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“CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Energy was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D713-D716 on July 8, 2002.
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CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD
Week of July 9 through July 13, 2002
Senate Chamber
On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of S. 2673, Accounting Reform Act. During the balance of the week, Senate will consider any other pending legislative and executive business.
Senate Committees
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Special Committee on Aging: July 9, to hold hearings to examine public health concerns of counterfeit medicine, focusing on the purchasing of pharmaceuticals, both brand name and generic, from outside the nation's borders and without the series of checks in place for drugs sold domestically, 2:30 p.m., SDS-562.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. July 10, Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine, to hold hearings to examine railway safety, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
July 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the U.S. Climate Action Report concerning global climate change, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: July 10, Subcommittee on Water and Power, to hold oversight hearings to examine water resource management issues on the Missouri River, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
July 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the present and future roles of the Department of Energy/National Security Administration national laboratories in protecting our homeland security, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
July 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the Department of Energy's Environmental Management program, focusing on DOE's progress in implementing its accelerated cleanup initiative, and the changes DOE has proposed to the EM science and technology program, 10 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: July 9, to hold hearings on sections 2015, 2016, 2017(a) and (b), 2018 and 2019 of S. 2225, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003, 2:30 p.m., SD-406.
July 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the President's proposal to establish the Department of Homeland Security, 2 p.m., SD-406.
July 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the progress of national recycling efforts, focusing on federal procurement of recycled-content products and producer responsibility related to the beverage industry, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
Committee on Finance: July 11, Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy, to hold hearings on S. 848, to amend title 18, United States Code, to limit the misuse of social security numbers, to establish criminal penalties for such misuse, 2 p.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations: July 9, to hold hearings on the Treaty Between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Strategic Offensive Reductions, Signed at Moscow on May 24, 2002 (Treaty Doc. 107-08), 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
July 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the nominations of John William Blaney, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Liberia, Aurelia E. Brazeal, of Georgia, to be Ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Martin George Brennan, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Zambia, J. Anthony Holmes, of California, to be Ambassador to Burkina Faso, Vicki Huddleston, of Arizona, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Mali, Donald C. Johnson, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Cape Verde, Jimmy Kolker, of Missouri, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Uganda, Gail Dennise Thomas Mathieu, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Niger, and James Howard Yellin, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Burundi, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
July 11, Subcommittee on African Affairs, to hold hearings to examine implementing United States policy in Sudan, 2:30 p.m. SD-
419.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; July 9, to hold hearings on the nomination of Richard H. Carmona, of Arizona, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, 10 a.m., SD-430.
July 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education, 2:30 p.m. DD-430.
July 10, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 710, to require coverage for colorectal cancer screenings; S. 2328, to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure a safe pregnancy for all women in the United States, to reduce the rate of maternal morbidity and mortality, to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in maternal health outcomes, to reduce pre-term, labor, to examine the impact of pregnancy on the short and long term health of women, to expand knowledge about the safety and dosing of drugs to treat pregnant women with chronic conditions and women who become sick during pregnancy, to expand public health prevention, education and outreach, and to develop improved and more accurate data collection related to maternal morbidity and mortality; S. 812, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals; S. 2489, to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care; and the nominations of Richard H. Carmona, of Arizona, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service; Naomi Shihab Nye, of Texas, and Michael Pack, of Maryland, each to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities; Earl A. Powell III, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Council on the Arts; Robert Davila, of New York, to be a Member of the National Council On Disability; and Peter J. Hurtgen, of Maryland, to be Federal Mediation and Conciliation Director, 10 a.m., SD-430.
Committee on Indian Affairs: July 10, to hold hearings to examine Elder health issues; 10 a.m., SR-485.
July 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine contemporary tribal governments, focusing on challenges in law enforcement related to the rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court, 10 a.m., SR-485.
Committee on the Judiciary: July 9, Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and Government Information, to hold hearings on S. 2541, to amend title 18, United States Code, to establish penalties for aggravated identity theft, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
July 10, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-226.
