[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 84 (Monday, June 26, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D702-D703]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                             JUNE 27, 2006

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and 
Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to 
examine the potential impact of S. 2754, to derive human pluripotent 
stem cell lines using techniques that do not knowingly harm embryos 
(referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions), 9 a.m., SD-192.
  Subcommittee on Interior and Related Agencies, business meeting to 
mark up H.R. 5386, making appropriations for the Department of the 
Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2007, 9:45 a.m., SD-124.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water, business meeting to mark up H.R. 
5427, making appropriations for energy and water development for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, 2:30 p.m., SD-138.
  Subcommittee on Homeland Security, business meeting to mark up 
H.R. 5441, making appropriations for the Department of Homeland 
Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, 2:30 p.m., 
S-128, Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services: to receive a closed briefing on 
recent North Korean ballistic missile developments, 10:30 a.m., SR-
222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Housing and Transportation, to hold an oversight hearing to examine 
the current state of progress and future outlook relating to 
SAFETEA-LU implementation, 2:30 p.m., SD-538.

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  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: business 
meeting to resume markup of H.R. 5252, to promote the deployment of 
broadband networks and services, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine implementation of the Energy Policy Act provisions on 
enhancing oil and gas production on Federal lands in the Rocky 
Mountain Region, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine the nomination 
of Henry M. Paulson, Jr., of New York, to be Secretary of the 
Treasury, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold an oversight 
hearing to examine the Office of Personnel Management, focusing on 
whether the Office of Personnel Management is positioned to be the 
Federal government's leader in personnel policy today and in the 
future, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the use of 
presidential signing statements, which are issued when a president 
signs new laws, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing 
regarding intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine if medical 
tourism can reduce health care costs relating to the globalization 
of health care, 10 a.m., SD-215.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Military Quality of 
Life, and Veterans' Affairs, and Related Agencies, hearing on 
Veterans Affairs Data Security, 9:30 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, hearing on Army and Marine Corps 
reset strategies for ground equipment and rotorcraft, 2 p.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing entitled ``Making the Internet Safe for 
Kids: The Role of ISPs and Social Networking Sites,'' 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, hearing 
entitled ``The Audio and Video Flags: Can Content Protection and 
Technological Innovation Coexist?'' 2 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, 
Drug Policy, and Human Resources, hearing entitled ``Clinical Lab 
Quality: Oversight Weaknesses Undermine Federal Standards,'' 2 p.m., 
2247 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Federalism and the Census, hearing entitled 
``Moving the CDBG Program Forward: A Look at the Administration's 
Reform Proposal. Where Do We Go From Here?'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and 
International Relations, hearing entitled ``Sexual Assault and 
Violence Against Women in the Military and at the Academies,'' 2 
p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, to mark up the following 
bills: H.R. 4974, To authorize the President to waive the 
application of certain requirements under the Atomic Energy Act of 
1954 with respect to India; and H.R. 4014, Millennium Challenge 
Reauthorization Act of 2005, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International 
Operations, hearing and briefing on Making Safe Blood Available in 
Africa, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Water and Power and the 
Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, joint oversight hearing 
on Meeting Electricity Demand in the West through Responsible 
Development of Energy Rights-of-Way on Federal lands, 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Science, to mark up H.R. 5656, Energy Research, 
Development, Demonstration, and Commercial Application Act of 2006, 
10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and 
Oversight, hearing entitled ``S Corporations--Their History and 
Challenges,'' 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Workforce, Empowerment, and Government Programs, 
hearing entitled ``Immigrant Employment Verification and Small 
Business,'' 2:30 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Highways, Transit and Pipelines, hearing Celebrating 59 Years: The 
Eisenhower Interstate Highway System, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Railroads, hearing on current FRA Rail Safety 
Initiatives, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, oversight 
hearing to examine the Department of Veterans Affairs efforts to 
provide high quality health care to veterans in rural communities, 
10 a.m., 334 Cannon.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine prospects 
for U.S. economic expansion, 10 a.m., 2118 RHOB.