[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 9 (Wednesday, February 2, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D49-D50]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
TSUNAMI PREPAREDNESS ACT
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine the U.S. Tsunami Warning System, and S. 50, to 
authorize and strengthen the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration's tsunami detection, forecast, warning, and mitigation 
program, after receiving testimony from Senators Frist and Landrieu; 
John H. Marburger, III, Director, Office of Science and Technology 
Policy; Brigadier General John J. Kelly, USAF (Ret.), Deputy Under 
Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration; Charles G. Groat, Director, U.S. Geological 
Survey, Department of the Interior; Arden L. Bement, Jr., Director, 
National Science Foundation; Roger A. Hansen, Alaska Earthquake 
Information Center, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; Eileen L. Shea, 
East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii; and Daniel T. Cox, Oregon State 
University College of Engineering, Corvallis.

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CLEAR SKIES ACT
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine S. 131, to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce air 
pollution through expansion of cap and trade programs, to provide an 
alternative regulatory classification for units subject to the cap and 
trade program, after receiving testimony from James L. Connaughton, 
Chairman, Council on Environmental Quality; Brian Houseal, Adirondack 
Council, Albany, New York; John D. Walke, Natural Resources Defense 
Council, New York, New York; and Abraham Breehey, International 
Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers, 
and Helpers, Fairfax, Virginia.
SOCIAL SECURITY
Committee on Finance: Committee held a hearing to examine the long term 
outlook for social security, focusing on economic, budgetary, and 
programmatic perspectives, and the aging of the population of the 
United States, receiving testimony from Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Director, 
Congressional Budget Office; and Stephen C. Goss, Chief Actuary, Social 
Security Administration.
  Hearing recessed subject to the call.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee ordered 
favorably reported an original resolution (S. Res. 34) authorizing 
expenditures by the Committee.
  Also, committee adopted its rules of procedure for the 109th Congress 
and announced the following subcommittee assignments:
  Subcommittee on Education and Early Childhood Development: Senators 
Alexander (Chairman), Gregg, Burr, Isakson, DeWine, Ensign, Hatch, 
Sessions, Dodd, Harkin, Jeffords, Bingaman, Murray, Reed, and Clinton.
  Subcommittee on Bioterrorism and Public Health Preparedness: Senators 
Burr (Chairman), Gregg, Frist, Alexander, DeWine, Ensign, Hatch, 
Roberts, Kennedy, Dodd, Harkin, Mikulski, Bingaman, Murray, and Reed.
  Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety: Senators Isakson 
(Chairman), Alexander, Burr, Ensign, Sessions, Roberts, Murray, Dodd, 
Harkin, Mikulski, and Jeffords.
  Subcommittee on Retirement Security and Aging: Senators DeWine 
(Chairman), Isakson, Hatch, Sessions, Roberts, Mikulski, Jeffords, 
Bingaman, and Clinton.
NOMINATION
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Michael Chertoff, of 
New Jersey, to be Secretary of Homeland Security, after the nominee, 
who was introduced by Senators Corzine and Lautenberg, testified and 
answered questions in his own behalf.
ASBESTOS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
FELA issues relating to asbestos, focusing on asbestos-related 
diseases, other dust diseases, and development of legislation to 
establish a trust fund to compensate workers with asbestos-related 
diseases, including the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution (FAIR) 
Act, after receiving testimony from Edward Becker, Third Circuit Court 
of Appeals Judge, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Laura Welch, Center to 
Protect Workers Rights, Silver Spring, Maryland; Michael B. Martin, 
Maloney, Martin, and Mitchell, LLP, Houston, Texas; David Weill, 
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver; Lester Brickman, 
Yeshiva University Cardozo School of Law, New York, New York; Paul E. 
Epstein, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Radnor; Paul R. 
Hoferer, BNSF Railway Co., Fort Worth, Texas, on behalf of the 
Association of American Railroads; Donald F. Griffin, International 
Brotherhood of Teamsters, Washington, D.C.; and Theodore Rodman, 
Ardmore, Pennsylvania.
COMMITTEE FUNDING RESOLUTION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee approved for reporting an 
original resolution (S. Res. 35) authorizing expenditures by the 
Committee.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to 
receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of 
the intelligence community.