[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 59 (Thursday, April 12, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D491-D493]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                Week of April 16 through April 21, 2007

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 3:00 p.m., Senate will resume consideration of S. 372, 
Intelligence Authorization Act.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared 
legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: April 18, to 
hold hearings to examine economic challenges and opportunities 
facing American agricultural producers today, focusing on livestock, 
poultry and competition issues, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Appropriations: April 17, Subcommittee on Labor, 
Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, to hold 
hearings to examine combating autism, focusing on undertaking a 
coordinated response, 2 p.m., SD-124.
  April 18, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2008 for maternal and child health, and family planning 
and reproductive health, 10 a.m., SD-138.

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  April 18, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2008 
for the Department of Energy, 2:30 p.m., SD-138.
  April 19, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine 
rising highway fatalities, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Armed Services: April 17, to hold hearings to examine 
whether the Army and Marine Corps are properly sized, organized, and 
equipped to respond to the most likely missions over the next two 
decades while retaining adequate capability to respond to all 
contingencies along the spectrum of combat, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  April 17, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, to 
hold hearings to examine the current readiness of United States 
ground forces in review of the Defense Authorization Request for 
fiscal year 2008 and the Future Years Defense Program, 3 p.m., S-
407, Capitol.
  April 18, Subcommittee on Airland, to hold hearings to examine 
whether the Army is properly sized, organized, and equipped to 
respond to the most likely missions over the next two decades while 
retaining adequate capability to respond to all contingencies along 
the spectrum of combat in review of the Defense Authorization 
Request for fiscal year 2008 and the Future Years Defense Program, 
9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  April 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to receive testimony on 
the Department of Defense's management of costs under the Logistics 
Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP) contract in Iraq, 9:30 a.m., SH-
216.
  April 19, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2008 for the 
military space programs in review of the Defense Authorization 
Request and the Future Years Defense Program; with the possibility 
of a closed session in SR-222 following the open session, 2:30 p.m., 
SR-232A.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: April 17, 
Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment, to hold 
hearings to examine the role of securitization relating to subprime 
mortgage market turmoil, 3 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: April 17, to 
hold hearings to examine XM Sirius, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  April 18, Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast 
Guard, to hold oversight hearings to examine proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 2008 for the United States Coast Guard, 
2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  April 19, Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Innovation, to 
hold hearings to examine United States competitiveness through basic 
research, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: April 16, to hold 
hearings to examine S. 731, to develop a methodology for, and 
complete, a national assessment of geological storage capacity for 
carbon dioxide, and S. 962, to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 
to reauthorize and improve the carbon capture and storage research, 
development, and demonstration program of the Department of Energy, 
2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: April 18, to hold 
hearings to examine the nomination of Lieutenant General Robert L. 
Van Antwerp, Jr. to be Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of 
the United States Army Corps of Engineers, 2:30 p.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: April 18, to hold hearings to examine the 
Administration's plan for reducing the tax gap, focusing on goals, 
benchmarks, and timetables, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  April 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine grains, 
cane, and automobiles relating to tax incentives for alternative 
fuels and vehicles, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: April 18, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of R. Niels Marquardt, of California, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Madagascar, and to serve concurrently 
and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Union of 
Comoros, Janet E. Garvey, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Cameroon, and Phillip Carter III, of Virginia, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea, 9:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: April 17, 
Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety, to hold hearings to 
examine domestic violence in the workplace, 10 a.m., SD-628.
  April 18, Full Committee, business meeting to mark up S. 1082, to 
amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to reauthorize and 
amend the prescription drug user fee provisions, and any pending 
nominations, 10 a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: April 19, 
to hold hearings to examine the impact of global warming on private 
and federal insurance, 9 a.m., SD-342.
  April 19, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government 
Information, Federal Services, and International Security, to hold 
hearings to examine the current state of the Postal Service along 
with the efforts underway to implement the Postal Accountability and 
Enhancement Act (Public Law 109-435), 2 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: April 17, to hold oversight hearings 
to examine the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  April 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine S. 1079, to 
establish the Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial 
Commission, S. 495, to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to 
ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to 
enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other 
protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse 
of personally identifiable information, 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. 
495, to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to 
provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal 
penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against 
security breaches,

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fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable 
information, 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. 119, to prohibit profiteering and 
fraud relating to military action, relief, and reconstruction 
efforts, S. 735, to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve 
the terrorist hoax statute, H.R. 740, to amend title 18, United 
States Code, to prevent caller ID spoofing, 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, 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 Rules and Administration: April 18, to hold hearings 
to examine repealing the limitation on party expenditures on behalf 
of candidates in general elections, 10 a.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: April 18, to 
hold hearings to examine Public Law 107-204 (Sarbanes Oxley Act) and 
small business addressing proposed regulatory changes and their 
impact on capital markets, 10 a.m., SR-428A.
  Special Committee on Aging: April 19, to hold hearings to examine 
bioidentical hormones, 10 p.m., SD-562.


                            House Committees

  No committee meetings/hearings scheduled.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Committee on the Library: April 18, business meeting to 
consider an organizational meeting for the 110th Congress, 2:15 
p.m., S-115, Capitol.