[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 83 (Monday, May 21, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D716-D717]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                              MAY 22, 2007

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2008 for the United States 
Forest Service, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Armed Services: 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., S-407, Capitol.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety 
and Security, to hold hearings to examine rail safety 
reauthorization, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: 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.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine the case for the California waiver, 2:30 p.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: 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, Cameron R. 
Hume, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia, 
and Ravic Rolf Huso, of Hawaii, to be Ambassador to the Lao People's 
Democratic Republic, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: 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: 
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., 2154 RHOB.
  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.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine restoring 
habeas corpus, focusing on protecting American values and the Great 
Writ, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: 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: business meeting to mark up the 
nomination of Michael K. Kussman, of Massachusetts, to be Under 
Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Time to 
be announced, Room to be announced.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: closed business meeting to mark 
up intelligence authorization for fiscal year 2008, to be 
immediately followed by a closed hearing, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, 
Energy, and Research, to consider provisions of the 2007 Farm Bill, 
10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Military 
Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies approved for 
full Committee the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and 
Related Agencies appropriations for fiscal year 2008, 10 a.m., H-140 
Capitol.

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  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing on training of Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) 
and employment of transition teams, 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, hearing 
entitled ``Programs Affecting Safety and Innovation in Pediatric 
Therapies,'' 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``Gasoline Prices, Oil Company Profits, and the American Consumer,'' 
1 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, hearing entitled ``The Role and 
Effectiveness of the World Bank in Combating Global Poverty,'' 2 
p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, hearing on Iraq: Is Reconstruction 
Failing? 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  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.
  Committee on Homeland Security, hearing on The Role of the 
Department of Homeland Security in Gulf Coast Rebuilding and 
Recovery Efforts, 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Laws, oversight hearing on the Internet Tax Freedom 
Act: Internet Tax Moratorium, 1 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  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.
  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.
  Committee on Rules, to consider H.R. 1100, Carl Sandburg Home 
Historical Site Boundary Revision Act of 2007. 3 p.m., H-313 
Capitol.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on 
Medicare Advantage Private Fee-For-Service Plans, 2 p.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, 
hearing entitled ``Economic Impacts of Global Warming: Green Collar 
Jobs,'' 1:30 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Hearing: 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., 2154 RHOB.