[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 53 (Thursday, April 22, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D397-D399]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of April 26 through May 1, 2004

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 2 p.m., Senate will resume consideration of the motion 
to proceed to consideration of S. 150, Internet Tax Non-Discrimination 
Act, with a vote on the motion to invoke cloture to occur at 
approximately 5:30 p.m.
  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 28, Subcommittee on Defense, to 
hold hearings to examine medical programs in the armed services, 10 
a.m., SD-192.
  April 29, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the 
Judiciary, to hold hearings to examine intellectual property issues, 
10 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: April 27, business meeting to 
consider the nominations of Tina Westby Jonas, of Virginia, to be 
Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), Dionel M. Aviles, of 
Maryland, to be Under Secretary of the Navy, and Jerald S. Paul, of 
Florida, to be Principal Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear 
Security Administration, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: April 29, to 
hold hearings to examine counterterror initiatives and concerns in 
the terror finance program, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: April 27, to 
hold hearings to examine telecommunications policy, focusing on 
lessons learned from the Telecommunications Act of 1996, 9:30 a.m., 
SR-253.
  April 27, Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to hold 
hearings to examine International Space Exploration Program, 3:30 
p.m., SR-253.
  April 28, Full Committee, to continue hearings to examine 
telecommunications policy, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  April 29, Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries and Coast Guard, to 
hold an oversight hearing to examine National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: April 27, to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine sustainable, low emission, electricity 
generation, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  April 27, Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold hearings to 
examine S. 1064, to establish a commission to commemorate the 
sesquicentennial of the American Civil War, S. 1092, to authorize 
the establishment of a national database for purposes of 
identifying, locating, and cataloging the many memorials and 
permanent tributes to America's veterans, S. 1748, to establish a 
program to award grants to improve and maintain sites honoring 
Presidents of the United States, S. 2046, to authorize the exchange 
of certain land in Everglades National Park, S. 2052, to amend the 
National Trails System Act to designate El Camino Real de los Tejas 
as a National Historic Trail, and S. 2319, to authorize and 
facilitate hydroelectric power licensing ofthe Tapoco Project, 2:30 
p.m., SD-366.
  April 28, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 11:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: April 28, to hold 
hearings to examine the reauthorization of the Economic Development 
Administration, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: April 27, Subcommittee on International 
Trade, with the Subcommittee on Health Care, to hold joint hearings 
to examine international trade and pharmaceuticals, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  April 28, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine fraud and 
abuse in Medicare's power wheelchair program, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: April 28, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of James Francis Moriarty, of Virginia, to 
be Ambassador to Nepal, Michele J. Sison, of Maryland, to be 
Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, and Thomas Charles Krajeski, 
of Virginia, to beAmbassador to Yemen, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  April 28, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Constance Berry Newman, to be an Assistant Secretary 
of State for African Affairs, Aubrey Hooks, of Virginia, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire, Thomas Neil Hull III, 
of New Hampshire, to be Ambassador to Sierra Leone, and Roger A. 
Meece, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Congo, 3 p.m., SD-419.

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  April 29, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
nominations, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: April 28, to hold hearings to 
examine the use and prevention of abuse of government purchase 
cards, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  April 29, Full Committee, to hold a hearing to examine the 
nomination of Dawn A. Tisdale, of Texas, to be a Commissioner of the 
Postal Rate Commission; to be immediately followed by a hearing to 
examine the nomination of David Safavian, of Michigan, to be 
Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, Office of Management 
and Budget, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: April 28, 
Subcommittee on Children and Families, to hold hearings to examine 
how to promote a healthy marriage, 2 p.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: April 28, to hold hearings to examine 
S. 2172, to make technical amendments to the provisions of the 
Indian Self Determination and Education Assistance Act relating to 
contract support costs, 10 a.m., SR-485.
  April 29, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine S. 2301, to 
improve the management of Indian fish and wildlife and gathering 
resources, 10 a.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: April 27, to hold hearings to examine 
the nomination of Brett M. Kavanaugh, of Maryland, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, 10 a.m., 
SD-226.
  April 28, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine safeguarding 
the future of American live theater relating to the Playwrights 
Licensing Antitrust Initiative Act, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: April 27, closed business 
meeting to consider certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  April 28, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  April 29, Full Committee, closed business meeting to markup 
proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2005 for the 
intelligence community, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: April 27, to hold hearings to examine 
opportunities and challenges relating to assistive technologies for 
independent aging, 10 a.m., SD-628.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, April 28, hearing to review Agricultural 
Trade Negotiations, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, April 27, Subcommittee on Labor, 
Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, to 
continue appropriation hearings, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  April 28, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education, and Related Agencies, on Global Disease, 10:15 a.m., 2358 
Rayburn.
  April 28, Subcommittee on Legislative, on GOP, and Capitol Police, 
1 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  April 28, Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury and Independent 
Agencies, on Federal Transit Administration, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  April 29, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and 
Related Programs, on Security Assistance Budget Request, 10 a.m., 
2359 Rayburn.
  April 29, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education and Related Agencies, on Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
Research and Services, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  April 29, Subcommittee on Legislative, on Architect of the 
Capitol, 1 p.m., and on Library of Congress, 2 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  April 29, Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury, and 
Independent Agencies, on Federal Highway Administration 
(Environmental Streamlining), 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, April 27, Subcommittee 
on Education Reform, hearing entitled ``Examining Success in 
Vocational Education,'' 1 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  April 28, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Assessing the Impact 
of the Labor Department's Final Overtime Regulations on Workers and 
Employers Overtime Regulations,''10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  April 29, Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, hearing 
entitled ``Examining Long-Term Solutions to Reform and Strengthen 
the Defined Benefit Pension System,'' 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, April 29, Subcommittee on 
Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, hearing entitled ``Spyware: 
What You Don't Know Can Hurt You,''10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, April 28, Subcommittee on Capital 
Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprise and the 
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, joint hearing 
entitled: ``A Review of TRIA and Its Effect on the Economy: Helping 
America Move Forward'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  April 28, Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary 
Policy, Trade and Technology, hearing entitled ``Money Matters: Coin 
and Currency Design and Counterfeiting Issues,'' 2 p.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, April 29, hearing entitled 
``Transforming the National Guard: Resourcing for Readiness,'' 10 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, April 28, hearing on the 
United Nations Oil-for-Food Program: Issues of Accountability and 
Transparency, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  April 28, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing on North 
Korea: Human Rights, Refugees and Humanitarian Challenges, 1:30 
p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, April 29, Subcommittee on Immigration, 
Border Security and Claims, oversight hearing entitled ``The 
Diversity Visa Program, and Its Susceptibility to Fraud and Abuse,'' 
10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, April 28, hearing on H.R. 2933, Critical 
Habitat Reform Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  April 28, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, hearing on 
the following bills: H.R. 3744, To authorize the Secretary of 
Agriculture to sell or exchange all or part of certain 
administrative sites and other land in the

