[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 76 (Thursday, June 9, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D589-D591]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of June 13 through June 18, 2005

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 2:30 p.m., Senate will begin consideration of Thomas B. 
Griffith, of Utah, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District 
of Columbia Circuit. At 6:30 p.m., Senate will consider S. Res. 39, 
apologizing to the victims of lynching and the descendants of those 
victims for the failure of the Senate to enact anti-lynching 
legislation, with 3 hours for debate, followed by a vote on adoption of 
the resolution.
  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of 
Thomas B. Griffith, of Utah, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
District of Columbia Circuit, with a vote on confirmation of the 
nomination to occur at 10 a.m.; following which, Senate will begin 
consideration of H.R. 6, to ensure jobs for our future with secure, 
affordable, and reliable energy.
  During the balance of the week, Senate will consider any other 
cleared legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: June 14, to 
hold hearings to examine the benefits and future developments in 
agriculture and food biotechnology, 2 p.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: June 14, Subcommittee on Homeland 
Security, business meeting to mark up H.R. 2360, making 
appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, 10 a.m., S-128, Capitol.
  June 14, Subcommittee on Energy and Water, and Related Agencies, 
business meeting to mark up H.R. 2419, making appropriations for 
energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2006, 2:30 p.m., SD-138.
  June 16, Full Committee, business meeting to mark up 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, 2 p.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: June 14, 
Subcommittee on Securities and Investment, to hold hearings to 
examine the role of financial markets in social security, 10 a.m., 
SD-538.
  June 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine meeting the 
housing and service needs of seniors, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: June 15, to hold hearings to examine 
current financial condition and potential risks relating to solvency 
of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: June 15, 
Subcommittee on National Ocean Policy Study, to hold hearings to 
examine coral reef ballast water, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  June 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Federal 
legislative solutions to data breach and identity theft, 10 a.m., 
SR-253.
  June 16, Full Committee, 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, 2:30 p.m., SR-
253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: June 14, Subcommittee 
on National Parks, 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, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: June 15, to hold hearings to examine 
strategies for strengthening Medicaid, 10 a.m., SD-628.

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  Committee on Foreign Relations: June 14, to hold hearings to 
examine six-party talks and matters related to the resolution of the 
North Korean nuclear crisis, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  June 15, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Zalmay Khalilzad, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to 
Iraq, Eduardo Aguirre, Jr., of Texas, to be Ambassador to Spain and 
Andorra, Julie Finley, of the District of Columbia, to be U.S. 
Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in 
Europe, with the rank of Ambassador, Craig Roberts Stapleton, of 
Connecticut, to be Ambassador to France, Robert Johann Dieter, of 
Colorado, to be Ambassador to Belize, Dina Habib Powell, of Texas, 
to be Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural 
Affairs, Rodolphe M. Vallee, of Vermont, to be Ambassador to the 
Slovak Republic, Molly Hering Bordonaro, of Oregon, to be Ambassador 
to the Republic of Malta, Ann Louise Wagner, of Missouri, to be 
Ambassador to Luxembourg, and promotion lists in the foreign 
service, 2:15 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
  June 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine stabilization 
and reconstruction regarding building peace in a hostile 
environment, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: June 15, 
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, 9:50 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: June 14, 
Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the 
District of Columbia, 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, 10 a.m., SD-562.
  June 14, Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and 
International Security, 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, 2 p.m., SD-562.
  June 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine if the 
Federal government is doing enough to secure chemical facilities, 10 
a.m., SD-562.
  June 15, Full Committee, 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, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.
  June 16, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to resume 
hearings to examine tax delinquency problems with Federal 
contractors, 9:30 a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: June 15, to hold an oversight hearing 
to examine youth suicide prevention, 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
  June 16, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to examine 
Indian education, 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: June 14, Subcommittee on Intellectual 
Property, to hold hearings to examine injunctions and damages 
relating to patent law reform, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  June 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine issues 
relating to detainees, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: June 14, closed business meeting 
to consider pending calendar business, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  June 15, Full Committee, closed briefing regarding intelligence 
matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  June 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Janice B. Gardner, of Virginia, to be Assistant 
Secretary of the Treasury for Intelligence and Analysis, 3 p.m., 
SDG-50.
  Special Committee on Aging: June 15, to hold hearings to examine 
the impact of soaring energy costs on the elderly, 3 p.m., SH-216.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, June 16, Subcommittee on Specialty Crops 
and Foreign Agriculture Programs, hearing to Review Food Aid 
Programs, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, June 15, full Committee, 
hearing on H.R. 2830, Pension Protection Act of 2005, 10:30 a.m., 
2175 Rayburn.
  June 16, Subcommittee on Select Education, to mark up the 
following bills: H.R. 509, International Studies in Higher Education 
Act of 2005; and H.R. 510, Graduate Opportunities in Higher 
Education Act of 2005, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, June 14, Subcommittee on Criminal 
Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources, hearing entitled ``Threat 
Convergence Along the Border: How Does Drug Trafficking Impact Our 
Borders?'' 2 p.m., 2203 Rayburn.
  June 14, Subcommittee on Federalism and the Census, to consider 
H.R. 2385, to make permanent the authority of the Secretary of 
Commerce to conduct the quarterly financial report program; followed 
by a hearing entitled ``Revitalizing Communities: Are Faith-Based 
Organizations getting the Federal Help They Need?'' 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  June 14, Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and 
International Relations, hearing entitled ``Elusive Antidotes: 
Progress Developing CBRN Countermeasures,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  June 14, Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, hearing entitled 
``Reducing the Paperwork Burden on the Public:

