[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 104 (Wednesday, July 27, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D846-D847]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             JULY 28, 2005

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Lieutenant General Norton A. Schwartz, USAF, for 
appointment to the grade of general and to be Commander, U.S. 
Transportation Command, Ronald M. Sega, of Colorado, to be Under 
Secretary of the Air Force, Phillip Jackson Bell, of Georgia, to be 
Deputy Under Secretary for Logistics and Materiel Readiness, and 
John G. Grimes, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Networks 
and Information Integration, both of the Department of Defense, 
Keith E. Eastin, of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary of the Army for 
Installations and Environment, and William Anderson, of Connecticut, 
to be Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, 
Environment and Logistics, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: business meeting 
to mark up the nominations of Christopher Cox, of California, Roel 
C. Campos, of Texas, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange 
Commission, and Annette L. Nazareth, of the District of Columbia, 
each to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission, John 
C. Dugan, of Maryland, to be Comptroller of the Currency, and John 
M. Reich, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Thrift 
Supervision, both of the Department of the Treasury, Martin J. 
Gruenberg, of Maryland, to be Member and Vice Chairperson of the 
Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, S. 
705, to establish the Interagency Council on Meeting the Housing and 
Service Needs of Seniors, H.R. 804, to exclude from consideration as 
income certain payments under the national flood insurance program, 
S. 1047, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
commemoration of each of the Nation's past Presidents and their 
spouses, respectively to improve circulation of the $1 coin, to 
create a new bullion coin, and S. 190, to address the regulation of 
secondary mortgage market enterprises, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: business 
meeting to consider S. 1408, to strengthen data protection and 
safeguards, require data breach notification, and further prevent 
identity theft, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine issues related to MGM 
v. Grokster and the appropriate balance between copyright protection 
and communications technology innovation, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on 
National Parks, to hold hearings to examine S. 584 and H.R. 432, 
bills to require the Secretary of the Interior to allow the 
continued occupancy and use of certain land and improvements within 
Rocky Mountain National Park, S. 652, to provide financial 
assistance for the rehabilitation of the Benjamin Franklin National 
Memorial in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the development of an 
exhibit to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the birth of 
Benjamin Franklin, S. 958, to amend the National Trails System Act 
to designate the Star-Spangled Banner Trail in the States of 
Maryland and Virginia and the District of Columbia as a National 
Historic Trail, S. 1154, to extend the Acadia National Park Advisory 
Commission, to provide improved visitor services at the park, S. 
1166, to extend the authorization of the Kalaupapa National 
Historical Park Advisory Commission, and S. 1346, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of maritime sites in 
the State of Michigan, 10 a.m., SD-366.

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  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold oversight hearings to examine 
the implementation of the Native American Graves Protection and 
Repatriation Act (P.L. 101-601), 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 1088, 
to establish streamlined procedures for collateral review of mixed 
petitions, amendments, and defaulted claims, S. 103, to respond to 
the illegal production, distribution, and use of methamphetamine in 
the United States, proposed Personal Data Privacy and Security Act 
of 2005, S. 751, to require Federal agencies, and persons engaged in 
interstate commerce, in possession of data containing personal 
information, to disclose any unauthorized acquisition of such 
information, S. 1326, to require agencies and persons in possession 
of computerized data containing sensitive personal information, to 
disclose security breaches where such breach poses a significant 
risk of identity theft, S. 155, to increase and enhance law 
enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of 
violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect 
law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to 
revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to reform 
and facilitate prosecution of juvenile gang members who commit 
violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, S. 
1086, to improve the national program to register and monitor 
individuals who commit crimes against children or sex offenses, S. 
956, to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide assured 
punishment for violent crimes against children, S. 1197, to 
reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and certain 
committee matters, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: business meeting to consider the 
nominations of James Philip Terry, of Virginia, to be Chairman of 
the Board of Veterans' Appeals, and Charles S. Ciccolella, of 
Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans' 
Employment and Training, both of the Department of Veterans' 
Affairs, and S. 1182, to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
improve health care for veterans, S. 716, to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to enhance services provided by vet centers, to clarify 
and improve the provision of bereavement counseling by the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 1234, to increase, effective as 
of December 1, 2005, the rates of compensation for veterans with 
service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and 
indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled 
veterans, and S. 1235, to amend chapters 19 and 37 of title 38, 
United States Code, to extend the availability of $400,000 in 
coverage under the servicemembers' life insurance and veterans' 
group life insurance programs, 9:30 a.m., SR-418.


                                 House

  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Unconventional Threats and Capabilities and the Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Financial Services, 
joint hearing on the financing of the Iraqi insurgency, 2 p.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, 
and Consumer Protection, hearing entitled ``Data Security: The 
Discussion Draft of Data Protection Legislation,'' 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, hearing entitled ``Keeping Metro 
on Track: The Federal Government's Role in Balancing Investment with 
Accountability at Washington's Transit Agency,'' 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Economic Security, 
Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity, hearing entitled 
``Improving Management of the Aviation Screening Workforce,'' 10 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Prevention of Nuclear and Biological Attack, 
hearing entitled ``Implementing the National Biodefense Strategy,'' 
2 p.m., 1309 Longworth.
  Committee on House Administration, hearing on Accessibility of the 
House Complex for Persons with Special Needs, 10 a.m., 1310 
Longworth.
  Committee on International Relations, hearing on Lebanon Reborn? 
Defining National Priorities and Prospects for Democratic Renewal in 
the Wake of March 14, 2005, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International 
Operations, hearing on China's Influence in Africa, 2:30 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border 
Security and Claims, to mark up H.R. 1219, Security and Fairness 
Enhancement for America Act of 2005, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Minerals, 
oversight hearing on Sustainable Development Opportunities in Mining 
Communities, Part II, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Water and Power, oversight hearing on 
Implementation of the Westside Regional Drainage Plan as a Way to 
Improve San Joaquin River Water Quality, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Select Revenue 
Measures, hearing on Member Proposals for Tax Reform, 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, Briefing on 
Global Updates, 9 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on DNI Status, 10 a.m., H-140 
Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine alternative 
automotive technologies and energy efficiency, 10 a.m., 2226 RHOB.