[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 152 (Wednesday, November 16, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1228-D1229]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                            NOVEMBER 17, 2005

          (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold hearings to 
examine the role of United States agriculture in the control and 
eradication of avian influenza, 10 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings to 
examine a Government Accountability Office report on the sale of 
financial products to military personnel, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Aviation, to hold hearings to examine aviation safety, 10 a.m., SD-562.
  Full Committee, business meeting to consider the nominations of William 
E. Kovacic, of Virginia, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner, J. Thomas 
Rosch, of California, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner, a Coast Guard 
Promotion List, S. 1110, to amend the Federal Hazardous Substances Act to 
require engine coolant and antifreeze to contain a bittering agent in 
order to render the coolant or antifreeze unpalatable, proposed Polar 
Bear Treaty, S. 687, to regulate the unauthorized installation of 
computer software, to require clear disclosure to computer users of 
certain computer software features that may pose a threat to user 
privacy, S. 1052, to improve transportation security, S. 1102, to extend 
the aviation war risk insurance program for 3 years, S. 65, to amend the 
age restrictions for pilots, and S. 517, to establish a Weather 
Modification Operations and Research Board, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: business meeting to consider 
S. 1708, to modify requirements relating to the authority of the 
Administrator of General Services to enter into emergency leases during 
major disasters and other emergencies, S. 1714, to modify requirements 
under the emergency relief program under title 23, United States Code, 
with respect to projects for repair or reconstruction in response to 
damage caused by Hurricane Katrina, S. 1496, to direct the Secretary of 
the Interior to conduct a pilot program under which up to 15 States may 
issue electronic Federal migratory bird hunting stamps, S. 1165, to 
provide for the expansion of the James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge, 
Honolulu County, Hawaii, and proposed Army Corps Assessment Authorization 
for the State of Louisiana, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the degree to which the 
preliminary findings on the failure of the levees are being incorporated 
into the restoration of hurricane protection, 9:35 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on African Affairs, to 
hold hearings to examine cross-continental progress relating to African 
organizations and institutions, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine regulations for the National Security Personnel 
System, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold oversight hearings to examine 
issues relating to In Re Tribal Lobbying Matters, Et Al, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Joseph Frank Bianco, to be United States District Judge 
for the Eastern District of New York, Timothy Mark Burgess, to be United 
States District Judge for the District of Alaska, Gregory F. Van 
Tatenhove, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of 
Kentucky, Eric Nicholas Vitaliano, to be United States District Judge for 
the Eastern District of New York, James F. X. O'Gara, of Pennsylvania, to 
be Deputy Director for Supply Reduction, Office of National Drug Control 
Policy, Emilio T. Gonzalez, of Florida, to be Director of the Bureau of 
Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, 
Catherine Lucille Hanaway, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern 
District of Missouri, Carol E. Dinkins, of Texas, to be Chairman of the 
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, Alan Charles Raul, of the 
District of Columbia, to be Vice Chairman of the Privacy and Civil 
Liberties Oversight Board, 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 data containing 
personal information, to disclose any unauthorized acquisition of such 
information, H.R. 683, to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 with respect to 
dilution by blurring or tarnishment, S. 1967, to amend title 18, United 
States Code, with respect to certain activities of the Secret Service, S. 
1961, Extending the Child Safety Pilot Program Act of 2005,

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S. 1354, Wartime Treatment Study Act, proposed Comprehensive Immigration 
Reform, and S.J. Res. 1, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of 
the United States relating to marriage, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine recent developments in 
assessing future asbestos claims under the FAIR Act, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to examine 
the nomination of Dale W. Meyerrose, of Indiana, to be Chief Information 
Officer, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, 10:30 a.m., SH-
219.
  Full Committee, closed business meeting to consider certain 
intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                  House

  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Education 
Reform, hearing on Combating Methamphetamines through Prevention and 
Education, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, hearing 
entitled ``Medicare Physician Payment: How to Build a More Efficient 
Payment System'', 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``Thoroughbred Horse Racing Jockeys and Workers: Examining On-Track 
Injury Insurance and Other Health and Welfare Issues'', 1 p.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, hearing on H.R. 4100, Louisiana 
Recovery Corporation Act, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored 
Enterprises, hearing entitled ``Self-Regulatory Organizations: Exploring 
the Need for Reform'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Government Management, 
Finance and Accountability, hearing entitled ``15 Years of the CFO Act--
What is the Current State of Federal Financial Management?'', 2:30 p.m., 
2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, to continue markup H.R. 4312, Border 
Security and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2005, 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk 
Assessment, hearing entitled ``Terrorism Risk Assessment at the 
Department of Homeland Security'', 3 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Africa, Global 
Human Rights and International Operations, hearing on Getting to Yes: 
Resolving the 30-Year Conflict over the Status of Western Sahara, 1:30 
p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, hearing on Democracy in 
Venezuela, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security and the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, 
and Claims, joint oversight hearing on Weak Bilateral Law Enforcement 
Presence at the U.S.-Mexico Border: Territorial Integrity and Safety 
Issues for American Citizens, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, to continue 
oversight hearings on How Illegal Immigration Impacts Constituencies: 
Perspectives from Members of Congress, (Part II), 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, 
hearing on the Outer Continental Shelf Natural Gas Relief Act, 2 p.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on National Parks, oversight hearing on the National Parks 
Service's efforts to combat the growth of illegal drug farms in national 
parks, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  NEPA Task Force, hearing on NEPA: Lessons Learned and Next Steps, 10:30 
a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, hearing on Environmental and Safety Impacts of 
Nanotechnology: What Research is Needed?, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing on Building a Wall Between 
Friends: Passports to and from Canada?, 9 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, briefing on 
Global Updates/Hotspots, 9 a.m., H-405 Capitol.