[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 70 (Tuesday, May 24, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D540-D541]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                              MAY 25, 2005

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold 
hearings to examine the U.S. Grain Standards Act, 10 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine the Nominations of Ben S. Bernanke, of New Jersey, to be 
a Member of the Council of Economic Advisers, and Brian D. 
Montgomery, of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary of Housing, Federal 
Housing Commissioner, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine S. 360, to amend the Coastal Zone Management 
Act, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: business meeting to 
consider comprehensive energy legislation, focusing on provisions 
relating to renewable energy, nuclear matters, and studies, 9:30 
a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold an oversight 
hearing to examine permitting of energy projects, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of David Horton Wilkins, of South Carolina, to be 
Ambassador to Canada, William Alan Eaton, of Virginia, to be 
Ambassador to Panama, James M. Derham, of Virginia, to be Ambassador 
to Guatemala, and Robert Johann Dieter, of Colorado, to be 
Ambassador to Belize, Paul A. Trivelli, of Virginia, to be 
Ambassador to Nicaragua, and Linda Jewell, of the District of 
Columbia, to be Ambassador to Ecuador, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: business 
meeting to consider S. 1107, to reauthorize the Head Start Act, S. 
518, to provide for the establishment of a controlled substance 
monitoring program in each State, and the nominations of Charles P. 
Ruch, of South Dakota, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of 
the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education 
Foundation, Kim Wang, of California, to be a Member of the National 
Museum and Library Services Board, and Harry Robinson, Jr., of 
Texas, to be a Member of the National Museum Services Board, 9:50 
a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: business 
meeting to consider the nominations of Philip J. Perry, of Virginia, 
to be General Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, and Carolyn 
L. Gallagher, of Texas, and Louis J. Giuliano, of New York, each to 
be a Governor of the United States Postal Service, Time to be 
announced, Room to be announced.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine how counterfeit goods 
provide easy cash for criminals and terrorists, 9:30 a.m., SD-562.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of 
Linda Morrison Combs, of North Carolina, to be Controller, Office of 
Federal Financial Management, Office of Management and Budget, 2:30 
p.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold hearings to examine S.J. Res. 
15, to acknowledge a long history of official depredations and ill-
conceived policies by the United States Government regarding Indian 
tribes and offer an apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the 
United States, 10 a.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to resume 
consideration of 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., SD-226.
  Subcommittee on Intellectual Property: to hold hearings to examine 
piracy of intellectual property, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 9:30 a.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, hearing to Review National Forest Land 
Management Planning, 2 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, to mark up the Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
appropriations for Fiscal Year 2006, 11 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, 
and Consumer Protection, to consider the following bills: H.R. 1065, 
United States Boxing Commission Act; and H.R. 1862, Drug Free Sports 
Act, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on a Review 
of Community Health Centers: Issues and Opportunities, 2 p.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, to consider H.R. 1461, Federal 
Housing Finance Reform Act of 2005, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Regulatory 
Affairs, hearing entitled ``Less is More: The Increasing Burden of 
Taxpayer Paperwork,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Intelligence, 
Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment, hearing entitled 
``Evaluating the Threat of Agro-Terrorism,'' 2 p.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Europe and 
Emerging Threats, hearing on Northern Ireland: Prospects for the 
Peace Process, 1 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, hearing on Transparency and 
Rule of Law in Latin America, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, to continue markup of H.R. 800, 
Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act; and to mark up the 
following measures: H.R. 420, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2005; 
H.R. 554, Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act; and H.J. 
Res. 10, Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration 
of the flag of the United States, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, 
oversight hearing on the ``Diversity Visa Program,'' 2:30 p.m., 2141 
Rayburn.

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  Committee on Resources, and the Subcommittee on Asia and the 
Pacific of the Committee on International Relations, joint oversight 
hearing entitled ``The United States Nuclear Legacy in the Marshall 
Islands: Consideration of Issues Relating to the Changes 
Circumstances Petition,'' 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, to consider H.R. 2528, making appropriations 
for military quality of life functions of the Department of Defense, 
military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, 4 
p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Aviation, oversight hearing entitled ``The U.S. Jet Transport 
Industry: Global Market Factors Affecting U.S. Producers,'' 10 a.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic 
Opportunity, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 717, To amend 
title 38, United States Code, to expand the scope of programs of 
education for which accelerated payments of educational assistance 
under the Montgomery GI Bill may be used; H.R. 745, Veterans Self-
Employment Act of 2005; and H.R. 1207, Department of Veterans 
Affairs Work-Study Act of 2005, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Subcommittee on 
Terrorism, Human Intelligence Analysis and Counter-Intelligence, 
executive, Briefing on Iran, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence Analysis and 
Counter-Intelligence, executive, Briefing on CIA Humint Training 
Needs, 4 p.m., H-405 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold hearings to 
examine human rights concerns in Kosovo, 11 a.m., SD-124.