[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 157 (Thursday, December 8, 2005)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1268-D1269]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

             Week of December 12 through December 17, 2005

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate will be in a period of morning business.
  During the balance of the week, Senate expects to consider any 
cleared legislative and executive business, including appropriation 
conference reports, when available.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Armed Services: December 13, to hold closed hearings 
to examine the nomination of Dorrance Smith, of Virginia, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of Defense, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: December 12, 
to hold hearings to examine the Transportation Security 
Administration's new security procedures and changes to the 
prohibited items list, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.
  December 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Deborah Taylor Tate, of Tennessee, and Michael Joseph 
Copps, of Virginia, each to be a Member of the Federal Communications 
Commission, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  December 15, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: December 14, to hold 
hearings to examine the Environmental Protection Agency's spill 
prevention control and countermeasure program, 9 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: December 14, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Antonio Fratto, of Pennsylvania, to be Assistant 
Secretary of the Treasury for Public Affairs, David M. Spooner, of 
Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import 
Administration, Vincent J. Ventimiglia, Jr., of Maryland, to be 
Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Legislation, 
Richard T. Crowder, of Virginia, to be Chief Agricultural 
Negotiator, Office of the United States Trade Representative, with 
the rank of Ambassador, and Jeffrey Robert Brown, of Illinois, to be 
a Member of Social Security Advisory Board, 11 a.m., SD-215.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, December 14, Subcommittee on General 
Farm Commodities and Risk Management, hearing to review Technical 
Procedures of USDA's Establishment of Posted County Prices, 10 a.m., 
1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, December 13, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Safety of Imported 
Pharmaceuticals: Strengthening Efforts to Combat the Sales of 
Controlled Substances Over the Internet'', 1 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  December 15, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Oversight and Administration of the 340B Drug Discount 
Program: Improving Efficiency and Transparency'', 1 p.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, December 13, Subcommittee on 
National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations and 
the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human 
Resources, joint hearing entitled ``International Maritime 
Security'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, December 14, Subcommittee on 
Prevention of Nuclear and Biological Attack, hearing and markup of 
H.R. 3197, Secure Handling of Ammonium Nitrate Act of 2005, 10 a.m., 
2237 Rayburn.
  Committe on International Relations, December 14, full Committee, 
to continue markup of H. Res. 549, Requesting the President of the 
United States provide to the House of Representatives all documents 
in his possession relating to his October 7, 2002, speech in 
Cincinnati, Ohio, and his January 28, 2003, State of the Union 
address, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, December 13, Subcommittee on 
Commercial and Administrative Law, hearing on H.R. 4019, To amend 
title 4 of the United States Code to clarify the treatment of self-
employment for purposes of the limitation on State taxation of 
retirement income, 4 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, December 14, Subcommittee on National 
Parks, oversight hearing on The National Park Service Organic Act 
and its Implementation through Daily Park Management, 2 p.m., 1324 
Longworth.

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  December 15, Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans, oversight 
hearing on the Effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on Fishing 
Resources, the Fishing Industry and Fishing Communities in the Gulf 
of Mexico, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, December 14, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing 
on Department of Energy's Plan for Climate Change Technology 
Programs, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, December 15, Subcommittee 
Oversight and Investigations, oversight hearing on the Department of 
Veterans Affairs' flu vaccination program, and preparations for a 
possible Avian Flu Pandemic, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, December 13, Subcommittee on 
Oversight, hearing to Review the Response by Charities to Hurricane 
Katrina, 3 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, December 15, 
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, December 14, hearing entitled 
``Hurricane Katrina: Preparedness and Response by the State of 
Louisiana'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.