[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 60 (Monday, April 16, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D498-D501]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,
APRIL 17, 2007
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Appropriations: 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.
Committee on Armed Services: 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.
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.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: 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: to hold
hearings to examine the proposed merger between XM and Sirius, 10
a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee
on Employment and Workplace Safety, to hold hearings to examine
domestic violence in the workplace, 10 a.m., SD-628.
Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold hearings to examine The
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (Public Law 95-511), 2:30
p.m., SDG-50.
House Committees
Committee on Agriculture, April 17, Subcommittee on Livestock,
Dairy and Poultry, hearing to review the market structure of the
livestock industry, 11 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
April 18, Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture,
hearing to review the economic impacts of production, processing and
marketing of organic agricultural products, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
April 19, Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy and
Research, hearing to review USDA Farm Bill conservation programs, 1
p.m., 1300 Longworth.
Committee on Appropriations, April 17, Subcommittee on Defense, on
Army Force Posture/Acquisition Overview, 10 a.m., and executive, on
U.S. Central Command, 1:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
April 17, Financial Services and General Government, on FCC, 10
a.m., 2220 Rayburn.
April 17, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related
Agencies, on Indian Health Service, 9:30 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
April 17, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans' Affairs
and Related Agencies, on Central Command, 10 a.m., H-143 Capitol.
April 17, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban
Development, and Related Agencies, on Federal Highway
Administration/Federal Transit Administration, 10 a.m., 2358
Rayburn.
April 18, Subcommittee on Defense, on Army Reset, 10 a.m., and on
Army/Marine Corps Personnel Issues, 1:30 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
April 18, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General
Government, on GSA, 10 a.m., 2220 Rayburn.
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April 18, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related
Agencies, on Public Witnesses (Native Americans), 9:30 a.m., and
1:30 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
April 19, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on Food Safety and
Inspection Service, 10 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
April 19, Subcommittee on Defense, executive, on U.S. Special
Operations-Command, 1:30 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
April 19, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related
Agencies, on Members of Congress and Public Witnesses, 9:30 a.m.,
and on Public witnesses, 1:30 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
April 19, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, on GAO, 10 a.m., H-
144 Capitol.
April 19, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related
Programs, on Public Diplomacy and Broadcasting Programs, 10 a.m.,
2359 Rayburn.
April 20, Subcommittee on Defense, on Guard and Reserve-Oversight,
10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
April 20, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General
Government, on District of Columbia, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
Committee on Armed Services, April 18, hearing on the Fiscal Year
2008 National Defense Authorization Budget Request U.S. Central
Command, 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
April 19, Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces, hearing on Fiscal
Year 2008 National Defense Authorization Budget Request, Unmanned
Aerial Vehicles and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
capabilities, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Committee on Education and Labor, April 20, hearing on
Mismanagement and Conflicts of Interest in the Reading First
Program, 9 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, April 17, Subcommittee on
Health, hearing entitled ``Reauthorization of the Prescription Drug
User Fee Act,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
April 18, Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, hearing entitled
``Alternative Transportation Fuels: An Overview,'' 2 p.m., 2123
Rayburn.
April 18, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Medicare
Program Efficiency and Integrity,'' 2 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
April 19, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, to
continue hearings entitled ``Digital Future of the United States:
Part III: Spectrum Opportunities and the Future of Wireless,'' 10
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
April 20, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing
entitled ``Department of Energy's Response to Ongoing Mismanagement
at the Los Alamos National Labs,'' 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, April 17, hearing entitled
``Possible Responses to Rising Mortgage Foreclosures, 10 a.m., 2128
Rayburn.
