[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 78 (Friday, June 16, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D648-D651]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of June 19 through June 24, 2006

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 2 p.m., Senate will resume consideration of S. 2766, 
National Defense Authorization; at 4 p.m., Senate will begin 
consideration of the nomination of Sandra Segal Ikuta, of California, 
to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, with a vote on 
confirmation to occur thereon at 5 p.m.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any other cleared 
legislative and executive business, including appropriation bills and 
conference reports, when available.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: June 20, to 
hold hearings to examine the Rural Development Programs of the 
Department of Agriculture, 10:30 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Armed Services: June 19, closed business meeting to 
consider S. 3237, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 
for the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the 
United States Government, the Intelligence Community Management 
Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and 
Disability System, 6 p.m., S-407, Capitol.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: June 20, to hold 
hearings to examine the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of 
the United States, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  June 20, Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation, to hold 
hearings to examine issues for the future relating to the Federal 
Housing Administration, 2:30 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: June 20, business meeting to mark up S. 
3521, to establish a new budget process to create a comprehensive 
plan to rein in spending, reduce the deficit, and regain control of 
the Federal budget process, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: June 21, 
Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine, to hold 
hearings to examine economics, service, and capacity in the freight 
railroad industry, 10 a.m., SD-562.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Technology, Innovation, and 
Competitiveness, to hold hearings to examine accelerating the 
adoption of health information technology, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.
  June 22, Subcommittee on Trade, Tourism, and Economic Development, 
to hold hearings to examine the state of the U.S. tourism industry, 
10 a.m., SD-562.
  June 22, Full Committee, business meeting to mark up S. 2686, to 
amend the Communications Act of 1934 and for other purposes, 2 p.m., 
Room to be announced.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: June 19, to hold 
hearings to examine implementation of the Renewable Fuel Standard in 
the 2005 Energy Bill and the future potential of biofuels such as 
biodiesel, cellulosic ethanol, and E85, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  June 20, Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold hearings to 
examine the National Park Service's Revised Draft Management 
Policies, including potential impact of the policies on park 
operations, park resources, wilderness areas, recreation, and 
interaction with gateway communities, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  June 21, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Philip D. Moeller, of Washington, and Jon 
Wellinghoff, of Nevada, each to be a Member of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 11:30 a.m., SD-366.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, to hold 
hearings to examine the Government Accountability Office report 
entitled ``Wildland Fire Suppression-Lack of Clear Guidance Raises 
Concerns about Cost Sharing between Federal and Nonfederal 
entities'' (GAO-06-570), 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  June 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine S. 2747, to 
enhance energy efficiency and conserve oil and natural gas, 10 a.m., 
SD-366.
  June 22, Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold hearings to 
examine S. 574, to amend the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley 
National Heritage Corridor Act of 1994 to increase the authorization 
of appropriations and modify the date on which the authority of the 
Secretary of the Interior terminates under the Act, S. 1387, to 
provide for an update of the Cultural Heritage and Land Management 
Plan for the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National 
Heritage Corridor, to extend the authority of the John H. Chafee 
Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Commission, to 
authorize the undertaking of a special resource study of sites and 
landscape features within the Corridor, and to authorize additional 
appropriations for the Corridor, S. 1721, to amend the Omnibus Parks 
and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to extend the authorization 
for certain national heritage areas, S. 2037, to establish the 
Sangre de Cristo National Heritage Area in the State of Colorado, 
and S. 2645, to establish the Journey Through Hallowed Ground 
National Heritage Area, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: June 21, to hold 
hearings to examine safer technology in the context of chemical site 
security, 9:30 a.m., SD-628.
  June 22, Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear 
Safety, to hold oversight hearings to examine

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the regulatory processes for new and existing nuclear plants, 9:30 
a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: June 19, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Robert D. McCallum, Jr., of Georgia, to 
be Ambassador to Australia, and Leslie V. Rowe, of Washington, to be 
Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, and to serve concurrently and 
without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Solomon Islands 
and Ambassador to the Republic of Vanuatu, 3 p.m., SD-419.
  June 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the United 
Nations Convention Against Corruption (the ``Corruption 
Convention''), adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 
October 31, 2003 (Treaty Doc. 109-06), 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  June 21, Subcommittee on International Economic Policy, Export and 
Trade Promotion, with the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace 
Corps and Narcotics Affairs, to hold joint hearings to examine 
international methamphetamine trafficking, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  June 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine energy 
security in Latin America, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  June 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Clifford M. Sobel, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to 
the Federative Republic of Brazil, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: June 22, to 
hold hearings to examine new ideas for making the medical liability 
system work better for patients, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: June 20, 
to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Paul A. Denett, of 
Virginia, to be Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, 10 
a.m., SD-342.
