House Appropriations Committee-Subcommittee on Defense
April 25, 2002
FISCAL 2003 APPROPRIATIONS: DEFENSE Subcommittee Hearing
(Chairman Lewis, R-Calif.)
WITNESSES:
George Tenet - director of central intelligence, CIA;
Joan Dempsey - deputy director, CIA
Agenda Note: CLOSED
House Appropriations Committee-Subcommittee on
Labor, Health and Human Services and Education
April 25, 2002
FISCAL 2003 APPROPRIATIONS: LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION Subcommittee Hearing
(Chairman Regula, R-Ohio)
WITNESSES:
Susan B. Neuman - assistant secretary of
Education for elementary and secondary education; (04/29)
Robert H. Pasternack - assistant secretary of
Education for special education and
rehabilitative services; (04/29)
Carol D'Amico - assistant secretary of
Education for vocational and adult education;
(04/29)
Sally Stroup - assistant secretary of
Education for postsecondary education;
(04/29)
Grover J. (Russ) Whitehurst - assistant secretary of
Education for educational research and improvement;
(04/29)
Thomas P. Skelly -director, Budget Service,
Department of Education
House Appropriations Committee-Subcommittee on Legislative Branch
April 25, 2002
FISCAL 2003 APPROPRIATIONS: LEGISLATIVE BRANCH Subcommittee Hearing
(Chairman Taylor, R-N.C.)
WITNESSES:
Alan M. Hantman - architect of the capitol
WITNESSES:
Dan L. Crippen - director; Barry B. Anderson - deputy director (04/29)
House Appropriations Committee-Subcommittee on the District of Columbia
April 25, 2002
FISCAL 2003 APPROPRIATIONS: DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Subcommittee Hearing
(Chairman Knollenberg, R-Mich.)
WITNESSES:
Peggy Cooper Cafritz - president, D.C. Board of Education;
Paul Vance - superintendent, D.C. Public Schools;
Josephine Baker - chairwoman, D.C. Public Charter School Board; (04/29)
Laurent Ross - director, D.C. Tuition Assistance Grant Program;
Col. Charles J. Fiala Jr. - commander and district engineer,
Baltimore District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; (04/29)
David E. Cooper - director,
Acquisition and Sourcing Management Team,
General Accounting Office
Delores Mitchell (04/29)
Jenise Patterson (04/29)
House Armed Services Committee-Subcommittee on
Military Installations and Facilities
April 25, 2002
FISCAL 2003 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION: INSTALLATIONS AND FACILITIES
Subcommittee Markup
(Chairman Saxton, R-N.J.) (04/25)
House Armed Services Committee-Subcommittee on Military Personnel
April 25, 2002
FISCAL 2003 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION: PERSONNEL
Subcommittee Mark-Up
Chairman McHugh (04/25)
House Armed Services Committee-Subcommittee on Military Readiness
April 25, 2002
FISCAL 2003 DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION: READINESS Subcommittee Markup
(Chairman Hefley, R-Colo.) (04/25)
House Budget Committee
April 25, 2002
NEED FOR BUDGET DISCIPLINE Full Committee Hearing
(Chairman Nussle, R-Iowa)
Witnesses Scheduled:
PANEL:
Thomas J. Donohue - president and CEO,
U.S. Chamber of Commerce; (04/25)
Bill Frenzel - former ranking member,
House Budget Committee (NA)
PANEL:
Susan J. Irving - director for federal budget analysis,
General Accounting Office; (04/25)
Barry B. Anderson - deputy director,
Congressional Budget Office; (04/25)
Richard Kogan - senior fellow, Center on
Budget and Policy Priorities (04/25)
House Education and the Workforce Committee-Subcommittee on Select Education
April 25, 2002
CITIZEN SERVICE IN 21ST CENTURY Subcommittee Hearing
(Chairman Hoekstra, R-Mich.) (04/26)
Witnesses Scheduled:
Rep. Christopher Shays, R-Conn.(04/26)
Rep. Harold E. Ford, Jr., D-Tenn.(04/26)
Rep. Tom Osborne, R-Neb.(04/26)
Martha Bottomley - executive director,
Volunteer Muskegon, Muskegon, Mich.; (04/26)
Timothy Scully - executive vice president,
University of Notre Dame (NA)
House Education and the Workforce Committee-Subcommittee on
Workforce Protections
April 25, 2002
ERGONOMICS OVERSIGHT Updated Subcommittee Hearing
(Chairman Norwood, R-Ga.) (04/25)
Witnesses Scheduled:
John Henshaw - assistant secretary of
Labor for occupational safety and health (04/25)
House Energy and Commerce Committee
April 25, 2002
YUCCA MOUNTAIN NUCLEAR STORAGE Full Committee Markup
(Chairman Tauzin, R-La.)
