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EVENTS ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2003
EVENT: HOUSE will meet at The House will convene at 10:00 AM for legislative business.
AGENDA: Suspensions (5 bills):
1) H.R. 314 - Mortgage Servicing Clarification Act (Royce - Financial Services).
2) H.R. 417 - Cibola Wildlife Refuge Boundary Correction (Hunter - Resources).
3) H.R. 699 - To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a comprehensive study of the Rathdrum Prairie/Spokane Valley Aquifer, located in Idaho and Washington (Nethercutt - Resources).
4) H.R. 519 - To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the San Gabriel River Watershed (Solis - Resources).
5) H.Res. 132 - Resolution stating that the Pledge of Allegiance should be upheld (Ose - Judiciary).
H.R. 975 - Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2003 (Judiciary) (Subject to a Rule)
H.R. 1104 - Child Abduction Prevention Act (Sensenbrenner - Judiciary)
H.Con Res.___- Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for FY 2004 (Subject to a Rule)
DATE: March 19, 2003
CONTACT: Republican Cloakroom, 202-224-8601 or Democratic Cloakroom, 202-224-8541.
TIME: 9:30 a.m.
EVENT: HOUSE APPROPRATIONS COMMITTEE AGRICULTURE Subcommittee holds hearings on Rural Development.
DATE: March 19, 2003
LOCATION: 2362-A Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-2171
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE DEFENSE Subcommittee holds hearings on FY 2004 National Foreign Intelligence Program
1:30 p.m. - FY 2004 Air Force Budget Overview
DATE: March 19, 2003
LOCATION: 2362-A Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-224-3471
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: HOUSE APPROPRATIONS COMMITTEE ENERGY & WATER Subcommittee holds hearings on Department of Energy - Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration (CLOSED).
DATE: March 19, 2003
LOCATION: 2362-B Rayburn House Office Building
CONTACT: 202-225-2171
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: HOUSE APPROPRATIONS COMMITTEE INTERIOR Subcommittee holds hearings on the National Park Service.
DATE: March 19, 2003
LOCATION: B-308 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-2171
TIME: 10:15 a.m.
EVENT: HOUSE APPROPRATIONS COMMITTEE LABOR, HHS, EDUCATION Subcommittee holds hearings on Department of Education-Panel: "Vocational, Adult and Postsecondary Education" programs.
DATE: March 19, 2003
LOCATION: 2358 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-2171
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: HOUSE APPROPRATIONS COMMITTEE TRANSPO/TREASURY Subcommittee holds hearings on Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
DATE: March 19, 2003
LOCATION: 2358 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-2171
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: HOUSE APPROPRATIONS COMMITTEE VA, HUD & INDEP. AGENCIES Subcommittee holds hearings on:
10 a.m. - Department of Housing and Urban Development
1:30 p.m. - Department of Housing and Urban Development
DATE: March 19, 2003
LOCATION: H-143 U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-2171
TIME: 2 p.m.
EVENT: HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee will receive testimony on the Department of Defense efforts to address the chemical and biological threat.
WHO: Witnesses:
Dr. Dale Klein, Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (Nuclear and Chemical and Biological Defense)
Brigadier General Stephen Goldfein, USAF, Director, Joint Requirements Office, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense (J8), Joint Staff
Dr. Anthony J. Tether, Director, Defense Advanced Research Project Agency
Brigadier General Stephen Reeves, USA, Joint Program Executive Officer, Chemical and Biological Defense Program
Dr. Stephen M. Younger, Director, Defense Threat Reduction Agency
DATE: March 19, 2003
LOCATION: 2118 Rayburn Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-2675
TIME: 2 p.m.
EVENT: HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE Total Force Subcommittee will receive testimony on domestic violence, Joint Officer Management and education reform, employer support of the Guard and Reserve, Reserve pay and benefits, and Department of Defense Active and Reserve Components Force Mix Study.
WHO: Witnesses:
Panel 1:
Lieutenant General Garry L. Parks, Deputy Commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, USMC
Deborah D. Tucker, Executive Director, National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence
Charles Abell, Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
John M. Molino, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy
Panel 2:
Derek B. Stewart, Manager, Defense Capabilities and Management, General Accounting Office
Stuart Wilson, Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton
Dr. Paul Herbert, Ph.D., Association, Booz Allen Hamilton
Panel 3:
Derek B. Stewart, Director, Defense Capabilities and Management, General Accounting Office
Panel 4:
Jennifer C. Buck, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs Resources
Lieutenant General James E. Cartwright, Director, Force Structure Resources and Assessment, Joint Staff
DATE: March 19, 2003
LOCATION: 2212 Rayburn Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-2675
TIME: 5 p.m.
