[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 50 (Friday, April 22, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D392-D395]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                Week of April 25 through April 30, 2005

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 2 p.m., Senate will resume consideration of the motion 
to proceed to consideration of H.R. 3, Transportation Equity Act.
  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the motion to 
proceed to consideration of H.R. 3, Transportation Equity Act., with a 
vote on the motion to invoke cloture to occur at 11:45 a.m. thereon.
  During the balance of the week, Senate will consider any other 
cleared legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: April 27, to 
hold hearings to examine the nominations: of Thomas C. Dorr, of 
Iowa, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development, 
and to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit 
Corporation, 10:30 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: April 26, Subcommittee on 
Transportation, Treasury, the Judiciary, and Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2006 for the Department of 
the Treasury, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
  April 27, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2006 for the Department of 
Defense, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  April 27, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2006 for the 
Sergeant at Arms, the U.S. Capitol Police Board, and the Capitol 
Guide Service, 11 a.m., SD-124.
  April 28, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, to hold hearings for 
an overview of Bioterrorism and BioShield, 10:30 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: April 28, to hold hearings to examine 
defense intelligence in review of the Defense Authorization Request 
for fiscal year 2006; to be followed by a closed hearing in SR-222, 
9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: April 26, to 
hold hearings to examine an update on money services businesses 
under bank secrecy and USA PATRIOT regulation, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: April 26, to 
hold hearings to examine the nominations: of Maria Cino, of 
Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation, and Phyllis F. 
Scheinberg, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Transportation, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  April 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2006 for the 
Transportation Security Administration and related programs, 2:30 
p.m., SR-253.
  April 28, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine a bill 
relating to the use of Video News Releases (VNRs) by government 
agencies, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: April 26, to hold 
hearings to examine the status of the Department of Energy's Nuclear 
Power 2010 program, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, to hold 
hearings to examine the preparedness of the Department of 
Agriculture and the Interior for the 2005 wildfire season, including 
the agencies' assessment of the risk of fires by region, the status 
of and contracting for aerial fire suppression assets, and other 
information needed to better understand the agencies ability to deal 
with the upcoming fire season, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  April 28, Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold hearings to 
examine S. 242, to establish 4 memorials to the Space Shuttle 
Columbia in the State of Texas, S. 262, to authorize appropriations 
to the Secretary of the Interior for the restoration of the Angel 
Island Immigration Station in the State of California, S. 336, to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a study of the 
feasibility of designating the Captain John Smith Chesapeake 
National Historic Watertrail as a national historic trail, S. 670, 
to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special 
resource study of sites associated with the life of Cesar Estrada 
Chavez and the farm labor movement, S. 777, to designate Catoctin 
Mountain Park in the State of Maryland as the ``Catoctin Mountain 
National Recreation Area'', and H.R. 126, to amend Public Law 89-366 
to allow for an adjustment in the number of free roaming horses 
permitted in Cape Lookout National Seashore, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: April 26, to hold hearings to examine 
proposals to achieve sustainable solvency regarding personal 
accounts, 10 a.m., SD-628.
  April 28, Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy, to 
hold hearings to examine building assets for low-income families, 
10:30 a.m., SD-628.
  April 28, Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight, to hold 
hearings to examine encouraging savings and investment, 3 p.m., SD-
628.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: April 26, to hold hearings to 
examine the Millennium Challenge Corporation's global impact, 9:30 
a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: April 26, 
Subcommittee on Retirement Security and Aging, to hold hearings to 
examine mending the pension safety net, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  April 27, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 655, to 
amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the National 
Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
proposed Patient Navigator Outreach and Chronic Disease Prevention 
Act of 2005, and S. 518, to provide for the establishment of a 
controlled substance monitoring program in each State, 10 a.m., SD-
430.
  April 28, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine access and 
accountability relating to providing quality post-secondary 
education, 10 a.m., SD-430.

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  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: April 27, 
to hold hearings to examine how vulnerable the U.S. is to chemical 
attack, 10 a.m., SD-562.
  April 28, Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine 
the Department of Defense's business practices, focusing on business 
transformation, 2 p.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: April 27, to hold oversight hearings 
to examine regulation of Indian gaming, 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: April 25, Subcommittee on Intellectual 
Property, to hold hearings to examine the patent system today and 
tomorrow and perspectives on patents, 1:30 p.m., SD-226.
  April 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine S.852, to 
create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims for 
bodily injury caused by asbestos exposure, 9:30 a.m., SR-325.
