[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 32 (Monday, February 26, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D215-D217]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                           FEBRUARY 27, 2007

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2008 for 
agriculture programs, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the Supplemental 
Request for fiscal year 2007, 2:30 p.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the 
current and future worldwide threats to the national security of the 
United States; there is a possibility of a closed session in S-407 
following the open session, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety 
and Security, to hold hearings to examine S. 294, to reauthorize 
Amtrak, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine America's energy 
future, focusing on bold ideas and practical solutions, 10 a.m., SD-
215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Sam Fox, of Missouri, to be Ambassador to Belgium, 
and Stanley Davis Phillips, of North Carolina, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Estonia, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine the need for Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 
regulation of tobacco products, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the John 
R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act of 2007 relating 
to strengthening the criminal justice system, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold joint hearings with the 
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative 
presentation of the Disabled American Veterans, 2 p.m., 345 CHOB.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, February 28, Subcommittee on 
Horticulture and Organic Agriculture, hearing to review the 
proposals of the Department of Agriculture for the 2007 Farm Bill 
with respect to specialty crops and organic agriculture, 10 a.m., 
1302 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, February 27, Subcommittee on Homeland 
Security, on Secure Border Initiative, 3 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  February 27, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, on Interior Context, 9:30 a.m., and 1:30 p.m., B-308 
Rayburn.
  February 27, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education, and Related Agencies, on Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  February 27, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, on Architect of 
the Capitol: Long-Range Requirements, 1:30 p.m., H-144 Capitol.
  February 28, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on FDA, 10 a.m., 
2362A Rayburn.
  February 28, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and 
Related Agencies, on National Science Board, 10 a.m., and on Science 
Funding, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  February 28, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and 
Related Agencies, on Energy Outlook--the Next Decade, 10 a.m., 2362B 
Rayburn.
  February 28, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government, on Consumer Issues, 10 a.m., 2220 Rayburn.
  February 28 and 29, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies, on EPA, 9 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  February 28, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education, and Related Agencies, on Health Resources Services 
Administration, 10 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  February 28, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans' 
Affairs, and Related Agencies, on Fiscal Year 2007 Supplemental 
Request, 2 p.m., H-143 Capitol.
  February 28, Subcommittee on Transportation, and Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, on Transportation and Housing: 
Trends and Challenges over the Next Decade, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 1, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on USDA's Inspector 
General, 10 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  March 1, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, on NSF, 10 a.m., and 2 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  March 1, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related 
Agencies, on Bureau of Reclamation, 10 a.m., 2362B Rayburn.

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  March 1, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government, on Financial Services for Disadvantaged Communities, 10 
a.m., 2220 Rayburn.
  March 1, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Meeting Boarder 
Patrol Training Needs, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 1, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education, and Related Agencies, on Substance Abuse and Mental 
Health Services Administration/National Institute of Drug Abuse/
National Institute of Mental Health/and National Institute of 
Alcohol and Alcoholism, 10 a.m., 2325 Rayburn.
  March 1, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, on Architect of the 
Capitol: Budget, 10 a.m., H-144 Capitol.
  March 1, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans' Affairs, 
and Related Agencies, on Long-Term Challenges for Military 
Construction and Budget Overview, 1 p.m., H-143 Capitol.
  March 1, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs, on Global HIV/AID, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 1, Subcommittee on Transportation, and Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, on Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 2, Subcommittee on Defense, executive, on Walter Reed 
Infrastructure, 10 a.m., H-140 Rayburn.
  March 2, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, on Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry/
Chemical Safety Board/National Institute on Environmental Health 
Sciences, 9:30 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, February 28, hearing on the Fiscal 
Year 2008 National Defense Budget Request from the Department of the 
Air Force, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  February 28, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on the 
impact of changes to the Reserve Montgomery G.I. Bill, 2 p.m., 2212 
Rayburn.
  March 1, full Committee, on the Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense 
Budget Request from the Department of the Navy, 9:30 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  March 1, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on views of 
military advocacy and beneficiary groups, 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  March 1, Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces, 
hearing on integrated nuclear power systems for future Naval surface 
combatants, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, February 28, hearing on Fiscal Challenges 
and the Economy in the Long Term, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  March 1, hearing on the Department of Veterans Affairs Fiscal Year 
2008 Budget Priorities, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and Labor, February 27, Subcommittee on 
Healthy Families and Communities, hearing on Strengthening 
Communities: An Overview of Service and Volunteering in America, 2 
p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  February 28, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and 
Secondary Education, hearing on Improving Head Start for America's 
Children, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, February 28, Subcommittee on 
Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, hearing entitled ``The 
Lack of Diversity in Leadership Positions in NCAA Collegiate 
Sports,'' 9:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  February 28, Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, hearing 
entitled ``A Review of the Administration's Energy Proposal for the 
Transportation Sector,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  February 28, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, 
hearing entitled ``H.R. 251, Truth in Caller ID Act of 2007,'' 2 
p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  March 1, Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, 
hearing entitled ``The Environmental Protection Agency Fiscal Year 
2008 Budget Request,'' 10:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  March 1, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Covering the 
Uninsured Through the Eyes of a Child,'' 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  March 1, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, 
hearing entitled ``Digital Future of the United States: Part I--The 
Future of the World Wide Web,'' 10:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, February 28, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Insurance Claims 
Payment Processes in the Gulf Coast after the 2005 Hurricanes,'' 2 
p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, February 28, hearing on Iraq, 10 
a.m., and a hearing on North Korea, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 1, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global 
Environment, hearing on North Korean Human Rights: An Update, 2 
p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 1, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, hearing on Overview 
of U.S. Policy Toward Latin America, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, February 28, Subcommittee on 
Emergency Communication, Preparedness, and Response and the 
Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight, joint 
hearing entitled ``Reforming FEMA: Are We Making Progress?'' 10 
a.m., 311 Cannon.
  March 1, Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and 
Oversight, hearing entitled ``The Department of Homeland Security's 
Directorate: Goals and Objectives of the New Under Secretary,'' 2 
p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, February 28, to consider 
Committee funding requests, 9:30 a.m., and 2 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, February 28, to consider the 
following: pending Committee business; a resolution establishing an 
Antitrust Task Force; and H.R. 1130, Judicial Disclosure 
Responsibility Act, 10:15 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  February 28, Antitrust Task Force, hearing on Competition and the 
Future of Digital Music, 3 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  March 1, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil 
Liberties, hearing on S. 1, To provide

