[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 48 (Thursday, April 27, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D403-D405]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                   Week of May 1 through May 6, 2006


                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 2 p.m., Senate will resume consideration of H.R. 4939, 
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations. Also, at 5:30 p.m. Senate 
expects to vote on the confirmation of a judicial nomination.
  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of H.R. 4939, 
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations, with a vote on the motion to 
invoke cloture on the bill.
  During the balance of the week, Senate expects to continue 
consideration of H.R. 4939, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations, and 
may consider any other cleared legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: May 2, to hold 
hearings to examine the implementation of the peanut provisions of 
the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, 9:30 a.m., SH-
216.
  Committee on Appropriations: May 3, Subcommittee on Legislative 
Branch, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2007 for the Government Printing Office, Congressional 
Budget Office, and Office of Compliance, 10:30 a.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: May 2, Subcommittee on Personnel, 
closed business meeting to markup those provisions which fall under 
the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense 
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2007, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  May 2, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, closed 
business meeting to markup those provisions which fall under the 
subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense 
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2007, 3:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  May 2, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, closed 
business meeting to markup those provisions which fall under the 
subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense 
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2007, 5:30 p.m., SR-222.
  May 3, Subcommittee on SeaPower, closed business meeting to markup 
those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of 
the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 
2007, 9 a.m., SR-222.
  May 3, Subcommittee on Airland, closed business meeting to markup 
those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of 
the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 
2007, 10 a.m., SR-232A.
  May 3, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, closed business meeting 
to markup those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's 
jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for 
fiscal year 2007, 11:30 a.m., SR-222.
  May 3, Full Committee, closed business meeting to markup the 
proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2007, 
2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  May 4, Full Committee, closed business meeting to markup the 
proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2007, 
9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  May 5, Full Committee, closed business meeting to markup the 
proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2007, 
9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  Committee on the Budget: May 2, to hold hearings to examine S. 
2381, to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act 
of 1974 to provide line item rescission authority, 9:30 a.m., SD-
608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 2, 
Subcommittee on Science and Space, to hold hearings to examine 
National Science Foundation, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine, 
to hold hearings to examine protecting consumers from fraudulent 
practices in the moving industry, 10 a.m., SD-562.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Trade, Tourism, and Economic Development, 
to hold hearings to examine promoting economic development 
opportunities through nano commercialization, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 1, to resume 
hearings to examine the economic and environmental issues associated 
with coal gasification technology and on implementation of the 
provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 addressing coal 
gasification, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  May 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination 
of Dirk Kempthorne, of Idaho, to be Secretary of the Interior, 10 
a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: May 2, 
business meeting to consider S. 2459, to improve cargo security, 
H.R. 2066, to amend title 40, United States Code, to establish a 
Federal Acquisition Service, to replace the General Supply Fund and 
the Information Technology Fund with an Acquisition Services Fund, 
and the nominations of Uttam Dhillon, of California, to be Director 
of the Office of Counternarcotics Enforcement, Department of 
Homeland Security, Mark D. Acton, of

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Kentucky, to be a Commissioner of the Postal Rate Commission, and a 
committee report entitled ``Hurricane Katrina: A Nation Still 
Unprepared'', 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: May 2, to hold hearings to examine 
Federal Bureau of Investigation oversight, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  May 2, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine certain 
judicial and executive nominations, 4 p.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: May 3, closed business meeting 
to consider pending calendar business, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  May 4, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine certain 
intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: May 3, to hold hearings to examine the 
