[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 42 (Tuesday, April 12, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D321-D323]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             APRIL 13, 2005

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, 
to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2006 for the Office of the Secretary of the Senate and the 
Office of the Architect of the Capitol, 10:30 a.m., SD-138.
  Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related 
Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2006 for the Office of the Chief Economist, the Office 
of Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, the Office of Natural 
Resources and the Environment, the Office of Rural Development, and 
the Office of Research, Education, and Economics, all of the 
Department of Agriculture, 12:30 p.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness and 
Management Support, to hold hearings to examine high risk areas in 
the management of the Department of Defense in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for fiscal year 2006, 10 a.m., SR-232A.
  Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings to examine active and 
Reserve military and civilian personnel programs in review of the 
Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2006, 1:30 p.m., SR-
232A.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine the Federal Home Loan Bank System, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine S. 714, to amend section 227 of the 
Communications Act of 1934 relating to the prohibition on junk fax 
transmissions, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: business meeting to 
consider pending calendar business, 11:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: business meeting to 
consider the nominations of Luis Luna, of Maryland, to be an 
Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, John 
Paul Woodley, Jr., of

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Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army, Major General 
Don T. Riley, United States Army, to be a Member and President of 
the Mississippi River Commission, Brigadier General William T. 
Grisoli, United States Army, to be a Member of the Mississippi River 
Commission, D. Michael Rappoport, of Arizona, and Michael Butler, of 
Tennessee, each to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the 
Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental 
Policy Foundation, Stephen L. Johnson, of Maryland, to be 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and pending 
legislation, 9:15 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine The U.S.-Central 
America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement, 10 a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Daniel Fried, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, and Robert 
Joseph, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of State for Arms Control 
and International Security, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: business 
meeting to consider the nomination of Lester M. Crawford, of 
Maryland, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health 
and Human Services, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: business 
meeting to consider S. 21, to provide for homeland security grant 
coordination and simplification, S. 335, to reauthorize the 
Congressional Award Act, S. 494, to amend chapter 23 of title 5, 
United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information 
protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement 
in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, 
forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, 
provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, S. 501, to 
provide a site for the National Women's History Museum in the 
District of Columbia, and certain committee reports, 11 a.m., SD-
342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold oversight hearings to examine 
Indian Health, 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine securing 
electronic personal data, focusing on striking a balance between 
privacy and commercial and governmental use, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights, to 
hold hearings to examine judicial activism regarding federal and 
state marriage protection initiatives, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold a closed briefing on 
intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on the Department of 
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, 
on Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and on the 
Administration on Aging, 10:15 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 OMB, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related 
Programs, on Millennium Challenge Corporation, 10 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, on 
National Park Service, 10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, to mark up the following 
bills: H.R. 739, Occupational Safety and Health Small Business Day 
in Court Act of 2005; H.R. 740, Occupational Safety and Health 
Review Commission Efficiency Act of 2005; H.R. 741, Occupational 
Safety and Health Independent Review of OSHA Citations Act of 2005; 
H.R. 742, Occupational Safety and Health Small Employer Access to 
Justice Act of 2005; and H.R. 940, Recreational Marine Employment 
Act of 2005, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, to continue markup of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, hearing entitled ``The 
Administration Perspective on GSE Regulatory Reform,'' 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, 
hearing on H.R. 1042, Net Worth Amendment for Credit Unions Act, 2 
p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, to consider the following: H.R. 
22, Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act; H.R. 1533, Federal 
Energy Management Improvement Act of 2005; H.R. 504, To designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4960 
West Washington Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, as the ``Ray 
Charles Post Office Building;'' H.R. 1001, To designate the facility 
of the United States Postal Service located at 301 South 
Heatherwilde Boulevard in Pflugerville, Texas, as the ``Sergeant 
Byron W. Norwood Post Office Building;'' H.R. 1072, To designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 151 West End 
Street in Goliad, Texas, as the ``Judge Emilio Vargas Post Office 
Building;'' H.R. 1082, To designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 120 East Illinois Avenue in Vinita, 
Oklahoma, as the ``Francis C. Goodpaster Post Office Building;'' 
H.R. 1236, To designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 750 4th Street in Sparks, Nevada, as the ``Mayor 
Tony Armstrong Memorial Post Office;'' H.R. 1524, To designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 12433 
Antioch Road in Overland Park, Kansas, as the ``Ed Eilert Post 
Office Building;'' a measure To designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 695 Pleasant Street in New Bedford, 
Massachusetts, the ``Honorable Judge George N. Leighton Post Office 
Building;'' H. Res. 184, Recognizing a National Week of Hope in 
commemoration of the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist bombing in 
Oklahoma City, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, hearing entitled ``The Department 
of Homeland Security: Promoting Risk-Based Prioritization and 
Management,'' 1:30 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.

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  Committee on International Relations, hearing on U.S. Response to 
Global AIDS Crisis: A Two-Year Review, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Middle East and Central Asia, to mark up H.R. 282, 
Iran Freedom Support Act, 12 p.m., 2255 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, hearing on U.S. Trade 
Agreements with Latin America, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, to mark up the following measures: 
H.R. 32, Stop Counterfeiting in Manufactured Goods Act; H.R. 748, 
Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act; H.R. 1279, Gang 
Deterrence and Community Protection Act of 2005; H.R. 800, 
Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act; and H.R. 866, To make 
technical corrections to the United States Code, 10 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, 
oversight hearing on Immigration and the Alien Gang Epidemic: 
Problems and Solutions, 4 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, to mark up the Domestic Energy Security 
Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, oversight hearing on 
Management Challenges for Grazing and Range Conservation in the 
Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management, 3:30 p.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Water and Power, oversight hearing entitled ``The 
Role of New Surface and Groundwater Storage in Providing Reliable 
Water and Power Supplies and Reducing Drought's Impacts,'' 1 p.m., 
1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, to mark up H.R. 1215, Green Chemistry 
Research and Development Act of 2005, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing entitled ``Private Equity for 
Small Firms: The Importance of the Participating Securities 
Program,'' 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, to mark up H.R. 889, Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2005, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, oversight hearing 
on Wastewater Blending, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, to mark up H.R. 1541, To amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance energy infrastructure 
properties in the United States and to encourage the use of certain 
energy technologies, 10:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, hearing on 
FBI Budget, 10 a.m., H-405 Capitol.