[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 140 (Friday, October 28, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1115-D1117]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of October 31 through November 5, 2005

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 4 p.m., Senate will begin consideration of S. 1932, 
Budget Reconciliation.
  On Tuesday, at 9 a.m., Senate will continue consideration of S. 1932, 
Budget Reconciliation.
  On Wednesday, at 8:30 a.m., Senate will continue consideration of S. 
1932, Budget Reconciliation.
  During the balance of the week, Senate is expected to complete action 
on S. 1932, Budget Reconciliation, and will consider any other cleared 
legislative and executive business, including appropriation conference 
reports, when available.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: November 3, to 
hold hearings to examine agricultural transportation and energy 
issues, 10:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Appropriations: November 2, Subcommittee on Labor, 
Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, to hold 
hearings to examine funding needs for pandemic influenza 
preparedness, 9 a.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Armed Services: November 1, to receive a closed 
briefing to examine progress of the Joint Improvised Explosive 
Devices Task Force, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: November 1, to 
hold hearings to examine the nominations of Shana L. Dale, of 
Georgia, to be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration, and Mark V. Rosenker, of Maryland, and Kathryn 
Higgins, of South Dakota, each to be a Member of the National 
Transportation Safety Board, 10 a.m., SD-562.
  November 2, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: November 1, 
Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold hearings to examine the 
National Park Service's Draft Management Policies, including 
potential impact of the policies on park operations, park resources, 
interaction with gateway communities, and solicitation and 
collection of donations, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  November 2, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, to hold 
hearings to examine S. 1548, to provide for the conveyance of 
certain Forest Service land to the city of Coffman Cove, Alaska, S. 
1541, to protect, conserve, and restore public land administered by 
the Department of the Interior or the Forest Service and adjacent 
land through cooperative cost-shared grants to control and mitigate 
the spread of invasive species, S. 1552, to amend Public Law 97-435 
to extend the authorization for the Secretary of the Interior to 
release certain conditions contained in a patent concerning certain 
land conveyed by the United States to Eastern Washington University 
until December 31, 2009, H.R. 482, to provide for a land exchange 
involving Federal lands in the Lincoln National Forest in the State 
of New Mexico, and S. 405, to provide for the conveyance of certain 
public land in Clark County, Nevada, for use as a heliport, 2 p.m., 
SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: November 2, to resume 
hearings to examine the response to Hurricane Katrina, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: November 1, business meeting to 
consider S. 1315, to require a report on progress toward the 
Millennium Development Goals, S. 1184, to waive the passport fees 
for a relative of a deceased member of the Armed Forces proceeding 
abroad to visit the grave of such member or to attend a funeral or 
memorial service for such member, the Protocol of 1997 to Amend the 
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 
1973, as Modified by the Protocol of 1978 thereto (Treaty Doc. 108-
7), the Convention for the Strengthening of the Inter-American 
Tropical Tuna Commission established by the 1949 Convention between 
the United States of America and the Republic of Costa Rica, with 
Annexes (Treaty Doc. 109-2), and the nominations of Donald A. 
Gambatesa, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, United States 
Agency for International Development, Roland Arnall, of California, 
to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Jeffrey Thomas 
Bergner, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State for 
Legislative Affairs, Ellen R. Sauerbrey, of Maryland, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and 
Migration, and James Caldwell Cason, of Florida, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Paraguay, 2:15 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
  November 2, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Avian 
Influenza, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: October 
31, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to resume hearings to 
examine corruption in the United Nations Oil-for-Food program, 
focusing on recent reports relative to illegal payments to 
individuals, investigations of the United Nations Office of Internal 
Oversight Services and the United Nations Procurement System, Bayoil 
oil diversions, and progress toward implementing United Nations 
management reforms, including the oversight by the U.S. Office of 
Foreign Assets Control to stop misconduct by U.S. persons doing 
business under the Oil-for-Food program, 1 p.m., SD-342.
  November 2, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine why the 
levees failed relating to Hurricane Katrina, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  November 3, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
regulations for the national security personnel system, 10 a.m., SD-
342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: November 2, to hold an oversight 
hearing to examine In Re Tribal Lobbying Matters, Et Al, 9:30 a.m., 
SH-216.
  Committee on the Judiciary: November 1, to hold hearings to 
examine pending judicial nominations, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: November 3, to hold hearings to 
examine the rebuilding of VA assets on the Gulf Coast, 10 a.m., SR-
418.

