[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 88 (Wednesday, June 23, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D686-D687]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             JUNE 24, 2004

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Subcommittee on 
Forestry, Conservation, and Rural Revitalization, to hold hearings 
to examine the implementation of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act 
(P.L. 108-148), 9:30 a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, 
Treasury and General Government, to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine passenger screening and airline authority to deny plane 
boarding, 2 p.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of General George W. Casey, Jr., USA, for reappointment 
to the grade of general and to be Commander, Multi-National Force-
Iraq, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing from the Department 
of Defense regarding ICRC Reports on U.S. military detainee 
operations, 3 p.m., S-407, Capitol.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Aviation, to hold hearings to examine security screening options 
for airports, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to hold hearings 
to examine H.R. 2608, to reauthorize the National Earthquake Hazards 
Reduction Program, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on 
National Parks, to hold hearings to examine S. 2543, to establish a 
program and criteria for National Heritage Areas in the United 
States, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on Western 
Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Narcotics Affairs, to hold hearings to 
examine the state of democracy in Venezuela, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine the reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins 
Vocational and Technical Education Act, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.


                                 House

  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on 
contractor support in the Department of Defense, 10 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, hearing on 
Department of Defense small caliber ammunition programs, 2 p.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on 
Employer-Employee Relations, hearing entitled ``Examining Innovative 
Health Insurance Options for Workers and Employers,'' 10 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, to mark up the following bills: 
H.R. 2929, Safeguard Against Privacy Invasions Act; H.R. 2023, 
Asthmatic Schoolchildren's Treatment and Health Management Act of 
2003; S. 741, Minor Use and Minor Species Animal Health Act of 2004; 
H.R. 4555, Mammography Quality Standards Reauthorization Act of 
2004; and H.R. 3981, To reclassify fees paid into the Nuclear Waste 
Fund as offsetting collections, 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``A 
Review of Hospital Billing and Collection Practices,'' 1:30 p.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, 
Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, oversight hearing 
on the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, to consider the following bills: 
S. 129, Federal Workforce Flexibility Act of 2003; H.R. 3340, To 
redesignate the facilities of the United States Postal Service 
located at 7715 and 7748 S. Cottage Grove Avenue in Chicago, 
Illinois, as the ``James E. Worsham Post Office'' and the ``James E. 
Worsham Carrier Annex Building,'' respectively; H.R. 4327, To 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service

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located at 7450 Natural Bridge Road in St. Louis, Missouri, as the 
``Vitilas `Veto' Reid Post Office Building''; and H.R. 4427, To 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 73 South Eucllid Avenue in Montauk, New York, as the ``Perry B. 
Duryea, Jr., Post Office''; followed by a hearing entitled ``Target 
Washington: Coordinating Federal Homeland Security Efforts with 
Local Jurisdictions in the National Capital Region,'' 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Human Rights and Wellness, hearing entitled 
``Living with Disabilities in the United States: A Snapshot,'' 2:30 
p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, to mark up the following: 
H.R. 1587, Viet Nam Human Rights Act of 2003; H.R. 4303, American 
Schools Abroad Support Act; a measure to amend the Millennium 
Challenge Act of 2003 to extend the authority to provide assistance 
to countries seeking to become eligible countries for purposes of 
that Act; a measure to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation 
Act of 1998 through Fiscal Year 2007; 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; H. Res. 617, Expressing support for the accession of 
Israel to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development 
(OCED); H. Res. 652, Urging the Government of the Republic of 
Belarus to ensure a democratic, transparent, and fair election 
process for its parliamentary elections in the fall of 2004; H. Res. 
667, Expressing support for freedom in Hong Kong; a resolution 
reaffirming unwaivering commitment to the Taiwan Relations Act; H. 
Con. Res. 304, expressing the sense of Congress regarding oppression 
by the Government of the People's Republic of China of Falun Gong in 
the United States and in China; 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. Con. Res. 436, 
Celebrating 10 years of majority rule in the Republic of South 
Africa and recognizing the momentous social and economic 
achievements of South Africa since the institution of democracy in 
that country; H. Con. Res. 415, Urging the Government of Ukraine to 
ensure a democratic, transparent, and fair election process for the 
presidential election on October 31, 2004; H. Con. Res. 418, 
Recognizing the importance in history of the 150th anniversary of 
the establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States 
and Japan; H. Con. Res. 422, Concerning the importance of the 
distribution of food in schools to hungry or malnourished children 
around the world; and S. 2264, Northern Uganda Crisis Response Act, 
10:45 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Africa, hearing on Confronting War Crimes in 
Africa, 1 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia, hearing on 
Iranian Proliferation: Implications for Terrorists, their State-
Sponsors, and U.S. Counter-proliferation Policy, 3 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on International Terrorism, Nonproliferation and 
Human Rights, hearing on Trafficking in Persons: A Global Review, 9 
a.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law, to continue oversight hearings on the 
Administrative Conference of the United States, II: Why is There a 
Need to Reauthorize the Conference? 2:30 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Constitution, oversight hearing entitled 
``Limiting Federal Court Jurisdiction to Protect Marriage for the 
States,'' 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, 
to mark up H.R. 112, To amend title 28, United States Code, to 
provide for an additional place of holding court in the District of 
Columbia; followed by an oversight hearing entitled ``Patent Quality 
Improvement: Post-Grant Opposition,'' 4 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 831, 
To provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of 
the Bay Mills Indian Community; and H.R. 2793, To provide for and 
approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Sault Ste. 
Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing on the 
following: H.R. 4010, National Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act 
of 2004; and H.R. 4625, To reduce temporarily the royalty required 
to be paid for sodium produced on Federal lands, 10 a.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, 
hearing on H.R. 3320, American Aquaculture and Fisheries Resources 
Protection Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing on Nuclear 
R&D and the Idaho National Laboratory, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Environment, Technology and Standards, hearing on 
Testing and Certification for Voting Equipment: How Can the Process 
Be Improved? 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Water Resources and Environment, oversight hearing on Upper 
Mississippi and Illinois Rivers--Recommendations for Navigation 
Improvements and Ecosystem Restoration, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on 
the Department of Veterans Affairs Real Property and Facilities 
Management Improvement Act of 2004, 9:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Trade, to mark up 
H.R. 4418, Customs and Border Security Act of 2004, 1:30 p.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  Select Committee on Homeland Security, hearing entitled 
``Information Sharing After September 11: Perspectives on the 
Future,'' 10:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.