Volume 145, No. 20 covering the 1st Session of the 106th Congress (1999 - 2000) was published by the Congressional Record.
The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.
“CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D105-D107 on Feb. 4, 1999.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD
Week of February 8 through February 13, 1999
Senate Chamber
On Monday, Senate will continue to sit as a Court of Impeachment to consider the articles of impeachment against President Clinton.
During the balance of the week, Senate expects to continue to sit as a Court of Impeachment.
Senate Committees
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Committee on Appropriations: February 9, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for the Department of Agriculture, 10 a.m., SD-138.
Committee on Armed Services: February 9, to resume hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2000 for the Department of Defense, and the future years defense program, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
February 11, Full Committee, to resume hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2000 for the Department of Defense, and the future years defense program, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: February 11, business Meeting to markup S. 313, to repeal the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, and to enact the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1999, and the proposed Financial Regulatory Relief and Economic Efficiency Act of 1999, 9:30 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on the Budget: February 9, to resume hearings on the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2000, 9:30 a.m., SD-608.
February 11, Full Committee, to resume hearings on the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2000, 1 p.m., SD-608.
February 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings on national defense budget issues, 9:30 a.m., SD-608.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: February 9, to hold hearings on the nomination of Wayne O. Burkes, of Mississippi, to be a Member of the Surface Transportation Board, Department of Transportation; to be followed by a hearing on S. 96, to regulate commerce between and among the several States by providing for the orderly resolution of disputes arising out of computer-based problems related to processing data that includes a 2-digit expression of that year's date, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
February 10, Full Committee, business Meeting to markup S. 82, to authorize appropriations for Federal Aviation Administration, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: February 10, business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
February 11, Full Committee, with the Committee on Foreign Relations, to hold joint hearings to examine United States policy toward Iraq, focusing on proposals to expand oil for food, Time to be announced, SD-419.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: February 11, to hold hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2000 for the Environmental Protection Agency, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
Committee on Finance: February 9, to hold hearings to examine general revenue financing of Social Security, 10 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations: February 10, business meeting to consider committee's rules of procedure for the 106th Congress, and their subcommittee assignments, 11 a.m., S-116, Capitol.
February 11, Full Committee, with the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to hold joint hearings to examine United States policy toward Iraq, focusing on proposals to expand oil for food, Time to be announced, SD-419.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: February 9, to hold hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for elementary and secondary education programs, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
February 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings on Department of Labor budget initiatives, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
February 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the proposed budget request for the Department of Education, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
Committee on Indian Affairs: February 10, to hold hearings on the nomination of Montie R. Deer, of Kansas, to be Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission, 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
House Chamber
Monday, the House is in a pro forma session.
Tuesday, the House will meet at 12:30 p.m. for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for consideration of 5 Suspensions: (1) H.R. 326, Miscellaneous and Technical Changes to Trade Law; (2) H.R. 169, to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act; (3) H.R. 440, Technical Corrections to the Microloan Program; (4) H.R. 439, Minimize the Federal Paperwork Demands Upon Small Businesses; and (5) H.R. 433, Restore the Management and Personnel Authority of the Mayor of the District of Columbia. No votes are expected before 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday and the balance of the week, Consideration of H.R. 350, Mandates Information Act (continue consideration); H.R. 391, Small Business Paperwork Reduction Act Amendments of 1999 (subject to a rule); H.R. 437, to Provide for a Chief Financial Officer in the Executive Office of the President (subject to a rule) and H.R. 436, to Reduce Waste, Fraud, and Error in Government Programs (subject to a rule).
House Committees
Committee on Agriculture, February 10, to meet for organizational purposes and to hold a hearing to review livestock prices, 10:00 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
February 11, hearing to review agribusiness consolidation, 9:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
February 12, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Resource Conservation and Credit, hearing to review agricultural credit outlook, 9 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
Committee on Appropriations, February 10, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on Secretary of Agriculture, 1:00 p.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
February 10, Subcommittee on Defense, executive, on European Command, 10:00 a.m., and, executive, on U.S. Central Command, 1:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
February 10, Subcommittee on Interior, on Forest Service, 10:00 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
February 10, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, on Secretary of Health and Human Services, 10:00 a.m., and on Health Care Financing Administration, 2:00 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
February 10, Subcommittee on Legislative, on Members of Congress, Library of Congress, CBO, and outside witnesses, 1:30 p.m., H-144 Capitol.
