[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 60 (Tuesday, May 16, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D494-D495]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                              MAY 17, 2006

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold 
hearings to examine the United States Department of Agriculture 
Rural Utilities Service Broadband Program, 10:30 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2007 
for the Department of Defense, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the roles 
and missions of the National Guard in support of the Bureau of 
Customs and Border Protection, 4 p.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Dale Klein, of Texas, to be Member of the 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and Molly A. O'Neill, of Virginia, to 
be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, 9:30 a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine physician-owned 
specialty hospitals, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine Iran's 
political/nuclear ambitions and U.S. policy options, 9:30 a.m., SD-
419.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of 
Michael D. Kirby, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Moldova, John A. Cloud, Jr., of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Lithuania, April H. Foley, of New York, to be Ambassador 
to the Republic of Hungary, Tracey Ann Jacobson, of the District of 
Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Tajikistan, Michael 
Wood, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to Sweden, and 
Robert Anthony Bradtke, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Croatia, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: business 
meeting to consider the proposed Ryan White Modernization Act of 
2006, proposed Mine Safety and Health Act of 2006, proposed Older 
Americans Act Amendments of 2006, S. 860, to amend the National 
Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act to require 
State academic assessments of student achievement in United States 
history and civics, and the Nominations of Jerry Gayle Bridges, of 
Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, and Vince J. Juaristi, of 
Virginia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors, both of the 
Corporation for National and Community Service, Harry R. Hoglander, 
of Massachusetts, and Peter W. Tredick, of California, each to be a 
Member of the National Mediation Board, J. C. A. Stagg, of Virginia, 
to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the James Madison 
Memorial Fellowship Foundation, Kent D. Talbert, of Virginia, to be 
General Counsel, Department of Education, and Horace A. Thompson, of 
Mississippi, to be a Member of the Occupational Safety and Health 
Review Commission, 10 a.m., SD-430.

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  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 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-342.
  Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to resume hearings to 
examine the Federal government's security clearance process, 
focusing on the progress of the Office of Personnel Management in 
implementing a plan to address the longstanding backlog of security 
clearance investigations, including the next steps by the Office of 
Management and Budget, and the recent halt by the Defense Security 
Service in processing government contractor security clearances, 
2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine Indian youth suicide, 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine 
understanding the benefits and cost of Section 5 pre-clearance 
requirements of the Voting Rights Act, 9 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing 
regarding intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, to consider the following 
appropriations for Fiscal Year 2007: Homeland Security; and Energy 
and Water Development, and Related Agencies, 9 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, to mark up H.R. 5293, 
Senior Independence Act of 2006, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, 
and Consumer Protection, hearing on H.R. 2048, Motor Vehicle Owners' 
Right to Repair Act of 2005, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Health, hearing on Planning for Long-Term Care, 2 
p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, hearing on the State of the 
International Financial System, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Domestic and International Policy, Trade, and 
Technology, hearing on H.R. 5337, Reform of National Security 
Reviews of Foreign Direct Investments Act, 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, hearing entitled ``Low Clearance'' 
Why Did DOD Suddenly Stop Processing Private Sector Security 
Clearances?'' 1 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human 
Resources, hearing entitled ``RU-486--Demonstrating a Low Standard 
for Women's Health?'' 2 p.m., 2203 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, to mark up the following measures: 
H.R. 5451, National Emergency Management Reform and Enhancement Act 
of 2006; and H. Res. 809, Directing the Secretary of the Department 
of Homeland Security to transmit to the House of Representatives not 
later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this resolution 
documents in the Secretary's possession relating to any existing or 
previous agreement between the Department of Homeland Security and 
Shirlington Limousine and Transportation, Incorporated, of 
Arlington, Virginia, 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Asia and the 
Pacific, hearing on the United States and South Asia: An Expanding 
Agenda, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia, hearing to 
Review U.S. Assistance Programs to Egypt, 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law, oversight hearing on Privacy in the Hands of the 
Government: The Privacy Officer for the Department of Homeland 
Security and the Privacy Officer for the Department of Justice; 
followed by markup of H.R. 2840, Federal Agency Protection of 
Privacy Act of 2005, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, to mark up H.R. 5018, American Fisheries 
Management and Marine Life Enhancement Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, to consider the following: H.R. 5386, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007; and 
H.R. 5385, making appropriations for the military quality of life 
functions of the Department of Defense, military construction, the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2007, 4 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing on Plug-in 
Hybrid Electric Vehicles: Legislation to Promote Research and 
Development, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, to mark up H.R. 5352, Small Business 
Reauthorization Act of 2006, 11:30 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to mark up the 
following: additional lease resolutions from the GSA FY 2007 Capital 
Investment and Leasing Program; H.R. 5013, Disaster Recovery 
Personal Protection Act of 2006; H.R. 5187, To amend the John F. 
Kennedy Center Act to authorize additional appropriations for the 
John F. Kennedy for the Performing Arts for fiscal year 2007; and 
H.R. 5316, RESPOND Act of 2006, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold hearings 
to examine the role of the Office for Democratic Institutions and 
Human Rights relating to advancing the human dimension in the OSCE, 
focusing on the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights 
and its role in monitoring elections in OSCE countries, 2 p.m., SD-
226.