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“Senate Committee Meetings” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Energy was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D705-D706 on July 16, 2001.
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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
Committee on Appropriations: On Wednesday, July 11, committee announced the following subcommittee assignments:
Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies: Senators Kohl (Chairman), Harkin, Dorgan, Feinstein, Durbin, Johnson, Murray, Cochran (Ranking Member), Specter, Bond, McConnell, Burns, and Craig.
Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary: Senators Hollings (Chairman), Inouye, Mikulski, Leahy, Kohl, Murray, Reed, Gregg
(Ranking Member), Stevens, Domenici, McConnell, Hutchison, and Campbell.
Subcommittee on Defense: Senators Inouye (Chairman), Hollings, Byrd, Leahy, Harkin, Dorgan, Durbin, Reid, Feinstein, Kohl, Stevens (Ranking Member), Cochran, Specter, Domenici, Bond, McConnell, Shelby, Gregg, and Hutchison.
Subcommittee on District of Columbia: Senators Landrieu (Chairman) Durbin, Reed, DeWine (Ranking Member), and Hutchison.
Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development: Senators Reid
(Chairman), Byrd, Hollings, Murray, Dorgan, Feinstein, Harkin, Domenici
(Ranking Member), Cochran, McConnell, Bennett, Burns, and Craig.
Subcommittee on Foreign Operations: Senators Leahy (Chairman), Inouye, Harkin, Mikulski, Durbin, Johnson, Landrieu, Reed, McConnell
(Ranking Member), Specter, Gregg, Shelby, Bennett, Campbell, and Bond.
Subcommittee on Interior: Senators Byrd (Chairman), Leahy, Hollings, Reid, Dorgan, Feinstein, Murray, Inouye, Burns (Ranking Member), Stevens, Cochran, Domenici, Bennett, Gregg, and Campbell.
Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education: Senators Harkin (Chairman), Hollings, Inouye, Reid, Kohl, Murray, Landrieu, Byrd, Specter (Ranking Member), Cochran, Gregg, Craig, Hutchison, Stevens, and DeWine.
Subcommittee on Legislative Branch: Senators Durbin (Chairman), Johnson, Reed, Bennett (Ranking Member), and Stevens.
Subcommittee on Military Construction: Senators Feinstein (Chairman), Inouye, Johnson, Landrieu, Reid, Hutchison (Ranking Member), Burns, Craig, and DeWine.
Subcommittee on Transportation: Senators Murray (Chairman), Byrd, Mikulski, Reid, Kohl, Durbin, Leahy, Shelby (Ranking Member), Specter, Bond, Bennett, Campbell, and Hutchison.
Subcommittee on Treasury and General Government: Senators Dorgan
(Chairman), Mikulski, Landrieu, Reed, Campbell (Ranking Member), Shelby, and DeWine.
Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies: Senators Mikulski
(Chairman), Leahy, Harkin, Byrd, Kohl, Johnson, Hollings, Bond (Ranking Member), Burns, Shelby, Craig, Domenici, and DeWine.
E-CONSUMER SECURITY
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space held hearings to examine how the Internet has changed since its inception, and to look at the security risks and vulnerabilities that have developed along with the rise of e-
commerce, receiving testimony from Vinton G. Cerf, WorldCom, Ashburn, Virginia; Harris N. Miller, Information Technology Association of America, Arlington, Virginia; and Bruce Schneier, Counterpane Internet Security, Inc., Cupertino, California.
Hearings recessed subject to call.
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: On Friday, July 13, committee resumed hearings on proposals related to energy efficiency, including S. 352, to increase the authorization of appropriations for low-income energy assistance, weatherization, and state energy conservation grant programs, to expand the use of energy savings performance contracts, Title XIII of S. 597, the Comprehensive and Balanced Energy Policy Act of 2001, sections 602-606 of S. 388, the National Energy Security Act of 2001, S. 95, the Federal Energy Bank Act, and S.J. Res. 15, providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to the postponement of the effective date of energy conservation standards for central air conditioners, receiving testimony from David K. Garman, Assistant Secretary of Energy for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Mary Ann Manoogian, New Hampshire Governor's Office of Energy and Community Services, Concord, on behalf of the National Association of State Energy Officials; JoAnne Choate, Maine State Housing Agency, Augusta, on behalf of the National Energy Assistance Directors' Association; Erik Emblem, National Energy Management Institute, Alexandria, Virginia; Mark F. Wagner, Johnson Controls, Inc., on behalf of the Federal Performance Contracting Coalition, and Steven Nadel, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, both of Washington, D.C.; Clifford H. Rees, Jr., Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute, Arlington, Virginia; David Parks, Goodman Manufacturing Company, Houston, Texas; and Malcolm O'Hagan, National Electrical Manufacturers Association, Rosslyn, Virginia.
Hearings continue Tuesday, July 17.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: On Friday, July 13, committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Russell F. Freeman, of North Dakota, to be Ambassador to Belize, Sue McCourt Cobb, of Florida, to be Ambassador to Jamaica, and Roger Francisco Noriega, of Kansas, to be Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the Organization of American States, with the rank of Ambassador, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. Mr. Freeman was introduced by Senators Dorgan and Conrad, and Ms. Cobb was introduced by Senators Graham and Bill Nelson.
