[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 7 (Friday, January 27, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D26-D27]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of January 30 through February 4, 2006

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of 
Samuel A. Alito, Jr., of New Jersey, to be an Associate Justice of the 
Supreme Court of the United States, with a vote on the motion to invoke 
cloture on the nomination to occur at 4:30 p.m.
  On Tuesday, at 11 a.m., after a period of debate and if cloture was 
invoked, Senate will vote on confirmation of the nomination of Samuel 
A. Alito, Jr., of New Jersey, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme 
Court of the United States. Also, at 9 p.m., Senate and House of 
Representatives will meet in the House Chamber for a Joint Session to 
receive the President's State of the Union address.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any other cleared 
legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations: January 31, Subcommittee on Labor, 
Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, to hold 
hearings to examine pandemic influenza preparedness at Federal, 
State and Local levels, 8:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: February 2, to 
resume hearings to examine proposals to reform the National Flood 
Insurance Program, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: February 2, to hold hearings to examine 
the CBO budget and economic outlook, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: January 31, to 
hold hearings to examine video franchising, 10 a.m., SD-562.
  January 31, Full Committee, to continue hearings to examine video 
content, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.
  February 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine promotion 
and advancement of women in sports, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: January 31, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Kristie A. Kenney, of Virginia, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of the Philippines, and Michael W. 
Michalak, of Michigan, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure 
of service as United States Senior Official to the Asia-Pacific 
Economic Cooperation Forum, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  February 2, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Convention 
between the Government of the United States of America and the 
Government of Bangladesh for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and 
the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income 
signed at Dhaka on September 26, 2004 with an exchange of notes 
enclosed (Treaty Doc. 109-5), Protocol Amending the Convention 
Between the Government of the United States of America and the 
Government of the French Republic for the Avoidance of Double 
Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes 
on Income and Capital, signed at Paris on August 31, 1994 (Treaty 
Doc. 109-4), Protocol Amending the Convention Between the United 
States of America and the French Republic for the Avoidance of 
Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to 
Taxes on Estates, Inheritances, and Gifts signed at Washington on 
November 24, 1978 (Treaty Doc. 109-7), and Protocol Amending the 
Convention Between the Government of the United States of America 
and the Government of Sweden for the Avoidance of Double Taxation 
and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income 
signed at Washington on September 30, 2005 (Treaty Doc. 109-8), 2 
p.m., SD-419.
  February 2, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Gary A. Grappo, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the 
Sultanate of Oman, and Patricia A. Butenis, of Virginia, to be 
Ambassador to the People's Republic of Bangladesh, 2:30 p.m., SD-
419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: January 31, 
to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., 
of South Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor, and 
Richard Stickler, of West Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of 
Labor for Mine Safety and Health, 2 p.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: January 
30, to resume hearings to examine Hurricane Katrina response issues, 
focusing on urban search and rescue during a catastrophe, 2 p.m., 
SD-342.
  January 31, Full Committee, to continue hearings to examine 
Hurricane Katrina response issues, focusing on the challenges during 
a catastrophe, including the evacuation of New Orleans in advance of 
Hurricane Katrina, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  February 1, Full Committee, to continue hearings to examine 
Hurricane Katrina response issues, focusing on managing the crisis 
and evacuating New Orleans, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  February 2, Full Committee, to continue hearings to examine 
Hurricane Katrina response issues, focusing on the role of the 
Governors in managing the catastrophe, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  February 3, Full Committee, to continue hearings to examine 
Hurricane Katrina response issues, focusing on managing law 
enforcement and communications in a catastrophe, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: February 1, to hold oversight 
hearings to examine off-reservation gaming issues, focusing on the 
process for considering gaming applications, 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: February 1, to hold hearings to 
examine consolidation in the energy industry, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  February 1, Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and 
Property Rights, to hold hearings to examine the death penalty in 
the United States, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  February 2, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.

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  February 2, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine pending 
nominations, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: February 2, to hold hearings to 
examine ``The Jobs for Veterans Act Three Years Later: Are VETS' 
Employment Programs Working for Veterans?'', 10:30 a.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: February 1, to receive a closed 
briefing regarding intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  February 2, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the world 
threat, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  February 2, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: February 2, to hold hearings to 
examine meeting the challenges of Medicare Drug Benefit 
Implementation, 10 a.m., SH-216.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Armed Services, February 1, hearing on countering a 
nuclear Iran, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  February 1, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces and the 
Subcommittee on Readiness, joint hearing on Operation Iraqi Freedom 
and Operation Enduring Freedom Ground Forces Vehicle and Personnel 
Protection and Rotary Wing Safety of Flight Update, 2 p.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, February 1, hearing entitled 
``Phone Records For Sale: Why Aren't Phone Records Safe From 
Pretexting?'' 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, February 1, to consider the 
following measures: H.R. 4054, To designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 6110 East 51st Place in 
Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the ``Dewey F. Bartlett Post Office;'' H.R. 
4346, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 122 South Bill Street in Francesville, Indiana, as the 
``Malcolm Melville `Mac' Lawrence Post Office;'' H.R. 4456, To 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 2404 Race Street in Jonesboro, Arkansas, as the ``Hattie Caraway 
Station;'' H.R. 4509, To designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 1271 North King Street in Honolulu, Oahu, 
Hawaii, as the ``Hiram L. Fong Post Office Building;'' H. Res. 629, 
Supporting the goals and ideals of a day of Hearts, Congenital Heart 
Defect Day in order to increase awareness about congenital heart 
defects; and S. 1989, To designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 57 Rolfe Square in Cranston, Rhode Island, 
as the ``Holly A. Charette Post Office;'' followed by a hearing 
entitled ``Restoring the Public Trust: A Review of the `Federal 
Pension Forfeiture Act,' '' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, February 1, Subcommittee on 
Prevention of Nuclear and Biological Attack and the Subcommittee on 
Emergency Preparedness, Science, and Technology, joint hearing 
entitled ``Protecting the Homeland: Fighting Pandemic Flu From the 
Front Lines,'' 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, January 31, to consider the following: a 
Conference Report to accompany S. 1932, Deficit Reduction Act of 
2005; a measure to amend the USA PATRIOT Act to extend the sunset of 
certain provisions of such Act; and a resolution Limiting Access of 
Former Members and Officers to the Hall of the House and Member 
Exercise Facilities, 1 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Small Business, February 1, Subcommittee on Tax, 
Finance and Exports and the Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, 
Agriculture, and Technology, joint hearing entitled ``Transforming 
the Tax Code: An Examination of the President's Tax Reform Panel 
Recommendations,'' 3 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, February 1, to mark up H.R. 1631, 
Rail Infrastructure Development and Expansion Act for the 21st 
Century, 2:45 p.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: February 3, to hold hearings to examine 
the employment-unemployment situation for January 2006, 9:30 a.m., 
2212 RHOB.