[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 58 (Thursday, May 5, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D446-D449]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                   Week of May 9 through May 14, 2005

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 2 p.m., Senate will resume consideration of H.R. 3, 
Transportation Equity Act.
  During the balance of the week, Senate will continue consideration of 
H.R. 3 (listed above), and the Conference Report to accompany H.R. 
1268, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global 
War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005, and consider any other cleared 
legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Armed Services: May 10, Subcommittee on SeaPower, 
closed business meeting to mark up those provisions which fall under 
the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  May 10, Subcommittee on Airland, closed business meeting to mark 
up those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction 
of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2006, 3:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  May 10, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, closed 
business meeting to mark up those provisions which fall under the 
subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, 5 p.m., SR-222.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, closed business meeting 
to mark up those provisions which fall

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under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, 9 a.m., SR-222.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Personnel, closed business meeting to mark 
up those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction 
of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2006, 10 a.m., SR-232A.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, closed 
business meeting to mark up those provisions which fall under the 
subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, 11:30 a.m., SR-222.
  May 11, Full Committee, closed business meeting to mark up the 
proposed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, 
2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  May 12, Full Committee, closed business meeting to continue markup 
of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2006, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  May 13, Full Committee, closed business meeting to continue markup 
of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2006, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 10, to 
hold hearings to examine data broker services,and the treatment of 
such services under existing State and Federal privacy laws, 2:30 
p.m., SR-253.
  May 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine issues 
relating to spyware, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  May 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine S. 967, to 
amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure that prepackaged news 
stories contain announcements that inform viewers that the 
information within was provided by the United States Government, 10 
a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 10, Subcommittee on 
National Parks, to hold hearings to examine the National Park 
Service's funding needs for administration and management of the 
national park system, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  May 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine S. 895, to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a rural water 
supply program in the Reclamation States to provide a clean, safe 
affordable, and reliable water supply to rural residents, 10 a.m., 
SD-366.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, to hold hearings 
to examine S. 100, to authorize the exchange of certain land in the 
State of Colorado, S. 235 and H.R. 816, bills to direct the 
Secretary of Agriculture to sell certain parcels of Federal land in 
Carson City and Douglas County, Nevada, S. 404, to make a technical 
correction relating to the land conveyance authorized by Public Law 
108-67, S. 741, to provide for the disposal of certain Forest 
Service administrative sites in the State of Oregon, S. 761, to 
rename the Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in 
the State of Idaho as the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey 
National Conservation Area in honor of the late Morley Nelson, an 
international authority on birds of prey, who was instrumental in 
the establishment of this National Conservation Area, and H.R. 486, 
to provide for a land exchange involving private land and Bureau of 
Land Management land in the vicinity of Holloman Air Force Base, New 
Mexico, for the purpose of removing private land from the required 
safety zone surrounding munitions storage bunkers at Holloman Air 
Force Base, 2 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: May 11, Subcommittee on European 
Affairs, to hold hearings to examine the United States-European 
Union regulatory cooperation on emerging technologies, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-419.
  May 12, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of John Robert Bolton, of Maryland, to be the U.S. 
Representative to the United Nations, with the rank and status of 
Ambassador, and the U.S. Representative in the Security Council of 
the United Nations, and to be U.S. Representative to the Sessions of 
the General Assembly of the United Nations during his tenure of 
service as U.S. Representative to the United Nations, 10 a.m., SD-
419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: May 10, 
Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety, to hold hearings to 
examine OSHA and small business, focusing on improving the 
relationship for workers, 2 p.m., SD-430.
  May 11, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the proposed 
Workforce Investment Act Amendments of 2005, and pending 
nominations, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Bioterrorism and Public Health 
Preparedness, to hold hearings to examine 21st century biological 
threats, 2 p.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: May 10, 
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to resume hearings to 
examine the United Nations' Oil-for-Food Program, 9:30 a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: May 11, to hold an oversight hearing 
to examine Federal recognition of Indian tribes, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on the Judiciary: May 10, to resume oversight hearings 
to examine the implementation of the USA PATRIOT Act, 9:30 a.m., SD-
226.
  May 11, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to examine 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation's translation program, 9:30 
a.m., SD-226.
  May 12, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: May 12, to hold hearings to 
examine issues relating to the planning, providing, and paying for 
veterans' long-term care, 10 a.m., SR-418.
  Special Committee on Aging: May 12, to hold hearings to examine 
the threat of HIV affecting people over fifty, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, May 10, Subcommittee on the 
Departments of Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban 
Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and Independent 
Agencies, on the Federal Highway Administration, 10 a.m., and on the 
FAA, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and 
Related Programs, on the Treasury Department, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.

