[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 60 (Tuesday, May 4, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D448-D449]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                              MAY 5, 2004

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense, to hold 
hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2005 for 
defense related programs, 9:30 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Personnel, closed 
business meeting to mark up those provisions, which fall within the 
jurisdiction of the subcommittee, of proposed legislation 
authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2005 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, 9 a.m., SR-232A.
  Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, closed business 
meeting to mark up those provisions, which fall within the 
jurisdiction of the subcommittee, of proposed legislation 
authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2005 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, 10 a.m., SR-222.
  Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, closed business meeting to mark 
up those provisions, which fall within the jurisdiction of the 
subcommittee, of proposed legislation authorizing appropriations for 
fiscal year 2005 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, 11:30 a.m., SR-232A.
  Full Committee, closed business meeting to mark up proposed 
legislation authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2005 for 
military activities for the Department of Defense, 2:30 p.m., SR-
222.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold closed 
hearings to examine the use of steroids, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to hold hearings 
to examine space shuttle and the future of space launch, 2:30 p.m., 
SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Public 
Lands and Forests, to hold hearings to examine S. 155, to convey to 
the town of Frannie, Wyoming, certain land withdrawn by the 
Commissioner of Reclamation, S. 2285, to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to convey a parcel of real property to Beaver County, Utah, 
S. 1521, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
land to the Edward H. McDaniel American Legion Post No. 22 in 
Pahrump, Nevada, for the construction of a post building and 
memorial park for use by the American Legion, other veterans' 
groups, and the local community, S. 1826, to direct the Secretary of 
the Interior to convey certain land in Washoe County, Nevada, to the 
Board of Regents of the University and Community College System of 
Nevada, S. 2085, to modify the requirements of the land conveyance 
to the University of Nevada at Las Vegas Research Foundation, and 
H.R. 1658, to amend the Railroad Right-of-Way Conveyance Validation 
Act to validate additional conveyances of certain lands in the State 
of California that form part of the right-of-way granted by the 
United States to facilitate the construction of the transcontinental 
railway, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: Subcommittee on Social Security and Family 
Policy, to hold hearings to examine the benefits of a healthy 
marriage, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine material support statute relating to aiding terrorists, 10 
a.m., SD-226.


                                 House

  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Projection Forces, to 
mark up H.R. 4200, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2005, 11:30 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism Unconventional Threats and Capabilities, 
to mark up H.R. 4200, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2005, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Total Force, to mark up H.R. 4200, National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005, 1 p.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, to mark up the following 
bills: H.R. 2728, Occupational Safety and Health Small Business Day 
in Court Act of 2003; H.R. 2729, Occupational Safety and Health 
Review Commission Efficiency Act of 2003; H.R. 2730, Occupational 
Safety and Health Independent Review of OSHA Citations Act of 2003; 
and H.R. 2731, Occupational Safety and Health Small Employer Access 
to Justice Act of 2003, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Air 
Quality, hearing entitled ``Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Status 
Report,'' 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Physician Fee Schedule: 
A Review of the Current Medicare Payment System,'' 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Housing and 
Community Opportunity, to consider H.R. 3755, Zero Downpayment Act 
of 2004, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, hearing entitled ``Betting on 
Transparency: Toward Fairness and Integrity in the Interior 
Department's Tribal Recognition Process,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory 
Affairs, hearing entitled ``Wildfires in the West--Is the Bush 
Administration's Response Adequate?'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, hearing on Water Scarcity in 
the Middle East: Regional Cooperation as a Mechanism Toward Peace, 
10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, to mark up H.R. 3447, Social 
Investment and Economic Development Fund for the Americas Act of 
2003, 2:30 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, to mark up the following: H.J. Res. 
83, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
regarding the appointment of individuals to fill vacancies in the 
House of Representatives; H.R. 2934, Terrorist Penalties Enhancement 
Act of 2003; H.R. 3179, Anti-Terrorism Intelligence Tools 
Improvement Act of 2003; a resolution Recognizing the 50th 
anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education; H.R. 3754, Fraudulent 
Online Identity Sanctions Act; H.R. 1731, Identity Theft Penalty 
Enhancement Act; S. 1301, Video Voyeurism Prevention Act of 2003; 
H.R. 1678, Anti-Hoax Terrorism Act of 2003; H.R. 1302, Federal 
Courts Improvement Act of 2003; H.R. 3632, Anti-Counterfeiting 
Amendments of 2003; and private relief bills, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 142, 
To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and 
Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
participate in the Inland Empire regional water recycling project, 
to authorize the Secretary to carry out a program to assist agencies 
in projects to construct regional brine lines in California, and to 
authorize the Secretary to participate in the Lower Chino Dairy Area 
desalination demonstration and reclamation project; H.R. 1014, 
Gateway Communities Cooperation Act; H.R. 2010, To protect the 
voting rights of members of the Armed Services in elections for the 
Delegate representing American Samoa in the United States House of 
Representatives; H.R. 2201, National War Permanent Tribute 
Historical Database Act; H.R. 2663, To authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating 
Castle Nugent Farms located on St. Croix, Virgin Islands, as a unit 
of the National Park System; H.R. 2828, Water Supply, Reliability, 
and Environmental Improvement Act; H.R. 2912, To reaffirm the 
inherent sovereign rights of the Osage Tribe to determine its 
membership and form of government; H.R. 2966, Right-to-Ride 
Livestock on Federal Lands Act of 2003; H.R. 2991, Inland Empire 
Regional Water Recycling Initiative; H.R. 3247, Trail Responsibility 
and Accountability for the Improvement of Lands Act of 2003; H.R. 
3378, Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2003; H.R. 3504, To amend 
the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to 
redesignate the American Indian Education Foundation as the National 
Fund for Excellence in American Indian Education; H.R. 3505, to 
amend the Bend Pine Nursery Land Conveyance Act to specify the 
recipients and consideration for conveyance of the Bend Pine 
Nursery; H.R. 3706, John Muir National Historic Site Boundary 
Adjustment Act; H.R. 3768, Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve 
Boundary Revision Act of 2004; H.R. 3819, Lewis and Clark National 
Historical Park Designation Act of 2004; H.R. 3846, Tribal Forest 
Protection Act of 2004; H.R. 3874, To convey for public purposes 
certain Federal lands in Riverside County, California, that have 
been identified for disposal; 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 
H.R. 4114, Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act of 2004, 11 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Science, hearing entitled ``U.S. Commission on Ocean 
Policy Preliminary Report,'' 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing entitled ``Improving the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act--H.R. 2345,'' 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Railroads, oversight hearing on Railroad Security, 11 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, to mark up H.R. 4103, AGOA 
Acceleration Act of 2004, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, hearing on 
DCI Wrap Up Budget, 10 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Human Intelligence, Analysis and 
Counterintelligence, executive, hearing on Aligning CIA HUMINT, 2 
p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  Select Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on 
Infrastructure and Border Security, hearing entitled ``Maritime 
Security Operations Within the Department of Homeland Security,'' 2 
p.m., 210 Cannon.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold a 
hearing to examine the impact in Northern Ireland of recently 
published reports on collusion in prominent murder cases, 11:30 
a.m., 334 CHOB.