Volume 145, No. 61 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 D464-D467 on April 30, 1999.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD
Week of May 3 through May 8, 1999
Senate Chamber
On Monday, Senate will begin consideration of S.J. Res. 20, concerning the deployment of the United States Armed Forces to the Kosovo region in Yugoslavia, with a vote expected on or in relation to the resolution to occur at 5:30 p.m.
On Tuesday, Senate expects to begin consideration of S. 900, to enhance competition in the financial services industry by providing a prudential framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, insurance companies, and other financial service providers.
During the balance of the week, Senate expects to continue consideration of S. 900 (listed above) and any other cleared legislative and executive business.
(On Tuesday, Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m., for their respective party conferences.)
Senate Committees
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: May 5, to hold hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for programs of the Commodity Exchange Act, 9 a.m., SR-328A.
Committee on Appropriations: May 5, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold closed hearings on certain intelligence programs, 9:30 a.m., S-
407, Capitol.
May 6, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2000 for National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, focusing on disease research, 9 a.m., SD-124.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: May 4, Subcommittee on International Trade and Finance, to hold oversight hearings on effects of international institutions on United States agricultural exports, 10 a.m., SD-538.
May 5, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, to hold hearings on the proposed Financial Institutions Insolvency Improvement Act of 1999, 9:30 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 4, to hold hearings on issues relating to marketing violence to children, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
May 5, Full Committee, business meeting to mark up S. 305, to reform unfair and anticompetitive practices in the professional boxing industry; S. 655, to establish nationally uniform requirements regarding the titling and registration of salvage, nonrepairable, and rebuilt vehicles; S. 795, to amend the Fastener Quality Act to strengthen the protection against the sale of mismarked, misrepresented, and counterfeit fasteners and eliminate unnecessary requirements; S. 296, to provide for continuation of the Federal research investment in a fiscally sustainable way; S. 342, to authorize appropriations for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for fiscal years 2000, 2001, and 2002; and S. 376, to amend the Communications Satellite Act of 1962 to promote competition and privatization in satellite communications, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
May 5, Full Committee, business meeting to mark up S. 761, to regulate interstate commerce by electronic means by permitting and encouraging the continued expansion of electronic commerce through the operation of free market forces, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
May 6, Subcommittee on Oceans and Fisheries, to hold hearings to examine coastal zone management, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 4, to resume hearings on S. 25, to provide Coastal Impact Assistance to State and local governments, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978, the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act, and the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (commonly referred to as the Pittman-Robertson Act) to establish a fund to meet the outdoor conservation and recreation needs of the American people; S. 532, to provide increased funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund and Urban Parks and Recreation Recovery Programs, to resume the funding of the State grants program of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, and to provide for the acquisition and development of conservation and recreation facilities and programs in urban areas; S. 446, to provide for the permanent protection of the resources of the United States in the year 2000 and beyond; S. 819, to provide funding for the National Park System from outer Continental Shelf revenues; and the Administration's Lands Legacy Initiative, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
May 5, Full Committee, to resume hearings to examine damage to the national security from alleged Chinese espionage at the Department of Energy nuclear weapons laboratories. (Hearings may go into a closed session), 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
May 6, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the results of the December 1998 plebiscite on Puerto Rico, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: May 5, to hold hearings on the nomination of Timothy Fields, Jr., of Virginia, to be Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste, Environmental Protection Agency, 9 a.m., SD-406.
Committee on Finance: May 4, to hold hearings on the status of the Medicare/Department of Defense subvention demonstration project established under the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, 10 a.m., SD-215.
May 5, Full Committee, to resume hearings on Medicare reform issues, focusing on financial obligations of taxpayers and beneficiaries, 10 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations: May 4, to hold hearings to examine United States ballistic missile defense technology, 10 a.m., SD-562.
May 5, Full Committee, to hold hearings on issues relating to the ABM Treaty, focusing on United States strategic and arms control objectives, 10 a.m., SD-562.
May 6, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine the growing threat of biological weapons, 2 p.m., SH-219.
Committee on Governmental Affairs: May 3, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, Restructuring and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings on management reform issues in the District of Columbia, 3:30 p.m., SD-342.
May 5, Full Committee, to hold hearings on the current state of Federal and State relations, 9 a.m., SD-342.
May 6, Full Committee, to hold hearings on Federalism and crime control, focusing on the increasing Federalization of criminal law and its impact on crime control and the criminal justice system, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: May 6, to resume hearings on proposed legislation authorizing funds for programs of the Elementary Secondary Education Act, focusing on safety programs, 10 a.m., SD-628.
Committee on Indian Affairs: May 4, to hold oversight hearings on Census 2000, implementation in Indian Country, 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
May 5, Full Committee, to hold oversight hearings on Tribal Priority Allocations and Contract Support Costs Report, 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
Select Committee on Intelligence: May 5, closed business meeting to mark up proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2000 for intelligence related programs, 3 p.m., SH-219.
Committee on the Judiciary: May 4, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights, and Competition, to hold hearings on issues relating to international antitrust, 10 a.m., SD-226.
May 4, Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts, to hold hearings on S. 353, to provide for class action reform, 2 p.m., SD-226.
May 5, Full Committee, to hold oversight hearings on the programs of the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
May 5, Subcommittee on Youth Violence, to hold hearings on youth violence issues, 2 p.m., SD-226.
