Volume 148, No. 124 covering the 2nd Session of the 107th Congress (2001 - 2002) 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.
“Senate Committee Meetings” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D997-D998 on Sept. 26, 2002.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee ordered favorably reported the following bills:
S. 606, to provide additional authority to the Office of Ombudsman of the Environmental Protection Agency; with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
S. 2928, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to modify provisions relating to the Lake Champlain basin; with amendments.
H.R. 1070, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to carry out projects and conduct research for remediation of sediment contamination in areas of concern in the Great Lakes; with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
H.R. 3908, to reauthorize the North American Wetlands Conservation Act; with amendments.
H.R. 4807, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the property in Cecil County, Maryland, known as Garrett Island for inclusion in the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge; with amendments.
S. 2983, to authorize a project for navigation, Chickamauga Lock and Dam, Tennessee; with an amendment.
S. 2847, to assist in the conservation of cranes by supporting and providing, through projects of persons and organizations with expertise in crane conservation, financial resources for the conservation programs of countries the activities of which directly or indirectly affect cranes; with amendments.
S. 2897, to assist in the conservation of marine turtles and the nesting habitats of marine turtles in foreign countries; with amendments.
H.R. 4044, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide assistance to the State of Maryland and the State of Louisiana for implementation of a program to eradicate or control nutria and restore marshland damaged by nutria;
S. 2065, to provide for the implementation of air quality programs developed pursuant to an Intergovernmental Agreement between the Southern Ute Indian Tribes and the State of Colorado concerning Air Quality Control on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation;
S. 2975, to authorize the project for hurricane and storm damage reduction, Morganza, Louisiana, to the Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi River and Tributaries;
S. 2978, to modify the project for flood control, Little Calumet River, Indiana;
S. 2984, to authorize a project for environmental restoration at Smith Island, Maryland;
S. 2999, to authorize the project for environmental restoration, Pine Flat Dam, Fresno County, California;
H.R. 2595, to direct the Secretary of the Army to convey a parcel of land to Chatham County, Georgia;
H.R. 4727, to reauthorize the national dam safety program;
S. 2715, to provide an additional extension of the period of availability of unemployment assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act in the case of victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001;
S. 2730, to modify certain water resources projects for the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, and Flint Rivers, Georgia, Florida and Alabama; and
S. 2332, to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse to be constructed at 10 East Commerce Street in Youngstown, Ohio, as the ``Nathaniel R. Jones Federal Building And United States Courthouse''; with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
U.S.-IRAQ POLICY
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded hearings to examine U.S. policy on Iraq, after receiving testimony from Colin L. Powell, Secretary of State; and Madeleine K. Albright, National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, Washington, D.C., and Henry A. Kissinger, Kissinger Associates, Inc., New York, New York, both former Secretaries of State.
INTERNET EDUCATION
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee concluded hearings to examine the benefits and challenges of web-based education, growth in distance education programs and implications for federal education policy, and exploring the benefits and challenges of web-based education, after receiving testimony from Cornelia M. Ashby, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues, General Accounting Office; A. Frank Mayadas, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, New York, New York; Robert W. Mendenhall, Western Governors University, Salt Lake City, Utah; and Stephen G. Shank, Capella University, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
INTRA-TRIBAL LEADERSHIP DISPUTES AND TRIBAL GOVERNANCE
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded oversight hearings on intra-tribal leadership disputes and the role of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in resolving those disputes, after receiving testimony from Aurene M. Martin, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs; Donna Marie Potts, Buena Vista Rancheria, Ione, California; and Derril Jordan, Stetson Law Office, Washington, D.C.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded hearings on the nominations of Miguel A. Estrada, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, Stanley R. Chesler, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey, Daniel L. Hovland, to be United States District Judge for the District of North Dakota, James E. Kinkeade, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, Linda R. Reade, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Iowa; and Freda L. Wolfson, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf. Mr. Estrada was introduced by Senators Warner and Allen, Mr. Chesler and Ms. Wolfson were introduced by Senator Corzine, Mr. Hovland was introduced by Senator Dorgan, Mr. Kinkeade was introduced by Senators Gramm and Hutchison, and Ms. Reade was introduced by Senators Grassley and Harkin.
LONG-TERM CARE
Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded hearings to examine issues related to long-term health care, focusing on care options and current provisions of long-term care, and the role of the public sector in assuring the needs of the impending surge of the baby boom generation, after receiving testimony from Kathryn G. Allen, Director, Health Care-Medicaid and Private Health Insurance Issues, General Accounting Office; Shannon Broussard, Cajun Area Agency on Aging, Inc., Lafayette, Louisiana, on behalf of the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging; Lisa Yagoda, National Association of Social Workers, Washington, D.C.; and Kevin Stevenson, Silver Spring, Maryland.
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