[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 92 (Wednesday, July 7, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D726-D727]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                              JULY 8, 2004

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Admiral Vernon E. Clark, USN, for reappointment to 
the grade of admiral and to be Chief of Naval Operations; and 
Lieutenant General James E. Cartwright, USMC, for appointment to the 
grade of general and to be Commander, United States Strategic 
Command, 10 a.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine S. 2411, to amend the Federal Fire Prevention 
and Control Act of 1974 to provide financial assistance for the 
improvement of the health and safety of firefighters, promote the 
use of life saving technologies, achieve greater equity for 
departments serving large jurisdictions, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: Financial Management, the 
Budget, and International Security, to hold hearings to examine the 
federal government's financial statement and accountability of 
taxpayer dollars at the Departments of Defense and Homeland 
Security, 10:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 1635, 
to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to ensure the integrity 
of the L-1 visa for intracompany transferees; S.J. Res. 4, proposing 
an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing 
Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the 
United States; S. 1700, to eliminate the substantial backlog of DNA 
samples collected from crime scenes and convicted offenders, to 
improve and expand the DNA testing capacity of Federal, State, and 
local crime laboratories, to increase research and development of 
new DNA testing technologies, to develop new training programs 
regarding the collection and use of DNA evidence, to provide post-
conviction testing of DNA evidence to exonerate the innocent, to 
improve the performance of counsel in State capital cases; S. 2396, 
to make improvements in the operations and administration of the 
Federal courts, and the nominations of Claude A. Allen, of Virginia, 
to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, Michael H. 
Watson, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District 
of Ohio, David W. McKeague, and Richard A. Griffin, both of 
Michigan, each to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth 
Circuit, and Virginia Maria Hernandez Covington, of Florida, to be 
United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, 
9:30 a.m., SD-226.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and 
Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, to mark up the 
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies 
appropriations for fiscal year 2005, 9:30 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, hearing on the economic, technology, 
vocational and skills implications of the Department of Defense 
trade offsets, 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, 
and Consumer Protection, hearing entitled ``FASB Proposals on Stock 
Option Expensing,'' 1:30 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, hearing entitled ``United 
Nations Oil for Food Program,'' 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Assessing Digestive 
Diseases Research and Treatment Opportunities,'' 11 a.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, to mark up the following bills: 
H.R. 4380, To designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 4737 Mile Stretch Drive in Holiday, Florida, as 
the ``Sergeant First Class Paul Ray Smith Post Office Building;'' 
H.R. 4381, To designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 2811 Springdale Avenue in Springdale, Arkansas, 
as the ``Harvey and Bernice Jones Post Office Building;'' H.R. 4442, 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1050 North Hills Boulevard in Reno, Nevada, as the 
``Guardians of Freedom Memorial Post Office Building'' and to 
authorize the installation of a plaque at such site; H. Res. 646, 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there 
should be established a National Community Health Center Week to 
raise awareness of health services provided by community, migrant, 
public housing, and homeless health centers; and H. Res. 684, 
Honoring David Scott Tidmarsh, the 2004 Scripps National Spelling 
Bee Champion; followed by a hearing entitled ``Beneficial or 
Critical? The Heightened Need for Telework Opportunities in the 
Post-9/11 World,'' 10:15 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Human Rights and Wellness, hearing entitled 
``Trafficking in Persons: The Federal Government's Approach to 
Eradicate This Worldwide Problem,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, 
and Intellectual Property, to mark up H.R. 4586, Family Movie Act of 
2004, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources, oversight hearing entitled ``The Aging of the Energy and 
Minerals Workforce: A Crisis in the Making?'' 2 p.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands, to 
mark up of the following bills: H.R. 1630, Petrified Forest National 
Park Expansion Act of 2003; H.R. 2457, Castillo de San Marcos 
National Monument Preservation and Education Act; H.R. 3954, Rancho 
El Cajon Boundary Reconciliation Act; and S. 1576, Harpers Ferry 
National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 
1334 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Water and Power, to mark up the following bills: 
H.R. 3391, Provo River Project Transfer Act; H.R. 4459, Llagas 
Reclamation Groundwater Remediation Initiative; and H.R. 4606, 
Southern California Groundwater Remediation Act; followed by a 
hearing on the following bills: S. 943, to authorize the Secretary 
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the Interior to contract with the city of Cheyenne, Wyoming, for 
storage of the city's water in the Kendrick Project, Wyoming; H.R. 
4588, Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and 
Improvement Act of 2004; and H.R. 4650, Wichita Project Equus Beds 
Division Authorization Act of 2004, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, July 8, to consider the following bills: H.R. 
4766, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes; and H.R. 2828, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to implement water supply 
technology and infrastructure programs aimed at increasing and 
diversifying domestic water resources, 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Tax, Finance and 
Exports, hearing entitled ``H.R. 1818, Workforce Health Improvement 
Act of 2003: Healthy Employees; Healthy Bottom Line,'' 10 a.m., 311 
Cannon.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Aviation, oversight hearing on National Capitol Region Air Space 
Control: A Review of the Issues Surrounding the June 9, 2004 flight 
of ``N24SP,'' 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing on the 
following bills: H.R. 784, Water Quality Investment Act of 2003; 
H.R. 4470, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to 
extend the authorization of appropriations for the Lake 
Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program from fiscal year 2005 to 
2010; H.R. 4688, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to 
reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Program; and H.R. 4731, To amend the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the national 
Estuary Program, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, to mark up 
a measure to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter 
into certain capital leases, 9:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 
4759, United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation 
Act; and H.R. 4418, Customs Border Security and Trade Agencies 
Authorization Act of 2004, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Select Committee on Homeland Security, hearing entitled ``Practice 
Makes Perfect: Strengthening Homeland Security by Exercising 
Terrorism Scenarios, 1 p.m., 210 Cannon.