May 6, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Business Rights, and Competition, business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 2 p.m., SD-226.
House Chamber
Monday, pro forma session.
Tuesday, consideration of 11 suspensions:
1. H. Con. Res. 84, Urging the Government to Fully Fund the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act;
2. H. Con. Res. 88, Urging Increased Funding for the Pell Grant Program and Existing Campus-Based Aid Programs;
3. Tribute to our Nation's Teachers;
4. H.R. 459, Extension of Deadline for the Mt. Hope Waterpower Project;
5. H.R. 1121, Designating the Lewis R. Morgan Federal Building and United States Courthouse;
6. H.R. 1162, Designating the William H. Natcher Bridge;
7. S. 460, Designating the Robert K. Rodibaugh United States Bankruptcy Courthouse;
8. S. 453, Designating the Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building;
9. H.R. 118, Designating the J.J. ``Jake'' Pickle Federal Building;
10. H.R. 560, Designating the Jose V. Toledo United States Post Office and Courthouse; and
11. H.R. 686, Designating the Garza-Vela United States Courthouse.
Wednesday and Thursday, consideration of Emergency Kosovo Supplemental Appropriations (subject to a rule) and consideration of Bankruptcy Reform Act (subject to a rule)
Friday, no votes are expected.
Any further program will be announced later.
House Committees
Committee on Agriculture, May 5, Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture, hearing to review the USDA's final rule for Federal Milk Marketing Order reform, 1 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
May 6, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Resource Conservation, and Credit, hearing to review the structure and policies of the Loan Deficiency Payment Program, 10:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
Committee on Appropriations, May 4, Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, on D.C. Courts, 2:30 p.m., H-144 Capitol.
Committee on Banking and Financial Services, May 4, Subcommittee on Housing, hearing on Section 8 ``Opt-Outs'' and H.R. 1136, Emergency Residents Protection Act, 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
May 6, full Committee, hearing on the President's Working Group Study on Hedge Funds, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on the Budget, May 4, Social Security Task Force, hearing on ``How Uniformity Treats Diversity: Does One Size Fit All?'' 12 p.m., 210 Cannon.
May 6, full Committee, hearing on ``Unnecessary Business Subsidies'', 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
Committee on Commerce, May 5, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to continue hearings on Security at the Department of Energy's Laboratories and Nuclear Weapon Facilities, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
May 6, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing on Electricity Competition: Market Power, Mergers, and PUHCA, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
May 6, Subcommittee on Health and Environment, hearing on H.R. 11, to amend the Clean Air Act to permit the exclusive application of California State regulations regarding reformulated gas in certain areas within the State, 9:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
Committee on Education and the Workforce, May 5, to mark up pending business, 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
May 5, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on Fiscal Year 1998 Audit of the Corporation for National Service, 10:15 a.m., 2261 Rayburn.
May 5, Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training, and Life-Long Learning, hearing on Flexibility for Quality Programs and Innovative Ideas for High Quality Teachers, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
May 6, Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, hearing on Impact of External Review on Health Care Quality, 9:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Government Reform, May 4, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources, hearing on Losing Panama: The Impact on Regional Counterdrug Capabilities, 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
May 4, Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology, oversight hearing on Financial Management Practices at the Department of Defense, 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary, May 4 and 6, to continue markup of H.R. 775, Year 2000 Readiness and Responsibility Act; and to mark up the following bills: H.R. 1501, Consequences of Juvenile Offenders Act of 1999 and H.R. 916, to make technical amendments to section 10 of title 9, United States Code, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
May 5, oversight hearing on Antitrust Aspects of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1998, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
May 5, Subcommittee on the Constitution, oversight hearing on First Amendment and Restrictions on Political Speech, 2 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
May 5, Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property, hearing on H.R. 1565, Trademark Amendments Act of 1999, 2 p.m., 2226 Rayburn.
May 5, Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims, oversight hearing on nonimmigrant visa fraud, 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
May 6, Subcommittee on Crime, oversight hearing on Crime, Criminal Fines, and Restitution: Are Federal Offenders Compensating Victims? 9:30 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
Committee on Resources, May 5, to consider the following bills: H.R. 359, Emigrant Wilderness Preservation Act of 1999; H.R. 747, Arizona Statehood and Enabling Act Amendments of 1999; H.R. 883, American Land Sovereignty Protection Act; H.R. 898, Spanish Peaks Wilderness; H.R. 1104, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to transfer administrative jurisdiction over land within the boundaries of the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site to the Archivist of the United States for the construction of a visitor center; H.R. 1523, Forests Roads-Community Right-To-Know Act; and H.R. 1524, Public Forests Emergency Act of 1999, 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
May 6, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife, and Oceans, to mark up pending business; followed by hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1243, National Marine Sanctuaries Enhancement Act of 1999; H.R. 34, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make technical corrections to a map relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System; H.R. 535, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make corrections to a map relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System; H.R. 1489, to clarify boundaries on maps related to the Coastal Barrier Resources System; and H.R. 1431, to reauthorize and amend the Coastal Barrier Resources System Act, 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
May 6, Subcommittee on National Parks, and Public Lands, hearing on H.R. 1165, Black Canyon National Park and Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area Act of 1999, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Rules, to consider H.R. 833, Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1999, 1 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, May 6, Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on Reauthorization of the National Transportation Safety Board, 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, May 6, executive, hearing on Kosovo, 2:30 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
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