[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 61 (Tuesday, April 17, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D510-D511]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             APRIL 18, 2007

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: 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: 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-124.
  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.
  Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness and 
Management Support, with the Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold 
joint hearings to examine the readiness impact of quality of life 
and family support programs to assist families of Active Duty, 
National Guard, and Reserve military personnel in review of the 
Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2008 and the Future 
Years Defense Program, 3 p.m., SR-232A.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism, to hold hearings to 
examine if ``Free Trade'' is working, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, to 
hold oversight hearings to examine the President's budget request 
for fiscal year 2008 for the United States Coast Guard, 2:30 p.m., 
SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: 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: 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.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: 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: business 
meeting to consider S.1082, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act to reauthorize and amend the prescription drug user fee 
provisions, and the nominations of Douglas G. Myers, of California, 
Jeffrey Patchen, of Indiana, Lotsee Patterson, of Oklahoma, all to 
be Members of the National Museum and Library Services Board, 
Stephen W. Porter, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of 
the National Council on the Arts, and Cynthia Allen Wainscott, of 
Georgia, to be a Member of the National Council on Disability, and 
promotion lists for the Public Health Service, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: business 
meeting to consider the nomination of Gregory B. Cade, of Virginia, 
to be Administrator of the United States Fire Administration, 
Department of Homeland Security, Time to be announced, S-216, 
Capitol.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: 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: 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.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: business meeting to markup the 
nomination of Thomas E. Harvey, of New York, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Congressional Affairs), 10 a.m., Room 
to be announced.

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                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, 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.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense, on Army 
Reset, 10 a.m., and on Army/Marine Corps Personnel Issues, 1:30 
a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, on GSA, 
10 a.m., 2220 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, on 
Public Witnesses (Native Americans), 9:30 a.m., and 1:30 p.m., B-308 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, hearing on the Fiscal Year 2008 
National Defense Authorization Budget Request U.S. Central Command, 
9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Air 
Quality, hearing entitled ``Alternative Transportation Fuels: An 
Overview,'' 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Medicare Program 
Efficiency and Integrity,'' 2 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Middle East and 
South Asia, hearing on the Political Situation in Lebanon, 10 a.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism, Noproliferation 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.
  Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
  Committee on the Judiciary, to consider the following: a 
resolution authorizing the Chairman to issue a subpoena to Monica 
Goodling for testimony and related documents at a hearing before the 
Committee regarding the circumstances surrounding recent termination 
of U.S. Attorneys, representations to Congress regarding those 
circumstances, and related matters; a resolution directing the House 
General Counsel to apply to a United States district court for an 
order immunizing from use in prosecutions the testimony of, and 
related information provided by, Monica Goodling under compulsion at 
proceedings before or ancillary to the Committee regarding the 
circumstances surrounding recent terminations of U.S. Attorneys, 
representations to Congress regarding those circumstances, and 
related matters; and pending Committee business, 10:15 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, to mark up H.R. 401, 
National Capital Transportation Amendments Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  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.
  Committee on Rules, 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 Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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.
  Subcommittee on Health, hearing on access to VA Health Care: How 
Easy is it for Veterans? Addressing the Gaps, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Subcommittee on 
Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis and Counterintelligence, 
executive, hearing on All-Source Analysis, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, 
hearing entitled ``Geopolitical Implications of Rising Oil 
Dependence and Global Warming,'' 9:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Committee on the Library: organizational business meeting to 
consider an original resolution authorizing expenditures for 
committee operations and committee's rules of procedure for the 
110th Congress, 2:15 p.m., S-115, Capitol.
  Joint Committee on Printing: organizational business meeting to 
consider an original resolution authorizing expenditures for 
committee operations and committee's rules of procedure for the 
110th Congress, 2:30 p.m., S-115, Capitol.