[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 145 (Friday, November 4, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1152-D1155]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of November 7 through November 12, 2005

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 2 p.m., Senate will resume consideration of S. 1042, 
National Defense Authorization.
  During the balance of the week, Senate 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 8, 
Subcommittee on Research, Nutrition, and General Legislation, to 
hold hearings to examine the Pet Animal Welfare Statute, 2:30 p.m., 
SDG-50.
  November 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
agricultural transportation and energy issues, 10:30 a.m., SDG-50.
  November 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Charles R. Christopherson, Jr., of Texas, to be Chief 
Financial Officer, and James M. Andrew, of Georgia, to be 
Administrator, Rural Utilities Service, both of the Department of 
Agriculture, 10:30 a.m., SR-328A.

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  Committee on Armed Services: November 9, Subcommittee on Readiness 
and Management Support, to hold hearings to examine Department of 
Defense Business Transformation and Financial Management 
Accountability, 2 p.m., SR-232A.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: November 10, to 
hold hearings to examine the development of New Basel Capital 
Accords, 9:30 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: November 9, 
with the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to hold joint 
hearings to examine energy pricing and profits, focusing on record 
prices of oil, gasoline, and natural gas and factors affecting those 
prices, isssues relating to global demand, resource development 
strategies and windfall profits taxes, and the effectiveness of 
Federal and State consumer protection laws to prevent occurrences of 
price gouging during supply disruptions, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  November 9, Subcommittee on Disaster Prevention and Prediction, 
with the Subcommittee on Science and Space, to hold joint hearings 
to examine S. 517, to establish a Weather Modification Operations 
and Research Board, 3 p.m., SD-562.
  November 10, Subcommittee on Aviation, to hold hearings to examine 
the impact of the Wright amendment, which restricts travel into and 
out of Dallas Love Field for commercial flights with more than 56 
seats, 10 a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: November 9, with the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, to hold joint 
hearings to examine energy pricing and profits, focusing on record 
prices of oil, gasoline, and natural gas and factors affecting those 
prices, isssues relating to global demand, resource development 
strategies and windfall profits taxes, and the effectiveness of 
Federal and State consumer protection laws to prevent occurrences of 
price gouging during supply disruptions, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: November 8, 
Subcommittee on Superfund and Waste Management, to hold oversight 
hearings to examine the impact of certain government contractor 
liability proposals on environmental laws, 2:30 p.m., SD-406.
  November 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine issues 
regarding a comprehensive and integrated approach to meet the water 
resources needs of coastal Louisiana in the wake of Hurricanes 
Katrina and Rita, including storm and flood damage reduction, 
ecosystem restoration and navigation, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  November 10, Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and 
Nuclear Safety, to hold hearings to examine the implementation of 
the existing particulate matter and ozone air quality standards, 
9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: November 8, to hold hearings to 
examine Kosovo, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  November 8, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Alejandro Daniel Wolff, of California, to be the U.S. 
Deputy Representative to the United Nations, with the rank and 
status of Ambassador, and the U.S. Deputy Representative in the 
Security Council of the United Nations, and to be U.S. 
Representative to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United 
Nations, during his tenure of service as U.S. Deputy Representative 
to the United Nations, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  November 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Avian 
influenza preparation issues, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  November 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Ronald L. Schlicher, of Tennessee, to be Ambassador 
to the Republic of Cyprus, Ross Wilson, of Maryland, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey, Carol van Voorst, of Virginia, 
to be Ambassador to the Republic of Iceland, and Marilyn Ware, of 
Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to Finland, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: November 
9, to hold hearings to examine the Coast Guard's response to 
Hurricane Katrina, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  November 9, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, 
the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to resume 
oversight hearings to examine the Federal security clearance 
process, focusing on Office of Personnel Management's plan to 
address the backlog of security clearance investigations, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: November 8, to hold hearings to 
examine U.S.-Saudi Arabia relations relating to the war on terror, 
9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  November 8, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine pending 
nominations, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  November 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the use of 
cameras in the courtroom, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  November 9, Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and 
Property Rights, business meeting to markup S.J. Res. 1, proposing 
an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to 
marriage, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  November 10, Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and 
Property Rights, to hold hearings to examine the state interest in 
protecting children and families relating to pornography, 2 p.m., 
SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: November 8, to 
hold hearings to examine strengthening hurricane recovery efforts 
for small businesses, 10 a.m., SR-428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: November 10, to hold hearings to 
examine the rebuilding of VA assets on the Gulf Coast, 2 p.m., SD-
138.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Armed Services, November 9, hearing on the Defense 
Logistics Agency's Prime Vendor Program, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  November 9, Regional Powers Panel, hearing on regional powers' 
threats to the United States' interests, 1 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, November 10, 
Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, hearing on H.R. 1445, 
Workplace Religious Freedom Act of 2005, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Energy and Commerce, November 8, hearing entitled 
``Assessing the National Pandemic Flu Preparedness Plan,'' 10 a.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  November 9, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, 
hearing on a proposal to create a statutory framework for Internet 
Protocol and Broadband Services, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  November 10, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer 
Protections, hearing entitled ``Right to Repair: Industry 
Discussions and Legislative Options,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, November 9, Subcommittee on 
Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing on H.R. 3997, 
Financial Data Protection Act of 2005, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  November 10, Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary 
Policy, Trade, and Technology and the Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, joint hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Export-
Import Bank of the United States,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, November 9, Subcommittee on 
Federal Workforce and Agency Organization, hearing entitled 
``Justice Delayed is Justice Denied: A Case for a Federal Employees 
Appeals Court,'' 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, November 8, Subcommittee on 
Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment, 
hearing entitled ``Federal Support for Homeland Security Information 
Sharing: The Role of the Information Sharing Program Manager,'' 2 
p.m., 311 Cannon.
  November 9, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science, and 
Technology and the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats 
and Capabilities of the Committee on Armed Services, joint hearing 
entitled ``Responding to Catastrophic Events: the Role of the 
Military and National Guard in Disaster Response,'' 10 a.m., 311 
Cannon.
  Committee on International Relations, November 9, to mark up H. 
Res. 505, Requesting the President of the United States and 
directing the Secretary of State to provide to the House of 
Representatives certain documents in their possession relating to 
the White House Iraq Group, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  November 9, Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats, hearing 
on Germany After the Election: Implications for Germany, Europe and 
U.S.-German Relations, 2:30 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  November 9, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, hearing on the 
Illicit Drug Transit Zone in Central America, 1:30 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  November 10, full Committee, hearing on An Around-the-World Review 
of Public Diplomacy, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  November 10, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
on Broadcasting Board of Governors and Alhurra Television, 1:30 
p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, November 8, Subcommittee on the 
Constitution, oversight hearing on The Voting Rights Act: Section 
203--Bilingual Election Requirements, Part I, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  November 9, Subcommittee on the Constitution, oversight hearing on 
The Voting Rights Act: Section 5--Judicial Evolution of the 
Retrogression Standard, 2 p.m., and oversight hearing on the Voting 
Rights Act: Section 203--Bilingual Election Requirements, Part II, 4 
p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  November 10, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland 
Security, hearing on H.R. 3035, Streamlined Procedures Act of 2005, 
10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  November 10, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and 
Claims, oversight hearing entitled ``How Illegal Immigration Impacts 
Constituencies: Perspectives from Members of Congress,'' 2 p.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, November 8, Subcommittee on Fisheries and 
Oceans, hearing on H.R. 3552, Coastal Barrier Resources 
Reauthorization Act of 2005, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  November 9, full Committee, oversight hearing on the Second 
Discussion Draft of Legislation Off-Reservation Indian Gaming, 10 
a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  November 9, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on the 
following bills: H.R. 3626, Arthur V. Watkins Dam Enlargement Act of 
2005; H.R. 3967, Pactola Reservoir Reallocation Authorization Act of 
2005; and 4195, Southern Oregon Bureau of Reclamation Repayment Act 
of 2005, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  November 10, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, hearing on 
a measure to improve the ability of the Secretary of Agriculture and 
the Secretary of the Interior to promptly implement recovery 
treatments in response to catastrophic events affecting Federal 
lands under their jurisdiction, including the removal of dead and 
damaged trees and the implementation of reforestation treatments, to 
support the recovery of non-Federal lands damaged by catastrophic 
events, to revitalize Forest Service experimental forests, 9:30 
a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  November 10, Subcommittee on National Parks, hearing on the 
following bills: H.R. 413, Bleeding Kansas National Heritage Act; 
H.R. 452, To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
study to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating 
the Soldiers' Memorial Military Museum located in St. Louis, 
Missouri, as a unit of the National Park System; and H.R. 1307, 
Musconetcong Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, 1 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, November 8, to consider H.R. 1751, Secure 
Access to Justice and Court Protection Act of 2005, 5 p.m., H-313 
Capitol.
  Committee on Science, November 10, Subcommittee on Research, 
hearing on the Role of Social Science Research in Disaster 
Preparedness and Response, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, November 8, Subcommittee on 
Workforce, Empowerment, and Government Programs, hearing entitled 
``The Small Business Innovation Research Program--Open Doors to New 
Technology,'' 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, November 8, executive, 
Director of National Intelligence hearing discussion, 11:30 a.m., H-
405 Capitol.

