[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 30 (Monday, March 14, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D236-D237]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                             MARCH 15, 2005

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold 
hearings to examine school nutrition programs, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, 
Treasury and General Government, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2006 for the Department of 
Transportation, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and 
Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 2006 for the Department of Labor, 10:30 
a.m., SD-124.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2006 for the Office of 
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, the Office of Science, and 
the Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology in the 
Department of Energy, 2 p.m., SD-124.
  Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans' Affairs, to 
hold hearings to examine Department of Veterans Affairs budget 
overview, 2:30 p.m., SD-138.
  Committee on 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, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Subcommittee on Airland, to hold hearings to examine Army 
Transformation and the Future Combat System in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for fiscal year 2006, 2:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of 
Anthony Joseph Principi, of California, to be a Member of the 
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, 4:30 p.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on 
National Parks, to hold hearings to examine S.175, to establish the 
Bleeding Kansas and Enduring Struggle for Freedom National Heritage 
Area, S.322, to establish the Champlain Valley National Heritage 
Partnership in the States of Vermont and New York, S.323, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and 
feasibility of designating the French Colonial Heritage Area in the 
State of Missouri as a unit of the National Park System, and S.429, 
to establish the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area in 
the State of Connecticut and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 2:30 
p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Howard J. Krongard, of New Jersey, to be Inspector 
General Department of State; to be followed by a hearing to examine 
the nominations of John Thomas Schieffer, of Texas, to be Ambassador 
to Japan, Joseph R. DeTrani, of Virginia, for the rank of Ambassador 
during his tenure of service as Special Envoy for the Six Party 
Talks, and Christopher R. Hill, of Rhode Island, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-419.
  Full Committee, business meeting to consider the nominations of 
Howard J. Krongard, of New Jersey, to be Inspector General, 
Department of State, Joseph R. DeTrani, of Virginia, for the rank of 
Ambassador during his tenure of service as Special Envoy for the Six 
Party Talks, John Thomas Schieffer, of Texas, to be Ambassador to 
Japan, Christopher R. Hill, of Rhode Island, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, R. Nicholas 
Burns, of Massachusetts, to be an Under Secretary of State for 
Political Affairs, C. David Welch, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, John B. Bellinger, of 
Virginia, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State, David B. 
Balton, of the District of Columbia, for the rank of Ambassador 
during his tenure of service as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State 
for Oceans and Fisheries, Rudolph E. Boschwitz, of Minnesota, for 
the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as 
Representative of the United States of America on the Human Rights 
Commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, 
and promotion lists in the Foreign Service, 2:15 p.m., S-116, 
Capitol.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Oversight 
of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of 
Columbia, to hold oversight hearings to examine ensuring the success 
of the National Security Personnel System, focusing on the proposed 
regulations jointly published by the Department of Defense and 
Office of Personnel Management for the National Security Personnel 
System, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology 
and Homeland Security, to hold hearings to examine the OPEN 
Government Act of 2005 relating to openness in government and 
freedom of information, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the SBC/ATT and 
Verizon/MCI mergers relating to remaking the telecommunications 
industry, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: closed business meeting to 
consider certain intelligence matters, 3:30 p.m., SH-219.

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  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine exploring 
the economics of retirement, 10 a.m., SD-562.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on the Department of 
Homeland Security, on Customs and Border Protection, 10 a.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Department of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education, and Related Agencies, on Health Resources and 
Services Administration, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related 
Agencies, on Department of Energy--Science, Nuclear Energy and 
Renewable Energy/Conservation, 10 a.m., 2362B Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Science, The Departments of State, Justice, and 
Commerce, and Related Agencies, on Members of Congress, 10:30 a.m., 
H-309 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Projection Forces, 
hearing on the Fiscal Year 2006 National Defense Authorization 
budget request--Naval Critical Enablers, 9 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on the Fiscal Year 2006 
National Defense Authorization budget request for Military 
Construction, Family Housing, Base Closures, and Facilities 
Operations and Maintenance, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing on the Fiscal Year 2006 
National Defense Authorization budget request for Missile Defense 
Programs, 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and 
Capabilities, hearing on the Fiscal Year 2006 National Defense 
Authorization budget request--Department of Defense responsibilities 
in homeland defense and homeland security missions, 3 p.m., 2212 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on 21st 
Century Competitiveness, hearing entitled ``Welfare Reform: 
Reauthorization of Work and Child Care,'' 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, 
and Consumer Protection, hearing entitled ``Protecting Consumer's 
Data: Policy Issues Raised by Choice Point,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, 
Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled 
``Regulation NMS: The SEC's View,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, oversight hearing on United 
Nations Reform: Challenges and Prospects, 2:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law, hearing on H.R. 800, Protection of Lawful 
Commerce in Arms Act, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, oversight 
hearing on the Department of Homeland Security to Examine the 
Security of the Nation's Seaports and the Cargo Entering Those 
Ports, 3 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Water and Power, oversight 
hearing on the Power Marketing Administrations' Role in Bringing Our 
Nationwide Electricity Transmission System into the 21st Century, 10 
a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, to consider H. Con. Res. 95, Establishing the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal 
year 2006, revising appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 
2005, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
years 2007 through 2010, 3:30 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and 
Standards, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 50, National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration Act; H.R. 798, Methamphetamine 
Remediation Research Act of 2005; and H.R. 250, Manufacturing 
Technology Competitiveness Act of 2005, 1 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Aviation, oversight hearing on Lasers: A Hazard to Aviation Safety 
and Security? 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on 
Measuring Physician Quality and Efficiency of Care in Medicare, 10 
a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Human Resources, to mark up H.R. 240, Personal 
Responsibility, Work, and Family Protection Act of 2005, 1 p.m., B-
318 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, hearing on 
the Budget, 1 p.m., H-405 Capitol.