[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 120 (Thursday, September 22, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D959-D961]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY,

                           SEPTEMBER 23, 2005

          (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  No meetings/hearings scheduled.


                                  House

  Committee on Resources, 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.
F


                       CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of September 26 through October 1, 2005

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate will begin consideration of the nomination of John G. 
Roberts, Jr., of Maryland, to be Chief Justice of the United States.
  During the balance of the week, Senate expects to continue consideration 
of the nomination of Mr. Roberts (listed above), with a vote expected to 
occur on confirmation of the nomination. Also, Senate will consider any 
other cleared legislative and executive business, including any 
appropriation bills, when available.


                            Senate Committees

          (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations: September 26, Subcommittee on Defense, 
business meeting to markup H.R. 2863, making appropriations for the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, 10 
a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: September 27, to hold hearings to examine 
needed improvements to defense acquisition processes and organizations, 
9:30 a.m., SR-325.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: September 28, to 
hold hearings to examine S. 1334, to provide for integrity and 
accountability in professional sports, and S. 1114, to establish minimum 
drug testing standards for major professional sports leagues, 10 a.m., 
SH-216.
  September 29, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
communications for first responders in disaster, 10 a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: September 27, to hold 
hearings to examine S.1701, to amend the Surface Mining Control and 
Reclamation Act of 1977 to improve the reclamation of abandoned mines, 
and S. 961, to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 
1977 to reauthorize and reform the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program, 10 
a.m., SD-366.
  September 28, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 11:30 a.m., SD-366.
  September 28, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, to hold 
oversight hearings to examine the grazing

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programs of the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service, 
including proposed changes to grazing regulations, and the status of 
grazing permit renewals, monitoring programs and allotment restocking 
plans, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: September 28, to hold 
hearings to examine the role of science in environmental policy making, 
9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: September 28, to hold hearings to 
examine the international response to Darfur, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  September 29, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the Protocol 
of 1997 Amending MARPOL Convention (Treaty Doc. 108-7), Agreement with 
Canada on Pacific Hake/Whiting (Treaty Doc. 108-24), Convention 
Concerning Migratory Fish Stock in the Pacific Ocean (Treaty Doc. 109-1), 
Convention Strengthening Inter-American Tuna Commission (Treaty Doc. 109-
2), and the Convention on Supplementary Compensation on Nuclear Damage 
(Treaty Doc. 107-21), 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  September 29, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing regarding 
the evolving NATO role in Afghanistan, 3:30 p.m., S-407, Capitol.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: September 27, 
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine 
assessing progress in the Federal government regarding alternative 
personnel systems, focusing on systems to learn where personnel systems 
have been successfully employed and what steps have been taken in their 
development to ensure effective implementation and operation, 10 a.m., 
SD-342.
  September 27, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government 
Information, and International Security, to hold 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.
  September 28, Full Committee, to resume hearings to examine issues 
relating to recovering from Hurricane Katrina, focusing on the needs of 
those displaced, today and tomorrow, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  September 29, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold 
hearings to examine the effectiveness and cost of the Defense Travel 
System of the Department of Defense, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: September 28, to hold an oversight hearing 
to examine Indian housing, 2:30 p.m., SR-485.
  September 29, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine proposed Duck 
Valley Reservation, Shoshone Paiute Tribes, Water Rights Settlement, 10 
a.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: September 28, to hold hearings to examine 
protecting copyright and innovation in a post-Grokster world, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-226.
  September 28, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and 
Consumer Rights, to hold hearings to examine whether there is more 
consolidation or new choices for consumers regarding video competition in 
2005, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  September 29, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine pending 
judicial nominations, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: September 28, to receive a closed 
briefing regarding certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  September 29, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing regarding 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: September 29, to hold hearings to examine 
the impact of direct-to-consumer drug advertising on seniors' health and 
health care costs, 10 a.m., SH-216.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, September 28, Subcommittee on Livestock and 
Horticulture, hearing to review the development of a private sector-based 
National Animal Identification System (NAIS), 1:30 p.m., Longworth.
  September 29, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk 
Management, hearing to review the current state of the farm economy and 
the economic impact of Federal policy on agriculture, 10 a.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, September 27, Subcommittee on Departments 
of Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the 
Judiciary, District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies, hearing on 
Department of Housing and Urban Development (Hurricane Katrina), 9:30 
a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  September 27, Subcommittee on Defense, hearing on Department of Defense 
(Hurricane Katrina), 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  September 28, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related 
Agencies, hearing on Corps of Engineers (Hurricane Katrina), 2 p.m., 
2362-B Rayburn.
  September 29, Subcommittee on the Departments of Transportation, 
Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of 
Columbia, and Independent Agencies, hearing on Department of 
Transportation (Hurricane Katrina), 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, September 29, hearing 
entitled ``Closing the Achievement Gap in America's Schools: the No Child 
Left Behind Act,'' 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, September 27, Subcommittee on 
Environment and Hazardous Materials, hearing entitled ``Hurricane 
Katrina: Assessing the Present Environmental Status, 2 p.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  September 29, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, 
hearing entitled ``Public Safety Communications from 9/11 to Katrina: 
Critical Public Policy Lessons,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, September 27, Subcommittee on Domestic 
and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology, hearing 
entitled ``IDA-14: Historic Advance or Incremental Change in Debt and 
Development Policy,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  September 28, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer 
Credit, hearing entitled ``Private Sector Priorities for Basel Reform,'' 
10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, September 27, Subcommittee on Federal 
Workforce and Agency Organization, hearing entitled ``It's Time to 
React--Reauthorizing Executive Authority to Consolidate Tasks: 
Establishing Results and Sunset Commissions (H.R. 3276 and H.R. 3277),'' 
2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.