future of social services for older Americans, 10 a.m., SD-106.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, May 3, Subcommittee on Science, the 
Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, and Related Agencies, 
on State Department, Public Diplomacy, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, May 3, to mark up H.R. 5122, National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007, 10:30 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, May 2, Subcommittee on 
Select Education, hearing on the Seniors Independence Act of 2006, 
2:30 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  May 3, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Building American 
Competitiveness: Examining the Scope and Success of Existing Federal 
Math and Science Programs,'' 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, hearing 
entitled ``Examining the Impact of State Mandates on Employer-
Provided Health Insurance,'' 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, May 3, Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Trade, and Consumer Protection, to continue hearings entitled 
``Digital Content and Enabling Technology: Satisfying the 21st 
Century Consumer,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  May 3, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to continue 
hearings entitled ``Sexual Exploitation of Children Over the 
Internet: What Parents, Kids and Congress Need To Know About Child 
Predators,'' 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, May 3, hearing entitled 
``Protecting Investors and Fostering Efficient Markets: A Review of 
the S.E.C. Agenda,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, May 2, Subcommittee on National 
Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations, 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  May 4, full Committee, to consider pending business; followed by a 
hearing entitled ``Sifting Through Katrina's Legal Debris: 
Contracting in the Eye of the Storm,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, May 2, Subcommittee on Prevention 
of Nuclear and Biological Attack, executive, briefing on the Defense 
Science Board's 2005 study ``Reducing Vulnerabilities to Weapons of 
Mass Destruction,'' 5 p.m., H2-176 Ford.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Prevention of Nuclear and Biological 
Attack, to continue hearings entitled ``BioScience and the 
Intelligence Community (Part II): Closing the Gap,'' 2 p.m., room to 
be announced.
  Committee on International Relations, May 3, Subcommittee on 
Europe and Emerging Threats, hearing on The United States and NATO: 
Transformation and the Riga Summit, 1 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and 
International Operations, hearing on Germany's World Cup Brothels: 
40,000 Women and Children at Risk of Exploitation through 
Trafficking, 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
Technology and Counterproliferation, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, May 3, Subcommittee on Crime, 
Terrorism, and Homeland Security, hearing on the following bills: 
H.R. 1384, Firearm Commerce Modernization Act; and H.R. 1415, NICS 
Improvement Act, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  May 4, Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearings on a measure to 
Reauthorize and Amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Part 1, 9 a.m., 
and Part II, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, May 3, hearing on the following bills; 
H.R. 5018, American Fisheries Management and Maine Life Enhancement 
Act; and H.R. 1431, Fisheries Science and Management Enhancement Act 
of 2005, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  May 3, Subcommittee on Water and Power and the Subcommittee on 
Forests and Forest Health, joint oversight hearing on The Need for 
Proper Forest Management on Federal Rights of Way To Ensure Reliable 
Electricity Service, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, oversight 
hearing on the Future of Federal Coal: Status, Availability and 
Impact of Technological Advances in Using Coal To Create Alternative 
Energy Resources, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans, hearing on H.R. 3835, 
National Ocean Exploration Program Act, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, May 3, hearing on the Role of the National 
Science Foundation in K-12 Science and Math Education, 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards, 
hearing on Improving Drought Monitoring and Preparedness: H.R. 5136, 
National Integrated Drought Information System Act of 2006; followed 
by mark up of H.R. 5136, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, May 3, hearing entitled: Sarbanes-
Oxley Section 404: What Is the Proper Balance Between Investor 
Protection and Capital Formation for Smaller Public Companies? 2 
p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  May 3, Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, Agriculture and 
Technology, hearing entitled ``The Future of Rural 
Telecommunications: Is Universal Service Reform Needed?'' 10 a.m., 
2360 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, May 3, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, oversight hearing on Mishandled Baggage: 
Problems and Solutions, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing on 
The Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization; and H.R. 4126, 
Chesapeake Bay Restoration Enhancement Act of 2005, 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, May 3, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing on implementation of the new Medicare prescription drug 
benefit known as Part D, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  May 4, Subcommittee on Human Resources, hearing on unemployment 
compensation aspects of U.S. Department of Labor Fiscal Year 2007 
Budget, 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, May 4, hearing on Al-
Qaeda Use of Strategic Communications,'' 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.