[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 141 (Monday, October 31, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1121]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                            NOVEMBER 1, 2005

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: 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: 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.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: 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.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: 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.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine pending 
judicial nominations, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.


                                 House

  Committee on Armed Services, Asymmetric and Unconventional Threats 
Gap Panel, hearing on space security, 3 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, 
Drug Policy and Human Resources hearing entitled ``Sick Crime: 
Counterfeit Drugs in the United States,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  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 Storm? 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Economic Security, 
Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity, hearing entitled 
``Reforming HAZMAT Trucking Security, 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Africa, 
Global Human Rights and International Operations, hearing on Sudan: 
Losing Ground on Peace? 4 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law, oversight hearing entitled ``Administrative Law, 
Process and Procedure Project,'' 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Constitution, oversight hearing entitled ``The 
Voting Rights Act: Section 5--Preclearance Standards,'' 2 p.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Constitution, oversight hearing entitled 
``Pain of the Unborn,'' 4 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing entitled ``Promoting Private 
Sector Emergency Preparedness,'' 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security, 
hearing on Social Security Number High Risk Issues, 4 p.m., B-318 
Rayburn.