[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 117 (Tuesday, September 19, 2006)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D989-D991]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





          COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2006

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Housing and Transportation, with the Subcommittee on Economic 
Policy, to hold joint hearings to examine issues relating to non-
traditional mortgages and their implications for consumers, 
financial institutions, and the economy, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Trade, Tourism, and Economic Development, to hold hearings to 
examine the future of ICANN relating to Internet governance, 10 
a.m., SR-253.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Mary 
E. Peters, of Arizona, to be Secretary of Transportation, 2:30 p.m., 
SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine approaches embodied in the Asia Pacific Partnership, 2:30 
p.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine objectives, 
deficiencies, and options for reform relating to business tax 
system, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Donald Y. Yamamoto, of New York, to be Ambassador to 
the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: business 
meeting to consider S. 2322, to amend the Public Health Service Act 
to make the provision of technical services for medical imaging 
examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, 
and less costly, S. 1531, to direct the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services to expand and intensify programs with respect to 
research and related activities concerning elder falls, S. 3771, to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to provide additional 
authorizations of appropriations for the health centers program 
under section 330 of such Act, S. 1325, to establish grants to 
provide health services for improved nutrition, increased physical 
activity, obesity and eating disorder prevention, H.R. 5074, to 
amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to provide for continued 
payment of railroad retirement annuities by the Department of the 
Treasury, and the nominations of Randolph James Clerihue, of 
Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor, Jane M. Doggett, of 
Montana, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities, 
Andrew von Eschenbach, of Texas, to be Commissioner of Food and 
Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services, Stephen Goldsmith, 
of Indiana, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the 
Corporation for National and Community Service, Roger L. Hunt, of 
Nevada, John E. Kidde, of California, and John Peyton, of Florida, 
each to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman 
Scholarship Foundation, Lauren M. Maddox, of

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Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Communications and Outreach, 
Department of Education, Eliza McFadden, of Florida, to be a Member 
of the National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board, Sandra 
Pickett, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Museum and Library 
Services Board, Arthur K. Reilly, of New Jersey, to be a Member of 
the National Science Board, National Science Foundation, Peter W. 
Tredick, of California, to be a Member of the National Mediation 
Board, nominations in the Public Health Service Corps, and other 
pending nominations, 
10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine assessing Spiral 1.1 of the National Security 
Personnel System, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine Tribal Self Governance, 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine preserving 
effective Federal law enforcement relating to reporters' privilege 
legislation, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the proposal to 
restructure the Ninth Circuit, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the 
legislative presentation of the American Legion, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing 
regarding intelligence matters, 3:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, hearing to review Federal Farm Policy, 
10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, to consider the following: the 
National Institutes of Health Reform Act of 2006; H.R. 5533, 
Biodefense and Pandemic Vaccine and Drug Development Act of 2006; 
H.R. 3248, Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2005; H.R. 971, To extend 
the deadline for commencement of construction of certain 
hydroelectric projects in Connecticut; S. 176, To extend the 
deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project 
in the State of Alaska; S. 244, To extend the deadline for 
commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State 
of Wyoming; H.R. 4377, To extend the time required for construction 
of a hydroelectric project; H.R. 4417, To provide for the 
reinstatement of a license for a certain Federal Energy Regulatory 
project; a resolution authorizing the issuance of subpoenas in 
connection with the Committee's investigation into data brokering, 
including its investigation into the Hewlett-Packard situation, and 
related matters; a resolution authorizing the issuance of subpoenas 
in connection with the Committee's investigation into the sexual 
exploitation of children over the Internet, and related matters; and 
the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of 2006, 10 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, 
Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled 
``Improving Transparency in State Regulation of Insurer 
Investments,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Resources, hearing entitled ``The Next Generation Nuclear Plant and 
Hydrogen Production: A Critical Status Report,'' 1 p.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Federal Workforce and Agency Organization, hearing 
entitled ``Executive and Judicial Compensation in the Federal 
Government (Quadrennial Commission),'' 2 p.m., 2203 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Federalism and the Census, hearing entitled 
``Historic Preservation and Community Development: Why Cities and 
Towns Should Look to the Past as the Key to Their Future,'' 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Intelligence, 
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment, hearing entitled 
``The Homeland Security Implications of Radicalization,'' 1 p.m., 
2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on International Relations, hearing on Afghanistan: Five 
Years after 9/11, Part I, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International 
Operations, hearing on the Deteriorating Peace in Sudan, 2:30 p.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats, to mark up H. Res. 
989, Commending the United Kingdom for its efforts in the War on 
Terror; followed by a hearing on Serbia: Current Issues and Future 
Direction, 1 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, to mark up the following bills H.R. 
6054, Military Commissions Act of 2006: H.R. 5825, Electronic 
Surveillance Modernization Act; H.R. 6052, Copyright Modernization 
Act of 2006; and H.R. 4239, Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, 10 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources, hearing on H.R. 6080, to establish the Mineral Commodity 
Information Agency within the Department of the Interior, 2 p.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, to consider the following: H.R. 6094, 
Community Protection Act; H.R. 6095, Immigration Law Enforcement 
Act; and H.R. 4830, Border Tunnel Prevention Act, 3:30 p.m., H-313 
Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing on 
Department of Energy's Plan for Climate Change Technology Programs, 
2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Research, hearing on International Polar Year: The 
Scientific Agenda and Federal Role, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to mark up the 
following: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Survey Resolutions; GSA 
Capital Investment and Leasing Program Resolutions for Fiscal Year 
2007; H.R. 1105, Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act of 2005; H.R. 
4981, amended, Dam Safety Act of 2006; H.R. 5026, To designate the 
Investigations Building of the Food and Drug Administration located 
at 466 Fernandez Juncos Avenue in San Juan, Puerto, as the ``Andres 
Toro Building;'' H.R. 1556, To designate a parcel of land located on 
the site of the Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse in St. 
Louis, Missouri, as the ``Clyde S. Cahill Memorial Park;'' H.R. 
5606, To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse 
located at 221 and 211 West Ferguson Street in Tyler, Texas as the 
``William M. Steger Federal Building and United States Courthouse;''

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H.R. 2322, To designate the Federal building located at 320 North 
Main Street in McAllen, Texas, as the ``Kika de la Garza Federal 
Building;'' H. R. 5546, amended, To designate the U.S. courthouse to 
be constructed in Greenville, South Carolina, as the ``Carroll A. 
Campbell, Jr., Federal Courthouse;'' and H.R. 6051, amended, To 
designate the Federal building located at 2 South Main Street in 
Akron, Ohio, as the ``John F. Seiberling Federal Building,'' 11 
a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing entitled ``Oversight of Federal 
Aviation Administration Safety Programs,'' 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, oversight hearing to review the 
previous fiscal year and look ahead to the upcoming year, 10:30 
a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, to mark up H.R. 6825, 
Electronic Surveillance Modernization Act, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.