[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 61 (Wednesday, May 5, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D457]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                               MAY 6, 2004

          (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold hearings to 
examine new opportunities for agriculture, focusing on biomass use in 
energy production, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Armed Services: closed business meeting to continue markup 
of proposed legislation authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2005 
for military activities for the Department of Defense, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: business meeting to 
mark up an original bill, The Public Transportation Terrorism Prevention 
Act, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold hearings to 
examine impacts of climate change and states' actions, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight of 
Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of 
Columbia, to hold hearings to examine S. 1668, to establish a commission 
to conduct a comprehensive review of Federal agencies and programs and to 
recommend the elimination or realignment of duplicative, wasteful, or 
outdated functions, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the nomination 
of Jonathan W. Dudas, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for 
Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and 
Trademark Office, 2:30 p.m., SD-226


                                  House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense, executive, on the 
National Foreign Intelligence Program Budget, 1:30 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Readiness, to mark up H.R. 
4200, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005, 9 a.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to mark up H.R. 4200, National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005, 11 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, to mark up H.R. 4200, 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005, 1 p.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and 
Consumer Protection, hearing entitled ``Online Pornography: Closing the 
Doors on Pervasive Smut,'' 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, hearing entitled 
``The `Dot Kids' Internet Domain: Protecting Children Online,'' 9:30 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Domestic and 
International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology, hearing entitled 
``Oversight of the Export-Import Bank of the United States,'' 10 a.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, hearing entitled ``What's the Hold Up'' 
A Review of Security Clearance Backlog and Reciprocity Issues Plaguing 
Today's Government and Private Sector Workforce;'' and to mark up the 
following measures: H.R. 4259, Department of Homeland Security Financial 
Accountability Act; H.R. 4176, To designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 122 West Elwood Avenue in Raeford, North 
Carolina, as the ``Bobby Marshall Gentry Post Office Building''; H. Con. 
Res. 295, Congratulating and saluting Focus: HOPE on the occasion of its 
35th anniversary and for its remarkable commitment and contributions to 
Detroit, the State of Michigan, and the United States; H. Res. 613, 
Recognizing and honoring the 10th anniversary of Vietnam Human Rights 
Day; H.R. 622, Supporting the goals and ideals of Peace Officers Memorial 
Day; and H.R. 3740, To designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 223 South Main Street in Roxboro, North Carolina, as 
the ``Oscar Scott Woody Postal Office Building,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Human Rights and Wellness, hearing entitled ``Autism 
Spectrum Disorders: An Update on Federal Government Initiatives and 
Revolutionary New Treatment of Neurodevelopmental Diseases,'' 2 p.m., 
2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, hearing on The Crisis in Darfur: 
A New Front in Sudan's Bloody War; followed by markup of H. Con. Res. 
403, Condemning the Government of the Republic of the Sudan for its 
attacks against innocent civilians in the impoverished Darfur region of 
western Sudan, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and 
Intellectual Property, to mark up the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and 
Reauthorization Act of 2004, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and 
Public Lands, hearing on H.R. 3283, Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement 
Act, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Rural Enterprise, 
Agriculture and Technology, hearing entitled ``The Benefits of Tax 
Incentives for Producers of Renewable Fuels and Its Impact on Small 
Businesses and Farmers,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing on H.R. 4251, Maritime 
Transportation Amendments of 2004, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on the 
following: H.R. 4020, State Veterans' Homes Nurse Recruitment Act of 
2004; H.R. 4231, Department of Veterans Affairs Nurse Recruitment and 
Retention Act of 2004; H.R. 3849, Military Sexual Trauma Counseling Act 
of 2004; H.R. 4248, Homeless Veterans Assistance Reauthorization Act of 
2004; and a measure to reform the qualifications and selection 
requirements for the position of the Under Secretary for Health, 9:45 
a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, Briefing--Iraqi 
Prisoner Issues/Abu Ghraib, 10 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Intelligence Policy and National Security, executive, 
briefing on Global Intelligence Update, 9 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
  Select Committee on Homeland Security. hearing entitled ``Progress in 
Addressing Management Challenges at the Department of Homeland 
Security,'' 10:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.