[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 14 (Thursday, February 10, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D83-D85]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

             Week of February 14 through February 19, 2005

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 12 noon, Senate will begin consideration of the 
nomination of Michael Chertoff, of New Jersey, to be Secretary of 
Homeland Security, for up to six hours of debate.
  On Tuesday, at 4 p.m., Senate will vote on or in relation to the 
nomination of Michael Chertoff, of New Jersey, to be Secretary of 
Homeland Security.
  During the balance of the week Senate will consider any other cleared 
legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Armed Services: February 15, to hold hearings to 
examine priorities and plans for the atomic energy defense 
activities of the Department of Energy and to review the President's 
budget request for fiscal year 2006 for atomic energy defense 
activities of the Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security 
Administration, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  February 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of John Paul Woodley, Jr., of Virginia, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of the Army, Buddie J. Penn, of Virginia, to be 
an Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and the following named officer 
for appointment in the United States Navy to the grade indicated 
while assigned to a position of importance and responsibility under 
title 10, U.S.C., section 601: Adm. William J. Fallon, to be 
Admiral, 4 p.m., SR-222.
  February 17, Full Committee, to resume hearings to examine the 
proposed Defense Authorization Request for

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Fiscal Year 2006 and the Future Years Defense Program, 9:30 a.m., 
SH-216.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: February 16, to 
hold hearings to examine the semiannual monetary policy report to 
Congress, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on the Budget: February 16, to hold hearings to examine 
transparency of budget measures, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: February 15, 
to hold hearings to examine the President's proposed budget for 
fiscal year 2006 for the Department of Homeland Security's 
Transportation Security Administration and related programs, 10 
a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: February 15, 
Subcommittee on Energy, to hold hearings to examine the future of 
liquefied natural gas, focusing on the prospects for liquefied 
natural gas (LNG) in the United States and to discuss the safety and 
security issues related to LNG developments, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  February 16, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 11:30 a.m., SD-366.
  February 17, Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold hearings to 
examine National Park Service's implementation of the Federal Lands 
Recreation Enhancement Act, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: February 16, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's budget proposals for fiscal year 2006, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  February 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Daniel R. Levinson, of Maryland, to be Inspector 
General, Department of Health and Human Services, Harold Damelin, of 
Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of the Treasury, and 
Raymond Thomas Wagner, Jr., of Missouri, to be a Member of the 
Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: February 15, to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of Robert B. Zoellick, to be Deputy Secretary 
of State, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  February 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine CIA 
document disclosure under the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act, 2:30 
p.m., SD-419.
  February 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget for fiscal year 2006 for foreign 
affairs, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  February 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine democracy 
in retreat in Russia, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: February 16, 
to hold hearings to examine the realities of safety and security 
regarding drug importation, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: February 
15, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to continue hearings 
to examine the United Nations management and oversight of the Oil-
for-Food Program (OFF Program), focusing on the operations of the 
independent inspection agents retained by the United Nations and 
their role within the OFF Program, including the administration of 
the OFF Program by the U.N. Office of the Iraq Program and the 
findings of the U.N. Office of Internal Oversight Services, 9:30 
a.m., SD-342.
  February 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
transforming government for the 21st Century, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  February 17, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, 
the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold 
hearings to examine an overview of the Government Accountability 
Office high-risk list, focusing on ensuring Congressional oversight 
by bringing attention to government-wide management challenges and 
high-risk program areas, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: February 16, to hold hearings to 
examine the President's fiscal year 2006 budget request for Indian 
programs, 9:30 a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on the Judiciary: February 16, Subcommittee on 
Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights, to hold hearings to 
examine obscenity prosecution of the First Amendment, 2:30 p.m., SD-
226.
  February 17, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: February 17, to 
hold hearings to examine the President's budget request for fiscal 
year 2006 for the Small Business Administration, 10 a.m., SR-428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: February 15, to hold hearings to 
examine the Adminstration's proposed fiscal year 2006 Department of 
Veterans Affairs budget, 10 a.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: February 16, to hold hearings to 
examine the world threat, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  February 17, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, February 16, to meet for organizational 
purposes, and to consider the following: an Oversight Plan for the 
109th Congress; and Budget Views and Estimates for Fiscal Year 2006 
for submission to the Committee on the Budget, 11 a.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, February 15, to meet for 
organizational purposes, 5 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  February 16, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on Secretary of 
Agriculture, 9:30 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  February 16, Subcommittee on Defense, executive, on Force 
Protection, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  February 16, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
and Related Programs, on Secretary of State, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  February 16, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, and Related Agencies, on Social Security Administration, 
10:15 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  February 16, Subcommittee on Military Quality of Life, Veterans 
Affairs and Related Agencies, on Quality of Life, 9:30 a.m., B-300 
Rayburn

