[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 61 (Wednesday, May 17, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E867-E868]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


[[Page E867]]
                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate on February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This 
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate 
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place, 
and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled, and any cancellations or 
changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Thursday, May 18, 2006 may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                                 MAY 19
     Time to be announced
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         Business meeting to consider the nominations of Robert J. 
           Portman, of Ohio, to be Director of the Office of 
           Management and Budget, Robert Irwin Cusick, Jr., of 
           Kentucky, to be Director of the Office of Government 
           Ethics, and David L. Norquist, of Virginia, to be Chief 
           Financial Officer, Department of Homeland Security.
                                              Room to be announced
     9 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related 
           Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
           fiscal year 2007 for the National Institutes of Health.
                                                            SD-192

                                 MAY 22
     2 p.m.
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Lurita 
           Alexis Doan, of Virginia, to be Administrator of 
           General Services.
                                                            SD-342
     2:30 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine nuclear power provisions 
           contained in the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
                                                            SD-366

                                 MAY 23
     9:30 a.m.
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine ensuring competition and 
           innovation related to reconsidering communication laws.
                                                            SD-226
     10 a.m.
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine improving financial literacy 
           in the United States.
                                                            SD-106
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine price gouging related to gas 
           prices.
                                                            SD-562
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine the National Research Council 
           report, Managing Construction and Infrastructure in the 
           21st Century Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Bureau 
           of Reclamation Report, Managing for Excellence: An 
           Action Plan for the 21st Century.
                                                            SD-366
     2 p.m.
       Judiciary
       Intellectual Property Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine post-grant review procedures 
           and other litigation reforms relating to patents.
                                                            SD-226
     2:15 p.m.
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine the Convention on 
           Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage, with a 
           declaration, done at Vienna on September 12, 1997, 
           Convention Adopted by a Diplomatic Conference convened 
           by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and 
           opened for signature at Vienna, during the IAEA General 
           Conference (Treaty Doc. 107-21), S. Res. 312, 
           expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need 
           for the United States to address global climate change 
           through the negotiation of fair and effective 
           international commitments, S. Res. 359, concerning the 
           Government of Romania's ban on intercountry adoptions 
           and the welfare of orphaned or abandoned children in 
           Romania, S. Res. 456, expressing the sense of the 
           Senate on the discussion by the North Atlantic Council 
           of secure, sustainable, and reliable sources of energy, 
           S. 559, to make the protection of vulnerable 
           populations, especially women and children, who are 
           affected by a humanitarian emergency a priority of the 
           United States Government, S. 1950, to promote global 
           energy security through increased cooperation between 
           the United States and India in diversifying sources of 
           energy, stimulating development of alternative fuels, 
           developing and deploying technologies that promote the 
           clean and efficient use of coal, and improving energy 
           efficiency, S. 2125, to promote relief, security, and 
           democracy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, S. 
           2200, to establish a United States-Poland parliamentary 
           youth exchange program, S. 2566, to provide for 
           coordination of proliferation interdiction activities 
           and conventional arms disarmament, S. 2697, to 
           establish the position of the United States Ambassador 
           for ASEAN, and pending nominations.
                                                    S-116, Capitol
     2:30 p.m.
       Finance
       Long-term Growth and Debt Reduction Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine encouraging economic self-
           determination in Indian country.
                                                            SD-215

                                 MAY 24
     9:30 a.m.
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the nomination of R. David 
           Paulison, of Florida, to be Under Secretary for Federal 
           Emergency Management, Department of Homeland Security.
                                                            SD-342
     10 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Aviation Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine National Transportation 
           Safety Board reauthorization.
                                                            SD-562
       Energy and Natural Resources
         Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SD-366
     10:15 a.m.
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine the McCarran-Ferguson Act, 
           focusing on implications of repealing the insurers' 
           antitrust exemption.
                                                            SD-226
     10:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Legislative Branch Subcommittee
         To resume hearings to examine the progress of 
           construction on the Capitol Visitor Center.
                                                            SD-138
     2 p.m.
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine judicial nominations.
                                                            SD-226
     2:30 p.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Disaster Prevention and Prediction Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine 2006 hurricane forecast and 
           at-risk cities.
                                                            SD-562
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Public Lands and Forests Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine S. 2466, to authorize and 
           direct the exchange and conveyance of certain National 
           Forest land and other land in southeast Arizona, S. 
           2788, to direct the exchange of certain land in Grand, 
           San Juan, and Uintah Counties, Utah, and S. 2567, to 
           maintain the rural heritage of the Eastern Sierra and 
           enhance the region's tourism economy by designating 
           certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers 
           as wild a scenic rivers in the State of California.
                                                            SD-366

                                 MAY 25
     9:30 a.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine Indian education.
                                                            SR-485
     10 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To resume hearings to examine S. 2686, to amend the 
           Communications Act of 1934 and for other purposes.
                                                            SD-106
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine the outlook for growth of 
           coal fired electric generation and whether sufficient 
           supplies of coal will be available to supply electric 
           generators on a timely basis both in the near term and 
           in the future.
                                                            SD-366
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine pending benefits related 
           legislation.
                                                            SR-418
     2:30 p.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine Pacific Salmon Treaty.
                                                            SD-562


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                                 JUNE 8
     10 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         Business meeting to markup S. 2686, to amend the 
           Communications Act of 1934 and for other purposes.
                                                            SH-216

                                JUNE 14
     10 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Technology, Innovation, and Competitiveness Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine alternative energy 
           technologies.
                                              Room to be announced

                                JUNE 15
     10:30 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Fisheries and Coast Guard Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the Coast Guard budget.
                                                            SD-562