  June 20, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government 
Information, and International Security, to hold hearings to examine 
United Nations headquarters renovation, focusing on transparency, 
accountability, financial and ethical integrity at the international 
body, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  June 22, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government 
Information, and International Security, to hold hearings to examine 
effort to assure healthy initiatives in health information 
technology, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: June 21, to hold hearings to examine 
S. 480, to extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy Indian 
Tribe, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe--Eastern Division, the Upper 
Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., the Monacan Indian 
Nation, and the Nansemond Indian Tribe, and S. 437, to expedite 
review of the Grand River Band of Ottawa Indians of Michigan to 
secure a timely and just determination of whether that group is 
entitled to recognition as a Federal Indian tribe, 9:30 a.m., SR-
485.
  June 22, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the report 
on the Indian Lobbying Misconduct Investigation, and other pending 
matters, 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: June 19, Subcommittee on Immigration, 
Border Security and Citizenship, to hold hearings to examine 
learning from the mistakes of 1986 relating to immigration 
enforcement at the workplace, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  June 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine implications 
on repealing the insurers' antitrust exemption relating to the 
McCarran-Ferguson Act, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  June 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine if Congress 
can protect copyright and promote innovation relating to the analog 
hold, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Property 
Rights, to hold hearings to examine policy and perspectives and 
views from the field regarding the Voting Rights Act, 2 p.m., SD-
226.
  June 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine pending 
nominations, 4 p.m., SD-226.
  June 22, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  June 22, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and 
Consumer Rights, to hold hearings to examine the AT&T and BellSouth 
merger and its meaning for consumers, 3 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: June 21, to hold 
hearings to examine the nomination of Steven C. Preston, of 
Illinois, to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration, 
10:30 a.m., SR-428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: June 22, business meeting to 
consider pending VA legislation, 10 a.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: June 20, closed business meeting 
to consider intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  June 21, Full Committee, closed business meeting to consider 
intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  June 22, Full Committee, to hold a closed briefing regarding 
intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: June 21, to hold hearings to examine 
ensuring seniors don't outlive their savings relating to managing 
retirement assets, 10 a.m., SD-106.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Armed Services, June 20, hearing on significant force 
realignments of the Department of Defense, including beddown, 
support, and other costs and requirements related to those 
realignments, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Military Personnel and the Subcommittee 
on Africa of the Committee on International Relations Committee, 
joint hearing on trafficking in persons, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing on space and 
U.S. national power, 10 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  June 22, full Committee, hearing on military power of the People's 
Republic of China, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, June 19, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``A Review of NRC's 
Reactor Oversight Process,'' 4 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  June 21 and 22, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, 
hearings entitled ``Internet Data Brokers and Pretexting: Who Has 
Access to Your Private Records?'' 10 a.m., on June 21 and 2 p.m., on 
June 22, 2322 Rayburn.

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  June 21, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, 
entitled ``Universal Service: What Are We Subsidizing and Why? Part 
1: The High-Cost Fund,'' 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, June 21, Subcommittee on Capital 
Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing 
entitled ``Commercial Insurance Modernization'', 2 p.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer 
Credit, hearing entitled ``Bank Secrecy Act's Impact on Money 
Services Businesses,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, June 20, Subcommittee on 
Federalism and the Census, hearing entitled ``Poverty, Public 
Housing and the CRA; Have Housing and Community Investment 
Incentives Helped Public Housing Families Achieve the American 
Dream?'' 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  June 21, full Committee and the Committee on Small Business, joint 
hearing entitled ``Northern Lights and Procurement Plights: The 
Effect of the ANC Program on Federal Procurement and Alaska Native 
Corporations,'' 1 p.m., 12154 Rayburn
  June 21, Subcommittee on Energy and Resources, hearing entitled 
``Deep Water Royalty Relief: Mismanagement and Cover-ups,'' 9 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  June 22, full Committee, to consider pending business, 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, June 21, hearing entitled `` DHS 
Terrorism Preparedness Grants: Risk-Based or Guess-Work?'' 10 a.m., 
311 Cannon.
  June 22, Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure 
Protection, and Cybersecurity, to mark up H.R. 5604, SAFE Truckers 
Act of 2006, 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  June 22, Subcommittee on Prevention of Nuclear and Biological 
Attack, hearing entitled ``Reducing Nuclear and Biological Threats 
at the Source,'' 2 p.m., room to be announced.
  Committee on House Administration, June 22, hearing entitled ``You 
don't need papers to vote?'' Non-citizen voting and ID requirements 
in U.S. elections, 10 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on International Relations, June 21, to mark up H. Res. 
