[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 50 (Monday, April 19, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D373-D375]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                Week of April 20 through April 24, 2004

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate may consider S. 2290, Asbestos Litigation 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 Appropriations: April 20, Subcommittee on 
Transportation, Treasury and General Government, to hold hearings to 
examine the budget overview for the Department of Treasury, 10 a.m., 
SD-138.

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  April 20, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2005 
for Bureau of Reclamation and the Army Corps of Engineers, 10 a.m., 
SD-124.
  April 21, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2005 for missile defense, 
10 a.m., SD-192.
  April 21, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2005 for foreign 
assistance and to combat international terrorism, 2:30 p.m., SD-124.
  April 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the report 
of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy, 2 p.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: April 20, to hold hearings to examine 
U.S. policy and military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, 9:30 
a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: April 20, to 
hold hearings to examine current conditions of the banking and 
credit union industries, 2:30 p.m., SD-538.
  April 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Romolo A. Bernardi, of New York, to be Deputy 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Dennis C. Shea, of 
Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and 
Research, and Cathy M. MacFarlane, of Virginia, to be Assistant 
Secretary for Public Policy, both of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 2 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: April 22, to 
hold hearings to examine U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy Report, 
9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: April 21, Subcommittee 
on Public Lands and Forests, to hold an oversight hearing to examine 
the implementation of the Recreation Fee Demonstration Program by 
the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management, and on policies 
related to the program, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: April 20, to hold hearings to 
examine the current state of society in Iraq, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  April 20, Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Export 
and Trade Promotion, to hold hearings to examine a ten year 
perspective and implications for the future regarding NAFTA,2:30 
p.m., SH-216.
  April 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the current 
state of society in Iraq, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  April 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine obstacles 
and opportunities regarding the Iraq transition, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  April 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Lauren Moriarty, of Hawaii, for the rank of Ambassador 
during her tenure of service as United States Senior Official to the 
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum, 1:30 p.m., SD-106.
  April 22, Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, to hold 
hearings to examine U.S.-China relations and the status of reforms 
in China, 2:30 p.m., SD-106.
  April 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Jendayi Elizabeth Frazer, of Virginia, to be 
Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of South 
Africa, 4 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: April 20, Subcommittee on 
Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the 
District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine the effectiveness 
of the federal government's current efforts to enforce existing 
intellectual property rights and how current U.S. intellectual 
property enforcement policies relates to the loss of manufacturing 
jobs, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  April 20, Financial Management, the Budget, and International 
Security, to hold an oversight hearing to examine supporting and 
strengthening the independence of the financial accounting standards 
board relating to expensing stock options, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: April 21, to hold hearings to examine 
S.297, to provide reforms and resources to the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs to improve the Federal acknowledgement process, 9:30 a.m., 
SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: April 22, Subcommittee on Immigration, 
Border Security and Citizenship, to hold hearings to examine state 
and local authority to enforce immigration law relating to 
terrorism, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: April 20, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  April 22, Full Committee, closed business meeting to consider 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                             House Chamber

