[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 65 (Tuesday, May 23, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D539-D541]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





             COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2006

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2007 
for defense related programs, 9 a.m., SD-192.
  Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings to examine 
progress of the Capitol Visitor Center construction, 10 a.m., SD-
138.
  Committee on Armed Services: business meeting to consider the 
nomination of General Michael V. Hayden, USAF, for reappointment to 
the grade of general and to be Director of the Central Intelligence 
Agency, 9:15 a.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Aviation, to hold hearings to examine National Transportation 
Safety Board reauthorization, 9 a.m., SD-562.

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  Subcommittee on Disaster Prevention and Prediction, to hold 
hearings to examine 2006 hurricane forecast and at-risk cities, 2:30 
p.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: business meeting to 
consider S. 1548, to provide for the conveyance of certain Forest 
Service land to the city of Coffman Cove, Alaska, S. 1529, to 
provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in the city of 
Yuma, Arizona, S. 997, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
convey certain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge Forest, Montana, to 
Jefferson County, Montana, for use as a cemetery, S. 2003, to make 
permanent the authorization for watershed restoration and 
enhancement agreements, S. 2028, to provide for the reinstatement of 
a license for a certain Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
project, S. 2035, to extend the time required for construction of a 
hydroelectric project in the State of Idaho, S. 2054, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of water resources in 
the State of Vermont, S. 2150, to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to convey certain Bureau of Land Management Land to the 
City of Eugene, Oregon, S. 2373, to provide for the sale of 
approximately 132 acres of public land to the City of Green River, 
Wyoming, at fair market value, S. 2403, to authorize the Secretary 
of the Interior to include in the boundaries of the Grand Teton 
National Park land and interests in land of the GT Park Subdivision, 
S. 2568, to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the 
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail, 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, 
H.R. 394, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
boundary study to evaluate the significance of the Colonel James 
Barrett Farm in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the 
suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park 
System as part of the Minute Man National Historical Park, H.R. 482, 
to provide for a land exchange involving Federal lands in the 
Lincoln National Forest in the State of New Mexico, H.R. 486, to 
provide for a land exchange involving private land and Bureau of 
Land Management land in the vicinity of Holloman Air Force Base, New 
Mexico, for the purpose of removing private land from the required 
safety zone surrounding munitions storage bunkers at Holloman Air 
Force Base, H.R. 1492, to provide for the preservation of the 
historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained 
during World War II, and H.R. 4000, to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to revise certain repayment contracts with the Bostwick 
Irrigation District in Nebraska, the Kansas Bostwick Irrigation 
District No. 2, the Frenchman-Cambridge Irrigation District, and the 
Webster Irrigation District No. 4, all a part of the Pick-Sloan 
Missouri Basin Program, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, 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, 
2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Gaddi H. Vasquez, of California, for the rank of 
Ambassador during his tenure of service as U.S. Representative to 
the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, and John Clint 
Williamson, of Louisiana, to be Ambassador at Large for War Crimes 
Issues, Department of State, 3:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on 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, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Andrew J. Guilford, to be United States District 
Judge for the Central District of California, and Frank D. Whitney, 
to be United States District Judge for the Western District of North 
Carolina, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: closed business meeting to 
consider intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Armed Services, hearing on Border Security--Mission 
of the National Guard, 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Air 
Quality, hearing entitled ``Vehicle and Fuels Technology: Next 
Generation,'' 1 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, to mark up the following bills: 
H.R. 5117, To exempt persons with disabilities from the prohibition 
against providing section 8 rental assistant to college students; 
H.R. 4127, Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA); H.R. 5341, 
Seasoned Customer CTR Exemption Act of 2006; H.R. 4804, FHA 
Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act of 2006; H.R. 3043, Zero 
Downpayment Pilot Program Act of 2006; H.R. 5347, HOPE VI 
Reauthorization Act of 2006; H.R. 5121 Expanding American 
Homeownership Act of 2006; and H.R. 5068, Export-Import Bank 
Reauthorization Act of 2006, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, hearing entitled ``Getting Ready 
for the '06 Hurricane Season,'' 1 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, to consider 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; followed by a 
hearing entitled ``The Need for CFIUS Reform to Address Homeland 
Security Concerns,'' 1 p.m., 311 Cannon.

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  Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism 
Risk Assessment, hearing entitled ``Examining the Progress of the 
DHS Chief Intelligence Officer,'' 3:30 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet 
and Intellectual Property, to mark up the following: H.R. 1458, To 
require any Federal or State court to recognize any notarization 
made by a notary public licensed by a State other than the State 
where the court is located when such notarization occurs in or 
affects interstate commerce; H.R. 5454, To authorize salary 
adjustments for Justices and judges of the United States for fiscal 
year 2007; H.R. 5440, Federal Courts Jurisdiction Clarification Act 
of 2006; and H.R. 5439, Orphan Works Act of 2006, 4 p.m., Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, to consider H.R. 5429, To direct the Secretary 
of the Interior to establish and implement a competitive oil and gas 
leasing program that will result in an environmentally sound program 
for the exploration, development, and production of the oil and gas 
resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska, 4:30 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and 
Standards, hearing on the Views of the NIST Nobel Laureates on 
Science Policy, 9:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Highways, Transit and Pipelines, oversight hearing on Understanding 
Contemporary Public Private Highway Transactions: The Future of 
Infrastructure Finance? 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health, to mark up 
H.R. 4157, Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2005, 4 
p.m., 1100 Longworth.