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EVENTS ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2002
EVENT: HOUSE FLOOR in session.
AGENDA: For the latest information on the floor agenda please phone the contacts listed below.
DATE: September 12, 2002
CONTACT: Republican Cloakroom, 202-224-8601 or Democratic Cloakroom, 202-224-8541.
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: HOUSE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry Subcommittee holds hearings to review the President's Healthy Forests Initiative.
DATE: September 12, 2002
LOCATION: 1300 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-2171
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: HOUSE BUDGET COMMITTEE holds hearings on Economic Outlook And The Federal Budget.
WHO: Witness:
Alan Greenspan, Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
DATE: September 12, 2002
LOCATION: 210 Cannon Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-7270
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: HOUSE EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE COMMITTEE Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness Century Competitiveness holds hearings on "Implementation of the Workforce Investment Act: Promising Practices in Workforce Development."
DATE: September 12, 2002
LOCATION: 2175 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington DC
CONTACT: 202-225-4527
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
EVENT: HOUSE ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE holds hearings on House/Senate Conference on H.R. 4, the Securing America's Future Energy Act.
DATE: September 12, 2002
LOCATION: 2123 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-2927
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity
hearing entitled "The Erosion of Communities and Home Values by Leaking Underground Storage Tanks."
DATE: September 12, 2002
LOCATION: 2128 Rayburn Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-7391
TIME: 2 p.m.
EVENT: HOUSE GOVERNMENT REFORM COMMITTEE holds hearings on "Conflict With Iraq - An Israeli Perspective."
WHO: Witness:
The former Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, will testify regarding the threat posed by Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's program to develop chemical, biological and nuclear weapons.
DATE: September 12, 2002
LOCATION: 2154 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington DC
CONTACT: 202-225-5074
TIME: 2:30 p.m.
EVENT: HOUSE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE MEMBERS ONLY MEETING with the Foreign Minister of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Jasim bin Jabr Al Thani.
DATE: September 12, 2002
LOCATION: H139, The Capitol, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-5021
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE Subcommittee on the Constitution holds hearings on Privacy Concerns Raised by the Collection and Use of Genetic Information by Employers and Insurers.
DATE: September 12, 2002
LOCATION: 2237 Rayburn Office Building Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-3951
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: HOUSE RESOURCES COMMITTEE Markup of:
H.R. 282, (Mr. LaTourette) to authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to soldiers who have lost their lives during peacekeeping operations, humanitarian efforts, training, terrorist attacks, or covert operations. (Subject to discharge from the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.)
H.R. 464 (Mr. McNulty) To establish the Kate Mullany National Historic Site in the State of New York, and for other purposes. "Kate Mullany National Historic Site Act" (Subject to discharge from the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.) H.R. 1811 (Mr. McInnis) To provide permanent funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program, and for other purposes. "PILT and Refuge Revenue Sharing Permanent Funding Act" (Subject to discharge from the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands; the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health; and the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.)
H.R. 1946 (Mr. Rehberg) To require the Secretary of the Interior to construct the Rocky Boy's/North Central Montana Regional Water System in the State of Montana, to offer to enter into an agreement with the Chippewa Cree Tribe to plan, design, construct, operate, maintain and replace the Rocky Boy's Rural Water System, and to provide assistance to the North Central Montana Regional Water Authority for the planning, design, and construction of the noncore system, and for other purposes. "Rocky Boy's/North Central Montana Regional Water System Act of 2001" (Subject to discharge from the Subcommittee on Water and Power.)
H.R. 2386 (Mr. Hansen) To establish terms and conditions for use of certain Federal lands by outfitters and to facilitate public opportunities for the recreational use and enjoyment of such lands. "Outfitter Policy Act of 2001" (Subject to discharge from the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands; the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health; the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans; and the Subcommittee on Water and Power.)
H.R. 2408 (Mr. Osborne) To provide equitable compensation to the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota and the Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska for the loss of value of certain lands. "Yankton Sioux Tribe and Santee Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act"
H.R. 2826 (Mr. Underwood) To increase the waiver requirement for certain local matching requirements for grants provided to American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3148 (Mr. Don Young) To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide equitable treatment of Alaska Native Vietnam Veterans, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3630 (Ms. Meek) To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the national significance of the Miami Circle site in the State of Florida and the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System as part of Biscayne National Park, and for other purposes. (Subject to discharge from the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.)
H.R. 3747 (Mr. Inslee) To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the site commonly known as Eagledale Ferry Dock at Taylor Avenue in the State of Washington for potential inclusion in the National Park System. "Bainbridge Island Japanese-American Memorial Study Act of 2002" (Subject to discharge from the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.)
H.R. 3802 (Mr. Hayworth) 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. (Subject to discharge from the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.)
H.R. 3896 (Mr. Baker) To repeal the reservation of mineral rights made by the United States when certain lands in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, were conveyed by Public Law 102-562. (Subject to discharge from the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.)
H.R. 4141 (Mr. Gibbons) To authorize the acquisition by exchange of lands for inclusion in the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Clark County, Nevada, and for other purposes. "Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Protection and Enhancement Act of 2002" (Subject to discharge from the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.)
H.R. 4692 (Mr. Bishop) To amend the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the Establishment of the Andersonville National Historic Site in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes", to provide for the addition of certain donated lands to the Andersonville National Historic Site. (Subject to discharge from the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.)
