[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 78 (Friday, May 11, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D666-D669]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of May 14 through May 19, 2007

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 3:00 p.m., Senate will begin consideration of the 
motion to proceed to the consideration of H.R. 1495, Water Resources 
Development Act.
  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the motion to 
proceed to the consideration of H.R. 1495, Water Resources Development 
Act and vote on certain amendments.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared 
legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations: May 16, Subcommittee on Labor, Health 
and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2008 
for the National Institutes of Health: A New Vision for Medical 
Research, 9:30 a.m., SD-116.
  May 16, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings to receive 
testimony from sundry public witnesses, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  May 16, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, 
to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2008 for the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, 
3 p.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: May 15, business meeting to consider 
pending military nomination, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  May 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the United 
States European Command in review of the Defense Authorization 
Request for Fiscal Year 2008 and the Future Years Defense Program, 
9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: May 16, business 
meeting to consider ``Foreign Investment an original bill to make 
technical corrections to Title III of SAFETEA-LU; H.R. 1675, to 
suspend the requirements of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development regarding electronic filing of previous participation 
certificates and regarding filing of such certificates with respect 
to certain low-income housing investors, H.R. 1676, to reauthorize 
the program of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for 
loan guarantees for Indian housing, S. 254, to award posthumously a 
Congressional gold medal to Constantino Brumidi, and the nominations 
of David George Nason, of Rhode Island, to be an Assistant Secretary 
of the Treasury, Mario Mancuso, of New York, to be Under Secretary 
of Commerce for Export Administration, Michael W. Tankersley, of 
Texas, to be Inspector General, Export-Import Bank, Robert M. Couch, 
of Alabama, to be General Counsel of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, Janis Herschkowitz, of Pennsylvania, and Nguyen 
Van Hanh, of California, each to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the National Consumer Cooperative Bank, 9:30 a.m., SD-
538.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment, to 
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National Association of Securities Dealers and the regulatory 
functions of the New York Stock Exchange, focusing on working 
towards improved regulation, 2:30 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 16, 
business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 2:30 p.m., 
SR-253.
  May 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine violence in 
the media, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 15, to hold 
hearings to examine the short-term energy outlook for summer 2007, 
focusing on oil and gasoline, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  May 15, Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold hearings to 
examine S. 553, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate 
certain segments of the Eightmile River in the State of Connecticut 
as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S. 800, 
to establish the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area in the State 
of New York, S. 916, to modify the boundary of the Minidoka 
Internment National Monument, to establish the Minidoka National 
Historic Site, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
certain land and improvements of the Gooding Division of the 
Minidoka Project, Idaho, S. 1057, to amend the Wild and Scenic 
Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the New River in the 
States of North Carolina and Virginia as a component of the National 
Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S. 1209, to provide for the continued 
administration of Santa Rosa Island, Channel Islands National Park, 
in accordance with the laws (including regulations) and policies of 
the National Park Service, S. 1281, to amend the Wild and Scenic 
Rivers Act to designate certain rivers and streams of the headwaters 
of the Snake River System as additions to the National Wild and 
Scenic River System, H.R. 161, to adjust the boundary of the 
Minidoka Internment National Monument to include the Nidoto Nai Yoni 
Memorial in Bainbridge Island, Washington, H.R. 247, to designate a 
Forest Service trail at Waldo Lake in the Willamette National Forest 
in the State of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of 
Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives, and 
H.R. 376, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
special resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility 
of including the battlefields and related sites of the First and 
Second Battles of Newtonia, Missouri, during the Civil War as part 
of Wilson's Creek National Battlefield or designating the 
battlefields and related sites as a separate unit of the National 
Park System, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: May 15, to hold 
hearings to examine green buildings, focusing on benefits to health, 
the environment, and the bottom line, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  May 16, Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety, to hold 
hearings to examine the state of mercury regulation, science, and 
technology, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: May 16, to hold hearings to examine the 
efficacy of United States preference programs, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: May 15, 
Subcommittee on Retirement and Aging, to hold hearings to examine 
Alzheimer's disease, focusing on current and future breakthrough 
research, 10 a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: May 15, 
to hold hearings to examine equal representation in Congress, 
focusing on providing voting rights to the District of Columbia, 10 
a.m., SD-342.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the 
Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to 
examine the federal government's security clearance process, 
focusing on evaluating progress and identifying obstacles to 
improvement, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the 
Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to 
examine growth trends in health care premiums for active and retired 
federal employees, 10:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: May 17, to hold an oversight hearing 
to examine law enforcement in Indian Country, 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: May 15, to hold hearings to examine 
the Department of Justice politicizing the hiring and firing of 
United States Attorneys, focusing on preserving prosecutorial 
independence, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  May 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine rogue online 
pharmacies, focusing on the growing problem of internet drug 
trafficking, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  May 17, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 1027, to 
prevent tobacco smuggling, to ensure the collection of all tobacco 
taxes, S. 221, to amend title 9, United States Code, to provide for 
greater fairness in the arbitration process relating to livestock 
and poultry contracts, S. 376, to amend title 18, United States 
Code, to improve the provisions relating to the carrying of 
concealed weapons by law enforcement officers, S. 1079, to establish 
the Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission, S. 
