[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 133 (Wednesday, October 19, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1058-D1059]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a 
hearing on the defense health program overview. Testimony was heard 
from the following officials of the Department of Defense: William 
Winkenwerder, Jr., M.D., Assistant Secretary, Health Affairs; MG Joseph 
G. Webb, Jr., USA, Deputy Surgeon General, Department of the Army; VADM 
Donald C. Arthur, USN, Surgeon General, Department of the Navy; and LTG 
George P. Taylor, USAF, Surgeon General, Department of the Air Force; 
and public witnesses.
BUDGET RECONCILIATION; PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, WORK, AND FAMILY 
PROMOTION ACT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Began mark up of 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, H. R. 240, Personal Responsibility, Work, and 
Family Promotion Act of 2005.
  Will continue tomorrow.
PROTECTING PROPERTY RIGHTS AFTER KELO
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing entitled ``Protecting Property 
Rights After Kelo.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
ENERGY/WINTER FUELS OUTLOOK
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Air 
Quality held a hearing entitled ``EIA's Report on Short-term Energy 
Outlook and Winter Fuels Outlook.'' Testimony was heard from Guy F. 
Caruso, Administrator, Energy Information Administration, Department of 
Energy.
PETROLEUM REFINERY CAPACITY INVESTMENTS
Committee on Government Reform: Subcommittee on Energy and Resources 
held a hearing entitled ``Petroleum Refineries: Will Record Profits 
Spur Investment in New Capacity?'' Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
FEDERALISM AND DISASTER RESPONSE
Committee on Homeland Security: Held a hearing entitled `` Federalism 
and Disaster: Response: Examining the Rules and Responsibilities of 
Local, State, and Federal Agencies.'' Testimony was heard from the 
following Governors: Jeb Bush, Florida; Rick Perry, Texas; and Janet 
Napolitano, Arizona; and public witnesses.
HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT--ROLE OF CHIEF INTELLIGENCE OFFICER
Committee on Homeland Security: 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.'' Testimony was heard from Charles 
Allen, Chief Intelligence Officer, Department of Homeland Security; and 
a public witness.
CARIBBEAN REGION POLICY REVIEW
Committee on International Relations: Subcommittee on the Western 
Hemisphere held a hearing on Policy Overview of the Caribbean Region. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of 
State: Adolfo A. Franco, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Latin 
America and the Caribbean, U.S. Agency for International Development; 
and Dan Fisk, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere 
Affairs; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Ordered reported the following measures: H. 
Con. Res. 267, amended, 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

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in New York Harbor, as the ``Bob Hope Memorial Library;'' H.R. 326, 
amended, 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 County, Utah; 
H.R. 1096, amended, 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, amended, 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, amended, 
Forest Service Partnership Enhancement Act of 2005; and S. 229, 
Albuquerque Biological Park Title Clarification Act.
STATUS--OFFICE OF DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Oversight 
held a hearing entitled ``Status of the Office of the Director of 
National Intelligence.'' Testimony was heard from former Speaker of the 
House Newt Gingrich of Georgia; and public witnesses.
HURRICANE KATRINA
Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and 
Response to Hurricane Katrina: Continued hearings on Hurricane Katrina. 
Testimony was heard from Michael Chertoff, Secretary of Homeland 
Security.