[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 33 (Tuesday, February 27, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D223-D225]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





          COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2007

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, 
Treasury, the Judiciary, and Housing and Urban Development, and 
Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine AMTRAK 2008, 10:30 
a.m., SD-138.
  Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings to provide an overview 
of the President's proposed budget for fiscal

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year 2008 for defense-related matters, 10:30 a.m., SD-192.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and 
Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine one year after the 
Sago and Alma coalmining disasters relating to efforts to improve 
mine safety, 2 p.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program, 10:30 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Consumer Affairs, Insurance, and Automotive Safety, to hold 
hearings to examine vehicle safety for children, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Subcommittee on Space, Aeronautics, and Related Agencies, to hold 
hearings to examine the President's budget request for fiscal year 
2008 for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 
2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine the President's budget request for fiscal year 2008 for the 
USDA Forest Service, 9:45 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine 
comprehensive immigration reform, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: to hold hearings to examine 
Senate Committee Budget Requests, 9:30 a.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: to hold hearings 
to examine the President's Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2008 for 
the Small Business Administration, 10 a.m., SR-428A.
  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine the aging 
workforce, focusing on its meaning for businesses and the economy, 
10:30 a.m., SD-628.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, 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, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on 
FDA, 10 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, 
on National Science Board, 10 a.m., and on Science Funding, 2 p.m., 
2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related 
Agencies, on Energy Outlook--the Next Decade, 10 a.m., 2362B 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, on 
Consumer Issues, 10 a.m., 2220 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, on 
the EPA, 9 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and 
Related Agencies, on Health Resources Services Administration, 10 
a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and 
Related Agencies, on Fiscal Year 2007 Supplemental Request, 2 p.m., 
H-143 Capitol.
  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.
  Committee on Armed Services, hearing on the Fiscal Year 2008 
National Defense Budget Request from the Department of the Air 
Force, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on the impact of 
changes to the Reserve Montgomery G.I. Bill, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, hearing on Fiscal Challenges and the 
Economy in the Long Term, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and Labor, 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, 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.
  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.
  Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, hearing 
entitled ``H.R. 251, Truth in Caller ID Act of 2007,'' 2 p.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, 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, hearing on Iraq and U.S. Foreign 
Policy, 10 a.m., and a hearing on North Korea: The February 13th 
Agreement, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
  Committee on House Administration, to consider Committee funding 
requests, 9:30 a.m., and 2 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
  Antitrust Task Force, hearing on Competition and the Future of 
Digital Music, 3 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, oversight hearing on the Evolving 
West, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, to consider the 
following: Committee's Budget Views and Estimates for Fiscal Year 
2008 for submission to the Committee on the Budget; H. Res. 180, 
Honoring the life and achievements of Leo T. McCarthy and expressing 
profound sorrow on his death; H. Res. 162, Recognizing the 
contributions of the Negro Baseball Leagues and their players; and 
H. Con. Res. 62, Supporting the goals and

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ideals of a National Children and Families Day, in order to 
encourage adults in the United States to support and listen to 
children and to help children throughout the Nation achieve their 
hopes and dreams; followed by a hearing entitled ``Reforming the 
Presidential Library Funding Disclosure Process,'' 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  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.
  Committee on Rules, to consider H.R. 800, Employee Free Choice 
Act, 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science and Technology, 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, 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.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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, 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.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, hearing on 
Fiscal Year 2007 Supplemental Request, 10:30 a.m., H-405.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine meeting the 
challenge of income instability, 9:30 a.m., SD-562.