April 19, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity,
hearing entitled ``The Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007:
H.R. 1852, to modernize and update the National Housing Act and
enable the Federal Housing Administration to use risk-based pricing
to more effectively reach underserved borrowers; and related FHA
Modernization Issues, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, April 17, hearing on the Outlook for
the Independence of Kosova, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
April 17, Subcommittee on International Organizations and Human
Rights and the Subcommittee on Europe, joint hearing and briefing on
Extraordinary Rendition in the U.S. Counterterrorism Policy: The
Impact on Transatlantic Relations, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
April 18, Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia, hearing on
the Political Situation in Lebanon, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
April 18, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade,
and the Subcommittee on Domestic, and International Monetary Policy,
Trade and Technology of the Committee on Financial Services, joint
hearing on Isolating Proliferators and Sponsors of Terror: The Use
of Sanctions and the International Financial System To Change Regime
Behavior, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
April 19, full Committee, hearing on Current Situation in Darfur,
9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on Homeland Security, April 17, to mark up H.R. 1680,
Secure Handling of Ammonium Nitrate Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 210
Cannon.
April 18, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and
Science and Technology, hearing entitled ``Can BioShield Effectively
Procure Medical Countermeasures That Safeguard the Nation?'' 1 p.m.,
1539 Longworth.
April 19, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecuity, and
Science Technology, hearing entitled ``Cyber Insecurity: Hackers Are
Penetrating Federal Systems and Critical Infrastructure,'' 1 p.m.,
1539 Rayburn.
April 19, Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and
Oversight, hearing entitled ``Addressing the Department of Homeland
Security's Morale Crisis,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
April 19, Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Protection, hearing entitled ``Airport Security: The Necessary
Improvements To Secure America's Airports,'' 11:30 a.m., 340 Cannon.
April 20, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Responsibility in
Federal Homeland Security Contracting,'' 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary, April 17, Subcommittee on Commercial
and Administrative Law, oversight hearing on Executive Compensation
in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Cases: How Much Is Too Much? 10:30 a.m.,
2141 Rayburn.
April 17, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security,
hearing on H.R. 1592, Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention
Act of 2007, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
April 19, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual
Property, oversight hearing on Federal Judicial Compensation, 10
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
April 19 and 20, Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship,
Refugees, Border Security and International Law,
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hearings on Shortfalls of 1986 Immigration Reform Legislation, 3
p.m., on April and 10 a.m., on April 20, 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Natural Resources, April 17, Subcommittee on Energy
and Mineral Resources, oversight hearing on Implementation of Title
III, the Oil and Gas provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, 2
p.m., 1334 Rayburn.
April 17, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans,
oversight hearing on Wildlife and Oceans in a Changing Climate, 10
a.m., 1324 Longworth.
April 17, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public
Lands, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 554, Paleontological
Resources Preservation Act; H.R. 986, Eightmile Wild and Scenic
River Act; H. R. 1100, Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Boundary Revision; and H.R. 1285, Snoqualmie Pass Land Conveyance
Act, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
April 18, full Committee, hearing on the following bills: H.R.
1294, Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal
Recognition Act of 2006; and H.R. 65, Lumbee Recognition Act, 10
a.m., 1324 Longworth.
April 19, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, oversight
hearing on Renewable Energy Opportunities and Issues on Federal
Lands: Review of Title II, Subtitle B--Geothermal Energy of EPAct;
and other renewable programs and proposals for public resources, 2
p.m., 1324 Longworth.
April 19, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, oversight hearing on
Current Economic, Social and Security Conditions of the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
April 19, Subcommittee on Natural Parks, Forests and Public Lands,
to mark up the following bills: H.R. 359, Cesar Estrada Chavez Study
Act; H.R. 713, Niagara Falls National Heritage Area Act; H.R. 986,
Eightmile Wild and Scenic River Act, H.R. 1080,Grand Teton National
Park Extension Act of 2007; H.R. 1100, Carl Sandburg Home National
Historic Site Boundary Revision Act of 2007; and a measure
Expressing the sense of Congress that the National Museum of
Wildlife Art, located at 2820 Rungius Road, Jackson, Wyoming, shall
be designated as the National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United
States, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
April 19, Subcommittee on Water and Power, to markup the following
bills: H.R. 487, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation
Amendments Act of 2007; H.R. 1114, Alaska Water Resources Act of
2007; and H.R. 1140, South Orange County Recycled Water Enhancement
Act, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, April 17,
Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District
of Columbia, hearing on the U.S. Postal Service: 101, 10 a.m., 2247
Rayburn.
