[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 111 (Thursday, September 8, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D888-D889]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
COMMODITY FUTURES MODERNIZATION ACT
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the proposed reauthorization of the Commodity 
Futures Trading Commission, focusing on the Commodity Futures 
Modernization Act of 2000 and recent market developments, after 
receiving testimony from Randy K. Quarles, Under Secretary of the 
Treasury

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for Domestic Finance; Robert L.D. Colby, Deputy Director, Division of 
Market Regulation, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; Patrick J. 
McCarty, General Counsel, Commodity Futures Trading Commission; Patrick 
M. Parkinson, Deputy Director, Division of Research and Statistics, 
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Charles P. Carey, 
Chicago Board of Trade, Terrence A. Duffy, Chicago Mercantile Exchange 
Holdings, Inc., and Daniel J. Roth, National Futures Association, all 
of Chicago, Illinois; John M. Damgard, Futures Industry Association, 
and Mark Lackritz, Securities Industry Association, both of Washington, 
D.C.; Meyer S. Frucher, Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania, on behalf of the U.S. Options Exchange Coalition; and 
Robert G. Pickel, International Swaps and Derivatives Association, 
Inc., New York, New York.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the nominations of Robert A. Mosbacher, of Texas, to be 
President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, who was 
introduced by Senators Hutchison and Cornyn, Robert B. Holland III, of 
Texas, to be United States Executive Director of the International Bank 
for Reconstruction and Development, who was introduced by Senator 
Hutchison, and Jan E. Boyer, of Texas, to be United States Alternate 
Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank, who was 
introduced by Senator Hagel, after the nominees testified and answered 
questions in their own behalf.
HURRICANE KATRINA
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee met to 
discuss rebuilding lives and communities regarding Hurricane Katrina 
after hearing from numerous public witnesses.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee ordered 
favorably reported the following bills:
  S. 1614, to extend the authorization of programs under the Higher 
Education Act of 1965, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; 
and
  An original bill entitled ``Defined Benefit Security Act of 2005''.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
following business items:
  S. 1197, to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, with 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute; and
  The nomination of Kenneth L. Wainstein, of Virginia, to be United 
States Attorney for the District of Columbia, Department of Justice.
  Also, Committee approved the issuance of various subpoenas relative 
to asbestos matters.