House Energy and Commerce Committee-Subcommittee on
Telecommunications and the Internet
April 25, 2002
PROTECTING CONTENT IN THE DIGITAL AGE Subcommittee Hearing
(Chairman Upton, R-Mich.)
Witnesses Scheduled:
Peter Chernin - president and chief operating officer,
NewsCorp. (via satellite); (04/29)
Richard Parsons - co-chief operating officer,
AOL Time Warner Inc.; (04/29)
Paul F. Liao - chief technology officer,
Panasonic/Matshushita Electric Corp. of America; (04/29)
Larry Blanford - CEO, Philips Consumer Electronics; (04/29)
Larry Jacobson - president and chief operating officer,
RealNetworks; (04/29)
Assaf Litai - founder and acting CEO, Vidius; (04/29)
Joe Kraus - co-founder, Digitalconsumer.org (04/29)
House Financial Services Committee-Subcommittee on
Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit
April 25, 2002
FINANCIAL SERVICES REGULATION Subcommittee Hearing
(Chairman Bachus, R-Ala.)
WITNESSES:
Charlene Gaither - manager,
Eastern Panhandle Community Federal Credit Union,
Martinsburg, W.Va.,
representing Credit Union National Association;
Bill Cheney - president and CEO, Xerox Federal Credit Union,
El Segundo, Calif., representing National Association of
Federal Credit Unions;
Pierce Stone - chairman, president and CEO,
Virginia Community Bank, Louisa, Va.,
representing Independent Community Bankers of America;
Curtis "Curt" L. Hage - chairman and CEO,
Home Federal Bank, Sioux Falls, S.D.,
representing America's Community Bankers;
Elizabeth Duke - president, South Trust Bank,
Virginia Beach, Va.,
representing American Bankers Association
House Government Reform Committee-Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement Policy
April 25, 2002
TECHNOLOGY AND FEDERAL BUILDING SECURITY Updated Subcommittee Hearing
(Chairman Davis, R-Va.) (05/13)
Witnesses Scheduled:
Keith A. Rhodes - chief technologist,
General Accounting Office; (05/13)
F. Joseph Moravec - commissioner, Public Buildings Service,
General Services Administration (GSA); (05/13)
Wendell Shingler - director,
Federal Protective Service, GSA;
John N. Jester - chief, Defense Protective Service,
Department of Defense; (05/13)
Frank R. Abram - general manager,
Security Systems Group, Panasonic; (05/13)
Roy N. Bordes - president and CEO, Bordes Group Inc.
(05/13)
House International Relations Committee
April 25, 2002
PUBLIC DIPLOMACY Updated Full Committee Markup
(Chairman Hyde, R-Ill.) (04/26)
House Resources Committee-Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health
April 25, 2002
LAND MANAGEMENT AND CHARTER FORESTS Subcommittee Hearing
(Chairman McInnis, R-Colo.)
Witnesses Scheduled:
Representatives from The Wilderness Society, O'Connor Center
for the Rocky Mountain West, Thoreau Institute, Society of
American Foresters, and Forest County Partnership Restoration Program.
