Volume 151, No. 125 covering the 1st Session of the 109th Congress (2005 - 2006) was published by the Congressional Record.
The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.
“CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D1000-D1001 on Sept. 30, 2005.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD
Week of October 3 through October 8, 2005
Senate Chamber
On Monday, at 3 p.m., Senate resume consideration of H.R. 2863, Department of Defense Appropriations.
During the balance of the week, Senate will consider any other cleared legislative and executive business, including any appropriation bills, when available.
Senate Committees
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Committee on Armed Services: October 6, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Michael W. Wynne, of Florida, to be Secretary of the Air Force, and Donald C. Winter, of Virginia, to be Secretary of the Navy, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: October 6, to hold hearings to examine the implementation of the Exon-Florio provision by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), Department of the Treasury, which seeks to serve U.S. investment policy through reviews that protect national security while maintaining the credibility of open investment policy, 10 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: October 6, to hold hearings to examine Hurricanes Katrina and Rita's effects on energy infrastructure and the status of recovery efforts in the Gulf Coast region, 10 a.m., SD-366.
October 6, Subcommittee on Water and Power, to hold hearings to examine S. 1025, to amend the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the construction of the Cheney division, Wichita Federal reclamation project, Kansas'' to authorize the Equus Beds Division of the Wichita Project, S. 1498, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain water distribution facilities to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, S. 1529, to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in the city of Yuma, Arizona, S. 1578, to reauthorize the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basin endangered fish recovery implementation programs, and S. 1760, to authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within Rogue River Valley Irrigation District or within Medford Irrigation District, 3 p.m., SD-366.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: October 5, to hold hearings to examine the status of efforts to reduce greenhouse gases relating to the Kyoto Protocol, 2:30 p.m., SD-406.
October 6, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine actions of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Army Corps of Engineers and the Federal Highway Administration relating to Hurricane Katrina, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
Committee on Finance: October 6, to hold hearings to examine the future of the Gulf Coast by using tax policy to help rebuild businesses and communities and support families after disasters, 10 a.m., SD-215.
October 6, Subcommittee on International Trade, to hold hearings to examine the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement, 2:30 p.m., SD-215.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: October 6, to hold hearings to examine Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) status report on recovery efforts in the Gulf States, 10 a.m., SD-342.
October 6, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine improving Department of Defense logistics, focusing on a piece of the Department's business transformation efforts, supply chain management, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
October 6, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security, to hold hearings to examine how the Federal government leases needed space, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.
Committee on the Judiciary: October 6, to hold hearings to examine pending judicial nominations, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
Select Committee on Intelligence: October 5, to receive a closed briefing regarding certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
October 6, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing regarding certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
Special Committee on Aging: October 5, to hold hearings to examine preparing for and meeting the needs of older Americans during a disaster, 10:30 a.m., SH-216.
House Committees
Committee on Appropriations, October 6, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, hearing on Financial Oversight of Supplemental Appropriations for Hurricane Katrina, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
October 6, Subcommittee on the Departments of Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies, hearing on Department of Transportation (Hurricane Katrina), 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
Committee on the Budget, October 6, hearing on After the Hurricanes: Impact on the Fiscal Year 2007 Budget, 2 p.m., 210 Cannon.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, October 6, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``FCC's E-rate Plans to Assist Gulf Coast Recovery,'' 1 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Government Reform, October 5, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce and Agency Organization, hearing entitled ``Mom, Apple Pie, and Working for America: Accountability and Rewards for the Federal Workforce,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on International Relations, October 6, hearing entitled
``The Six-Party Talks and the North Korean Nuclear Issues: Old Wine in New Bottles?'' 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
October 6, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations, hearing entitled ``India's Unfinished Agenda: Equality and Justice for 200 Million Victims of the Caste System,'' 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary, October 6, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, hearing on H.R. 1369, To prevent certain discriminatory taxation of natural gas pipeline property, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
October 6, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, oversight hearing on Improving Federal Court Adjudication of Patent Cases, 4:30 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Resources, October 6, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 122, Eastern Municipal Water District Recycled Water System Pressurization and Expansion Project; H.R. 2341, To amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater within and outside of the service area of the City of Austin Water and Wastewater Utility, Texas; H.R. 3418, Central Texas Water Recycling Act of 2005; and H.R. 3929, To amend the Water Desalination Act of 1996 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to assist in research and development, environmental and feasibility studies, and preliminary engineering for the Municipal Water District of Orange County, California, Dana Point Desalination Project located at Dana Point, California, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
October 7, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, oversight hearing entitled ``Restoration after Recent Hurricanes and other Natural Disasters: Federal Role in Recovery after Catastrophic Events Affecting Forest Lands,'' 9 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Science, October 7, hearing on NOAA Hurricane Forecasting, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business, October 7, hearing entitled ``Small Businesses and Hurricane Katrina: Rebuilding the Economy,'' 10:30 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, October 6, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, oversight hearing entitled ``Recovering after Katrina: Ensuring that FEMA is up to the task,'' 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Ways and Means, October 7, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on gainsharing to align the interests of health care providers, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina, October 6, to continue hearings on Hurricane Katrina, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Joint Meetings
Joint Economic Committee: October 7, to hold hearings to examine the employment situation for September, 9:30 a.m., 1334 LHOB.
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