[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 22 (Wednesday, March 2, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E345]
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                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate on February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This 
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate 
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place, 
and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled, and any cancellations or 
changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Thursday, March 3, 2005 may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                                MARCH 7
     2 p.m.
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Michael 
           Jackson, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of 
           Homeland Security.
                                                            SD-342

                                MARCH 8
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine military strategy and 
           operational requirements in review of the Defense 
           Authorization Request for fiscal year 2006.
                                                            SH-216
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Thomas B. 
           Griffith, of Utah, to be United States Circuit Judge 
           for the District of Columbia Circuit.
                                                            SD-226
       Rules and Administration
         To hold hearings to examine S. 271, to amend the Federal 
           Election Campaign Act of 1971 to clarify when 
           organizations described in section 527 of the Internal 
           Revenue Code of 1986 must register as political 
           committees.
                                                            SR-301
     10 a.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
         To hold hearings to examine the reauthorization of the 
           Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
                                                            SD-106
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Public Lands and Forests Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine S. 179, to provide for the 
           exchange of land within the Sierra National Forest, 
           California, S. 213, to direct the Secretary of the 
           Interior to convey certain Federal land to Rio Arriba 
           County, New Mexico, S. 267, to reauthorize the Secure 
           Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 
           2000, and S. 305, to authorize the Secretary of the 
           Interior to recruit volunteers to assist with or 
           facilitate the activities of various agencies and 
           offices of the Department of the Interior.
                                                            SD-366
     2 p.m.
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold joint hearings with the House Committee on 
           Veterans Affairs to examine the legislative 
           presentation of the Disabled American Veterans.
                                                          345 CHOB
     2:30 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine ways to encourage the 
           diversification of power generation resources.
                                                            SD-366
       Foreign Relations
       European Affairs Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the future of democracy in 
           the Black Sea area.
                                                            SD-419
       Judiciary
       Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine terrorism and the 
           electromagnetic pulse (EMP) threat to homeland 
           security.
                                                            SD-226
     3 p.m.
       Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
         To hold hearings to examine the challenges facing the 
           Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in 
           2005, focusing on security and human rights.
                                                            SD-192

                                MARCH 9
     9:30 a.m.
       Indian Affairs
         Business meeting to consider S. 147, to express the 
           policy of the United States regarding the United States 
           relationship with Native Hawaiians and to provide a 
           process for the recognition by the United States of the 
           Native Hawaiian governing entity; to be followed by an 
           oversight hearing on trust reform.
                                                            SR-485
     10 a.m.
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         Business meeting to consider the nomination of Ronald 
           Rosenfeld, of Oklahoma, to be a Director of the Federal 
           Housing Finance Board; to be followed by a hearing to 
           examine the state of the securities industry.
                                                            SD-538
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Patricia 
           Lynn Scarlett, of California, to be Deputy Secretary of 
           the Interior, and Jeffrey Clay Sell, of Texas, to be 
           Deputy Secretary of Energy.
                                                            SD-366
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         Business meeting to consider S. 250, to amend the Carl D. 
           Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 
           to improve the Act, the Caring for Children Act of 
           2005, S. 172, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
           Cosmetic Act to provide for the regulation of all 
           contact lenses as medical devices, the Patient Safety 
           and Quality Improvement Act of 2005, and any 
           nominations ready for action.
                                                            SD-430
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
           fiscal year 2006 for the Department of Homeland 
           Security.
                                                            SD-342
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold joint hearings with the House Committee on 
           Veterans Affairs to examine the legislative 
           presentation of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
                                                            SH-216

                                MARCH 10
     10 a.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
         To continue hearings to examine the reauthorization of 
           the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
                                                           SR-328A
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold joint hearings with the House Committee on 
           Veterans Affairs to examine the legislative 
           presentations of the Blinded Veterans Association, the 
           Non-Commissioned Officers Association, the Military 
           Order of the Purple Heart, the Paralyzed Veterans of 
           America and the Jewish War Veterans.
                                                          345 CHOB

                                MARCH 15
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
         To resume hearings to examine military strategy and 
           operational requirements from combatant commanders in 
           review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal 
           year 2006.
                                                            SD-106

                                MARCH 17
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine current and future worldwide 
           threats to the national security of the United States; 
           to be followed by a closed hearing in SH-219.
                                                            SD-106
     10 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Oceans, Fisheries and Coast Guard Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the President's proposed 
           budget request for fiscal year 2006 for the Coast Guard 
           Operational Readiness/Mission Balance.
                                                            SR-253

                                APRIL 14
     10 a.m.
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold joint hearings with the House Committee on 
           Veterans Affairs to examine the legislative 
           presentations of the Military Officers Association of 
           America, the National Association of State Director of 
           Veterans Affairs, AMVETS, the American Ex-Prisoners of 
           War, and Vietnam Veterans of America.
                                                          345 CHOB

                                APRIL 21
     10 a.m.
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold joint hearings with the House Committee on 
           Veterans Affairs to examine the legislative 
           presentations of the Fleet Reserve Association, the Air 
           Force Sergeants Association, the Retired Enlisted 
           Association, and the Gold Star Wives of America.
                                                          345 CHOB

                              SEPTEMBER 20
     10 a.m.
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold joint hearings with the House Committee on 
           Veterans Affairs to examine the legislative 
           presentation of the American Legion.
                                                          345 CHOB