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“House Committee Meetings” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D164-D166 on Feb. 27, 2003.
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Committee Meetings
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Sub committee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies held a hearing on Secretary of Agriculture. Testimony was heard from Ann M. Veneman, Secretary of Agriculture.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior held a hearing on Secretary of Energy. Testimony was heard from Spencer Abraham, Secretary of Energy.
VA, HUD, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Sub committee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies held a hearing on Community Development Financial Institutions. Testimony was heard from Tony Brown, Director, Community Development Financial Institutions, Department of the Treasury.
The Subcommittee also held a hearing on Office of Science and Technology Policy. Testimony was heard from John H. Marburger, Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Armed Services: Continued hearings on the fiscal year 2004 National Defense Authorization budget request. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of the Air Force: James G. Roche, Secretary; and Gen. John P. Jumper, USAF, Chief of Staff.
DOD BUDGET PRIORITIES
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the Department of Defense Budget Priorities Fiscal Year 2004. Testimony was heard from Paul D. Wolfowitz, Deputy Secretary, Department of Defense; and a public witness.
MEDICAL LIABILITY REFORM--ASSESSING NEED TO ENACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing entitled ``Assessing the Need to Enact Medical Liability Reform.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
NEW BASEL ACCORD--SOUND REGULATION OR CRUSHING COMPLEXITY?
Committee on Financial Services: Sub committee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology held a hearing entitled ``The New Basel Accord-Sound Regulation or Crushing Complexity?'' Testimony was heard from Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., Vice Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System; Donald Powell, Chairman, FDIC; John D. Hawke, Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treasury; and public witnesses.
ADMINISTRATION'S DRUG TREATMENT INITIATIVE
Committee on Government Reform: Sub committee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources, hearing on ``Recovery Now: The President's Drug Treatment Initiative.'' Testimony was heard from John Walters, Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy; Charles Curie, Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services and a public witness.
OVERVIEW--U.S. POLICY TOWARD WESTERN HEMISPHERE
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere held a hearing on Overview of U.S. Policy Toward the Western Hemisphere. Testimony was heard from John P. Walters, Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy; and the following officials of the Department of State: Adolfo Franco, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, AID; and J. Curtis Struble, Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs.
OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims held an oversight hearing on ``New York's
`Sanctuary' Policy and the Effect of Such Policies on Public Safety, Law Enforcement, and Immigration.'' Testimony was heard from John Feinblatt, Criminal Justice Coordinator, City of New York; John Nickell, Officer, Police Department, Houston, Texas; Michael J. Cutler, former Senior Special Agent, New York District Office, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Department of Justice; and a public witness.
NASA'S BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Science: Held a hearing on NASA's Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Request. Testimony was heard from Sean O'Keefe, Administrator, NASA.
BUDGET VIEWS AND ESTIMATES
Committee on Small Business: Approved Committee Budget Views and Estimates for Fiscal Year 2004 for submission to the Committee on the Budget.
OVERSIGHT--AGENCY BUDGETS AND PRIORITIES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment held an oversight hearing on Agency Budgets and Priorities for Fiscal Year 2004. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army: R. L. Brownlee, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works); and Lt. Gen. Robert B. Flowers, Chief of Engineers; the following officials of the EPA: G. Tracy Mehan, III, Assistant Administrator, Water; and Marianne Lamont Horinko, Assistant Administrator, Solid Waste and Emergency Response; Bill Baxter, Director, TVA; Jamison S. Hawkins, Acting Assistant Administrator, National Ocean Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce; and Thomas A. Weber, Associate Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA.
BUDGET VIEWS AND ESTIMATES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Approved Committee Budget Views and Estimates for Fiscal Year 2004 for submission to the Committee on the Budget.
PATIENTS SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT; ARMED FORCES TAX FAIRNESS ACT
Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported, as amended, the following bills: H.R. 877, Patients Safety Improvement Act of 2003; and H.R. 878, Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act of 2003.
SOCIAL SECURITY PROTECTION ACT
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security held a hearing on H.R. 743, Social Security Protection Act of 2003. Testimony was heard from James G. Huse, Jr., Inspector General, SSA; Barbara Bovbjerg, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security, GAO; and public witnesses.
