[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 29 (Tuesday, March 9, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D203-D205]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             MARCH 10, 2004

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2005 
for Navy and Marine Corps programs, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and 
Capabilities, to hold hearings to examine the defense nuclear 
nonproliferation programs of the Department of Energy and the 
Cooperative Threat Reduction programs of the Department of Defense 
in review of the defense authorization request for fiscal year 2005; 
to be followed by closed hearings in SR-232A, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  Subcommittee on Seapower, to hold hearings to examine the posture 
of the U.S. Transportation Command in review of the defense 
authorization request for fiscal year 2005 and the future years 
defense program, 2 p.m., SR-232A.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to resume 
hearings to examine current investigations and regulatory actions 
regarding the mutual fund industry relating to the regulatory 
landscape, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Subcommittee on International Trade and Finance, to hold hearings 
to examine Argentina's financial crisis, 1 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine the use and effects of steroids, 10 a.m., SR-
253.
  Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to hold hearings 
to examine NASA/Mars exploration program, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: business meeting to 
consider pending calendar business, 11:30 a.m., SD-366.

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  Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, to hold hearings to 
examine S. 1354, to resolve certain conveyances and provide for 
alternative land selections under the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act related to Cape Fox Corporation and Sealaska 
Corporation, S. 1575 and H.R. 1092, both to direct the Secretary of 
Agriculture to sell certain parcels of 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 and 
H.R. 272, both 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, for 
continued use as cemeteries, and H.R. 3249, to extend the term of 
the Forest Counties Payments Committee, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: business meeting to 
consider S. 1904, to designate the United States courthouse located 
at 400 North Miami Avenue in Miami, Florida, as the ``Wilkie D. 
Ferguson, Jr. United States Courthouse'', S. 2022, to designate the 
Federal building located at 250 West Cherry Street in Carbondale, 
Illinois the ``Senator Paul Simon Federal Building'', and S. 2043, 
to designate a Federal building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, as the 
``Ronald Reagan Federal Building''; to be followed by a hearing to 
examine the President's proposed fiscal year 2005 budget for the 
Environmental Protection Agency, 9:25 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine United States 
economic and trade policy in the Middle East, 2 p.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine 
nonproliferation and arms control issues, focusing on strategic 
choices, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Narcotics 
Affairs, to hold hearings to examine the future of U.S.-Haitian 
relations, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold oversight hearings to examine 
proposed reorganization of major agencies and functions related to 
Indian trust reform matters within the Department of the Interior, 
9:30 a.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine S.J. Res. 
4, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
authorizing Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the 
flag of the United States, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of 
Peter W. Hall, of Vermont, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Second Circuit, Jane J. Boyle, to be United States District Judge 
for the Northern District of Texas, Marcia G. Cooke, to be United 
States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, and 
Walter D. Kelley, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the 
Eastern District of Virginia, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: to hold hearings to examine 
the scope and operation of certain tax-exempt organizations 
registered under Section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code, focusing 
on their impact on campaign finance laws and federal elections, 9:30 
a.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold joint hearings with the 
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative 
presentation of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 10 a.m., SH-216.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on 
Research, Education and Extension, 9:30 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, Judiciary and Related 
Agencies, on Department of State, Administration of Foreign Affairs, 
2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Defense, on Army Budget Overview, 10 a.m., 2212 
Rayburn and, executive, on Army Acquisition Programs, 1:30 p.m., H-
140 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on U.S. Army Corps 
of Engineers, 1 p.m., 2362B Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related 
Programs, on the Secretary of State, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies, on Indian Health 
Services, 10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and 
Related Agencies, on Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 
10:15 a.m., and on Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 11:20 
a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Construction, on Budget Overview, 1 p.m., 
B-300 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury and Independent Agencies, 
on GSA, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Total Force, hearing 
on the Fiscal Year 2005 National Defense Authorization Budget 
Request on the Adequacy of the Total Force, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, to mark up H.R. 3873, 
Child Nutrition Improvement and Integrity Act, 10:30 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, hearing entitled ``A Review of 
the Administration's FY 2005 Health Care Priorities,'' 2 p.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, hearing 
entitled ``Oversight of the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act,'' 
10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Domestic and 
International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology, hearing and 
markup of the following measures: H.R. 1914, Jamestown 400th 
Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 2003; H.R. 2131, to award a 
congressional gold medal to President Jose Maria Aznar of Spain; 
H.R. 2768, John Marshall Commemorative Coin Act; and H.R. 3277, 
Marine Corps 230th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act, 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government 
Efficiency and Financial Management, oversight hearing entitled 
``Making Financial Management a Priority at DHS,'' 2 p.m., 2247 
Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, hearing on Weapons of Mass 
Destruction, Terrorism, Human Rights and the Future of U.S.-Libyan 
Relations, 10:30 a.m., and to hold a hearing on Human Rights 
Practices Around the World:

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A Review of the State Department's 2003 Annual Report, 1:30 p.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, 
oversight hearing on the Fiscal Year 2005 President's Budget for the 
Forest Service, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, to consider H.R. 3717, Broadcast Decency 
Enforcement Act of 2004, 4 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, hearing on Perspectives on the President's 
Vision for Space Exploration, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing entitled ``Spike in Metal 
Prices: What Does it Mean for Small Manufactures?'' 10 a.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, to mark up H.R. 3879, Coast 
Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005, 11:30 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Oversight and the 
Subcommittee on Social Security, joint hearing on Social Security 
Number and Individual Taxpayer Identification Number Mismatches and 
Misuse, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, hearing on 
Intelligence Community Budget overview, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security, executive hearing 
on Intelligence Community-Military Coordination in Iraq and 
Afghanistan, 10 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
  Select Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on 
Intelligence and Counterterrorism, hearing entitled ``The Department 
of Homeland Security Proposed Information Analysis Budget for Fiscal 
Year 2005,'' 10:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Meetings: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to hold 
joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to 
examine the legislative presentation of the Veterans of Foreign 
Wars, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine issues 
relative to helping Americans save, 10 a.m., SD-628.