[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 66 (Wednesday, May 18, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D510-D511]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                              MAY 19, 2005

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior and Related 
Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2006 for the Environmental Protection Agency, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-124.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to continue 
hearings to examine Regulation NMS designed to strengthen our 
national market system for equity securities, focusing on recent 
market developments, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: business meeting to 
consider comprehensive energy legislation, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on 
Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water, to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine the Endangered Species Act, 9:15 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to receive a closed briefing 
regarding weapons proliferation, terrorism and democracy in Iran, 9 
a.m., S-407, Capitol.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine weapons proliferation, 
terrorism and democracy in Iran, 10 a.m., SD-419.

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  Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Export and Trade 
Promotion, to hold hearings to examine S. 883, to direct the 
Secretary of State to carry out activities that promote the adoption 
of technologies that reduce greenhouse gas intensity in developing 
countries, while promoting economic development, 1 p.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine higher education and corporate leaders, focusing 
on working together to strengthen America's workforce, 10 a.m., SD-
106.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Philip J. Perry, of Virginia, 
to be General Counsel, Department of Homeland Security; to be 
followed by a hearing on the nominations of Carolyn L. Gallagher, of 
Texas, and Louis J. Giuliano, of New York, each to be a Governor of 
the United States Postal Service, and Tony Hammond, of Virginia, to 
be a Commissioner of the Postal Rate Commission, 9:30 a.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, the nominations of 
Terrence W. Boyle, of North Carolina, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Fourth Circuit, Brett M. Kavanaugh, of Maryland, to be 
United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, 
Paul D. Clement, of Virginia, to be Solicitor General of the United 
States, Stephen Joseph Murphy III, to be United States Attorney for 
the Eastern District of Michigan, Anthony Jerome Jenkins, to be 
United States Attorney for the District of the Virgin Islands, and 
Gretchen C. F. Shappert, to be United States Attorney for the 
Western District of North Carolina, and committee rules for the 
109th Congress, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold a closed meeting to 
discuss certain intelligence matters, 10:30 a.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on 21st 
Century Competitiveness, hearing entitled ``Challenges to American 
Competitiveness in Math and Science,'' 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, 
and Consumer Protection, to continue hearings on H.R. 1862, Drug 
Free Sports Act, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Financial 
Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing entitled ``Financial 
Services Regulatory Relief: Private Sector Perspectives,'' 10 a.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, hearing entitled ``Steroid Use in 
Sports Part III: Examining Basketball Association's Steroid Testing 
Program,'' 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Economic Security, 
Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity, hearing on H.R. 1509, 
Recreational Boaters Streamlined Inspection Act, 2 p.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, to mark up H.R. 1316, 527 
Fairness Act of 2005, 10 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on International Relations, hearing and briefing on 
Reforming the United Nations: Budget and Management Perspectives, 
9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources, oversight hearing entitled ``The Impacts of High Energy 
Costs to the American Consumer,'' 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans, hearing on H.R. 50, National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and 
Oversight, hearing on the benefits small businesses will receive if 
drilling is allowed in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, 2 p.m., 
311 Cannon.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, oversight hearing regarding the Department of 
Veterans Affairs' and the Department of Defense's efforts to assist 
military personnel in making a ``seamless transition'' from active 
duty to veterans' status, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, hearing on the Retirement Policy 
Challenges and Opportunities of our Aging Society, 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, to continue hearings 
on the PATRIOT Act, Part II, 9 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.