[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 62 (Wednesday, April 18, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D522-D523]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             APRIL 19, 2007

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, 
Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, to hold 
hearings to examine rising highway fatalities, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, 
to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2008 for the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans' Affairs, and 
Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 2008 for military construction for the 
Army, Navy, and Marine Corps, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: 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., SD-106.
  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 Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Science, Technology, and Innovation, to hold hearings to examine 
United States competitiveness through basic research, 10 a.m., SR-
253.
  Committee on Finance: 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 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine the impact of global warming on private and 
federal insurance, 9 a.m., SD-342.
  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: to hold oversight hearings to examine 
the Department of Justice, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., S-407, Capitol.
  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine 
bioidentical hormones, 10 a.m., SD-562.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, 
Energy and Research, hearing to review USDA Farm Bill conservation 
programs, 1 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on 
Food Safety and Inspection Service, 10 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Defense, executive, on U.S. Special Operations--
Command, 1:30 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  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.
  Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, on GAO, 10 a.m., H-144 
Capitol.

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  Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, 
on Public Diplomacy and Broadcasting Programs, 10 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, 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 Energy and Commerce, 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.
  Committee on Financial Services, 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, to mark up the following 
resolutions: H.Res. 243, Calling on the Government of the Socialist 
Republic of Vietnam to immediately and unconditionally release 
Father Nguyen Van Ly, Nguyen Van Dai, Le Thi Cong Nhan, and other 
political prisoners and prisoners of conscience; H. Res. 272, 
Commemorating the 200th anniversary of the abolition of the 
transatlantic slave trade; and H. Con. Res. 7, Calling on the League 
of Arab States to acknowledge the genocide in the Darfur region of 
Sudan and to step up their efforts to stop the genocide in Darfur; 
followed by a hearing on Current Situation in Darfur, 9:30 a.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, 
Cybersecurity, and Science Technology, hearing entitled ``Cyber 
Insecurity: Hackers are Penetrating Federal Systems and Critical 
Infrastructure,'' 1 p.m., 1539 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight, hearing 
entitled ``Addressing the Department of Homeland Security's Morale 
Crisis,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure Protection, 
hearing entitled ``Airport Security: The Necessary Improvements to 
Secure America's Airports,'' 11:30 a.m., 340 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet 
and Intellectual Property, oversight hearing on Federal Judicial 
Compensation, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border 
Security and International Law, hearing on Shortfalls of 1986 
Immigration Reform Legislation, 3 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
  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.
  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.
  Subcommittee on Water and Power, to mark up 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, Subcommittee on 
Government Management, Organization and Procurement, hearing on the 
following bills: H.R. 1870, Contractor Tax Enforcement Act; and H.R. 
1865, to amend title 31, United States Code, to allow certain local 
tax debt to be collected through the reduction of Federal tax funds, 
1 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science and Technology, 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.
  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, hearing entitled ``Expanding Small 
Businesses' Access to Federal Contracts,'' 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, hearing on High-Speed 
Rail Systems, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  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, Subcommittee on Economic 
Opportunity, hearing on State Approving Agencies, 2 p.m., 334 
Cannon.
  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, Subcommittee on Select Revenue 
Measures, hearing on Energy and Tax Policy, 2 p.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, hearing on 
National Clandestine Service/Human Intelligence, 2 p.m., H-405 
Capitol.