[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 58 (Wednesday, April 11, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D484-D485]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             APRIL 12, 2007

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction 
and Veterans' Affairs, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2008 for the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine 
the current pet food recall, 2 p.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: with the Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs, to hold joint hearings to examine testimony on the 
Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs disability rating 
systems and the transition of service members from the Department of 
Defense to the Department of Veterans Affairs, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Security and International Trade and Finance, to hold hearings to 
examine the issue of piracy, focusing on intellectual property 
theft's impact on America's place in the global economy and 
strategies for improving enforcement, 2 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine Transportation Workers Identification 
Credentials (TWIC) implementations, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine S. 987, to enhance the energy security of the United States 
by promoting biofuels, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine filing federal 
income tax returns, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure, to 
hold hearings to examine international perspectives on alternative 
energy policy, focusing on incentives and mandates and their 
impacts, 2:15 p.m., SD-215.
  Full Committee, business meeting to mark up S. 3, to amend part D 
of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for fair 
prescription drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries, 6:40 p.m., SD-
215.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine closing the gap relating to equal pay for women 
workers, 2 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Ad Hoc 
Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery, to hold hearings to examine a 
dialogue on removing obstacles to

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the recovery effort, focusing on the Government Accountability 
Office's analysis of the Gulf Coast recovery, 2 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business; to be followed immediately by an oversight 
hearing on Tribal Colleges and Universities, 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine 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. 1079, to establish the Star-Spangled Banner and War of 
1812 Bicentennial Commission, S. 221, to amend title 9, United 
States Code, to provide for greater fairness in the arbitration 
process relating to livestock and poultry contracts, 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, S. 735, to amend title 18, United States Code, 
to improve the terrorist hoax statute, S. 236, to require reports to 
Congress on Federal agency use of data mining, H.R. 740, to amend 
title 18, United States Code, to prevent caller ID spoofing, S. Res. 
112, designating April 6, 2007, as ``National Missing Persons Day'', 
and the nominations of Robert Gideon Howard, Jr., of Arkansas, to be 
United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 
Frederick J. Kapala, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge 
for the Northern District of Illinois, Halil Suleyman Ozerden, of 
Mississippi, to be United States District Judge for the Southern 
District of Mississippi, and Benjamin Hale Settle, of Washington, to 
be United States District Judge for the Western District of 
Washington; and the possibility of the issuance of certain subpoenas 
in connection with the investigation into the replacement of United 
States Attorneys, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: with the Committee on Armed 
Services, to hold joint hearings to examine testimony on the 
Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs disability rating 
systems and the transition of service members from the Department of 
Defense to the Department of Veterans Affairs, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  No committee meetings are scheduled.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Armed Services, with the 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to hold joint hearings to examine 
testimony on the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs 
disability rating systems and the transition of service members from 
the Department of Defense to the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, with the 
Committee on Armed Services, to hold joint hearings to examine 
testimony on the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs 
disability rating systems and the transition of service members from 
the Department of Defense to the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
9:30 a.m., SH-216.