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EVENTS ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2003
EVENT: SENATE in session.
AGENDA: For the latest information on the floor agenda please phone the contacts listed below.
DATE: February 13, 2003
CONTACT: Republican Cloakroom, 202-224-8601 or Democratic Cloakroom, 202-224-8541.
TIME: 9:15 a.m.
EVENT: SENATE COMMERCE, SCIENCE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE Organizational business meeting to consider subcommittee assignments and rules of procedure for the 108th Congress.
DATE: February 13, 2003
LOCATION: 253 Dirksen Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-224-5115
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
EVENT: ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety
Subcommittee holds oversight hearings to examine the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
DATE: February 13, 2003
LOCATION: 406 Dirksen Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-224-6176
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
EVENT: SENATE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE holds hearings hold hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2004 for the Department of Defense, and the Future Years Defense Program.
DATE: February 13, 2003
LOCATION: 216 Hart Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-224-3871
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
EVENT: SENATE COMMERCE, SCIENCE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE holds hearings to examine United States Olympic Committee reforms.
DATE: February 13, 2003
LOCATION: 508 Dirksen Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-224-5115
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
EVENT: SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE Business meeting to consider the nomination of:
Deborah L. Cook, of Ohio, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit
John G. Roberts, Jr., of Maryland, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit
Jeffrey S. Sutton, of Ohio, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit
Jay S. Bybee, of Nevada, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit
Ralph R. Erickson, to be United States District Judge for the District of North Dakota
William D. Quarles, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the District of Maryland
Gregory L. Frost, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio
Jeremy H. G. Ibrahim, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States, Edward F. Reilly, of Kansas, and Cranston J. Mitchell, of Missouri, both to be a Commissioner of the United States Parole Commission
S.253, to amend title 18, United States Code, to exempt qualified current and former law enforcement officers from State laws
prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns,
S.113, to exclude United States persons from the definition of "foreign power" under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 relating to international terrorism.
DATE: February 13, 2003
LOCATION: 226 Dirksen Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-224-5225
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: SENATE ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE holds hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2004 for the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture.
DATE: February 13, 2003
LOCATION: 366 Dirksen Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-224-4971
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE holds hearings to examine Enron, focusing on the Joint Committee on Taxation's investigative report.
DATE: February 13, 2003
LOCATION: 215 Dirksen Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-224-4515
TIME: 10:30 a.m.
EVENT: SENATE RULES & ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE holds an organizational business meeting, to be followed by hearings on certain proposed committee resolutions requesting funds for operating expenses.
DATE: February 13, 2003
LOCATION: 301 Russell Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-224-6352
TIME: 2:30 p.m.
EVENT: SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE resumes hearings on the President's proposed budget for fiscal year 2004, focusing on the Department of Transportation.
DATE: February 13, 2003
LOCATION: 608 Dirksen Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-224-0642
TIME: 2:30 p.m.
EVENT: SENATE COMMERCE, SCIENCE AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE holds hearings to examine infrastructure needs of minority serving institutions.
DATE: February 13, 2003
LOCATION: 253 Russell Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-224-5115
TIME: 2:30 p.m.
EVENT: SENATE ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE holds hearings to examine oil, gas, Hydrogen, and conservation, focusing on oil supply and prices.
WHO: Witnesses:
Red Cavaney, President, American Petroleum Institute
Robert E. Ebel, Director, Center for Strategic and International Studies
James C. May, President and CEO, Air Transport Association
Matthew R. Simmons, Chairman and CEO, Simmons & Company International
DATE: February 13, 2003
LOCATION: 216 Hart Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-224-4971
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