[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 63 (Friday, May 7, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D468-D471]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of May 10 through May 15, 2004

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 2 p.m., Senate may resume consideration of S. 1637, 
Jumpstart Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act, and may consider an Iraqi 
prisoner resolution, with an expected rollcall vote on the resolution 
to occur at approximately 5:30 p.m.
  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of S. 1637, Jumpstart 
Our Business Strength (JOBS) Act, with a vote on the motion to invoke 
cloture to occur thereon.
  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 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: May 11, 
Subcommittee on Forestry, Conservation, and Rural Revitalization, to 
hold hearings to examine conservation programs of the 2002 Farm 
bill, 10 a.m., SD-628.
  May 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Commodity 
Futures Trading Commission regulatory issues, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Appropriations: May 12, Subcommittee on Defense, to 
hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 
2005 for the Department of Defense, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: May 13, Subcommittee on Readiness and 
Management Support, to hold hearings to examine acquisition policy 
issues in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal 
year 2005, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 11, to 
hold hearings to examine aviation security, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  May 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine smoking in the 
movies, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  May 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to conduct a 
telecommunications policy review, focusing on a view from the 
industry, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to hold 
hearings to examine social science data on the impact of marriage 
and divorce on children, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 11, to hold 
hearings to examine the impacts and costs of last year's fires, 
focusing on the problems faced last year and what problems agencies 
and the land they oversee may face next season, including aerial 
fire fighting assets and crew, and overhead availability, 10 a.m., 
SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: May 12, to hold 
hearings to examine the environmental regulatory

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framework affecting oil refining and gasoline policy, 9:30 a.m., SD-
406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: May 11, to hold hearings to 
examine the deadly intersection of AIDS and hunger, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  May 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine continuing 
challenges in Afghanistan, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  May 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine combating 
corruption in the multilateral development banks, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: May 11, to hold hearings to 
examine tax payer dollars subsidizing diploma mills, 10 a.m., SH-
216.
  May 12, Full Committee, to continue hearings to examine tax payer 
dollars subsidizing diploma mills, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: May 11, 
Subcommittee on Aging, to hold hearings to examine breakthroughs in 
Alzheimer's research, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Children and Families, to hold hearings to 
examine causes, research and prevention of premature births, 10 
a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: May 12, to hold hearings to examine 
S. 1715, to amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education 
Assistance Act to provide further self-governance by Indian tribes, 
10 a.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: May 11, Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Technology and Homeland Security, to hold hearings to examine rapid 
bio-terrorism detection and response, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  May 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine S. 2013, to 
amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, to extend 
satellite home viewer provisions, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Property 
Rights, business meeting to consider S.J. Res. 23, proposing an 
amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing for the 
event that one-fourth of the members of either the House of 
Representatives or the Senate are killed or incapacitated, 9:30 
a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: May 11, closed business meeting 
to consider certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, May 12, Subcommittee on Legislative, 
on Library of Congress; Architect of the Capitol; and Capitol 
Visitor Center, 1 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury and Independent 
Agencies, on Election Assistance Commission, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and 
Related Programs, on Millennium Challenge Corporation, 10 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, May 12, hearing on H.R. 
4283, College Access and Opportunity Act, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, hearing entitled 
``Examining the Federal Employees' Compensation Act and Its Benefits 
for Workers,'' 1 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, May 11, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing H.R. 3266, Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders 
Act of 2004, 2:30 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``DOE Nuclear Security: What are the Challenges, and What's 
Next?'' 2 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, 
hearing on H.R. 107, Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act of 2003, 10 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``NIH Ethics Concerns: Consulting Arrangements and Outside 
Awards,'' 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, May 12, Subcommittee on Financial 
Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing entitled ``Cutting Through 
the Red Tape: Regulatory Relief for America's Community-Based 
Banks,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  May 13, full Committee, hearing entitled ``The US-EU Regulatory 
Dialogue and Its Future,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, May 11, Subcommittee on Criminal 
Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources, hearing entitled 
``Terrorist Financing and Money Laundering Investigations: Who 
Investigates and How Effective Are They?'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  May 11, Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and 
International Relations hearing entitled ``Combating Terrorism: 
Training and Equipping Reserve Component Forces,'' 1 p.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  May 12, full Committee, to consider the following: Postal 
Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2004; H.R. 2432, Paperwork and 
Regulatory Improvements Act of 2003; H.R. 4302, District of Columbia 
Civil Commitment Modernization Act of 2004; and H. Res. 612, 
Recognizing and honoring the firefighters, police, public servants, 
civilians, and private businesses who responded to the devastating 
fire in Richmond, Virginia, on March 26, 2004, 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Human Rights and Wellness, hearing 
entitled ``Decades of Terror: Exploring Human Rights Abuses in 
Kashmir and the Disputed Territories,'' 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, 
Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, hearing entitled ``The 
Science of Voting Machine Technology: Accuracy, Reliability, and 
Security,'' 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  May 13, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Harnessing Science: 
Advancing Care by Accelerating the Rate of Cancer Clinical Trial 
Participation,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, May 11, hearing on Current 
Issues in World Hunger, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Africa, hearing on The African Growth and 
Opportunity Act: Building Trade Capacity, 4 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.

