[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 131 (Monday, October 17, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1040-D1043]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of October 18 through October 22, 2005

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, at approximately 10:45 a.m., Senate will continue 
consideration of H.R. 3058, Transportation/Treasury/HUD Appropriations, 
and at 12:10 p.m., vote on, or in relation to Kyl Amendment No. 2062.
  During the balance of the week, 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 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: October 19, 
business meeting to consider recommendations which it will make to 
the Committee on the Budget with respect to spending reductions and 
revenue increases to meet reconciliation expenditures as imposed by 
H. Con. Res. 95, establishing the congressional budget for the 
United States Government for fiscal year 2006, revising appropriate 
budgetary levels for fiscal year 2005, and setting forth appropriate 
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 through 2010, 10 a.m., SR-
328A.
  October 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine USDA Farm 
Service Agency Office consolidation plan known as FSA Tomorrow, 
10:30 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: October 18, Subcommittee on 
Legislative Branch, to resume hearings to examine the progress of 
the Capitol Visitor Center, 10:30 a.m., SD-138.
  October 19, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine the 
potential of stem cell and nuclear transplantation research, 9:30 
a.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: October 18, 
business meeting to consider S. 1562, to provide for the merger of 
the bank and savings association deposit insurance funds, to 
modernize and improve the safety and fairness of the Federal deposit 
insurance system, and an original bill entitled ``FHA Asset 
Disposition Act of 2005''; to be followed by a hearing on the future 
of the National Flood Insurance Program, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  October 18, Subcommittee on International Trade and Finance, to 
hold hearings to examine growth and development of the derivatives 
market, focusing on the role of derivatives as a part of risk 
management for corporations and financial entities, 2:30 p.m., SD-
538.
  October 20, Full Committee, to resume hearings to examine the 
implementation of the Exon-Florio provision by the Committee on 
Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), Department of the 
Treasury, which seeks to serve U.S. investment policy through 
reviews that protect national security while maintaining the 
credibility of open investment policy, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: October 20, to 
hold hearings to examine S. 1052, to improve transportation 
security, including public and private sector actions taken since 
September 11, 2001, and the attacks on rail systems overseas, to 
enhance the security of passenger and freight rail transportation, 
10 a.m., SD-562.
  October 20, Full Committee, business meeting to consider proposed 
DTV bill, S. 1753, to establish a unified national hazard alert 
system, S. 967, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure 
that prepackaged news stories contain announcements that inform 
viewers that the information within was provided by the United 
States Government, and S. 1063, to promote and enhance public safety 
and to encourage the rapid deployment of IP-enabled voice services, 
2 p.m., SR-325.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: October 18, to hold 
hearings to examine the winter fuels outlook and the effect of high 
prices this coming winter, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  October 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine national 
capacity for producing innovation in energy technologies and the 
importance of this innovation to our global economic 
competitiveness, including the results of a related forthcoming 
National Academy of Sciences report, 3:30 p.m., SD-366.
  October 19, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  October 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine S. 1016, 
to direct the Secretary of Energy to make incentive payments to the 
owners or operators of qualified desalination facilities to 
partially offset the cost of electrical energy required to operate 
the facilities, and S. 1860, to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
to improve energy production and reduce energy demand through 
improved use of reclaimed waters, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: October 18, business 
meeting to consider a proposed bill to amend the Safe, Accountable, 
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act, 2:30 p.m., SD-406.
  October 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine S. 1772, 
to streamline the refinery permitting process, 2:35 p.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: October 18, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of James S. Halpern, of the District of Columbia, to be 
a Judge of the United States Tax Court, Susan C. Schwab, of 
Maryland, and Karan K. Bhatia, of Maryland, each to be Deputy United 
States Trade Representative, with the Rank of Ambassador, Franklin 
L. Lavin, of Ohio, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for 
International Trade, and Clay Lowery, of Virginia, to be a Deputy 
Under Secretary of the Treasury, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: October 18, to hold a briefing and 
hearing to examine prospects for United Nations reform, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-106.
  October 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine United 
States foreign policy relating to Iraq, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  October 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of David M. Hale, of New Jersey,

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to be Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, 2:30 p.m., SD-
419.
