Volume 152, No. 63 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 D519-D523 on May 19, 2006.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD
Week of May 22 through May 27, 2006
Senate Chamber
On Monday, at 1 p.m., Senate will resume consideration of S. 2611, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act, with a vote to occur at 5:30 p.m., on or in relation to Chambliss/Isakson Amendment No. 4009, to be followed by a vote on, or in relation to, Ensign/Graham Modified Amendment No. 4076.
During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any other cleared legislative and executive business, including the conference report to accompany H.R. 4939, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and the nomination of Brett M. Kavanaugh, of Maryland, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Senate Committees
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Committee on Appropriations: May 23, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, to hold hearings to examine biodefense and pandemic influenza issues, 10:30 a.m., SD-192.
May 24, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings to examine progress of the Capitol Visitor Center construction, 10 a.m., SD-138.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: May 23, to hold hearings to examine improving financial literacy in the United States, 10 a.m., SD-106.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 23, to hold hearings to examine price-gouging related to gas prices, 10 a.m., SD-562.
May 24, Subcommittee on Aviation, to hold hearings to examine National Transportation Safety Board reauthorization, 10 a.m., SD-
562.
May 24, Subcommittee on Disaster Prevention and Prediction, to hold hearings to examine 2006 hurricane forecast and at-risk cities, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.
May 25, Full Committee, to resume hearings to examine S. 2686, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 and for other purposes, 10 a.m., SD-106.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 22, to hold hearings to examine nuclear power provisions contained in the Energy Policy Act of 2005, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
May 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the National Research Council report, Managing Construction and Infrastructure in the 21st Century Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Report, Managing for Excellence: An Action Plan for the 21st Century, 10 a.m., SD-366.
May 24, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 997, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain land in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge Forest, Montana, to Jefferson County, Montana, for use as a cemetery, S. 1529, to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in the city of Yuma, Arizona, S. 1548, to provide for the conveyance of certain Forest Service land to the city of Coffman Cove, Alaska, S. 1957, to authorize the Secretary of Interior to convey to The Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark Interpretive Trail and Visitor Center Foundation, Inc. certain Federal land associated with the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail in Nebraska, to be used as an historical interpretive site along the trail, S. 2003, to make permanent the authorization for watershed restoration and enhancement agreements, S. 2028, to provide for the reinstatement of a license for a certain Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project, S. 2035, to extend the time required for construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Idaho, S. 2054, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of water resources in the State of Vermont, S. 2150, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Bureau of Land Management Land to the city of Eugene, Oregon, S. 2373, to provide for the sale of approximately 132 acres of public land to the city of Green River, Wyoming, at fair market value, S. 2403, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to include in the boundaries of the Grand Teton National Park land and interests in land of the GT Park Subdivision, S. 2568, to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail, S. Res. 468, supporting the continued administration of Channel Islands National Park, including Santa Rosa Island, in accordance with the laws (including regulations) and policies of the National Park Service, H.R. 394 and S. 2034, bills to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a boundary study to evaluate the significance of the Colonel James Barrett Farm in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System as part of the Minute Man National Historical Park, H.R. 482, to provide for a land exchange involving Federal lands in the Lincoln National Forest in the State of New Mexico, H.R. 486, to provide for a land exchange involving private land and Bureau of Land Management land in the vicinity of Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, for the purpose of removing private land from the required safety zone surrounding munitions storage bunkers at Holloman Air Force Base, H.R. 1492 and S. 1719, bills to provide for the preservation of the historic confinement sites where Japanese Americans were detained during World War II, H.R. 3507, to transfer certain land in Riverside County, California, and San Diego County, California, from the Bureau of Land Management to the United States to be held in trust for the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians, and H.R. 4000, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to revise certain repayment contracts with the Bostwick Irrigation District in Nebraska, the Kansas Bostwick Irrigation District No. 2, the Frenchman-Cambridge Irrigation District, and the Webster Irrigation District No. 4, all a part of the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, and other pending calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-366.
May 24, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, to hold hearings to examine S. 2466, to authorize and direct the exchange and conveyance of certain National Forest land and other land in southeast Arizona, S. 2788, to direct the exchange of certain land in Grand, San Juan, and Uintah Counties, Utah, and S. 2567, to maintain the rural heritage of the Eastern Sierra and enhance the region's tourism economy by designating certain public lands as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in the State of California, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
May 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the outlook for growth of coal-fired electric generation and whether sufficient supplies of coal will be available to supply electric generators on a timely basis both in the near term and in the future, 10 a.m., SD-
366.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: May 23, business meeting to consider S. 2735, to amend the National Dam Safety Program Act to reauthorize the national dam safety program, S. 2832, to reauthorize and improve the program authorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, S. 2430, to amend the Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1990 to provide for implementation of recommendations of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service contained in the Great Lakes Fishery Resources Restoration Study, S. 1509, to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to add non-human primates to the definition of prohibited wildlife species, S. 2041, to provide for the conveyance of a United States Fish and Wildlife Service administrative site to the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, S. 2127, to redesignate the Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge in the State of Virginia as the ``Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge'', S. Res. 301, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the National Audubon Society, S. 2781, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to enhance the security of wastewater treatment works, S. 2650, to designate the Federal courthouse to be constructed in Greenville, South Carolina, as the ``Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. Federal Courthouse'', S. 801, to designate the United States courthouse located at 300 North Hogan Street, Jacksonville, Florida, as the ``John Milton Bryan Simpson United States Courthouse'', the proposed Great Lakes Coordination and Oversight Act, S. 2023, to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to improve that Act, the nominations of Molly A. O'Neill, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and Dale Klein, of Texas, Gregory B. Jaczko, of the District of Columbia, and Peter B. Lyons, of Virginia, each to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and other pending committee business, 9:30 a.m., SD-628.
