[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 51 (Tuesday, April 20, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D379-D381]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
LABOR, HHS, EDUCATION AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education and Related Agencies continued appropriation 
hearings. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
HIPC DEBT RELIEF
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Domestic and 
International Monetary Policy, Trade and Technology held a hearing 
entitled ``HIPC Debt Relief: Which Way Forward?'' Testimony was heard 
from Thomas Melito, Acting Director, International Affairs and Trade, 
GAO; and public witnesses.
PAPERWORK REDUCTION
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural 
Resources and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing on What is the 
Administration's Economic Growth Plan Component for Paperwork 
Reduction? Testimony was heard from John D. Graham, Administrator, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB; Mark W. Everson, 
Commissioner, IRS, Department of the Treasury; Patricia

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A. Dalton, Director, Strategic Issues, GAO; and public witnesses.
CONTINUITY IN REPRESENTATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Heard testimony from Chairman Ney and 
Representatives Larson of Connecticut, Lofgren, Jackson-Lee of Texas, 
Maloney, Sherman, Baird, and Langevin, but action was deferred on H.R. 
2844, Continuity in Representation Act of 2004.
BRIEFING--TECHNICAL TRANSPORTATION STRATEGIC PLAN
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Technical 
and Tactical Intelligence held a briefing on Technical Transformation 
Strategic Plan. The Subcommittee was briefed by departmental witnesses.


                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             APRIL 21, 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 missile defense, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  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.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: 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 Energy and Natural Resources: 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: to hold hearings to examine the 
current state of society in Iraq, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business; to be followed by a hearing 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., SD-106.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior, to continue 
appropriation hearings, 10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and 
Related Agencies, on NIH, 10:15 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury and Independent Agencies, 
on the IRS, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, on NASA, 10 
a.m., and 1 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, 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.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, hearing on the 
Importance of Highly Qualified Teachers in Raising Academic 
Achievement, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
  Committee on Financial Services, 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, 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.
  Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and 
International Relations, hearing on Iraq Oil-for-Food Program: 
Starving for Accountability, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  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.
  Committee on International Relations, hearing on The Taiwan 
Relations Act: The Next Twenty-Five Years, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Europe, hearing on the U.S. and Northern Europe: 
The e-PINE Initiative, 1:30 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, oversight hearing entitled ``Should 
the Congress extend the October, 2004 Statutory Deadline for 
Requiring Foreign Visitors to Present Biometric Passports?'' 10 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, hearing 
and markup of H.R. 2934, Terrorist Penalties Enhancement Act of 
2003, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, hearing on H.R. 2941, Colorado River 
Indian Reservation Boundary Correction Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, hearing on H.R. 3846, 
Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to mark up H.R. 
3879, Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005, 11 a.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, hearing on 
GDIP Budget, 9 a.m., H-405 Capitol.

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  Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security, executive, 
briefing on Narco-Terror Connections, 1 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  Select Committee on Homeland Security, 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., 2212 Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

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