[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 54 (Wednesday, March 28, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D431-D433]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             MARCH 29, 2007

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the 
Department of the Navy in review of the Defense Authorization 
Request for fiscal year 2008 and the future years Defense Program, 
with the possibility of a closed session in SR-222 following the 
open session, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine the nomination of David James Gribbin IV, of 
Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Transportation, 
11 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: business meeting to 
consider S. 521, to designate the Federal building and United States 
courthouse and customhouse located at 515 West First Street in 
Duluth, Minnesota, as the ``Gerald W. Heany Federal Building and 
United States Courthouse and Customhouse'', S. 801, to designate a 
United States courthouse located in Fresno, California, as the 
``Robert E. Coyle United States Courthouse'', S. 992, to achieve 
emission reductions and cost savings through accelerated use of 
cost-effective lighting technologies in public buildings, S. 496, to 
reauthorize and improve the program authorized by the Appalachian 
Regional Development Act of 1965, the Water Resources Development 
Act of 2007, and the nominations of Roger Romulus Martella, Jr., of 
Virginia, to be Assistant Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, and Bradley Udall, of Colorado, to be a Member of 
the Board of Trustees of the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and 
Excellence In National Environmental Policy Foundation, 10 a.m., S-
211, Capitol.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine clean energy 
from the margins to the mainstream, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government 
Information, Federal Services, and International Security, to hold 
hearings to examine eliminating and recovering improper payments, 
focusing on the Office of Management and Budget report entitled 
``Improving the Accuracy and Integrity of Improper Payments'', 10 
a.m., SD-342.

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  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine Indian trust fund litigation, 9:15 a.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to continue hearings to examine 
Department of Justice hiring and firing of United States Attorneys, 
focusing on preserving prosecutorial independence, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 236, to require 
reports to Congress on Federal agency use of data mining, S. 376, to 
amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the provisions 
relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement 
officers, S. 849, to promote accessibility, accountability, and 
openness in Government by strengthening section 552 of title 5, 
United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of 
Information Act), S. 119, to prohibit profiteering and fraud 
relating to military action, relief, and reconstruction efforts, S. 
621, to establish commissions to review the facts and circumstances 
surrounding injustices suffered by European Americans, European 
Latin Americans, and Jewish refugees during World War II, and S. 
Res. 108, designating the first week of April 2007 as ``National 
Asbestos Awareness Week'' and to discuss the possibility of the 
issuance of certain subpoenas in connection with investigation into 
replacement of United States Attorneys, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: business meeting 
to mark up S. 163, to improve the disaster loan program of the Small 
Business Administration, 9:30 a.m., SR-428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold joint hearings with the 
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative 
presentation of AMVETS, American Ex-Prisoners of War, Military Order 
of the Purple Heart, Gold Star Wives of America, Fleet Reserve 
Association, the Retired Enlisted Association, Military Officers 
Association of America, and the National Association of State 
Directors of Veterans Affairs, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: closed business meeting and 
hearing regarding certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic 
Agriculture, hearing to review colony collapse disorder in honey bee 
colonies across the United States, 10 a.m., 1302 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on 
Food Safety and Inspection Service, 1 p.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, 
on Commission on Civil Rights/Legal Services Corporation/State 
Justice Institute, 10 a.m., and on International Trade Commission, 2 
p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Defense, on Secretary of Defense, 10 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related 
Agencies, on Weapons Activities Oversight, 10 a.m., and on 
Department of Energy: Weapons Activities and Naval Reactors, 2 p.m., 
2362B Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Financial Services, General Government, and 
Related Agencies, on IRS, 10 a.m., 2220 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Bioterrorism Preparedness 
and the Role of Department of Homeland Security Chief Medical 
Officer, 10 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, on 
Bureau of Indian Affairs/Office of the Special Trustee, 3 p.m., B-
308 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and 
Related Agencies, on public witnesses, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, on House of Representatives, 
10 a.m., H-144 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans' Affairs, and 
Related Agencies, on Air Force Budget, 2 p.m., H-143 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, 
on Public Witnesses, 10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and 
Related Agencies, on Transportation Safety: National Highway Traffic 
Safety Administration/Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration/
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration/National 
Transportation Safety Board, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, 
hearing on overview of morale, welfare and recreation (MWR) 
programs, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, 
Elementary and Secondary Education, hearing on How NCLB Affects 
Students with Disabilities, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Air 
Quality, hearing entitled ``Climate Change: Lessons Learned from 
Existing Cap and Trade Programs,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, to continue markup of H.R. 1427, 
Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2007 and to mark up the 
following: H.R. 1515, to amend the Housing and Community Development 
Act of 1974 to treat certain communities as metropolitan cities for 
purposes of the community development block grant program; H.R. 
1675, Preservation Approval Process Improvement Act of 2007; and 
H.R. 1676, Native American Home Ownership Opportunity Act of 2007, 
10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, hearing on the 2007 Country Reports 
on Human Rights Practices and the Promotion of Human Rights in U.S. 
Foreign Policy, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, 
Cybersecurity and Science and Technology, to mark up H.R. 1680, 
Secure Handling of Ammonium Nitrate Act of 2007, 10:30 a.m., 1539 
Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, to mark up H.R. 1281, Deceptive 
Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2007, 10:30 a.m., 
2141 Rayburn.