Committee on Finance: May 23, Subcommittee on Long-Term Growth and Debt Reduction, to hold hearings to examine encouraging economic self-determination in Indian country, 2:30 p.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations: May 23, to hold hearings to examine the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage, with a declaration, done at Vienna on September 12, 1997, Convention Adopted by a Diplomatic Conference convened by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and opened for signature at Vienna, September 29, 1997, during the IAEA General Conference
(Treaty Doc. 107-21), S. Res. 312, expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need for the United States to address global climate change through the negotiation of fair and effective international commitments, S. Res. 359, concerning the Government of Romania's ban on intercountry adoptions and the welfare of orphaned or abandoned children in Romania, S. Res. 456, expressing the sense of the Senate on the discussion by the North Atlantic Council of secure, sustainable, and reliable sources of energy, S. 559, to make the protection of vulnerable populations, especially women and children, who are affected by a humanitarian emergency a priority of the United States Government, S. 1950, to promote global energy security through increased cooperation between the United States and India in diversifying sources of energy, stimulating development of alternative fuels, developing and deploying technologies that promote the clean and efficient use of coal, and improving energy efficiency, S. 2125, to promote relief, security, and democracy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, S. 2200, to establish a United States-Poland parliamentary youth exchange program, S. 2566, to provide for coordination of proliferation interdiction activities and conventional arms disarmament, S. 2697, to establish the position of the United States Ambassador for ASEAN, and pending nominations, 2:15 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
May 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Gaddi H. Vasquez, of California, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as U.S. Representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, and John Clint Williamson, of Louisiana, to be Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Issues, Department of State, 3:30 p.m., SD-419.
May 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the current status of United Nations reform, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
May 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Michael E. Ranneberger, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Kenya, Eric M. Bost, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa, and W. Stuart Symington IV, of Missouri, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Djibouti, 3 p.m., SD-
106.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: May 22, business meeting to consider the nominations of Robert J. Portman, of Ohio, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Robert Irwin Cusick, Jr., of Kentucky, to be Director of the Office of Government Ethics, and David L. Norquist, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Homeland Security, Time to be announced, S-216, Capitol.
May 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Lurita Alexis Doan, of Virginia, to be Administrator of General Services, 2 p.m., SD-342.
May 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of R. David Paulison, of Florida, to be Under Secretary for Federal Emergency Management, Department of Homeland Security, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
May 25, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security, to hold hearings to examine Congress' role in Federal financial management, focusing on Congress' role and effectiveness in the Federal budget process, as well as ways it can improve the management of Federal funds, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
Committee on Indian Affairs: May 25, to hold an oversight hearing to examine Indian education, 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
Committee on the Judiciary: May 23, to hold hearings to examine ensuring competition and innovation related to reconsidering communication laws, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
May 23, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, to hold hearings to examine post-grant review procedures and other litigation reforms relating to patents, 2 p.m., SD-226.
May 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the McCarran-
Ferguson Act, focusing on implications of repealing the insurers' antitrust exemption, 10:15 a.m., SD-226.
May 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine judicial nominations, 2 p.m., SD-226.
May 25, Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights, to hold hearings to examine the consequences of legalized assisted suicide and euthanasia, 1 p.m., SD-226.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: May 25, to hold hearings to examine pending benefits related legislation, 10 a.m., SR-418.
Select Committee on Intelligence: May 23, closed business meeting to mark up intelligence authorization for fiscal year 2007, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
May 24, Full Committee, closed business meeting to consider intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
Special Committee on Aging: May 25, to hold hearings to examine the status of preparing for a pandemic flu, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
House Committees
Committee on Appropriations, May 23, Subcommittee on Defense, an oversight hearing on Defense Contracting, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
May 25, full Committee, to consider the Legislative Branch appropriations for Fiscal Year 2007, 9 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
Committee on Armed Services, May 24, hearing on Border Security--
Mission of the National Guard, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
May 25, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities, hearing on Applying Lessons Learned From Hurricane Katrina: How the Department of Defense Is Preparing for the Upcoming Hurricane Season, 10 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
Committee on the Budget, May 25, hearing on the Line-Item Veto--
Perspectives on Applications and Effects, 9:30 a.m., 210 Cannon.
