[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 82 (Thursday, May 17, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D708-D711]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of May 21 through May 26, 2007

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 1 p.m., Senate will resume consideration of the motion 
to proceed to consideration of S. 1348, Comprehensive Immigration 
Reform, and vote on the motion to invoke cloture thereon at 5:30 p.m.
  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 21, Subcommittee on Labor, Health 
and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, to continue 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2008 
for the National Institutes of Health: A New Vision for Medical 
Research, 2 p.m., SD-116.
  Committee on Armed Services: May 22, Subcommittee on SeaPower, 
closed business meeting to mark up those provisions which fall under 
the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, 9 a.m., SR-222.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Personnel, closed business meeting to mark 
up those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction 
of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2008, 10 a.m., SR-232A.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Airland, closed business meeting to mark 
up those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction 
of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2008, 12:30 p.m., SR-222.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, closed 
business meeting to mark up those provisions which fall under the 
subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, 4 p.m., SR-222.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, closed 
business meeting to mark up those provisions which fall under the 
subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, 5:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  May 23, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, closed business meeting 
to mark up those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's 
jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2008, 11:30 a.m., SR-222.
  May 23, Full Committee, closed business meeting to mark up the 
proposed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, 
2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  May 24, Full Committee, closed business meeting to mark up the 
proposed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, 
9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: May 23, 
Subcommittee on Security and International Trade and Finance, to 
hold hearings to examine United States economic relations with 
China, focusing on strategies and options on exchange rates and 
market access, 2:30 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 22, 
Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine 
Infrastructure, Safety and Security, to hold hearings to examine 
rail safety reauthorization, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  May 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
communications, taxation and federalism, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  May 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Michael E. Baroody, of Virginia, to be Chairman and 
Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and Charles 
Darwin Snelling, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, 10 
a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 22, Subcommittee on 
Energy, to hold hearings to examine S. 645, to amend the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 to provide an alternate sulfur dioxide removal 
measurement for certain coal gasification project goals, S. 838, to 
authorize funding for eligible joint ventures between United States 
and Israeli businesses and academic persons, to establish the 
International Energy Advisory Board, S. 1089, to amend the Alaska 
Natural Gas Pipeline Act to allow the Federal Coordinator for Alaska 
Natural Gas Transportation Projects to hire employees more 
efficiently, S. 1203, to enhance the management of electricity 
programs at the Department of Energy, H.R. 85, to provide for the 
establishment of centers to encourage demonstration and commercial 
application of advanced energy methods and technologies, and H.R. 
1126, to reauthorize the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and 
Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  May 23, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 11:30 a.m., SD-366.
  May 24, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to examine 
opportunities and challenges associated with

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coal gasification, including coal-to-liquids and industrial 
gasification, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: May 22, to hold 
hearings to examine the case for the California waiver, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: May 22, to hold hearings to examine tax 
policy in the pipeline, focusing on oil and gas, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  May 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine funding Social 
Security's administrative costs, focusing on the budget resolution, 
10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: May 22, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of James R. Keith, of Virginia, to be 
Ambassador to Malaysia, Miriam K. Hughes, of Florida, to be 
Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia, Hans G. Klemm, of 
Michigan, to be Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Timor-
Leste, and Cameron R. Hume, of New York, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Indonesia, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  May 24, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 392, to 
ensure payment of United States assessments for United Nations 
peacekeeping operations for the 2005 through 2008 time period, S. 
Con. Res. 25, condemning the recent violent actions of the 
Government of Zimbabwe against peaceful opposition party activists 
and members of civil society, S. Res. 110, expressing the sense of 
the Senate regarding the 30th Anniversary of ASEAN-United States 
dialogue and relationship, and the nominations of Phillip Carter, 
III, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea, R. 
