Volume 151, No. 42 covering the 1st Session of the 109th Congress (2005 - 2006) was published by the Congressional Record.
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“COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2005-04-13” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D321-D323 on April 12, 2005.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,
APRIL 13, 2005
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2006 for the Office of the Secretary of the Senate and the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, 10:30 a.m., SD-138.
Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2006 for the Office of the Chief Economist, the Office of Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, the Office of Natural Resources and the Environment, the Office of Rural Development, and the Office of Research, Education, and Economics, all of the Department of Agriculture, 12:30 p.m., SD-192.
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, to hold hearings to examine high risk areas in the management of the Department of Defense in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2006, 10 a.m., SR-232A.
Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings to examine active and Reserve military and civilian personnel programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2006, 1:30 p.m., SR-
232A.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the Federal Home Loan Bank System, 10 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold hearings to examine S. 714, to amend section 227 of the Communications Act of 1934 relating to the prohibition on junk fax transmissions, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 11:30 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: business meeting to consider the nominations of Luis Luna, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, John Paul Woodley, Jr., of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army, Major General Don T. Riley, United States Army, to be a Member and President of the Mississippi River Commission, Brigadier General William T. Grisoli, United States Army, to be a Member of the Mississippi River Commission, D. Michael Rappoport, of Arizona, and Michael Butler, of Tennessee, each to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation, Stephen L. Johnson, of Maryland, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and pending legislation, 9:15 a.m., SD-406.
Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine The U.S.-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement, 10 a.m., SD-628.
Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Daniel Fried, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs, and Robert Joseph, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: business meeting to consider the nomination of Lester M. Crawford, of Maryland, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services, 10 a.m., SD-430.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: business meeting to consider S. 21, to provide for homeland security grant coordination and simplification, S. 335, to reauthorize the Congressional Award Act, S. 494, to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, S. 501, to provide a site for the National Women's History Museum in the District of Columbia, and certain committee reports, 11 a.m., SD-
342.
Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold oversight hearings to examine Indian Health, 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine securing electronic personal data, focusing on striking a balance between privacy and commercial and governmental use, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights, to hold hearings to examine judicial activism regarding federal and state marriage protection initiatives, 2 p.m., SD-226.
Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold a closed briefing on intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
House
Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, on Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and on the Administration on Aging, 10:15 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on the Departments of Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia and Independent Agencies, on OMB, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs, on Millennium Challenge Corporation, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, on National Park Service, 10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
Committee on Education and the Workforce, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 739, Occupational Safety and Health Small Business Day in Court Act of 2005; H.R. 740, Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Efficiency Act of 2005; H.R. 741, Occupational Safety and Health Independent Review of OSHA Citations Act of 2005; H.R. 742, Occupational Safety and Health Small Employer Access to Justice Act of 2005; and H.R. 940, Recreational Marine Employment Act of 2005, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, to continue markup of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, hearing entitled ``The Administration Perspective on GSE Regulatory Reform,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing on H.R. 1042, Net Worth Amendment for Credit Unions Act, 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Government Reform, to consider the following: H.R. 22, Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act; H.R. 1533, Federal Energy Management Improvement Act of 2005; H.R. 504, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4960 West Washington Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, as the ``Ray Charles Post Office Building;'' H.R. 1001, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 301 South Heatherwilde Boulevard in Pflugerville, Texas, as the ``Sergeant Byron W. Norwood Post Office Building;'' H.R. 1072, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 151 West End Street in Goliad, Texas, as the ``Judge Emilio Vargas Post Office Building;'' H.R. 1082, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 East Illinois Avenue in Vinita, Oklahoma, as the ``Francis C. Goodpaster Post Office Building;'' H.R. 1236, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 750 4th Street in Sparks, Nevada, as the ``Mayor Tony Armstrong Memorial Post Office;'' H.R. 1524, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 12433 Antioch Road in Overland Park, Kansas, as the ``Ed Eilert Post Office Building;'' a measure To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 695 Pleasant Street in New Bedford, Massachusetts, the ``Honorable Judge George N. Leighton Post Office Building;'' H. Res. 184, Recognizing a National Week of Hope in commemoration of the 10-year anniversary of the terrorist bombing in Oklahoma City, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on Homeland Security, hearing entitled ``The Department of Homeland Security: Promoting Risk-Based Prioritization and Management,'' 1:30 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
Committee on International Relations, hearing on U.S. Response to Global AIDS Crisis: A Two-Year Review, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Middle East and Central Asia, to mark up H.R. 282, Iran Freedom Support Act, 12 p.m., 2255 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, hearing on U.S. Trade Agreements with Latin America, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary, to mark up the following measures: H.R. 32, Stop Counterfeiting in Manufactured Goods Act; H.R. 748, Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act; H.R. 1279, Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act of 2005; H.R. 800, Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act; and H.R. 866, To make technical corrections to the United States Code, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims, oversight hearing on Immigration and the Alien Gang Epidemic: Problems and Solutions, 4 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Resources, to mark up the Domestic Energy Security Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, oversight hearing on Management Challenges for Grazing and Range Conservation in the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management, 3:30 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
Subcommittee on Water and Power, oversight hearing entitled ``The Role of New Surface and Groundwater Storage in Providing Reliable Water and Power Supplies and Reducing Drought's Impacts,'' 1 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
Committee on Science, to mark up H.R. 1215, Green Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2005, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business, hearing entitled ``Private Equity for Small Firms: The Importance of the Participating Securities Program,'' 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, to mark up H.R. 889, Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2005, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, oversight hearing on Wastewater Blending, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Ways and Means, to mark up H.R. 1541, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance energy infrastructure properties in the United States and to encourage the use of certain energy technologies, 10:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, hearing on FBI Budget, 10 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
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