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“CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D579-D581 on June 4, 2004.
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CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD
Week of June 7 through June 12, 2004
Senate Chamber
On Monday, at approximately 2:30 p.m., Senate will resume consideration of S. 2400, Department of Defense Authorization Act.
On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of S. 2400, DOD Authorization, and after a period of debate, Senate will vote on or in relation to Kennedy Amendment No. 3263.
During the balance of the week, upon conclusion of S. 2400, DOD Authorization, Senate will begin consideration of S. 2062, Class Action Fairness Act. Also, Senate may consider any other cleared legislative and executive business.
Senate Committees
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Committee on Appropriations: June 8, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary, to hold hearings to examine intellectual property rights, 10 a.m., SD-124.
Committee on Armed Services: June 10, to hold hearings to examine the transition to sovereignty in Iraq, focusing on U.S. policy, ongoing military operations, and status of U.S. Armed Forces, 9 a.m., SH-216.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: June 10, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Alan Greenspan, of New York, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 10 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: June 9, to hold hearings to examine completing the digital television transition, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
June 9, Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to hold hearings to examine successes in the field of adult stem cell research, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
June 10, 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, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: June 8, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Suedeen G. Kelly, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 10 a.m., SD-366.
June 8, Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold hearings to examine S. 931, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to undertake a program to reduce the risks from and mitigate the effects of avalanches on visitors to units of the National Park System and on other recreational users of public land, S. 1678, to provide for the establishment of the Uintah Research and Curatorial Center for Dinosaur National Monument in the States of Colorado and Utah, S. 2140, to expand the boundary of the Mount Rainier National Park, S. 2287, to adjust the boundary of the Barataria Preserve Unit of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in the State of Louisiana, and S. 2469, to amend the National Historic Preservation Act to provide appropriation authorization and improve the operations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
June 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine crude oil supply, gasoline demands and the effects on prices, 10 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Finance: June 8, to hold hearings to examine the Medicare Drug Card, focusing on delivering savings for participating beneficiaries, 10 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations: June 9, to hold hearings to examine international intellectual property piracy, 9:30 a.m., SD-
419.
Committee on Governmental Affairs: June 8, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine the challenges and successes the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has experienced since the passage of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
June 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the amount the Department of Defense spends on unused airline tickets, 10 a.m., SD-
342.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: June 8, Subcommittee on Aging, to hold hearings to examine the arthritis epidemic, 10 a.m., SD-430.
Committee on Indian Affairs: June 8, to hold hearings to examine S. 2436, to reauthorize the Native American Programs Act of 1974, 10 a.m., SR-485.
June 9, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to examine the No Child Left Behind Act; to be followed by a business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 10 a.m., SR-485.
Committee on the Judiciary: June 8, to hold an oversight hearing on the activities of the Department of Justice, focusing on terrorism and other related topics, 10 a.m., SD-226.
June 8, Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights, to hold hearings to examine hostility to religious expression in the public square, 2 p.m., SD-226.
June 9, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing on activities of the Department of Homeland Security, focusing on terrorism and other related topics, 10 a.m., SD-226.
Select Committee on Intelligence: June 8, to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
June 10, Full Committee, closed business meeting to consider pending intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
House Committees
Committee on Appropriations, June 10, Subcommittee on Military Construction, on Navy, 9:30 a.m., B-300 Rayburn.
Committee on Armed Services, June 9, hearing on the status of U.S. forces in Iraq after June 30, 2004, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Committee on Education and the Workforce, June 8, Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness and the Subcommittee on Select Education, joint hearing entitled ``The Contributions of Historically Black Colleges and Universities to American Higher Education,'' 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
June 9, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Higher Education Act Reauthorization: Are Students at Proprietary Institutions Treated Equitably under Current Law?'' 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, June 9, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Problems with the E-rate Program: Waste, Fraud and Abuse Concerns in the Wiring of Our Nation's Schools to the Internet,'' 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
June 10, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``A Review of Hospital Billing and Collection Practices,'' 9:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, June 9, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Department of the Treasury,'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Government Reform, June 9, hearing entitled
``Unprecedented Challenges: Contracting and the Rebuilding of Iraq,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
June 9, Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial Management, oversight hearing entitled ``Private Sector Consultants and Federal Financial Management: More Than Balancing the Books,'' 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
June 9, Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, oversight hearing entitled ``Defining Federal Information Technology Research and Development: Who? Where? What? Why? And How Much?'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
June 10, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources, to continue hearings entitled ``Part 11--Ensuring Accuracy and Accountability in Laboratory Testing: Does the Experience of Maryland General Hospital Expose Cracks in the System?'' 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
June 10, Subcommittee on Human Rights and Wellness, hearing entitled ``Balancing Act: The Health Advantages of Naturally-
Occurring Hormones in Hormone Replacement Therapy,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on International Relations, June 9, hearing on Weak States and U.S. National Security, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
June 9, Subcommittee on Africa, hearing on Confronting War Crimes in Africa, 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
June 9, Subcommittee on International Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Human Rights, hearing on United States Support of Human Rights and Democracy, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary, June 9, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 3266, Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act of 2003; H.R. 4518, Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004; H.R. 338, Defense of Privacy Act; H.R. 3632, Anti-Counterfeiting Amendments of 2003; and H.R. 2934, Terrorist Penalties Enhancement Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
June 10, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, oversight hearing entitled ``Internet Streaming of Radio Broadcasts: Balancing the Interests of Sound Recording Copyright Owners With Those of Broadcasters,'' 11:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
June 10, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, hearing on S. 1194, Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Resources, June 9, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 831, To provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Mills Indian Community; and H.R. 2793, To provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
June 10, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3102, To utilize the expertise of New Mexico State University, the University of Arizona, and Northern Arizona University in conducting studies under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 in connection with grazing allotments and range and continuing range analysis for National Forest System lands in New Mexico and Arizona; H.R. 3427, Craig Recreation Land Purchase Act; H.R. 4494, Grey Towers National Historic Site Act of 2004; and S. 1003, To clarify the intent of Congress with respect to the continued use of established commercial outfitter hunting camps on the Salmon River, 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
June 10, Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1630, Petrified Forest National Park Expansion Act of 2003; H.R. 2129, Taunton, Massachusetts Special Resources Study Act; H.R. 3954, Rancho El Cajon Boundary Reconciliation Act; H.R. 4481, To amend Public Law 86-434 establishing Wilson's Creek National Battlefield in the State of Missouri to expand the boundaries of the park; and S. 1576, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
Committee on Rules, June 8, to consider H.R. 4503, Energy Policy Act of 2004, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, June 9, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, oversight hearing on Implementation of the Maritime Transportation Security Act, and on the following bills: H.R. 2193, Port Security Improvements Act of 2003; and H.R. 3712, United States Seaport Multiyear Security Enhancement Act, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
June 10, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, oversight hearing on Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan--The First Major Projects, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, June 9, hearing on efforts to identify and eliminate fraud, waste, abuse and mismanagement in programs administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, June 9, Subcommittee on Technical and Tactical Intelligence, executive, hearing on Tactical Horizontal Integration, 10 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
June 10, Subcommittee on Human Intelligence, Analysis, and Counterintelligence, executive, hearing on Counterintelligence: Strategic Requirements, 10 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
June 10, Subcommittee on Human Intelligence, Analysis, and Counterintelligence, executive, briefing on Counterintelligence, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
June 10, Subcommittee on Intelligence Policy and National Security, executive, briefing on Global Intelligence Update, 9 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
June 11, full Committee, executive, hearing on The Critical Need for Interrogation in the Global War on Terrorism, 9 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
