[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 47 (Monday, March 19, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D356-D357]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                             MARCH 20, 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 Department of 
the Interior, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the 
United States Air Force in review of the Defense Authorization 
Request for fiscal year 2008 and the future years Defense Program, 
9:30 a.m., SR-325.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism, to continue hearings to 
examine economic and safety concerns relating to promoting travel to 
America (Part II), 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Innovation, to hold 
hearings to examine energy innovation, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of Stephen Jeffrey Isakowitz, of Virginia, to 
be Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Energy, 10 a.m., SD-
366.
  Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold hearings to examine S. 
126, to modify the boundary of Mesa Verde National Park, S. 257, to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to determine 
the feasibility of establishing the Columbia-Pacific National 
Heritage Area in the States of Washington and Oregon, S. 289, to 
establish the Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage 
Area, S. 443, to establish the Sangre de Cristo National Heritage 
Area in the State of Colorado, S. 444, to establish the South Park 
National Heritage Area in the State of Colorado, S. 500, to 
establish the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of the 
National Museum of the American Latino to develop a plan of action 
for the establishment and maintenance of a National Museum of the 
American Latino in Washington, D.C., H.R. 512, to establish the 
Commission to Study the Potential Creation of the National Museum of 
the American Latino to develop a plan of action for the 
establishment and maintenance of a National Museum of the American 
Latino in Washington, D.C., S. 637, to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of establishing 
the Chattahoochee Trace National Heritage Corridor in Alabama and 
Georgia, S. 817, to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands 
Management Act of 1996 to provide additional authorizations for 
certain National Heritage Areas, and for other proposes; and S. Con. 
Res. 6, expressing the sense of Congress that the National Museum of 
Wildlife Art, located in Jackson, Wyoming, should be designated as 
the ``National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States'', 2:30 
p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: to receive testimony on identifying needs, 
partnerships, and resources relating to a competitive education, 10 
a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on African Affairs, 
to hold hearings to examine Chad and the Central African Republic, 
focusing on the regional impact of the Darfur crisis, 10 a.m., SD-
419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee 
on Retirement and Aging, to hold hearings to examine the state of 
Alzheimer's disease research 100 years later, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations, to continue hearings to examine 
Medicare doctors who cheat on their taxes and efforts to address the 
problem, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine combating 
war profiteering, focusing on investigating and prosecuting 
contracting fraud and abuse in Iraq, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, 
to hold hearings to examine monopoly or competition from new 
technologies relating to the XM-Sirius merger, 2:15 p.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.

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                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on 
Research and Economics, 1 p.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, 
on Equal Employment Opportunities Commission, 10 a.m., and on 
International Trade Administration/Bureau of Industry and Security, 
2 p.m., H-310 Capital.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related 
Agencies, on Department of Energy: Energy Supply and Conservation/
Fossil Energy/Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, 10 a.m., 
2362B Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Determining Critical 
Infrastructure and How To Protect It, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior and Environment, and Related Agencies, on 
National Endowment for the Humanities/National Endowment for the 
Arts, 9:30 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and 
Related Agencies, on Worker Protection Agencies, 10 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, on Library of Congress: Future 
of Digital Libraries, 1:30 p.m., H-144 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans' Affairs, and 
Related Agencies, on Base Realignment and Closure, 9:30 a.m., and on 
VA Long-Term Health/Nursing Home Care, 1:30 p.m., H-143 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, to mark up the Wounded Warrior 
Assistance Act of 2007, 4:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on the Fiscal Year 2008 
National Defense Authorization Budget Requests for military 
construction, family housing, base closures and facilities' 
operations and maintenance, 1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces, hearing on U.S. 
shipyard modernization initiatives and ship cost reduction, 2 p.m., 
2212 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing on the Fiscal Year 2008 
National Defense Authorization Budget Request for the Department of 
Energy's atomic energy defense activities, 10 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Air 
Quality, hearing on Climate Change: Perspectives of Utility CEOs, 10 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, to mark up 
H.R. 518, International Solid Waste Importation and Management Act 
of 2007, 2:30 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Domestic and 
International Monetary Policy, Trade and Technology, hearing on H.R. 
180, Darfur Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007, 1 p.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, hearing on Proposed Legislation on 
Iraq, 9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and 
Oversight, hearing on Welcome to America? 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, hearing entitled ``Organizational 
and Policy Proposals for the Fiscal Year 2008 Department of Homeland 
Security Authorization: Positioning US-VISIT for Success and 
Establishing a Quadrennial Homeland Security Review Process,'' 10 
a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism, to 
continue hearings entitled ``Crossing the Border: Immigrants in 
Detention and Victims of Trafficking,'' 3 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, Subcommittee on Elections, to 
continue hearings on Election Reform: Auditing Federal Elections, 2 
p.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, hearing on the Inspector General's 
Independent Report on the FBI's Use of National Security Letters, 
9:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, hearing 
on the Second Chance Act of 2007, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources, oversight hearing on the effect of global climate change 
on public lands and resources as a result of federal energy policies 
and actions, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Lands, oversight 
hearing on Yellowstone National Park Bison, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
Government Management, Organization, and Procurement, hearing on 
Federal Financial Statements for Fiscal Year 2006: Fiscal Outlook, 
Management Weaknesses and Consequences, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Research and 
Science Education, hearing on National Science Foundation 
Reauthorization, Part I, 10:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, 
oversight hearing on Post-Katrina Temporary Housing: Dilemmas and 
Solutions, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, hearing on Motorcoach 
Safety, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on 
IRS Operations and the Tax Gap, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Trade, hearing on the U.S. Korea Free Trade 
Agreement Negotiations, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, hearing on 
Signals Intelligence, 1 p.m., H-405 Capitol.