  October 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Benson K. Whitney, of Minnesota, to be Ambassador to 
Norway, Roland Arnall, of California, to be Ambassador to the 
Kingdom of the Netherlands, Susan Rasinski McCaw, of Washington, to 
be Ambassador to the Republic of Austria, and Nicholas F. Taubman, 
of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Romania, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  October 20, Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, 
to hold hearings to examine U.S. foreign policy, petroleum, and the 
Middle East, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: October 18, 
business meeting to consider title VII to proposed 2005 Spending 
Reconciliation Bill, proposed National Biodefense Act of 2005, the 
nominations of Mark Hofflund, of Idaho, to be a Member of the 
National Council on the Arts, Naomi Churchill Earp, of Virginia, and 
Christine M. Griffin, of Massachusetts, each to be a Member of the 
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Jan Cellucci, of 
Massachusetts, Sandra Frances Ashworth, of Idaho, and Diane Rivers, 
of Arkansas, each to be a Member of the National Commission on 
Libraries and Information Science, Bertha K. Madras, of 
Massachusetts, to be Deputy Director for Demand Reduction, Office of 
National Drug Control Policy, Mark S. Schneider, of the District of 
Columbia, to be Commissioner of Education Statistics, Department of 
Education, Bruce Cole, of Indiana, to be Chairperson of the National 
Endowment for the Humanities, and John O. Agwunobi, of Florida, to 
be Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Health, 2:30 
p.m., SD-430.
  October 19, Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety, to 
hold hearings to examine enhancing cooperation between employers and 
guardsmen/reservists, 2 p.m., SD-430.
  October 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Federal 
employment programs for persons with disabilities, 2 p.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: October 
20, to hold hearings to examine the response to Hurricane Katrina in 
New Orleans, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: October 18, to hold hearings to 
examine comprehensive immigration reform II, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  October 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of James F. X. O'Gara, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy 
Director for Supply Reduction, Office of National Drug Control 
Policy, and Julie L. Myers, of Kansas, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Emilio T. Gonzalez, of 
Florida, to be Director of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration 
Services, both of the Department of Homeland Security, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-226.
  October 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine issues and 
implications regarding reporters' privilege legislation, 10:30 a.m., 
SD-226.
  October 19, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and 
Consumer Rights, to hold hearings to examine video competition in 
2005, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  October 20, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  October 20, Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and 
Property Rights, to hold hearings to examine the constitutional 
amendment on marriage, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: October 18, business meeting to 
consider the nominations of William F. Tuerk, of Virginia, to be 
Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Memorial Affairs, Robert 
Joseph Henke, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs for Management, John M. Molino, of Virginia, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Policy and Planning, 
Lisette M. Mondello, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs, and 
George J. Opfer, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of 
Veterans Affairs, Time to be announced, Room to be announced.
  October 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine IT 
Management by the VA, 10 a.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: October 19, to receive a closed 
briefing regarding certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  October 20, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing regarding 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, October 20, Subcommittee on Military 
Quality of Life, and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, hearing 
on VA Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES), 10:30 
a.m., H-143 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, October 19, Subcommittee on Military 
Personnel, hearing on the defense health program overview, 2 p.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  October 20, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces and the 
Subcommittee on Technical and Tactical Intelligence of the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence, joint hearing on the Aerial Common 
Sensor Program, 4 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, October 19, to mark up 
amendments to the Social Security Act, Welfare Reform regarding the 
Committee's Instructions pursuant to the Conference Report on H. 
Con. Res. 95, Establishing the congressional budget for the United 
States Government for fiscal year 2006, revising appropriate 
budgetary levels for fiscal year 2005, and setting forth appropriate 
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 through 2010, and H.R. 240, 
Personal Responsibility, Work, and Family Promotion Act of 2005, 
10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, October 18, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Thoroughbred Horse 
Racing Jockeys and Workers: Examining On-Track Injury Insurance and 
Other Health and Welfare Issues,'' 11 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.

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  October 19, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer 
Protection, hearing entitled ``Protecting Property Rights After 
Kelo,'' 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  October 19, Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, hearing 
entitled ``EIA's Report on Short-term Energy Outlook and Winter 
Fuels Outlook,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  October 20, Subcommittee on Health and the Subcommittee on 
Environment and Hazardous Materials, joint hearing entitled 
``Comprehensively Combating Methamphetamines: Impacts on Health and 
the Environment,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, October 18, Subcommittee on 
Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing on H.R. 3505, 
Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2005, 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  October 20, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, 
hearing entitled ``Management and Oversight of the National Flood 
Insurance Program,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, October 18, Subcommittee on 
National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations, 
hearing entitled ``Iraq: Perceptions, Realities and Cost to 
Complete,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  October 19, Subcommittee on Energy and Resources, hearing entitled 
``Petroleum Refineries: Will Record Profits Spur Investment in New 
Capacity?'' 2 p.m., 2203 Rayburn.
  October 20, full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Critical Role 
of the National Guard at Home and Abroad,'' 10 a.m., and to hold a 
business meeting, 1:30 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, October 18, executive, briefing on 
the recent subway terror threat warnings and related actions, 9 
a.m., 311 Cannon.
