MAY 23

House Armed Services Committee-

Special Oversight Panel on Terrorism

May 23, 2002

MIDDLE EAST VIEWS ON TERRORISM Subcommittee Hearing

(Chairman Saxton, R-N.J.) (06/04)

Witnesses Scheduled:

Frank Gaffney - president and CEO, The Center for Security Policy; (06/04)

Richard Murphy - Hasib J. Sabbagh senior fellow for the Middle East, Council on Foreign Relations; (06/04)

Daniella Pletka - vice president, Foreign and Defense Policy, American Enterprise Institute (06/04)

House Energy and Commerce Committee- Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection

May 23, 2002

TRAVEL PROMOTION Updated Subcommittee Hearing (Chairman Stearns, R-Fla.)

PANEL:

Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla. 05/30

Rep. Sam Farr, D-Calif. 05/30

PANEL:

Frank L. Nocera - executive vice president and chief operating officer, Visit Florida, Tallahassee, Fla.; 05/30

Michael Sternberg - president, Sam and Harry's, Vienna, Va.; 05/30

Fred Lounsberry - senior vice president for sales, Universal Studios Recreation Group, Orlando, Fla.; 05/30

Jeffrey Stewart - vice president, Communications and Public Affairs, Loews Hotels, New York, N.Y. 05/30

House Energy and Commerce Committee- Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

May 23, 2002

MEDICARE PREVENTIVE MEDICINE Subcommittee Hearing (Chairman Greenwood, R-Pa.)

Witnesses Scheduled:

PANEL:

Rap Tauzin 05/30

Janet Heinrich - director, Health Care and Public Health Issues, General Accounting Office; 05/30

Tom Grissom - director, Centers for Medicare Management, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; 05/30

David Fleming - acting director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga.; 05/30

Carolyn Clancy - acting director, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Md.; 05/30

Dale Bratzler - principal clinical coordinator, Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality, American Health Quality Association, Oklahoma City, Okla. N/A

PANEL:

Marthe Gold - chairwoman, Department of Community Health and Social Medicine, City University of New York Medical School, New York, N.Y.; 05/30

Christine Himes - director, Geriatrics, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Wash.; 05/30

Viola Quirion - Alliance for Retired Americans; 05/30

Jessie Grunman - president and executive director, Center for the Advancement of Health 05/30

House Financial Services Committee-

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

May 23, 2002

STOCKBROKER FRAUD AND STOCKHOLDER PROTECTION Subcommittee Hearing (Chairman Kelly, R-N.Y.)

Witnesses Scheduled:

PANEL:

Carl Fazio - defrauded investor, Aurora, Ohio; 05/30

Golda Lewis Stout - defrauded investor, Elgin, Ill.;

Lori Richards - director, Office of Compliance, Inspections, and Examinations, Securities and Exchange Commission; 05/30

David Doherty - executive vice president for enforcement, New York Stock Exchange 05/30

PANEL:

Mark E. Kaplan - managing director and general counsel, SG Cowen Securities; 05/30

Thomas Hommel - managing director and co-head of global litigation, Lehman Brothers; 05/30

Daniel M. Sibears - senior vice president and deputy for member regulation, National Association of Securities Dealers; 05/30

Bradley W. Skolnik - Indiana Securities Commissioner and chairman, Enforcement Section, North American Securities Administrators Association; 05/30

Marc E. Lackritz - president, Securities Industry Association N/A

House Resources Committee-

Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans

May 23, 2002

MAGNUSON-STEVENS FISHERIES CONSERVATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION Subcommittee Markup

(Chairman Gilchrest, R-Md.)

House Resources Committee

-Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans

May 23, 2002

MARINE PROTECTED AREAS Oversight Hearing

(Chairman Gilchrest, R-Md.)

Witnesses Scheduled:

PANEL:

Rep. Collin C. Peterson, D-Minn.

PANEL:

Tim Keeney - deputy assistant secretary of Commerce for oceans and atmosphere; (06/04)

Patricia E. Morrison - deputy assistant secretary of Interior for land and minerals management (06/04)

PANEL:

Edward Houde - professor, (06/04) University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science;

Robert Shipp - chairman, Department of Marine Sciences, University of South Alabama; (06/04)

Jim Gilmore - director, Public Affairs, At-Sea Processors Association; (06/04)

Gerry Davis - acting chief, Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources, Guam Department of Agriculture;

Robert Warner - professor, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara (06/04)

House Select Intelligence Committee

-Subcommittee on Technical and Tactical Intelligence

May 23, 2002

J-2 ISSUES Joint Hearing

(Chairman Castle, R-Del.)

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee-

Subcommittee on Aviation

May 23, 2002

ARMING AIRLINE PILOTS Postponed Subcommittee Markup (Chairman Mica, R-Fla.)

Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee

May 23, 2002

FARM DISASTER ASSISTANCE Full Committee Hearing Chairman Harkin, D-Iowa)

Witnesses Scheduled:

Sen. Michael B. Enzi, R-Wyo. N/A

Keith Collins - chief economist, Agriculture Department; 05/30

Craig Hill - Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, Milo, Iowa; 05/30

Larry Barbie - president, Montana Grain Growers, Inverness, Mont.; 05/30

Brian Chandler - National Farmers Union, Midland, Texas; 05/30

Bryan Dierlam - National Cattlemen's Beef Association; 05/30

Bob Green - executive director, Michigan Bean Commission, St. Johns, Mich. 05/30

Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee- Subcommittee on Financial Institutions

May 23, 2002

IMPACT OF BANKS ENTERING THE REAL ESTATE BUSINESS Oversight Hearing (Chairman Johnson, D-S.D.)

Witnesses Scheduled:

Tom Murphy - broker associate, Chell Realtors, Sioux Falls, S.D., (5-29-02) 05/29

James E. Smith - chairman and CEO, Citizens Union State Bank and Trust, (5-29-02) 05/29

Howard Hanna - president and CEO - Hanna Holdings Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa.; (5-29-02) 05/29

John Taylor - president and CEO, National Community Reinvestment Coalition (5-29-02) 05/29

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee

May 23, 2002

YUCCA MOUNTAIN NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL SITE

Full Committee Hearing (Chairman Bingaman, D-N.M.)

WITNESSES:

Jim Hall - former chairman, National Transportation Safety Board,

Richard A. Meserve - chairman, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC); 05/30

Nils J. Diaz - commissioner, NRC;

Greta Joy Dicus - commissioner, NRC;

Edward McGaffigan Jr. - commissioner, NRC;

Jared L. Cohon - chairman, Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board; 05/30

Gary Jones - Natural Resources and Environment Team, General Accounting Office; 05/30

Jeffrey R. Holmstead - assistant administrator for air and radiation, EPA; 05/30

Robert Card - undersecretary of Energy

Senate Foreign Relations Committee

May 23, 2002

FOREIGN RELATIONS BILLS, NOMINATIONS Full Committee Markup(Chairman Biden, D-Del.)

NOMINATIONS:

David A. Gross to be ambassador during his tenure of service as deputy assistant secretary of State for international communications and information policy in the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs and U.S. coordinator for international communications and information policy

Jack C. Chow to be ambassador during his tenure of service as apecial representative of the secretary of State for HIV/AIDS

Paula A. DeSutter to be assistant secretary of State for verification and compliance

Michael A. Guhin to hold the rank of ambassador during his tenure of service as U.S. fissile material negotiator

Stephen G. Rademaker to be assistant secretary of State for arms control

Senate Governmental Affairs Committee

May 23, 2002

D.C. VOTING REPRESENTATION Full Committee Hearing

(Chairman Lieberman, D-Conn.)

Witnesses Scheduled:

PANEL:

Sen. Russell D. Feingold, D-Wis. 05/30

Rep. Sam Johnson, R-Texas

Rep. Ralph Regula, R-Ohio

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C.

PANEL:

Anthony Williams - mayor, District of Columbia; 05/30

Linda Cropp - chairwoman, City Council, Washington DC; 05/30

Florence Pendleton - District of Columbia shadow senator;

Wade Henderson - executive director, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights; 05/30

Adam Kurland - law professor, Howard University School of Law; 05/30

Jamin Raskin - professor, Washington College of Law, American University 05/30

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee

May 23, 2002

EDUCATION INEQUITIES Updated Full Committee Hearing

(Chairman Kennedy, D-Mass.) 05/31

Witnesses Scheduled:

PANEL:

Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa.

Rep. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga.

PANEL:

Hugh B. Price - president and CEO, National Urban League;

Michael A. Rebell - executive director and counsel, Campaign for Fiscal Equity;

Mary-Beth Lang - teacher, Waltersville School, Bridgeport, Conn.;

Judy Catchpole - Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction

Senate Judiciary Committee

May 23, 2002

JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS Confirmation Hearing

Senate Judiciary Committee (Chairman Leahy, D-Vt.) (06/04) will hold a confirmation hearing on judicial nominations.

Nominations:

Lavenski Smith to be a U.S. Circuit Court judge for the 8th Circuit Henry E. Hudson to be a U.S. District Court judge for the Eastern District of Virginia

Timothy J. Savage to be a U.S. District Court judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Senate Judiciary Committee

May 23, 2002

JUDICIARY BILLS Updated Full Committee Markup

Senate Judiciary Committee (Chairman Leahy, D-Vt.) will mark up pending legislation.

NOMINATIONS:

D. Brooks Smith to be a judge for the 3rd Circuit Court

David Williams Thomas to be a U.S. marshal for the District of Delaware

Thomas M. Fitzgerald to be a U.S. marshal for the Western District of Pennsylvania

G. Wayne Pike to be a U.S. marshal for the Western District of Virginia

Senate Special Aging Committee

May 23, 2002

RETIREMENT SECURITY FOR ELDERLY WOMEN Full Committee Hearing

(Chairman Breaux, D-La.) (05/24)

Witnesses Scheduled:

Muriel Siebert - founder, Women's Financial Network; (05/24)

Cindy Hounsell - executive director, Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement; (05/24)

Laurie Young - executive director, Older Women's League; (05/24)

Irene LaMarche - retiree, Boise, Idaho; N/A

Joan Mackey - pension counseling client, Salem, N.J.; N/A

John Hotz - director, Pension Rights Center N/A

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