[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 147 (Tuesday, November 8, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1170-D1171]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                            NOVEMBER 9, 2005

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold 
hearings to examine agricultural transportation and energy issues, 
10:30 a.m., SDG-50.
  Committee on Armed Services: 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 Commerce, Science, and Transportation: 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, 
issues 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 Energy and Natural Resources: 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, 
issues 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: 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.
  Committee on Finance: business meeting to review and make 
recommendations on proposed legislation implementing the United 
States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine Avian 
influenza preparation issues, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  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: to hold 
hearings to examine the Coast Guard's response to Hurricane Katrina, 
9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  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, 3 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the use of 
cameras in the courtroom, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.

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  Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights, 
business meeting to mark up S.J. Res. 1, proposing an amendment to 
the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage, and S.J. 
Res. 12, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
States authorizing Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of 
the flag of the United States, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: closed business meeting to 
consider pending calendar business, 10 a.m., SH-219.
  Full Committee, closed business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 2 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies and the Subcommittee on Energy and 
Water Development, and Related Agencies, joint hearing on Natural 
Gas, 10 a.m., B308 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, hearing on the Defense Logistics 
Agency's Prime Vendor Program, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Regional Powers Panel, hearing on regional powers' threats to the 
United States' interests, 1:45 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Financial 
Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing on H.R. 3997, Financial 
Data Protection Act of 2005, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, 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, 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, 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.
  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.
  Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, hearing and briefing on the 
Illicit Drug Transit Zone in Central America, 1:30 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 
3889, Methamphetamine Epidermic Elimination Act of 2005; H.R. 2791, 
United States Patent and Trademark Fee Modernization Act of 2005; 
and H.R. 3729, To provide emergency authority to delay or toll 
judicial proceedings in United States district and circuit courts, 
10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  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.
  Committee on Resources, oversight hearing on the Second Discussion 
Draft of Legislation Off-Reservation Indian Gaming, 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  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.
  Committee on Science, to mark up H. Res. 515, Of Inquiry 
requesting the President of the United States to provide to the 
House of Representatives certain documents in his possession 
relating to the anticipated effects of climate change on the coastal 
regions of the United States, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, to mark up H.R. 2830, Pension 
Protection Act of 2005, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, hearing 
entitled ``Unauthorized Disclosures,'' 9:30 a.m., and, 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, hearing entitled ``Hurricane Katrina: 
Preparedness and Response by the State of Alabama,'' 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Meetings: 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, issues 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: 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, issues 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.