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“SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Agriculture was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E647-E648 on April 13, 2005.
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SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate on February 4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place, and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled, and any cancellations or changes in the meetings as they occur.
As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
Meetings scheduled for Wednesday, April 13, 2005 may be found in the Daily Digest of today's Record.
MEETINGS SCHEDULED
APRIL 149:30 a.m.
Armed Services
To hold hearings to examine implementation by the
Department of Defense of the National Security
Personnel System.
SR-325
Judiciary
Business meeting to consider S. 378, to make it a criminal act to willfully use a weapon with the intent to cause death or serious bodily injury to any person while on board a passenger vessel, S. 119, to provide for the protection of unaccompanied alien children, S.
629, to amend chapter 97 of title 18, United States
Code, relating to protecting against attacks on railroads and other mass transportation systems, S.
555, to amend the Sherman Act to make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal, and the nominations of
Thomas B. Griffith, of Utah, and Janice R. Brown, of
California, each to be a United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, Terrence W.
Boyle, of North Carolina, to be United States Circuit
Judge for the Fourth Circuit, Priscilla Richman Owen, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the
Fifth Circuit,Robert J. Conrad, Jr., to be United
States District Judge for the Western District of North
Carolina, and James C. Dever III, to be United States
District Judge for the Eastern District of North
Carolina.
SD-226
Appropriations
Transportation, Treasury, the Judiciary, and Housing and
Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee
To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2006 for the Department of Housing and
Urban Development.
SD-138
Joint Economic Committee
To hold hearings to examine the current economic outlook for April.
2212 RHOB10 a.m.
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
To hold hearings to examine the implementation of the
Terrorism Risk Insurance Program.
SD-538
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Business meeting to consider S. 364, to establish a program within the National Oceanic Atmospheric
Administration to integrate Federal coastal and ocean mapping activities, S. 714, to amend section 227 of the
Communications Act of 1934 relating to the prohibition on junk fax transmissions, S. 432, to establish a digital and wireless network technology program, the proposed Surface Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2005, and the nominations of a National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration Promotion List, Coast Guard
Promotion List,and Coast Guard Promotion List.
SR-253
Finance
To hold hearings to examine how to solve the tax gap.
SD-G50
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
To hold hearings to examine lifelong education opportunities.
SD-430
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia Subcommittee
To hold oversight hearings to examine a review of the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA), focusing on the impact of the UMRA has had on Federal, state, and local governments and explore if changes are necessary to strengthen the law's procedures, definitions, and exclusions.
SD-342
Veterans' Affairs
To hold joint hearings with the House Committee on
Veterans Affairs to examine the legislative presentations of the Military Officers Association of
America, the National Association of State Director of
Veterans Affairs, AMVETS, the American Ex-Prisoners of
War, and Vietnam Veterans of America.
345 CHOB10:30 a.m.
Intelligence
To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Lieutenant
General Michael V. Hayden, United States Air Force, to be Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence.
SH-21611 a.m.
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
To hold hearings to examine problems experienced by unregistered religious communities operating within the
Russian Federation.
2200 RHOB2 p.m.
Appropriations
Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies
Subcommittee
To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2006 for the Office of Marketing and
Regulatory Programs, the Office of Food, Nutrition, and
Consumer Services, and the Office of Food Safety and
Inpection Service, all of the Department of
Agriculture.
SD-192
Appropriations
Energy and Water, and Related Agencies Subcommittee
To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2006 for the National Nuclear Security
Administration.
SD-124
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
To hold hearings to examine the ongoing need for comprehensive postal reform.
SD-3422:30 p.m.
Armed Services
Airland Subcommittee
To hold hearings to examine Air Force acquisition oversight in review of the Defense Authorization
Request for Fiscal Year 2006.
SR-232A
Judiciary
Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship Subcommittee
Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security Subcommittee
To hold joint hearings to examine deportation and related issues relating to strengthening interior enforcement.
SD-2263 p.m.
Intelligence
Closed business meeting to consider pending calendar business.
SH-219
APRIL 1910 a.m.
Energy and Natural Resources
To hold hearings to examine offshore hydrocarbon production and the future of alternate energy resources on the outer Continental Shelf, focusing on recent technological advancements made in the offshore exploration and production of traditional forms of energy, and the future of deep shelf and deepwater production; enhancements in worker safety, and steps taken by the offshore oil and gas industry to meet environmental challenges.
SD-366
Foreign Relations
To hold hearings to examine the Near East and South Asian experience relating to combating terrorism through education.
SD-419
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
To hold hearings to examine S. 334, to amend the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs.
SD-43010:15 a.m.
Veterans' Affairs
Business meeting to consider the nomination of Jonathan
Brian Perlin, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of
Veterans Affairs for Health; to be followed by a hearing on ``Back from the Battlefield, Part II:
Seamless Transition to Civilian Life''.
