[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 41 (Tuesday, April 4, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D333-D335]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             APRIL 5, 2006

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, 
to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2007 for Sergeant at Arms, U.S. Capitol Police, and Capitol 
Guide Service, 10:30 a.m., SD-18.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, 
to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2007 for the Department of Justice, 2 p.m., SD-192.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2007 for Army Corps of 
Engineers, 2:30 p.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and 
Capabilities, to hold hearings to examine Department of Defense's 
role in combating terrorism in review of the defense authorization 
request for fiscal year 2007 and the future years defense program; 
to be followed by a closed session, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, to hold hearings 
to examine improving contractor incentives in review of the defense 
authorization request for fiscal year 2007, 3 p.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Global Climate Change and Impacts, to hold hearings to examine 
the current and future role of

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science in the Asia Pacific Partnership, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Public 
Lands and Forests, to hold hearings to examine the 2005 wildfire 
season and the Federal land management agencies' preparations for 
the 2006 wildfire season, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Richard Capka, of Pennsylvania, to be 
Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, Department of 
Transportation, and James B. Gulliford, of Missouri, to be Assistant 
Administrator for Toxic Substances, and William Ludwig Wehrum, Jr., 
of Tennessee, to be an Assistant Administrator, both of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, 9:30 a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine the nomination 
of W. Ralph Basham, of Virginia, to be Commissioner of Customs, 
Department of Homeland Security, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
Indian separation plan and the administration's related legislative 
proposal, relating to U.S.-India atomic energy cooperation, 9:30 
a.m., SH-216.
  Subcommittee on European Affairs, to hold hearings to examine 
Islamist extremism in Europe, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee 
on Bioterrorism and Public Health Preparedness, to hold hearings to 
examine all hazards medical response, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine S. 2459, to improve cargo security, 10 a.m., SD-
342.
  Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government 
Information, and International Security, to hold hearings to examine 
various avenues of Federal funding for museums including authorized 
programs, grantmaking agencies and earmarks, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the 
problem of methamphetamine in Indian country, 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: business meeting to consider the 
nomination of Daniel L. Cooper, of Pennsylvania, to be Under 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Benefits, time to be announced, S-
216, Capitol.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: closed business meeting to 
consider pending calendar business, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, to mark up H.R. 4200, Forest Emergency 
Recovery and Research Act, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on the Departments of 
Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the 
Judiciary, District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies, on 
Department of the Treasury, 10 a.m., and on the Federal Judiciary, 3 
p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related 
Agencies, on DOE Energy Supply and Conservation, Fossil Energy, 10 
a.m., 2362B Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, on 
National Park Service, 10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs, and 
Related Agencies, on BRAC 2005 Implementation, 10 a.m., H-143 
Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Science, the Departments of State, Justice, and 
Commerce, and Related Agencies, on Secretary of Commerce, 10 a.m., 
and on State International Organizations, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, hearing to review major defense 
acquisition reform initiatives, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Projection Forces, hearing on the U.S. 
Shipbuilding Industrial Base, 4 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on service contracting's impact 
on military readiness, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing on future plans for the 
Department of Energy's nuclear weapons complex infrastructure, 3:30 
p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and 
Capabilities, hearing on implementing the 2006 Quadrennial Defense 
Review (QDR) recommendations to combat weapons of mass destruction 
(WMD), 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, to mark up the Communications 
Opportunity, Promotion, and Enhancement Act of 2006, 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, to consider H. Res. 718, 
Requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Homeland 
Security to provide to the House of Representatives certain 
documents in their possession relating to the Dubai Ports World 
acquisition of six United States ports leases, 12 p.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, 
and Technology, hearing entitled ``Reauthorization of the Export-
Import Bank of the United States,'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, hearing 
entitled ``Transforming the Federal Housing Administration for the 
21st Century,'' 9 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Resources, hearing entitled: Conjunctive Water Management: A 
Solution to the West's Growing Water Demand?'', 2 p.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Government Management, Finance, and 
Accountability, hearing entitled ``The Improper Payments Information 
Act--Are Agencies Meeting the Requirements of the Law?'', 2 p.m., 
2247 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, hearing entitled ``The 
Sarbanes-Oxley Act Four Years Later: What Have We Learned?'', 10 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, hearing on the U.S.-India 
Global Partnership, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.

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  Committee on the Judiciary, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 
4975, Lobbying Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006; and H.R. 
3509, Workplace Goods Job Growth and Competitiveness Act of 2005, 10 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, 
oversight hearing entitled ``Patent Quality Enhancement in the 
Information-Based Economy,'' 4 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, hearing on 
H.R. 4777, Internet Gambling Prohibition Act, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, hearing on H.R. 4893, to amend section 20 
of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to restrict off-reservation 
gaming, 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, hearing on the 
following bills: H.R. 5025, Mount Hood Stewardship Legacy Act; H.R. 
5016, Las Cienegas Enhancement Act; and H.R. 3534, Piedras Blancas 
Historic Light Station Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2005, 9:15 
a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Water and Power, oversight hearing entitled ``The 
Bureau of Reclamation's 21st Century Challenges in Managing, 
Protecting and Developing Water and Power Supplies,'' 2 p.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, to mark up H.R. 4975, Lobbying Accountability 
and Transparency Act of 2006, 2:30 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, to mark up H. Res. 717, Directing the 
Secretary of Commerce to transmit to the House of Representatives a 
copy of a workforce globalization final draft report produced by the 
Technology Administration, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing entitled ``IRS Latest 
Enforcement: Is the Bulls-Eye on Small Businesses?'', 10 a.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to mark up the 
following: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Survey Resolutions; GSA 
Capital Investment and Leasing Program Resolutions; H. Con. Res. 
235, Expressing the sense of the Congress that States should require 
candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to 
exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of 
a potentially visually impaired individual; H. Con. Res. 349, 
Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater 
Washington Soap Box Derby; H. Con. Res. 359, Authorizing the use of 
the Capitol Grounds for the District of Columbia Special Olympics 
Law Enforcement Torch Run; H. Con. Res. 372, Recognizing the 50th 
anniversary of the Interstate Highway System; H.R. 3858, Pets 
Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act of 2005; H.R. 4880, 
Maritime Terminal Security Enhancement Act of 2006; the National 
Transportation Safety Board Reauthorization; the Railroad Retirement 
Correction Bill; and other pending business, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, hearing on implementation of the 
United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement, 10:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Human Resources, hearing on the use of technology 
to improve public benefit programs, 3 p.m., B-318 Rayburn.