Res. 138, honoring the accomplishments and legacy of Cesar Estrada 
Chavez, S. Res. 132, recognizing the Civil Air Patrol for 65 years 
of service to the United States, and S. Res. 130, designating July 
28, 2007, as ``National Day of the American Cowboy'', and possible 
authorization of subpoenas in the connection with investigation into 
the replacement of U.S. attorneys, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: May 16, business 
meeting to mark up S. 1256, to amend the Small Business Act to 
reauthorize loan programs under that Act, 2 p.m., SR-428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: May 16, to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of Michael K. Kussman, of Massachusetts, to 
be Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
10 a.m., SD-562.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: May 15, to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of John A. Rizzo, of the District of 
Columbia, to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency, 
2:30 p.m., SD-106.
  May 17, Full Committee, closed business meeting to mark up an 
original bill authorizing funds for fiscal year

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2008 for the intelligence community, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: May 16, to hold hearings to examine 
Medicare Advantage marketing and sales, focusing on who has the 
advantage, 10:30 a.m., SD-106.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, May 14, Subcommittee on General Farm 
Commodities and Risk Management, hearing to review the Federal Crop 
Insurance Program, 2:30 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
  May 15, Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture, 
hearing to review industry response to the safety of fresh and 
fresh-cut produce, 10 a.m., 11300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, May 14, Select Intelligence Oversight 
Panel, executive, on Domestic Agencies Intelligence Programs, 5 
p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Committee on Education and Labor, May 15, hearing on Best 
Practices for Making College Campuses Safe, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  May 15, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, hearing on Private 
Sector Whistleblowers: Are There Sufficient Legal Protections? 2 
p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  May 16, full Committee, hearing on Evaluating the Effectiveness of 
MSHA's Mine Safety and Health Programs, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning and 
Competitiveness, hearing on Preparing Teachers for the Classroom: 
The Role of the Higher Education Act and No Child Left Behind, 10 
a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, May 15, Subcommittee on 
Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, hearing entitled 
``Protecting Our Children: Current Issues in Children's Product 
Safety,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  May 15, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Medicare 
Savings Plan and Low Income Subsidy: Keeping Medicare's Promise for 
Seniors and People with Disabilities,'' 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  May 16, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Reauthorization 
of the Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act,'' 10 a.m., 
2322 Rayburn.
  May 16, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``2006 Prudhoe Bay Shutdown: Will Recent Regulatory Changes 
and BP Management Reforms Prevent Future Failures,'' 9:30 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Diminished Capacity: Can FDA Assure the Safety and 
Security of the Nation's Food Supply?'' 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Telecommunication and the Internet, 
hearing on a proposed measure addressing Broadband Mapping and Data 
Collection, 2 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, May 16, hearing entitled 
``Private Equity's Effects on Workers and Firms,'' 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary 
Policy, Trade, and Technology, hearing entitled ``Remittances: 
Access, Transparency, and Market Efficiency--A Progress Report,'' 10 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, May 15, hearing on U.S. Re-
Engagement in the Global Effort to Fight Climate Change, 10 a.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  May 16, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, briefing on 
Africa's Water Crisis and the 2006 UNDP Human Development Report, 
2:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  May 16, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, hearing on 
Africa's Water Crisis and the U.S. Response, 3 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  May 16, Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia, hearing on 
Public Diplomacy in the Middle East and South Asia: Is the Message 
Getting Through? 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  May 17, full Committee, hearing on Russia: Rebuilding the Iron 
Curtain, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  May 17, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights 
and Oversight, hearing on Declining Approval for American Foreign 
Policy in Muslim Countries: Does It Make It More Difficult To Fight 
al Qaeda, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, May 15, hearing entitled ``The 
2007 Hurricane Season: Are We Prepared?'' 1 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  May 16, Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure 
Protection, hearing entitled ``The Impact of Foreign Ownership and 
Foreign Investment on the Security of Our Nation's Critical 
Infrastructure,'' 2:30 p.m., 1539 Longworth.
