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“COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2003-07-17” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Energy was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D832-D833 on July 16, 2003.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY, JULY 17, 2003
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Appropriations: business meeting to mark up proposed legislation making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, proposed legislation making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, proposed legislation making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and proposed legislation making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, 10:30 a.m., SD-106.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings to examine regulatory oversight of government sponsored enterprise accounting practices, 10 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: business meeting to consider pending Calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to resume hearings to examine the improved understanding of the governance of the Department of Energy laboratories, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to examine the importation of exotic species and the impact on public health and safety, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine nursing home quality, 10 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine benefits for U.S. victims of international terrorism, 9:30 a.m., SD-
419.
Committee on Governmental Affairs: to resume hearings to examine certain situations where parents must relinquish custody in order to secure mental health services for their children, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider the nominations of James O. Browning, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Mexico, Kathleen Cardone, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas, James I. Cohn, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, Frank Montalvo, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas, Xavier Rodriguez, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas, William H. Pryor, Jr., of Alabama, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit, and Christopher A. Wray, of Georgia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, and Jack Landman Goldsmith III, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, both of the Department of Justice; S.J. Res.1, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of crime victims, S. 1301,to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit video voyeurism in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, and S. Con. Res. 53, honoring and congratulating chambers of commerce for their efforts that contribute to the improvement of communities and the strengthening of local and regional economies, S. 1416, to implement the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement, S. 1417, to implement the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement, and S. 1177, to ensure the collection of all cigarette taxes, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
House
Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on the Health Insurance Certificate Act of 2003, 1 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``A Review of DOE's Radioactive High-Level Waste Cleanup Program, 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Government Reform, to consider the following measures: H.R. 2548, Federal Property Asset Management Reform Act of 2003; and H. Res. 306, congratulating the New York Yankees on the occasion of their 100th anniversary, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Human Rights and Wellness, hearing on ``A New Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit: Is it Good for Seniors?'' 1 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, hearing on H.R. 2517, Piracy Deterrence and Education Act of 2003, 1 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, oversight hearing on ``Advancing Justice Through Forensic DNA Technology,'' 1 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, oversight hearing on ``The Role of Strategic and Critical Minerals in Our National and Economic Security,'' 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 958, Hydrographic Services Amendments of 2003; H.R. 1204, to amend the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 to establish requirements for the award of concessions in the National Wildlife Refuge System, to provide for maintenance and repair of properties located in the System by concessionaires authorized to use such properties; H.R. 2048, International Fisheries Reauthorization Act of 2003; and H.R. 2408, National Wildlife Refuge Volunteer Act of 2003, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
Subcommittee on Water and Power, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 1598, Irvine Basin Surface and Groundwater Improvement Act of 2003; and H.R. 1732, Williamson County Water Recycling Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Research, hearing and markup of H.R. 2692, United States Fire Administration Authorization Act of 2003, 9:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, Agriculture and Technology, hearing on Endangered Farmers and Ranchers: the Unintended Consequences of the Endangered Species Act, 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 1560, Water Quality Financing Act of 2003; and H.R. 2557, Water Resources Development Act of 2003, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Ways and Means, hearing on Waste, Fraud and Abuse, 10 a.m., and to mark up the following bills: H.R. 2739, United States-
Singapore Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act; and H.R. 2738, United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
Select Committee on Homeland Security, hearing entitled ``First Responders: How States, Localities and the Federal Government Can Strengthen Their Partnership to Make America Safer,'' 1 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
