[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 24 (Wednesday, March 1, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D147-D148]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             MARCH 2, 2006

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, 
Treasury, the Judiciary, and Housing and Urban Development, and 
Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 2007 for the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water, to hold hearings to examine an 
outline of the Global Nuclear Energy Plan and the future of nuclear 
power, 2:30 p.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the 
defense authorization request for fiscal year 2007 and the future 
years defense program, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, to hold hearings 
to examine military installations, military construction, 
environmental programs, and base realignment and closure programs in 
review of the defense authorization request for fiscal year 2007, 2 
p.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine implementation of the Exon-Florio Amendment, focusing on 
Dubai Ports World acquisition of Peninsular and Oriental Steam 
Navigation Company, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on the Budget: to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget for fiscal year 2007, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine USF distribution, 10 a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2007 
for the Department of the Interior, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold a closed briefing on the 
challenges and responses with respect to a nuclear Iran, 9 a.m., S-
407, Capitol.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the challenges and 
responses with respect to a nuclear Iran, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine the state of mine safety and health, 10 a.m., 
SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: business 
meeting to consider S. 2128, to provide greater transparency with 
respect to lobbying activities, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine 
legislative presentations of the Fleet Reserve Association, the Air 
Force Sergeants Association, the Retired Enlisted Association, the 
Gold Star Wives of America, and the Military Officers Association of 
America, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on 
Rural Development, 9:30 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water, and Related Agencies, on U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers, 2 p.m., 2362B Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 
Programs, on Avian Influenza-International Response, 10 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, on 
Administrator of EPA, 10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and 
Related Agencies, on American Competitiveness Initiative, 10 a.m., 
2358 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Quality of Life, and Veterans Affairs, 
and Related Agencies, on U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, 
9:30 a.m., on American Battle Monuments Commission, 10 a.m., on 
Arlington National Cemetery, 10:30 a.m., and on Armed Forces 
Retirement Home, 11 a.m., H-143 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Science, the Departments of State, Justice, and 
Commerce, and Related Agencies, on NSF, 10 a.m., H-309 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, hearing on the Fiscal Year 2007 
National Defense Authorization budget request for the U.S. 
Transportation Command and Component Commands, 9 a.m., and a hearing 
on the National Security Implications of the Dubai Ports World Deal 
to Take Over Management of U.S. Ports, 1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Environment and 
Hazardous Materials, hearing entitled ``Legislation to Implement the 
POPs, PIC, and LRTAP POPs Agreements,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Economic Security, 
Infrastructure Protection, and the Subcommittee on Intelligence, 
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment, executive, joint 
briefing on terrorist intentions toward U.S. aircraft, 10 a.m., H2-
176 Ford.

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  Committee on International Relations, hearing on United States 
Policy Toward the Palestinians in the Aftermath of Parliamentary 
Elections, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation, 
oversight hearing on Assessing Rights Under the Nuclear 
Nonproliferation Treaty, 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, oversight hearing on Western 
Hemisphere Energy Security, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 
2829, Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 
2005; H.R. 4709, Law Enforcement and Phone Privacy Protection Act of 
2006; H.R. 4356, Emergency and Disaster Assistance Fraud Penalty 
Enhancement Act of 2005; H.R. 1871, Volunteer Pilot Organization 
Protection Act of 2005; H.R. 1176, Nonprofit Athletic Organization 
Protection Act of 2005; and H.R. 2955, Intellectual Property 
Jurisdiction Clarification Act of 2005, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Constitution, oversight hearing entitled ``The 
Scope and Myths of Roe v. Wade,'' 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims and the 
Subcommittee on Crime Terrorism, and Homeland Security, joint 
oversight hearing entitled ``Outgunned and Outmanned: Local Law 
Enforcement Confronts Violence Along the Southern Border,'' 12 p.m., 
2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on National Parks, oversight 
hearing on the National Park Service's Fiscal Year 2007 Budget, 10 
a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Water and Power, oversight hearing entitled ``The 
President's Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Requests for the Bureau of 
Reclamation and the Water Division of the U.S. Geological Survey,'' 
10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, hearing entitled ``Lobbying Reform: 
Accountability Through Transparency,'' 10 a.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, hearing on NASA Science Mission Directorate: 
Impacts of the Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Proposal, 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Workforce, 
Empowerment and Government Programs, oversight hearing on the SBA's 
Entrepreneurial Development Programs, 10:30 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Highways, Transit and Pipelines, oversight hearing on Curbside 
Operations: Bus Safety and ADA Regulatory Compliance, 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, oversight hearing regarding the Department of 
Veterans Affairs' Fiscal Year 2007 information technology budget, 10 
a.m., 340 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security, to 
continue hearings on Social Security Number High-Risk Issues, 10 
a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive briefing on 
Global Updates/Hotspots, 9 a.m., and, executive, to mark up H. Res. 
641, Requesting the President to provide to the House of 
Representatives certain documents in his possession relating to 
electronic surveillance without search warrants on individuals in 
the United States, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.