[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 138 (Wednesday, October 26, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1099-D1101]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                            OCTOBER 27, 2005

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: 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 Armed Services: closed business meeting to mark up S. 
1803, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for 
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United 
States Government, the Intelligence Community Management Account, 
and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability 
System, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: 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 Finance: Subcommittee on International Trade, to hold 
hearings to examine the status of World Trade Organization 
negotiations, 2 p.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: 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, S. 1892, to amend Public Law 107-
153 to modify a certain date, 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: business meeting to consider S. 1088, 
to establish streamlined procedures for collateral review of mixed 
petitions, amendments, and defaulted claims, S. 1789, to prevent and 
mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of 
security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law 
enforcement assistance, and other protections against security 
breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable 
information, S. 751, to require Federal agencies, and persons 
engaged in interstate commerce, in possession of

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data containing personal information, to disclose any unauthorized 
acquisition of such information, S. 1699, to amend title 18, United 
States Code, to provide criminal penalties for trafficking in 
counterfeit marks, S. 1095, to amend chapter 113 of title 18, United 
States Code, to clarify the prohibition on the trafficking in goods 
or services, H.R. 683, to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 with 
respect to dilution by blurring or tarnishment, S. 1787, to provide 
bankruptcy relief for victims of natural disasters, S. 1647, to 
amend title 11, United States Code, to provide relief to victims of 
Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters, S.J. Res. 1, 
proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
relating to marriage, and the nominations: of Steven G. Bradbury, of 
Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Wan J. Kim, of 
Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Sue Ellen Wooldridge, 
of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, and Thomas O. 
Barnett, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, 9:30 
a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: 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: to receive a closed briefing 
regarding certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, to consider reconciliation instructions 
pursuant to the Conference Report to accompany H. Con. Res. 65, 
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, 1 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Armed Services, Asymmetric and Unconventional Threats 
Panel, hearing on Cyber Security, Information Assurance and 
Information Superiority, 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, to mark up amendments to 
the Family Education Reimbursement Act of 2005 for transmission to 
the Committee on the Budget to comply with the reconciliation 
directive included in section 201(a) of the Concurrent Resolution on 
the Budget for Fiscal Year 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, to mark up Title II, Medicaid, 
Katrina Health Care Relief, and Katrina and Rita Energy Relief, of 
Budget reconciliation recommendations, 8 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, to consider the following 
measures: H. Con. Res. 257, Expressing the sense of the Congress 
with regard to a moratorium on the payment of principal or interest 
on certain mortgage loans, small business loans, and consumer loans 
for residents of a Federal disaster area; H.R. 3909, Hurricane Check 
Cashing Relief Act of 2005; the National Flood Insurance Program 
Further Enhanced Borrowing Authority Act of 2005; H.R. 3505, 
Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2005; ``Recommendations 
of the Committee on Financial Services for Reconciliation for FY06: 
Deposit Insurance Reform;'' and ``Recommendations of the Committee 
on Financial Services for Reconciliation for FY06: FHA Asset 
Disposition,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
  Subcommittee on Prevention of Nuclear and Biological Attack, 
hearing entitled ``Nuclear Incident Response Teams,'' 1 p.m., B-300 
Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, 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 North Korean Human Rights Act, 1:30 p.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation, 
hearing on the U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy Update, 10:30 a.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia, hearing on U.S. 
Security Policy in Central Asia, 10:30 a.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 
1751, Secure Access to Justice and Court Protection Act of 2005; 
H.R. 4128, Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2005; and H.R. 
4093, Federal Judgeship and Administrative Efficiency Act of 2005, 
10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, hearing on H.R. 3405, Strengthening the 
Ownership of Private Property Act of 2005, 10 a.m., and to hold an 
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.
  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 Science, 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, 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.

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  Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, oversight hearing 
on Reducing Hurricane and Flood Risk in the Nation, 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 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, 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.


                             Joint Meetings

  Conference: meeting of conferees on H.R. 2419, making 
appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2006, 2 p.m., S-207, Capitol.