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greater transparency in the legislative process, 10 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, February 27, Subcommittee on 
Energy and Mineral Resources, oversight hearing to review the 
proposed fiscal year 2008 budget for the Minerals Management 
Services, the Bureau of Land Management, Energy and Minerals 
programs, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 
the Minerals and Geology Program of the Forest Service, and the U.S. 
Geological Survey, except for the activities and programs of the 
Water Resources Division, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  February 27, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans, 
oversight hearing on the Fiscal Year 2008 budget request for NOAA 
and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  February 27, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, oversight hearing on 
the Fiscal Year 2008 budget request for the Department of the 
Interior's Office of Insular Affairs, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  February 27, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public 
Lands, oversight hearing on the Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Request for 
the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service, 10 a.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  February 28, full Committee, oversight hearing on the Evolving 
West, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 1, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, 
oversight hearing on the Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Request for the 
National Park Service, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 1, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on H.R. 24, San 
Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, February 28, to 
consider pending business; followed by a hearing entitled 
``Reforming the Presidential Library Funding Disclosure Process,'' 
10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  February 28, Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, 
and Procurement, hearing entitled ``9/11 Health Effects: Federal 
Monitoring and Treatment of Residents and Responders,'' 12 p.m., 
2247 Rayburn.
  March 1, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Examine allegations of 
Political Interference with Government Climate Change Science,'' 10 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 1, Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census and National 
Archives, oversight hearing on The Presidential Records Act, 2 p.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, February 27, to consider H.R. 556, National 
Security Foreign Investment Reform and Strengthened Transparency Act 
of 2007, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  February 28, to consider H.R. 800, Employee Free Choice Act, 3 
p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science and Technology, February 28, to mark up the 
following bills: H.R. 85, Energy Technology Transfer Act; H.R. 1068, 
To amend the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991; H.R. 1126, To 
reauthorize the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and 
Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988; and H.R. 363, Sowing the 
Seeds through Science and Engineering Research Act, 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, February 28, to consider Committee's 
Budget Views and Estimates for Fiscal Year 2008 for submission to 
the Committee on the Budget, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  March 1, hearing entitled ``Increasing Access to Capital for Our 
Nation's Small Businesses, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, February 28, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing on Information and Security 
Management at the Department of Veterans Affairs, 2 p.m., 334 
Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, February 28, to consider Committee's 
Budget Views and Estimates for Fiscal Year 2008 for submission to 
the Committee on the Budget, 10 a.m., and to hold a hearing on 
Energy and Tax Policy, focusing on climate change, 10:30 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  March 1, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on Medicare Payment 
Advisory Commission's annual March report on Medicare payment 
policies, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, February 28, 
executive, hearing on Fiscal Year 2007 Supplemental Request, 10:30 
a.m., H-405.
  March 1, executive, to consider pending business, 1 p.m., H-405 
Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to hold 
joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to 
examine the legislative presentation of the Disabled American 
Veterans, 2 p.m., 345 CHOB.