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  May 11, Subcommittee on the Departments of Transportation, 
Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District 
of Columbia, and Independent Agencies, on the National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  May 12, Subcommittee on the Departments of Transportation, 
Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District 
of Columbia, and Independent Agencies, on the Saint Lawrence Seaway, 
10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, May 11, Subcommittee on Military 
Personnel, to mark up H.R. 1815, National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2006, 1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Projection Forces, to mark up H.R 1815, 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, 11:30 a.m., 
2212 Rayburn.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and 
Capabilities, to mark up H.R. 1815, National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2006, 10 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Readiness, to mark up H.R. 1815, National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, 9 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to mark up H.R. 1815, 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, 11 a.m., 
2212 Rayburn.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Tactical and Land Forces, to mark up H. R. 
1815, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, 1 
p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, May 12, Subcommittee on 
Workforce Protections, hearing entitled ``Examining Voluntary 
Compliance Programs that Improve Occupational Safety and Health, 
10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, May 10, Subcommittee on Capital 
Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing 
entitled ``Mutual Funds: A Review of the Regulatory Landscape,'' 2 
p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  May 11, full Committee, hearing on H.R. 1999, State and Local 
Housing Flexibility Act of 2005, 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit 
and the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, 
Trade, and Technology, joint hearing entitled ``Basel II: Capital 
Changes in the U.S. Banking System and the Results of the Impact 
Study,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer 
Credit, hearing entitled ``Helping Consumers Obtain the Credit They 
Deserve,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, May 10, Subcommittee on Criminal 
Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources, hearing entitled ``2006 
DoD Counternarcotics Budget: Does it Deliver the Necessary 
Support?'' 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  May 10, Subcommittee on Federalism and the Census, hearing 
entitled ``Life in the Big City: What is Census Data Telling Us 
About Urban America and are Policymakers Listening?'' 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  May 10, Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and 
International Relations, hearing entitled ``Overseas Security: 
Hardening Soft Targets,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Government Management, Finance, and 
Accountability, hearing entitled ``Information Policy in the 21st 
Century--A Review of the Freedom of Information Act, 2 p.m., 2247 
Rayburn.
  May 12, full Committee, to consider pending business; 10 a.m., and 
to hold a hearing entitled ``Security Our Borders: What Have We 
Learned From Government Initiatives and Citizen Patrols?'' 2 p.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  May 13, hearing entitled ``Domestic Source Restrictions Threaten 
Free Trade: What is the Federal Government Doing to Ensure a Level 
Playing Field in the Global Economy?'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, May 11, hearing on Plan 
Colombia: Major Successes and New Challenges, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats, hearing on 
the State of U.S.-Turkish Relations, 10 a.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  May 12, Subcommittee on International Terrorism and 
Nonproliferation, hearing to Review the State Department's Annual 
Report on Terrorism, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, May 10, Subcommittee on Crime, 
Terrorism, and Homeland Security, oversight hearing on the 
Implementation of the USA PATRIOT Act: Prohibition of Material 
Support under Sections 805 of the USA PATRIOT Act and 6603 of the 
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, 10 a.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, May 11, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest 
Health, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 38, Upper White Salmon 
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act; H.R. 517, Secure Rural Schools and 
Community Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2005; H.R. 539, 
Caribbean National Forest Act of 2005; and H.R. 1905, To amend the 
Small Tracts Act to facilitate the exchange of small tracts of land, 
3:30 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  April 12, Subcommittee on National Parks, hearing on the following 
bills: H.R. 323, To redesignate the Ellis Island Library on the 
third floor of the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, located on Ellis 
Island in New York Harbor, as the ``Bob Hope Memorial Library;'' 
H.R. 774, Rocky Mountain National Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 
2005; and H.R. 1084, To authorize the establishment at Antietam 
National Battlefield of a memorial to the officers and enlisted men 
of the Fifth, Sixth, and Ninth New Hampshire Volunteer Infantry 
Regiments and the First New Hampshire Light Artillery Battery who 
fought in the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862, 10 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, May 11, Subcommittee on Environment, 
Technology, and Standards, hearing on Europe,

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China and the Use of Technical Standards as Trade Barriers: How 
should the U.S. Respond? 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  May 12, full Committee, hearing on the Future of Computer Science 
Research in the U.S., 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, May 11, 
Subcommittee on Highways, Transit, and Pipelines, oversight hearing 
on Hazardous Materials Endorsement Background Checks, 2 p.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  May 11, Subcommittee on Railroads, oversight hearing on Getting 
Acela Back on Track, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, 
hearing on the Coast Guard Amendments of 2005, 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, May 12, Subcommittee on Economic 
Opportunity, oversight hearing on the U.S. Department of Labor, 
Veterans Employment and Training Service (VETS), 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, May 12, hearing on alternatives to 
strengthen Social Security, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.