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  Select Committee on Intelligence: November 2, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  November 3, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, November 2, hearing to review 
Agricultural Negotiations in the Doha Development Round, 1:30 p.m., 
1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, November 2, Subcommittee on the 
Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and 
Related Agencies, hearing on Pandemic Influenza, 1:30 p.m., 2358 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, November 1, Asymmetric and 
Unconventional Threats Gap Panel, hearing on space security, 3 p.m., 
2212 Rayburn.
  November 2, full Committee, hearing on acquisition reform, 10 
a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  November 3, hearing on Your Troops: Their Story, 8:30 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  November 3, Terrorism and Radical Islam Gap Panel, hearing on 
Understanding Aspirations of Radical Islam: Why Mainstream Islam is 
Radically Different, 3 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  November 4, Regional Powers Panel, hearing on U.S. response to 
regional powers and interagency planning capabilities, 12 p.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, November 2, Subcommittee on 
Energy and Air Quality, hearing entitled ``Natural Gas and Heating 
Oil for American Homes,'' 1 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  November 3, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer 
Protection, to mark up H.R. 4127, Data Accountability and Trust Act, 
10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, November 1, Subcommittee on 
Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources hearing entitled 
``Sick Crime: Counterfeit Drugs in the United States,'' 2 p.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  November 1, Subcommittee on Federalism and the Census, hearing on 
Historic Preservation vs. Katrina and Rita: What Role Should 
Federal, State and Local Governments Play in Preserving Historic 
Properties Affected by these Catastrophic Storms? 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  November 4, full Committee, hearing entitled ``The National 
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Plan: Is the U.S. Ready 
for Avian Flu?'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, November 1, Subcommittee on 
Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity, 
hearing entitled ``Reforming HAZMAT Trucking Security, 2 p.m., 311 
Cannon.
  November 3, Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure 
Protection, Cybersecurity, hearing entitled ``The Future of TSA's 
Registered Traveler Program,'' 12 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  November 3, Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure 
Protection, and Cybersecurity and the Subcommittee Intelligence, 
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment, executive, 
briefing on the security vulnerabilities of portable electronic 
devices and U.S. government cyber systems, 3 p.m., John Adams.
  November 3, Subcommittee on Prevention of Nuclear and Biological 
Attack, hearing entitled ``Bioscience and the Intelligence 
Community,'' 10 a.m., room to be announced.
  Committee on International Relations, November 1, Subcommittee on 
Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations, hearing on 
Sudan: Losing Ground on Peace? 4 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  November 2, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, to mark up the 
following: a measure Mourning the horrific loss of life caused by 
the floods and mudslides that occurred in October 2005 in Central 
America and Mexico and expressing the sense of Congress that the 
United States should do everything possible to assist the affected 
people and communities; H. Con. Res. 90, Conveying the sympathy of 
Congress to the families of the young women murdered in the State of 
Chihuahua, Mexico, and encouraging increased United States 
involvement in bringing an end to these crimes; and H. Res. 458, 
Remembering and commemorating the lives and work of Maryknoll 
Sisters Maura Clarke and Ita Ford, Ursuline Sister Dorothy Kazel, 
and Cleveland Lay Mission Team Member Jean Donovan, who were 
executed by members of the armed forces of El Salvador on December 
2, 1980, 3:30 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  November 3, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and 
International Operations, hearing on In Defense of Human Dignity: 
The 2005 International Religious Freedom Report, 10:30 a.m., 2200 
Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, November 1, Subcommittee on Commercial 
and Administrative Law, oversight hearing entitled ``Administrative 
Law, Process and Procedure Project,'' 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  November 1, Subcommittee on the Constitution, oversight hearing 
entitled ``The Voting Rights Act: Section 5--Preclearance 
Standards,'' 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  November 1, Subcommittee on the Constitution, oversight hearing 
entitled ``Pain of the Unborn,'' 4 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  November 2, Subcommittee on the Constitution, oversight hearing 
entitled ``The Voting Rights Act: Section 5--Judicial Evolution of 
the Retrogression Standard,'' 4:30 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  November 3, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual 
Property, oversight hearing entitled ``Content Protection in the 
Digital Age: The Broadcast Flag, High-Definition Radio, and the 
Analog Hole,'' 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  November 3, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland 
Security, hearing on H.R. 1704, Second Chance Act of 2005; and to 
mark up H.R. 3889, Methamphetamine Epidemic Elimination Act, 9:30 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  November 3, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland 
Security, oversight hearing entitled ``Offender Re-entry: What is 
Needed to Provide Offenders with a Real Second Chance? 12 p.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, November 3, Subcommittee on Fisheries and 
Oceans, oversight hearing on the Growing

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Problem of Invasive Asian Carp in the Great Lakes and Mississippi 
River System, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  November 3, Subcommittee on National Parks, hearing on H.R. 3699, 
Federal and District of Columbia Government Real Property Act of 
2005, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  November 3, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on the 
following bills: H.R. 862, To redesignate the Rio Grande American 
Canal in El Paso, Texas, as the ``Travis C. Johnson Canal;'' H.R. 
1190, San Diego Water Storage and Efficiency Act of 2005; H.R. 2563, 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct feasibility 
studies to address certain water shortages within the Snake, Boise, 
and Payette River systems in Idaho; and H.R. 3153, Upper Colorado 
and San Juan River Basin Endangered Fish Recovery Implementation 
Programs Reauthorization Act of 2005, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, November 2, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing 
on Winning Teams and Innovation Technologies from the 2005 Solar 
Decathlon, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  November 3, full Committee, hearing on Status of NASA's Programs, 
10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, November 1, hearing entitled 
``Promoting Private Sector Emergency Preparedness,'' 2 p.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, November 3, 
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency 
Management, hearing on proposals in response to Hurricane Katrina, 
10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, November 3, Subcommittee on 
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, oversight hearing on the 
development of the Veterans Benefits Administration's annual budget 
request, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, November 1, Subcommittee on Social 
Security, hearing on Social Security Number High Risk Issues, 4 
p.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  November 3, hearing on ``Review of Credit Union Tax Exemption,'' 
10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, November 3, executive, 
briefing on Global Updates/Hotspots, 9 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
  Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and 
Response to Hurricane Katrina, November 2, hearing entitled 
``Hurricane Katrina: The Federal Government's Use of Contractors to 
Prepare and Respond,'' 1 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: November 3, to hold hearings to examine 
the current economic outlook, 10 a.m., 2175 RHOB.
  November 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
employment-unemployment situation for October 2005, 9:30 a.m., 2226 
RHOB.