[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 81 (Wednesday, May 16, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D696-D697]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                              MAY 17, 2007

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: 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, 10:15 a.m., SH-216.
  Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending military 
nomination, 3 p.m., SR-232A.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Securities, Insurance and Investment, to hold hearings to examine 
consolidation of 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 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 
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.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine law enforcement in Indian Country, 9:30 a.m., SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: 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.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: closed business meeting to mark 
up an original bill authorizing funds for fiscal year 2008 for the 
intelligence community, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture: to mark up the following measures: H. 
Con. Res. 25, Expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal 
of the United States that, not later than January 2, 2025, the 
agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should 
provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the 
total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce 
safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber; H.R. 926, 
STOPP Act of 2007; and H. Res. 79, Recognizing the establishment of 
Hunters for the Hungry programs across the United States and the 
contributions of those programs to decrease hunger and help feed 
those in need, 11 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, and Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, 
on Marketing and Regulatory Programs, 10 a.m., 2362 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, 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, Subcommittee on 
Telecommunication and the Internet, hearing on a proposed measure 
addressing Broadband Mapping and Data Collection, 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, 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, hearing on Russia: Rebuilding the 
Iron Curtain, 11 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  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, hearing entitled ``Protecting Our 
Schools: Federal Efforts To Strengthen Community Preparedness and 
Response,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on 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, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 
2317, Lobbying Transparency Act of 2007; H.R. 2316, Honest 
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Act of 2007; H.R. 2264, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act 
of 2007; and S. 1104, To increase the number of Iraqi and Afghani 
translators and interpreters who may be admitted to the United 
States as special immigrants, 10:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on 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.
  Committee on Natural Resources, 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, Subcommittee on 
Government Management, Organization, and Procurement, hearing on the 
Carbon-Neutral Government Act of 2007, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment, hearing on Developing Untapped Potential: Geothermal 
and Ocean Power Technologies, 10 a.m., 2325 Rayburn.
  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, hearing to review the impact of the 
current legal system involving products liability on small 
businesses, 10:30 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, to 
mark up the following: H.R. 2011, To designate the Federal building 
and United States courthouse located at 100 East 8th Avenue in Pine 
Bluff, Arkansas, as the ``George Howard, Jr. Federal Building and 
United States Courthouse;'' and GSA's Fiscal Year 2008 Capital 
Investment Program Resolutions, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic 
Opportunity, hearing on Veterans Entrepreneurship and Self 
Employment, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.