[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 102 (Friday, July 28, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D867-D869]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                            NEW PUBLIC LAWS

     (For last listing of Public Laws, see Daily Digest, p. D 849)
  H.R. 9, to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Signed on July 27, 
2006. (Public Law 109-246)
  H.R. 2872, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
commemoration of Louis Braille. Signed on July 27, 2006. (Public Law 
109-247)
  H.R. 4472, to protect children from sexual exploitation and violent 
crime, to prevent child abuse and child pornography, to promote 
Internet safety, and to honor the memory of Adam Walsh and other child 
crime victims. Signed on July 27, 2006. (Public Law 109-248)
  H.R. 5117, to exempt persons with disabilities from the prohibition 
against providing section 8 rental assistance to college students. 
Signed on July 27, 2006. (Public Law 109-249)
  H.R. 5865, to amend section 1113 of the Social Security Act to 
temporarily increase funding for the program of temporary assistance 
for United States citizens returned from foreign countries. Signed on 
July 27, 2006. (Public Law 109-250)


                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of July 31 through August 5, 2006

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 3 p.m., Senate will resume consideration of S. 3711, 
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act, with a vote on the motion to invoke 
cloture thereon to occur at 5:30 p.m.
  During the balance of the week, Senate expects to continue 
consideration of S. 3711, Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act, and 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: August 2, 
Subcommittee on Forestry, Conservation, and Rural Revitalization, to 
hold hearings to examine H.R. 4200, to improve the ability of the 
Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to 
promptly implement recovery treatments in response to catastrophic 
events affecting Federal lands under their jurisdiction, including 
the removal of dead and damaged trees and the implementation of 
reforestation treatments, to support the recovery of non-Federal 
lands damaged by catastrophic events, to revitalize Forest Service 
experimental forests, 9 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: August 2, Subcommittee on Legislative 
Branch, to continue hearings to examine progress of the Capitol 
Visitor Center construction, 10:30 a.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: August 1, to receive a closed 
briefing from the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat 
Organization, 11 a.m., SR-222.
  August 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the Boeing 
Company Global Settlement Agreement, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.
  August 2, Full Committee, to resume hearings to examine the future 
of military commissions in light of the Supreme Court decision in 
Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.
  August 3, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Iraq, 
Afghanistan and the global war on terrorism; to be followed by a 
closed session in SR-222, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: August 2, 
business meeting to consider an original bill to improve ratings 
quality for the protection of investors and in the public interest 
by fostering accountability, transparency, and competition in the 
credit rating agency industry, 10 a.m., SD-538.

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  August 2, Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation, to hold 
hearings to examine efforts to meet the housing needs of veterans, 
2:30 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: August 3, 
Subcommittee on National Ocean Policy Study, to hold hearings to 
examine state of the oceans in 2006, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: August 2, business 
meeting to consider the nominations of Drue Pearce, of Alaska, to be 
Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects, 
and 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 other pending calendar 
business, 11:30 a.m., SD-628.
  August 3, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine S. 2589, to 
enhance the management and disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high-
level radioactive waste, to ensure protection of public health and 
safety, to ensure the territorial integrity and security of the 
repository at Yucca Mountain, 10 a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: August 1, Subcommittee 
on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Water, to hold hearings to examine 
interpreting the effect of the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision 
in the joint cases of Rapanos v. United States and Carabell v. U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers on ``The Waters of the United States'', 2:30 
p.m., SD-406.
  August 2, Full Committee, to hold oversight hearings to examine 
the Toxic Substances Control Act and the chemicals management 
program at Environmental Protection Agency, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: August 2, to hold hearings to examine fake 
IDs relating to border security, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  August 3, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine tax code 
reform issues, 10:30 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: July 31, to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of Mark R. Dybul, of Florida, to be 
Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/
AIDS Globally, with the rank of Ambassador, 3 p.m., SD-419.
  August 1, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 3722, to 
authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign 
recipients, Treaty Between the United States and the Oriental 
Republic Of Uruguay Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal 
Protection of Investment, with Annexes and Protocol, signed at Mar 
Del Plata, Argentina, on November 4, 2005 (Treaty Doc. 109-9), 
United Nations Convention Against Corruption (the ``Corruption 
Convention''), adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 
October 31, 2003 (Treaty Doc. 109-6), and the nominations of Richard 
E. Hoagland, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Armenia, Christina B. Rocca, of Virginia, for the rank 
of Ambassador during her tenure of service as U. S. Representative 
to the Conference on Disarmament, Philip S. Goldberg, of 
Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Bolivia, John 
Robert Bolton, of Maryland, to be the U.S. Representative to the 
United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador, and the U.S. 
Representative in the Security Council of the United Nations, to 
which position he was appointed during the recess of the Senate from 
July 29, 2005, to September 1, 2005, and to be U.S. Representative 
to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations during 
his tenure of service as U.S. Representative to the United Nations, 
to which position he was appointed during the recess of the Senate 
from July 29, 2005, to September 1, 2005, Richard W. Graber, of 
Wisconsin, to be Ambassador to the Czech Republic, and Karen B. 
Stewart, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Belarus, 
and a Foreign Service Officer Promotion list, 2:15 p.m., S-116, 
Capitol.
  August 2, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of John C. Rood, of Arizona, to be an Assistant Secretary 
of State for International Security and Non-Proliferation, 9:30 
a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: August 1, to 
hold hearings to examine the nominations of Andrew von Eschenbach, 
of Texas, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health 
and Human Services, and Paul DeCamp, of Virginia, to be 
Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor; to 
be followed by a business meeting to consider pending nominations, 
10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: August 1, 
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold hearings to 
examine the issue of tax havens and offshore abuses which are 
undermining the integrity of the Federal tax system, focusing on 
case histories on the use of offshore trusts and corporations to 
circumvent U.S. tax, securities and anti-money laundering laws, 9 
a.m., SD-106.
  August 2, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the status 
of Iraq construction, focusing on contracting and procurement 
issues, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  August 3, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government 
Information, and International Security, to hold hearings to examine 
financial management at the Department of Defense, focusing on the 
components of Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness Plan to 
improve the overall financial management health of the Department of 
Defense, including an understanding of other plans involved in 
improving the financial management infrastructure at the Department, 
2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: August 1, to hold hearings to examine 
the nominations of Peter D. Keisler, of Maryland, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, Valerie 
L. Baker and Philip S. Gutierrez, each to be a United States 
District Judge for the Central District of California, and Francisco 
Augusto Besosa, to be United States District Judge for the District 
of Puerto Rico, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  August 2, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
authority to prosecute terrorists under the war crime provisions of 
Title 18, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.

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  August 2, Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Property 
Rights, to hold hearings to examine creating a fair standard for 
attorney's fee awards in establishment clause cases, 2:30 p.m., SD-
226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: July 31, business meeting to 
consider the nominations of Patrick W. Dunne, of New York, to be 
Assistant Secretary for Policy and Planning, and Thomas E. Harvey, 
of New York, to be Assistant Secretary for Congressional Affairs, 
both of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Time to be announced, 
Room to be announced.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: August 2, closed business 
meeting to consider pending calendar business, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  August 3, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing regarding 
intelligence matters, 10 a.m., SH-219.