[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 8 (Monday, January 30, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E7-E8]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

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                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate on February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This 
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate 
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place, 
and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled, and any cancellations or 
changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, January 31, 2006 may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                               FEBRUARY 1
     9:30 a.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold oversight hearings to examine off-reservation 
           gaming issues, focusing on the process for considering 
           gaming applications.
                                                            SD-106
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine consolidation in the energy 
           industry.
                                                            SD-226
     10 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine promotion and advancement of 
           women in sports.
                                                            SH-216
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To continue hearings to examine Hurricane Katrina 
           response issues, focusing on managing the crisis and 
           evacuating New Orleans.
                                                            SD-342
     2 p.m.
       Judiciary
       Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the death penalty in the 
           United States.
                                                            SD-226
     2:30 p.m.
       Intelligence
         To receive a closed briefing regarding intelligence 
           matters.
                                                            SH-219

                               FEBRUARY 2
     9:30 a.m.
       Foreign Relations
         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).
                                                            SD-419
     10 a.m.
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         To resume hearings to examine proposals to reform the 
           National Flood Insurance Program.
                                                            SD-538
       Budget
         To hold hearings to examine the CBO budget and economic 
           outlook.
                                                            SD-608
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To continue hearings to examine Hurricane Katrina 
           response issues, focusing on the role of the Governors 
           in managing the catastrophe.
                                                            SD-342
       Intelligence
         To hold hearings to examine the world threat.
                                                            SD-106
       Aging
         To hold hearings to examine meeting the challenges of 
           Medicare Drug Benefit Implementation.
                                                            SH-216
     10:30 a.m.
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine ``The Jobs for Veterans Act 
           Three Years Later: Are VETS' Employment Programs 
           Working for Veterans?''.
                                                            SR-418
     2 p.m.
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine pending nominations.
                                                            SD-226
     2:30 p.m.
       Foreign Relations
         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.
                                                            SD-419
       Intelligence
         To hold closed hearings to examine intelligence matters.
                                                            SH-219

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

                               FEBRUARY 6
     9:30 a.m.
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine wartime executive power and 
           the NSA's surveillance authority.
                                              Room to be announced
     2 p.m.
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To resume hearings to examine Hurricane Katrina response 
           issues, focusing on managing law enforcement and 
           communications in a catastrophe.
                                                            SD-342

                               FEBRUARY 7
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine the defense authorization 
           request for fiscal year 2007 and the future years 
           defense program.
                                                            SD-106

                               FEBRUARY 8
     10 a.m.
       Finance
         To hold hearings to examine implementation of the new 
           Medicare drug benefit.
                                                            SD-215
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       National Ocean Policy Study Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine S. 1215, to authorize the 
           acquisition of interests in underdeveloped coastal 
           areas in order better to ensure their protection from 
           development.
                                                            SD-562
     2:30 p.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Consumer Affairs, Product Safety, and Insurance 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine protecting consumers' phone 
           records.
                                                            SD-562

                               FEBRUARY 9
     10 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine commercial 
           aviation security, focusing on Transportation Security 
           Administration's aviation passenger screening programs, 
           Secure Flight and Registered Traveler, to discuss 
           issues that have prevented these programs from being 
           launched, and to determine their future.
                                                            SD-562

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       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine the President's proposed 
           budget request for fiscal year 2007 for the Department 
           of Energy.
                                                            SD-366
       Finance
         To hold hearings to examine the President's proposed 
           budget request for fiscal year 2007 for the Department 
           of Health and Human Services.
                                                            SD-215
     2:30 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine the Energy Information 
           Administration's 2006 annual energy outlook on trends 
           and issues affecting the United States' energy market.
                                                            SD-366

                              FEBRUARY 14
     10 a.m.
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the President's proposed 
           budget request for fiscal year 2007 for the Department 
           of Veterans Affairs.
                                                            SR-418

                              FEBRUARY 15
     11 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         Business meeting to consider the President's views and 
           estimates to be submitted to the Committee on the 
           Budget.
                                                            SD-366
     2:30 p.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine developments in 
           nanotechnology.
                                                            SD-562
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Public Lands and Forests Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to review the progress made on the 
           development of interim and long-term plans for use of 
           fire retardant aircraft in Federal wildfire suppression 
           operations.
                                                            SD-366

                              FEBRUARY 16
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine priorities and plans for the 
           atomic energy defense activities of the Department of 
           Energy and to review the President's proposed budget 
           request for fiscal year 2007 for atomic energy defense 
           activities of the Department of Energy and the National 
           Nuclear Security Administration.
                                                            SD-106
     2:30 p.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine NOAA budget.
                                                            SD-562

                              FEBRUARY 28
     2 p.m.
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine legislative presentation of 
           the Disabled American Veterans.
                                                            SD-106

                                MARCH 1
     2:30 p.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Disaster Prevention and Prediction Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine winter storms.
                                                            SD-562

                                MARCH 9
     10 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine aviation security and the 
           Transportation Security Administration.
                                                            SD-562

                                MARCH 16
     10 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Disaster Prevention and Prediction Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine impacts on aviation regarding 
           volcanic hazards.
                                                            SD-562

                                MARCH 30
     10 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Disaster Prevention and Prediction Subcommittee
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine National Polar-
           Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System.
                                                            SD-562

                             CANCELLATIONS

                               FEBRUARY 2
     9:30 a.m.
       Judiciary
         Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SD-226

                             POSTPONEMENTS

                               FEBRUARY 9
     2:30 p.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To continue oversight hearings to examine commercial 
           aviation security, focusing on physical screening of 
           airline passengers, including issues pertaining to 
           Transportation Security Administration's Federal 
           passenger screener force, TSA procurement policy, air 
           cargo screening, and the deployment of explosive 
           detection technology.
                                                            SD-562