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“COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2004-04-28” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D410-D411 on April 27, 2004.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,
APRIL 28, 2004
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings to examine medical programs in the armed services, 10 a.m., SD-192.
Committee on Armed Services: to hold a closed briefing on the performance of force protection equipment for ground forces in Iraq, including the Up-Armored HMMWV, and potential alternatives to meet force protection needs of the Combatant Commander, 11 a.m., SR-222.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to continue hearings to examine telecommunications policy, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 11:30 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to examine the reauthorization of the Economic Development Administration, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine fraud and abuse in Medicare's power wheelchair program, 10 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the nominations of James Francis Moriarty, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Nepal, Michele J. Sison, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, Thomas Charles Krajeski, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Yemen, Richard LeBaron, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Kuwait, and Jeffrey D. Feltman, of Ohio, to be Ambassador to Lebanon, and David Michael Satterfield, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Jordan, 10 a.m., SD-419.
Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Constance Berry Newman, to be an Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Aubrey Hooks, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire, Thomas Neil Hull III, of New Hampshire, to be Ambassador to Sierra Leone, and Roger A. Meece, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Congo, 3 p.m., SD-419.
Committee on Governmental Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the use and prevention of abuse of government purchase cards, 10 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee on Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services, to hold hearings to examine mental health in children and youth, focusing on issues throughout the developmental process, 10 a.m., SD-430.
Subcommittee on Children and Families, to hold hearings to examine how to promote a healthy marriage, 2 p.m., SD-430.
Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold hearings to examine S. 2172, to make technical amendments to the provisions of the Indian Self Determination and Education Assistance Act relating to contract support costs, 10 a.m., SR-485.
Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the Playwrights Licensing Antitrust Initiative Act, focusing on safeguarding the future of American live theater, 2 p.m., SD-226.
Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
House
Committee on Agriculture, hearing to review Agricultural Trade Negotiations, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, on Global Disease, 10:15 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Legislative, on GOP, and Capitol Police, 1 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury and Independent Agencies, on Federal Transit Administration, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
Committee on Education and the Workforce, hearing entitled
``Assessing the Impact of the Labor Department's Final Overtime Regulations on Workers and Employers Overtime Regulations,'' 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, to mark up a measure authorizing the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprise and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, joint hearing entitled: ``A Review of TRIA and Its Effect on the Economy: Helping America Move Forward'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade and Technology, hearing entitled ``Money Matters: Coin and Currency Design and Counterfeiting Issues; followed immediately by consideration of H.R. 3916, Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2004, 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on House Administration, oversight hearing on GPO, 10 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
Committee on International Relations, hearing on the United Nations Oil-for-Food Program: Issues of Accountability and Transparency, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific and the Subcommittee on International Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Human Rights, joint hearing on North Korea: Human Rights, Refugees and Humanitarian Challenges, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Europe, to mark up H. Res. 577, Recognizing 50 years of relations between the United States Government and the European Union, 3 p.m., 2255 Rayburn.
Committee on Resources, hearing on H.R. 2933, Critical Habitat Reform Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3744, To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange all or part of certain administrative sites and other land in the Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National Forests and to use funds derived from the sale or exchange to acquire, construct, or improve administrative sites; S. 33, To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell or exchange all or part of certain administrative sites and other land in the Ozark-St. Francis and Ouachita National Forests and to use funds derived from the sale or exchange to acquire, construct, or improve administrative sites; S. 434, Idaho Panhandle National Forest Improvement Act of 2003; S. 435, Sandpoint Land and Facilities Conveyance Act of 2003; and S. 1537, To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the New Hope Cemetery Association certain land in the State of Arkansas for use as a cemetery, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards, hearing entitled ``Fiscal Year 2005 National Institute of Standards and Technology Budget: Views from Industry,'' 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing on Integrated Deepwater System, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, oversight hearing on Aging Water Supply Infrastructure, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on the Department of Veterans Affairs' research on Alzheimer's, Diabetes and Parkinson's diseases, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
Select Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness and Response, oversight hearing entitled ``The Office for Domestic Preparedness First Responder Assistance Programs,'' 10:30 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
Joint Meetings
Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine consumer-
directed doctoring, 10 a.m., SD-628.
