[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 48 (Wednesday, April 20, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D380-D381]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             APRIL 21, 2005

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, 
Treasury and General Government, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2006 for the Office of 
Management and Budget, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and 
Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine an overview of 
methamphetamine abuse, 10:30 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Kenneth J. Krieg, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary 
of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, and 
Lieutenant General Michael V. Hayden, United States Air Force, for 
appointment to the grade of general and to be Principal Deputy 
Director of National Intelligence, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings to examine present and 
future costs of Department of Defense health care, and national 
health care trends in the civilian sector, 1:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to continue 
hearings to examine proposals to improve the regulation of Housing 
Government-Sponsored Enterprises, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation, to hold hearings to 
examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2006 
for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 2:30 p.m., SD-
538.
  Committee on the Budget: to hold hearings to examine structural 
deficits and budget process reform, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine, to hold hearings to 
examine reauthorization of Amtrak, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine the nomination 
of Robert J. Portman, of Ohio, to be United States Trade 
Representative, with the rank of Ambassador, 10 a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine anti-
corruption strategies of the African Development Bank, Asian 
Development Bank and European Bank on Reconstruction and 
Development, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine easing costs and expanding access relating to 
small businesses and health insurance, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Oversight 
of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of 
Columbia, to hold an oversight hearing to examine governmentwide 
workforce flexibilities available to federal agencies including the 
implementation, use by agencies, and training and education related 
to using the new flexibilities, 10:30 a.m., SD-562.
  Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and 
International Security, to hold hearings to examine the President's 
management agenda, including Federal financial performance, best 
practices, and program accountability, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 378, 
to make it a criminal act to willfully use a weapon with the intent 
to cause death or serious bodily injury to any person while on board 
a passenger vessel, S. 629, to amend chapter 97 of title 18, United 
States Code, relating to protecting against attacks on railroads and 
other mass transportation systems, S. 339, to reaffirm the authority 
of States to regulate certain hunting and fishing activities, S. 
852, to create a fair and efficient system to

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resolve claims of victims for bodily injury caused by asbestos 
exposure, and the nominations of Priscilla Richman Owen, of Texas, 
to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, Terrence W. 
Boyle, of North Carolina, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Fourth Circuit, Janice R. Brown, of California, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, William H. 
Pryor, Jr., of Alabama, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Eleventh Circuit, and certain committee matters, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, to hold hearings to examine 
the patent system today and tomorrow, 2:30 p.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 Fleet Reserve Association, the Air Force 
Sergeants Association, the Retired Enlisted Association, and the 
Gold Star Wives of America, 10 a.m., 345 CHOB.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, hearing to review Implementation of the 
Secure Rural Schools Act of 2000: A Continuing Commitment to Rural 
Education and Sustainable Forestry, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on the Department of 
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, 
on public witnesses, 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 Department of the Treasury, 10 
a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Science, the Departments of State, Justice, and 
Commerce, and Related Agencies, on Department of State, 
International Organizations, 10 a.m., H-309 Capitol.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on 
Education Reform, hearing on Early Childhood Education: Improvement 
Through Integration, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Air 
Quality, hearing entitled ``A Hearing on the Administration's Clear 
Skies Initiative and EPA's Recent Clean Air Act Regulations,'' 10 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, hearing entitled ``The Impact of 
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, hearing entitled ``OMB Management 
Watch List: $65 Billion Reasons to Ensure the Federal Government is 
Effectively Managing Information Technology Investments,'' 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, to mark up H.R. 1544, Faster and 
Smarter Funding for First Responders Act of 2005, 10 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, to mark up the Omnibus 
Committee Funding Resolution for the 109th Congress, 5 p.m., H-144 
Capitol.
  Committee on International Relations, hearing on Redefining 
Boundaries: Political Liberalization in the Arab World, 10:30 a.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International 
Operations, hearing on Zimbabwe: Prospects for Democracy after the 
March 2005 Elections, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security, oversight hearing on the Implementation of the 
USA PATRIOT Act: Sections of the Act that Address--Crime, Terrorism, 
and the Age of Technology, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, 
oversight hearing entitled ``October, 2005 deadline for Visa Waiver 
Program Countries to produce Secure Passports: Why it matters to 
Homeland Security,'' 1 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on National Parks, oversight 
hearing on the National Historic Preservation Act, 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Workforce, 
Empowerment, and Government Programs, hearing entitled ``Removing 
Obstacles to Job Creation: How Can the Federal Government Help Small 
Businesses Revitalize the Economy?'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, hearing on Implementation of the 
Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA), 
10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             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 Fleet Reserve 
Association, the Air Force Sergeants Association, the Retired 
Enlisted Association, and the Gold Star Wives of America, 10 a.m., 
345 CHOB.
  Joint Committee on Printing: business meeting to consider 
organizational matters, 2 p.m., S-219, Capitol.