[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 104 (Tuesday, September 7, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D850-D851]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

             Week of September 8 through September 11, 2004

                             Senate Chamber

  On Wednesday, at 11:30 a.m., Senate will begin consideration of 
H.R. 4567, Homeland Security Appropriations.
  During the balance of the week Senate will continue consideration 
of the Homeland Security Appropriations and any other cleared 
legislative and executive business, including other appropriation 
bills, when available.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations: September 8, Subcommittee on 
Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies, business 
meeting to markup proposed legislation, making appropriations for 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2005, 9:30 a.m., SD-192.
  September 8, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, 
business meeting to markup proposed legislation, making 
appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2005, 10:30 a.m., SD-124.
  September 9, Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury and General 
Government, business meeting to markup proposed legislation, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Transportation and Treasury, 
the Executive Office of the President, and certain independent 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, 10 a.m., SD-
116.
  Committee on Armed Services: September 9, to hold hearings to 
examine the investigation of the 205th Military Intelligence Brigade 
at Abu Ghraib Prison, Iraq, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  September 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
report of the Independent Panel to Review Department of Defense 
Detention Operations, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: September 9, 
business meeting to consider S. 1368, to authorize the President to 
award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to Reverend Doctor 
Martin Luther King, Jr. (posthumously) and his widow Coretta Scott 
King in recognition of their contributions to the Nation on behalf 
of the civil rights movement; to be followed by a hearing to examine 
the impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and developments concerning 
international convergence, 2 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: September 8, 
to hold hearings to examine NASA's space shuttle program, 10 a.m., 
SR-253.
  September 8, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine spectrum 
for public safety users, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: September 9, to hold hearings to 
examine the current situation in Sudan and prospects for peace, 9:30 
a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: September 8, to hold hearings 
to examine building an agile intelligence community to fight 
terrorism and emerging threats, 10:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: September 8, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Susan Bieke Neilson, of Michigan, to be 
United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, Micaela Alvarez, 
to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of 
Texas, Keith Starrett, to be United States District Judge for the 
Southern District of Mississippi, and Raymond L. Finch, to be Judge 
for the District Court of the Virgin Islands, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  September 9, Full Committee, 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. 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; H.R.1417, to amend title 
17, United States Code, to replace copyright arbitration royalty 
panels with Copyright Royalty Judges; S. 2204, to provide criminal 
penalties for false information and hoaxes relating to terrorism; S. 
1860, to reauthorize the Office of National Drug Control Policy; S. 
2195, to amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify the 
definition of anabolic steroids and to provide for research and 
education activities relating to steroids and steroid precursors; 
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; proposed legislation authorizing funds for the 
Department of Justice; and the nominations of Claude A. Allen, of 
Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, 
David E. Nahmias, to be United States Attorney for the Northern 
District of Georgia, and William Sanchez, of Florida, to be Special 
Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair

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Employment Practices, both of the Department of Justice, Ricardo H. 
Hinojosa, of Texas, to be Chair of the United States Sentencing 
Commission, and Michael O'Neill, of Maryland, and Ruben Castillo, of 
Illinois, each to be a Member of the United States Sentencing 
Commission, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.


                             House Chamber

  Program to be announced.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Armed Services, September 8, hearing on the 
performance of U.S. military servicemembers in Iraq and Afghanistan, 
10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  September 9, hearing on the Final Report of the Independent Panel 
to Review Department of Defense Detention Operations, 9:30 a.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  September 9, hearing on the investigation of military intelligence 
activities at Abu Ghraib prison facility, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, September 8, hearing on The Economic 
Outlook and Current Fiscal Issues, 10:30 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  September 8, hearing on Update of the Budget and Economic Outlook, 
2 p.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, September 8, Subcommittee on 
Telecommunications and the Internet, hearing entitled ``Law 
Enforcement Access to Communications Systems in a Digital Age,'' 11 
a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  September 9, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer 
Protection, hearing entitled ``Examining Professional Boxing: Are 
Further Reforms Needed?'' 9:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  September 9, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Publication and Disclosure Issues in Anti-Depressant 
Pediatric Clinical Trials,'' 11 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, September 8, hearing entitled 
``Protecting our Financial Infrastructure: Preparation and 
Vigilance,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  September 9, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and 
Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ``G.I. Finances: 
Protecting Those Who Protect Us,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn
  Committee on Government Reform, September 8, Subcommittee on Human 
Rights and Wellness, hearing entitled ``Truth Revealed: New 
Scientific Discoveries Regarding Mercury in Medicine and Autism,'' 
10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  September 8, Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats 
and International Relations, hearing entitled ``Assessing September 
11th Health Care Effects,'' 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  September 8, Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, 
Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, hearing entitled 
``Project SAFECOM: More Time. More Money. More Communication? What 
Progress Have We Made in Achieving Interoperable Communication 
Between Local, State, and Federal First Responders?'' 2 p.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  September 9, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Creating Secure 
Borders and Open Doors: A Review of DHS-State Collaboration on U.S. 
Visa Policy,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, September 8 and 9, to mark up the 
following bills: H.R. 4571, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2004; 
H.R. 1787, Good Samaritan Volunteer Firefighter Assistance Act of 
2003; H.R. 1084, Volunteer Pilot Organization Protection Act; H.R. 
3369, Nonprofit Athletic Organization Protection Act of 2003; H.R. 
4661, Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2004; H.R. 4077, 
Piracy Deterrence and Education Act of 2004; H.R. 1775, To amend 
title 36, United States Code, to designate the oak tree as the 
national tree of the United States; H.R. 4319, Title 46 Codification 
Act of 2004; and S. 878, Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, September 9, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Mineral Resources, hearing on H.R. 4984, Potash Royalty Reduction 
Act of 2004, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  September 9, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on the 
following measures: H.R. 3834, Desalination Energy Assistance Act of 
2004; H.R. 4775, To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater 
Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
to participate in the El Paso, Texas, water reclamation, reuse, and 
desalinization project; H.R. 4893, To authorize additional 
appropriations for the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978; and 
the Bureau of Reclamation Contract Renewal, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, September 9, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, oversight hearing on Delay Reduction 
Efforts at Chicago's O'Hare Airport, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, September 8, 
executive, Briefing on Fay Report, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  September 9, executive, Briefing on Terrorism Update, 10:30 a.m., 
H-405 Capitol.