[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 112 (Friday, September 9, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D895-D897]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

            Week of September 12 through September 17, 2005

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 3 p.m., Senate will resume consideration of H.R. 2862, 
Commerce/Justice/Science Appropriations. At 5:30 p.m., Senate will 
begin a period of morning business for one hour, and at approximately 
6:30 p.m., Senate will vote on the motion to proceed to S.J. Res. 20, 
Coal/Oil Direct Utility Units Rules.
  During the balance of the week, Senate expects to complete 
consideration of H.R. 2862, Commerce/Justice/Science Appropriations and 
consider any other cleared legislative and executive business, 
including any other appropriation bills, when available.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: September 15, to 
hold hearings to examine the nominations of Keith E. Gottfried, of 
California, to be General Counsel, Kim Kendrick, of the District of 
Columbia, Keith A. Nelson, of Texas, and Darlene F. Williams, of 
Texas, each to be an Assistant Secretary, all of the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, and Israel Hernandez, of Texas, to be 
Assistant Secretary and Director General of the United States and 
Foreign Commercial Service, Darryl W. Jackson, of the District of 
Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary, Franklin L. Lavin, of Ohio, 
to be Under Secretary for International Trade, and David H. 
McCormick, of Pennsylvania, to be Under Secretary for Export 
Administration, all of the Department of Commerce, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: September 14, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, to hold hearings to examine the impact of 
Hurricane Katrina on the aviation industry, focusing on jet fuel 
markets, airport infrastructure, and Hurricane Katrina's impact on 
the National Airspace System, 10 a.m., SD-562.
  September 14, Subcommittee on Disaster Prevention and Prediction, 
to hold hearings to examine the prediction of Hurricane Katrina and 
the work of the National Hurricane Center, 2 p.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Finance: September 13, Subcommittee on Social 
Security and Family Policy, to hold hearings to examine how the 
nonprofit sector meets the needs of American communities relating to 
charities on the frontline, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: September 
13, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of John R. Fisher, 
to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of 
Appeals, Juliet JoAnn McKenna, to be an Associate Judge of the 
Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Colleen Duffy Kiko, of 
Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations 
Authority, and Mary M. Rose, of North Carolina, to be a Member of 
the Merit Systems Protection Board, 10 a.m., SD-342.

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  September 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
recovering from Hurricane Katrina, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  September 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Stewart A. Baker, of Virginia, and Julie L. Myers, of 
Kansas, each to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, 
10:30 a.m., SD-342.
  September 15, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, 
Government Information, and International Security, to hold 
oversight hearings to examine housing-related programs for the poor, 
focusing on existing challenges in measuring improper rent subsidy 
payments in housing assistance programs at HUD, as well as Federal 
oversight of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, 2:30 
p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: September 12, to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of John G. Roberts, Jr., of Maryland, to be 
Chief Justice of the United States, 12 noon, SR-325.
  September 13, Full Committee, to continue hearings to examine the 
nomination of John G. Roberts, Jr., of Maryland, to be Chief Justice 
of the United States, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  September 14, Full Committee, to continue hearings to examine the 
nomination of John G. Roberts, Jr., of Maryland, to be Chief Justice 
of the United States, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  September 15, Full Committee, to continue hearings to examine the 
nomination of John G. Roberts, Jr., of Maryland, to be Chief Justice 
of the United States, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: September 15, business meeting to 
mark up pending VA health-related proposals, 10 a.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: September 14, to receive a 
closed briefing regarding certain intelligence matters, 10:30 a.m., 
SH-219.
  September 15, Full Committee, closed business meeting to mark up 
intelligence authorization for fiscal year 2006, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, September 15, hearing to review Canada 
and Australia's experience with implementing national animal 
identification systems, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, September 14, Subcommittee on 
Science, The Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, and 
Related Agencies, hearing on FBI Transformation Efforts, 10:30 a.m., 
2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, September 14, hearing on the 
Quadrennial Defense Review: Goals and Principles, 10 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, September 14, Subcommittee on 
Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing entitled 
``Hurricane Katrina: The Financial Institutions' Response,'' 10 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  September 15, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, 
hearing entitled ``Emergency Housing Needs in the Aftermath of 
Hurricane Katrina,'' 10 a. m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, September 13, Subcommittee on 
Federalism and the Census, hearing entitled ``Brownfields and the 
Fifty States: Are State Incentive Programs Capable of Solving 
America's Brownfields Problem?'' 10 a.m., 2203 Rayburn.
  September 13, Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, 
and International Relations, hearing entitled ``Combating Terrorism: 
Visas Still Vulnerable,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  September 14, full Committee, to consider pending business, 10 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  September 14, Subcommittee on Energy and Resources, hearing 
entitled ``Meeting America's Natural Gas Demand: Are We in a 
Crisis?'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  September 15, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Back to the 
Drawing Board: A First Look at Lessons Learned from Katrina,'' 10 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, September 15, Subcommittee on 
Prevention of Nuclear and Biological Attack, hearing entitled 
``Biological Weapon Threat Assessment,'' 1 p.m., room to be 
announced.
  Committee on International Relations, September 13, Subcommittee 
on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations, hearing 
entitled ``Protecting Street Children: Vigilantes or the Rule of 
Law?'' 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  September 14, full Committee, to mark up the following measures: 
H. Res. 375, Requesting the President and directing the Secretary of 
State to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 
days after the date of the adoption of this resolution all 
information in the possession of the President and the Secretary of 
State relating to communication with officials of the United Kingdom 
between January 1, 2002, and October 16, 2002, relating to the 
policy of the United States with respect to Iraq; H. Res. 408, 
Requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Defense to 
transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days 
after the date of the adoption of this resolution all documents in 
the possession of the President and the Secretary of Defense 
relating to communications with officials of the United Kingdom 
relating to the policy of the United States with respect to Iraq; 
and H. Res. 419, Directing the Secretary of State to transmit to the 
House of Representatives not later than 14 days after the date of 
the adoption of this resolution documents in the possession of the 
Secretary of State relating to the disclosure of the identity and 
employment of Ms. Valerie Plame, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  September 14, Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats, hearing 
on U.S. Foreign Aid Programs to Europe, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  September 15, full Committee, to mark up pending business, 10:30 
a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  September 15, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, 
hearing on the Broadcasting Board of Governors and the Middle East 
Broadcasting Network, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, September 15, Subcommittee on 
Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, oversight

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hearing on Sources and Methods of Foreign Nationals Engaged in 
Economic and Military Espionage, time to be announced, 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, September 13, to consider H.R. 3132, 
Children's Safety Act of 2005, 5:30 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, September 14, hearing on NOAA Hurricane 
Forecasting, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  September 15, hearing on Cybersecurity: How Can the Government 
Help Address Vulnerabilities in Critical Industries? 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, September 15, Subcommittee on Rural 
Enterprise, Agriculture and Technology, hearing entitled ``The Need 
for Improvements and More Incentives in the Endangered Species 
Act,'' 9:30 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, September 14, oversight hearing 
regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs information technology 
infrastructure reorganization, and proposed legislation to enhance 
the role of the Chief Information Officer, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: September 14, to 
hold hearings to examine the impact of Romania's newly implemented 
ban on inter-country adoptions, 10 a.m., 2237 RHOB.