[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 92 (Friday, July 14, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D776-D779]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of July 17 through July 22, 2006

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 12:30 p.m., Senate will begin consideration of S. 3504, 
S. 2754, and H.R. 810, all Stem Cell Research legislation.
  On Tuesday, at 10 a.m., Senate will continue consideration of S. 
3504, S. 2754, and H.R. 810, all Stem Cell Research legislation, with 3 
consecutive votes to occur thereon to begin at 3:45 p.m. Also, Senate 
will begin consideration of S. 728, Water Resources Development Act.
  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 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: July 20, to 
hold hearings to examine USDA dairy programs, 10 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: July 18, Subcommittee on Military 
Construction and Veterans' Affairs and Related Agencies, business 
meeting to mark up H.R. 5385, making appropriations for the military 
quality of life functions of the Department of Defense, military 
construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, 11:15 a.m., 
SD-124.
  July 18, Subcommittee on Defense, business meeting to mark up H.R. 
5631, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, 2 p.m., SD-192.
  July 18, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education, and Related Agencies, business meeting to mark up H.R. 
5647, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2007, 2 p.m., SD-138.
  July 18, Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury, the Judiciary, 
and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, business 
meeting to mark up H.R. 5576, making appropriations for the 
Departments of Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban 
Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, 4 p.m., SD-
124.
  July 20, Full Committee, business meeting to mark up H.R. 5631, 
making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2007, proposed legislation making 
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2007, H.R. 5385, making appropriations for the 
military quality of life functions of the Department of Defense, 
military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and 
H.R. 5576, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the 
Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, 2 p.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Armed Services: July 18, to hold hearings to examine 
the nominations of Charles E. McQueary, of North Carolina, to be 
Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, Department of Defense, 
Anita K. Blair, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of the Air 
Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Benedict S. Cohen, of the 
District of Columbia, to be General Counsel of the Department of the 
Army, Frank R. Jimenez, of Florida, to be General Counsel of the 
Department of the Navy, David H. Laufman, of Texas, to be Inspector 
General, Department of Defense, Sue C. Payton, of Virginia, to be 
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, William H. 
Tobey, of Connecticut, to be Deputy Administrator for Defense 
Nuclear Nonproliferation, National Nuclear Security Administration, 
and Robert L. Wilkie, of North Carolina, to be Assistant Secretary 
of Defense for Legislative Affairs, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  July 20, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing regarding 
overhead imagery systems, 9:30 a.m., S-407, Capitol.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: July 18, to hold 
hearings to examine perspectives on insurance regulation, 2 p.m., 
SD-538.
  July 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: July 19, 
business meeting to consider the nominations of Mark V. Rosenker, of 
Maryland, to be Chairman of the National Transportation Safety 
Board, R. Hunter Biden, of Delaware, and Donna R. McLean, of the 
District of Columbia, each to be a Member of the Reform Board 
(Amtrak), John H. Hill, of Indiana, to be Administrator of the 
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Andrew B. Steinberg, of 
Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation, routine 
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and NOAA, and other pending calendar business, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  July 19, Subcommittee on Technology, Innovation, and 
Competitiveness, to hold hearings to examine high performance 
computing, 11 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: July 17, to hold 
hearings to examine implementation of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
provisions on hydrogen and fuel cell research and development, 2:30 
p.m., SD-366.
  July 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine United States 
and India energy cooperation in the context of global energy demand, 
the emerging energy needs of India, and the role of nuclear power 
can play in meeting those needs, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  July 19, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, to hold an 
oversight hearing on the implementation of Public Law 108-148, The 
Healthy Forests Restoration Act, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  July 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of John Ray Correll, of Indiana, to be Director of the 
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, and Mark 
Myers, of Alaska, to be Director of the United States Geological 
Survey, both of the Department of the Interior, and Drue Pearce, of 
Alaska, to be Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas 
Transportation Projects, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 10 
a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: July 19, to hold 
hearings to examine the science and risk assessment behind the 
Environmental Protection Agency's proposed revisions to the 
particulate matter air quality standards, 9 a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: July 17, to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of Christina B. Rocca, of Virginia, for the 
rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service as U.S. 
Representative to the Conference on Disarmament, 3 p.m., SD-419.
  July 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Islam and the 
West, focusing on the search for common ground, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  July 18, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing regarding 
the sale of F-16 aircraft to Pakistan, 2:30 p.m., S-407, Capitol.
  July 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Extradition 
Treaty Between the United States of America and the United Kingdom 
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and related exchanges of 
letters, signed at Washington on March 31, 2003 (Treaty Doc.108-23), 
2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  July 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine U.S. policy 
options regarding North Korea, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: July 19, 
business meeting to consider proposed Pandemic and All-Hazards 
Preparedness Act, S. 843, to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
combat autism through research, screening, intervention and 
education, and the nominations of Elizabeth Dougherty, of the 
District of Columbia, Peter W. Tredick, of California, and Harry R. 
