[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 82 (Monday, June 20, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D636-D637]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                             JUNE 21, 2005

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science and Related Agencies, business meeting to mark up H.R. 2862, 
making appropriations for Science, the Departments of State, 
Justice, and Commerce, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2006, 2 p.m., S-128, Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related 
Agencies, business meeting to mark up H.R. 2744, making 
appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2006, 3 p.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold a closed briefing on the 
nature of the evolving Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) threat 
and the Department of Defense's approach to addressing this threat, 
9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine regulatory relief proposals, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Fisheries and Coast Guard, to hold hearings to examine the Coast 
Guard's revised deepwater implementation plan, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
United States policy toward Russia, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of 
Larry Miles Dinger, of Iowa, to be Ambassador to the Republic of the 
Fiji Islands, and to serve concurrently and without additional 
compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of Nauru, the Kingdom of 
Tonga, Tuvalu, and the Republic of Kiribati, Joseph A. Mussomeli, of 
Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia, and Emil A. 
Skodon, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to Brunei Darussalam, 2:30 
p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine issues relating to juvenile diabetes, focusing 
on the personal toll on families, financial costs to the Federal 
health care system, and research progress toward a cure, 9:15 a.m., 
SH-216.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: to hold hearings to examine 
the issue of voter verification in the Federal elections process, 10 
a.m., SR-301.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, to mark up the following: Revised 
Suballocations of Budget Allocations for Fiscal Year 2006; the 
Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs for 
Fiscal Year 2006; the Departments of Transportation, Treasury, and 
Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, 
and Independent Agencies for Fiscal Year 2006, 10 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on The Department of Homeland Security, hearing on 
U.S. Coast Guard, Deepwater Programs, 2 p.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, hearing to review Marine Corps force 
protection, 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing entitled ``The United Nations Oil-For-Food 
Program: A Review of the 661 Sanctions Committee,'' 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, 
Drug Policy and Human Resources, hearing entitled ``Authorizing the 
President's Vision: Making Permanent The Faith-Based and Community 
Initiative--H.R. 1054, Tools for Community Initiatives Act,'' 2 
p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and 
International Relations, hearing entitled ``The Development Fund for 
Iraq: U.S. Management of Iraq Oil Proceeds and Compliance with U.N. 
Security Council Resolution 1483,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Intelligence, 
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment, hearing entitled 
``Using Open-Source Information Effectively,'' 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Prevention of Nuclear and Biological Attack and 
the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology, 
joint hearing entitled ``Detecting Nuclear Weapons and Radiological 
Materials: How Effective Is Available Technology?'' 2 p.m., 2118 
Rayburn,
  Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Europe and 
Emerging Threats, to mark up the following measures: H. Res 326, 
Calling on free and fair parliamentary elections in the Republic of 
Azerbaijan; H. Res. 328, Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the 
workers' strikes in Poland in 1980 that led to the establishment of 
the Solidarity Trade Union; and H. Con. Res. 155, Urging the 
Government of the Republic of Albania to ensure that the 
parliamentary elections to be held on July 3, 2005, are conducted in 
accordance with international standards for free and fair elections, 
5 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia, briefing on 
Democracy in the Middle East: Toward an Inter-Arab Democratic 
Charter, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, 
and Intellectual Property, oversight hearing on Copyright Office 
Views on Music Licensing Reform, 10 a.m., and to hold a hearing on 
H.R. 1229, Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act, 5:15 p.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, 
oversight hearing on the Lack of Worksite Enforcement and Employer 
Sanctions, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, to consider the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2006, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.

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  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and 
Oversight, hearing on Veteran's Access to Capital, 2 p.m., 311 
Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment, and Government Programs, 
hearing entitled ``Union Salting--Organizing Against Small 
Business,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, oversight hearing on 
Deepwater Implementation, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and 
Emergency Management, oversight hearing on The Judiciary's Ability 
to Pay for Current and Future Space Needs, 1 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, to mark up the Veterans Medical Care Revenue 
Enhancement Act of 2005, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security, to 
continue hearings on Protecting and Strengthening Social Security, 
10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.