[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 61 (Wednesday, May 17, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D504-D505]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                              MAY 18, 2006

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: business meeting 
to consider S. 1881, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
mint coins in commemoration of the Old Mint at San Francisco 
otherwise known as the ``Granite Lady'', S. 633, to require the 
Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of veterans 
who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces of 
the United States, and S. 2784, to award a congressional gold medal 
to Tenzin Gyatso, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, in recognition of his 
many enduring and outstanding contributions to peace, non-violence, 
human rights, and religious understanding; to be followed by a 
hearing to examine the report to Congress on International Economic 
and Exchange Rate Policies, 9:30 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine S. 2686, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
and for other purposes, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Full Committee, business meeting to markup S. 2802, to improve 
American innovation and competitiveness in the global economy, 2:30 
p.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Finance: 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, 10:30 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to continue hearings to examine 
Iran's political/nuclear ambitions and U.S. policy options, 9:30 
a.m., SD-419.
  Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs, to hold 
hearings to examine transition from crisis to peaceful democracy in 
Nepal, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine the nomination of Robert Irwin Cusick, Jr., of 
Kentucky, to be Director of the Office of Government Ethics, Office 
of Personnel Management, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government 
Information, and International Security, to hold hearings to examine 
unobligated balances, focusing on their treatment and how they 
affect agency budgeting and programming, including what happens to 
these accounts when they expire, and how Office of Management and 
Budget, the Treasury and the agencies treat them, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Sandra Segal Ikuta, of California, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, and Kenneth L. 
Wainstein, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, 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

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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 electronic surveillance for foreign 
intelligence purposes, S. 2039, to provide for loan repayment for 
prosecutors and public defenders, S.J. Res. 1, proposing an 
amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to 
marriage, and S.J. Res. 12, proposing an amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States authorizing Congress to prohibit 
the physical desecration of the flag of the United States, Time to 
be announced, S-216, Capitol.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of General Michael V. Hayden, United States Air Force, to 
be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine caring for 
seniors during a national emergency, 10 a.m., SD-628.


                                 House

  Committee on Education and the Workforce, hearing on No Child Left 
Behind: How Innovative Educators Are Integrating Subject Matter To 
Improve Student Achievement, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, to mark up H.R. 4591, Stockholm 
and Rotterdam Toxics Treaty Act of 2005, 1:30 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, hearing entitled 
``Unlocking America's Energy Resources: Next Generation,'' 10 a.m., 
2322 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, hearing on 
H.R. 5126, Truth in Caller ID Act of 2006, 9 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Financial 
Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing on H.R. 5341, Seasoned 
Customer CTR Exemption Act of 2006, 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``Financial Services Needs of Military Personnel and Their 
Families,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, to consider the following bills: 
H.R. 5316, RESPOND Act of 2006; and H.R. 5388, District of Columbia 
Fair and Equal House Voting Rights Act of 2006, 3 p.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Management, 
Integration and Oversight, hearing entitled ``Retention, Security 
Clearances, Morale, and Other Human Capital Challenges Facing the 
Department of Homeland Security,'' 9:30 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on International Relations, hearing on the Prospects for 
Peace in Darfur, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International 
Operations, hearing on Nigeria's Struggle with Corruption, 2 p.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation, to 
mark up H.R. 5333, Shoulder-fired Missile Threat Reduction Act of 
2006, 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 5005, 
Firearms Corrections and Improvements Act; H.R. 1384, Firearm 
Commerce Modernization Act; H.R. 1415, NICS Improvement Act; and 
H.R. 5318, Cyber-Security Enhancement and Consumer Data Protection 
Act of 2006; followed by a hearing on H.R. 817, Animal Fighting 
Prohibition Enforcement Act of 2005, 11:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, hearing 
on H.R. 4997, Physicians for Underserved Areas Act, 2 p.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources, oversight hearing on the Energy and Mineral Requirements 
for Renewable and Alternative Fuels Used for Transportation and 
Other Purposes, 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Water Resources and Environment, oversight hearing on EPA Grants 
Management 2003-2006: Progress and Challenge, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Subcommittee on 
Intelligence Policy, executive, Briefing on Denial and Deception, 9 
a.m., H-405 Capitol.