Hoglander, of Massachusetts, each to be a Member of the National 
Mediation Board, 10:30 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: July 18, 
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold an oversight 
hearing to examine District of Columbia government operations, 
focusing on successes and challenges the District has experienced 
during the two terms of Mayor Williams, including the anticipated 
challenges that the new mayor will face, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  July 18, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government 
Information, and International Security, to hold hearings to examine 
S. 2590, to require full disclosure of all entities and 
organizations receiving Federal funds, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  July 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Department of 
Homeland Security purchase cards, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  July 20, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government 
Information, and International Security, to receive a closed 
briefing regarding Iran, 11 a.m., S-407, Capitol.
  July 20, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government 
Information, and International Security, to hold hearings to examine 
Iran's nuclear impasse, focusing on the status of Iran's nuclear 
weapons capabilities, European negotiations and the U.N. Security 
Council, and the feasibility of further negotiations, democracy 
promotion, sanctions, and/or military operations, 1:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: July 18, to hold oversight hearings to 
examine the Department of Justice, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  July 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine antitrust 
concerns relating to credit card interchange rates, 9:30 a.m., SD-
226.
  July 19, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  July 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine judicial 
nominations, 2:15 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: July 20, 
business meeting to mark up an original bill to reauthorize the 
Small Business Administration, 10 a.m., SR-428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: July 20, to hold hearings to 
examine ``VA Data Privacy Breach: Twenty-Six Million People Deserve 
Assurance of Future Security'', 10 a.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: July 18, to receive a closed 
briefing regarding intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  July 19, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing regarding 
intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  July 20, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing regarding 
intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: July 20, to hold hearings to examine 
the generic drug maze relating to access to affordable, life-saving 
drugs, 10 a.m., SD-106.

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                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, July 20, hearing on H.R. 3849, PIC and 
POPs Conventions and the LRTAP POPs Protocol Implementation Act, 10 
a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, July 19, hearing on 
Guest Worker Programs: Impact on the American Workforce and U.S. 
Immigration Policy, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  July 20, Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations, hearing on 
H.R. 16, Tribal Labor Relations Restoration Act of 2005, 10:30 a.m., 
2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, July 18, Subcommittee on 
Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, hearing entitled ``Motor 
Vehicle Technology and the Consumer: Views From the National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration,'' 2 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  July 18, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Use of Imaging 
Services: Providing Appropriate Care for Medicare Beneficiaries,'' 
10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  July 19, Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, hearing entitled 
``DOE's Revised Schedule for Yucca Mountain,'' 2 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  July 19, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Questions Surrounding the `Hockey Stick' Temperature 
Studies: Implications for Climate Change Assessments,'' 10 a.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  July 20, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, 
hearing on H.R. 5785, Warning, Alert, and Response Network Act, 10 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, July 18, Subcommittee on 
Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing on ICANN and the 
Whois Database: Providing Access To Protect Consumers From 
Phishing,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  July 19, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and 
Government Sponsored Enterprises, to consider H.R. 5637, Nonadmitted 
and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2006, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  July 19, Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary 
Policy, Trade, and Technology, hearing entitled ``Coin and Currency 
Issues Facing Congress: Can We Still Afford Money?'' 2 p.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  July 20, full Committee, hearing on monetary policy and the state 
of the economy, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, July 18, Subcommittee on 
Federalism and the Census, hearing entitled ``Public Housing in the 
21st Century: HUD's View on the Future of Public Housing in the 
United States,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  July 18, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce and Agency 
Organization, hearing entitled ``Telecommuting: A 21st Century 
Solution to Traffic Jams and Terrorism,'' 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  July 18, Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and 
International Relations, hearing entitled ``Global War on Terrorism 
(GWT): Accuracy and Reliability of Cost Estimates,'' 2 p.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  July 18, Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, hearing entitled 
``Another Year, Another Billion Hours: Evaluating Paperwork 
Reduction Efforts in the Federal Government,'' 2 p.m., 2203 Rayburn.
  July 19, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Cutting Out the Waste: 
An Overview of H.R. 5766, Government Efficiency Act; and H.R. 3282, 
Abolishment of Obsolete Agencies and Federal Sunset Act of 2005,'' 
10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  July 20, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Climate Change: 
Understanding the Degree of the Problem,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  July 20, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human 
Resources and the Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure 
Protection, and Cyber-Security of the Committee on Homeland 
Security, joint hearing entitled ``Expanding the Border Fence,'' 2 
p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  July 20, Subcommittee on Energy and Resources, hearing entitled 
``Hybrid Cars: Increasing Fuel Efficiency and Reducing Oil 
Dependence,'' 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  July 21, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Policing Capital 
Sites: Improving Coordination, Training and Equipment,'' 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, July 18, Subcommittee on 
Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment, 
executive, briefing on the DHS State and Local Fusion Center 
Initiative, 4 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  July 20, full Committee, executive, briefing on the National Asset 
Database by the Department of Homeland Security Office of 
Infrastructure Protection, 10 a.m., H2-176 Ford.