  October 18, Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure 
Protection and Cybersecurity and the Subcommittee on Emergency 
Preparedness, Science, and Technology, joint hearing entitled `` 
SCADA and the Terrorist Threat: Protecting the Nation's Critical 
Control Systems,'' 4 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  October 18, Subcommittee on Prevention of Nuclear and Biological 
Attack, executive, briefing on Homeland Security Presidential 
Directive-10, ``Biodefense for the 21st Century,'' 5 p.m., 2212 
Rayburn.
  October 19, full Committee, hearing entitled `` Federalism and 
Disaster: Response: Examining the Rules and Responsibilities of 
Local, State, and Federal Agencies,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  October 19, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and 
Terrorism Risk Assessment and the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human 
Intelligence, Analysis and Counterintelligence of the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence, joint hearing entitled ``The 
Department of Homeland Security Second Stage Review: The Role of the 
Chief Intelligence Officer,'' 3 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on International Relations, October 19, Subcommittee on 
the Western Hemisphere, hearing on Policy Overview of the Caribbean 
Region, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  October 20, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and 
International Operations, hearing on African Growth and Opportunity 
Act: A Five-Year Assessment, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  October 20, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing on South 
Asia Earthquake: Impact and Humanitarian Response, 1:30 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, October 18, Subcommittee on the 
Constitution, oversight hearing entitled ``To Examine the Impact and 
Effectiveness of the Voting Rights Act,'' 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  October 20, Subcommittee on the Constitution, oversight hearing 
entitled ``An Examination of the Scope and Criteria for Coverage 
under the Special Provisions of the Voting Rights Act,'' 10 a.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, October 19, to mark up the following: a 
resolution Expressing the sense of the Congress upholding the Makah 
Tribe treaty rights; H.R. 323, To redesignate the Ellis Island 
Library on the third floor of the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, 
located on Ellis Island in New York Harbor, as the ``Bob Hope 
Memorial Library;'' 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. 
679, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey a parcel of 
real property to Beaver Count, Utah; H.R. 1096, ``Act Commemorating 
the LITE;'' H.R. 1183, To require the Secretary of the Interior to 
provide public access to Navassa National Wildlife Refuge and 
Desecheo National Wildlife Refuge; H.R. 1436, To remove certain use 
restrictions on property located in Navajo County, Arizona; H.R. 
1564, Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District Conveyance Act of 2005; H.R. 
1972, Franklin National Battlefield Study Act; H.R. 3443, To direct 
the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain water distribution 
facilities to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District; H.R. 
3818, Forest Service Partnership Enhancement Act of 2005; and S. 
229, Albuquerque Biological Park Title Clarification Act, 10 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  October 20, Subcommittee on National Parks, oversight hearing 
entitled ``The National Park Service Organic Act and Its 
Implementation Through Daily Park Management,'' 2 p.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  October 20, Subcommittee on Water and Power, oversight hearing 
entitled ``Water Supply Vulnerabilities in the Sacramento/San 
Joaquin River System,'' 1 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, October 20, hearing on Science, Technology, 
and Global Economic Competitiveness, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, October 18, 
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment and the Subcommittee 
on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, 
joint hearing entitled ``A Vision and Strategy for Rebuilding New 
Orleans,'' 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.

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  October 20, Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines, 
oversight hearing on Rebuilding Highway and Transit Infrastructure 
on the Gulf Coast following Hurricane Katrina, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  October 20, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, 
oversight hearing entitled ``Expert Views on Hurricane and Flood 
Protection and Water Resources Planning for a Rebuilt Gulf Coast,'' 
10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, October 20, to mark up the 
following: H.R. 3665, Veterans Housing Improvement Act of 2005; the 
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facilities Act of 2005; H.R. 
1691, To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient 
clinic in Appleton, Wisconsin, as the ``John H. Bradley Department 
of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic;'' and the Department of 
Veterans Affairs Information Technology Management Improvement Act 
of 2005, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  October 20, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial 
Affairs, oversight hearing on variances in disability compensation 
claims decisions made by the VA regional offices, factors affecting 
claims decisions, and recommendations for standardizing the 
adjudication process, 10:30 a.m., 340 Cannon.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, October 19, 
Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing entitled ``Status of the Office 
of the Director of National Intelligence,'' 9 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  October 20, full Committee, executive, Briefing on Global Updates/
Hotspots, 9 a.m., H-405 Capitol, and executive, Briefing on Aerial 
Common Sensor Program, 4 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and 
Response to Hurricane Katrina, October 19, to continue hearings on 
Hurricane Katrina, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: October 20, to hold hearings to examine 
the current economic outlook, 10 a.m., Room to be announced.