[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 116 (Thursday, September 15, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D927-D929]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

            Week of September 19 through September 24, 2005

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 3 p.m., Senate will resume consideration of H.R. 2744, 
Agriculture Appropriations.
  During the balance of the week, Senate will 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 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: September 20, 
business meeting to mark up S. 1582, to reauthorize the United 
States Grain Standards Act, to facilitate the official inspection at 
export port locations of grain required or authorized to be 
inspected under such Act, 10 a.m., SR-328A.
  September 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
status of the World Trade Organization negotiations on agriculture, 
9 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: September 20, 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, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  September 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
financial services industry's responsibilities and role in 
preventing identity theft and protecting sensitive financial 
information, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: September 20, 
Subcommittee on Disaster Prevention and Prediction, to hold hearings 
to examine the prediction of Hurricane Katrina and the work of the 
National Hurricane Center, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.
  September 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine energy 
prices, 9:30 a.m., SD-562.
  September 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine energy 
prices, 2 p.m., SD-562.
  September 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
communications in disaster, 10 a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: September 20, 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, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  September 22, Subcommittee on National Parks, 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, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: September 21, 
Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water, to

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hold hearings to examine the Endangered Species Act and the role of 
States, Tribes and local governments, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  September 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of George M. Gray, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant 
Administrator, and Lyons Gray, of North Carolina, to be Chief 
Financial Officer, both of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
Edward McGaffigan, Jr., of Virginia, to be a Member of the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, H. Dale Hall, of New Mexico, to be Director 
of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the 
Interior, and Santanu K. Baruah, of Oregon, to be Assistant 
Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development, 2:30 p.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: September 19, 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, Francis 
Rooney, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Holy See, and Alfred 
Hoffman, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Portugal, 
2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  September 20, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and 
Narcotics Affairs, to hold hearings to examine China's role in Latin 
America, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: September 22, 
Subcommittee on Education and Early Childhood Development, to hold 
hearings to examine Hurricane Katrina's displaced school children, 
10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: September 
21, to hold hearings to examine what lessons have been learned to 
secure U.S. transit systems relating to the London terrorist 
attacks, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  September 22, Full Committee, to resume hearings to examine issues 
relating to recovering from Hurricane Katrina, focusing on the needs 
of those displaced, today and tomorrow, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  September 22, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, 
Government Information, and International Security, to hold hearings 
to examine cost and payment plans for the Medicare Modernization Act 
and if the new legislation will meet the needs of seniors, 2:30 
p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: September 21, to hold an oversight 
hearing to examine Indian gaming, 9:30 a.m., SR-385.
  Committee on the Judiciary: September 20, to hold hearings to 
examine the taking of homes and other private property relating to 
the Kelo Decision, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  September 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine able 
danger and intelligence information sharing, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: September 21, to 
hold hearings to examine the impact of Hurricane Katrina on small 
businesses, 10 a.m., SR-428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: September 20, to hold joint 
hearings with the House Committee on Veterans Affairs to examine the 
legislative presentation of the American Legion, 10 a.m., 345 CHOB.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Armed Services, September 20, to mark up H. Res. 417, 
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 documents in the possession of the 
Secretary of Defense relating to the disclosure of the identity and 
employment of Ms. Valerie Plame, 7 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  September 21, Threat Panel, hearing on threats in Latin America, 
10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  September 22, Threat Panel, hearing on threats in Eurasia, 10 
a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, September 21, Subcommittee on 
Energy and Air Quality, hearing entitled ``An Update on the 
California Electricity System and Markets,'' 1 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, September 21, Subcommittee on 
Government Management, Finance, and Accountability, hearing entitled 
``Implementing Cost Accounting at the Department of Veterans Affairs 
and the Department of Labor,'' 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, September 22, hearing entitled 
``Political Speech on the Internet: Should It Be Regulated?'' 9 
a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on International Relations, September 21, Subcommittee 
on Asia and the Pacific, hearing on The United States and Southeast 
Asia: Developments, Trends, and Policy Choices, 11:30 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  September 22, full Committee, hearing on United States Policy in 
Afghanistan: Establishing Democratic Governance and Security in the 
Wake of Parliamentary Elections, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, September 22, Subcommittee on the 
Constitution, oversight hearing entitled ``The Supreme Court's Kelo 
Decision and Potential Congressional Responses,'' 11 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  September 22, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and 
Intellectual Property, oversight hearing entitled ``Reducing Peer-
To-Peer Piracy (P2P) on University Campuses: A Progress Update,'' 9 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, September 21, hearing on the Threatened 
and Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2005, 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  September 23, Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans, hearing on the 
following bills: S. 260, and H.R. 2018, Partners for Fish and 
Wildlife Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, September 21, hearing on NOAA Hurricane 
Forecasting, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, September 21, hearing entitled 
``Reforming the Tax Code to Assist Small Businesses,'' 2 p.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  September 22, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight, 
hearing entitled ``Entrepreneur Soldiers Empowerment Act (ESEA),'' 2 
p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, September 21, 
Subcommittee on Railroads, oversight hearing on Amtrak Reform 
Proposals, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.

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                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Meetings: September 20, Senate Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs, to hold joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans 
Affairs to examine the legislative presentation of the American 
Legion, 10 a.m., 345 CHOB.