Volume 152, No. 126 covering the 2nd 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 D1085-D1088 on Nov. 9, 2006.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD
Week of November 13 through November 18, 2006
Senate Chamber
During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared legislative and executive business.
Senate Committees
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Committee on Armed Services: November 15, to hold hearings to examine the current situation and U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan; to be followed by a closed session in SH-219, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.
November 16, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, to hold hearings to examine Department of Defense business systems modernization and financial management accountability efforts, 9:30 a.m., SR-232A.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: November 15, to hold hearings to examine the December 2005 report from the President's Task Force on Puerto Rico's status, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
November 15, Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold hearings to examine S. 2475, to establish the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino Community, to develop a plan of action for the establishment and maintenance of a National Museum of the American Latino Community in Washington, DC, S. 2645, to establish the Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area, S. 2822 and H.R. 5057, bills to authorize the Marion Park Project and Committee of the Palmetto Conservation Foundation to establish a commemorative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs to honor Brigadier General Francis Marion, S. 3805, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of including in the National Park System certain sites in Monroe County, Michigan, relating to the Battles of the River Raisin during the War of 1812, and H.R. 323, to redesignate the Ellis Island Library on the third floor of the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, located on Ellis Island in New York Harbor, as the ``Bob Hope Memorial Library'', 4 p.m., SD-366.
November 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Kevin M. Kolevar, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability), 10 a.m., SD-366.
November 16, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, to hold hearings to examine S. 3636, to establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, improve public land, and provide for high quality economic development in Washington County, Utah, and S. 3772, to establish wilderness areas, promote conservation, improve public land, and provide for high quality development in White Pine County, Nevada, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: November 15, business meeting to consider the nomination of Alex A. Beehler, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Environmental Protection Agency, 11 a.m., SC-4, Capitol.
Committee on Finance: November 14, to hold hearings to examine pending nominations, 11 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: November 14, with the Committee on Indian Affairs, to hold joint hearings to examine Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments, focusing on improving Indian health care for the 21st century, 3 p.m., SD-430.
November 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine current challenges and new ideas to safeguard consumers relating to food safety, 3 p.m., SD-430.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: November 13, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Susan E. Dudley, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 2:30 p.m., SD-
342.
November 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of James H. Bilbray, of Nevada, and Thurgood Marshall, Jr., of Virginia, each to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service, and Dan G. Blair, to be Chairman, Postal Rate Commission, 10 a.m., SD-342.
November 14, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold hearings to examine the issue of states incorporating new, non-
publicly traded companies in the United States each year without obtaining the identity of corporate owners, and its impact on law enforcement investigations into persons misusing U.S. shell corporations for money laundering, tax evasion, terrorist financing, or other crimes, and a GAO report entitled ``Company Formations: Minimal Ownership Information Is Collected and Available.'', 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
November 16, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to resume hearings to examine Department of Defense travel policies and practices, focusing on the cost benefit analysis of the Defense Travel System, 10 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on Indian Affairs: November 14, with the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, to hold joint hearings to examine Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments, focusing on improving Indian health care for the 21st century, 3 p.m., SD-430.
Committee on the Judiciary: November 14, to hold hearings to examine competition in sports programming and broadcasting, 9 a.m., SD-226.
November 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine judicial and executive nominations, 2 p.m., SD-226.
November 16, Full Committee, to hold oversight hearings to examine the civil rights division, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
Select Committee on Intelligence: November 16, to receive a closed briefing regarding intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
House Committees
Committee on Armed Services, November 14, hearing on national security implications of the Lucent/Alcatel merger, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
November 15, hearing on the current situation and military operations in Iraq, 2:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Committee on Homeland Security, November 15, Subcommittee on Management, Integration, and Oversight, hearing entitled ``The Secure Border Initiative: Ensuring Effective Implementation and Financial Accountability of SBInet,'' 3 p.m., 311 Cannon.
Committee on International Relations, November 14, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations, oversight hearing on the Hague Convention on International Adoptions: Status and the Framework for Implementation, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
November 15, full Committee, oversight hearing on North Korea's Nuclear Test: Next Steps, 11 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
November 16, oversight hearing on Implementing a Foreign Assistance Reform: Progress and Prospects, 1 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary, November 14, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, oversight hearing on the Administrative Law, Process and Procedure Project for the 21st Century, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
November 15, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, hearing on H.R. 5304, Preventing Harassment through Outbound Number Enforcement Act, 9:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
November 15 and 16, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, oversight hearings entitled ``The Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act: Are We Fulfilling the Promise We Made to Cold War Veterans When We Created the Program?'' (Parts IV and V), 2 p.m., on November 15 and 10 a.m., on November 16, 2141 Rayburn.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, November 15, executive, briefing on Integrated Collection Architecture, 10:30 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
November 16, executive, briefing on Global Updates/Hotspots, 9 a.m., H-
405 Capitol.
*These figures include all measures reported, even if there was no accompanying report. A total of 145 reports have been filed in the Senate, a total of 347 reports have been filed in the House.
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