[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 124 (Tuesday, October 5, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1013]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                            OCTOBER 6, 2004

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Francis J. Harvey, of California, to be Secretary of 
the Army, Richard Greco, Jr., of New York, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of the Navy, and General Gregory S. Martin, USAF, for 
reappointment to the grade of general and to be Commander, United 
States Pacific Command, 10 a.m., SR-222.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the report of the 
Special Advisor to the Director of Central Intelligence for Strategy 
Regarding Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction Programs, 2:30 p.m., SH-
216.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Competition, Foreign Commerce, and Infrastructure, to hold 
hearings to examine issues relating to natural gas, 2:30 p.m., SR-
253.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
impact of current visa policy on international students and 
researchers, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, to hold hearings 
to examine neglected diseases in East Asia regarding public health 
programs, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: with the 
Committee on the Judiciary, to hold joint hearings to examine 
responding to an ever-changing threat relating to BioShield II, 10 
a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 10 a.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: with the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions, to hold joint hearings to examine 
responding to an ever-changing threat relating to BioShield II, 10 
a.m., SH-216.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 10 a.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on the Budget, hearing on Federal Revenue Options, 10 
a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade 
and Consumer Protection, hearing entitled ``Child Product Safety: Do 
Current Standards Provide Enough Protection?'' 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, 
Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled 
``The OFHEO Report: Allegations of Accounting and Management Failure 
at Fannie Mae,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Energy Policy, 
Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs, hearing entitled ``Current 
Challenges in Combating the West Nile Virus,'' 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, hearing on the Annual Report 
on International Religious Freedom 2004 and Designations of 
Countries of Particular Concern, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, hearing on U.S. Trade Disputes 
in Peru and Ecuador, 2:30 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, 
oversight hearing on the Presidential Succession Act, 9:30 a.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, oversight hearing on 
Maritime Domain Awareness, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing on the status of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs smart card initiative(s), 9:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, Briefing on 
Threat Update, 1 p.m., H-405 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Conference: meeting of conferees on H.R. 4520, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove impediments in such Code and 
make our manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses and 
workers more competitive and productive both at home and abroad, 10 
a.m., 11 LHOB.