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“CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Transportation was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D24-D25 on Jan. 15, 1999.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD
Week of January 18 through January 23, 1999
Senate Chamber
On Monday, Senate will not be in session.
On Tuesday, Senate will continue to sit as a Court of Impeachment to consider the articles of impeachment against President Clinton; also, Senate will meet in joint session with the House of Representatives to receive the President's State of the Union message.
During the balance of the week, the Senate expects to continue consideration of the articles of impeachment against President Clinton.
(Senate will recess on Tuesday, January 19, 1999, from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m., for respective party conferences.)
Senate Committees
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Committee on the Budget: January 19, to hold hearings on certain Social Security issues in the 21st Century, 10 a.m., SD-608.
January 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings on Federal tax policy in the Year 2000, 10 a.m., SD-608.
January 22, Full Committee, to resume hearings on certain Social Security issues in the 21st Century, 9:30 a.m., SD-608.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: January 20, business meeting to consider pending committee business; to be followed by a hearing on proposed legislation authorizing funds for the Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: January 20, business meeting to consider pending committee business and its rules of procedures for the 106th Congress, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
Committee on Governmental Affairs: January 20, business meeting to consider pending committee business, 10 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on Indian Affairs: January 19, briefing, to discuss federal spending trends in Indian country, 1:30 p.m., SH-216.
Committee on Labor and Human Resources: January 20, business meeting to consider its rules of procedure for the 106th Congress and its subcommittee membership, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
January 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings on group health plan comparative information and coverage determination standards, 10 a.m., SD-430.
House Chamber
To be announced.
House Committees
Committee on Agriculture, January 20, to meet for organizational purposes, 1:30 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
Committee on Armed Services, January 20, to meet for organizational purposes, 10 a.m., and to hold a hearing on the state of U.S. military forces, 1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Committee on Banking and Financial Services, January 20, to meet for organizational purposes, 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Government Reform, January 20, hearing on Oversight of the Year 2000 Problem: Status of Federal, State, Local and Foreign Governments, 11:15 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
January 22, oversight hearing on New Visions for the District of Columbia, 9 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on International Relations, January 19, to meet for organizational purposes, 5:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
January 20, to hold a hearing on Human Rights in China, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on Resources, January 19, to meet for organizational purposes, 3 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Ways and Means, January 20, to hold a hearing on the Outlook for the State of the U.S. Economy in 1999, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
January 21, to hold a hearing on Preserving and Strengthening Social Security, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