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  February 17, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on Office of the 
Inspector General, Agriculture, 9:30 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  February 17, Subcommittee on Defense, on the Secretary of Defense, 
2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  February 17, Subcommittee on The Department of Homeland Security, 
on Department of Homeland Security Management and Operations, 10 
a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  February 17, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education and Related Agencies, on Corporation for Public 
Broadcasting, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, February 16 and 17, to continue 
hearings on the Fiscal Year 2006 National Defense budget request, 10 
a.m., on February 16 and 9 a.m., on February 17, 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, February 16, hearing on National and 
Homeland Security: Meeting the Needs, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  February 17, hearing on Domestic Entitlements: Meeting the Needs, 
10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, February 15, 
Subcommittee on Education Reform, hearing on H.R. 366, Vocational 
and Technical Education for the Future Act, 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, February 16, Subcommittee on 
Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, to mark up H.R. 29, Spy 
Act, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, February 15, Subcommittee on 
Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, 
hearing entitled ``The SEC's Market Structure Proposal: Will It 
Enhance Competition?'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  February 16, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Terrorist Responses to Improved U.S. Financial 
Defenses,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  February 17, full Committee, hearing on Monetary Policy and the 
State of the Economy, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, February 16, Subcommittee on 
Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources, hearing entitled 
``Is There Such a Thing as Safe Drug Abuse?'' 2:30 p.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  February 16, Subcommittee on Government Management, Finance, and 
Accountability, hearing entitled ``Improving Internal Controls--A 
Review of Changes to OMB Circular A-123,'' 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  February 17, full Committee, to consider pending business; 
followed by a hearing entitled ``Wounded Army Guard Reserve Forces: 
Increasing the Capacity to Care,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  February 18, hearing entitled ``The Capital Region's Critical 
Link: Ensuring Metrorail's Future As a Safe, Reliable and Affordable 
Transportation Option,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, February 16, Subcommittee on 
Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment, 
hearing entitled ``The Proposed Fiscal Year 2006: Building the 
Information Analysis Capability of DHS,'' 2 p.m., room to be 
announced.
  Committee on International Relations, February 16, hearing on 
United States Policy Toward Iran: Next Steps, 10:30 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  February 16, Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats, hearing 
An Overview of Transatlantic Relations Prior to President Bush's 
Visit to Europe, 1 p.m., room to be announced.
  February 16, Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia and 
the Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation, 
joint hearing on Iran: A Quarter-Century of State-Sponsored Terror, 
1 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  February 17, Full Committee, hearing on the International 
Relations Budget for Fiscal Year 2006, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, February 17, Subcommittee on Courts, 
the Internet, and Intellectual Property, hearing on H.R. 683, 
Trademark Dilution Revision Act of 2005, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, February 16, oversight hearing on the 
Status of the Indian Trust Fund Lawsuit, Cobell v. Norton, 10 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  February 16, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources and the 
Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, joint oversight hearing 
on the Impact of High Energy Costs on the Competitiveness of 
America's Pulp and Paper Industry, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  February 17, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, oversight 
hearing on GAO Five Year Update on Wildland Fire and Forest Service/
Bureau of Land Management Accomplishments in Implementing the 
Healthy Forests Restoration Act, 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, February 16, hearing on An Overview of the 
Federal R&D Budget for Fiscal Year 2006, 11 a.m., 2328 Rayburn.
  February 17, hearing on NASA's Fiscal Year 2006 Budget Proposal, 
10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, February 17, to consider Budget Views 
and Estimates for Fiscal Year 2006 for submission to the Committee 
on the Budget, and to hold a hearing entitled ``Medical Liability 
Reform: Stopping the Skyrocketing Price of Health Care,'' 10 a.m., 
2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, February 16, 
Subcommittee on Water Resources, hearing on Agency Budgets and 
Priorities for Fiscal Year 2006, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, February 16, hearing on the 
Department of Veterans Affairs Budget for Fiscal Year 2006, 10 a.m., 
334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, February 17, Subcommittee on Trade, 
to meet for organizational purposes, 1:30 p.m., 1129 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, February 15 and 16, 
executive, hearings on Threats, 2:30 p.m., on February 15 and 10 
a.m., and 2 p.m., on February 16, H-405 Capitol.
  February 17, executive, Briefing on Global Updates, 9 a.m., H-405 
Capitol.