[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 28 (Thursday, March 10, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D217-D218]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded 
hearings to examine the reauthorization of the Commodity Futures 
Trading Commission, after receiving testimony from Jeffrey C. Sprecher, 
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia; Robert G. Pickel, 
International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., New York, New 
York; Daniel J. Roth, National Futures Association, Chicago, Illinois; 
and Oliver I. Ireland, Morrison and Forester, LLP, on behalf of 
Huntsman Corporation, John G. Gaine, Managed Funds Association, and 
Micah S. Green, The Bond Market Association, all of Washington, D.C.
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior and Related 
Agencies concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2006 for the Department of the Interior, after receiving 
testimony from Gale A. Norton, Secretary of the Interior.
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND RADIOACTIVE 
WASTE MANAGEMENT
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water concluded 
a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2006 for 
the Environmental Management and Radioactive Waste Management in the 
Department of Energy, after receiving testimony from Paul M. Golan, 
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management, and 
Theodore J. Garrish, Deputy Director, Office of Civilian Radioactive 
Waste Management, both of the Department of Energy.
APPROPRIATIONS: FOSTER CARE INITIATIVES
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on District of Columbia 
concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2006 for funding for Federal foster care initiatives in the 
District of Columbia, after receiving testimony from Brenda Donald 
Walker, District of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency; Martha 
B. Knisley, District of Columbia Department of Mental Health; Lee F. 
Sattefield, Family Court of District of Columbia Superior Court; Judith 
Metzler, Center for the Study of Social Policy, and Margie Chalofsky, 
Foster and Adoptive Family Advocacy Center, both of Washington, D.C.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DETENTION OPERATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the review of Department of Defense detention operations and detainee 
interrogation techniques, after receiving testimony from Vice Admiral 
Albert T. Church III, USN, Director of the Navy Staff.
IDENTITY THEFT
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee held 
hearings to examine recent developments involving the security of 
sensitive consumer information relating to identity theft, focusing on 
laws currently applicable to resellers of consumer information, 
receiving testimony from Senator Leahy; Deborah Platt Majoras, 
Chairman, Federal Trade Commission; Larry Johnson, Special Agent in 
Charge, Criminal Investigative Division, United States Secret Service, 
Department of Homeland Security; Amy S. Friend, Assistant Chief 
Counsel, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the 
Treasury.
  Hearings recessed subject to the call of the Chair.

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2006 BUDGET
Committee on the Budget: Committee ordered favorably reported an 
original concurrent resolution setting forth the fiscal year 2006 
budget for the Federal Government.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee ordered 
favorably reported the following bills:
  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, with an amendment;
  S. 50, to authorize and strengthen the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration's tsunami detection, forecast, warning, and 
mitigation program, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  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, with amendments; and
  Nominations in the Coast Guard and National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration.
  Also, Committee adopted its rules of procedures for the 109th 
Congress.