge decision and 
the judicial invalidation of traditional marriage laws, 10 a.m., SD-
226.

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  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: March 2, to hold hearings to 
examine the final report of the Department of Veterans' Affairs' 
Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES) Commission, 
2:15 p.m., SR-418.
  March 4, Full Committee, to hold joint hearings with the House 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative 
presentations of the Non-Commissioned Officers Association, the 
Military Order of the Purple Heart, the Paralyzed Veterans of 
America, the Jewish War Veterans, and the Blinded Veterans 
Association, 10 a.m., 345 CHOB.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: March 2, closed business meeting 
to consider pending intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  March 4, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control: 
March 4, to hold hearings to examine the current status of federal 
efforts to coordinate and combat money laundering and terrorist 
financing, 2 p.m., SD-215.


                             House Chamber

  To be announced.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, March 3, to consider Committee's Budget 
Views and Estimates for Fiscal Year 2005 for submission to the 
Committee on the Budget, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, March 3, Subcommittee on Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related 
Agencies, on Inspector General, 9:30 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, Judiciary and 
Related Agencies, on Secretary of State, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies, on Forest 
Service, 10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education and Related Agencies, on P-16 Education Systems, 10:15 
a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Military Construction, on Family Housing 
Privatization, 9:30 a.m., and on Central Command Budget Request, 3 
p.m., B-300 Rayburn.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury and Independent 
Agencies, on Secretary of Transportation, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 3, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, on 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 9:30 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration and Related Agencies, on Marketing and 
Regulatory Programs, 9:30 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, Judiciary and 
Related Agencies, on Federal Judiciary, 10 a.m., H-309 Capitol, and 
on Attorney General, 1 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on Bureau 
of Reclamation, 10 a.m., 2362B Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Secretary of 
Homeland Security, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies, on Fish 
and Wildlife Service, 10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education and Related Agencies, on Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Veterans Affairs, HUD and Independent 
Agencies, on EPA, 1:30 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, March 3, hearing on the Fiscal Year 
2005 National Defense Authorization budget request for the 
Department of Defense, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Projection Forces, hearing on the Fiscal 
Year 2005 National Defense Authorization budget request--Department 
of Defense Capabilities for Conducting Conventional Long-range 
Strike Operations, 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Total Force, hearing on the Fiscal Year 
2005 National Defense Authorization budget request on Military 
Resale and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Programs, 2 p.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on the Fiscal Year 
2005 National Defense Authorization budget request--Military 
Construction Budget Request for the Programs of the Department of 
the Army and the Department of the Navy, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, hearing on 
the Fiscal Year 2005 National Defense Authorization budget request--
Aviation Industrial Base and Department of Defense Rotorcraft 
Investment Programs, 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and 
Capabilities, hearing on the Fiscal Year 2005 National Defense 
Authorization Budget Request--Department of Defense Responsibilities 
in Homeland Defense and Homeland Security Missions, 3 p.m., 2212 
Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, March 3, Members' Day, 2 p.m., 210 
Cannon.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, March 3, hearing 
entitled ``No Child Left Behind: Improving Results for Children with 
Disabilities,'' 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, March 4, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing entitled ``Prescription Drug Monitoring: Strategies to 
Promote Treatment and Deter Prescription Drug Abuse,'' 1 p.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``A Review of Security DOE Nuclear Facilities and the 
Implementation of the Revised Design Basis Threat,'' 11 a.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, March 3, Subcommittee on Capital 
Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing on 
H.R. 3574, Stock Option Accounting Reform Act, 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Oversight of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,'' 
10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Government Reform, March 2, Subcommittee on Criminal 
Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources, hearing entitled ``Andean 
Counterdrug Initiative,'' 3 p.m., 2203 Rayburn.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial 
Management, oversight hearing on ``Financial Report of the U.S. 
Government for Fiscal Year 2003,'' 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, 
Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, hearing entitled 
``Federal Information Technology Investment Management, Strategic 
Planning, and Performance Measurement: 60 Billion Reasons Why,'' 1 
p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 4, full Committee, hearing entitled ``America's New Welcome 
Mat: A Look at the Goals and Challenges of the US-VISIT Program,'' 2 
p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 5, hearing entitled ``Public Confidence, Down the Drain: The 
Federal Role in Ensuring Safe Drinking Water in the District of 
Columbia,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, March 3, Subcommittee on 
Europe, hearing on United States Priorities in Europe, 10 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  March 4, full Committee, hearing on The United States Government 
Strategy for Fighting HIV/AIDS: Implementation of Public Law 108-25, 
10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, March 2, Subcommittee on Constitution, 
oversight hearing on the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. 
Department of Justice, 1 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, 
oversight hearing on Alien Removal Under ``Operation Predator,'' 10 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, March 3, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Mineral Resources, oversight hearing entitled ``Minerals and Energy: 
Outsourcing American Jobs Overseas,'' 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, March 2, to consider the following: H.R. 3752, 
Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004; and H.R. 1561, 
United States Patent and Trademark Fee Modernization Act of 2003, 
5:30 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, March 3, hearing to Review the Hydrogen Fuel 
and FreedomCAR Initiatives, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 4, 
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, oversight 
hearing on the U.S. Coast Guard and Federal Maritime Commission 
Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Requests, and on the Coast Guard 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, March 4, to mark up Committee's 
Budget Views and Estimates for Fiscal Year 2005 for submission to 
the Committee on the Budget; followed by a hearing on the 
President's Fiscal Year 2005 Budget for the Department of Labor, 10 
a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, March 3, executive, 
hearing on Department of Defense Intelligence Surveillance and 
Reconnaissance, 10 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
  March 3, Subcommittee on Technical and Tactical Intelligence, 
executive, hearing on Enabling Information Sharing Across the 
Intelligence Community, 1 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  March 4, full Committee, executive, hearing on Terror Threats, 10 
a.m., and, executive, hearing on Detainee Information Update, 1 
p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  March 5, executive, hearing on Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction, 
9 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
  Select Committee on Homeland Security, March 3, Subcommittee on 
Emergency Preparedness and Response, hearing entitled ``Department 
of Homeland Security Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate 
Fiscal Year 2005 Budget,'' 10:30 a.m., 1302 Longworth.
  March 4, Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism and the 
Subcommittee on Infrastructure and Border Security, joint hearing 
entitled ``The Department of Homeland Security's Information 
Analysis and Infrastructure Protection Budget Proposal for Fiscal 
Year 2005,'' 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Meetings: March 4, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to 
hold joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to 
examine the legislative presentations of the Non-Commissioned 
Officers Association, the Military Order of the Purple Heart, the 
Paralyzed Veterans of America, the Jewish War Veterans, and the 
Blinded Veterans Association, 10 a.m., 345 CHOB.
  Joint Economic Committee: March 5, to hold joint hearings to 
examine the employment situation for February, 9:30 a.m., SD-562.