[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 46 (Tuesday, April 25, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D380-D381]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             APRIL 26, 2006

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold 
hearings to examine the state of the biofuels industry, 10 a.m., SD-
106.
  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2007 
for National Guard and Reserve, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2007 for the Government 
Accountability Office and other issues, 10:30 a.m., SD-138.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, 
to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2007 for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2 
p.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Technology, Innovation, and Competitiveness, to hold hearings to 
examine fostering innovation in math and science education, 10 a.m., 
SD-562.
  Subcommittee on Global Climate Change and Impacts, to hold 
hearings to examine certain marine and terrestrial systems, 2:30 
p.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: business meeting to 
consider 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, and a proposal to amend Committee 
Rule 7(d) relative to the naming of public buildings and facilities, 
9:30 a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine authorizations 
of customs and trade functions, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine United 
States-India atomic energy cooperation, focusing on strategic and 
nonproliferation implications, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government 
Information, and International Security, to hold hearings to examine 
ensuring early diagnosis and access to treatment for HIV/AIDS, 
focusing on how federal funding is being distributed to provide AIDS 
drugs and HIV testing opportunities in the United States, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the future 
of the music industry in the digital radio revolution, focusing on 
parity, platforms, and protection issues, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: to hold hearings 
to examine the reauthorization of the Finance and Entrepreneurial 
Development programs administered by the Small Business 
Administration, 10:30 a.m., SR-428A.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities 
and Risk Management, hearing to review the Federal Crop Insurance 
Program, 11:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development, and Related Agencies, on Oversight of Reform of the DOE 
Nuclear Weapons Complex, 10 a.m., 2362B Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 
Programs, on USAID, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Science, the Departments of State, Justice, 
Commerce, and Related Agencies, on Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
Firearms and Explosives, 10 a.m., H-309 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, 
to mark up H.R. 5122, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2007, 1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to mark up H.R. 5122, National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007, 11:30 a.m., 2212 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, to mark up H.R. 
5122, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007, 10 
a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, hearing entitled ``Gulf 
Coast Recovery: Facing Challenges and Coming Back Stronger in 
Education,'' 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, to mark up the Communications 
Opportunity, Promotion, and Enhancement Act, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, 
Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled 
``America's Capital Markets: Maintaining Our Lead in the 21st 
Century,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, hearing 
entitled ``Title Insurance: Cost and Competition,'' 2 p.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, 
Drug Policy and Human Resources, hearing entitled ``Transit Zone 
Operations: Can We Sustain Record Seizures and Declining 
Resources,'' 2 p.m., 2203 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Federal Workforce and Agency Organization, hearing 
entitled ``Adding a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Index Option 
to the Thrift Savings Plan: Considering the Views and Advisory Role 
of the Employee Thrift Advisory Council (ETAC);'' followed by a 
markup of H.R. 1578, Real Estate Investment Thrift Savings Act, 2 
p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, to mark up H.R. 4954, SAFE Port 
Act, 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on International Relations, hearing on Iraq: Update on 
U.S. Policy, 11:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.

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  Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International 
Operations, hearing on the Endangered Children of Northern Uganda, 2 
p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia, to continue 
hearings on U.S. Policy in Central Asia: Balancing Priorities (Part 
II), 2 p.m., 2255 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, hearing on U.S.-Mexico 
Relations, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law, oversight hearing on the Department of Justice: 
Executive Office for United States Attorneys, Civil Division, 
Environment and Natural Resources Division, Executive Office for 
United States Trustees, and Office of the Solicitor General, 2 p.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing 
on the following bills: H.R. 1711, New Mexico Water Planning 
Assistance Act; H.R. 4750, Lower Republican River Basin Study Act; 
and S. 166, Deschutes River Conservancy Reauthorization Act of 2005, 
3 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, to consider H.R. 4975, Lobbying Accountability 
and Transparency Act of 2006, 2 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing entitled ``Cutting Our Trade 
Deficit: Can the U.S. Muster Its Diverse Trade Promotion Operations 
to Make an Impact?'' 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Railroads, oversight hearing on the U.S. Rail Capacity Crunch, 10 
a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, oversight hearing on Corporate 
Commitment to Hiring Veterans, 10:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.

Joint Meetings
CONSEQUENCES AND RESPONSES TO CHERNOBYL
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission): 
Commission concluded a hearing to examine the consequences of the 
Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster 20 years later, and the response 
of the affected countries and the international community, after 
receiving testimony from Stephen G. Rademaker, Acting Assistant 
Secretary of State, Bureau of International Security and 
Nonproliferation; H.E. Oleh Shamshur, Ukranian Ambassador to the United 
States, Kiev; David Marples, University of Alberta Canadian Institute 
of Ukrainian Studies, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; and Pablo Rubinstein, 
New York Blood Center, and Kathleen Ryan, Chernobyl Children's Project 
International, both of New York, New York.