Committee on Education and the Workforce, May 23, Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness, hearing on Paying for College: Innovative Private-Sector Proposals to Complement Record Federal Investment in Student Aid,'' 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, May 23, Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous, hearing on H.R. 2567, Antifreeze Bittering Act of 2005, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
May 23, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Examining the Federal Government's Partnership With America's Pharmacists,'' 11 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
May 24, Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, hearing entitled
``Vehicle and Fuels Technology: Next Generation,'' 1 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, May 23, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, to consider the following bills: H.R. 1999, State and Local Housing Flexibility Act of 2005; and H.R. 5039, Saving America's Rural Housing Act of 2006, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
May 24, full Committee, to consider the following bills: H.R. 5117, To exempt persons with disabilities from the prohibition against providing section 8 rental assistance to college students; H.R. 4127, Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA); H.R. 5341, Seasoned Customer CTR Exemption Act of 2006; H.R. 4804, FHA Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act of 2006; H.R. 3043, Zero Downpayment Pilot Program Act of 2005; H.R. 5347, HOPE VI Reauthorization Act of 2006; H.R. 5121, Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2006; and H.R. 5068, Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2006, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
May 25, to continue hearings entitled ``Protecting Investors and Fostering Efficient Markets: A Review of the S.E.C. Agenda,'' 1 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
May 25, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Office of Thrift Supervision,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Government Reform, May 23, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and Human Resources, hearing entitled ``FY 2007 Drug Control Budget and the Byrne Grant, HIDTA, and Other Law Enforcement Programs: Are We Jeopardizing Federal, State and Local Cooperation?'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
May 23, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce and Agency Organization, hearing entitled ``Office of Government Ethics Reauthorization,'' 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
May 23, Subcommittee on Federalism and the Census, hearing entitled ``Public Housing in the Competitive Market Place: Do Affordable and Public Housing Development Benefit from Private Market and Other Financing Tools?'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
May 24, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Getting Ready for the
'06 Hurricane Season,'' 1 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on Homeland Security, May 23, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk, executive, briefing on sharing information among Federal intelligence partners: DHS access and information controls, 11 a.m., H2-176 Fore.
May 24, full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Need for CFIUS Reform to Address Homeland Security Concerns,'' 1 p.m., 311 Cannon.
May 24, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment, hearing entitled ``Examining the Progress of the DHS Chief Intelligence Officer,'' 3:30 p.m., 311 Cannon.
May 25, Subcommittee on Prevention of Nuclear and Biological Attack, hearing entitled ``Enlisting Foreign Cooperation in U.S. Efforts to Prevent Nuclear Smuggling,'' 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
Committee on House Administration, May 25, oversight hearing on the Smithsonian Business Ventures, 12 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
Committee on International Relations, May 25, to consider pending business, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
May 25, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations, briefing and hearing on Food Aid: Taking a Bite out of Hunger, 11 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
May 25, Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Nonproliferation, hearing on the A.Q. Khan Network: Case Closed? 2 p.m., 2255 Rayburn.
May 25, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, hearing on U.S.-
Canada Relations, 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary, May 23, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, hearing on H.R. 435, Equal Access to Justice Reform Act of 2005, 4 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
May 23, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, hearing on H.R. 4239, Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
May 25, full Committee, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 5417, Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2006; H.R. 4777, Internet Gambling Prohibition Act; H.R. 4411, Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006; H.R. 4894, To provide for certain access to national crime information databases by schools and education agencies for employment purposes, with respect to individuals who work with children; H.R. 5318, Cyber-Security Enhancement and Consumer Data Protection Act of 2006; and H.R. 4127, Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA), 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
May 25, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, oversight hearing on Alien Smuggling: Issues and Responses, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Resources, May 25, Subcommittee on National Parks, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 4275, To amend Public Law 106-
348 to extend the authorization for establishing a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States; H.R. 5057, 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; and S. 1627, Delaware National Coastal Special Resources Study Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Rules, May 22, to consider the Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies appropriations for Fiscal Year 2007, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
May 23, to consider the Homeland Security appropriations for Fiscal Year 2007, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
Committee on Science, May 24, Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards, hearing on the Views of the NIST Nobel Laureates on Science Policy, 9:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business, May 23, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Oversight, hearing entitled ``The Liabilities Driving Better Consumer Data Protection Practices,'' 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
May 25, Subcommittee on Rural Enterprises, Agriculture and Technology, hearing entitled ``Unlocking Charitable Giving,'' 9:45 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, May 23, Subcommittee on Railroads, hearing on Impacts of Railroad-Owned Waste Facilities, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
May 24, Subcommittee on Highways, Transit and Pipelines, oversight hearing on Understanding Contemporary Public Private Highway Transactions: The Future of Infrastructure Finance? 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, May 15, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, oversight hearing on VA's oversight on patient safety, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
Committee on Ways and Means, May 23, Subcommittee on Human Resources, hearing to Review Proposals To Improve Child Protective Services, 2 p.m., B-318 Rayburn.
May 25, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on Charities and Employment Taxes: Are Charities in the Combined Federal Campaign Meeting Their Employment Tax Responsibilities? 11 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, May 25, executive, briefing on Global Updates/Hotspots, 9 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
May 26, hearing on Media's Role and Responsibilities on Leaks of Classified Information, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
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