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EVENTS ON THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 2002

EVENT: HOUSE FLOOR in session.

AGENDA: For the latest information on the floor agenda please phone the contacts listed below.

DATE: June 20, 2002

CONTACT: Republican Cloakroom, 202-224-8601 or Democratic Cloakroom, 202-224-8541.

TIME: 10 a.m.

EVENT: HOUSE EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE COMMITTEE Subcommittee on Workforce Protections

Holds hearings on "An Assessment of the Use of Union Dues for Political Purposes: Is the Law Being Followed or Violated?"

WHO: Witnesses scheduled to appear:

Kathleen Klamut, Former Member, National Education Association

Mogadore, Ohio

Janet Martinez, Representing Service Employees International Union, Local 32 B-J

New York, New York

Dominick Bentiveana, Member, SEIU Local 32 B-J, Brooklyn, New York

Paul Pamias, Member, SEIU Local 32 B-J, New York, New York

Dennis Robey, Member, National Education Association

Dayton, Ohio

Bob Williams, President, Evergreen Freedom Foundation, Olympia, Washington

Mark R. Levin, President, Landmark Legal Foundation, Herndon, Virginia

Robert H. Chanin, General Counsel, National Education Association, Washington, D.C.

DATE: June 20, 2002

LOCATION: 2175 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington DC

CONTACT: 202-225-4527

TIME: 10 a.m.

EVENT: HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE holds a markup of H.R. 3995, the Housing Affordability for America Act of 2002 (Committee Print showing Subcommittee amendments).

DATE: June 20, 2002

LOCATION: 2128 Rayburn Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-225-7391

TIME: 10 a.m.

EVENT: HOUSE GOVERNMENT REFORM COMMITTEE holds a business meeting,

DATE: June 20, 2002

LOCATION: 2154 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington DC

CONTACT: 202-225-5074

TIME: 1 p.m.

EVENT: HOUSE GOVERNMENT REFORM COMMITTEE holds hearings on "The Department of Homeland Security: An Overview of the President's Proposal."

DATE: June 20, 2002

LOCATION: 2154 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington DC

CONTACT: 202-225-5074

TIME: 10:45 a.m.

EVENT: HOUSE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE holds hearings on Oil Diplomacy: Facts and Myths Behind Foreign Oil Dependency.

DATE: June 20, 2002

LOCATION: 2172 Rayburn Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-225-5021

TIME: 10 a.m.

EVENT: HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law holds hearing on "litigation and Its Effect on the Rails-To-Trails Program."

DATE: June 20, 2002

LOCATION: 2141 Rayburn Office Building Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-225-3951

TIME: 2 p.m.

EVENT: HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property holds hearing on "Patent Reexamination and Small Business Innovation."

DATE: June 20, 2002

LOCATION: 2237 Rayburn Office Building Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-225-3926

TIME: 9:30 a.m.

EVENT: HOUSE RESOURCES COMMITTEE Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health

Legislative Hearing on:

H.R. 3802, To amend the Education Land Grant Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to pay the costs of environmental reviews with respect to conveyances under that Act;

H.R. 4870, To make certain adjustments to the boundaries of the Mount Naomi Wilderness Area, and for other purposes; Mount Naomi Wilderness Boundary Adjustment Act

H.R. 4952, To provide for the conveyance of the land containing the Mount Wilson Observatory in the Angeles National Forest, California, to the Mount Wilson Institute, the nonprofit organization operating the observatory.

H.R. 4917, To provide for an exchange of lands with the United Water Conservation District of California to eliminate private inholdings in the Los Padres National Forest, and for other purposes.

H.R. 4919, To provide for the exchange of certain lands in the Coconino and Tonto National Forests in Arizona, and for other purposes.

DATE: June 20, 2002

LOCATION: 1334 Longworth Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-225-2761

TIME: 11 a.m.

EVENT: HOUSE RESOURCES COMMITTEE Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans

Markup of:

H.Con.Res. 408, Honoring the American Zoo and Aquarium Association for their Continued Service to Animal Welfare, Conservation Education, Conservation Research, and Wildlife Conservation Programs;

H.R. 3937, To revoke a Public Land Order with respect to certain lands erroneously included in the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, California;

H.R. 4807, To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the property in Cecil County, Maryland, known as Garrett Island for inclusion in the Susquehanna National Wildlife Refuge. Susquehanna National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act;

H.R. 4882, To revise and modernize the provisions of law governing the commissioned officer corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and

H.R. 4883, To reauthorize the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998, and for other purposes. Hydrographic Services Improvement Act Amendments of 2002

DATE: June 20, 2002

LOCATION: 1334 Longworth Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-225-2761

TIME: 2 p.m.

EVENT: HOUSE TRANSPORTATION & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE Subcommittee on Highways and Transit holds hearings on Federal Transit Capital Grants Programs

DATE: June 20, 2002

LOCATION: 2167 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-225-3014

TIME: 10 a.m.

EVENT: HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE Subcommittee on Social Security holds hearings in the series on Social Security disability program's challenges and opportunities.

DATE: June 20, 2002

LOCATION B-318 Rayburn Office Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-225-3625

TIME: 2 p.m.

EVENT: HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE Subcommittee on Oversight holds hearings on retirement security and defined benefit pension plans.

DATE: June 20, 2002

LOCATION 1100 Longworth Building, Washington, DC

CONTACT: 202-225-3625