[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 88 (Monday, July 10, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D742-D744]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of July 11 through July 15, 2006

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, at approximately 10:15 a.m., Senate will continue 
consideration of H.R. 5441, Homeland Security Appropriations.
  During the balance of the week, Senate will continue consideration of 
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 Appropriations: July 11, Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Justice, Science and Related Agencies, business meeting to mark up 
H.R. 5672, making appropriations for Science, the Departments of 
State, Justice, and Commerce, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2007, 2:30 p.m., SD-138.
  July 13, Full Committee, business meeting to mark up H.R. 5672, 
making appropriations for Science, the Departments of State, 
Justice, and Commerce, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2007, and an original bill making 
appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, 2 p.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: July 11, to hold 
hearings to examine insurance regulation reform issues, 10 a.m., SD-
538.
  July 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Frederic S. Mishkin, of New York, to be a Member of 
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Linda Mysliwy 
Conlin, of New Jersey, to be First Vice President, and J. Joseph 
Grandmaison, of New Hampshire, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors, both of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, 
Geoffrey S. Bacino, of Illinois, to be a Director of the Federal 
Housing Finance Board, and Edmund C. Moy, of Wisconsin, to be 
Director of the Mint, Department of the Treasury, 10:30 a.m., SD-
538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: July 13, to 
hold hearings to examine unmanned aerial systems in Alaska, 2:30 
p.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: July 11, to hold 
hearings to examine the implementation of the Energy Policy Act of 
2005 on geothermal energy and other renewable energy production of 
Federal lands in the Western states, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  July 12, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nomination of Marc Spitzer, of Arizona, to be a Member of the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 11:30 a.m., SD-366.
  July 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine H.R. 5254, to 
set schedules for the consideration of permits for refineries, 10 
a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: July 13, Subcommittee 
on Clean Air, Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety, to hold hearings 
to examine the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed revisions 
to the particulate matter air quality standards, 9:30 a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Finance: July 12, to hold hearings to examine S. 
3495, to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment 
(normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Vietnam, 
10a.m., SD-215.
  July 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Eric Solomon, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Policy, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: July 11, to receive a closed 
briefing regarding North Korea, 9a.m., S-407, Capitol.
  July 11, Subcommittee on African Affairs, to hold hearings to 
examine United States government policy and challenges relative to 
Somalia, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  July 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine development 
effectiveness of infrastructure projects relating to multilateral 
development banks, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  July 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the current 
situation relative to Iraq, 9:30a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: July 11, 
to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Anna Blackburne-
Rigsby and Phyllis D. Thompson, each to be an Associate Judge of the 
District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and Jennifer M. Anderson, to 
be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of 
Columbia, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  July 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Stephen S. McMillin, of Texas, to be

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Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: July 12, to hold hearings to examine 
S. 660, to provide for the acknowledgement of the Lumbee Tribe of 
North Carolina, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on the Judiciary: July 11, to hold hearings to examine 
efforts to establish a Constitutional Process relative to ``Hamdan 
v. Rumsfeld'', 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  July 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of William James Haynes II, of Virginia, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, and Frances Marie 
Tydingco-Gatewood, to be Judge for the District Court of Guam, 2:15 
p.m., SD-226.
  July 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine immigration 
issues, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  July 13, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  July 13, Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Property 
Rights, to hold hearings to examine renewing the temporary 
provisions of the Voting Rights Act relating to legislative options 
after LULAC v. Perry, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: July 12, to hold 
hearings to examine strengthening participation of small businesses 
in Federal contracting and innovation research programs, 10:30 a.m., 
SR-428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: July 13, to hold hearings to 
examine challenges facing the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans 
Claims, focusing on efforts to address the backlog, 10 a.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: July 11, to hold a closed 
briefing on intelligence matters, 2:30p.m., SH-219.
