[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 65 (Monday, April 23, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D547-D549]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





             COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2007

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold 
hearings to examine challenges and opportunities facing American 
agriculture producers, focusing on specialty crops, dairy, sugar, 
organic production and marketing, and honey, 9 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to receive testimony 
on United States Pacific Command, United States Forces Korea, and 
United States Special Operations

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Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal 
year 2008 and the Future Years Defense Program, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, to hold hearings 
to examine the 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., SR-232A.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine communications, broadband and competitiveness 
relating to how the United States measures up, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine the implications of the Supreme Court's decision regarding 
the Enviroment Proection Agency authorities with respect to 
greenhouse cases under the Clean Air Act, 9:45 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine No Child Left Behind Reauthorization, focusing 
on modernizing middle and high schools for the 21st century, 10 
a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Ad Hoc 
Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery, to hold hearings to examine 
trailers, focusing on creating a more flexible, efficient, and cost-
effective Federal Disaster Housing Program, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold hearings to 
examine the Federal Transit Benefit Program, focusing on whether 
benefits are being misused, program rules are being violated, and 
agency oversight requires strengthening, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Human Rights and the 
Law, to hold hearings to examine the casualties of war focusing on 
child soldiers and the law, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the Insurrection Act 
rider and the state control of the National Guard, 2:30 p.m., SD-
226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and 
Poultry, hearing to review the Federal Milk Marketing Order 
rulemaking procedures, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies, on public witnesses, 10 a.m., and 2 
p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Defense, on Navy and Marine Corps Force Posture 
and Acquisition Overview, 1:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, on 
Woodrow Wilson Center/Kennedy Center, 9:30 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, on Capitol Visitors Center, 
1:30 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, hearing on Strengthening the 
Middle Class: Ensuring Equal Pay for Women, 9:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, hearing on Have OSHA 
Standards Kept Up With Workplace Hazards? 1:30 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Air 
Quality, hearing entitled ``Implementation of EPACT 2005 Loan 
Guarantee Programs by the Department of Energy'', 2 p.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``Diminished Capacity: Can the FDA Assure the Safety and Security of 
the Nation's Food Supply?'' 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Telecommunication and the Internet, to continue 
hearings entitled ``Digital Future of the United States: Part IV: 
Broadband Lessons from Abroad, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, 
Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled 
``Policy Options for Extending the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act,'' 
1:30 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, hearing on PEPFAR: An Assessment of 
Progress and Challenges, 11 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, hearing on U.S.-Columbia 
Relations, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, to consider the following 
measures: H.R. 1413, To direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland 
Security (Transportation Security Administration) to address 
vulnerabilities in aviation security by carrying out a pilot program 
to screen airport workers with access to secure and sterile areas of 
airports; and H.R. 1981, To amend title 49, United States Code, to 
direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation 
Security Administration) to issue regulations establishing security 
standards for foreign repair stations performing maintenance for 
aircraft used to provide air transportation, 1:30 p.m., 1539 
Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil 
Rights and Civil Liberties, hearing on the Tulsa Greenwood Riot 
Accountability Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, hearing 
on the following bills: H.R. 1700, COPS Improvement Act of 2007; 
H.R. 916, John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act of 
2007; and H.R. 933, Witness Security and Protection Act of 2007; 
followed by markup of H.R. 1592, Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes 
Act of 2007, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border 
Security, and International Law, hearing on Problems in the Current 
Employment Verification and Worksite Enforcement System, 11 a.m., 
2226 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries, 
Wildlife and Oceans and the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources, joint hearing on Renewable Energy Opportunities and 
Issues on the Outer Continental Shelf, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on 
Misleading Information from the Battlefield, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.

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  Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census and National Archives, 
hearing on Preparations for the 2010 Census, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, to consider the following: H.R. 1332, Small 
Business Lending Improvements Act of 2007; and H.R. 249, To restore 
the prohibition on the commercial sale and slaughter of wild free-
roaming horses and burros, 5 p.m. H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Small Business, to mark up H.R. 1873, To reauthorize 
the programs and activities of the Small Business Administration 
relating to procurement, 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Highways and Transit, hearing on Buy America, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Disability 
Assistance and Memorial Affairs, to mark up of H.R. 1660, to direct 
the Secretary of Veterans' Affairs' to establish a national Cemetery 
for Veterans in the southern Colorado region, and a hearing on 
Helping Those Left Behind: Are We Doing Enough for the Parents, 
Spouses and Children of Veterans, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Select Revenue 
Measures, hearing on Member proposals on Energy and Tax Policy, 2 
p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, on 
Intelligence Matters, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.