Volume 147, No. 69 covering the 1st 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.
“CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D477-D479 on May 18, 2001.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD
Week of May 21 through May 26, 2001
Senate Chamber
On Monday, Senate will resume consideration of H.R. 1836, Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act, with votes on pending amendments and final passage of the bill to occur beginning at 6 p.m.
During the remainder of the week, Senate will resume consideration of S. 1, Elementary and Secondary Education Act Authorization, and may consider any other cleared legislative and executive business.
Senate Committees
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Committee on Appropriations: May 23, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2002 for the Department of Defense and related programs, 9:30 a.m., SD-192.
May 23, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2002 for the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
May 23, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2002 for international financial institutions, 10 a.m., SD-138.
May 24, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2002 for the Secretary of the Senate and the Architect of the Capitol, 10 a.m., SD-124.
May 24, Subcommittee on Transportation, to hold hearings to examine transportation safety issues and Coast Guard modernization proposals, 10 a.m., SD-192.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: May 22, Subcommittee on Economic Policy, to hold hearings to examine the reverse wealth effect, focusing on consumer confidence with regard to market losses, 10 a.m., SD-538.
May 24, Subcommittee on Securities and Investment, to hold hearings on the implementation and future of decimalized markets, 10 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 22, to hold hearings to examine issues surrounding Amtrak, 9:30 a.m., SR-
253.
May 22, Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Foreign Commerce, and Tourism, to hold hearings to examine prescription drug advertising, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
May 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine issues relating to the boxing industry, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
May 23, Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space, to hold hearings to examine issues relating to carbon sequestration, 2 p.m., SR-253.
May 24, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 23, to hold hearings on the Administration's proposed national energy policy report, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: May 23, business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-628.
May 23, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water, to hold hearings to examine the Environmental Protection Agency's support of water and wastewater infrastructure, 10 a.m., SD-628.
Committee on Foreign Relations: May 22, to hold hearings on the nomination of Lorne W. Craner, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, the nomination of Ruth A. Davis, of Georgia, to be Director General of the Foreign Service, the nomination of Carl W. Ford, Jr., of Arkansas, to be Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Research, and the nomination of Paul Vincent Kelly, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, all of the Department of State, 2 p.m., SD-419.
May 24, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
Committee on Governmental Affairs: May 22, to hold hearings on the nomination of Erik Patrick Christian and the nomination of Maurice A. Ross, each to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 9 a.m., SD-342.
May 23, Full Committee, business meeting to consider certain nominations, 10 a.m., SD-342.
May 24, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold hearings to examine alleged problems in the tissue industry, such as claims of excessive charges and profit making within the industry, problems in obtaining appropriate informed consent from donor families, issues related to quality control in processing tissue, and whether current regulatory efforts are adequate to ensure the safety of human tissue transplants, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: May 22, to hold hearings to examine certain issues surrounding retiree health insurance, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
May 23, Subcommittee on Public Health, to hold hearings to examine issues surrounding human subject protection, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
May 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine issues surrounding Congress' role in patient safety, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
Committee on the Judiciary: May 22, to hold hearings to examine competition in the pharmaceutical marketplace, focusing on the antitrust implications of patent settlements, 10 a.m., SD-226.
May 22, Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and Government Information, to hold hearings to examine the challenges in cybercrime focusing on the National Infrastructure Protection Center, 10 a.m., SD-366.
May 22, Subcommittee on Immigration, to hold hearings to examine U.S. immigration policy, focusing on rural and urban health care needs, 2 p.m., SD-226.
May 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings on Department of Justice and certain judicial nominations, 10 a.m., SD-226.
House Chamber
To be announced.
House Committees
Committee on Agriculture, May 22, Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture, hearing to review national dairy policy, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
May 23, full Committee, hearing to review the Administration's proposals for the Free Trade Area of the Americas and their impact on United States Agriculture, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
May 23, Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research, hearing to review conservation programs, 2:30 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
Committee on Appropriations, May 22, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary, on FCC, 10 a.m., and on the SEC, 2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
May 22, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, on public witnesses, 10 a.m., and on the Secretary of Labor, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
May 22, Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, on DOD-
Civil, Cemeterial Expenses, Army, 10:30 a.m., and on the American Battle Monuments Commission, 11:30 a.m., H-143 Capitol.