July 10, Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, to hold hearings to examine issues concerning white collar crime, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
July 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings, to examine oversight of the Department of Justice and the impact of a new Department of Homeland Security, 9 a.m., SD-106.
July 11, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-226.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: July 10, to hold hearings to examine the continuing challenges of care and compensation due to military exposures, 9:30 a.m., SR-418.
House Chamber
Tuesday, July 9, consideration of suspensions:
(1) H.R. 4481, Airport Streamlining Approval Process Act;
(2) H.R. , Armed Services Tax Fairness Act;
(3) H.R. 5017, reciprocal agreements between the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture with foreign countries for the sharing of personnel to fight wildfires;
(4) H.R. 4878, Improper Payments Reduction Act; and
(5) H. Res. 393, Concerning the rise in anti-Semitism in Europe.
Wednesday, July 10 and the balance of the week, consideration of measures subject to rules being granted: H.R. 4635, Arming Pilots Against Terrorism, H.R. 4687, National Construction Safety Team; H.R. 2486, Tropical Cyclone Inland Forecasting Improvement and Warning System Development; and H.R. 2733, Enterprise Integration Act.
House Committees
Committee on Agriculture, July 11, to consider recommendations on H.R. 5005, Homeland Security Act of 2002, 9:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
Committee on Appropriations, July 9, to consider the following: the Report on the Revised Suballocation of Budget Allocations for fiscal year 2003; the Interior and the Treasury, Postal Service and General Government appropriations for fiscal year 2003, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
July 10, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to mark up appropriations for fiscal year 2003, 4 p.m., 2362 Rayburn.
July 11, full Committee, to consider the following appropriations for fiscal year 2003: Legislative; and the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies,10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
Committee on Armed Services, July 10, to mark up H.R. 5005, Homeland Security Act of 2002, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
July 11, Special Oversight Panel on Terrorism, hearing on Army and Air Force initiatives to improve anti-and counter-terrorism operations, 8:30 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
Committee on Education and the Workforce, July 9, Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, hearing on Expanding Access to Quality Health Care: Solutions for Uninsured Americans, 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
July 10, full Committee, hearing on Reforming the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: Recommendations from the Administration's Commission on Excellence in Special Education, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, July 9, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to continue hearings on ``Creating the Department of Homeland Security: Consideration of the Administration's Proposal,'' with emphasis on research and development and critical infrastructure activities proposed for transfer to the new Department, 9 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
July 10, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, to mark up H.R. 5058, Financial Accounting Standards Board Act, 3 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
July 10, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, hearing on Corporation for Public Broadcasting Oversight and a Look Into Public Broadcasting in the Digital Era, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
July 11, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on ``Protecting the Rights of Conscience of Healthy Care Providers and a Parents's Right to Know,'' 3 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
Committee on Government Reform, July 9, Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement Policy, hearing on ``Helping State and Local Governments Move at New Economy Speed: Adding Flexibility to the Federal IT Grant Process,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
July 10, full Committee, to consider H.R. 5005, Homeland Security Act of 2002, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
July 12, Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, hearing on
``Voting Representation in Congress,'' 11 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
July 12, Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs, hearing on ``California's Electricity Market: The Case of Perot Systems.,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on International Relations, July 10, to mark up H.R. 5005, Homeland Security Act of 2002, 9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
July 11, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1795, Middle East Peace Commitments Act of 2001; and H.R. 4693, Arafat Accountability Act, 2:15 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary, July 9, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, oversight hearing on ``Administrative Law, Adjudicatory Issues, and Privacy Ramifications of Creating a Department of Homeland Security, 11:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
July 9, Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing on H.R. 4965, Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2002, 2 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
July 9, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, oversight hearing on ``The Proposal to create a Department of Homeland Security,'' 9 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
