[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 11 (Thursday, February 2, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D51-D53]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of February 6 through February 11, 2006

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate will begin consideration of the motion to proceed 
to S. 852, Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act.
  On Tuesday, at 6 p.m., Senate expects to vote on the motion to invoke 
cloture on the motion to proceed to S. 852, Fairness in Asbestos Injury 
Resolution Act.

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  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 Armed Services: February 7, to hold hearings to 
examine the defense authorization request for fiscal year 2007 and 
the future years defense program, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  February 7, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, to 
hold hearings to examine contracting issues in Iraq in review of the 
Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2007 and the future 
years defense program, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  Committee on the Budget: February 7, to hold hearings to examine 
the President's fiscal year 2007 budget proposal, 3 p.m., SD-608.
  February 8, Full Committee, to continue hearings to examine the 
President's fiscal year 2007 budget proposal, 10:30 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: February 7, to 
hold hearings to examine the nominations: of Robert C. Cresanti, of 
Texas, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology, and Nicole 
R. Nason, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration, Tyler D. Duvall, of Virginia, to be 
an Assistant Secretary, Thomas J. Barrett, of Alaska, to be 
Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
Administration, and Roger Shane Karr, of the District of Columbia, 
to be an Assistant Secretary, all of the Department of 
Transportation, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.
  February 8, Subcommittee on National Ocean Policy Study, 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, 10 a.m., SD-562.
  February 8, Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Product Safety, and 
Insurance, to hold hearings to examine protecting consumers' phone 
records, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.
  February 9, Full Committee, 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, 10 a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: February 9, to hold 
hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for 
fiscal year 2007 for the Department of Energy, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  February 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the Energy 
Information Administration's 2006 annual energy outlook on trends 
and issues affecting the United States' energy market, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: February 8, to hold 
hearings to examine pending nominations, 9:30 a.m., SD-628.
  February 9, Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear 
Safety, to hold hearings to examine the impact of clean air 
regulations on natural gas prices, 9:30 a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Finance: February 7, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2007 for the 
Department of the Treasury, 9:30 a.m., SD-215.
  February 8, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
implementation of the new Medicare drug benefit, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  February 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2007 for the 
Department of Health and Human Services, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: February 7, to hold hearings to 
examine common defense to common security relating to NATO, 9:30 
a.m., SD-419.
  February 8, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Iraq 
stabilization and reconstruction, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  February 8, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Janice L. Jacobs, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Senegal, and to serve concurrently and without 
additional compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea-
Bissau, and Jeanine E. Jackson, of Wyoming, to be Ambassador to 
Burkina Faso, 4:30 p.m., SD-419.
  February 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine new 
initiatives in cooperative threat reduction, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: February 9, 
to hold hearings to examine the role of education in global 
competitiveness, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: February 
6, to resume hearings to examine Hurricane Katrina response issues, 
focusing on managing law enforcement and communications in a 
catastrophe, 2 p.m., SD-342.
  February 7, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, 
Government Information, and International Security, to hold hearings 
to examine Federal agencies and conference spending, 3 p.m., SD-342.
  February 9, Full Committee, to resume hearings to examine 
Hurricane Katrina response issues, focusing on the Defense 
Department's role in the response, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: February 6, to hold hearings to 
examine wartime executive power and the NSA's surveillance 
authority, 9:30 a.m., Room to be announced.
  February 7, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine judicial 
nominations, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: February 8, to hold 
hearings to examine procedures to bring greater transparency to the 
legislative process, 2 p.m., SR-301.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Armed Services, February 8, hearing on the Fiscal 
Year 2007 National Defense Authorization budget request from the 
Department of Defense, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.

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  Committee on the Budget, February 8, hearing on the President's 
Budget for Fiscal Year 2007, 11 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Government Reform, February 7, Subcommittee on 
Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources, hearing entitled 
``Human Cloning and Embryonic Stem Cell Research After Seoul: 
Examining Exploitation, Fraud and Ethical Problems in the 
Research,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  February 8, Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs entitled ``Taking 
on Water: The National Park Service's Stalled Rulemaking Effort on 
Personal Watercraft,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  February 9, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Sharpening Our 
Edge--Staying Competitive in the 21st Century Marketplace,'' 9 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, February 7, Subcommittee on 
Investigations, hearing entitled ``Armed and Dangerous: Confronting 
the Problem of Border Incursions,'' 3 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  February 8, 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,'' 2 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, February 7, Subcommittee on 
Africa, Global Humans Rights and International Operations and the 
Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, joint hearing on Human Rights 
in Burma: Where Are We Now and What DO We Do Next? 2 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  February 8, full Committee, to mark up the following measures: H. 
Res. 593, Directing the Secretary of State, the Secretary of 
Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Attorney 
General, and requesting the President, to provide certain 
information to the House of Representatives relating to 
extraordinary rendition of certain foreign persons; H. Res. 624, 
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 United States 
policies under the United Nations Convention Against Torture and 
Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the 
Geneva Conventions; and H. Res. 642, Requesting the President and 
directing the Secretary of State to provide to the House of 
Representatives certain documents in their possession relating to 
the Secretary of State's trip to Europe in December 2005, 10:30 
a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  February 8, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and 
International Operations, hearing on The Impact of Liberia's 
Election on West Africa, 1:30 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  February 8, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
on Chinese Influence on U.S. Foreign Policy through U.S. Educational 
Institutions, Multilateral Organizations and Corporate America, 2 
p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, February 8, Subcommittee on Crime, 
Terrorism, and Homeland Security, oversight hearing on Offender Re-
entry: An Examination of Drug Treatment Programs Needed to Ensure 
Successful Re-Entry, 4 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, February 8, Subcommittee on Forests and 
Forest Health and the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, 
joint oversight hearing on the Effects of High Energy Costs on Jobs 
and the Potential for Expanded Use of Biomass for Energy, 10 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  February 8, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on the 
following bills: H.R. 4013, To amend the Reclamation Projects 
Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to provide for conjunctive 
use of surface and groundwater in Joab County, Utah; H.R. 4080, 
Glendo Unit of the Missouri River Basin Project Contract Extension 
Act of 2005; H.R. 4204, American River Pump Station Project Transfer 
Act of 2005; and H.R. 4301, Blunt Reservoir and Pierre Canal Land 
Conveyance Act of 2005, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Small Business, February 8, Subcommittee on 
Regulatory Reform and Oversight, hearing entitled ``The Internet 
Sales Tax: Headaches Ahead for Small Business?'' 10 a.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, February 8, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, oversight hearing entitled ``U.S.-E.U Open 
Skies Agreement: with a focus on DOT's NPRM regarding `actual 
control' of U.S. air carriers.'' 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, February 8, oversight hearing on 
the VA's Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2007, 10:30 a.m., 334 
Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, February 7 and 8, hearings on the 
President's Budget Proposals for 2007, 1 p.m., on February 7 and 
3:30 p.m., on February 8, 1100 Longworth.
  February 8, hearing on the President's Fiscal Year 2007 Budget for 
the Department of Health and Human Services, 10:30 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, February 8, full 
committee, executive, hearing on Fiscal Year 2007 Intelligence 
Budget, 9:30 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
  February 9, executive, briefing on Reconnaissance Programs, 9 
a.m., H-405 Capitol.