[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 59 (Monday, May 15, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D487]
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                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                              MAY 16, 2006

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine the nominations of James Lambright, of Missouri, to be 
President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, Armando J. 
Bucelo, Jr., and Todd S. Farha, both of Florida, each to be a 
Director of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation, Jon T. 
Rymer, of Tennessee, to be Inspector General, Federal Deposit 
Insurance Corporation, John W. Cox, of Texas, to be Chief Financial 
Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and William 
Hardiman, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of 
the National Institute of Building Sciences, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Subcommittee on Securities and Investment, to hold hearings to 
examine the role of hedge funds in U.S. capital markets, 2 p.m., SD-
538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine Transportation Worker Identification Credential, 
10 a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine the status of Yucca Mountain Repository Project within the 
Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management at the Department of 
Energy, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold hearings to examine S. 
1686, to amend the Constitution Heritage Act of 1988 to provide for 
the operation of the National Constitution Center, S. 2417 and H.R. 
4192, bills to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to designate 
the President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace home in Hope, 
Arkansas, as a National Historic Site and unit of the National Park 
System, S. 2419 and H.R. 4882, bills to ensure the proper 
remembrance of Vietnam veterans and the Vietnam War by providing a 
deadline for the designation of a visitor center for the Vietnam 
Veterans Memorial, S. 2568, to amend the National Trails System Act 
to designate the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic 
Trail, S. 2627, to amend the Act of August 21, 1935, to extend the 
authorization for the National Park System Advisory Board, and S. 
Res. 468, supporting the continued administration of Channel Islands 
National Park, including Santa Rosa Island, in accordance with the 
laws (including regulations) and policies of the National Park 
Service, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine the nomination 
of Susan C. Schwab, of Maryland, to be United States Trade 
Representative, with the rank of Ambassador; to be followed by a 
business meeting to consider proposed legislation implementing the 
U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement, and 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 energy 
security and oil dependence issues, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee 
on Retirement Security and Aging, to hold hearings to examine 
naturally occurring retirement communities, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the 
continuing need for Section 5 pre-clearance requirements of the 
Voting Rights Act, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Kenneth L. Wainstein, of Virginia, to be Assistant 
Attorney General for National Security, Department of Justice, 10:30 
a.m., SH-216.


                                 House

  Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Resources and the Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging 
Threats and International Relations, joint hearing entitled ``Energy 
as a Weapon: Implications for U.S. Policy,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Federal Workforce and Agency Organization, hearing 
entitled ``Fair and Balanced? The Status of Pay and Benefits for 
Non-Article III Judges,'' 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, hearing entitled ``Are We Ready?: 
Implementing the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza,'' 2 p.m., 
311 Cannon.
  Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Africa, 
Global Human Rights and International Relations, hearing on Medical 
Outreach: An Instrument of U.S. Diplomacy, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, 
and Intellectual Property, oversight hearing on Section 115 Reform 
Act (SIRA) of 2006, 4 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, to consider the following: H.R. 4200, Forest 
Emergency Recovery and Research Act; and H.R. 5384, making 
appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2007, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.