[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 56 (Wednesday, May 10, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D468-D469]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                              MAY 11, 2006

          (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold hearings to 
examine Department of Agriculture's national response plan to detect and 
control the potential spread of Avian Influenza into the United States, 
10:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on the Budget: to hold hearings to examine the nomination of 
Robert J. Portman, of Ohio, to be Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold a closed briefing on Iran's 
nuclear program and the impact of potential sanctions, 9:30 a.m., S-407, 
Capitol.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Daniel S. 
Sullivan, of Alaska, to be an Assistant Secretary of State for Economic 
and Business Affairs, 2:30 p.m., SD-106.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Brett M. Kavanaugh, of Maryland, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, Sean F. Cox, and 
Thomas L. Ludington, both to be a United States District Judge for the 
Eastern District of Michigan, S. 2453, to establish procedures for the 
review of electronic surveillance programs, S. 2455, to provide in 
statute for the conduct of electronic surveillance of suspected 
terrorists for the purposes of protecting the American people, the 
Nation, and its interests from terrorist attack while ensuring that the 
civil liberties of United States citizens are safeguarded, S. 2468, to 
provide standing for civil actions for declaratory and injunctive relief 
to persons who refrain from electronic communications through fear of 
being subject to warrantless

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electronic surveillance for foreign intelligence purposes, S. 2039, to 
provide for loan repayment for prosecutors and public defenders, and S.J. 
Res. 1, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
relating to marriage, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine pending 
health care related legislation, 10 a.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                  House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development, and Related Agencies, to mark up the Energy and Water 
Development, and Related Agencies for Fiscal Year 2007, 11 a.m., 2362B 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Homeland Security, to mark up the Homeland Security 
Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2007, 9:30 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, to continue hearings entitled 
``Gasoline Supply, Price and Specifications,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, hearing 
entitled ``Social Security Numbers in Commerce: Reconciling Beneficial 
Uses with Threats to Privacy,'' 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions 
and Consumer Credit, hearing on H.R. 3206, Credit Union Charter Choice 
Act, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, hearing entitled ``Working Through an 
Outbreak: Pandemic Flu Planning and Continuity of Operations,'' 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Intelligence, 
Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment, executive, briefing on 
the different governance structures of State and Local Fusion Centers, 2 
p.m., H2-176 Ford.
  Subcommittee on Management, Integration, and Oversight, hearing 
entitled ``CBP and ICE: Does the Current Organizational Structure Best 
Serve U.S. Homeland Security Interests? Part III,'' 2:30 p.m., 311 
Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Prevention of Nuclear and Biological Attack, hearing 
entitled ``Creating a Nation-wide, Integrated Biosurveillance Network,'' 
2 p.m., 1311 Longworth.
  Committee on International Relations, hearing on the U.S.-India Global 
Partnership: Legislative Options, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation, hearing 
on Reviewing the State Department's Annual Report on Terrorism, 2 p.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on Visa 
Overstays: Can We Bar the Terrorist Door? 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security, hearing on H.R. 5318, Cyber-Security Enhancement and 
Consumer Data Protection Act of 2006; followed by a markup of the 
following bills: H.R. 5005, Firearms Corrections and Improvements Act; 
H.R. 1384, Firearm Commerce Modernization Act; and H.R. 1415, NICS 
Improvement Act of 2005, 9 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, oversight hearing on Minimum Internal Control 
Standards (MICS) for Indian gaming, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on National Parks, oversight hearing on Disability access 
in the National Park System, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, hearing on the Inspector General Report on NOAA 
Weather Satellites, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation, oversight hearing on Coast Guard 
Mission Capabilities, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, oversight hearing on right-seizing the 
Department of Veterans Affairs infrastructure and the Department's 
pending major medical facility project and lease authorization requests, 
10:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security, hearing 
on Social Security Service Delivery Challenges, 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, briefing on 
Global Updates/Hotspots, 9 a.m., H-405 Capitol.