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  May 12, full Committee, hearing on The United Nations Convention 
on the Law of the Sea, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Europe, hearing on Ukraine's Future and 
United States Interests, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  May 13, full Committee, hearing on The Imminent Transfer of 
Sovereignty in Iraq, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, May 12, to mark up the following 
measures: H.R. 2934, Terrorist Penalties Enhancement Act of 2003; H. 
Con. Res. 414, 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. 3632, Anti-Counterfeiting Amendments of 2003; H.R. 
338, Defense of Privacy Act; H.R. 2179, Securities Fraud Deterrence 
and Investor Restitution Act of 2003; and private relief bills, 10 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, hearing 
on H.R. 3220, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2003, 2 
p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  May 13, Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing on H.J. Res. 56, 
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
relating to marriage, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, May 12, hearing on the current 
reorganization of trust management at the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
and the Office of the Special Trustee, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and 
Oceans, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3433, To transfer 
federal lands between the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary 
of the Interior; H.R. 3479, Brown Tress Snake Control and 
Eradication Act of 2003; H.R. 4027, To authorize the Secretary of 
Commerce to make available to the University of Miami property under 
the administrative jurisdiction of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration on Virginia Key, Florida, for use by the 
University for a Marine Life Science Center; and H.R. 4158, To 
provide for the conveyance to the Government of Mexico of a 
decommissioned National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ship, 
10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, oversight 
hearing entitled ``Firefighting Preparedness: Are we ready for the 
2004 Wildlife Season?'' 11 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, May 11, to consider the following: H.R. 4275, 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 
10-percent individual income tax rate bracket; H.R. 4279, To amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the disposition of 
unused health benefits in cafeteria plans and flexible spending 
arrangements; H.R. 4280, To improve patient access to health care 
services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive 
burden the liability system places on the health care delivery 
system; and H.R. 4281, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2004, 5 
p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Committee on Small Business, May 12, hearing entitled ``Women's 
Entrepreneurship: Successes and Challenges,'' 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, May 12, to mark up 
the following: a Fiscal Year 2005 Capital Investment and Leasing 
Program resolution; H.R. 3428, To designate a portion of the United 
States courthouse located at 2100 Jamieson Avenue, in Alexandria, 
Virginia, as the ``Justin W. Williams United States Attorney's 
Building;'' H.R. 3734, To designate the Federal building at Fifth 
and Richardson Avenues in Roswell, New Mexico, as the ``Joe Skeen 
Federal Building;'' H.R. 3742, To designate the United States 
courthouse and post office building located at 93 Atocha Street in 
Ponce, Puerto Rico, as the ``Luis A. Ferre United States Courthouse 
and Post Office Building;'' H.R. 3884, To designate the Federal 
building and United States courthouse located at 615 East Houston 
Street in San Antonio, Texas, as the ``Hipolito F. Garcia Federal 
Building and United States Courthouse;'' H.R. 4056, Commercial 
Aviation MANPADS Defense Act of 2004; H.R. 4226, Cape Town Treaty 
Implementation Act of 2004; H.R. 4251, Maritime Transportation 
Amendments of 2004; a resolution on National Transportation Week; 
and other pending business, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Aviation, oversight hearing on Avoiding 
Summer Delays and a Review of the FAA's Air Traffic Organization, 10 
a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and 
Emergency Management, oversight hearing on How to Best Prepare for 
Acts of Terror: National Preparedness and First Responder Funding, 
12 p.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, May 11, Subcommittee on Health, to 
mark up pending business, 4:30 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Benefits, to mark up pending business, 11 
a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, May 11, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing on the Medicare Chronic Care Improvement Program, 2 p.m., 
1100 Longworth.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Human Resources, hearing on State Efforts 
to Comply with Federal Child Welfare Reviews, 10 a.m., B-318 
Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, May 12, Subcommittee 
on Human Intelligence, Analysis and Counterintelligence, executive, 
hearing on Aligning CIA HUMINT, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  May 13, full Committee, executive, hearing on Department of 
Homeland Security Intelligence Budget, 3:30 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Intelligence Policy and National Security, 
hearing on Intelligence Community Language Capabilities, 10 a.m., 
2200 Rayburn.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security, 
executive, hearing on Information Technology Policy Sharing, 1 p.m., 
H-405 Capitol.
  Select Committee on Homeland Security, May 12, Subcommittee on 
Infrastructure and Border Security, hearing

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entitled ``The Transportation Security Administration's Progress in 
Enhancing Security,'' 10:30 a.m., room to be announced.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: May 13, to hold hearings to examine the 
costs of health services regulations, 10 a.m., SD-628.