The Honorable Pat Williams
Former Congressman
Senior Fellow and Regional Policy Associate
O’Conner Center for the Rocky Mountain West
University of Montana (04/26)
Dr. Jay O'Laughlin
Director, Idaho Forest, Wildlife and Range Policy Analysis Group
Professor, Department of Forest Resources
University of Idaho
Society of American Foresters (04/26)
Mr. Michael Anderson
Senior Resource Analyst
The Wilderness Society
(04/26)
Dr. L. David Garrett
Executive Director
National Forest County Partnership Restoration (CPR) Program
Representing: CPR Managing Partners, County Commissioners
and Forest Supervisors
(04/26)
Mr. Randal O' Toole
Senior Economist
The Thoreau Institute
(04/26)
Mr. Tom L. Thompson
Deputy Chief
National Forest System
USDA, Forest Service
(04/26)
House Resources Committee-Subcommittee on
National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands
April 25, 2002
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MANAGEMENT POLICIES Oversight Hearing
(Chairman Radanovich, R-Calif.) of House Resources
Fran Mainella (04/26)
House Select Intelligence Committee-Subcommittee on
Human Intelligence, Analysis and Counterintelligence
April 25, 2002
INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT IN LATIN AMERICA Joint Hearing
(Chairman Bereuter, R-Neb.)
(Chairman Gibbons, R-Nev.)
Event Note: CLOSED
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee-Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
April 25, 2002
TRANSPORTING NUCLEAR WASTE TO YUCCA MOUNTAIN Joint Hearing
(Chairman Petri, R-Wis.)
(Chairman Quinn, R-N.Y.) of
Witnesses Scheduled:
PANEL:
Rep. Jim Gibbons, R-Nev.
Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich, D-Ohio
Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev.
Gov. Kenny Guinn, R-Nev.;
Nevada state Sen. Jon C.Porter, R;
Dario Herrera - chairman, Clark County Commission, Nevada
PANEL:
Ellen Engleman - administrator,
Research and Special Projects Administration,
Transportation Department;
Allen Rutter - administrator, Federal Railroad Administration,
Transportation Department;
Lake Barrett - deputy director, Office of
Civilian Radioactive Waste Management,
Energy Department;
Carl J. Paperiello - deputy executive director for operations,
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
PANEL:
Ed Hamberger - president, Association of American Railroads;
Robert H. Halstead - transportation advisor,
Agency for Nuclear Projects, State of Nevada;
Edward M. Davis - president and CEO, NAC International;
James David Ballard - Grand Valley State University
House Ways and Means Committee-Subcommittee on Social Security
April 25, 2002
SOCIAL SECURITY REVISION Subcommittee Markup
(Chairman Shaw, R-Fla.)
Senate Appropriations Committee
April 25, 2002
HOMELAND SECURITY Postponed Full Committee Hearing
Senate Appropriations Committee (Chairman Byrd, D-W.Va.)
Senate Appropriations Committee-Subcommittee on Interior
April 25, 2002
FISCAL 2003 APPROPRIATIONS: INTERIOR Subcommittee Hearing
Interior Subcommittee (Chairman Byrd, D-W.Va.) of Senate
WITNESSES:
Dale N. Bosworth - chief, U. S. Forest Service;
Mark Rey - undersecretary of Agriculture for natural resources
WITNESSES:
Gale A. Norton - secretary of the Interior
Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee-
Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation
April 25, 2002
TRANSIT IN THE 21ST CENTURY Subcommittee Hearing
(Chairman Reed, D-R.I.) of Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
Witnesses Scheduled:
Jennifer Dorn - administrator,
Federal Transit Administration,
Transportation Department; (04/26)
Beverly Scott - general manager,
Rhode Island Public Transit Authority; (04/26)
Faye Moore - general manager,
Southeastern Pennsylvania
Transportation Authority; (04/26)
Larry Worth - executive director,
Northeast Colorado Association of
Local Governments (04/26)
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee
April 25, 2002
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION NOMINATION Confirmation Hearing
(Chairman Hollings, D-S.C.) will hold a confirmation hearing on
Nominations:
Harold D. Stratton to be commissioner,
Consumer Product Safety Commission (04/25)
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee
April 25, 2002
ONLINE PRIVACY AND PROTECTION Full Committee Hearing
(Chairman Hollings, D-S.C.) will hold a hearing on legislation
WITNESSES:
Barbara Lawler - chief privacy officer,
Hewlett Packard Co.;
Marc Rotenberg - executive director,
Electronic Privacy Information Center;
Paul Misener - vice president,
Global Public Policy, Amazon.com;
Frank Torres - legislative counsel,
Consumers Union of the United States;
John Dugan - partner, Covington and Burling,
representing Financial Services Coordinating Council
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
April 25, 2002
ENVIRONMENT BILLS; NAMING COURTHOUSES Full Committee Markup
(Chairman Jeffords, I-Vt.)
