[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 81 (Wednesday, June 21, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D676-D677]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             JUNE 22, 2006

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on District of Columbia, 
to hold hearings to examine the local budget request for the 
District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, 
10:30 a.m., SD-138.
  Full Committee, business meeting to mark up H.R. 5384, making 
appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2007, H.R. 5521, making appropriations for the 
Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, 
and to consider 302(b) subcommittee allocations of budget outlays 
and new budget authority for fiscal year 2007, 1 p.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine reauthorization of the Iran Libya Sanctions Act, 3:30 
p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: 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.
  Full Committee, business meeting to mark up S. 2686, to amend the 
Communications Act of 1934 and for other purposes, 2 p.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine S. 2747, to enhance energy efficiency and conserve oil and 
natural gas, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  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: Subcommittee on Clean 
Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety, to hold oversight hearings 
to examine the regulatory processes for new and existing nuclear 
plants, 9:30 a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine energy 
security in Latin America, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  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: 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: 
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: 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: business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  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 Veterans' Affairs: business meeting to consider 
pending VA legislation, 10 a.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold a closed briefing 
regarding intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Armed Services, hearing on military power of the 
People's Republic of China, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, to continue hearings entitled ``Internet Data 
Brokers and Pretexting: Who Has Access to Your Private Records?'' 2 
p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Economic Security, 
Infrastructure Protection, and Cyber security, to mark up H.R. 5604, 
SAFE Truckers Act of 2006, 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Prevention of Nuclear and Biological Attack, 
hearing entitled ``Reducing Nuclear and Biological Threats at the 
Source,'' 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, 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, 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; H.R. 5382, 
Central Asia Democracy and Human Rights Promotion Act of 2006; and 
H.R. 5652, African Development Foundation Act; followed by a hearing 
on Can Religious Pluralism Survive in the Middle East: The Plight of 
Religious Minorities? 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.

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  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, 
hearing on H.R. 2679, Public Expression of Religion Act of 2005, 10 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  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, Subcommittee on National Parks, oversight 
hearing on the Reauthorization of the National Park System Advisory 
Board, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  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 Transportation and Infrastructure, 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., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to mark up H.R. 4843, Veterans' 
Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2006, 10:15 a.m.; 
followed by an 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, Subcommittee on Select Revenue 
Measures, hearing on the Impact of International Tax Reform on U.S. 
Competitiveness, 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, hearing 
entitled ``Path Ahead for the CIA,'' 9 a.m., and, executive, hearing 
entitled ``The CIA Director as HUMINT Manager,'' 10:30 a.m., H-405 
Capitol.