[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 135 (Friday, October 21, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1075-D1077]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of October 24 through October 29, 2005

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at approximately 2 p.m., Senate will resume consideration 
of H.R. 3010, Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations.
  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 27, 
Subcommittee on Forestry, Conservation, and Rural Revitalization, to 
hold an oversight hearing to examine the Forest and Rangeland 
Research Program of the USDA Forest Service, 10 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: October 25, Subcommittee on Interior 
and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine oil and gas 
activities by the Bureau of Land Management including impact of 
recently passed energy legislation, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Armed Services: October 25, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of John J. Young, Jr., of Virginia, to be 
Director of Defense Research and Engineering, Department of Defense, 
Dorrance Smith, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of Defense 
for Public Affairs, Delores M. Etter, of Maryland, to be Assistant 
Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition, 
General Burwell B. Bell, III, USA, for reappointment to the grade of 
general and to be Commander, United Nations Command/Combined Forces 
Command, and Commander, United States Forces Korea, and Lieutenant 
General Lance L. Smith, USAF, for appointment to the grade of 
general and to be Commander, United States Joint Forces Command and 
Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: October 25, to 
hold hearings to examine the nominations of Matthew Slaughter, of 
New Hampshire, and Katherine Baicker, of New Hampshire, each to be a 
Member of the Council of Economic Advisers, Orlando J. Cabrera, of 
Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development, and Gigi Hyland, of Virginia, and Rodney E. Hood, of 
North Carolina, each to be a Member of the National Credit Union 
Administration Board, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  October 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine issues 
regarding the sending of remittances and the role of financial 
institutions, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: October 25, to hold 
hearings to examine S. 1829, to repeal certain sections of the Act 
of May 26, 1936, pertaining to the Virgin Islands, S. 1830, to amend 
the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003, and S. 1831, 
to convey certain submerged land to the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  October 26, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, to hold 
hearings to examine the implementation of the Federal Lands 
Recreation Enhancement Act (P.L. 108-447), by the Forest Service and 
the Department of the Interior, 2 p.m., SD-366.
  October 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
Administration's response to hurricane recovery efforts related to 
energy and to discuss energy policy, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: October 26, to resume 
hearings to examine Eco-terrorism, specifically examining Stop 
Huntingdon Animal Cruelty, 2:30 p.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: October 25, 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, 9:30 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: October 25, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Ellen R. Sauerbrey, of Maryland, to be 
Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and 
Migration, and Jeffrey Thomas Bergner, of Virginia, to be Assistant 
Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  October 25, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of C. Boyden Gray, of the District of Columbia, to be 
United States Representative to the European Union, with the rank 
and status of Ambassador, Jennifer L. Dorn, of Nebraska, to be 
United States Alternate Executive Director of the International Bank 
for Reconstruction and Development, Donald A. Gambatesa, of

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Virginia, to be Inspector General, United States Agency for 
International Development, David B. Dunn, of California, to be 
Ambassador to the Togolese Republic, Carmen Maria Martinez, of 
Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Zambia, and Michael R. 
Arietti, of Connecticut, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Rwanda, 
2:15 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
  October 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of James Caldwell Cason, of Florida, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Paraguay, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  October 27, Subcommittee on African Affairs, to hold hearings to 
examine cross-continental progress relating to African organizations 
and institutions, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: October 
25, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government 
Information, and International Security, to hold hearings to examine 
setting priorities in Federal spending in the context of natural 
disaster, deficits and war, focusing on funding wasteful and 
ineffective programs, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  October 26, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, 
Government Information, and International Security, to hold hearings 
to examine the tax gap, focusing on components that make up the tax 
gap and how to ensure that American taxpayers are not bearing the 
financial burden of those who are not complying with the law, 2:30 
p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: October 26, to hold an oversight 
hearing to examine In Re Tribal Lobbying Matters, et al., 9:30 a.m., 
SH-216.
  October 27, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 1057, 
to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend 
that Act, S. 1003, to amend the Act of December 22, 1974, S. 692, to 
provide for the conveyance of certain public land in northwestern 
New Mexico by resolving a dispute associated with coal preference 
right lease interests on the land, a proposed bill to extend the 
statute of limitations for breach of trust claims, and S. 1219, to 
authorize certain tribes in the State of Montana to enter into a 
lease or other temporary conveyance of water rights to meet the 
water needs of the Dry Prairie Rural Water Association, Inc., 9:30 
a.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: October 25, to hold hearings to 
examine U.S.-Saudi Arabia relations relating to the war on terror, 
9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  October 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
Streamlined Procedures Act relating to Habeas Reform, 9 a.m., SD-
226.
  October 26, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland 
Security, to hold hearings to examine emergency preparedness 
relating to terrorism, 10:30 a.m., SD-226.
  October 26, Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the 
Courts, to hold hearings to examine proposals to split the Ninth 
Circuit, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: October 27, to hold hearings to 
examine the rising number of disabled veterans deemed unemployable 
relating to the VA's individual unemployment benefit, 2 p.m., SR-
418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: October 26, to receive a closed 
briefing regarding certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  October 27, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing regarding 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, October 25, hearing to review the 
current impact of Mississippi River transportation on agricultural 
markets, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, October 26 and 27, to 
mark up 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, 
10:30 a.m., on October 26, and time to be announced on March 27, 
2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, October 26, Full Committee, to 
consider H.R. 3134, Federal Real Property Disposal Pilot Program and 
Management Improvement Act of 2005, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  October 28, hearing entitled ``Justice for All: An Examination of 
the District of Columbia Juvenile Justice System.'' 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, October 25, Subcommittee on 
Prevention of Nuclear and Biological Attack, executive, Briefing on 
assessing the threat of agro-terrorism, 5:30 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  October 26, Full Committee, to mark up the following: H. Res. 463, 
Of inquiry directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide 
certain information to the House of Representatives relating to the 
reapportionment of airport screeners; H. Con. Res. 196, Honoring the 
pilots of United States commercial air carriers who volunteer to 
participate in the Federal flight deck officer program, and any 
additional pending business 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  October 26, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and 
Technology, hearing entitled ``Ensuring Operability During 
Catastrophic Events,'' 10:30 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  October 27, Subcommittee on Management, Integration, and 
Oversight, hearing entitled ``The Department of Homeland Security 
Second-State Review: The Role of the Chief Medical Officer,'' 2 
p.m., 311 Cannon.
  October 27, Subcommittee on Prevention of Nuclear and Biological 
Attack, hearing entitled ``Nuclear Incident Response Teams,'' 1 
p.m., room to be announced.
  Committee on International Relations, October 26, hearing on the 
U.S.-India Global Partnership: The Impact of Nonproliferation, 10:30 
a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  October 27, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and 
International Operations and the Subcommittee on Asia and the 
Pacific, joint hearing on Lifting the Veil: Getting the Refugees 
Out, Getting Our Message In: An Update on the Implementation of the

