[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 90 (Thursday, June 30, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D716-D717]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
PENSION PROTECTION ACT OF 2005
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Ordered favorably reported, 
as amended, H.R. 2830, Pension Protection Act of 2005.
ZERO DOWNPAYMENT PILOT PROGRAM ACT OF 2005
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing and Community 
Opportunity held a hearing on H.R. 3043, Zero Downpayment Pilot Program 
Act of 2005. Testimony was heard from William B. Shear, Director, 
Financial Markets and Community Investment, GAO; and public witnesses.
NEXT FLU PANDEMIC--U.S. READINESS
Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing entitled ``The Next Flu 
Pandemic: Evaluating U.S. Readiness.'' Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Health and Human Services: 
James W, Leduc, Director, Division of Viral and Rickdettsial Diseases, 
National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention; Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institute of 
Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH; and Bruce Gellin, M.D., Director, 
National Vaccine Planning Office; Marcia Crosse, Director, Health Care 
Issues, GAO and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on International Relations: Ordered favorably reported H.R. 
3100, East Asia Security Act of 2005.
  The Committee approved a motion authorizing the Chairman to request 
that the following measures be considered on the Suspension Calendar: 
H.R. 2017, Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2005; H. Con. 
Res. 168, amended, Condemning the Democratic People's republic of Korea 
for the abductions and continued captivity of citizens of the Republic 
of Korea and Japan as acts of terrorism and gross violations of human 
rights; H. Con. Res. 175, Acknowledging African descendants of the 
transatlantic slave trade in all of the Americas with an emphasis on 
descendants in Latin America and the Caribbean, recognizing the 
injustices suffered by these African descendants, and recommending that 
the United States and the international community work to improve the 
situation of Afro-descendant communities in Latin America and the 
Caribbean; H. Con. Res. 191, amended, Commemorating the 60th 
Anniversary of the conclusion of the war in the Pacific and honoring 
veterans of both the Pacific and Atlantic theaters of the Second World 
War; H. Res. 328, amended, Recognizing the 25th anniversary of the 
workers' strikes in Poland in 1980 that let to the establishment of the 
Solidarity Trade Union; H.

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Res. 333, Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Weekend of 
Prayer and Reflection for Darfur, Sudan; and H. Res. 343, Commending 
the State of Kuwait for granting women certain important political 
rights.
G-8 SUMMIT AND AFRICA'S DEVELOPMENT
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on Africa, Global 
Human Rights and International Operations held a hearing on The G-8 
Summit and Africa's Development. Testimony was heard from Paul Reid, 
Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary for Economic, Business and 
Agricultural Affairs, Department of State; Robert Pittman, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, International Development, Finance, and Debt, 
Department of the Treasury; and public witnesses.
NONPROLIFERATION AND THE G-8 SUMMIT
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on International 
Terrorism and Nonproliferation held a hearing on Nonproliferation and 
the G-8. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
SECURE ACCESS TO JUSTICE AND COURT PROTECTION ACT; TERRORIST DEATH 
PENALTY ENHANCEMENT ACT; STREAMLINED PROCEDURES ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security approved for full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 
1751, Secure Access to Justice and Court Protection Act of 2005.
  The Subcommittee also held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 
3060, Terrorist Death Penalty Enhancement Act of 2005; and H.R. 3035, 
Streamlined Procedures Act. Testimony was heard from Barry M. Sabin, 
Chief of Counterterrorism Section for the Criminal Division, Department 
of Justice; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--IMMIGRATION REMOVAL PROCEDURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration, Border 
Security, and Claims held an oversight hearing entitled ``Immigration 
Removal Procedures Implemented in the Aftermath of the September 11th 
Attacks.'' Testimony was heard from Lily Swenson, Deputy Associate 
Attorney General, Department of Justice; Joseph Greene, Director, 
Training and Development, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 
Department of Homeland Security; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--POTENTIAL OIL SOURCES
Committee on Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources 
concluded oversight hearings entitled ``The Vast North American 
Resource Potential of Oil Shale, Oil Sands, and Heavy Oils--Part 2.'' 
Testimony was heard from Theodore K. Barna, Assistant Deputy Under 
Secretary, Advance Systems and Concepts, Office of the Secretary, 
Department of Defense; Mark Maddox, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy; and Chad 
Calvert, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, 
Department of the Interior.
OVERSIGHT--HEALTH CARE BUDGET
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Held an oversight hearing on the 
Department of Veterans Affairs' necessity to reprogram $1 billion to 
the medical services account in Fiscal Years 2005 and its implication 
for Fiscal Year 2006. Testimony was heard from R. James Nicholson, 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
CAFTA IMPLEMENTATION ACT
Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered favorably reported H.R. 3045, 
Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement 
Implementation Act.
BRIEFING--GLOBAL UPDATES
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
receive a Briefing on Global Updates. Testimony was heard from 
departmental witnesses.