[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 75 (Wednesday, June 8, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1178-E1179]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate on February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This 
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate 
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place, 
and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled, and any cancellations or 
changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Wednesday, June 8, 2005 may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                                 JUNE 9
     9:30 a.m.
       Judiciary
         Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SD-226
     10 a.m.
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         Business meeting to consider S. 582, to require the 
           Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
           commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the 
           desegregation of the Little Rock Central High School in 
           Little Rock, Arkansas, and 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 and Urban 
           Development, and Federal Housing Commissioner.
                                                            SD-538
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         To hold hearings to examine protecting America's pensions 
           plans from fraud.
                                                            SD-430
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine pending health care related 
           legislation.
                                                            SR-418
       Joint Economic Committee
         To hold hearings to examine the current economic outlook.
                                                         2118 RHOB
     10:30 a.m.
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Richard J. 
           Griffin, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of 
           Foreign Missions, and to have the rank of Ambassador, 
           and Henrietta Holsman Fore, of Nevada, to be Under 
           Secretary of State for Management.
                                                            SD-419
     11 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine general aviation (GA) 
           security, the Transportation Security Administration's 
           proposed plan to reopen Ronald Reagan Washington 
           National Airport to GA operations, and to examine the 
           security procedures followed during the recent air 
           incursion that caused the emergency evacuation of the 
           White House and the U.S. Capitol buildings.
                                                            SR-253
     2 p.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Walter 
           Lukken, of Indiana, to be a Commissioner of the 
           Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Reuben Jeffery 
           III, of the District of Columbia, to be Commissioner 
           and Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading 
           Commission.
                                                           SR-328A
       Appropriations
         Business meeting to markup H.R. 2361, making 
           appropriations for the Department of the Interior, 
           environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
           ending September 30, 2006, and to consider 302 (b) 
           subcommittee allocations of budget outlays and new 
           budget authority allocated to the committee in H. Con. 
           Res. 95, establishing the congressional budget for the 
           United States Government for fiscal year 2006, revising 
           appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2005, and 
           setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
           years 2007 through 2010.
                                                            SD-106
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
       Bioterrorism and Public Health Preparedness Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine bringing promising medical 
           countermeasures to bioshield.
                                                            SD-430
     2:30 p.m.
       Foreign Relations
       Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Narcotics Affairs 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the Western Hemisphere 
           initiative, regarding safety and convenience in cross-
           border travel.
                                                            SH-216
     3 p.m.
       Conferees
       Meeting of conferees on H.R. 3, to authorize funds for 
           Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and 
           transit programs.
                                                         2167 RHOB

                                JUNE 14
     10 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Homeland Security Subcommittee
         Business meeting to markup H.R. 2360, making 
           appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security 
           for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006.
                                                    S-128, Capitol
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
       Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, 
           and the District of Columbia Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the Strategy Targeting 
           Organized Piracy (STOP!) initiative, established to 
           stop trade in pirated and counterfeit goods, focusing 
           on activities undertaken by STOP! to date, its 
           effectiveness in coordinating federal government 
           efforts to combat intellectual property theft at home 
           and abroad, and the federal government's ability to 
           recruit, train and retain the workforce necessary to 
           implement STOP!, also the Administration's long-term 
           strategic plan for STOP! and ways the initiative 
           assists small business protect its intellectual 
           property rights.
                                                            SD-562
       Energy and Natural Resources
       National Parks Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine S. 206, to designate the Ice 
           Age Floods National Geologic Trail, S. 556, to direct 
           the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
           Agriculture to jointly conduct a study of certain land 
           adjacent to the Walnut Canyon National Monument in the 
           State of Arizona, S. 588, to amend the National Trails 
           System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior and 
           the Secretary of Agriculture to jointly conduct a study 
           on the feasibility of designating the Arizona Trail as 
           a national scenic trail or a national historic trail, 
           and S. 955, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
           conduct a special resource study to determine the 
           suitability and feasibility of including in the 
           National Park System certain sites in Williamson 
           County, Tennessee, relating to the Battle of Franklin.
                                                            SD-366
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
       Securities and Investment Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the role of financial markets 
           in social security.
                                                            SD-538
     2 p.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
         To hold hearings to examine the benefits and future 
           developments in agriculture and food biotechnology.
                                                           SR-328A
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
       Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and 
           International Security Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine accountability and results in 
           Federal budgeting, focusing on the specific metrics and 
           tools used by the Office of Management and Budget to 
           determine the effectiveness of Federal programs, the 
           advantages and disadvantages of using these metrics, 
           and how information provided by these metrics is being 
           used to increase effectiveness and accountability in 
           Federal budgeting.
                                                            SD-562
     2:30 p.m.
       Appropriations
       Energy and Water, and Related Agencies Subcommittee
         Business meeting to markup H.R. 2419, making 
           appropriations for energy and water development for the 
           fiscal year ending September 30, 2006.
                                                            SD-138
       Judiciary
       Intellectual Property Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine injunctions and damages 
           relating to patent law reform.
                                                            SD-226
       Intelligence
       Closed business meeting to consider pending calendar 
           business.
                                                            SH-219