April 17, Subcommittee on National Security, and Foreign Affairs,
to continue hearings on Is This Any Way to Treat Our Troops--Follow-
up on Corrective Measures Taken at Walter Reed and Other Medical
Facilities Caring for Wounded Soldiers, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
April 18, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Unanswered Questions
Regarding the Administration's Claims that Iraq Sought Uranium from
Niger, White House treatment of Classified Information, the
Appointment of Ambassador Jones as Special Coordinator' for Iraq,
and other Subjects,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
April 18, Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census and National
Archives, hearing on Ensuring Fairness and Accuracy in Elections
Involving Electronic Voting Systems, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
April 19, Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization and
Procurement, hearing on Contractor Tax Enforcement Act and
Amendments to Title 31, United States Code, 1 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on Rules, April 17, to consider the following measures:
H.R. 1257, Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act; and H.R.
1361, RECOVER Act, 11 a.m., H-313 Capitol.
April 18, to consider the following bills: H.R.1495, Water
Resources Development Act of 2007; and H.R. 363, Sowing the Seeds
Through Science and Engineering Research Act, 2 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
Committee on Science and Technology, April 17, hearing on the
State of Climate Change Science 2007: The Findings of the Fourth
Assessment Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,
Working Group II: Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and
Vulnerability, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
April 19, Subcommittee on Research and Science, to mark up a
measure to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008, 2009, and
2010 for the National Science Foundation, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
April 19, Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, to mark up
the Technology Innovation and Manufacturing Stimulation Act of 2007,
10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business, April 19, hearing entitled
``Expanding Small Businesses' Access to Federal Contracts,'' 10
a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, April 17,
Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, hearing on ``Public-Private
Partnerships: Innovating Contracting,'' 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
April 17, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing
on Nonpoint Source Pollution: Atmospheric Deposition and Water
Quality, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
April 18, full Committee, oversight hearing on Proposals to
Downsize the Federal Protective Service and Effects on the
Protection of Federal Buildings, 10 a.m., and an oversight hearing
on Compliance with Requirements of the Coast Guard's Deepwater
Contract,'' 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
April 19, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous
Materials, hearing on High-Speed Rail Systems, 10 a.m., 2167
Rayburn.
April 19, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing
on Nonpoint Source Pollution: The Impact of Agriculture on Water
Quality, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, April 17, Subcommittee on
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing on the following
bills: H.R. 67, Veterans Outreach Improvement Act of 2007; H.R.
1435, Department of Veterans
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Affairs Claims Backlog Reduction Act of 2007; H.R. 1444, To direct
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make interim benefit payments
under certain remanded claims; and H.R. 1490, To provide for a
presumption of service-connectedness for certain claims for benefits
under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs,
12:30 p.m., 334 Cannon.
April 18, full Committee, to mark up H.R. 1642, Homeless Veterans
Housing at Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center Promotion Act; followed
by a hearing on H.R. 23, Belated Than You to the Merchant Mariners
of World War II Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
April 18, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on access to VA Health
Care: How Easy is it for Veterans? Addressing the Gaps, 2 p.m., 334
Cannon.
April 19, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, hearing on State
Approving Agencies, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
April 19, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on
Surgical Services at the W.G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center in
Salisbury, North Carolina, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
Committee on Ways and Means, April 19, Subcommittee on Select
Revenue Measures, hearing on Energy and Tax Policy, 2 p.m., B-318
Rayburn.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, April 17, executive,
hearing on Personnel and Security, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
April 18, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis
and Counterintelligence, executive, hearing on All-Source Analysis,
2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
April 19, full Committee, executive, hearing on National
Clandestine Service/Human Intelligence, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, April
18, hearing entitled ``Geopolitical Implications of Rising Oil
Dependence and Global Warming,'' 9:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth.