[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 107 (Friday, September 10, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D874-D875]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                      Week of September 13 through

                           September 18, 2004

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 3:30 p.m., Senate will resume consideration of H.R. 
4567, Homeland Security Appropriations; with a vote on, or in relation, 
to Schumer Amendment No. 3615 to occur at 5:30 p.m.
  During the balance of the week Senate expects to complete 
consideration of the Homeland Security Appropriations bill 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 14, business meeting to 
mark up proposed legislation making appropriations for the 
Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2005, proposed legislation making 
appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2005, and 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, 3 p.m., SD-
G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: September 15, to 
hold hearings to examine the 9/11 Commission and efforts to identify 
and combat terrorist financing, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: September 14, 
Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries and Coast Guard, to hold hearings 
to examine S. 2066, to authorize appropriations to the Secretary of 
Commerce for the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act for fiscal years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008, 
8:30 a.m., SR-253.
  September 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine impacts 
of climate change, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: September 14, 
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, to hold hearings to 
examine S. 2532, to establish wilderness areas, promote 
conservation, improve public land, and provide for the high quality 
development in Lincoln County, Nevada, S. 2723, to designate certain 
land in the State of Oregon as wilderness, and S. 2709, to provide 
for the reforestation of appropriate forest cover on forest land 
derived from the public domain, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  September 15, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: September 14, to hold hearings to 
examine the foreign policy recommendations of the 9/11 Commission 
and intelligence requirements for American diplomacy, 9:30 a.m., SD-
G50.
  September 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
accelerating U.S. assistance to Iraq, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: September 13, to hold hearings 
to examine ensuring the U.S. intelligence community supports 
homeland defense and departmental needs, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  September 14, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, 
the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold 
hearings to examine and discuss legislative and administrative 
options to address the personnel recommendations of the National 
Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, focusing on 
improving the presidential appointments process for national 
security positions, establishing a single agency that conducts 
security clearance background investigations for U.S. personnel, and 
providing some additional personnel flexibilities to the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation to reflect its increased counterterrorism 
and intelligence responsibilities, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: September 15, business meeting to 
consider pending calendar business, 10 a.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: September 13, Subcommittee on 
Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security, to hold hearings to 
examine the Tools to Fight Terrorism Act, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  September 14, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  September 14, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and 
Consumer Rights, to hold hearings to examine maintaining innovation 
and cost savings relating to hospital group purchasing, 2 p.m., SD-
226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: September 14, to hold hearings 
to examine the nomination of Porter J. Goss, of Florida, to be 
Director of Central Intelligence, 10 a.m., SD-562.
  Special Committee on Aging: September 14, to hold hearings to 
examine mandatory retirements, 10 a.m., SD-628.


                             House Chamber

  Program to be announced.

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                            House Committees

  Committee on Financial Services, September 14, Subcommittee on 
Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored enterprises, 
hearing entitled ``The Ratings Game: Improving Transparency and 
Competition Among the Credit Rating Agencies,'' 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  September 15, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer 
Credit, hearing entitled ``Financial Services Issues: A Consumer's 
Perspective,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, September 14, Subcommittee on 
National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations, 
hearing entitled ``Homeland Security: Monitoring Nuclear Power Plant 
Security,'' 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  September 14, Subcommittee on Technology. Information Policy, 
Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, oversight hearing 
entitled ``Lessons Learned from the 2004 Overseas Census Test,'' 2 
p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  September 15, full Committee, to consider pending business; 
followed by a hearing entitled ``Making Networx Work: An Examination 
of GSA's Continuing Efforts to Create a Modern, Flexible and 
Affordable Government Wide Telecommunications Program,'' 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  September 15, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial 
Management, oversight hearing entitled ``The Evolving Role of the 
Federal Chief Financial Officer,'' 1 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  September 15, Subcommittee on Human Rights and Wellness, hearing 
entitled ``Conquering Obesity: the U.S. Approach to Combating this 
National Health Crisis,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, September 14, Subcommittee 
on Africa, hearing on Malaria and Tuberculosis in Africa, 2 p.m., 
2200 Rayburn.
  September 14, Subcommittee on Europe and the Subcommittee on 
International Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Human Rights, joint 
hearing on U.S.-European Cooperation on Counterterrorism: 
Achievements and Challenges, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, September 13, Subcommittee on Courts, 
the Internet and Intellectual Property, hearing on H.R. 3799, 
Constitution Restoration Act of 2004, 4:30 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  September 14, Subcommittee on the Constitution, oversight hearing 
on Due Process and the NCAA, 9:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  September 14, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and 
Claims, to mark up the following: H.R. 775, Security and Fairness 
Enhancement for America Act of 2003; H.R. 4306, To amend section 
274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve the process 
for verifying an individual's eligibility for employment; and 
private relief measures, 4:30 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  September 15, full Committee, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 
2028, Pledge Protection Act of 2003; and H.R. 4341, Postal 
Accountability and Enhancement Act, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, September 14, Subcommittee on National 
Parks, Recreation and Public Lands, hearing on the following bills: 
H.R. 305, Kate Mullany National Historic Site; H.R. 2237, 225th 
Anniversary of the American Revolution Commemoration Act; H.R. 3258, 
Hibben Center Act; H.R. 4285, To provide for the conveyance of 
certain public land in Clark County, Nevada, for use as a heliport; 
H.R. 4667, Tapoco Project Licensing Act of 2004; H.R. 4683, Gullah/
Geechee Cultural Heritage Act; H.R. 4808, To provide for a land 
exchange involving private land and Bureau of Land Management land 
in the vicinity of Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, for the 
purpose of removing private land from the required safety zone 
surrounding munitions storage bunkers at Holloman Air Force Base; 
H.R. 4817, To facilitate the resolution of a minor boundary 
encroachment on lands of the Union Pacific Railroad Company in 
Tipton, California, which were originally conveyed by the United 
States as part of the right-of-way granted for the construction of 
transcontinental railroads; and H.R. 4887, Cumberland Island 
Wilderness Boundary Adjustment Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, September 13, to consider the following: H.R. 
5045, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation 
and Treasury, and independent agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2005; and H.R. 4571, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 
2004, 7 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Select Committee on Homeland Security, September 14, hearing 
entitled ``Homeland Security: The 9/11 Commission and the Course 
Ahead,'' 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  September 15, hearing entitled ``Combating Terrorism: The Role of 
Broadcast Media,'' 10:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: September 15, to 
hold hearings to examine how the U.S. can best utilize the 
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to advance its 
political, security and humanitarian interests, 10 a.m., 334 CHOB.