[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 66 (Wednesday, May 18, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D505-D506]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
REGULATION NMS
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine Regulation National Market System (NMS) designed to 
strengthen our national market system for equity securities, focusing 
on recent market developments, after receiving testimony from John A. 
Thain, New York Stock Exchange, Robert Greifeld, NASDAQ Stock Market, 
and Edward J. Nicoll, Instinct Group, Inc., all of New York, New York; 
Gerald D. Putnam, Archipelago Holdings, Inc., Chicago, Illinois; and 
Meyer S. Frucher, Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc., Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania.
HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Science and Space concluded a hearing to examine human space flight, 
focusing on the status and role of the Space Shuttle in human space 
flight, plans for the Shuttle's retirement, progress in minimizing the 
gap between the retirement of the Space Shuttle and the introduction of 
the Crew Exploration Vehicle, after receiving testimony from Michael D. 
Griffin, Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; 
Allen Li, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, Government 
Accountability Office; Joan Johnson-Freese, Chair, Department of 
National Security Decision Making, Naval War College, United States 
Navy; Michael J. McCulley, United Space Alliance, Houston, Texas; and 
Scott J. Horowitz, ATK Thiokol, Inc., Brigham City, Utah.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine the nominations of David A. Sampson, of Texas, to 
be Deputy Secretary of Commerce, who was introduced by Senator 
Hutchison, and John J. Sullivan, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of 
the Department of Commerce, after the nominees testified and answered 
questions in their own behalf.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee continued markup 
of proposed comprehensive energy legislation, focusing on provisions 
relating to coal, vehicles and fuels, hydrogen, and research and 
development, but did not complete action thereon, and will meet again 
tomorrow.
ECO-TERRORISM
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded an 
oversight hearing to examine eco-terrorism, acts of politically 
motivated violence to force changes in attitudes about certain issues, 
specifically examining the Earth Liberation Front (``ELF'') and the 
Animal Liberation Front (``ALF''), after receiving testimony from John 
E. Lewis, Deputy Assistant Director, Counterterrorism Division, Federal 
Bureau of Investigation, and Carson W. Carroll, Deputy Assistant 
Director, Field Operations, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and 
Explosives, both of the Department of Justice; Bradley M. Campbell, New 
Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Trenton; David Martosko, 
Center for Consumer Freedom, Washington, D.C.; David J. Skorton, The 
University of Iowa, Iowa City; and Monty A. McIntyre, Seltzer, Caplan, 
McMahon, Vitek, San Diego, California, on behalf of Garden Communities.
FLORIDA HURRICANES
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine Federal Emergency Management Agency 
(FEMA)'s response to the 2004 Florida hurricanes, and its impact on 
taxpayers, and a related measure, S. 1059, to amend the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to specify 
procedures for the conduct of preliminary damage assessments, to direct 
the Secretary of Homeland Security to vigorously investigate and 
prosecute instances of fraud, including fraud in the handling and 
approval of claims for Federal emergency assistance, after receiving 
testimony from Senator Nelson (FL); Richard L. Skinner, Acting 
Inspector General, and Michael D. Brown, Under Secretary for Emergency 
Preparedness and Response, both of the Department of Homeland Security.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions: Committee ordered 
favorably reported the following business items:
  S. 1021, to reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute, and
  The nomination of Raymond Simon, of Arkansas, to be Deputy Secretary 
of Education.
INDIAN TRUST LANDS
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded an oversight hearing 
to examine issues relating to the taking of land into trust by the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) for federally-recognized Indian tribes, 
focusing on land used for gaming purposes, after receiving testimony 
from George T. Skibine, Acting

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Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Policy and Economic 
Development, Office of Indian Affairs; David K. Sprague and John 
Shagonaby, both of the Gun Lake Tribe, Dorr, Michigan; James T. Martin, 
United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee; Mike 
Jandernoa, 23 Is Enough, Grand Rapids, Michigan; and David Crosby, 
Santa Ynez, California.
PROTECTING THE JUDICIARY
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
issues relating to protecting the judiciary at home and in the 
courthouse, after receiving testimony from Senators Durbin and Obama; 
Judge Joan Humphrey Lefkow, United States District Court for the 
Northern District of Illinois; Judge Jane R. Roth, United States Court 
of Appeals for the Third Circuit, on behalf of the Judicial Conference 
of the United States; Chief Magistrate Judge Samuel Alba, United States 
District Court for the District of Utah; and Benigno G. Reyna, 
Director, and Kim R. Widup, United States Marshal for the Northern 
District of Illinois, both of the United States Marshals Service, 
Department of Justice.