  April 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Paul D. Clement, of Virginia, to be Solicitor General 
of the United States, Department of Justice, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  April 28, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  April 28, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and 
Citizenship, with the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and 
Homeland Security, to hold joint hearings to examine the use of 
technology to protect the borders relating to strengthening border 
security between the ports of entry, 3 p.m., SD-138.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: April 26, closed business 
meeting to consider certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  April 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the USA 
PATRIOT Act, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  April 28, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: April 27, to hold hearings to examine 
redefining retirement in the 21st century workplace, 10 a.m., SD-
G50.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, April 27, Subcommittee on Conservation, 
Credit, Rural Development and Research and the Subcommittee on 
General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, joint hearing to 
Review the impact of Asia Soybean Rust on the U.S. farm sector, 11 
a.m., 1300 Longworth,
  Committee on Appropriations, April 26, Subcommittee on Science, 
The Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, and Related 
Agencies, on FCC, 1 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  April 26, Subcommittee on the Departments of Transportation, 
Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District 
of Columbia, and Independent Agencies, on U.S. Postal Service, 10 
a.m., and on National Archives and Records Administration, 3 p.m., 
2358 Rayburn.
  April 27, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
and Related Programs, on State Department FY 2006 Budget Request, 2 
p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  April 27, Subcommittee on the Department of Labor, Health and 
Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, on Substance Abuse 
and Mental Health Services Panel: SAMHSA, NIDA, NIMH, and NIAAA, 
10:15 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  April 27, Subcommittee on the Departments of Transportation, 
Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District 
of Columbia, and Independent Agencies, on Federal Railroad 
Administration and AMTRAK, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  April 28, Subcommittee on the Department of Labor, Health and 
Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, on public 
witnesses, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, April 26, hearing on No 
Child Left Behind: Supplemental Tutoring for Children in 
Underachieving Schools, 1:30 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  April 28, Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, hearing on 
Challenges to Employer Efforts to Preserve Retiree Health Care 
Benefits, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, April 27, Subcommittee on 
Health, hearing entitled ``Long-Term Care and Medicaid: Spiraling 
Costs and the Need for Reform,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, April 28, Subcommittee on 
Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology, 
hearing entitled ``Combating Trafficking in Persons: Status Report 
on Domestic and International Developments,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, April 26, Subcommittee on Criminal 
Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources, hearing entitled ``Drug 
Prevention Programs and the Fiscal Year 2006 Drug Control Budget: Is 
the Federal Government Neglecting Illegal Drug Use Prevention?'' 2 
p.m., 2203 Rayburn.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Federalism and the Census, hearing 
entitled ``The 70's Look: Is the Decades-Old Community Development 
Block Grant Formula Ready for an Extreme Makeover?'' 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce and Agency 
Organization, to consider pending business; followed by a hearing 
entitled ``What is More Scrambled Than an Egg? Answer: The Federal 
Food Inspection Program,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  April 27, full Committee, to continue hearings on Steroid Use in 
Sport Part II: Examining the National Football League's Policy on 
Anabolic Steroids and Related Substances, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  April 28, hearing entitled ``Who's Watching the COOP? A Re-
Examination of Federal Agencies' Continuity of Operations Plans, 2 
p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  April 28, Subcommittee on Energy Policy and Natural Resources, 
hearing entitled ``The Role of Nuclear Power Generation in a 
Comprehensive National Energy Policy, 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, April 26, Subcommittee on 
Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk

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Assessment, to mark up The Homeland Security Information Sharing and 
Enhancement Act of 2005, 2:30 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  April 27 and 28, full Committee, to consider the Department of 
Homeland Security Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2006, 10 a.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, April 26, Subcommittee on 
Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations, hearing on 
Malaria and TB: Implementing Proven Treatment and Eradication 
Methods, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats, to mark up 
the following: H.Res. 195, Recognizing the 60th anniversary of 
Victory in Europe (VE) Day and the Liberation of Western Bohemia; 
and a resolution Recognizing the 60th anniversary of Victory (V-E) 
Day during World War II, 6 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  April 27, full Committee, hearing on Millennium Challenge Account: 
Does the Program Match the Vision? 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  April 27, Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats, hearing on 
Islamic Extremism in Europe, 1 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  April 28, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific and the 
Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International 