  July 12, Full Committee, to hold a closed briefing on intelligence 
matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  July 13, Full Committee, closed business meeting to consider 
pending intelligence matters, 2:30p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: July 13, to hold hearings to examine 
Medicaid to retiree benefits, focusing on the impact of seniors on 
health care costs in the United States, 10 a.m., SD-106.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Armed Services, July 12, hearing on standards of 
military commissions and tribunals, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, July 12, hearing 
entitled ``No Child Left Behind: Ensuring High Academic Achievement 
for Limited English Proficient Students and Students with 
Disabilities,'' 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, July 11, Subcommittee on 
Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, hearing on CFIUS Reform: 
H.R. 5337, Reform of National Security Reviews of Foreign Direct 
Investments Act, 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  July 11, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, 
hearing on H.R. 5319, Deleting Online Predators Act of 2006, 10 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  July 13, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Innovative 
Solutions to Medical Liability,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, July 11, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``The Terror Finance 
Tracking Program,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  July 12, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer 
Credit, hearing entitled ``ILCs A Review of Charter, Ownership, and 
Supervision Issues,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  July 12, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Diversity: the GAO Perspective,'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, July 11, Subcommittee on Criminal 
Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources, hearing entitled 
``Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Security,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  July 11, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce and Agency 
Organization, hearing entitled ``Establishing a Task Force to 
Improve Federal Employee Appeals,'' 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  July 11, Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and 
International Relations, hearing entitled ``The Evolving National 
Strategy for Victory in Iraq,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  July 12, Subcommittee on Energy and Resources, hearing entitled 
``Can the US Electric Grid Take Another Hot Summer?'' 2 p.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  July 13, full Committee, to consider pending business; followed by 
a hearing entitled ``Can You Clear Me Now?: Weighing 'Foreign 
Influence' Factors in Security Clearance Investigations,'' 9:30 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, July 11, Subcommittee on Economic 
Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cybersecurity, to mark up 
H.R. 5695, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006, 2 p.m., 311 
Cannon.
  July 12 and 13, Subcommittee on Management, Integration, and 
Oversight, hearings entitled ``Federal 9/11 Assistance to New York: 
Lessons Learned in Fraud Detection, Prevention, and Control,'' Part 
I, ``Response,'' 2 p.m., on July 12, and Part 2, ``'Recovery,'' 10 
a.m, and Part 3, ``Rebuilding,'' 2 p.m., on July 13, 311 Cannon.
  Committee on International Relations, July 13, hearing on the Sale 
of F-16 Aircraft and Weapons Systems to Pakistan, 10 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  July 13, Subcommittee on International Terrorism and 
Nonproliferation, hearing on Venezuela: Terrorism Hub of South 
America? 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, July 12, to mark up the following 
bills: H.R. 2965, Federal Prison Industries Competition in 
Contracting Act of 2005; H.R. 1704, Second Chance Act of 2005; H.R. 
1369, To prevent certain discriminatory taxation of natural gas 
pipeline property; H.R. 4772, Private Property Rights Implementation 
Act of 2005; and H.R. 4132, Law Enforcement Cooperation Act of 2005, 
10:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, July 12, Subcommittee on Water and Power, 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3558, Cheyenne River Sioux 
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Amendments Act of 2005; H.R. 5282, Southern California Desert Region 
Integrated Water and Economic Sustainability Plan Act; H.R. 5299, 
Fort McDowell Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Revision Act 
of 2006; and H.R. 5715, To make amendments to the Reclamation 
Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992, 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  July 13, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, oversight 
hearing on Opportunities for Good Samaritan Cleanup of Hard Rock 
Abandoned Mine Lands, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  July 13, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, oversight 
hearing on Working Ranches, Healthy Range and Maintaining Open 
Space, focusing on the importance of federal grazing programs and 
working ranches to the landscape, 11 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  July13, Subcommittee on National Parks, hearing on the following 
bills: H.R. 383, Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail Designation 
Act of 2005; H.R. 4581, Easement Owners Fair Compensation Claims Act 
of 2005; and H.R. 5132, River Raisin National Battlefield Study Act, 
2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, July 12, 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 Small Business, July 13, Subcommittee on Regulatory 
Reform and Oversight, hearing entitled ``An Update on Administration 
Action to Reduce Unnecessary Regulatory Burdens on America's Small 
Manufacturers'' 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, July 11, 
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing on 
a proposal regarding Ballast Water Management and Reduction of Air 
Pollution from Ships, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  July 12, Subcommittee on Aviation, oversight hearing entitled 
Reforming the Wright Amendment, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  July 12, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings 
and Emergency Management, hearing on the Reauthorization of the 
Appalachian Regional Commission and proposals to Create Additional 
Regional Economic Development Authorities, 1 p.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, July 13, to mark up Health and 
Benefits measures, 10:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, July 12, hearing on the 
implementation of the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement, 10:30 
a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  July 13, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on Medicare reimbursement 
of physician-administered drugs, 1 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  July 13, Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, hearing on 
issues relating to the patenting of tax advice, 10:30 a.m., B-318 
Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, July 13, executive, 
briefing on Global Updates/Hotspots, 9 a.m., H-405 Capitol.