[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. 
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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.