[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 28 (Tuesday, March 7, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D193-D195]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             MARCH 8, 2006

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: to continue hearings to examine the 
proposed supplemental funding request for additional resources to 
assist the Gulf Coast region in its recovery from hurricanes in the 
Gulf of Mexico in 2005, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Subcommittee on District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine 
potential effects of a flat Federal income tax in the District of 
Columbia, 2 p.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the 
Department of Defense quadrennial defense review; to be followed by 
a closed session in SR-222, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
International Trade and Finance, to hold hearings to examine the 
proposed reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the United 
States, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: business meeting to markup concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2007, 2 p.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Trade, Tourism, and Economic Development, to hold hearings to 
examine impacts of piracy and counterfeiting of American goods and 
intellectual property in China, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: business meeting to 
consider pending calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine a prognosis of 
the nation's health care tax policy, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Richard T. Miller, of Texas, to be U.S. 
Representative on the Economic and Social Council of the United 
Nations, with the rank of Ambassador, and to be an U.S. Alternate 
Representative to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United 
Nations during his tenure of service as U.S. Representative on the 
Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, and John A. 
Simon, of Maryland, to be Executive Vice President of the Overseas 
Private Investment Corporation, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Narcotics 
Affairs, to hold hearings to examine the impact of the American 
Servicemembers' Protection Act on Latin America, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.

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  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: business 
meeting to consider S. 1955, to amend title I of the Employee 
Retirement Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to 
expand health care access and reduce costs through the creation of 
small business health plans and through modernization of the health 
insurance marketplace, S. 1902, to amend the Public Health Service 
Act to authorize funding for the establishment of a program on 
children and the media within the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention to study the role and impact of electronic media in the 
development of children, and the nominations of Michell C. Clark, of 
Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Management, Department of 
Education, Jean B. Elshtain, of Tennessee, to be a Member of the 
National Council on the Humanities, Edwin G. Foulke, Jr., of South 
Carolina, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor, Allen C. Guelzo, of 
Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the National Council on the 
Humanities, Arlene Holen, of the District of Columbia, to be a 
Member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, 
George Perdue, of Georgia, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees 
of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation, Anne-Imelda 
Radice, of Vermont, to be Director of the Institute of Museum and 
Library Services, Craig T. Ramey, of West Virginia, to be a Member 
of the Board of Directors of the National Board for Education 
Sciences, Sarah M. Singleton, of New Mexico, to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation, Richard 
Stickler, of West Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for 
Mine Safety and Health, Kent D. Talbert, of Virginia, to be General 
Counsel, Department of Education, Horace A. Thompson, of 
Mississippi, to be a Member of the Occupational Safety and Health 
Review Commission, and certain nominations in the Public Health 
Service, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to resume 
hearings to examine Hurricane Katrina, focusing on recommendations 
for reform, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government 
Information, and International Security, to hold hearings to examine 
Crime Victims Fund rescission, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold hearings to examine S. 2078, 
to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to clarify the authority 
of the National Indian Gaming Commission to regulate class III 
gaming, to limit the lands eligible for gaming, 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider Steven G. 
Bradbury, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General, John F. 
Clark, of Virginia, to be Director of the United States Marshals 
Service, Donald J. DeGabrielle, Jr., to be United States Attorney 
for the Southern District of Texas, John Charles Richter, to be 
United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, Amul R. 
Thapar, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of 
Kentucky, and Mauricio J. Tamargo, of Florida, to be Chairman of the 
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States, all of 
the Department of Justice, proposed legislation providing for 
comprehensive immigration reform, S. 1768, to permit the televising 
of Supreme Court proceedings, S. 829, to allow media coverage of 
court proceedings, S. 489, to amend chapter 111 of title 28, United 
States Code, to limit the duration of Federal consent decrees to 
which State and local governments are a party, S. 2039, to provide 
for loan repayment for prosecutors and public defenders, S. 2292, to 
provide relief for the Federal judiciary from excessive rent 
charges, and S.J. Res. 1, proposing an amendment to the Constitution 
of the United States relating to marriage, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing 
regarding intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, to mark up Supplemental 
Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2006, 4 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, Related Agencies, on Food and Safety Inspection 
Service, 9:30 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Defense, executive, on Air Force Budget and 
Acquisition Overview, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on the Department of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education, and Related Agencies, on Department of Health 
and Human Services, 10:15 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies, 
on DOE, 10 a.m., and on Bureau of Reclamation, 2 p.m., 2362B 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, on 
Indian Health Services, 10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Quality of Life, and Veterans Affairs, 
and Related Agencies, on Navy/Marine Corps Budget, 10 a.m., and on 
Pacific Command, 1:30 p.m., H-143 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Science, the Departments of State, Justice, and 
Commerce, and Related Agencies, on NOAA, 1 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, hearing on the Fiscal Year 2007 
National Defense Authorization Budget Request for the European 
Command, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Projection Forces, hearing on the Evolving 
Missions of the U.S. Navy and the Role of Surface and Subsurface 
Combatants, 5 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on Department of Defense 
management of historic and historic-eligible facilities, 2 p.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and 
Capabilities, hearing on the Special Operations Command: 
Transforming for the Long War, 3 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, to consider a motion to 
authorize issuance of a service contract with Mr. Robert Douglas to 
support the ongoing investigation by the Subcommittee on Oversight 
and Investigations of ``data brokers'' who acquire and sell 
consumers' cell phone records and other confidential information; 
followed by a markup of the Prevention of Fraudulent Access to Phone 
Records Act, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.

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  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``The Silicosis Story: Mass Tort Screening and the Public Health,'' 
2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Regulatory 
Affairs, hearing entitled ``The Paperwork Reduction Act at 25: 
Opportunities To Strengthen and Improve the Law,'' 2 p.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emergency 
Preparedness, Science, and Technology, hearing entitled ``Proposed 
Fiscal Year 2007 Budget: Enhancing Preparedness for First 
Responders,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Management, Integration, and Oversight, hearing 
entitled ``The 9/11 Reform Act: Examining the Implementation of the 
Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center,'' 2:30 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on International Relations, to mark up H.R. 3127, Darfur 
Peace and Accountability Act of 2005; followed by a hearing on 
United States Policy Toward Iran--Next Steps, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing on East Asia in 
Transition: Opportunities and Challenges for the United States, 2 
p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats, hearing on The U.S.-
European Relationship: Opportunities and Challenges, 1 p.m., 2255 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia, hearing on 
Palestinian Authority Elections: Implications for Peace, Regional 
Security, and U.S. Assistance, 2:30 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, 
oversight hearing entitled ``The Voting Rights Act: Evidence of 
Continued Need,'' 4 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, 
oversight hearing entitled ``The Report on Orphan Works by the 
Copyright Office,'' 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing 
on the following bills: H.R. 4545, To amend the Reclamation 
Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Los Angeles County 
Water Supply Augmentation Demonstration project; and S. 1338 Alaska 
Water Resources Act of 2005, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, to consider H.R. 2829, Office of National Drug 
Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2005, 4 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Aviation, oversight hearing on Reauthorization of the National 
Transportation Safety Board, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, to continue 
oversight hearings on Agency Budgets and Priorities for FY 2007 for 
the following Agencies: EPA, NOAA and TVA, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, oversight hearing on improving 
access to quality care for our nation's veterans through 
collaboration with affiliated medical institutions and the 
Department of Defense and the operation of integrated medical 
facilities, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, hearing on 
Director of National Intelligence Fiscal Year 2007 Budget, 10 a.m., 
H-405 Capitol.