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  November 8, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, 
Analysis and Counterintelligence and the Subcommittee on 
Intelligence Policy, executive, joint briefing entitled ``Muslim 
Extremism,'' 3 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  November 9, full Committee, executive, hearing entitled 
``Unauthorized Disclosures,'' 9:30 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
  November 9, executive, hearing entitled ``Progress of the Director 
of National Intelligence,'' 1 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and 
Response to Hurricane Katrina, November 9, hearing entitled 
``Hurricane Katrina: Preparedness and Response by the State of 
Alabama,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Meetings: November 9, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation, to hold joint hearings to examine energy pricing 
and profits, focusing on record prices of oil, gasoline, and natural 
gas and factors affecting those prices, isssues relating to global 
demand, resource development strategies and windfall profits taxes, 
and the effectiveness of federal and state consumer protection laws 
to prevent occurrences of price gouging during supply disruptions, 
9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Joint Meetings: November 9, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources, to hold joint hearings to examine energy pricing and 
profits, focusing on record prices of oil, gasoline, and natural gas 
and factors affecting those prices, isssues relating to global 
demand, resource development strategies and windfall profits taxes, 
and the effectiveness of federal and state consumer protection laws 
to prevent occurrences of price gouging during supply disruptions, 
9:30 a.m., SD-106.