February 10, Subcommittee on Transportation, on Members of Congress and Public Witnesses, 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
February 11, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on Inspector General, 1:00 p.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
February 11, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs, on Export and Trade Financing Agencies, 10:00 a.m., H-144 Capitol.
February 11, Subcommittee on Interior, on Energy Conservation, 10:00 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
February 11, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 10:00 a.m., and on Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, 2:00 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
Committee on Armed Services, February 10, to continue hearings on the fiscal year 2000 National Defense Authorization budget request, 9:30 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
February 11, Subcommittee on Military Procurement, hearing on protection equipment and countermeasure devices, 1:00 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Committee on Banking and Financial Services, February 10, 11, and 12, hearings on H.R. 10, Financial Services Act of 1999, 10:00 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Commerce, February 10, Subcommittee on Health and Environment and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, joint hearing on Internet Posting of Chemical ``Worst-Case'' Scenarios: A Roadmap for Terrorists? 10:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
February 11, Subcommittee on Health and Environment, hearing on H.R. 540, the Nursing Home Resident Protection Amendments of 1999, 2:30 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
Committee on Education and the Workforce, February 10, to markup the following: Committee Funding request; Oversight Plan for the 106th Congress; and H.R. 221, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to permit certain youth to perform certain work with wood products, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
February 11, hearing on the Administration's Education Proposals and Priorities for fiscal year 2000, 9:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Government Reform, February 10, hearing on Waste and Fraud in Federal Government Programs, 10:00 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
February 11, Subcommittee on Census, hearing on Oversight of the 2000 Census: Examining the Benefits of Post-Census Local Review, 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
Committee on International Relations, February 9, Subcommittee on Africa, hearing on America's stake in trade and investment in Africa, 12:00 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
February 10, full committee, hearing on U.S. role in Kosovo, 10:00 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
February 10, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing on Challenges in U.S.-Asia Policy, 2:00 p.m., 2172, Rayburn.
February 10, Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade, hearing on Brazil's Economic Crisis: Implications for International Trade, 2:00 p.m., 2255 Rayburn.
February 11, Subcommittee on Africa, hearing and markup of H.R. 434, African Growth and Opportunity Act, 9 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on Resources, February 9, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, hearing on Hazardous Fuels Reduction legislation, 2:00 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
February 10, full committee, to consider pending business, 11:00 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
February 11, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife & Oceans, hearing on H.R. 39, Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act, 10:00 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
February 11, Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, oversight hearing on Gettysburg general management plan and visitor center, 10:00 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Science, February 11, Subcommittee on Technology, hearing to review the Fiscal Year 2000 Budget Request for the Technology Administration, 2:00 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business, February 11, hearing to review the SBA's Women's Business Center Program, 10:00 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, February 10 and 11, Subcommittee on Aviation, to continue hearings on the financial needs of airports, the FAA, and the aviation system, 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
February 10, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, Hazardous Materials and Pipeline Transportation, hearing on reauthorizing the Hazardous Materials Transportation Program, 10:00 a.m., 2253 Rayburn.
February 10, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, to meet for organizational purposes, 1:30 p.m., and to hold a hearing on Agency Budgets and Priorities for fiscal year 2000, 2:00 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
February 11, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing on the Coast Guard and Federal Maritime Commission fiscal year 2000 Budgets, 2:00 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
February 11, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, Hazardous Materials and Pipeline Transportation, hearing on fire safety issues within the Capitol Complex, 10:00 a.m., 2253 Rayburn.
February 11, Subcommittee on Ground Transportation, hearing on oversight of the Office of Motor Carriers: Part One, 2:00 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, February 11, hearing on the Fiscal Year 2000 Budget of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 9:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
Committee on Ways and Means, February 10, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on the Annual Report of the Internal Revenue Service National Taxpayer Advocate, 2:30 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
February 10, Subcommittee on Social Security, to continue hearings on the impacts of the current social security system, 1:30 p.m., B-
318 Rayburn.
February 11, full committee, hearing on social security reform lessons learned in other countries, 9:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
Committee on Ways and Means, February 10, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on the Annual Report of the Internal Revenue Service National Taxpayer Advocate, 2:30 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
February 10, Subcommittee on Social Security, to continue hearings on the impacts of the current social security system, 1:30 p.m., B-
318 Rayburn.
February 11, full committee, hearing on social security reform lessons learned in other countries, 9:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
February 11, Subcommittee on Health, hearing to examine the Health Care Financing Administration's ability to administer the current Medicare program and to manage the future of growing numbers of seniors, 2:30 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
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