[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 117 (Friday, September 24, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D947-D949]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of September 27 through October 2, 2004

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 2 p.m., Senate will begin consideration of S. 2845, 
National Intelligence Reform Act.
  During the balance of the week Senate will consider any other cleared 
legislative and executive business, including appropriation bills, when 
available.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: September 28, to 
hold hearings to examine policies to enforce the Bank Secrecy Act 
and to prevent money laundering in money services businesses and the 
gaming industry, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  September 29, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
recommendations of the 9/11 Commission, focusing on efforts to 
identify and combat terrorist financing, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: September 28, 
to hold hearings to examine media ownership issues, 9:30 a.m., SR-
253.
  September 28, Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to 
hold hearings to examine the effectiveness of media ratings systems, 
2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  September 29, Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to 
hold hearings to examine the controversy over embryonic stem cell 
research, 2 p.m., SR-253.
  September 30, Subcommittee on Communications, to hold oversight 
hearings to examine the security of Internet Root Servers and the 
Domain Name System (DNS), 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: September 29, 
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, to hold hearings to 
examine S. 2410, to promote wildland firefighter safety, H.R. 1651, 
to provide for the exchange of land within the Sierra National 
Forest, California, S. 2378, to provide for the conveyance of 
certain public land in Clark County, Nevada, for use as a heliport, 
H.R. 2400, to amend the Organic Act of Guam for the purposes of 
clarifying the local judicial structure of Guam, H.R. 3874, to 
convey for public purposes certain Federal lands in Riverside 
County, California, that have been identified for disposal, H.R. 
4170, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to recruit 
volunteers to assist with, or facilitate, the activities of various 
agencies and offices

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of the Department of the Interior, and S. Res. 387, commemorating 
the 40th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  September 30, Full Committee, to hold oversight hearings to 
examine issues related to low-level radioactive waste, 10:30 a.m., 
SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: September 28, to hold hearings to 
examine how to combat corruption in the multilateral development 
banks, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  September 29, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Ryan C. Crocker, of Washington, to be Ambassador to 
the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Marcie B. Ries, of the District of 
Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Albania, Catherine 
Todd Bailey, of Kentucky, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Latvia, and Douglas Menarchik, of Texas, to be an Assistant 
Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development, 3 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Governmental Affairs: September 30, Financial 
Management, the Budget, and International Security, to hold 
oversight hearings to examine Section 529 College Savings Plans, 
focusing on fees, disclosure, state tax treatment and broker sales 
practices, 10:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: September 29, business meeting to 
consider pending calendar business; to be followed by an oversight 
hearing on lobbying practices involving Indian tribes, 9:30 a.m., 
SH-216.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: September 30, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Mary J. Schoelen, of the District of 
Columbia, and William A. Moorman, of Virginia, each to be a Judge of 
the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and Robert 
Allen Pittman, of Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs for Human Resources and Administration, 2 p.m., SR 418.
  Special Committee on Aging: September 28, to hold hearings to 
examine combating influenza in order to keep senior citizens alive, 
10 a.m., SD-628.


                             House Chamber

  Program to be announced.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, September 29, Subcommittee on 
Conservation, Credit, Rural Development, and Research, hearing to 
review the Farm Credit System, 1:30 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, September 30, Subcommittee on Labor, 
Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, on 
Influenza Vaccine, 10:15 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, September 28, 
Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness, hearing on H.R. 2649, 
Schools Safety Acquiring Faculty Excellence Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 
2175 Rayburn.
  September 30, Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, hearing 
on H.R. 4343, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2004, 10:30 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, September 28, Subcommittee on 
Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, hearing entitled 
``Protecting the Privacy of Consumers' Social Security Numbers,'' 2 
p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  September 29, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Improving 
Women's Health: Understanding Depression After Pregnancy,'' 1 p.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  September 29, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, 
hearing entitled ``An Examination of Wireless Directory Assistance 
Policies and Programs,'' 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, September 29, to consider the 
following bills; H.R. 5011, Military Personnel Financial Services 
Protection Act; H.R. 4634, Terrorism Insurance Backstop Extension 
Act of 2004; and H.R. 10, 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act, 
10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  September 30, Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary 
Policy, Trade, and Technology and the Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, joint hearing entitled ``Combating International 
Terrorist Financing,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, September 30, Subcommittee on 
Energy Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs, hearing 
entitled ``How Can We Maximize Private Sector Participation in 
Transportation?--Part II,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  September 30, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial 
Management, oversight hearing entitled ``Financial Management at the 
Department of Health and Human Services,'' 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, September 29, hearing on 
Afghanistan: United States Strategies on the Eve of National 
Elections, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, September 28, Subcommittee on the 
Constitution, oversight hearing on the ``Status of the 
Implementation of the Pickford v. Glickman Settlement, 4 p.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  September 29 and 30, full Committee, to mark up H.R. 10, 9/11 
Recommendations Implementation Act, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  October 1, Subcommittee on the Constitution, oversight hearing on 
The Presidential Succession Act, 9 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, September 29, Subcommittee on Forests and 
Forest Health, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 977, Aerial 
Firefighter Relief Act of 2003; H.R. 1550, To authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to make 
grants to improve the commercial value of forest biomass for 
electric energy, useful heat, transportation fuels, petroleum-based 
product substitutes, and other commercial purposes; H.R. 1723, 
Caribbean National Forest Act of 2003; and H.R. 4461, Walnut Canyon 
Study Act, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  September 30, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and 
Oceans, hearing on H.R. 4368, Weather and Oceans Resources 
Realignment Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, September 28, to consider the following: H.R. 
3193, District of Columbia Personal Protection Act; and H.J. Res. 
106, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
relating to marriage, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.

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  Committee on Science, September 29, Subcommittee on Environment, 
Technology and Standards, to mark up H.R. 4546, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration Act, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, September 28, 
Subcommittee on Highways, Transit, and Pipelines, to mark up the 
following: HR. 5082, Public Transportation Terrorism Prevention and 
Response Act of 2004; and other pending business, 4 p.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  September 29, full Committee, to consider the following: GSA 
Fiscal Year 2005 Capital Investment and Leasing Program Resolutions; 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Resolutions; H.R. 5082, Public 
Transportation Terrorism Prevention and Response Act of 2004; H.R. 
5105, To authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian 
Institution to carry out construction and related activities in 
support of the collaborative Very Energetic Radiation Imaging 
Telescope Array System (VERITAS) project on Kitt Peak near Tucson, 
Arizona; H.R. 5121, To further protect the United States aviation 
system from terrorist attacks; the National Health Museum 
Authorization Act; the Research and Special Programs Reorganization 
Act of 2004; and other pending business, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  September 30, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, 
oversight hearing entitled ``Are Citizen Suit Provisions of the 
Clean Water Act Being Misused?'' 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, September 30, Subcommittee on Social 
Security and the Subcommittee on Human Resources, joint hearing on 
the Commissioner of Social Security's Proposal to Improve the 
Disability Process, 1 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, September 29, to mark 
up H.R. 10, 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act, 1:30 p.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  Select Committee on Homeland Security, September 29, Subcommittee 
on Emergency Preparedness and Response, hearing entitled ``The 
National Incident Management System: Enhancing Response to Terrorist 
Attacks,'' 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  September 30, Subcommittee on Infrastructure and Border Security 
and the Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism, joint 
hearing entitled ``Disrupting Terrorist Travel: Safeguarding 
America's Borders Through Information Sharing,'' 1 p.m., 210 Cannon.