  May 17, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Protecting Our Schools: 
Federal Efforts To Strengthen Community Preparedness and Response,'' 
10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  May 17, Subcommittee Border, Maritime and Global Counterterrorism 
and the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations and Oversight, 
joint hearing entitled ``Deepwater: Charting a Course for Safer 
Waters,'' 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, May 16, Antitrust Task Force, hearing 
on Prices at the Pump: Market Failure and the Oil Industry, 1 p.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  May 16, Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border 
Security and International Law, hearing on Comprehensive Immigration 
Reform: Becoming Americans-U.S. Immigration Integration, 9:30 a.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1943, Stop AIDS in Prison Act 
of 2007; and H.R. 1199, Drug Endangered Children Act of 2007, 1 
p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  May 17, Subcommittee Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border 
Security, and International Law, hearing on Comprehensives 
Immigration Reform: Impact of Immigration on States and Localities, 
3 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border 
Security, and International Law, hearing on Comprehensive 
Immigration Reform: The Future of

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Undocumented Immigrant Students, 9 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, May 15, Subcommittee on National 
Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, hearing on the following bills: 
H.R. 1239, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom 
Reauthorization Act of 2007; H.R. 1388, Star-Spangled Banner 
National Historic Trail Act; H.R. 1483, To amend the Omnibus Parks 
and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to extend the authorization 
for certain national heritage areas; and H.R. 1528, New England 
National Scenic Trial Designation Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on the following 
bills: H.R. 716, Santa Rosa Urban Water Reuse Plan Act; H.R. 236, 
North Bay Water Reuse Program Act of 2007; H.R. 1503, Avra/Black 
Wash Reclamation and Riparian Restoration Project; and H.R. 1725, 
Rancho California Water District Recycled Water Reclamation Facility 
Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, May 15, hearing on 
the Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  May 16, Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization and 
Procurement, hearing on Federal Government Energy bill, 2 p.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, May 15, to consider the following: H.R. 1427, 
Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2007; and H.R. 1585, National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, 3 p.m., H-313 
Capitol.
  Committee on Science and Technology, May 15, Subcommittee on 
Energy and Environment, hearing on Prospects for Advanced Coal 
Technologies: Efficient Energy Production, Carbon Capture and 
Sequestration, 1 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  May 15, Subcommittee on Research and Science Education, hearing on 
Federal STEM Education Programs: Educator's Perspectives, 10 a.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  May 16, full Committee, hearing on the State of Climate Change 
Science 2007: The Findings of the Fourth Assessment Report by the 
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Working Group III: 
Mitigation of Climate Change, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, hearing on 
Developing Untapped Potential: Geothermal and Ocean Power 
Technologies, 10 a.m., 2325 Rayburn.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing on Building 
and Maintaining a Healthy and Strong NASA Workforce, 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, May 16, hearing on legislation 
affecting the SBA's Entrepreneurial Development programs, including 
its Small Business Development Center and Women's Business Center 
Programs, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, May 16, 
Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, hearing on 
Climate Change and Energy Independence: Transportation and 
Infrastructure Issues, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, 
and Emergency Management, hearing on Assuring the National Guard Is 
as Ready at Home as It Is Abroad, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, May 15, to mark up the following 
bills: H.R. 612, Returning Servicemember VA Health Insurance Act of 
2007; H.R. 67, Veterans Outreach Improvement Act of 2007; H.R. 1660, 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a national 
cemetery for veterans in the southern Colorado region; H.R. 1470, 
Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act; and H.R. 2199, to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to provide certain improvements in treatment of 
Individuals with traumatic brain injuries, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, hearing on Veterans 
Entrepreneurship and Self Employment, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, May 15, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing on Payments to Certain Medicare Fee-for-Service Providers, 2 
p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  May 15, Subcommittee on Income Security, hearing on challenges 
Facing the Child Welfare System, 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.

Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: May 16, to hold hearings to examine the 
explosive costs of elder care and determine if they are hurting 
family finances and business competition, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.