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Are Agencies Doing All They Can?'' 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  June 15, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Eradicating Steroid 
Use, Part IV: Examining the Use of Steroids by Young Women to 
Enhance Athletic Performance and Body Image,'' 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  June 15, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human 
Resources, hearing on Reauthorization of the Office of National Drug 
Control Policy, 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  June 16, full Committee, to consider pending business, 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, June 14, Subcommittee on 
Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment, 
executive, briefing on Chemical Plant Security, 3 p.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  June 15, Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure 
Protection, and Cybersecurity, hearing entitled ``Preventing 
Terrorist Attacks on America's Chemical Plants,'' 2 p.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, June 14, Subcommittee on 
Asia and the Pacific, hearing on the United States and South Asia, 
9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, June 15, Subcommittee on Immigration, 
Border Security, and Claims, oversight hearing on The Diversity Visa 
Program, 4 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, June 15, Subcommittee on Forests and 
Forest Health, oversight hearing on the Impacts of Federal Land 
Ownership on Communities and Local Governments, 3:30 p.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  June 16, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, oversight 
hearing entitled ``Impacts of Environmental Regulations on Energy 
and Mineral Development: The Wildlands Project,'' 10 a.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, June 13, to consider the following 
appropriations for Fiscal Year 2006: Science, the Departments of 
State, Justice, and Commerce, and Related Agencies; and Defense, 5 
p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, June 14, Subcommittee on Space, hearing on 
Live from Space: The International Space Station, 2 p.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  June 16, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing on Nuclear Fuel 
Reprocessing,10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, June 14, hearing entitled ``Are 
Skyrocketing Medical Liability Premiums Driving Doctors Away from 
Underserved Areas?'' 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, June 14, 
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency 
Management, oversight hearing and markup of The Design, Alteration 
and Construction Portions of The General Services Administration's 
Fiscal Year 2006 Capital Investment and Leasing Program, 2 p.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  June 14, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, to 
continue oversight hearings on Financing Water Infrastructure 
Projects, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  June 15, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, 
oversight hearing on Coast Guard Law Enforcement, 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, June 16, Subcommittee on 
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing to consider the 
following: a measure to amend the Servicemembers' Group Life 
Insurance (SGLI) program; a measure regarding the Traumatic Injury 
Protection provisions of Public Law 109-13; and H.R. 1618, Wounded 
Warrior Servicemembers Group Disability Insurance Act of 2005, 1 
p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, June 14, Subcommittee on Human 
Resources, hearing on the implementation of the State Unemployment 
Tax Act (SUTA) Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-295), 10 a.m., 
B-318 Rayburn.
  June 14, Subcommittee on Social Security, to continue hearings on 
Protecting and Strengthening Social Security, 2 p.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  June 16, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on Post-Acute Care, 1 
p.m., 1100 Longworth.