846, Requesting the President and directing the Secretary of State 
to provide to the House of Representatives certain documents in 
their possession relating to strategies and plans either designed to 
cause regime change in or for the use of military force against 
Iran, 9 a.m., followed by a hearing on Democracy in Latin America: 
Successes, Challenges and the Future, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Middle East and Central Asia, to continue 
hearings to Review U.S. Assistance Programs to Egypt, Part II, 2 
p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  June 22, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and 
International Operations, to mark up the following measures: H. Res. 
860, Calling on the Government of Germany to take immediate action 
to combat sex trafficking in connection with the 2006 FIFA World 
Cup; H.R. 4319, Assistance for Small and Medium Enterprises in Sub-
Saharan African Countries Act of 2005; H.R. 4780, Global Online 
Freedom Act of 2006; and H.R. 5382, Central Asia Democracy and Human 
Rights Promotion Act of 2006; followed by a hearing on Can Religious 
Pluralism Survive in the Middle East: The Plight of Religious 
Minorities? 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, June 21, full Committee, to mark up 
the following measures: H. Res. 819, Requesting the President and 
directing the Attorney General to submit to the House of 
Representatives all documents in the possession of the President and 
the Attorney General relating to requests made by the National 
Security Agency and other Federal agencies to telephone service 
providers requesting access to telephone communications records of 
persons in the United States and communications originating and 
terminating within the United States without a warrant; H. Res. 845, 
Requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Defense and 
the Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives not 
later than 14 days after the date of the adoption of this 
resolution, documents relating to the termination of the Department 
of Justice's Office of Professional Responsibility's investigation 
of the involvement of Department of Justice personnel in the 
creation and administration of the National Security Agency's 
warrantless surveillance program, including documents relating to 
Office of Professional Responsibility's request for and denial of 
security clearances; H.R. 2389, Pledge Protection Act of 2005; H.R. 
1956, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2005; and H.R. 
5520, Veterans Identity Protection Act, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  June 21, Subcommittee on the Constitution, oversight hearing on 
the Implementation of the Crime Victims' Rights Provisions of the 
Justice for All Act, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  June 22, Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing on H.R. 2679, 
Public Expression of Religion Act of 2005, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  June 22, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, 
oversight hearing entitled ``Is the Labor Department Doing Enough to 
Protect U.S. Workers?'' 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, June 20, hearing on S. 1003, Navajo-Hopi 
Land Settlement Amendments of 2005, 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, oversight 
hearing on Addressing Forest Insects and Disease: A Growing National 
Problem, ``GAO Report on Invasive Forest Pests.'' 4 p.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  June 22, Subcommittee on National Parks, oversight hearing on the 
Reauthorization of the National Park System Advisory Board, 10 a.m., 
1334 Longworth.
  June 22, Subcommittee on Water and Power, oversight hearing on 
Securing the Bureau of Reclamation's Water and Power Infrastructure: 
A Consumer's Perspective,'' 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, June 19, to consider H.R. 5631, Making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2007, 4 p.m., H-313 Capitol.

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  June 20, to consider H.R. 9, Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and 
Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments 
Act of 2006, 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, June 21, Subcommittee on Space and 
Aeronautics, hearing on Redefining Civil Aeronautics R&D at NASA, 10 
a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, June 20, 
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing on 
FY 2007 Coast Guard Authorizing legislation, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Aviation, oversight hearing on Air 
Traffic Control Modernization: The Present and Future, 2 p.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  June 22, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings 
and Emergency Management, oversight hearing on the Future of the 
Federal Courthouse Construction Program: Results of a GAO Study on 
the Judiciary's Rental Obligations, 11 a.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  June 22, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing 
on the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Strategy--Can it be 
implemented to restore and protect the Great Lakes? 2 p.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, June 20, Subcommittee on 
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs and the Subcommittee on 
Economic Opportunity, joint oversight hearing on Veterans Benefits 
Administration data security, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Health, oversight hearing to examine the 
Department of Veterans Affairs efforts to maintain the security and 
integrity of the electronic health records of enrolled veterans, 
while safeguarding sensitive personal veteran information from 
internal and external security threats, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  June 22, full Committee, oversight hearing on the legal 
implications of the theft from a VA employee's home of personal data 
regarding millions of veterans, active duty military personnel, and 
spouses, 10:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, June 22, Select Revenue Measures, 
hearing on the Impact of International Tax Reform on U.S. 
Competitiveness, 10:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, June 21, executive, 
hearing on DCIA as the HUMINT Manager, 3 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  June 22, executive, hearing on the CIA, Path Ahead for the Agency, 
9 a.m., H-405 Capitol.