  To be announced.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, April 20, Subcommittee on Labor, 
Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, to 
continue appropriation hearings, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  April 21, Subcommittee on Interior, to continue appropriation 
hearings, 10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  April 21, and 22, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education, and Related Agencies, on National Institutes of 
Health, 10:15 a.m., on April 21, and 10 a.m., on April 22, 2358 
Rayburn.
  April 21, Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury and Independent 
Agencies, on the IRS, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  April 21, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, on 
NASA, 2359 Rayburn.
  April 22, Subcommittee on District of Columbia, on District of 
Columbia Courts, 10 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  April 22, Subcommittee on Legislative, on House of Representatives 
and GPO, 1 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, April 21, hearing on Iraq's 
Transition to Sovereignty, 10 a.m., and to hold a hearing on the 
Performance of the Department of Defense Acquisition Process in 
Support of Force Protection for Combat Forces, 3 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  April 22, full Committee, hearing on the Report of the Commission 
to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse 
(EMP) Attack, 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Education and the Workforce, April 21, hearing on the 
Importance of Highly Qualified Teachers in Raising Academic 
Achievement, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  April 22, Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, hearing 
entitled ``Developments in Labor Law: Examining Trends and Tactics 
in Labor Organization Campaigns,'' 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, April 21, Subcommittee on Energy 
and Air Quality and the Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous 
Materials, joint hearing entitled ``Current Environmental Issues 
Affecting the Readiness of the Department of Defense,'' 10 a.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  April 22, full Committee, to mark up the following measures: H.R. 
3866, Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2004; H.R. 2771, To amend the 
Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize the New York City Watershed 
Protection Act; and H. Res. 516, Supporting the goals of National 
Manufacturing Week, congratulating manufacturers and their employees 
for their contributions to growth and innovation, and recognizing 
the challenges facing the manufacturing sector, 9:30 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, April 20, Subcommittee on 
Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade and Technology, 
hearing entitled ``HIPC Debt Relief: Which Way Forward?'' 2:30 p.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  April 21, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and 
Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ``The FASB Stock 
Options Proposal: Its Effect on the U.S. Economy and Jobs,'' 10 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, April 20, Subcommittee on Energy 
Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs, hearing on What is 
the Administration's Economic Growth Plan Component for Paperwork 
Reduction? 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  April 21, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human 
Resources, hearing entitled ``DOD's Counternarcotics: What Is 
Congress Getting For Its Money?'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  April 21, Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and 
International Relations, hearing on Iraq Oil-for-Food Program: 
Starving for Accountability, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  April 21, Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, 
Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, hearing entitled 
``Protecting Our Nation's Cyber Space: Educational Awareness for the 
Cyber Citizen,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  April 22, full Committee, hearing on Can Federal Agencies Function 
in the Wake of a Disaster? A Status Report on Federal Agencies' 
Continuity of Operations Plans, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  April 22, Subcommittee on Human Rights and Wellness, hearing 
entitled ``Continued Human Rights Violations in Cuba: One Year after 
Castro's Crackdown of Political Dissidents,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  April 23, full Committee, hearing on Justice for All: A Review of 
the Operations of the District of Columbia Superior Court, 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, April 21, hearing on The 
Taiwan Relations Act: The Next Twenty-Five Years, 10:30 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  April 21, Subcommittee on Europe, hearing on the U.S. and Northern 
Europe: The e-PINE Initiative, 1:30 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  April 22, Subcommittee on Africa, hearing on Rwanda's Genocide: 
Looking Back, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, April 22, Subcommittee on the 
Constitution, oversight hearing entitled ``Legal Threats to 
Traditional Marriage: Implications for Public Policy,'' 2 p.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, April 21, hearing on H.R. 2941, Colorado 
River Indian Reservation Boundary Correction Act, 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  April 21, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, hearing on 
H.R. 3846, Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004, 10 a.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, April 20, to consider H.R. 2844, Continuity in 
Representation Act of 2004, 5:30 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Small Business, April 22, Subcommittee on Regulatory 
Reform and Oversight, hearing on Small Businesses Creating Jobs and 
Protecting the Environment, 10:30 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, April 21, hearing 
on H.R. 3879, Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005, 11 
a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  April 22, Subcommittee on Aviation, oversight hearing to Review 
the Airport Screener Privatization Pilot Program, 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, April 20, Subcommittee 
on Technical and Tactical Intelligence, executive, briefing on 
Technical Transformation Strategic Plan 3 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  April 21, full Committee, executive, hearing on GDIP Budget, 9 
a.m., H-405 Capitol.
  April 21, Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security, 
executive, briefing on Narco-Terror Connections, 1 p.m., H-405 
Capitol.
  April 22, Subcommittee on Intelligence Policy and National 
Security, executive, hearing on Global Updates, 9 a.m., H-405 
Capitol.
  April 22, Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security, 
executive, hearing on Standards, Sharing, Collaboration: Tools of 
Trade, 1 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  Select Committee on Homeland Security, April 21, Subcommittee on 
Cybersecurity, Science, and Research and Development and the 
Subcommittee on Infrastructure and Border Security, joint hearing 
entitled ``The DHS Infrastructure Protection Division: Public-
Private Partnerships to Secure Critical Infrastructures,'' 10:30 
a.m., room to be announced.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: April 21, to hold hearings to examine 
the economic outlook, 10 a.m., SH-216.