[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 53 (Wednesday, April 27, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D416-D417]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             APRIL 28, 2005

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security, to 
hold hearings for an overview of Bioterrorism and BioShield, 10:30 
a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: 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 S-407, 9:30 
a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: 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: Subcommittee on Social Security and Family 
Policy, to hold hearings to examine building assets for low-income 
families, 10:30 a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine access and accountability relating to providing 
quality post-secondary education, 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 hearings to examine Department of Defense business 
practices, focusing on business transformation, 2 p.m., SD-562.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 852, 
to create a fair and efficient system to resolve claims of victims 
for bodily injury caused by asbestos exposure, and the nominations 
of Terrence W. Boyle, of North Carolina, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Fourth Circuit, William H. Pryor, Jr., of Alabama, to 
be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit, Brett M. 
Kavanaugh, of Maryland, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
District of Columbia Circuit, and certain committee matters, 9:30 
a.m., SD-226.
  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: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain 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 public witnesses, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, 
and Consumer Protection, hearing on Dominican Republic-Central 
America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), 11 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, 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, hearing entitled ``Who's Watching 
the COOP? A Re-Examination of Federal Agencies' Continuity of 
Operations Plans,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.

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  Subcommittee on Energy and Resources, hearing entitled ``The Role 
of Nuclear Power Generation in a Comprehensive National Energy 
Policy,'' 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, 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.
  Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation, 
hearing on Previewing the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review 
Conference, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  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, 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.
  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.
  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, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources, oversight hearing on ``Improving the Competitiveness of 
America's Mining Industry,'' 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, hearing on NASA Earth Science, 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, 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, Subcommittee on 
Railroads, oversight hearing on New Technologies for Rail Safety and 
Security, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, Briefing on 
Oversight Subcommittee Activity Update, 9 a.m.; followed by, 
executive, Briefing on Global Updates, 9:30 a.m., H-405 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Conference: meeting of conferees on H.R. 1268, making Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations for Defense, the Global War on Terror, 
and Tsunami Relief, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, 
2:30 p.m., S-207, Capitol.
  Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine medical 
liability reform, 10 a.m., 2226 RHOB.