[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 99 (Tuesday, July 25, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D838-D839]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             JULY 26, 2006

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Michael V. Dunn, of Iowa, to 
be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Nancy 
Montanez-Johner, of Nebraska, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture 
for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, and to be a Member of 
the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation, Margo M. 
McKay, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, and 
Bruce I. Knight, of South Dakota, to be Under Secretary of 
Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, and to be a 
Member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit 
Corporation, 9:30 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Finance: Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight, 
to hold hearings to examine the size and sources of the tax gap, 2 
p.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Philip S. Goldberg, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador 
to the Republic of Bolivia, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine 
a progress report on protecting and enforcing intellectual property 
rights here and abroad, focusing on the Administration's Strategy 
Targeting Organized Piracy (STOP!) and the extent to which it has 
been effective in educating businesses about the issues related to 
conducting business in the global economy, the progress made since 
the appointment of the IP Coordinator last July, and explore if the 
STOP! initiative has identified effective human capital and 
strategic plans to build on the existing program, and if it has the 
necessary resources required to complete its mission, 3:30 p.m., SD-
342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the 
current and future status of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance 
Act which prescribes procedures for requesting judicial 
authorization for electronic surveillance and physical search of 
persons engaged in espionage or international terrorism against the 
United States on behalf of a foreign power, 9 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold a closed meeting 
regarding intelligence matters, 10 a.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Armed Services, hearing on standards of military 
commissions and tribunals, 1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing on plutonium disposition 
and the U.S. Mixed Oxide Fuel Facility, 3 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on 
Education Reform, hearing on Examining Views on English as the 
Official Language, 12:30 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, to mark up the following bills: 
H. R. 4583, Wool Suit Fabric Labeling Fairness and International 
Standards Conforming Act; H.R. 1078, Social Security Number 
Protection Act of 2005; H.R. 5863, To authorize temporary emergency 
extensions to certain exemptions to the requirements with respect to 
polychlorinated biphenyls under the Toxic Substances Control Act; 
and H.R. 503, to amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the 
shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, 
purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be 
slaughtered for human consumption, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on the 
Silicosis Story: Mass Tort Screening and the Public Health, 2 p.m., 
2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, to mark up the following bills: 
H.R. 5503, FHA Multifamily Loan Limit Adjustment Act of 2006; H.R. 
5851, Hawaiian Ownership Opportunity Act; and H.R. 5637, Nonadmitted 
and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2006, 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, 
Drug Policy and Human Resources, hearing entitled ``Prescription 
Drug Abuse: What is Being Done to Address this New Drug Epidemic,'' 
9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Government Management, Finance, and 
Accountability, hearing entitled ``Implementing FOIA--Does the 
Administration's Executive Order Improve Processing?'' 2 p.m., 2247 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emergency 
Preparedness, Science and Technology, hearing entitled ``Emergency 
Care Crisis: A Nation Unprepared for Public Health Disasters,'' 2 
p.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Western 
Hemisphere, hearing on Immigration: Responding to a Regional Crisis, 
2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, to continue markup of H.R. 1704, 
Second Chance Act of 2005; and to mark up the following bills: H.R. 
2679, Public Expression of Religion

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Act of 2005; H.R. 5092, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and 
Explosives (BATFE) Modernization and Reform Act of 2006; H.R. 5005, 
Firearms Corrections and Improvements Act; H.R. 1384, Firearm 
Commerce Modernization Act; and H.R. 1415, NICS Improvement Act of 
2005; and to consider the following: Establishing a Special 
Investigative Task Force of the Committee for the consideration of 
H. Res. 916, Impeaching Manuel L, Real, judge of the United States 
District Court for the Central District of California, for high 
crimes and misdemeanors; and to authorize the issuance of a subpoena 
to Elaine L. Chao, Secretary of Labor, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, to mark up H.R. 4893, To amend section 20 
of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to restrict off-reservation 
gaming, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, to consider the following: H.R. 5766, 
Government Efficiency Act of 2006; and H.R. 4157, Health Information 
Technology Promotion Act of 2005, 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, 
oversight hearing on proposed amendments to and reauthorization of 
the National Dam Safety Program Act, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, hearing on Impacts of Border Security 
and Immigration on Ways and Means Programs, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, hearing on 
Intelligence Community Acquisition Reform, 12:30 p.m., H-405 
Capitol.