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  Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, hearing on 
Ensuring Executive Branch Accountability, 1 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries, 
Wildlife and Oceans, oversight hearing on ocean policy priorities in 
the United States, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, hearing 
on the following bills: H.R. 189, Paterson Great Falls National Park 
Act of 2007; H.R. 359, Cesar Estrade Chavez Study Act; and H.R. 
1080, Grand Teton National Park Extension Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, to consider the 
following measures, H.R. 401, National Capital Transportation 
Amendments Act of 2007; H.R. 1124, To extend the District of 
Columbia College Access Act of 1999; H.R. 1402, To designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 320 South 
Lecanto Highway in Lecanto, Florida, as the ``Sergeant Dennis J. 
Flanagan Lecanto Post Office Building;'' H.R. 1425, To designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4551 East 
52nd Street in Odessa, Texas, as the ``Staff Sergeant Marvin `Rex' 
Young Post Office Building;'' H.R. 988, To designate the Facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 5757 Tilton Avenue in 
Riverside, California, as the ``Lieutenant Todd Jason Bryant Post 
Office;'' H.R. 1434, To designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 896 Pittsburgh Street in Springdale, 
Pennsylvania, as the ``Rachel Carson Post Office Building;'' H. Con. 
Res. 88, Honoring the life of Ernest Gallo; H. Con. Res. 71, 
Commemorating the 85th anniversary of the founding of the American 
Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA), a leading 
association for the Nation's 1.3 million American citizens of Greek 
Ancestry, and Philhellenes; H. Res. 179, Expressing support for a 
National Foster Parents Day; and H. Res. 273, Supporting the goals 
and ideals of Financial Literacy Month, 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, hearing on Build It and They Will 
Come: Do Taxpayer-financed Sports Stadiums, Convention Centers and 
Hotels deliver as promised for America's Cities, 10:30 a.m., 2247 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Research and 
Science Education, hearing on reauthorizing the National Science 
Foundation, Part 2, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing on JPDO and the 
Next Generation Air Transportation System: Status and Issues, 10 
a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing entitled ``The Importance of 
Patent Reform on Small Businesses,'' 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Aviation, hearing on the FAA's oversight of Outsourced Air Carrier 
Maintenance, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and 
Emergency Management, hearing on The SouthEast Crescent Authority 
and the Northern Border Economic Development Commission, 2 p.m., 
2167 Rayburn.


                             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 AMVETS, American Ex-
Prisoners of War, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Gold Star 
Wives of America, Fleet Reserve Association, the Retired Enlisted 
Association, Military Officers Association of America, and the 
National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs, 9:30 
a.m., SD-226.