[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 91 (Thursday, July 13, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D769-D770]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Appropriations: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
following bills:
  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, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute; and
  An original bill (S. 3660), making appropriations for the government 
of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or 
in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2007.
HAMDAN V. RUMSFELD
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
military commissions in light of the Supreme Court decision in Hamdan 
v. Rumsfeld, after receiving testimony from Major General Scott C. 
Black, USA, Judge Advocate General, and Major General Thomas J. Romig, 
USA (Ret.), former Judge Advocate General, both of the U.S. Army; Rear 
Admiral James E. McPherson, USN, Judge Advocate General, and Rear 
Admiral John D. Hutson, USN (Ret.), former Judge Advocate General, both 
of the U.S. Navy; Major General Jack L. Rives, USAF, Judge Advocate 
General of the Air Force; and Brigadier General Kevin M. Sandkulher, 
USMC, Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the Marine Corps.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Budget: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nomination of Stephen S. McMillin, of Texas, to be Deputy Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget.
UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine unmanned aerial systems in Alaska and the Pacific 
regions as a framework for the United States, after receiving testimony 
from Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., USN (Ret.), Under 
Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, Administrator, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Nicholas Sabatini, 
Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Department of Transportation; Rear Admiral Wayne 
Justice, Assistant Commandant for Response, U.S. Coast Guard, 
Department of Homeland Security; and John W. Madden, Alaska Department 
of Homeland Security, Anchorage.
REFINERY PERMIT PROCESS SCHEDULE ACT
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine H.R. 5254, to set schedules for the consideration of 
permits for refineries, after receiving testimony from Robert J. 
Meyers, Associate Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, 
Environmental Protection Agency; Glenn McGinnis, Arizona Clean Fuels 
Yuma, LLC, Phoenix; and S. William Becker, on behalf of the State and 
Territorial Air Pollution Program Administrators, and the Association 
of Local Air Pollution Control Officials, and Bob Slaughter, National 
Petrochemical and Refiners Association, both of Washington, D.C.
PARTICULATE MATTER AIR QUALITY STANDARDS
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Clean Air, 
Climate Change, and Nuclear Safety concluded a hearing to examine the 
Environmental Protection Agency's proposed revisions to the particulate 
matter air quality standards, after receiving testimony from William 
Wehrum, Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, 
Environmental Protection Agency; Bebe Heiskell, Commissioner, Walker 
County, Georgia; John A. Paul, Regional Air Pollution Control Agency, 
Dayton, Ohio, on behalf of the Association of Local Air Pollution 
Control Officials and the State and Territorial Air Pollution Program 
Administrators; Larry J. Gould, Lenawee County Board of Commissioners, 
Adrian, Michigan; Harry C. Alford, National Black Chamber of Commerce, 
Washington, D.C.; Conrad

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G. Schneider, Clean Air Task Force, Boston, Massachusetts; and William 
F. Christopher, Alcoa, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
NOMINATION
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
nomination of Eric Solomon, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary 
of the Treasury for Tax Policy, after the nominee testified and 
answered questions in his own behalf.
IRAQ
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the current situation relative to Iraq, after receiving 
testimony from Zalmay Khalilzad, Ambassador to Iraq, Department of 
State.
NOMINATION
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Stephen S. McMillin, 
of Texas, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 
after the nominee testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
following business items:
  H.R. 1036, to amend title 17, United States Code, to make technical 
corrections relating to Copyright Royalty Judges, with an amendment; 
and
  The nominations of Neil M. Gorsuch, of Colorado, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit, Jerome A. Holmes, of Oklahoma, to 
be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit, Bobby E. 
Shepherd, of Arkansas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth 
Circuit, Gustavo Antonio Gelpi, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Puerto Rico, Daniel Porter Jordan III, to be United 
States District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi, and 
Martin J. Jackley, to be United States Attorney for the District of 
South Dakota, and Brett L. Tolman, to be United States Attorney for the 
District of Utah, both of the Department of Justice.
VOTING RIGHTS ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil 
Rights, and Property Rights concluded a hearing to examine renewing the 
temporary provisions of the Voting Rights Act relating to legislative 
options after LULAC v. Perry, after receiving testimony from Roger 
Clegg, Center for Equal Opportunity, Sterling, Virginia; Sherrilyn A. 
Ifill, University of Maryland School of Law, Baltimore; Nina Perales, 
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, San Antonio, 
Texas; Michael A. Carvin, Jones Day, Washington, D.C.; Joaquin G. 
Avila, Seattle University School of Law, Seattle, Washington; and 
Abigail Thernstrom, The Manhattan Institute, Lexington, Massachusetts, 
on behalf of U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
VETERANS CLAIMS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded hearings to examine 
challenges facing the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, 
focusing on efforts to address the backlog of cases, after receiving 
testimony from William P. Greene, Jr., Chief Judge, and Norman Y. 
Herring, Clerk of the Court, both of the United States Court of Appeals 
for Veterans Claims; James P. Terry, Chairman, Board of Veterans' 
Appeals, and R. Randall Campbell, Assistant General Counsel, 
Professional Staff Group VII, both of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs; and Joseph A. Violante, Disabled American Veterans, 
Washington, D.C.
MEDICAID
Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
Medicaid spending growth and options for controlling costs, focusing on 
the impact of seniors on health care costs in the United States, after 
receiving testimony from Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano, Phoenix; 
Donald B. Marron, Acting Director, Congressional Budget Office; and G. 
Richard Wagoner, Jr., General Motors Corporation, Detroit, Michigan.