[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 79 (Monday, May 14, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D674-D675]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                              MAY 15, 2007

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine the short-term energy outlook for summer 2007, focusing on 
oil and gasoline, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  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: to hold hearings to 
examine green buildings, focusing on benefits to health, the 
environment, and the bottom line, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: 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.

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  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine equal representation in Congress, focusing on 
providing voting rights to the District of Columbia, 10 a.m., SD-
342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: 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.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic 
Agriculture, hearing to review industry response to the safety of 
fresh and fresh-cut produce, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Education and Labor, hearing on Best Practices for 
Making College Campuses Safe, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, hearing on Private Sector 
Whistleblowers: Are There Sufficient Legal Protections? 2 p.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade 
and Consumer Protection, hearing entitled ``Protecting Our Children: 
Current Issues in Children's Product Safety,'' 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  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.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, hearing on U.S. Re-Engagement in the 
Global Effort to Fight Climate Change, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, hearing entitled ``The 2007 
Hurricane Season: Are We Prepared?'' 1 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
  Committee on Rules, 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, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment, hearing on Prospects for Advanced Coal Technologies: 
Efficient Energy Production, Carbon Capture and Sequestration, 1 
p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Research and Science Education, hearing on Federal 
STEM Education Programs: Educator's Perspectives, 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to markup 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.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on 
Payments to Certain Medicare Fee-for-Service Providers, 2 p.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Income Security, hearing on challenges Facing the 
Child Welfare System, 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.