[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 109 (Tuesday, September 6, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D878-D879]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

             Week of September 7 through September 10, 2005

                             Senate Chamber

  On Wednesday, at 12 noon Senate expects to vote on a resolution 
relative to the death of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, William H. 
Rehnquist.
  On Thursday, Senate expects to begin consideration of H.R. 2862, 
Science, State, Justice, Commerce, Appropriations.
  During the balance of the week, Senate expects to consider any other 
cleared legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: September 8, to 
hold hearings to examine the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 
2000 and recent market developments, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: September 8, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Robert A. Mosbacher, of Texas, to be 
President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, Robert B. 
Holland III, of Texas, to be United States Executive Director of the 
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and Jan E. 
Boyer, of Texas, to be United States Alternate Executive Director of 
the Inter-American Development Bank, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: September 8, 
committee will meet to discuss rebuilding lives and communities 
regarding Hurricane Katrina, 10 a.m., SD-430.

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  September 8, Full Committee, business meeting to consider proposed 
Higher Education Amendment Acts of 2005, proposed Defined Benefit 
Security Act of 2005, and Title VII to proposed 2005 Spending 
Reconciliation Bill, 3 p.m., SD-430.
  Committee on the Judiciary: September 8, business meeting to 
consider pending calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: September 7, to receive a closed 
briefing regarding certain intelligence matters, 1:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, September 7, to review. Kelo v. City of 
New London U.S. Supreme Court decision and H.R. 3405, Strengthening 
the Ownership of Private Property Act of 2005, 10 a.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, September 7, Subcommittee on Foreign 
Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs, hearing on Iraq 
Reconstruction, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, September 7, hearing on 
Recovering from Hurricane Katrina, 11 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  September 8, Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, 
hearing entitled ``Electronic Waste: An Examination of Current 
Activity, Implications for Environmental Stewardship, and the Proper 
Federal Role,'' 1 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, September 7, Subcommittee on 
Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources, hearing entitled 
``Women and Cancer--Where Are We in Prevention, Early Detection and 
Treatment of Gynecologic Cancers?'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, September 7, Subcommittee on 
Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity, 
hearing entitled ``The London Bombings: Protecting Civilian Targets 
from Terrorist Attacks,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  September 8, Subcommittee on Prevention of Nuclear and Biological 
Attack, hearing entitled ``WMD Terrorism and Proliferant States,'' 
11 a.m., room to be announced.
  Committee on International Relations, September 8, hearing 
entitled ``The U.S. and India: An Emerging Entente?'' 10:30 a.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, September 8, Subcommittee on Courts, 
the Internet, and Intellectual Property, oversight hearing entitled 
``Review of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office operations, including 
analysis of Government Accountability Office, Inspector General, and 
National Academy of Public Administration Reports,'' 1 p.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  September 8, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and 
Claims, to mark up H.R. 1219, Security and Fairness Enhancement for 
America Act of 2005, 10:30 a.m., followed by an oversight hearing 
entitled ``Sources and Methods of Foreign Nationals in Economic and 
Military Espionage,'' 11:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, September 8, Subcommittee on 
Workforce, Empowerment, and Government Programs, hearing entitled 
``Freedom in the Workplace--An Examination of a National Right to 
Work Law,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, September 8, 
executive, Briefing on Global Updates/Hotspots, 9 a.m., H-405 
Capitol.