[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 55 (Tuesday, May 9, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D458-D459]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                              MAY 10, 2006

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold 
hearings to examine the implementation of the sugar provisions of 
the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2007 
for the missile defense program, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: to meet in closed session to discuss 
the current situation in Afghanistan, 5:45 p.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: business meeting to 
consider the nomination of Dirk Kempthorne, of Idaho, to be 
Secretary of the Interior, 11:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, to hold hearings to 
examine S. 906, to promote wildland firefighter safety, S. 2003, to 
make permanent the authorization for watershed restoration and 
enhancement agreements, H.R. 585, to require Federal land managers 
to support, and to communicate, coordinate, and cooperate with, 
designated gateway communities, to improve the ability of gateway 
communities to participate in Federal land management planning 
conducted by the Forest Service and agencies of the Department of 
the Interior, and to respond to the impacts of the public use of the 
Federal lands administered by these agencies, and H.R. 3981, to 
authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out certain land 
exchanges involving small parcels of National Forest System land in 
the Tahoe National Forest in the State of California, 2:30 p.m., SD-
366.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine progress 
achieved and challenges ahead for America's child welfare system, 10 
a.m., SD-215.

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  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Earl Anthony Wayne, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to 
Argentina, David M. Robinson, of Connecticut, to be Ambassador to 
the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, and Lisa Bobbie Schreiber 
Hughes, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Suriname, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine economic development, 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine modern 
enforcement of the Voting Rights Act, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: closed business meeting to 
consider pending intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, to mark up the following 
appropriations for Fiscal Year 2007: the Military Quality of Life, 
and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies; and the Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Select 
Education, to mark up H.R. 5293, Senior Independence Act of 2006, 
10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, hearing entitled ``Gasoline 
Supply, Price and Specifications;'' 10 a.m., and to mark up a 
measure to amend the automobile fuel economy provisions of title 49, 
United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to 
set fuel economy standards for passenger automobiles based on one or 
more vehicle attributes, 1 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Federalism and the 
Census, hearing entitled ``Public Housing Management: Do the Public 
Housing Authorities Have the Flexibility They Need To Meet the 
Changing Demands of the 21st Century?'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Government Management, Finance and Accountability, 
hearing entitled ``After Katrina: The Role of the Department of 
Justice Katrina Fraud Task Force and Agency Inspectors General in 
Preventing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse,'' 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Intelligence, 
Information Sharing, and Risk Assessment, hearing entitled 
``Building the Information Sharing Environment: Addressing the 
Challenges of Implementation,'' 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism 
Risk Assessment, to continue hearings entitled ``Protection of 
Privacy in the DHS Intelligence Enterprise,'' 4 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on International Relations, hearing on A Resurgent 
China: Responsible Stakeholder or Robust Rival? 10 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Africa, Human Rights and International Operations, 
hearing on Current Issues in U.S. Refugee Protection and 
Resettlement, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 
9, Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Correta Scott King Voting 
Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006; and H.R. 
4681, Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans, 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 4947, Cahaba River National 
Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act; H.R. 5094, Lake Mattamuskeet Lodge 
Preservation Act; and H.R. 5232, Cherry Valley National Wildlife 
Refuge Study Act, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on the following bills: 
H.R. 4588, Water Resources Research Act Amendments of 2005; H.R. 
5079, North Unit Irrigation District Act of 2006; and S. 214/H.R. 
469, United States-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Act, 10 
a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing entitled ``Bridging the 
Equity Gap: Examining the Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs Act of 
2006,'' 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Highways, Transit and Pipelines, oversight hearing on Highway 
Capacity and Freight Mobility: The Current Status and Future 
Challenges, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Railroads, oversight hearing on Operational 
Experience Under the 2001 Railroad Retirement Reform Law, 2 p.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic 
Opportunity, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 3082, Veteran-
Owned Small Business Promotion Act of 2005; and H.R. 5220, Veterans 
Certification and Licensure Act of 2006, 2:30 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, to consider the draft implementing 
proposal of the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement 
Implementation Act, 10:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine the next 
generation of health information tools for consumers, 10 a.m., SD-
106.