[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 131 (Tuesday, November 16, 2004)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1076]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

             Week of November 17 through November 20, 2004

                             Senate Chamber

  On Wednesday, at 2:15 p.m., Senate will begin consideration of S. 
2986, Debt Limit Extension.
  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 Armed Services: November 17, to receive a closed 
briefing on Iraq and Afghanistan, 3 p.m., SR-222.
  November 18, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, to 
hold hearings to examine the status of financial management reform 
within the Department of Defense and the individual services, 3:30 
p.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: November 17, 
Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to hold hearings to 
examine prenatal genetic testing technology, 2 p.m., SR-253.
  November 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine certain 
pending nominations, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  November 18, Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to 
hold hearings to examine the science behind pornography addiction, 2 
p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Finance: November 18, to hold hearings to examine 
putting patient safety first regarding drugs like Merck and Vioxx, 
10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: November 17, business meeting to 
consider pending calendar business; to be followed by an oversight 
hearing on the In Re Tribal Lobbying Matters, Et Al, 3 p.m., SH-216.
  November 18, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business; to be followed by an oversight hearing on the 
water problems on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, 10 a.m., SR-
485.


                             House Chamber

  Program to be announced.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Armed Services, November 17, hearing on the Status of 
U.S. Forces, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, November 18, Subcommittee on 
Health and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, joint 
hearing entitled ``Flu Vaccine: Protecting High-Risk Individuals and 
Strengthening the Market,'' 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, November 17, hearing entitled 
``The Nation's Flu Shot Shortage: Where Are We Today and How 
Prepared Are We for Tomorrow?'' 1 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  November 17, Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and 
Regulatory Affairs, hearing entitled ``What is the Bush 
Administration's Record in Regulatory Reform?'' 10 a.m., 2247 
Rayburn.
  November 18, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and 
Human Resources, hearing entitled ``Law Enforcement and the Fight 
Against Methamphetamine,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, November 17, hearing on The 
Oil-for-Food Program: Tracking the Funds, 3 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  November 18, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, hearing on 
Aid to Colombia--The European Role in the Fight Against Narco-
terrorism, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, November 18, Subcommittee on the 
Constitution, oversight hearing entitled ``Notice Provision in the 
Pigford v. Glickman Consent Decree,'' 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Conference: November 17, closed meeting of conferees on H.R. 4548, 
to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2005 for intelligence 
and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, 
the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence 
Agency Retirement and Disability System, 1:30 p.m., S-407, Capitol.
  Conference: November 17, meeting of conferees on H.R. 1350, to 
reauthorize the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 2:30 
p.m., 2175 RHOB.