[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 103 (Tuesday, July 26, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D833-D835]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             JULY 27, 2005

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Subcommittee on 
Forestry, Conservation, and Rural Revitalization, to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine the Conservation Reserve Program, 10 
a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Disaster Prevention and Prediction, to hold hearings to examine 
all-hazards alert systems, focusing on the need for a national all-
hazards alert and public warning system, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine S. 1372, to provide 
for the accuracy of television ratings services, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy, 
to hold hearings to examine recent progress in hydrogen and fuel 
cell research sponsored by the Department of Energy and by private 
industry, including challenges to the development of these 
technologies, 3 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine the role of 
value-based purchasing relating to improving quality in Medicare, 10 
a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of William Robert Timken, Jr., of Ohio, to be Ambassador 
to the Federal Republic of Germany, William J. Burns, of the 
District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Russian Federation, 
Richard Henry Jones, of Nebraska, to be Ambassador to Israel, and 
Francis Joseph Ricciardone, Jr., of New Hampshire, to be Ambassador 
to the Arab Republic of Egypt, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Subcommittee on International Operations and Terrorism, to hold 
hearings to examine United Nations peacekeeping reform, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: business 
meeting to consider the nominations of Thomas A. Fuentes, of 
California, and Bernice Phillips, of New York, each to be a Member 
of the Board of Directors of the

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Legal Services Corporation, and Kevin F. Sullivan, of New York, to 
be Assistant Secretary for Communications and Outreach, Terrell 
Halaska, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Legislation and Congressional Affairs, and Henry Louis Johnson, of 
Mississippi, to be Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary 
Education, all of the Department of Education, Time to be announced, 
Room to be announced.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to resume 
hearings to examine the appropriate Federal role regarding chemical 
facility security, 10 a.m., SD-562.
  Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government 
Information, and International Security, to hold hearings to examine 
financial management at the Securities and Exchange Commission, 2:30 
p.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold hearings to examine S. 1439, 
to provide for Indian trust asset management reform and resolution 
of historical accounting claims, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing 
regarding intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine the 
victimization of elderly through scams, 2:30 p.m., SD-106.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, to consider the following bills: H.R. 
3421. To reauthorize the United States Grain Standards Act, to 
facilitate the official inspection at export locations of grain 
required or authorized to be inspected under such Act; and H.R. 
3408, To reauthorize the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999 
and to amend the swine reporting provisions of that Act, 10 a.m., 
1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Armed Services, hearing on Chinese military power, 10 
a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, 
Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing on the 
Future of Terrorism Insurance, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, hearing entitled ``BRAC and 
Beyond: An Examination of the Rationale Behind Federal Security 
Standards for Leased Space,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Resources, hearing entitled ``The 
Hydrogen Economy: Is It Attainable?'' 1 p.m., 2203 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Federal Workforce and Agency Organization, hearing 
entitled ``Is There a Doctor in the Mouse?'': Using Information 
Technology to Improve Healthcare,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Government Management, Finance, and 
Accountability, hearing entitled ``DHS in Transition--Are Financial 
Management Problems Hindering Mission Effectiveness?'' 2 p.m., 2247 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, hearing entitled ``Regulatory 
Reform: Are Regulations Hindering Our Competitiveness?'' 10 a.m., 
2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Management, 
Integration, and Oversight, hearing entitled ``The 287(g) Program: 
Ensuring the Integrity of America's Border Security System through 
Federal-State Partnerships,'' 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Europe and 
Emerging Threats, hearing on Ukraine: Developments in the Aftermath 
of the Orange Revolution, 1 p.m., 2255 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation, 
hearing on Terrorist Threats to Energy Security, 2 p.m., 2200 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation and the Subcommittee 
on the Middle East and Central Asia, joint hearing on Syria and the 
United Nations Oil-for-Food Program, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, hearing on U.S. Diplomacy in 
Latin America, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, to mark up the following measures: 
H.R. 3132, Children's Safety Act of 2005; H.R. 3402, Department of 
Justice Appropriations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2006 through 
2009; H.R. 2965, Federal Prison Industries Competition in 
Contracting Act of 2005; H.R. 1502, Civil Liberties Restoration Act 
of 2005; and H. Res. 336, Requesting that the President focus 
appropriate attention on neighborhood crime prevention and community 
policing, and coordinate certain Federal efforts to participate in 
``National Night Out,'' which occurs the first Tuesday of August 
each year, including by supporting local efforts and community watch 
groups and by supporting local officials, to promote community 
safety and help provide homeland security, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget 
Process, hearing on A Comparative Study of International Multi-Year 
Budgeting, 11 a.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing on the importance of amending 
the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to establish a 
participating debenture program to assist small businesses in 
gaining access to much needed capital, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, Agriculture and Technology, 
hearing entitled ``The Importance of the Biotechnology Industry and 
Venture Capital Support in Innovation,'' 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, oversight hearing on the 
Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs: The 
Continuum of Care for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. (PTSD), 10 
a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, to mark up the following 
bills: H.R. 419, Hire Veterans Act of 2005; and H.R. 3279, Homeless 
Veterans Reintegration Program Reauthorization Act of 2005, 2 p.m., 
334 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, hearing on the following: 
H.R. 3082, Veteran-Owned Small Business

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Promotion Act of 2005; H.R. 1773, Native American Veteran Home Loan 
Act; a measure to Establish an Office of Disabled Veterans Sports 
and Special Events; a measure to require the Veterans' Employment 
and Training Service to Establish Qualification Standards for 
Disabled Veteran Outreach Specialists and Local Veteran Employment 
Representatives; a measure to increase the Disabled Veteran Adaptive 
Housing Grant; and a measure to Provide for a Disabled Veteran 
Transitional Housing Grant, 2:30 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on 
Health Care Information Technolgy (IT), 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Subcommittee on 
Technical and Tactical Intelligence, executive, hearing on Global 
Missile Threats, 1 p.m., H-405 Capitol.