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“COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 1999-04-27” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D434-D435 on April 26, 1999.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,
APRIL 27, 1999
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine the United States Department of Agriculture nutrition assistance programs and programs and activities of the Food and Drug Administration, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
Full Committee, to hold hearings on funding issues relating to military operations in Kosovo, 10 a.m., SD-192.
Committee on Armed Services, to hold hearings on the nomination of Lawrence J. Delaney, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force; and the nomination of Brian E. Sheridan, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, to hold hearings on the threat of international narcotics-trafficking and the role of the Department of Defense in the nation's war on drugs, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, to hold hearings on effectiveness of the Office of Motor Carrier and Truck Safety, Department of Transportation, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to resume hearings on S. 25, to provide Coastal Impact Assistance to State and local government, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978, the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act, and the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (commonly referred to as the Pittman-Robertson Act) to establish a fund to meet the outdoor conservation and recreation needs of the American people; S. 532, to provide increased funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund and Urban Parks and Recreation Recovery Programs, to resume the funding of the State grants program of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, and to provide for the acquisition and development of conservation and recreation facilities and programs in urban areas; S. 446, to provide for the permanent protection of the resources of the United States in the year 2000 and beyond; and S. 819, to provide funding for the National Park System from outer Continental Shelf revenues, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Finance, to hold hearings to examine revenue raising proposals as contained in the administrations fiscal year 2000 budget, 10 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations, to hold hearings on nonproliferation, arms control and political military issues, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, to hold hearings to examine medical records privacy issues, 9:30 a.m., SD-
628.
Committee on the Judiciary, business meeting to consider S. 625, to amend title 11, United States Code; S.J. Res. 14, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States; and S. 704, to amend title 18, United States Code, to combat the overutilization of prison health care services and control rising prisoner health care costs, 10 a.m., SD-226.
Subcommittee on Immigration, to hold hearings on the need for additional border patrol at the northern and southern borders, 2:15 p.m., SD-226.
House
Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, on SSA, 10 a.m., and on Department of Education; Postsecondary Education; and Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
Committee on Commerce, Subcommittee on Health and Environment and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, joint hearing on Y2K and Medicare Providers: Inoculating Against the Y2K Bug, 1 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Education and the Workforce, hearing on Minimum Wage: Reviewing Recent Evidence of Its Impact on Poverty, 1 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on International Relations, to continue markup of H. Con. Res. 82, directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from their positions in connection with the present operations against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; and to mark up H.J. Res. 44, declaring a state of war between the United States and the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary, to continue markup of H.R. 833, Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1999; and to mark up the following measures: H.R. 1501, Consequences for Juvenile Offenders Act of 1999; H.R. 755, Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act; and H.J. Res. 33, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, to mark up the following measures: H.R. 359, Emigrant Wilderness Preservation Act of 1999; H.R. 898, Spanish Peaks Wilderness Act of 1999; H.R. 1522, Community Protection and Hazardous Fuels Reduction Act; H.R. 1523, Forests Roads-Community Right-To-Know Act; and H.R. 1524, Public Forests Emergency Act of 1999, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, oversight hearing on issues regarding Everglades National Park and surrounding areas impacted by management of the Everglades, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Rules, to consider the following: H. Con. Res. 82, directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from their positions in connection with the present operations against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; and H.R. 1480, Water Resources Development Act of 1999, 7 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, Business Opportunities and Special Business Problems, hearing on H.R. 957, Farm and Ranch Risk Management Act, 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Human Resources, hearing on Fatherhood, 2 p.m., B-138 Rayburn.
Joint Meetings
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, to hold joint hearings on Belarus, 10 a.m., 340 Cannon Building.
Joint Committee on Printing, to hold an organizational meeting, 3 p.m., H-163, Capitol.