July 10 and 11, full Committee, to mark up the following: H.R. 3838, to amend the charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States organization to make members of the armed forces who receive special pay for duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger eligible for membership in the organization; H.R. 3214, to amend the charter of the AMVETS organization; H.R. 3988, to amend title 36, United States Code, to clarify the requirements for eligibility in the American Legion; H.R. 5005, Homeland Security Act of 2002; and private relief measures, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Resources, July 9, Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 2099, to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to provide adequate funding authorization for the Vancouver National Historic Reserve; H.R. 3917, to authorize a national memorial to commemorate the passengers and crew of Flight 93 who, on September 11, 2001, courageously gave their lives thereby thwarting a planned attack on our Nation's Capital; and H.R. 4874, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to disclaim any Federal interest in lands adjacent to Spirit Lake and Twin Lakes in the State of Idaho resulting from possible omission of land from an 1880 survey, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
July 9, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 4708, Fremont-Madison Conveyance Act; H.R. 4739, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater within and outside of the service area of the City of Austin Water and Wastewater Utility, Texas; and H.R. 5039, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey title to certain irrigation project property in the Humboldt Project, Nevada, to the Pershing County Water Conservation District, Pershing County, Lander County and the State of Nevada, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
July 10, full Committee, to continue markup of H.R. 4749, Magnuson-Stevens Act Amendments of 2002; and to mark up the following measures: H. Con. Res. 419, requesting the President to issue a proclamation in observance of the 100th Anniversary of the founding of the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies; H.R. 3148, to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide equitable treatment of Alaska Native Vietnam Veterans; H.R. 3476, to protect certain lands held in fee by the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians from condemnation until a final decision is made by the Secretary of the Interior regarding a pending fee to trust application for that land; H.R. 3917, Flight 93 National Memorial Act; H.R. 4141, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Protection and Enhancement Act of 2002; H.R. 4620, America's Wilderness Protection Act; H.R. 4739, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater within and outside of the service area of the City of Austin Water and Wastewater Utility, Texas; H.R. 4822, Upper Missouri River Breaks Boundary Clarification Act; H.R. 4840, Sound Science for Endangered Species Act Planning Act of 2002; S. 238, Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River Basin Water Optimization Feasibility Study Act of 2001; S. 356, Louisiana Purchase Bicentennial Commission Act; and S. 1057, Pu'uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park Addition Act of 2001, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
July 11, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, oversight hearing on the Developing Crisis Facing Wildlife Species due to Bushmeat Consumption, 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
July 11, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, oversight hearing on Wildfire on the National Forest: An Update on the 2002 Wildland Fire Season, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
Committee on Rules, July 9, to consider the following: H.R. 4635, Arming Pilots Against Terrorism Act; H.R. 4687, National Construction Safety Team Act; H.R. 2486, Tropical Cyclone Inland Forecasting Improvement and Warning System Development Act of 2002; and H.R. 2733, Enterprise Integration Act of 2002, 11 a.m., H-313 Capitol.
Committee on Science, July 10, hearing on the Administration's Climate Change Initiative, 1 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business, July 11, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight, hearing on The Small Business Health Market: Bad Reforms Higher Prices and Fewer Choices, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, July 9, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, hearing on Trucking Safety, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
July 11, full Committee, to consider H.R. 5005, Homeland Security Act of 2002, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, July 9, Subcommittee on Benefits, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 4940, the Arlington National Cemetery Burial Eligibility Act; and H.R. 5055, to authorize the placement in Arlington National Cemetery of a memorial honoring the World War II veterans who fought in the Battle of the Bulge, 1 p.m., 334 Cannon.
July 10, Subcommittee on Health, to mark up H.R. 3645, Veterans Health-Care Items Procurement Reform and Improvement Act of 2002, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
Committee on Ways and Means, July 10, to mark up H.R. 5005, Homeland Security Act of 2002, 10:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
July 11, Subcommittee on Social Security, to continue hearings on Social Security Disability Programs' Challengers and Opportunities, 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
Select Committee on Homeland Security, July 11, hearing entitled
``Transforming the Federal Government to Protect America from Terrorism,'' 10 a.m., room to be announced.
Joint Meetings
Joint Committee on Printing: July 10, to hold hearings to examine federal government printing and public access to government documents, 11 a.m., SR-301.