Senate Finance Committee-Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy
April 25, 2002
WELFARE REAUTHORIZATION Subcommittee Hearing
(Chairman Breaux, D-La.)
Witnesses Scheduled:
Natasha Metcalf - commissioner,
Tennessee Department of Human Services,
Nashville, Tenn.;
Michelle Laureano - parent, Patterson, N.J.;
Stephanie Smith - director of operations,
Goodwill Industries of Southern Arizona,
Tucson, Ariz.;
David Butler - vice president,
Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation,
New York, N.Y.
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
April 25, 2002
IDEA ACT OVERSIGHT Oversight Hearing
(Chairman Kennedy, D-Mass.)
Witnesses Scheduled:
Sarah A. Flanagan - parent, Falls Church, Va.;
Kathleen B. Boundy - co-director, Center for
Law and Education, Boston, Mass;
George Sugai - co-director,
Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support,
Eugene, Ore.;
Marsha Weissman - executive director,
Center for Community Alternatives,
Syracuse, N.Y.; Ronnie M.
Jackson - superintendent, Dale County School District,
Dale County, Ala.
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee-
Subcommittee on Public Health
April 25, 2002
WOMEN'S HEALTH Subcommittee Hearing
(Chairman Kennedy, D-Mass.)
Witnesses Scheduled:
PANEL:
Eve Slater - assistant secretary of
Health and Human Services for health;
James S. Marks - director, National Center for
Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
PANEL:
Carolyn Mazure - Yale University School of Medicine,
representing Society for Women's Health Research;
Marlene Jezierski - violence prevention educator,
Allina Hospitals and Clinics;
Thomas Gelhaus - American College of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists;
Alice Ammerman - University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill, N.C.
Senate Judiciary Committee
April 25, 2002
JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS Confirmation Hearing
(Chairman Leahy, D-Vt.) (04/26)
Nominations:
Julia Smith Gibbons to be a judge for the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court
Leonard E. Davis to be a judge for the Eastern Texas District Court
David C. Godbey to be a judge for the Northern Texas District Court
Andrew S. Hanen to be judge for the Southern Texas District Court
Samuel H. Mays Jr. to be a judge for the Western Tennessee District Court
Thomas M. Rose to be a judge for the Southern Ohio District Court
Senate Judiciary Committee
April 25, 2002
JUDICIARY BILLS, NOMINATIONS Updated Full Committee Markup
(Chairman Leahy, D-Vt.)
Gorden Edward Eden Jr. to be a marshal for the District of New Mexico
David Phillip Gonzales to be a marchal for the District of Arizona
Ronald Henderson to be a marshal for the Eastern District of Missouri
John Lee Moore to be a marshal for the Eastern District of Texas
John Edward Quinn to be a marshal for the Northern District of Iowa
Charles M. Sheer to be a marshal for the Western District of Missouri
Edward Zahren to be a marshal for the District of Colorado
Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
April 25, 2002
ALTERNATIVES TO NURSING HOMES Updated Full Committee Hearing
(Chairman Rockefeller, D-W.Va.)
Witnesses Scheduled:
PANEL:
Cynthia A. Bascetta - director, Health Care,
Veterans' Health and Benefits Issues,
General Accounting Office;
Jim Musselwhite - assistant director,
Health Care, General Accounting Office
PANEL:
Gladys Dickerson - home based primary care coordinator,
Dallas VA Medical Center;
Jennifer Moye - director, Geriatric Mental Health Clinic/UPBEAT,
Brockton VA Medical Center and associate professor of psychology,
Harvard Medical School;
Paula Hemmings - geriatric and extended care line manager,
Department of Veterans' Affairs Veterans Integrated Service
Network #2, representing Alzheimer's Association;
Thomas McClure - coordinator,
VA Medical Foster Home Program,
Little Rock VA Medical Center
PANEL:
Robert Roswell - undersecretary of
Veterans Affairs for health;
Marsha E. Goodwin - acting chief consultant,
Geriatrics and Extended Care and director,
Geriatrics Program, Veterans Affairs Department