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North Korean Human Rights Act, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  October 27, Subcommittee on International Terrorism and 
Nonproliferation, hearing on the U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy 
Update, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  October 27, Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia, 
hearing on U.S. Security Policy in Central Asia, 1 p.m., 2200 
Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, October 25, Subcommittee on the 
Constitution, oversight hearing entitled ``The Voting Rights Act: 
Section 5 of the Act: History, Scope, and Purpose,'' 11 a.m., and an 
oversight hearing entitled ``The Voting Rights Act: The Continuing 
Need for Section 5,'' 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  October 26, Full Committee, to mark up the following bills H.R. 
3135, Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2005; and H.R. 1751, 
Secure Access to Justice and Court Protection Act of 2005, 10 a.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  October 27, Subcommittee on the Constitution, oversight hearing 
entitled ``The Voting Rights Act: Section 5--Preclearance 
Standards,'' 10 a.m., and an oversight hearing entitled ``The Voting 
Rights Act: Section 5--Judicial Evolution of the Retrogression 
Standard,'' 12 p.m., 2141.
  October 27, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland 
Security, to mark up H.R. 3889, Methamphetamine Epidemic Elimination 
Act of 2005, 2 p.m., followed by an oversight hearing entitled ``An 
Investigation into the FBI's Use of Confidential Informants,'' 2:30 
p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, October 27, hearing on H.R. 3405, 
Strengthening the Ownership of Private Property Act of 2005, 10 
a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  October 27, oversight hearing on the Operations of the Regional 
Fishery Management Councils and the Reauthorization of the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, 2 p.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  October 27, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, hearing on 
the following bills: H.R. 1090, to designate a Forest Service trail 
at Waldo Lake in the Willamette National Forest in the State of 
Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a 
former Member of the House of Representative; H.R. 3603, Central 
Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act; H.R. 3817, Valle 
Vidal Protection Act of 2005; and H.R. 4084, to amend the Forest 
Service use and occupancy permit program to restore the authority of 
the Secretary of Agriculture to utilize the special use permit fees 
collected by the Secretary in connection with the establishment and 
operation of marinas in units of the National Forest System derived 
from the public domain, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, October 25, to consider the following bills: 
H.R. 420, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2005; and H.R. 1461, 
Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2005, 4 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, October 26, hearing on the Investigation of 
the World Trade Center Collapse: Findings, Recommendations and Next 
Steps, 11 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  October 27, Subcommittee on Space and the Subcommittee on 
Government Management, Finance, and Accountability of the Committee 
on Government Reform, joint hearing on Financial Management at NASA: 
Challenges and Next Steps, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, October 26, to 
mark up the following: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Survey 
Resolutions; Natural Resources Conservation Service Resolution; GSA 
Capital Investment and Leasing Program Resolutions for Fiscal Year 
2006; a Committee Resolution to comply with Reconciliation Directive 
Included in Section 201(a) of the Concurrent Resolution on the 
Budget for Fiscal Year 2006; H. Res. 488, Requesting that the 
President transmit to the House of Representatives information in 
his possession relating to contracts for services or construction 
related to Hurricane Katrina recovery; H.R. 1721, To amend the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize programs to 
improve the quality of coastal recreation waters; H.R. 3963, to 
amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to extend the 
authorization of appropriations for Long Island Sound; and a measure 
to permit the Administrator of General Services to make repairs and 
lease space without approval of a prospectus if the repair or lease 
is required as a result of damages to buildings or property 
attributable to Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita, 11 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  October 27, Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines, 
oversight hearing on Rebuilding Highway and Transit Infrastructure 
on the Gulf Coast following Hurricane Katrina--State and Local 
Officials, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  October 27, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, 
oversight hearing on Reducing Hurricane and Flood Risk in the 
Nation, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, October 27, Subcommittee on 
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, oversight hearing on the 
development of the Veterans Benefits Administrations' annual budget 
request, 10:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, October 26, executive, 
hearing on Military Intelligence Program, 1 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  October 27, Subcommittee on Intelligence Policy, executive, 
Briefing on Militant Islam in the United States, 11 a.m., H-405 
Capitol.
  October 27, Subcommittee Terrorism, Human Intelligence, and 
Counterintelligence, executive, Briefing on New York City Terrorism 
Threat Reporting, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and 
Response to Hurricane Katrina, October 27, hearing entitled 
``Hurricane Katrina: Preparedness and Response by the Department of 
Defense, the Coast Guard, and the National Guard of Louisiana, 
Mississippi, and Alabama,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.