[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 115 (Wednesday, September 14, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1851-E1852]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

                                 ______
                                 

                         HON. JEFF FORTENBERRY

                              of nebraska

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 14, 2005

  Mr. FORTENBERRY. Mr. Speaker, on Tuesday, September 13, 2005, I was 
unavoidably detained and thus missed rollcall votes Nos. 465, 466, and 
467. Had I been present, I would have voted ``aye'' on all three votes.

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                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate on February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This 
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate 
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place, 
and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled, and any cancellations or 
changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Thursday, September 15, 2005 may be found in 
the Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                              SEPTEMBER 19
     2:30 p.m.
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of C. Boyden 
           Gray, of the District of Columbia, to be Representative 
           of the United States of America to the European Union, 
           with the rank and status of Ambassador, and Francis 
           Rooney, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Holy See.
                                                            SD-419

                              SEPTEMBER 20
     10 a.m.
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Emil W. 
           Henry, Jr., of New York, to be Assistant Secretary for 
           Financial Institutions, Terry Neese, of Oklahoma, to be 
           Director of the Mint, and Patrick M. O'Brien, of 
           Minnesota, to be Assistant Secretary for Terrorist 
           Financing, all of Department of the Treasury.
                                                            SD-538
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine climate change science and 
           economics, focusing on the current state of climate 
           change scientific research and the economics of 
           strategies to manage climate change, including the 
           relationship between energy consumption and climate 
           change, and the potential effects on the U.S. economy 
           of climate change and strategies to control greenhouse 
           gas emissions.
                                                            SD-366
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine the taking of homes and other 
           private property relating to the Kelo Decision.
                                                            SD-226
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold joint hearings with the House Committee on 
           Veterans Affairs to examine the legislative 
           presentation of the American Legion.
                                                          345 CHOB
     2:30 p.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Disaster Prevention and Prediction Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the prediction of Hurricane 
           Katrina and the work of the National Hurricane Center.
                                                            SD-562

                              SEPTEMBER 21
     9 a.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
         To hold hearings to examine the status of the World Trade 
           Organization negotiations on agriculture.
                                                           SR-328A
     9:30 a.m.
       Environment and Public Works
       Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the Endangered Species Act 
           and the role of States, Tribes and local governments.
                                                            SD-406
       Indian Affairs
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine Indian gaming.
                                                            SR-385
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine able danger and intelligence 
           information sharing.
                                                            SD-226
     10 a.m.
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine what lessons have been 
           learned to secure U.S. transit systems relating to the 
           London terrorist attacks.
                                                            SD-342

                              SEPTEMBER 22
     10 a.m.
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the financial services 
           industry's responsibilities and role in preventing 
           identity theft and protecting sensitive financial 
           information.
                                                            SD-538
     2:30 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       National Parks Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine S. 435, to amend the Wild and 
           Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the 
           Farmington River and Salmon Brook in the State of 
           Connecticut for study for potential addition to the 
           National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S. 1096, to 
           amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate 
           portions of the Musconetcong River in the State of New 
           Jersey as a component of the National Wild and Scenic 
           Rivers System, S. 1310, to authorize the Secretary of 
           the Interior to allow the Columbia Gas Transmission 
           Corporation to increase the diameter of a natural gas 
           pipeline located in the Delaware Water Gap National 
           Recreation Area, S. 1378, to amend the National 
           Historic Preservation Act to provide appropriation 
           authorization and improve the operations of the 
           Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and S. 1627, 
           to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
           special resources study to evaluate resources along the 
           coastal region of the State of Delaware and to 
           determine the suitability and feasibility of 
           establishing a unit of the National Park System in 
           Delaware.
                                                            SD-366

                              SEPTEMBER 28
     2:30 p.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine Indian housing.
                                                            SR-485

                              SEPTEMBER 29
     10 a.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine proposed Duck Valley 
           Reservation, Shoshone Paiute Tribes, Water Rights 
           Settlement.
                                                            SR-485

                             POSTPONEMENTS

                              SEPTEMBER 21
     2 p.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
       Forestry, Conservation, and Rural Revitalization 
           Subcommittee
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine the Forest and 
           Rangeland Research Program of the USDA Forest Service.
                                                           SR-328A