SR-4182:30 p.m.
Judiciary
Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights
Subcommittee
To hold hearings to examine SBC/ATT and Verizon/MCI mergers, focusing on remaking the telecommunication industry.
SD-226
Energy and Natural Resources
Water and Power Subcommittee
To hold hearings to examine S. 166, to amend the Oregon
Resource Conservation Act of 1996 to reauthorize the participation of the Bureau of Reclamation in the
Deschutes River Conservancy, S. 251, to authorize the
Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of
Reclamation, to conduct a water resource feasibility study for the Little Butte/Bear Creek Sub-basins in
Oregon, S. 310, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Newlands Project Headquarters and
Maintenance Yard Facility to the Truckee-Carson
Irrigation District in the State of Nevada, S. 519, to amend the Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources
Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000 to authorize additional projects and activities under that Act, and
S. 592, to extend the contract for the Glendo Unit of the Missouri River Basin Project in the State of
Wyoming.
SD-3663 p.m.
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
To hold hearings to examine proposals to reform the regulation of the Housing Government Sponsored
Enterprises.
SD-538
Armed Services
SeaPower Subcommittee
To hold hearings to examine the United States Marine
Corps ground and rotary wing programs and seabasing in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal
Year 2006.
SR-232A
APRIL 209:30 a.m.
Environment and Public Works
To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Gregory B.
Jaczko, of the District of Columbia, and Peter B.
Lyons, of Virginia, each to be a Member of the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission.
SD-40610 a.m.
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
To continue hearings to examine proposals to reform the regulation of Housing Government-Sponsored Enterprises.
SD-538
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Education and Early Childhood Development Subcommittee
To hold hearings to examine the Federal role in helping parents of young children.
SD-430
Small Business and Entrepreneurship
To hold hearings to examine the small business health care crisis, focusing on alternatives for lowering costs and covering the uninsured.
SR-428A2 p.m.
Armed Services
Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee
To hold hearings to examine the readiness of military units deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom in review of the Defense
Authorization Request for fiscal year 2006.
SR-2222:30 p.m.
Judiciary
Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security Subcommittee
To hold hearings to examine a review of the material support to Terrorism Prohibition Improvements Act.
SD-226
APRIL 219:30 a.m.
Foreign Relations
To hold hearings to examine the anti-corruption strategies of the African Development Bank, Asian
Development Bank and European Bank on Reconstruction and Development.
SD-41910 a.m.
Budget
To hold hearings to examine structural deficits and budget process reform.
SH-216
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
To hold hearings to examine Association Health Plans.
SD-430
Veterans' Affairs
To hold joint hearings with the House Committee on
Veterans Affairs to examine the legislative presentations of the Fleet Reserve Association, the Air
Force Sergeants Association, the Retired Enlisted
Association, and the Gold Star Wives of America.
345 CHOB2:30 p.m.
Judiciary
Intellectual Property Subcommittee
To hold hearings to examine the patent system today and tomorrow.
SD-226
APRIL 269:30 a.m.
Foreign Relations
To hold hearings to examine the Millennium Challenge
Corporation's global impact.
SD-41910 a.m.
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Retirement Security and Aging Subcommittee
To hold hearings to examine pensions.
SD-4302:30 p.m.
Energy and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Forests Subcommittee
To hold hearings to examine the preparedness of the
Department of Agriculture and the Interior for the 2005 wildfire season, including the agencies' assessment of the risk of fires by region, the status of and contracting for aerial fire suppression assets, and other information needed to better understand the agencies ability to deal with the upcoming fire season.
SD-366
APRIL 279:30 a.m.
Indian Affairs
To hold oversight hearings to examine regulation of
Indian gaming.
SR-48510 a.m.
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.
SD-430
APRIL 2810 a.m.
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
To hold hearings to examine Higher Education Act.
SD-430
MAY 119:30 a.m.
Judiciary
To hold an oversight hearing to examine the Federal
Bureau of Investigation's translation program.
SD-226
SEPTEMBER 2010 a.m.
Veterans' Affairs
To hold joint hearings with the House Committee on
Veterans Affairs to examine the legislative presentation of the American Legion.
345 CHOB
CANCELLATIONS
APRIL 1910 a.m.
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Retirement Security and Aging Subcommittee
To hold hearings to examine pensions.
SD-430
APRIL 2810 a.m.
Foreign Relations
To hold hearings to examine U.S. Assistance to Sudan and the Darfur Crisis.
SH-216
POSTPONEMENTS
APRIL 1410 a.m.
Energy and Natural Resources
To hold hearings to examine S. 388, to amend the Energy
Policy Act of 1992 to direct the Secretary of Energy to carry out activities that promote the adoption of technologies that reduce greenhouse gas intensity and to provide credit-based financial assistance and investment protection for projects that employ advanced climate technologies or systems, to provide for the establishment of a national greenhouse gas registry.
SD-366