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  September 28, Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, hearing entitled 
``The Impact of Regulation on U.S. Manufacturing: Spotlight on the 
Environmental Protection Agency,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  September 29, to consider the following measures: H.R. 1317, Federal 
Employee Protection of Disclosures Act; H.R. 3134, Federal Real Property 
Disposal Pilot Program and Management Improvement Act of 2005; H.R. 3699, 
Federal and District of Columbia Government Real Property Act of 2005; 
and H. Res. 15, Supporting the goals and ideals of National Campus Safety 
Awareness Month; followed by a hearing entitled ``The Last Frontier: 
Bringing the IT Revolution to Healthcare,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, September 28, Subcommittee on Economic 
Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity, hearing entitled 
``Solving the OTM Undocumented Alien Problem: Expedited Removal for 
Apprehensions along the U.S. Border,'' 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  September 28, Subcommittee on Management, Integration, and Oversight, 
hearing entitled ``Sniffing Out Terrorism: The Use of Dogs in Homeland 
Security,'' 10:30 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  September 29, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and 
Technology, hearing entitled ``Incident Command, Control, and 
Communications during Catastrophic Events,'' 1 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on International Relations, September 28, hearing and 
briefing on United Nations Rhetoric or Reform: Outcome of the High-Level 
Event, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  September 28, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, hearing on Keeping 
Democracy on Track: Hotspots in Latin America, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  September 29, Subcommittee on International Terrorism and 
Nonproliferation, hearing on Evolving Counterterrorism Strategy, 2 p.m., 
2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, September 27, Subcommittee on Commercial 
and Administrative Law, hearing on H.R. 1956, Business Activity Tax 
Simplification Act of 2005, 1 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  September 27, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, 
hearing on the Methamphetamine Epidemic Elimination Act, 4 p.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  September 29, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, 
oversight hearing entitled ``Dual Citizenship, Birthright Citizenship, 
and the Meaning of Sovereignty,'' 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, September 27, Subcommittee on Forests and 
Forest Health, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 679, To direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to convey a parcel of real property to Beaver 
County, Utah; H.R. 2069, Utah Recreational Land Exchange Act of 2005; 
H.R. 3462, To provide for the conveyance of the Bureau of Land Management 
parcels known as the White Acre and Gambel Oak properties and related 
real property to Park City, Utah; and H.R. 3818, Forest Service 
Partnership Enhancement Act of 2005, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  September 27, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on the following 
measures: H.R. 1564, Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District Conveyance Act of 
2005; H.R. 2873, Albuquerque Biological Park Title Clarification Act; 
H.R. 2925, To amend the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act 
of 1991 to extend the authority for drought assistance; H.R. 3443, To 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain water distribution 
facilities to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District; and a 
measure regarding a water supply project near Madera, California, 10 
a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  September 29, Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans and the Subcommittee 
on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation of the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, joint hearing on S. 362, Marine Debris 
Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  September 29, Subcommittee on National Parks, hearing on the following 
bills: H.R. 326, To amend the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area Act of 
2000 to adjust the boundary of the Yuma Crossing National Heritage Area 
and to extend the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to provide 
assistance under that Act; H.R. 1436, To remove certain use restrictions 
on property located in Navajo County, Arizona; and H.R. 1972, Franklin 
National Battlefield Study Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, September 29, hearing on NIST's Investigation of 
the World Trade Center Collapse: What Are the Lessons Learned and How Are 
They Being Applied to Improve Building Safety?'' 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, September 29, Subcommittee on Regulatory 
Reform and Oversight, hearing to discuss the Entrepreneur Soldiers 
Empowerment Act (ESEA), 10:30 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, September 28, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, oversight hearing on Current Situation and 
Future Outlook of U.S. Commercial Airline Industry, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  September 29, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing 
on H.R. 1749, Pest Management and Fire Suppression Flexibility Act, 10 
a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, September 28, oversight hearing 
regarding the status of seamless transition between the Department of 
Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, September 27, Subcommittee on Social 
Security and the Subcommittee on Human Resources, joint hearing on the 
Commissioner of Social Security's proposed regulation to improve the 
disability determination process, 4 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  September 28, full Committee, hearing on Economic and Trade Issues with 
Japan, 1 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  September 29, full Committee, hearing on the Implementation of the 
U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA), 10:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  September 29, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on H.R. 3617, Medicare 
Value-Based Purchasing for Physicians' Services Act of 2005, 3 p.m., 1100 
Longworth.