EVENT: HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE Strategic Forces Subcommittee will receive testimony on space programs in the fiscal year 2004 national defense authorization budget request.
WHO: Witness:
Peter B. Teets, Under Secretary of the Air Force
DATE: March 19, 2003
LOCATION: 2216 Rayburn Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-2675
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: HOUSE ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection holds hearings on Does the U.S. Olympic Committee's Organizational Structure Impede its Mission?
DATE: March 19, 2003
LOCATION: 2322 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-2927
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: HOUSE ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality holds a Markup of H.R. ____, a Committee Print, the Energy Policy Act of 2003.
DATE: March 19, 2003
LOCATION: 2123 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-2927
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE on Financial Services holds hearings to receive the testimony of the Secretary of the Treasury on the state of the international financial system, IMF reform, and compliance with IMF agreements.
DATE: March 19, 2003
LOCATION: 2128 Rayburn Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-7391
TIME: 2 p.m.
EVENT: HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade and Technology holds hearings on H.R. 1280, the Defense Production Act Reauthorization of 2003.
DATE: March 19, 2003
LOCATION: 2128 Rayburn Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-7391
TIME: 2:30 p.m.
EVENT: HOUSE FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade and Technology holds a markup of H.R. 1280, the Defense Production Act Reauthorization of 2003.
DATE: March 19, 2003
LOCATION: 2128 Rayburn Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-7391
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: HOUSE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE Subcommittee on Middle East and Central Asia
holds hearings on "The Middle East Partnership Initiative: Promoting Democratization in a Troubled Region"
DATE: March 19, 2003
LOCATION: 2172 Rayburn Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-5021
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: HOUSE RESOURCES COMMITTEE holds hearings on Enhancing America's Energy Security.
WHO: Witnesses:
Panel I) Gale Norton, Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior;
Mr. Mike Smith, Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, U.S. Department of Energy; (Panel II) Hunt Downer, Former Louisiana State Senator; Karl Gawell, Executive Director, Geothermal Energy Association; Mary Jane McCartney, Senior Vice President, Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Accompanied by Roger Cooper, Executive Vice President, American Gas Association); Raj Gupta, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Rohm and Haas Company (testifying on behalf of the American Chemistry Council); Diemer True, Chairman, Independent Petroleum Association of America, (Panel III) Wayne Wood, President, Michigan Farm Bureau Federation; Jaime Steve, President, American Wind Energy Association, Mary Novak, Managing Director, Global Insight Inc.; Roland Sparrow, President, Wildlife Management Institute; Howard Richards, Sr., Chairman, Southern Ute Tribe.
DATE: March 19, 2003
LOCATION: 1324 Longworth Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-2761
TIME: 2 p.m.
EVENT: HOUSE RESOURCES COMMITTEE Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans holds hearings on Administration's Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Requests for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
WHO: Witnesses:
Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr. (Rep), Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere/Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce; Gale Norton Secretary, Department of the Interior.
DATE: March 19, 2003
LOCATION: 1334 Longworth Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-2761
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: HOUSE SCIENCE COMMITTEE holds hearings on The Nanotechnology Research and Development Act of 2003.
DATE: March 19, 2003
LOCATION: 2318 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-7285
TIME: 12 noon
EVENT: HOUSE TRANSPORTATION & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE holds a news conference on Highway and Transit funding.
DATE: March 12, 2003
LOCATION: 2253 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-3014
TIME: 1 p.m.
EVENT: HOUSE TRANSPORTATION & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE Water Resources And Environment Meeting the Nation's Wastewater Infrastructure Needs.
1:00 p.m., 2167 RHOB
DATE: March 19, 2003
LOCATION: 2167 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-3014
TIME: 10 a.m.
EVENT: HOUSE TRANSPORTATION & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management markup.
DATE: March 19, 2003
LOCATION: 2253 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-3014
TIME: 2 p.m.
EVENT: HOUSE VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Health Subcommittee holds hearings on the availability and eligibility for pharmaceutical services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
DATE: March 19, 2003
LOCATION: 334 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC
CONTACT: 202-225-3527
