[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 32 (Wednesday, March 16, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D256-D257]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             MARCH 17, 2005

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on 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, 9:30 a.m., SD-
106.
  Subcommittee on SeaPower, to hold hearings to examine posture of 
the U.S. Transportation Command in review of the Defense 
Authorization request for fiscal year 2006, 3 p.m., SR-232A.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: business meeting 
to markup The Federal Public Transportation Act of 2005, 11 a.m., 
SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Oceans, Fisheries and Coast Guard, to hold hearings to examine 
the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2006 for the 
Coast Guard Operational Readiness/Mission Balance, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine the nomination of Lester M. Crawford, of 
Maryland, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health 
and Human Services, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the 
report entitled, ``Back from the Battlefield: Are we providing the 
proper care for America's Wounded Warriors?'', 10 a.m., SR-418.

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                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on 
Under Secretary for Rural Development, 9:30 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Defense, on Air Force Posture, 10 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn, and executive, on Air Force Acquisition, 1:30 p.m., H-140 
Capitol.
  Subcommittee on The Department of Homeland Security, on 
Citizenship and Immigration Services, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Department of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education, and Related Agencies, on Secretary of Labor, 10 
a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Departments of Transportation, Treasury, and 
Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, 
and Independent Agencies, on the Secretary of Labor, 10 a.m., 2358 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, on 
Bureau of Indian Affairs, 2 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Science, The Departments of State, Justice, 
Commerce, and Related Agencies, on SBA, 10 a.m., and on Federal 
Prison System, 2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, hearing on current operations and the 
political transition in Iraq, 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and 
Capabilities, hearing on the Fiscal Year 2006 National Defense 
Authorization budget request--United States Special Operations 
Command policy and programs, 3 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on 21st 
Century Competitiveness and the Subcommittee on Select Education, 
joint hearing entitled ``Tracking International Students in Higher 
Education: A Progress Report,'' 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, hearing 
entitled ``Setting the Path for Reauthorization: Improving Portfolio 
Management at the NIH,'' 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``A 
Review of Security Initiatives at DOE Nuclear Facilities,'' 10 a.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, 
Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled 
``A Review of the Securities Arbitration System,'' 2 p.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, 
hearing on H.R. 1185, Deposit Insurance Reform Act of 2005, 9:30 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, hearing entitled ``Restoring Faith 
in America's Pastime: Evaluating Major League Baseball's Efforts to 
Eradicate Steroid Use,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, oversight hearing on U.S. 
Counternarcotics Policy in Afghanistan: Time for Leadership, 11 
a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International 
Operations, oversight hearing on A Global Review of Human Rights: 
Examining the State Department's 2004 Annual Report, 1:30 p.m., 2220 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation, 
oversight hearing on the United Nations and the Fight Against 
Terrorism, 2:30 p.m., 2255 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, oversight hearing on 
The United Nations Oil-for-Food Program: The Cotecna and Saybolt 
Inspection Firms, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, 
oversight hearing on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 9 a.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, 
oversight hearing on Holmes Group, the Federal Circuit, and the 
State of Patent Appeals, 3:30 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, oversight 
hearing on Responding to Organized Crimes Against Manufacturers and 
Retailers; followed by mark up of H.R. 32, Stop Counterfeiting in 
Manufactured Goods Act, 1 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, oversight hearing on a measure to amend 
the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to restrict off-reservation gaming, 
2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on National Parks, oversight hearing on the Fiscal 
Year 2006 National Park Service Budget, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, to mark up the following measures: H.R. 
1023, Charles ``Pete'' Conrad Astronomy Awards Act; H.R. 1158, To 
reauthorize the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and 
Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988; H.R. 28, High-Performance 
Computing Revitalization Act of 2005; H.R. 1215, Green Chemistry 
Research and Development Act of 2005; H. Con. Res. 96, Recognizing 
the significance of African American women in the United States 
scientific community; and H.R. 798, Methamphetamine Remediation 
Research Act of 2005, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Rural Enterprise, 
Agriculture and Technology, hearing entitled ``The High Price of 
Natural Gas and its Impact on Small Businesses: Issues and Short 
Term Solutions,'' 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, 
oversight hearing on The Administration's ``Strengthening America's 
Communities'' Initiative and its impact on economic development, 2 
p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on 
Managing the Use of Imaging Services, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, on hearing 
on Global Updates, 9 a.m., and executive, hearing on the Budget, 
1:30 p.m., H-405 Capitol.