[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 27 (Wednesday, March 9, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D212-D213]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             MARCH 10, 2005

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to continue 
hearings to examine the reauthorization of the Commodity Futures 
Trading Commission, 10 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2006 
for the Department of the Interior, 9:30 a.m., SD-124.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2006 for the Environmental 
Management and Radioactive Waste Management in the Department of 
Energy, 10 a.m., SD-116.
  Subcommittee on District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2006 for funding for 
Federal foster care initiatives in the District of Columbia, 2 p.m., 
SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the 
review of Department of Defense detention operations and detainee 
interrogation techniques, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine recent developments involving the security of sensitive 
consumer information relating to identity theft, 2:30 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: business meeting to resume markup of the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: business 
meeting to consider S. 148, to establish a United States Boxing 
Commission to administer the Act, S. 361, to develop and maintain an 
integrated system of ocean and coastal observations for the Nation's 
coasts, oceans and Great Lakes, improve warnings of tsunamis and 
other natural hazards, enhance homeland security, support maritime 
operations, S. 39, to establish a coordinated national ocean 
exploration program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, S. 362, to establish a program within the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the United States Coast 
Guard to help identify, determine sources of, assess, reduce, and 
prevent marine debris and its adverse impacts on the marine 
environment and navigation safety, in coordination with non-Federal 
entities, S. 364, to establish a program within the National Oceanic 
Atmospheric Administration to integrate Federal coastal and ocean 
mapping activities, S. 50, to authorize and strengthen the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's tsunami detection, 
forecast, warning, and mitigation program, S. 268, to provide 
competitive grants for training court reporters and closed 
captioners to meet requirements for realtime writers under the 
Telecommunications Act of 1996, National Telecommunication and 
Information Administration authorization, Coast Guard nominations, 
NOAA Corps nominations, and adoption of committee rules for the 
109th Congress, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider the 
nomination of William Gerry Myers III, of Idaho, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, 11 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on 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, 10 a.m., 345 CHOB.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, 
Rural Development and Research, hearing to access the Methyl Bromide 
Critical Use Exemption (CUE) process under the Montreal Protocol, 10 
a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on 
Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, 9:30 
a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Defense, on Navy/Marine Corps Posture, 10 a.m., 
and executive, on Navy/Marine Corps Acquisition, 1:30 p.m., H-140 
Capitol.
  Subcommittee on The Department of Homeland Security, on U.S. Coast 
Guard, 10 a.m., and on Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 2 p.m., 
2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Department of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education, and Related Agencies, on Secretary of 
Education, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related 
Agencies, executive, on Department of Energy-National Nuclear 
Security Administration, 10 a.m., 2362B Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, on 
National Endowment for the Arts, 10 a.m., and on National Endowment 
for the Humanities, 11 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Quality of Life, and Veterans Affairs, 
and Related Agencies, on European Command, 9:30 a.m., and on Pacific 
Command, 1:30 p.m., H-143 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Science, The Departments of State, Justice, and 
Commerce, and Related Agencies, on NOAA, 10:30 a.m., H-309 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, to continue hearings on the Fiscal 
Year 2006 National Defense Authorization budget request, 3 p.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Projection Forces, hearing on the Fiscal Year 2006 
National Defense Authorization budget request--The Navy's Future 
Fleet: Assessing the Strength of Today's Navy for Tomorrow, 9 a.m., 
2212 Rayburn.

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  Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and 
Capabilities, hearing on the Fiscal Year 2006 National Defense 
Authorization budget request--Defense Science and Technology in 
support of the War on Terrorism, and Beyond, 1 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on 
Workforce Protections, to mark up H.R. 940, Recreational Marine 
Employment Act of 2005, 11:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, 
and Consumer Protection and the Subcommittee on Health, joint 
hearing entitled ``Steroids in Sports: Cheating the System and 
Gambling Your Health,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, hearing entitled ``Funding 
Options for the Yucca Mountain Repository Program,'' 2:30 p.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, hearing 
entitled ``Preparing Consumers for the End of the Digital Television 
Transition,'' 1 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Housing and 
Community Opportunity, oversight hearing of the Rural Housing 
Service, including the Service's budget request for fiscal year 
2006,'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``Due Diligence in Mortgage Repurchases and Fannie: The First 
Beneficial Case,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, to consider the following 
measures: H.R. 185, Program Assessment and Results Act; and S. 384, 
To extend the existence of the Nazi War Crimes and Japanese Imperial 
Government Records Interagency Working Group for 2 years, 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources, 
hearing entitled ``FY 2006 Drug Control Budget and the Byrne Grant, 
HIDTA, and Other Law Enforcement Programs: Are We Jeopardizing 
Federal, State and Local Cooperation?'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, to consider funding requests of 
the Committees of the House of Representatives, 2 p.m., 1310 
Longworth.
  Committee on International Relations, hearing on The Korean 
Peninsula: Six Party Talks and the Nuclear Issue, 10:30 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International 
Operations, to mark up H.R. 972, Trafficking Victims Protection 
Reauthorization Act of 2005, 1 p.m., 2255 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing on Indonesia in 
Transition: Recent Developments and Implications for U.S. Policy, 2 
p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation, 
hearing on Eliminating Terrorist Sanctuaries: The Role of Security 
Assistance, 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, 
oversight hearing on the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights 
Division: A Review of the Civil Rights Division for the Purpose of 
the Reauthorization of the U.S. Department of Justice, 10 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, to meet 
for organizational purposes; to consider pending Subcommittee 
business; followed by an oversight hearing entitled ``Interior 
Immigration Enforcement Resources,'' 12 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources, oversight hearing entitled ``The Interior Budget for FY 
2006 in Energy and Mineral Programs,'' 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans, oversight hearing on the 
Fiscal Year 2006 Budget Request of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service; and NOAA, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Water Resources and Environment, oversight hearing on Agency Budgets 
and Priorities for Fiscal Year 2006, with emphasis on U.S. Army 
Corps of Engineers, the TVA, Natural Resources Conservation Service 
and Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, Budget 
hearing, 12 p.m., and, executive, Budget hearing, 1:30 p.m., H-405 
Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Meetings: Senate Committee on 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, 10 a.m., 345 CHOB.