[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 123 (Wednesday, September 28, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D983-D985]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                           SEPTEMBER 29, 2005

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine U.S. 
military strategy and operations in Iraq, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: business meeting 
to consider the nominations of Emil W. Henry, Jr., of New York, to 
be Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions, and Patrick M. 
O'Brien, of Minnesota, to be Assistant Secretary for Terrorist 
Financing, both of the Department of the Treasury, Keith E.

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Gottfried, of California, to be General Counsel, and Kim Kendrick, 
of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary, Keith A. 
Nelson, of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary, and Darlene F. 
Williams, of Texas, to be 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 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, Time to be announced, S-216, 
Capitol.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine communications for first responders in disaster, 
10 a.m., SD-562.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine communications for 
first responders in disaster, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: 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.
  Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, to hold hearings 
to examine U.S.-Japan relations, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold hearings to examine the 
effectiveness and cost of the Defense Travel System (DTS) of the 
Department of Defense, focusing on whether DTS can deliver on the 
increased efficiency and cost savings that were anticipated when the 
program was established, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government 
Information, and International Security, to hold hearings to examine 
certain activities of the General Services Administration, 3 p.m., 
SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of 
Margaret Mary Sweeney, of Virginia, and Thomas Craig Wheeler, of 
Maryland, each to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal 
Claims, John Richard Smoak, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of Florida, Brian Edward Sandoval, to be 
United States District Judge for the District of Nevada, and Harry 
Sandlin Mattice, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the 
Eastern District of Tennessee, 1:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of William F. Tuerk, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary 
for Memorial Affairs, Robert Joseph Henke, of Virginia, to be 
Assistant Secretary for Management, John M. Molino, of Virginia, to 
be Assistant Secretary for Policy and Planning, Lisette M. Mondello, 
of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental 
Affairs, and George J. Opfer, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, 
all of Department of Veterans Affairs, 10 a.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing 
regarding certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: 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

  Committee on Agriculture, 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 Armed Services, hearing on operations in Iraq, 2 
p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and 
Capabilities, hearing on understanding the Iran threat, 9 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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, Subcommittee on Environment and 
Hazardous Materials, hearing entitled ``Hurricane Katrina: Assessing 
the Present Environmental Status, 1:30 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  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, Subcommittee on Housing and 
Community Opportunity, hearing entitled ``Licensing and Registration 
in the Mortgage Industry,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, hearing entitled ``The Last 
Frontier: Bringing the IT Revolution in Healthcare,'' 10 a.m., and 
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; H. Res. 15, Supporting the goals and ideals of National 
Campus Safety Awareness Month; H. Res. 276, Supporting the goals and 
ideals of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month; H.R. 3549, To designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 210 West 
3rd Avenue in Warren, Pennsylvania, as the ``William F. Clinger, Jr. 
Post Office Building;'' H.R. 3830, To designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 130 Marion Avenue in Punta 
Gorda, Florida, as the ``U.S. Cleveland Post Office Building;'' H.R. 
3853, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 208 South Main Street in Parkdale, Arkansas, as the 
``Willie Vaughn Post Office;'' H.R. 923, Mailing Support to Troops 
Act of 2005; and H. Res. 389, Supporting the goals of The Year of 
the Museum, 1 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Homeland Security, 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, Subcommittee on 
International Terrorism and Nonproliferation, hearing on Evolving 
Counterterrorism Strategy, 1 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 
3648, To impose additional fees with respect to immigration services 
for intracompany transferees; H.R. 1751, Secure Access to Justice 
and Court Protection Act of 2005; H.R. 1065, United States Boxing 
Commission Act; H.R. 3647, To render nationals of Denmark eligible 
to enter the United States as nonimmigrant traders and investors; 
and H.R. 1400, Securing Aircraft Cockpits Against Lasers Act of 
2005, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Constitution, to mark up H. Res. 97, 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that judicial 
determinations regarding the meaning of the Constitution of the 
United States should not be based on judgments, laws, of 
pronouncements of foreign institutions unless such foreign 
judgments, laws or pronouncements inform an understanding of the 
original meaning of the Constitution of the United States, following 
full Committee mark up, 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, 
oversight hearing entitled ``Dual Citizenship, Birthright 
Citizenship, and the Meaning of Sovereignty,'' 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, 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.
  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 Small Business, 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, 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 Ways and Means, hearing on the Implementation of the 
United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement, 10:30 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Health, hearing on H.R. 3617, Medicare Value-Based 
Purchasing for Physicians' Services Act of 2005, 3 p.m., 1100 
Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Conference: meeting of conferees on H.R. 2360, making 
appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, 10 a.m., S-128, Capitol.