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“House Committee Meetings” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D958-D959 on Sept. 22, 2005.
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Committee Meetings
THREATS IN EURASIA
Committee on Armed Services: Threat Panel held a hearing on threats in Eurasia. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
KATRINA/CONSUMER PROTECTION ISSUES
Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection held a hearing entitled ``The Commerce and Consumer Protection Implications of Hurricane Katrina.'' Testimony was heard from John Seesel, Associate General Counsel, Energy, FTC; Keith Hall, Chief Economist, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
KATRINA/HEALTHCARE DELIVERY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a joint hearing entitled
``Assessing Public Health and the Delivery of Care in the Wake of Katrina.'' Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Health and Human Services; Julie Gerberding, M.D., Director, Center for Disease Control and Prevention; and Stewart Simonson, Assistant Secretary, Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness; and public witnesses.
FINANCIAL SERVICES REGULATORY RELIEF ACT OF 2005
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit held a hearing on H.R. 3505, Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2005. Testimony was heard from Mark W. Olson, member, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System; the following officials of the Department of the Treasury: Julie L. Williams, First Senior Deputy Comptroller and Chief Counsel; and John E. Bowman, Chief Counsel, Office of Thrift Supervision; William F. Kroener, III, General Counsel, FDIC; Robert M. Fenner, General Counsel, National Credit Union Administration; and public witnesses.
NUCLEAR MATERIALS MOVEMENT
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Prevention of Nuclear and Biological Attack held a hearing entitled ``Trends in Illicit Movement of Nuclear Materials.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
INTERNET--POLITICAL SPEECH--SHOULD IT BE REGULATED
Committee on House Administration: Held a hearing entitled ``Political Speech on the Internet: Should it be Regulated?'' Testimony was heard from the following officials of the FEC: Scott Thomas, Chairman; Michael Toner, Vice Chairman; and Ellen Weintraub, Commissioner; the following former officials of the FEC: Bradley A. Smith, Chairman; and Karl Sandstrom, Commissioner; and public witnesses.
U.S.-AFGHANISTAN POLICY
Committee on International Relations: Held a hearing entitled ``United States Policy in Afghanistan: Establishing Democratic Governance and Security in the Wake of Parliamentary Elections.'' Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of State: Maureen E. Quinn, Coordinator for Afghanistan, Bureau of South Asian Affairs; and Nancy J. Powell, Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; and Peter Rodman, Assistant Secretary, International Security Affairs, Department of Defense.
KELO DECISION/PRIVATE PROPERTY
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution held an oversight hearing entitled ``The Supreme Court's Kelo Decision and Potential Congressional Responses.'' Testimony was heard from Bart Peterson, Mayor, City of Indianapolis, Indiana; and public witnesses.
UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES--REDUCING PEER-TO-PEER PIRACY
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property held an oversight hearing entitled ``Reducing Peer-To-
Peer Piracy (P2P) on University Campuses: A Progress Update.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Resources: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 3824, amended, Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2005; H.R. 1129, amended, Pitkin County Land Exchange Act of 2005; H.R. 2383, To redesignate the facility of the Bureau of Reclamation located at 19550 Kelso Road in Byron, California, as the ``C. W. `Bill' Jones Pumping Plant;'' H.R. 2875, amended, Public Lands Corps Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2005; H.R. 3351, amended, Native American Technical Corrections Act of 2005; and S. 1339, Junior Duck Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2005.
BRIEFING--GLOBAL UPDATES
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to receive a Briefing on Global Updates. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.
PREDICTING HURRICANES: WHAT WE KNEW ABOUT KATRINA AND WHEN
Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina: Held a hearing entitled ``Predicting Hurricanes: What We Knew About Katrina and When.'' Testimony was heard from the following officials of National Weather Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce: BG David L. Johnson, USAF (Ret.), Director, and Max Mayfield, Director, National Hurricane Center.
Prior to the hearing, the Committee met for organizational purposes.
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