Operations, joint hearing on The North Korean Human Rights Act of 
2004: Issues and Implementation, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  April 28, Subcommittee on International Terrorism and 
Nonproliferation, hearing on Previewing the Nuclear Nonproliferation 
Treaty Review Conference, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  April 28, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
The Role of BNP-Paribas SA (Banque National de Paris) in the United 
Nations Oil-for-Food Program, 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, April 26, Subcommittee on Crime, 
Terrorism, and Homeland Security, oversight hearing on the 
Implementation of the USA PATRIOT Act: Sections of the Act that 
Address-Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). (Part 1)--
Section 204: Clarification of Intelligence Exceptions from 
Limitations on Interception and Disclosure of Wire, Oral, and 
Electronic Communications; Section 207: Duration of FISA 
Surveillance of Non-United States Persons who are Agents of a 
Foreign Power; Section 214: Pen Register and Trap and Trace 
Authority Under FISA: Section 225: Immunity for Compliance with FISA 
Wiretap; and Lone Wolf, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, 
hearing on the Secure Access to Justice and Court Protection Act of 
2005, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  April 27, full Committee, to continue mark up of H.R. 800, 
Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act; and to mark up H.R. 554, 
Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act, 10 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  April 28, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual 
Property, to continue oversight hearings entitled ``Committee Print 
Regarding Patent Quality Improvement,'' (Part 2) 12 p.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  April 28, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, 
oversight hearing on the Implementation of the USA PATRIOT Act: 
Sections of the Act that Address Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
Act (FISA) (Part 2)--Section 206: Roving Surveillance Authority 
Under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978; and Section 
215: Access to Records and Other Items Under the Foreign 
Intelligence Surveillance Act, 9:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  April 28, Subcommittee on Crime, the Internet, and Intellectual 
Property, oversight hearing/hearing on the Implementation of the USA 
PATRIOT Act: Section 218, Foreign Intelligence Information (''The 
Wall''), 2:30 p.m., 2141 Rayburn
  Committee on Resources, April 26, Subcommittee on Fisheries and 
Oceans, hearing on H.R. 1428, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
Reauthorization Act of 2005, 1 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  April 27, full Committee, oversight hearing entitled ``Tribal 
proposals to acquire land-in-trust for gaming across state lines and 
how such proposals are affected by the off-reservation discussion 
draft bill, `` 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  April 27, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, oversight 
hearing on Reforestation Problems on National Forests: A GAO Report 
on the Increasing Backlog, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  April 28, Subcommitee on Energy and Mineral Resources, oversight 
hearing on Improving the Competitiveness of America's Mining 
Industry,'' 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, April 26, to consider H.R. 748, Child 
Interstate Abortion Notification Act, 5:15 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, April 27, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing on 
Science and Technology Priorities for the Department of Energy in 
Fiscal Year 2006, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  April 28, full Committee, hearing on NASA Earth Science, 10 a.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, April 27, hearing entitled ``Closing 
the Tax Gap and the Impact on Small Businesses, 2 p.m., 311 Canon.
  April 28, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight, hearing 
on the Administration's Program To Reduce Unnecessary Regulatory 
Burden on Manufacturers--A Promise to be Kept? 10:30 a.m., 311 
Canon.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, April 27, to 
consider the following measures: H.R. 889, Coast Guard and Maritime 
Transportation Act of 2005; H.R. 1410, Delaware River Protection Act 
of 2005; H.R. 1496, To return general aviation to Ronald Reagan 
Washington National Airport; H.R.1630, Amtrak Reauthorization Act of 
2005; and H.R. 1631, Rail Infrastructure Development and Expansion 
Act for the 21st Century, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  April 28, Subcommittee on Railroads, oversight hearing on New 
Technologies for Rail Safety and Security, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, April 25, to mark up H. Res. 170, Of 
inquiry requesting the President to transmit

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certain information to the House of Representatives respecting a 
claim made by the President on February 16, 2005, at a meeting 
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, that there is not a Social Security 
trust, 8 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, April 28, executive, 
Briefing on Oversight Subcommittee Activity Update, 9 a.m.; followed 
by, executive, Briefing on Global Updates, 9:30 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
  April 28, executive, Briefing on Global Updates, 9:30 a.m., H-405 
Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Meetings: April 28, Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 
Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship, to 
hold joint hearings to examine the use of technology to protect the 
borders relating to strengthening border security between the ports 
of entry, 3 p.m., SD-138.
  Joint Meetings: April 28, Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 
Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security, to hold 
joint hearings to examine the use of technology to protect the 
borders relating to strengthening border security between the ports 
of entry, 3 p.m., SD-138.
  Joint Economic Committee: April 28, to hold joint hearings to 
examine medical liability reform, 10 a.m., 2226 RHOB.