[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 32 (Friday, March 12, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D233-D235]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                Week of March 15 through March 20, 2004

                             Senate Chamber

  The Senate is not in session.


                           Senate Committees

  No meetings/hearings scheduled.


                             House Chamber

  Progam to be announced.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, March 16, Subcommittee on Labor, 
Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, on School 
Leadership, 10:15 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration and Related Agencies, on Farm and Foreign 
Agricultural Services, 9:30 a.m., 2362 Rayburn.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, Judiciary and 
Related Agencies, on Supreme Court, 10 a.m., H-309 Capitol, and on 
FBI, 1 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Defense, on Navy/Marine Corps Budget 
Overview, 10 a.m., 2212 Rayburn, and executive, on Navy/Marine Corps 
Acquisition, 1:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on 
Science, Nuclear Energy and Renewable Energy, 10 a.m., 2362B 
Rayburn.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Bureau of 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Interior, on U.S. Geological Survey, 10 
a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education and Related Agencies, on Older American Programs Panel, 
10:15 a.m., and on Secretary of Education, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury, and 
Independent Agencies, on FAA, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 17, Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, on 
U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, 10 a.m., and on Community 
Development Financial Institutions, 11 a.m., and on U.S. Interagency 
Council on Homelessness, 1 p.m., H-143 Capitol.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Agency and Related Agencies, on Food Safety and Inspection 
Service, 9:30 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, Judiciary and 
Related Agencies, on Patent and Trademark Office, 10 a.m., and on 
State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance, 2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and 
Related Programs, on International HIV/AIDS Assistance Request, 2359 
Rayburn.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Office of Domestic 
Preparedness, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Interior, on Oversight: Presidio Trust, 
10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education and Related Agencies, on Department of Education, 10 a.m., 
2358 Rayburn.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Military Construction, on Air Force 
Budget Request, 9:30 a.m., B-300 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, March 17, hearing on Combating the 
Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Projection Forces, hearing on the Fiscal 
Year 2005 National Defense Authorization budget request--the U.S. 
Transportation Command's (USTRANSCOM) Airlift and Sealift Programs, 
4 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, hearing on 
the Fiscal Year 2005 National Defense Authorization budget request--
Department of Defense Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) and 
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Programs, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 18, full Committee, hearing on H.R. 1741, to redesignate the 
position of the Secretary of the Navy as the Secretary of the Navy 
and the Marine Corps, 8 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Readiness and the Subcommittee on 
Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities, joint hearing on 
the Fiscal Year 2005 National Defense Authorization budget request--
Training Transformation--Examination of the Joint National Training 
Capability, 1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing on the 
Department of Energy's Atomic Energy Defense Activities Budget, 10 
a.m., 2216 Rayburn.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Total Force, hearing on the Fiscal Year 
2005 National Defense Authorization Budget Request on Defense Health 
Programs--Current and Future Issues, 9 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, March 17, hearing 
entitled ``Fiscal Responsibility and Federal Consolidation Loans: 
Examining Cost Implications for Taxpayers, Students, and 
Borrowers,'' 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, hearing 
entitled ``Reforming and Strengthening Defined Benefit Plans: 
Examining the Health of the Multiemployer Pension System,'' 10:30 
a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, March 18, Subcommittee on 
Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, hearing entitled 
``Reauthorization of the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration,'' 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.

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  March 18, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Inter-
governmental Transfers: Violations of the Federal-State Medicaid 
Partnership or Legitimate State Budget Tool?'' 9:30 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, March 17, to consider the 
following measures: H.R. 27, Small Public Housing Authority Act; 
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.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, 
hearing entitled ``Successful Homeownership and Renting through 
Housing Counseling,'' 10 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``The Hunt for Saddam's Money: U.S. and Foreign Efforts to 
Recover Iraq's Stolen Money,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, March 16, Subcommittee on National 
Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations, hearing on 
Homeland Security Advisory System: Threat Codes and Public 
Responses, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 16, Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, 
Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, oversight hearing 
entitled ``Information Security in the Federal Government: One Year 
Into the Federal Information Security Management Act,'' 1 p.m., 2247 
Rayburn.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization, 
to consider the following bills: H.R. 3737, Administrative Law 
Judges Pay Reform Act of 2004; and H.R. 3751, to require that the 
Office of Personnel Management study and present options under which 
dental and vision benefits could be made available to Federal 
employees and retirees and other appropriate classes of individuals, 
2 p.m., 2203 Rayburn.
  March 17, Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and 
International Relations, hearing on U.S. Preparation for the World 
Radio Conferences: Too little, too late? 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 18, full Committee, hearing on A Prescription for Safety: 
The need for H.R. 3880, Internet Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act, 
10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, March 17, Subcommittee on 
Asia and the Pacific, hearing on the United States and Asia: 
Continuity, Instability, and Transition, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Europe, hearing on the Current Situation 
in Serbia, 1:30 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  March 18, full Committee, hearing on U.S.-Russia Relations in 
Putin's Second Term, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, March 16, Subcommittee on Crime, 
Terrorism, and Homeland Security, hearing on H.R. 3866, Anabolic 
Steroids Control Act of 2004, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Claims, 
oversight hearing on US VISIT: A Down Payment on Homeland Security, 
10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, March 17, Subcommittee on National Parks, 
Recreation and Public Lands, hearing to examine how the Department 
of Interior's new Appraisal Officer is functioning and how land 
exchanges are being evaluated, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and 
Oceans, hearing on H.R. 3883, to reauthorize the Atlantic Striped 
Bass Conservation Act, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, hearing on 
H.R. 3846, Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004, 10 a.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on H.R. 3747, 
Wallowa Lake Dam Rehabilitation and Water Management Act of 2004, 10 
a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, March 16, to consider H. Res. 557, relating to 
the liberation of the Iraqi people and the valiant service of the 
United States Armed Forces and Coalition forces, 5:30 p.m., H-313 
Capitol.
  Committee on Science, March 17, hearing on the Green Chemistry 
Research and Development Act of 2004, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  March 18, hearing on The Presidential Awardees for Excellence in 
Math and Science Teaching: A Lesson Plan for Success, 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing on NASA-
Department of Defense Cooperation in Space Transportation, 1 p.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, March 18, Subcommittee on Workforce, 
Empowerment and Government Programs, hearing entitled ``The Benefits 
of Health Savings Accounts,'' 10:30 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 17, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, oversight hearing on the Status of the 
Computer-Assisted Passenger Prescreening System (CAPPS II), 10 a.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings 
and Emergency Management, hearing on the Fiscal Year 2005 Budget 
Request for the Department of Homeland Security's Emergency 
Preparedness and Response Directorate, the Office of Domestic 
Preparedness, and First Responder Funding, 1 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, March 17, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, to continue hearings to examine the 
Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology program, 10 
a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, March 18, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing on Health Quality Initiatives, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Social Security, hearing on the SSA's 
Management of the Ticket to Work Program, 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, March 16, executive, 
hearing on Consolidated Cryptologic Budget, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.

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  March 17, executive, business meeting, 1:30 p.m., and, executive, 
to hold a hearing on National Geo-spatial Agency Program Budget, 2 
p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  Select Committee on Homeland Security, March 17, Subcommittee on 
Infrastructure and Border Security, hearing entitled ``The 
Department of Homeland Security's Border and Transportation Security 
(BTS) Budget Proposal,'' 10:30 a.m., room to be announced.