Niels Marquardt, of California, to be Ambassador of America to the 
Republic of Madagascar, and to serve concurrently and without 
additional compensation as Ambassador of America to the Union of 
Comoros, Janet E. Garvey, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Cameroon, Dell L. Dailey, of South Dakota, to be 
Coordinator for Counterterrorism, with the rank and status of 
Ambassador at Large, Mark P. Lagon, of Virginia, to be Director of 
the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking, with the rank of 
Ambassador at Large, and James K. Glassman, of Connecticut, to be a 
Member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, and a promotion list 
in the Foreign Service, 11:30 a.m., S-116, Capitol.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: May 22, 
Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety, to hold hearings to 
examine the progress of the Mine Improvement and New Emergency 
Response Act (Public Law 109-236), 10 a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: May 21, 
to hold hearings to examine S. 1352, to designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 127 East Locust Street 
in Fairbury, Illinois, as the ``Dr. Francis Townsend Post Office 
Building'', H.R. 1402, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 320 South Lecanto Highway in 
Lecanto, Florida, as the ``Sergeant Dennis J. Flanagan Lecanto Post 
Office Building'', H.R. 414, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 60 Calle McKinley, West in 
Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, as the ``Miguel Angel Garcia Mendez Post 
Office Building'', H.R. 625, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 4230 Maine Avenue in Baldwin Park, 
California, as the ``Atanacio Haro-Marin Post Office'', H.R. 988, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 5757 Tilton Avenue in Riverside, California, as the ``Lieutenant 
Todd Jason Bryant Post Office'', H.R. 437, to designate the facility 
of the United States Postal Service located at 500 West Eisenhower 
Street in Rio Grande City, Texas, as the ``Lino Perez, Jr. Post 
Office'', and the nomination of Howard Charles Weizmann, of 
Maryland, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management, 5:30 p.m., S-216, Capitol.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the 
Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold joint 
hearings with the House Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce, 
Postal Service, and the District of Columbia to examine Government 
Accountability Office Personnel reforms, focusing on expectations, 
10 a.m., 2154RHOB.
  May 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine implementing 
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reform, focusing on the 
preparation for the 2007 hurricane season, 3 p.m., SD-342.
  May 24, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government 
Information, Federal Services, and International Security, to hold 
hearings to examine federal real property, focusing on the property 
management problems highlighted in a recent Government 
Accountability Office report, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  May 24, Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery, to hold hearings 
to examine issues relative to residents of Louisiana affected by 
Hurricanes Katrina or Rita, focusing on the goals, costs, management 
and impediments facing Louisiana's Road Home Program, 3 p.m., SD-
342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: May 22, to hold hearings to examine 
restoring habeas corpus, focusing on protecting American values and 
the Great Writ, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  May 23, Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, to hold hearings to 
examine rising crime in the United States, focusing on the federal 
role in helping communities prevent and respond to violent crime, 
9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  May 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine S. 1257, to 
provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah 
an additional seat in the House of Representatives, focusing on 
ending taxation without representation, 1:30 p.m., SD-226.
  May 24, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 1327, to 
create and extend certain temporary district court judgeships, and 
S. 185, to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United 
States, 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 22, to hold 
hearings to examine minority entrepreneurship, focusing on the 
effectiveness of the Small Business Administration programs for the 
minority business community, 10 a.m., SR-428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: May 22, business meeting to mark 
up the nomination of Michael K. Kussman, of Massachusetts, to be 
Under Secretary for Health of the

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Department of Veterans Affairs, Time to be announced, Room to be 
announced.
  May 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine health 
legislation, 9:30 a.m., SD-562.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, May 22, Subcommittee on Conservation, 
Credit, Energy, and Research, to consider provisions of the 2007 
Farm Bill, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  May 24, Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry, to consider 
provisions of the 2007 Farm Bill, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, May 24, Subcommittee on Legislative 
Branch, on Capitol Visitors Center, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, May 22, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing on training of Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) 
and employment of transition teams, 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  May 24, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
training of development of the Iraqi police service, 9 a.m., 2212 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, May 22, Subcommittee on Health, 
Employment, Labor and Pensions, hearing on Health Care Reform: 
Recommendations To Improve Coordination of Federal and State 
Initiatives, 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  May 24, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, hearing on 
Workplace Safety: Why Do Millions of Workers Remain Without OSHA 
Coverage? 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, May 22, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing entitled ``Programs Affecting Safety and Innovation in 
Pediatric Therapies,'' 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Gasoline Prices, Oil Company Profits, and the American 
Consumer,'' 1 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  May 24, Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, hearing entitled 
``Legislative Hearing on Discussion Drafts concerning Energy 
Efficiency, Smart Electricity Grid, Energy Policy Act of 2005 Title 
XVII Loan Guarantees, and Standby Loans for Coal-to-Liquids 
Projects,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, May 22, hearing entitled ``The 
Role and Effectiveness of the World Bank in Combating Global 
Poverty,'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, May 22, hearing on Iraq: Is 
Reconstruction Failing? 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, hearing on 
Vulture Funds and the Threat to Debt Relief in Africa: A Call to 
Action at the G8 and Beyond, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  May 23, full Committee, to mark up the following legislation: H.R. 