  July 21, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and 
Terrorism Risk Assessment, hearing entitled ``The Homeland Security 
Information Network: An Update on DHS Sharing Efforts,'' 10 a.m., 
311 Cannon.
  Committee on International Relations, July 20, hearing on Asian 
Free Trade Agreements: Are They Good for the USA? 10 a.m., and a 
hearing on the Sale of F-16 Aircraft and Weapons Systems to 
Pakistan, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  July 20, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and 
International Operations, hearing on Angola's Long Delayed Election, 
2 p.m., 2255 Rayburn.
  July 20, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
U.S. Nonproliferation Strategy: Policies and Technical Capabilities, 
9:30 a.m., 2255 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, July 18, Subcommittee on Immigration, 
Border Security, and Claims, hearing entitled ``Should We Embrace 
the Senate's Amnesty to Millions of Illegal Aliens and Repeat the 
Mistakes of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986?'' 10 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  July 19, full Committee, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 
1704, Second Chance Act of 2005; H.R. 5414, To enact certain laws 
relating to public contracts as title 41, United States Code, 
``Public Contracts;'' H.R. 5673, Criminal Restitution Improvement 
Act of 2006; H.R. 3509, Workplace Goods Job Growth and 
Competitiveness Act of 2005; and H.R. 5535, Prevention of Civil RICO 
Abuse Act of 2006, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  July 20, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, 
hearing on H.R. 682, Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act, 11:30 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.

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  July 20, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, 
oversight hearing entitled ``Energy Employees Occupational Illness 
Compensation Program Act: Are We Fulfilling the Promise We Made to 
Cold War Veterans When We Created the Program? Part 3 in a Series,'' 
2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, July 20, Subcommittee on Fisheries and 
Oceans, oversight hearing on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's 
Growing Operations Crisis Within the National Wildlife Refuge 
System, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, July 17, to consider H.J. Res. 88, Proposing 
an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to 
marriage, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  July 18, to consider H.R. 2389, Pledge Protection Act of 2005, 3 
p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, July 18, Subcommittee on Space and 
Aeronautics, hearing on The National Academy of Sciences' Decadal 
Plan for Aeronautics: A Blueprint for NASA? 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  July 19, full Committee and the Committee on House Administration, 
joint hearing on Voting Machines: Will New Standards and Guidelines 
Prevent Future Problems? 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  July 20, full Committee, hearing on How Can Technologies Help 
Secure Our Borders? 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, July 20, Subcommittee on Rural 
Enterprises, Agriculture, and Technology and the Subcommittee on 
Tax, Finance, and Exports, joint hearing entitled ``Chinese Barriers 
to Trade: Does China Play Fair?'' 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, July 19, to mark 
up the following: GSA Capital Investment and Leasing Program 
Resolutions; H.R. 4126, Chesapeake Bay Restoration Enhancement Act 
of 2005; H.R. 5483, Railroad Retirement Disability Earnings Act; 
H.R. 5782, Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2006; the Public 
Transportation Security Assistance Act of 2006; a measure to 
reauthorize the Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental 
Restoration Act; a measure to Reform the Wright Amendment; the 
MARPOL Annex VI Implementation Act of 2006; the Appalachian Regional 
Development Act Amendments of 2006; and any other pending business, 
11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  July 19, Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines, 
oversight hearing on Transit Safety: The Federal Transit 
Administration's State Safety Oversight Program, 2 p.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  July 20, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, 
oversight hearing on U.S. Coast Guard Licensing and Documentation of 
Merchant Mariners, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, July 18, hearing on Cyber Security 
proposal, 10:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  July 19, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial 
Affairs, hearing on the role of national, state, and county 
veterans' service officers in claims development, 1 p.m., 334 
Cannon.
  July 20, full Committee, to mark up the following measures: Cyber 
Security and a Construction and Lease Authorization, 10:30 a.m., 334 
Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, July 18, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing on Price Transparency, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  July 19, full Committee, hearing to Review Outcomes of 1996 
Welfare Reforms, 10:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, July 18, executive, 
hearing on The CIA Director As HUMINT Manager, 9:30 a.m., H-405 
Capitol.
  July 19, hearing on FISA, 10 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  July 20, executive, briefing on Global Updates/Hotspots, 9 a.m., 
H-405 Capitol.
  July 20, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis 
and Counterintelligence, executive, hearing on FBI Confidential 
Human Source Operations, 1:30 p.m., H-405 Capitol.