H.R. 4734 (Mr. Don Young) To expand Alaska Native contracting of Federal land management functions and activities and to promote hiring of Alaska Natives by the Federal Government within the State of Alaska, and for other purposes. "Alaska Federal Lands Management Demonstration Project Act"
H.R. 4830 (Mr. Spratt) To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Southern Campaign of the Revolution Heritage Area in South Carolina, and for other purposes. "Southern Campaign of the Revolution Heritage Area Study Act" (Subject to discharge from the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.)
H.R. 4853 (Mr. Wexler) To provide that land which is owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida but which is not held in trust by the United States for the Tribe may be mortgaged, leased, or transferred by the Tribe without further approval by the United States.
H.R. 4874 (Mr. Otter) To direct the Secretary of the Interior to disclaim any Federal interest in lands adjacent to Spirit Lake and Twin Lakes in the State of Idaho resulting from possible omission of lands from an 1880 survey.
H.R. 4910 (Mr. Stenholm) To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to revise a repayment contract with the Tom Green County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1, San Angelo project, Texas, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4919 (Mr. Hayworth) To provide for the exchange of certain lands in the Coconino and Tonto National Forests in Arizona, and for other purposes. "Tonto and Coconino National Forests Land Exchange Act"
H.R. 4944, (Mr. Wolf) to designate the Cedar Creek Battlefield and Belle Grove Plantation National Historical Park as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes "Cedar Creek Battlefield and Belle Grove Plantation National Historical Park Act" (Subject to discharge from the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.)
H.R. 4966 (Mr. Gilchrest) To improve the conservation and management of coastal and ocean resources by reenacting and clarifying provisions of a reorganization plan authorizing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act" (Subject to discharge from the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.)
H.R. 5032 (Mr. Mike Thompson) To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain National Forest System lands in the Mendocino National Forest, California, to authorize the use of the proceeds from such conveyances for National Forest purposes, and for other purposes. (Subject to discharge from the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.)
H.R. 5097 (Ms. Christensen) To adjust the boundaries of the Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve located in St. Croix, Virgin Islands. (Subject to discharge from the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.)
H.R. 5099 (Mr. Hansen) To extend the periods of authorization for the Secretary of the Interior to implement capital construction projects associated with the endangered fish recovery implementation programs for the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins. (Subject to discharge from the Subcommittee on Water and Power.)
H.R. 5108 (Mr. Mike Thompson) To authorize leases for terms not to exceed 99 years on lands held in trust for the Yurok Tribe and the Hopland Band of Pomo Indians.
H.R. 5109 (Mr. Watkins) To direct the Secretary of Energy to convey a parcel of land at the facility of the Southwestern Power Administration in Tupelo, Oklahoma. (Subject to discharge from the Subcommittee on Water and Power.)
H.R. 5125 (Mr. Gary Miller) To amend the American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a battlefield acquisition grant program. "Civil War Battlefield Preservation Act of 2002" (Subject to discharge from the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.)
H.R. 5168 (Mr. Charles Taylor) To provide a process for the establishment of the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area in the State of North Carolina, and for other purposes. "Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Act of 2002" (Subject to discharge from the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.)
H.R. 5180 (Mr. Hansen) To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain real property in the Dixie National Forest in the State of Utah. (Subject to discharge from the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.)
H.R. 5319 (Mr. McInnis) To improve the capacity of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to expeditiously address wildfire prone conditions on National Forest System lands and other public lands that threaten communities, watersheds, and other at-risk landscapes through the establishment of expedited environmental analysis procedures under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, to establish a predecisional administrative review process for the Forest Service, to expand fire management contracting authorities, to authorize appropriations for hazardous fuels reduction projects, and for other purposes. "Healthy Forests Reform Act of 2002"
S. 434 (Mr. Daschle) A bill to provide equitable compensation to the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota and the Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska for the loss of value of certain lands. "Yankton Sioux Tribe and Santee Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act"
S. 491 (Mr. Campbell) A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, pursuant to the provisions of the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to participate in the design, planning, and construction of the Denver Water Reuse project. (Subject to discharge from the Subcommittee on Water and Power.)
S. 691 (Mr. Reid) A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, Nevada, to the Secretary of the Interior, in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California.
S. 941 (Ms. Feinstein) A bill to revise the boundaries of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in the State of California, to extend the term of the advisory commission for the recreation area, and for other purposes. "Rancho Corral de Tierra Golden Gate National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Act of 2001" (Subject to discharge from the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.)
S. 1227 (Mr. Schumer) A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area in the State of New York, and for other purposes. "Niagara Falls National Heritage Area Study Act"
S. 1240 (Mr. Bennett) A bill to provide for the acquisition of land and construction of an interagency administrative and visitor facility at the entrance to American Fork Canyon, Utah, and for other purposes. "Timpanogos Interagency Land Exchange Act"
S. 1907 (Mr. Gordon Smith) A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to the city of Haines, Oregon.
S. 1946 (Mr. Campbell) A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Old Spanish Trail as a National Historic Trail. "Old Spanish Trail Recognition Act of 2002"
DATE: September 12, 2002
LOCATION: 1334 Longworth Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-2761
TIME: 1:30 p.m.
EVENT: HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE Open Hearing To Receive Member Testimony On Proposed Rule Changes For The 108th Congress
DATE: September 12, 2002
LOCATION: H-312 U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-9191
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: HOUSE TRANSPORTATION & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management holds hearings on Delta Regional Authority and Southeast Crescent Authority: Progress and Prospects for Regional Development Authorities
DATE: September 12, 2002
LOCATION: 2167 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-3014
TIME: 1:30 p.m.
EVENT: HOUSE VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE holds hearings on homeless veterans programs
DATE: September 12, 2002
LOCATION: 340 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-3527
