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EVENTS ON TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2002
EVENT: HOUSE FLOOR in session.
AGENDA: For the latest information on the floor agenda please phone the contacts listed below.
DATE: July 16, 2002
CONTACT: Republican Cloakroom, 202-224-8601 or Democratic Cloakroom, 202-224-8541.
TIME: 1 p.m.
EVENT: HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE Merchant Marine Panel will receive testimony on U.S. ownership and control of vessels operating in the Maritime Security program.
WHO: Witness:
Ron Davis, President, Marine Engineers Beneficial Association.
Captain Mike Rodriguez, International Organization of Masters, Mates, & Pilots
Michael Sacco, President, Seafarers International Union
Michael R. McKay, National President, American Maritime Officers
John P. Clancy, Chairman of the Board, Maersk Sealand
Roy Bowman, esq., Vice President, American President Lines
Eric Johnsen, President, International Shipholding Corporation
Jordan Truchan, Chairman and CEO, American Ship Management
Jay Keegan, President, U.S. Ship Management
Robert Alario, President, Offshore Marine Service Association
DATE: July 16, 2002
LOCATION: 2212 Rayburn Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-2675
TIME: 10:30 a.m.
EVENT: HOUSE BUDGET COMMITTEE holds a Mid-Session Review.
WHO: Witnesses:
Mitchell E. Daniels Jr., Director, Office of Management and Budget
DATE: July 16, 2002
LOCATION: 210 Cannon Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-7270
TIME: 10:30 a.m.
EVENT: HOUSE EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE COMMITTEE holds hearings on "Access to Higher Education for Low-Income Students: A Review of the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance Report on College Access."
WHO: Witnesses:
Dr. Juliet V. Garcia, Chairperson, Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, President, University of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, Texas
Mr. Lawrence E. Gladieux, Education and Public Policy Consultant, Potomac Falls, Virginia
Dr. Shirley A.R. Lewis, President, Paine College, Augusta, Georgia
Elizabeth Sengkhammee, College Senior, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
DATE: July 16, 2002
LOCATION: 2181 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington DC
CONTACT: 202-225-4527
TIME: 2 p.m.
EVENT: HOUSE EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE COMMITTEE Subcommittee on Workforce Protections holds hearings on "Can a Consensus Be Reached to Update OSHA's Permissible Exposure Levels (PELs)."
WHO: Witnesses:
Richard Schwartz, Crowell and Moring
Edwin G. Foulke Jr., Jackson, Lewis, Schnitzler, and Krupman, Greenville, South Carolina
(Representing the U.S. Chamber of Commerce)
Peg Seminario, Director, Safety and Health, AFL-CIO
Frank A. White, Vice President, Organizational Resource Counselors, Inc.
DATE: July 16, 2002
LOCATION: 2181 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington DC
CONTACT: 202-225-4527
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: HOUSE ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE Subcommittee on Health and Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials hold hearings on Recent Developments in the EPA Office of the Ombudsman.
WHO: Witnesses:
Christie Todd Whitman, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection
Bob Sperling, Clean It, Inc.
Mark Bialek, Office of Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of the Inspector General
John B. Stephenson, Director of Environmental Issues, U.S. General Accounting Office
Heather Malinowski, Secretary, Pinellas-Pasco Technical
DATE: July 16, 2002
LOCATION: 2123 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-2927
TIME: 2 p.m.
EVENT: HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises holds hearings on the Department of the Treasury's policy concerning the housing Government Sponsored Enterprises.
DATE: July 16, 2002
LOCATION: 2128 Rayburn Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-7391
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: HOUSE GOVERNMENT REFORM COMMITTEE National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations Subcommittee holds hearings on "Missile Defense: A New Organization, Evolutionary Technologies and Unrestricted Testing."
DATE: July 16, 2002
LOCATION: 2154 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington DC
CONTACT: 202-225-5074
TIME: 3 p.m.
EVENT: HOUSE GOVERNMENT REFORM COMMITTEE Energy Policy, Natural Resources, and Regulatory Affairs Subcommittee holds hearings on "EPA Cabinet Elevation: Agency and Stakeholder Views."
DATE: July 16, 2002
LOCATION: 2154 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington DC
CONTACT: 202-225-5074
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: HOUSE RESOURCES Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources holds hearings on The Growing Natural Gas Supply and Demand Imbalance: the Role that Public Lands & Federal Submerged Lands could play in the Solution.
DATE: July 16, 2002
LOCATION: 1334 Longworth Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-2761
TIME: 2 p.m.
EVENT: HOUSE RESOURCES Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands Legislative Hearing on:
H.R. 3434, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the McLoughlin House National Historic Site in Oregon City, Oregon, and to administer the site as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes;
H.R. 3449, to revise the boundaries of the George Washington Birthplace National Monument, and for other purposes; and
H.R. 4953, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to grant to Deschutes and Crook Counties in the State of Oregon a right-of-way to West Butte Road.
DATE: July 16, 2002
LOCATION: 1334 Longworth Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-2761
TIME: 4 p.m.
EVENT: HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE holds hearings on H.R. ____ - Treasury/Postal Appropriations, FY 2003.
DATE: July 16, 2002
LOCATION: H-312 U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-9191
TIME: 2 p.m.
EVENT: HOUSE SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment and Government Programs holds hearings on "SBA Restructuring."
DATE: July 16, 2002
LOCATION: 2360 Rayburn Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-5821
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: HOUSE TRANSPORTATION & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE Subcommittee on Highways and Transit holds hearings on Long-term Outlook on Highway Trust Fund: Are Fuel Taxes a Viable Measure?
DATE: July 16, 2002
LOCATION: 2167 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-3014
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
EVENT: HOUSE VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MARKUP of legislation reported by the Benefits and Health subcommittees. Hearing on H.R. 4939, the Veterans Medicare Payment Act of 2002 (immediately following the MARKUP)
DATE: July 16, 2002
LOCATION: 334 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-3527
