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EVENTS ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2002
EVENT: HOUSE FLOOR in session.
AGENDA: For the latest information on the floor agenda please phone the contacts listed below.
DATE: October 3, 2002
CONTACT: Republican Cloakroom, 202-225-7430 or Democratic Cloakroom, 202-225-7400.
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE holds hearings entitled "Reforming the Real Estate Settlement Procedure: Review of HUD's proposed RESPA Rule."
DATE: October 3, 2002
LOCATION: 2128 Rayburn Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-7391
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: HOUSE GOVERNMENT REFORM COMMITTEE holds hearings on "Americans Kidnapped to Saudi Arabia: Is the Saudi Government Responsible?"
DATE: October 3, 2002
LOCATION: 2157 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington DC
CONTACT: 202-225-5074
TIME: 2 p.m.
EVENT: HOUSE GOVERNMENT REFORM COMMITTEE Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources Subcommittee holds hearings on "Responding to West Nile Virus: Public Health Implications and Federal Response."
DATE: October 3, 2002
LOCATION: 2154 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington DC
CONTACT: 202-225-5074
TIME: 2 p.m.
EVENT: HOUSE GOVERNMENT REFORM COMMITTEE Government Efficiency, Financial Management, and Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee holds a legislative hearing on "Disappearing Tax Dollars: What Changes Are Needed?"
DATE: October 3, 2002
LOCATION: 2247 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington DC
CONTACT: 202-225-5074
TIME: 2 p.m.
EVENT: HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims holds hearing on "The Immigration and Naturalization Service's (INS's) Interactions with Hesham Mohamed Ali Hedayet."
DATE: October 3, 2002
LOCATION: 2141 Rayburn Office Building Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-3951
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: HOUSE RESOURCES COMMITTEE Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans holds hearings on Coastal America program, and on the transfer of certain National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) property to the Board of Trustees of the California State University.
DATE: October 3, 2002
LOCATION: 1324 Longworth Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-2761
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: HOUSE RESOURCES COMMITTEE Markup on:
H.R. 2202 (Mr. Rehberg) To convey the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project, the Savage Unit of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, and the Intake Irrigation Project to the pertinent irrigation districts. "Lower Yellowstone Reclamation Projects Conveyance Act" (Subject to discharge from the Subcommittee on Water and Power.)
H.R. 4601 (Mr. Defazio) To provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of Bureau of Land Management land in Douglas County, Oregon, to the county to improve management of and recreational access to the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, and for other purposes. (Subject to discharge from the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.)
H.R. 4912 (Mr. Tancredo) To increase the penalties to be imposed for a violation of fire regulations applicable to the public lands, National Park System lands, or National Forest System lands when the violation results in damage to public or private property, to specify the purpose for which collected fines may be used, and for other purposes. (Subject to discharge from the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands and 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"
H.R. 5399 (Mrs. Capps) To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain water distribution systems of the Cachuma Project, California, to the Carpinteria Valley Water District and the Montecito Water District. "Carpinteria and Montecito Water Distribution Systems Conveyance Act of 2002" (Subject to discharge from the Subcommittee on Water and Power.)
H.R. 5460 (Mr. Calvert) To reauthorize and amend the Federal Water Project Recreation Act, and for other purposes. COMMITTEE PRINT - "Comprehensive Natural Resources Protection Act"
DATE: October 3, 2002
LOCATION: 1324 Longworth Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-2761
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: HOUSE SCIENCE COMMITTEE Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics holds hearings on The Threat of Near-Earth Asteroids.
DATE: October 3, 2002
LOCATION: 2318 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-7285
TIME: 2 p.m.
EVENT: HOUSE SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE holds hearings on "CMS Regulation of Healthcare Services."
DATE: October 3, 2002
LOCATION: 2360 Rayburn Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-5821
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE Subcommittee on Health holds hearings on Medicare Payments for Currently Covered Prescription Drugs.
DATE: October 3, 2002
LOCATION 1100 Longworth Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-3625
