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“CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D776-D779 on July 14, 2006.
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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 lists in the Coast Guard 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.
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.
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.