May 23, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, State and Judiciary, on Bureau of Prisons, 10 a.m., and on the SBA, 2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
May 23, Subcommittee on District of Columbia, on Fiscal Year 2002 D.C. Budget, 1:30 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
May 23, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, on Worker Protection, 10 a.m., and on Employment Training, and Veterans Employment, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
May 23 and 24, Subcommittee on VA, HUD and Independent Agencies, on HUD, 12:30 p.m., on May 23, and 9:30 a.m., on May 24, 2359 Rayburn.
May 24, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, on SSA, 10 a.m., and on Corporation for Public Broadcasting, 11:15 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
Committee on Armed Services, May 22, Subcommittee on Military Readiness, hearing on constraints and challenges facing military test and training ranges, 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
May 22, Special Oversight Panel on Terrorism, hearing on patterns of global terrorism and terrorist threats to the homeland, 10 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
May 24, Subcommittee on Military Research and Development, hearing on Ballistic Missile Defense testing, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, May 22, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer protection, hearing on Impediments to Digital Trade, 2 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
May 22, Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, hearing on Energy Policy: Hydroelectric and Renewable Energy, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
May 23, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, hearing on Online Fraud and Crime: Are Consumers Safe?'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
May 23, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on
``How Secure Is Private Medical Information? A Review of Computer Security at the Health Care Financing Administration and Its Medicare Contractors,'' 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
May 24, Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, hearing on National Energy Policy: Conservation and Energy Efficiency, 11 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, May 22, hearing on the state of the international financial system, IMF reform, and compliance with IMF agreements, 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
May 22, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, to continue hearings on housing affordability issues, 9:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
May 23, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing on Federal subsidies for the housing GSE's, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Government Reform, May 22, Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations, hearing on Aircraft Cannibalization: An Expensive Appetite, 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
May 22, Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement, hearing on the Next Steps in Services Acquisition Reform: Learning From the Past, Preparing for the Future, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
May 23, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources, hearing on Effective Faith-Based Drug Treatment Programs, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
May 24, Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and regulatory Affairs and the Subcommittee on Technology and the House of the Committee on Rules, joint hearing on ``Unfunded Mandates--A Five-Year Review and Recommendations for Change,'' 10:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on International Relations, May 23, Subcommittee on International Relations, hearing on the Export administration Act: The Case for Its Renewal, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
May 24, full Committee, hearing on the Annual Report of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary, May 22, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1698, American Broadband Competition Act of 2001; and H.R. 1697, Broadband Competition and Incentives Act of 2001, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
May 24, Subcommittee on Crime, oversight hearing on ``Fighting Cyber Crime: Efforts by State and Local Officials,'' 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
Committee on Resources, May 22, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, oversight hearing on Short-Term solutions for increasing energy supply from the public lands, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
May 22, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health and the Subcommittee on Water and Power, joint oversight hearing on ``Bypass Flows on National Forest Lands,'' 3 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
May 23, full Committee, oversight hearing on Recreational Access to Public Lands, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
May 24, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans, hearing on the Reauthorization of the Coastal Zone Management Act, 9:30 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Science, May 22, hearing on Improving Voting Technology: the Role of Standards, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
May 24, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing on Energy Conservation Potential of Extended and Double Daylight Savings Time, 10 a.m., 2325 Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business, May 23, hearing with respect to SBA Programs for Veterans and the National Veterans Business Development Corporation, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
May 24, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight and the Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, Agriculture and Technology, joint hearing on Eliminating the Digital Divide--Who Will Wire Rural America? 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, May 22, Subcommittee on Railroads, hearing on obstacles to Rail Infrastructure Improvements, 3 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
May 23, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, and the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, joint oversight hearing on Port and Maritime Transportation Congestion, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
May 23, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, hearing on Solutions to Highway Congestion, 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
May 24, Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on Airport Runway Construction Challenges, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, May 24, Subcommittee on Benefits, hearing on H.R. 1291, 21st Century Montgomery GI Bill Enhancement Act, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
Committee on Ways and Means, May 22, Subcommittee on Human Resources, hearing on welfare and marriage issues, 2 p.m., B-318 Rayburn.
May 22, Subcommittee on Social Security, hearing on protecting privacy and preventing the misuse of Social Security numbers, 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, May 23, executive, hearing on Community Skills Mix, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
May 24, Subcommittee on Human Intelligence, Analysis Counterintelligence, executive, on In-Q-Tel, 2 p.m., H-405.
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