885, International Nuclear Fuel for Peace and Nonproliferation Act 
2007; Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2007; International Climate 
Cooperation Re-Engagement Act of 2007; S. 676, To provide that the 
Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank or the 
Alternate Executive Director of the Inter-American Development Bank 
may serve on the Board of Directors of the Inter-American 
Foundation; H. Con. Res. 21, Calling on the United Nations Security 
Council to charge Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with 
violating the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of 
the Crime of Genocide and the United National Charter because of his 
calls for the destruction of the State of Israel; H. Con. Res. 80, 
Calling on the Government of Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army 
(LRA) to recommit to a political solution to the conflict in 
northern Uganda and to recommence vital peace talks, and urging 
immediate and substantial support for the ongoing peace process from 
the United States and the international community; H. Res. 137, 
Honoring the life and six decades of public service of Jacob 
Birnbaum and especially his commitment freeing Soviet Jews from 
religious, cultural and communal extinction; H. Res. 233, 
Recognizing over 200 years of sovereignty of the Principality of 
Liechtenstein, and expressing support for efforts by the United 
States continue to strengthen its relationship with that country; 
and H. Res. 295, Recognizing the strong alliance between the 
Republic of Korea and the United States and expressing appreciation 
to the Republic of Korea for its efforts in the global war against 
terrorism, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  May 23, Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia, hearing on 
U.S. Assistance to the Palestinians, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  May 24, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, hearing on 
International Food Air Programs: Options To Enhance Effectiveness, 
2:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  May 24, Subcommittee on Europe, hearing on expanding the Visa 
Waiver Proram, Enhancing Transatlantic Relations, 1 p.m., 2200 
Rayburn.
  May 24, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, 
hearing on the Reauthorization of OPIC, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, May 22, hearing on The Role of the 
Department of Homeland Security in Gulf Coast Rebuilding and 
Recovery Efforts, 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  May 23, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and 
Science and Technology, hearing entitled ``Reducing Threats to Our 
Nation's Agriculture: Authorizing a Bio- and Agro-Defense 
Facility,'' 2 p.m., 31l Cannon.
  May 24, Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight, 
hearing entitled ``Examining the Impact of Equipment Shortages on 
the National Guard's Readiness for Homeland Security Missions,'' 10 
a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, May 22, Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Laws, oversight hearing on the Internet Tax Freedom 
Act: Internet Tax Moratorium, 1 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil 
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Process Violations Arising from the Environmental Protection 
Agency's Handling of Air Quality Issues Following the Terrorist 
Attacks of September 11, 2001, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  May 22, 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, 12 
p.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border 
Security and International Law, to consider Rules of Procedure and 
Statement of Policy for Private Immigration Bills, and Rules of 
Procedure for Private Claims Bills; followed by a hearing on 
Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Perspectives from Faith-Based and 
Immigration Communities, 1:55 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  May 23, full Committee, hearing to continue investigation into the 
U.S. Attorneys Controversy and Related Matters, 10:15 a. m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  May 24, Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border 
Security, and International Law, hearing on Comprehensive 
Immigration Reform: Labor Movement Perspectives, 9 a.m., 2237 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, May 23, hearing on the Energy 
Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  May 24, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans and the 
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, joint 
oversight hearing on No Child Left Inside: Reconnecting Kids with 
the Outdoors, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  May 24, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on the following 
bills: H.R. 31, Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District Wastewater 
and Recycled Water Facilities Act of 2007; and H.R. 1526, Bay Area 
Regional Water Recycling Program Authorization Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 
1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, May 23, hearing on 
Achievements and Opportunities for Climate Protection under the 
Montreal Protocol, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  May 23, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, 
hearing on Weaponizing Space: Is Current U.S. Policy Protecting Our 
National Security? 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  May 24, full Committee, to consider pending business; followed by 
a hearing on Invisible Casualties: The Incidence and Treatment of 
Mental Health Problems by the U.S. Military, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science and Technology, May 23, to consider pending 
business, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, May 22, 
Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, to 
mark up H.R. 2095, Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007, 
3 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  May 24, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, hearing on Public-
Private Partnerships: State and User Perspectives, 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, May 22, Subcommittee on Disability 
Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing on the Challenges Facing 
the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, May 22, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing on Medicare Advantage Private Fee-For-Service Plans, 2 p.m., 
1100 Longworth.
  May 23, full Committee, hearing on IRS's Private Debt Collection, 
10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  May 24, Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, hearing on Tax 
Incentives for Affordable Housing, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Hearing: May 22, Senate Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government 
Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to 
hold joint hearings with the House Subcommittee on the Federal 
Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia to examine 
Government Accountability Office Personnel reforms, focusing on 
expectations, 10 a.m., 2154RHOB.
  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: May 24, to hold 
hearings to examine Russia, focusing on the reemergence of Russia as 
a major political and economic power, 10 a.m., B318RHOB.