                                JUNE 15
     9:30 a.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine youth suicide 
           prevention.
                                                            SR-485
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine issues relating to detainees.
                                                            SD-226
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       National Ocean Policy Study Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine coral reef ballast water.
                                                            SR-253

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     9:50 a.m.
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         Business meeting to consider the nomination of Lester M. 
           Crawford, of Maryland, to be Commissioner of Food and 
           Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services.
                                                            SD-430
     10 a.m.
       Budget
         To hold hearings to examine current financial condition 
           and potential risks relating to solvency of the Pension 
           Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
                                                            SD-608
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine if the Federal government is 
           doing enough to secure chemical facilities.
                                                            SD-562
     2:30 p.m.
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Linda M. 
           Springer, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the Office 
           of Personnel Management, Laura A. Cordero, to be 
           Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District 
           of Columbia, and A. Noel Anketell Kramer, to be 
           Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of 
           Appeals.
                                                            SD-562
       Intelligence
       Closed briefing regarding intelligence matters.
                                                            SH-219
     3 p.m.
       Aging
         To hold hearings to examine the impact of soaring energy 
           costs on the elderly.
                                                            SH-216

                                JUNE 16
     9:30 a.m.
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine stabilization and 
           reconstruction regarding building peace in a hostile 
           environment.
                                                            SD-419
       Indian Affairs
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine Indian education.
                                                            SR-485
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
       Investigations Subcommittee
         To resume hearings to examine tax delinquency problems 
           with Federal contractors.
                                                            SD-562
     10 a.m.
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine meeting the housing and 
           service needs of seniors.
                                                            SD-538
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine Federal legislative solutions 
           to data breach and identity theft.
                                                            SR-253
     2 p.m.
       Appropriations
         Business meeting to markup H.R. 2360, making 
           appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security 
           for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and H.R. 
           2419, making appropriations for energy and water 
           development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
           2006.
                                                            SD-106
     2:30 p.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of William 
           Alan Jeffrey, of Virginia, to be Director of the 
           National Institute of Standards and Technology, and 
           Israel Hernandez, of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary 
           of Commerce and Director General of the United States 
           and Foreign Commercial Service, both of the Department 
           of Commerce, Ashok G. Kaveeshwar, of Maryland, to be 
           Administrator of the Research and Innovative Technology 
           Administration, Department of Transportation, and 
           Edmund S. Hawley, of California, to be Assistant 
           Secretary of Homeland Security for Transportation 
           Security Administration.
                                                            SR-253
     3 p.m.
       Intelligence
         To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Janice B. 
           Gardner, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of the 
           Treasury for Intelligence and Analysis.
                                                            SDG-50

                                JUNE 21
     Time to be announced
       Appropriations
       Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies 
           Subcommittee
         Business meeting to markup proposed legislation making 
           appropriations for the Department of Agriculture.
                                              Room to be announced
       Appropriations
       Legislative Branch Subcommittee
         Business meeting to markup proposed legislation making 
           appropriations for the Legislative Branch.
                                              Room to be announced
     10 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Fisheries and Coast Guard Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the Coast Guard's revised 
           deepwater implementation plan.
                                                            SR-253
     2:30 p.m.
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
       Education and Early Childhood Development Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine issues relating to American 
           history.
                                                            SD-430

                                JUNE 22
     9:30 a.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine the In Re Tribal 
           Lobbying Matters, Et Al.
                                                            SH-216
     10 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine telecom mergers.
                                                            SR-253
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SD-430
     2:30 p.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Aviation Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine financial stability of 
           airlines.
                                                            SR-253

                                JUNE 23
     10 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SR-253
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         To hold hearings to examine Family Medical Leave Act.
                                                            SD-430
     2 p.m.
       Appropriations
         Business meeting to markup proposed legislation making 
           appropriations for the Department of Agriculture, and 
           proposed legislation making appropriations for the 
           Legislative Branch.
                                                            SD-106

                                JUNE 28
     10 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Global Climate Change and Impacts Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine coastal impacts.
                                                            SR-253

                                JUNE 29
     10 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine Spectrum-DTV.
                                                            SR-253
     2:30 p.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Disaster Prevention and Prediction Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine national weather service-
           severe weather.
                                                            SR-253

                                JUNE 30
     10 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Technology, Innovation, and Competitiveness Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine e-health initiatives.
                                                            SR-253

                              SEPTEMBER 20
     10 a.m.
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold joint hearings with the House Committee on 
           Veterans Affairs to examine the legislative 
           presentation of the American Legion.
                                                          345 CHOB

                             POSTPONEMENTS

                                JUNE 14
     9:30 a.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine Native American 
           Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.
                                                            SR-485