[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 42 (Monday, March 12, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D313-D315]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                             MARCH 13, 2007

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2008 for the Environmental 
Protection Agency, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of James R. Kunder, of Virginia, to be Deputy 
Administrator, Douglas Menarchik, of Texas, to be an Assistant 
Administrator, Paul J. Bonicelli, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
Administrator, and Katherine Almquist, of Virginia, to be an 
Assistant Administrator, all of the United States Agency for 
International Development, Margrethe Lundsager, of Virginia, to be 
United States Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund, 
Eli Whitney Debevoise II, of Maryland, to be United States Executive 
Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
Development, and Curtis S.

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Chin, of New York, to be United States Director of the Asian 
Development Bank, with the rank of Ambassador, 3 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold joint 
hearings with House Committee on Education and Labor to examine 
improving No Child Left Behind to close the achievement gap, 
relating to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
reauthorzation, 9:30 a.m., 2175 RHOB.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine 
United States international efforts to secure radiological 
materials, focusing on Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission efforts to secure radiological materials through the 
International Atomic Energy Agency and the other multilateral 
organizations, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Benjamin Hale Settle, to be United States District 
Judge for the Western District of Washington, Frederick J. Kapala, 
to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of 
Illinois, and Halil Suleyman Ozerden, to be United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Department Operations, 
Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry, hearing to review the federal 
food stamp program and its impact on children's health, 10 a.m., 
1302 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations,, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on 
Secretary of Agriculture, 2 p.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, 
on NASA, 10 a.m., 2362A Rayburn and 2 p.m., 2362B Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related 
Agencies, on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 10 a.m., 2362B Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Secret Service, 10 a.m., H-
309 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, on 
Arts Panel, 10:30 a.m., on the Social and Economic Status of Native 
Americans, 1:30 p.m., and on Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of the 
Special Trustee, 2 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and 
Related Agencies, on Department of Education: Elementary and 
Secondary Education, and Special Education and Rehabilitation 
Services, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, on Capitol Visitor Center, 
1:30 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans' Affairs, and 
Related Agencies, on Navy Budget, 9:30 and a hearing on Veterans' 
Claims Process, 1 p.m., H-143 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, 
on Millenium Challenge Account, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, 
and Related Agencies, on Status of Public Housing and HOPE VI, 10 
a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, to mark up H.R. 1362, Accountability 
in Contracting Act, 8:30 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on overview of 
military resale programs, 10 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on the adequacy of the Fiscal 
Year 2008 National Defense Authorization Budget Request to meet 
readiness needs, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, to mark 
up the following bills: H.R. 477, Stroke Treatment and Ongoing 
Prevention Act; H.R. 727, Trauma Care Systems Planning and 
Development Act of 2007; H.R. 545, Native American Methamphetamine 
Enforcement and Treatment Act of 2007; H.R. 1132, National Breast 
and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program Reauthorization Act of 
2007; and H.R. 493, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 
2007, 3 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``Post Katrina Health Care: Continuing Concerns and Immediate Needs 
in the New Orleans Region,'' 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, hearing entitled ``Hedge Funds 
and Systemic Risk in the Financial Markets,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, hearing on Tibet: Status of the 
Sino-Tibetan Dialogue, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, hearing on Haiti's Development 
Needs, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, to mark up H.R. 1401, Rail and 
Public Transportation Security Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries, 
Wildlife, and Oceans, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 50, 
Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization Act of 
2007; and H.R. 465, Asian Elephant Conservation Reauthorization Act 
of 2007, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Reform, to consider H.R. 1433, to 
provide for the treatment of the District of Columbia as a 
Congressional district for the purposes of representation in the 
House of Representatives, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, to consider H.R. 985, Whistleblower Protection 
Enhancement Act of 2007, 3:30 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science and Technology, hearing on Science and 
Technology Leadership in a 21st Century Global Economy, 1 p.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Highways and Transit, hearing on U.S./Mexican Trucking: Safety and 
the Cross Border Demonstration Project,'' 1 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Disability 
Assistance and Memorial Affairs, to mark up the following bills: 
H.R. 797, Dr. James Allen Veteran Vision Equity Act; and H.R. 1284, 
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2007; 
followed by a hearing on the Impact of OIF/OEF on the VA Claims 
Process, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Health, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 612, 
Returning Servicemember VA Healthcare Insurance Act of 2007; and 
H.R. 327, Joshua Omvig Veterans Suicide Prevention Act, 1:30 p.m., 
334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on 
Katrina Redevelopment Tax Issues, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, hearing on 
Facilities and Infrastructures, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
Pensions, to hold joint hearings with House Committee on Education 
and Labor to examine improving No Child Left Behind to close the 
achievement gap, relating to the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act reauthorization, 9:30 a.m., 2175 RHOB.