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Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National Forests and to use funds 
derived from the sale or exchange to acquire, construct, or improve 
administrative sites; S. 33, To authorize the Secretary of 
Agriculture to sell or exchange all or part of certain 
administrative sites and other land in the Ozark-St. Francis and 
Ouachita National Forests and to use funds derived from the sale or 
exchange to acquire, construct, or improve administrative sites; S. 
434, Idaho Panhandle National Forest Improvement Act of 2003; S. 
435, Sandpoint Land and Facilities Conveyance Act of 2003; and S. 
1537, To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the New 
Hope Cemetery Association certain land in the State of Arkansas for 
use as a cemetery, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  April 29, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and 
Oceans, an oversight hearing on the International Aspects of Fish 
and Wildlife Conservation and Management, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  April 29, Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public 
Lands, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3638, Redwood National 
Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2003; H.R. 3932, To amend Public Law 
99-338 to authorize the continued use of certain lands within the 
Sequoia National Park by portions of an existing hydroelectric 
project; and S. 144, Noxious Weed Control Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, April 29, hearing to address mass 
incapacitation of Members and the quorum requirement in the context 
of the Continuity of Congress, 10 a.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, April 28, Subcommittee on Environment, 
Technology, and Standards, hearing entitled ``Fiscal Year 2005 
National Institute of Standards and Technology Budget: Views from 
Industry,'' 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  April 29, full Committee, hearing on the High Performance 
Computing Revitalization Act of 2004, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, April 29, Subcommittee on Workforce, 
Empowerment and Government Programs, hearing on Would an Increase in 
the Federal Minimum Wage Help or Hinder Small Business? 10:30 a.m., 
311 Cannon.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, April 28, 
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing on 
Integrated Deepwater System, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  April 28, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, 
oversight hearing on Aging Water Supply Infrastructure, 2 p.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  April 29, Subcommittee on Aviation, oversight hearing on The Cape 
Town Treaty; followed by a markup of the following: The Cape Town 
Treaty; and H.R. 4056, Commercial Aviation MANPADS Defense Act of 
2004, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, April 28, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing on the Department of Veterans 
Affairs' research on Alzheimer's, Diabetes and Parkinson's diseases, 
10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  April 29, Subcommittee on Benefits, hearing on the following 
measures: H.R. 348, Prisoners of War Benefits Act of 2003; H.R. 843, 
Injured Veterans Benefits Eligibility Act of 2003; H.R. 1735, To 
amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum amount 
of a home loan guarantee available to a veteran; H.R. 2206, Prisoner 
of War/Missing in Action National Memorial Act; H.R. 2612, Veterans 
Adapted Housing Expansion Act of 2003; H.R. 4065, Veterans Housing 
Affordability Act of 2004; H.R. 3936, To amend title 38, United 
States Code, to authorize the principal office of the United States 
Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to be at any location in the 
Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, rather than only in the 
District of Columbia, and expressing the sense of Congress that a 
dedicated Veterans Courthouse and Justice Center should be provided 
for that Court and those it serves and should be located, if 
feasible, at a site owned by the United States that is part of or 
proximate to the Pentagon Reservation; a measure to create an open 
period for certain active duty servicemembers to elect to 
participate in the program of basic educational assistance under the 
Montgomery GI Bill; a measure to direct the Secretary of the 
Veterans Affairs to contract for a report on employment placement, 
retention, and advancement of recently separated veterans; and a 
measure to codify certain additional diseases as establishing a 
presumption of service-connection when occurring in veterans exposed 
to ionizing radiation during active military, naval, or air service, 
10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, April 29, Subcommittee on Human 
Resources, hearing on the Supplemental Security Income program, 10 
a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  April 29, Subcommittee on Trade, hearing on trade with sub-Saharan 
Africa and H.R. 4103, AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004, 1 p.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  Select Committee on Homeland Security, April 28, Subcommittee on 
Emergency Preparedness and Response, oversight hearing entitled 
``The Office for Domestic Preparedness First Responder Assistant 
Programs,'' 10:30 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  April 29, Subcommittee on Infrastructure and Border Security, 
hearing entitled ``From Rail to Air: The Transportation Security 
Administration's Progress in Enhancing Homeland Security,'' 11 a.m., 
2212 Rayburn.