[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 26, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D37]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Met for organizational purposes.
  The Committee approved an Oversight Plan for the 109th Congress.
COMBATING SPYWARE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Held a hearing on Combating Spyware: 
H.R. 29, Spy Act. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
BRIEFING--U.S. TSUNAMI RELIEF
Committee on International Relations: Held a briefing on The Tsunami 
Tragedy: How the U.S. is Responding and Providing Relief. Testimony was 
heard from Representatives Leach and Blumenauer; the following 
officials of the Department of State: Andrew S. Natsios, Administrator, 
AID; and Ambassador Alan P. Larson, Under Secretary, Economic, Business 
and Agricultural Affairs; the following officials of the Department of 
Defense: Peter W. Rodman, Assistant Secretary, International Security 
Affairs; and BG John Allen, USMC, Principal Director, Asian and Pacific 
Affairs, International Security Affairs; and public witnesses.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION; OVERSIGHT PLAN
Committee on the Judiciary: Met for organizational purposes.
  The Committee approved an Oversight Plan for the 109th Congress.
TSUNAMIS: IS THE U.S. PREPARED?
Committee on Science: Held a hearing on Tsunamis: Is the U.S. Prepared? 
Testimony was heard from Representative Inslee; Charles Groat, 
Director, U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior; David L. 
Johnson, Director, National Weather Service, NOAA, Department of 
Commerce; and public witnesses.