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“CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Transportation was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D112-D113 on Feb. 8, 2001.
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CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD
Week of February 12 through February 17, 2001
Senate Chamber
On Monday, Senate will meet in pro forma session.
During the remainder of the week, Senate expects to consider any cleared legislative and executive business.
Senate Committees
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Committee on Appropriations: February 14, Subcommittee on Transportation, to hold oversight hearings on the Department of Transportation's management challenges, 2 p.m., SD-124.
Committee on Armed Services: February 13, to hold hearings on current and future worldwide threats to the national security of the United States, to be followed by closed hearings (Room S-407, Capitol), 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: February 13, to hold oversight hearings to examine the first Monetary Policy Report for 2001, 10 a.m., SH-216.
February 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings on S. 143, to amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, to reduce securities fees in excess of those required to fund the operations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to adjust compensation provisions for employees of the Commission, 2:30 p.m., SD-538.
Committee on the Budget: February 12, to hold hearings to examine the current outlook for the national defense budget, 2:30 p.m., SD-
608.
February 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the budget outlook and tax policy, 10 a.m., SD-608.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: February 13, to hold hearings to examine airline customer service, 9 a.m., SR-
253.
February 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the governance of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Finance: February 14, to hold hearings to examine education tax and saving incentives, 10 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Governmental Affairs: February 13, to hold hearings on the nomination of Joe M. Allbaugh, of Texas, to be Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 10:30 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: February 13, Subcommittee on Aging, to hold hearings to examine the nursing shortage and its impact on America's health care delivery system, 10 a.m., SD-430.
February 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings on President Bush's education proposals, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
Committee on the Judiciary: February 13, business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-226.
February 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the impact of recent pardons granted by President Clinton, 10 a.m., SD-
226.
House Chamber
To be announced.
House Committees
Committee on Agriculture, February 14, to hold an organizational meeting; followed by a hearing on the current state of the farm economy and the economic impact of federal policy on agriculture, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
February 15, hearing on the future of farm programs, 9:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, February 14, to meet for further organizational purposes, 10 a.m., followed by a hearing entitled:
``Election Night 2000 Coverage by the Networks,'' 11 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
February 15, Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, hearing entitled: ``Electricity Markets: Lessons Learned from California,'' 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
February 15, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled: ``Medicare Reform: Providing Prescription Drug Coverage for Seniors,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Institutions, February 14, to hold an organizational meeting, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Government Reform, February 14, Subcommittee on the Census, hearing on ``Oversight of the 2000 Census: The Success of the 2000 Census,'' 2 p.m., 2203 Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary, February 14 and 15, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 333, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2001; and H.R. 256, to extend for 11 additional months the period for which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Resources, February 14, to hold an organizational meeting, 10:30 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Science, February 14, to hold an organizational meeting, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, February 14, to hold an organizational meeting, 11 a.m., 334 Cannon.
Committee on Ways and Means, February 13, hearing on the Administration's tax relief proposals, 10 a.m. 1100 Longworth.
February 14, Subcommittee on Health, to hold an organizational meeting, 2 p.m., 1129 Longworth.
February 14, Subcommittee on Human Resources, to hold an organizational meeting, 3 p.m., B-318 Rayburn.
February 14, Subcommittee on Oversight, to hold an organizational meeting, 11 a.m., 1129 Longworth.
February 14, Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, to hold an organizational meeting, 5 p.m., 1129 Longworth.
February 14, Subcommittee on Social Security, to hold an organizational meeting, 4 p.m., 1129 Longworth.
February 14, Subcommittee on Trade, to hold an organizational meeting, 10 a.m., 1129 Longworth.
