[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 65 (Tuesday, May 11, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D484-D485]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                         COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR

                        WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 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 the Department of Defense, 9 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to conduct a telecommunications policy review, focusing on 
a view from the industry, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine the environmental regulatory framework affecting oil 
refining and gasoline policy, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine 
continuing challenges in Afghanistan, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: to continue hearings to examine 
tax payer dollars subsidizing diploma mills, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: 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: to hold hearings to examine S. 2013, 
to amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, to extend 
satellite home viewer provisions, 2 p.m., SD-226.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Legislative, on 
Library of Congress; Architect of the Capitol; and Capitol Visitor 
Center, 1 p.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury and Independent Agencies, 
on Election Assistance Commission, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services: to mark up the following: H.R. 4323, 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide rapid acquisition 
authority to the Secretary of Defense to respond to combat 
emergencies; H.R. 4322, To provide for the establishment of the 
headquarters for the Department of Homeland Security in the District 
of Columbia, to require the transfer of administrative jurisdiction 
over the Nebraska Avenue Naval Complex; and H.R. 4200, National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004, 10 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, hearing on H.R. 4283, 
College Access and Opportunity Act of 2004, 10:30 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade 
and Consumer Protection, hearing on H.R. 107, Digital Media 
Consumers' Rights Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``NIH Ethics Concerns: Consulting Arrangements and Outside Awards,'' 
10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, 
Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, to consider H.R. 
3574, Stock Option Accounting Reform Act, 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  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.
  Committee on Government Reform, 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.

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  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.
  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.
  Committee on International Relations, hearing on The United 
Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Europe, hearing on Ukraine's Future and United 
States Interests, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Middle East and Central Asia, to mark up the 
following measures: H. Con. Res. 319, Expressing the grave concern 
of Congress regarding the continuing repression of the religious 
freedom and human rights of the Iranian Baha i community by the 
Government of Iran; H. Con. Res. 363, Expressing the grave concern 
of Congress regarding the continuing gross violations of human 
rights and civil liberties of the Syrian people by the Government of 
the Syrian Arab Republic; H. Res. 615, Expressing the sense of the 
House of Representatives in support of full membership of Israel in 
the Western European and Others Group (WEOG) at the United Nations; 
and H. Res. 617, Expressing support for the accession of Israel to 
the Organization for Economic Co-operation Development (OECD), 2 
p.m., 2200 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.
  Committee on Resources, 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.
  Committee on Science, hearing on H.R. 4107, Assistance to 
Firefighters Grant Reauthorization Act of 2004, 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing entitled ``Women's 
Entrepreneurship: Successes and Challenges,'' 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, Briefing on 
Iraqi Prisoner Situation Update, 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 ``The 
Transportation Security Administration's Progress in Enhancing 
Security,'' 10:30 a.m., 1334 Longworth.