[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 8 (Tuesday, February 1, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D44]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
MILITARY PERSONNEL BENEFITS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
death benefits and services available to survivors of military 
personnel and legislative proposals to enhance these benefits, after 
receiving testimony from David S.C. Chu, Under Secretary of Defense for 
Personnel and Readiness; General Richard A. Cody, USA, Vice Chief of 
Staff, United States Army; Admiral John B. Nathman, USN, Vice Chief of 
Naval Operations, United States Navy; General William L. Nyland, USMC, 
Assistant Commandant, United States Marine Corps; General T. Michael 
Moseley, USAF, Vice Chief of Staff, United States Air Force; and Robert 
J. Epley, Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Policy and Program 
Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported an 
original resolution (S. Res. 29) authorizing expenditures by the 
Committee, and adopted its rules of procedure for the 109th Congress.
BUDGET AND ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
Congressional Budget Office report on the budget and economic outlook 
for fiscal years 2006 to 2015, after receiving testimony from Douglas 
Holtz-Eakin, Director, Congressional Budget Office.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Budget: On Monday, January 31, committee ordered 
favorably reported an original resolution (S. Res. 24) authorizing 
expenditures by the Committee.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee ordered 
favorably reported an original resolution (S. Res. 30) authorizing 
expenditures by the committee.
U.S. POLICY IN IRAQ AND THE MIDDLE EAST
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine strategies for reshaping U.S. policy regarding Iraq and the 
Middle East, after receiving testimony from Anthony H. Cordesman, 
Center for Strategic and International Studies, and Peter Khalil, The 
Brookings Institution Saban Center for the Middle East Policy, both of 
Washington, D.C.; and Lt. Gen. Gregory S. Newbold, USMC (Ret.), 
GlobeSecNine, Arlington, Virginia.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee ordered favorably reported an 
original resolution (S. Res. 32) authorizing expenditures by the 
Committee, adopted its rules of procedure for the 109th Congress, and 
announced the following subcommittee assignments:
  Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Export and Trade 
Promotion: Senators Hagel (Chairman), Alexander, Murkowski, Martinez, 
Voinovich, Sarbanes, Dodd, Kerry and Obama.
  Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs: Senators Chafee 
(Chairman), Hagel, Coleman, Voinovich, Sununu, Boxer, Sarbanes, Nelson, 
and Obama.
  Subcommittee on European Affairs: Senators Allen (Chairman), 
Voinovich, Murkowski, Hagel, Chafee, Biden, Sarbanes, Dodd, and 
Feingold.
  Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, and Narcotics 
Affairs: Senators Coleman (Chairman), Chafee, Allen, Martinez, Sununu, 
Dodd, Kerry, Boxer, and Nelson.
  Subcommittee on International Operations and Terrorism: Senators 
Sununu (Chairman), Voinovich, Allen, Coleman, Alexander, Nelson, Biden, 
Kerry, and Boxer.
  Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs: Senators Murkowski 
(Chairman), Alexander, Hagel, Chafee, Allen, Kerry, Biden, Feingold, 
and Obama.
  Subcommittee on African Affairs: Senators Martinez (Chairman), 
Alexander, Coleman, Sununu, Murkowski, Feingold, Sarbanes, Dodd, and 
Obama.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Committee ordered 
favorably reported an original resolution (S. Res. 21) authorizing 
expenditures by the Committee, and adopted its rules of procedure for 
the 109th Congress.
COMMITTEE RULES
Committee on Veterans Affairs: Committee adopted its rules of procedure 
for the 109th Congress.
BUSINESS MEETING
Special Committee on Aging: On Monday, January 31, committee ordered 
favorably reported an original resolution (S. Res. 23) authorizing 
expenditures by the Committee, and adopted its rules of procedure for 
the 109th Congress.